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February 19, 2008

Amgen Tour

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I was fortunate today to be working where I work. I strolled out onto Capital mall and waited for the cyclists to go by (sorry Maya, that’s where I was going, not for coffee). Waited 15 minutes for 30 seconds of fun, but oh what fun. I’ve never seen a live bike race before, so this was quite a treat for me, even if they were running late coming in to town. And I only stayed to watch the peloton go by (no one had broken free at that point).

The sound of the peloton going by was eerie. A whoosh, a hum, I can’t exactly describe it.

My other observation: it certainly takes a lot of motor vehicles to support a race like this.

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3 Comments

  1. maya says:

    Yeah, I figured. I didn’t think you’d want me to say that though!

    February 20, 2008 @ 12:38 am

  2. LIUS says:

    Nice to see you writing again.

    Central City has a little clip from the race.

    http://centralcityopinion.blogspot.com/2008/02/amgen-stage-2-from-above.html

    February 27, 2008 @ 12:05 pm

  3. SFChick74 says:

    Much like when I watch NASCAR, the only reason I watch a bike race is to see a crash. I don’t want anyone to get hurt, but it’s really the only exciting part of a vehicle race.

    April 11, 2008 @ 9:16 pm

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