Great route and fabulous weather
Coleman Valley Rd was very tough after chasing Steve for miles
Ken flashing his pearlies and his brand new 2010 Furnace Creek 508 jersey with yours truly and Steve (Mr GPS).
Steve checkin' out the crowd gathering
Ken telling his FC508 tale to the Cal guy
Just part of the 6000 riders at the start line
I'm looking forward to seeing the video from this event.
And we're off. I chased Shawne for miles. Thanks for the pull!
Still chasing Shawne
Red lights mean nothing to us
It was like a real race with people peopling the course
Where did Shawne go?
The bridge over the River Russian
The first rest stop. They were all nearly this busy but very effiicient. It was easy to get food and water.
Thankfully, Steve and Shawne waited for me at the rest stops.
More cheering fans and volunteers to keep us safe and rescued if needed and it was needed by a few.
Climbing up King Ridge, Shawne and Steve left me again!
At the summit of one of the early climbs. Nice to be there.
About now my camera lense got smudged but I didn't realize it. Great view though.
Another nice view with a smudge
Con trails, clouds, and California terrain
My cycling coach Matt on the right and his buddy Tim. Sorry about the smudge, Tim.
The rest stops were busy and apparently blurry thanks to my camera smudge
Blurry Steve descending King Ridge
A nice officer in a great mood
Flat "Jude" (aka Stanley) photographed by Steve. Shawne had Flat Jude on his bike the entire ride.
There's Flat Jude on Shawne's bike
Another hill to climb
First view of the Pacific Ocean from Seaview Rd
Climbing up Seaview Rd
The Pacific
We're getting spread out now
Nice secluded beach
Another shot of the Pacific
Beaches, we need our beaches
Rest stop before the Coleman Valley climb
Steve and Shawne heading up Coleman Valley Rd.
A nice rest after the tough Coleman Valley climb
Yours truly, Steve, and Shawne. I thought they'd be long gone by now but they kept waiting on me. Nice guys.
California!
Steve riding through a vineyard
Shawne and Flat Jude ready to get this thing over.
Shawne, Flat Jude, some dude, and Steve
The End
