Monday, February 23, 2009

And racing begins

Hey everyone. So it looks like cycling season is about to get started even here in Utah. We've got 50's all week, and daylight savings time starts in two weeks! Racing is really underway now with Levi Liepheimer winning his third Tour of California in as many years. This year's race saw the strongest field ever to be assembled on american soil, and saw Lance Armstrong's second race in his comeback.

I had the chance to see stage 6 heading into Pasadena. The race was incredible-- the speed, the intensity, and the organization of the Astana team as they attempted to control a promising break. The atmosphere made me want to come home and get right on my bike. Hopefully some of you got to watch part of the TOC on tv, and hopefully all of you are looking to get back out on the bike soon. For now, props to Levi for completely owning this race-- and for beating his own course record on the Solveng Time Trial by a full seven seconds. Look for photos and more consistent posts to follow. Classics season starts next week.

1 comment:

jesse said...

I am looking forward to the photos. The stars aligned and I was able to watch all the vs. tv coverage of the race. It was incredible. I bet the atmosphere was electric in person.