Tour of California 2010 Photos; Stage 1: Nevada City - Sacramento, 104 mi |
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| The crowd in front of the Team RadioShack team bus | share this photo |
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| Race announcer Dave Towles interviewing Kelly Benefits rider Alex Candelario who I believe has competed in all five ATOCs | share this photo |
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| Norcal locals and Bissell riders, the Jacques-Maynes brothers, being interviewed by the local media | share this photo |
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| Lance Armstrong at the start in Nevada City | share this photo |
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| Nevada City has the 2nd or 3rd oldest (pro?) bike race in North America. If it turns 50 this year, then the Berkeley Hills Road Race is older. | share this photo |
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| Levi Leipheimer leading the rollout from Nevada City. 104 miles of rolling and descending to the finish in Sacramento. | share this photo |
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| The peloton crossing the Foresthill Bridge at mile 37, the tallest bridge in California, near Auburn | share this photo |
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| Close-up of the break on Foresthill Bridge | share this photo |
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| The peloton 15 minutes later viewed from the Foresthill Bridge | share this photo |
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| Bissell's Paul Mach won the only KOM of the day, the cat 3 climb at mile 43 on CA-49 | share this photo |
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| The peloton on the cat 3 climb | share this photo |
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| The break descending | share this photo |
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| The peloton descending | share this photo |
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| Whizzing by the Sacramento Capitol Building | share this photo |
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| The break was caught before the finishing circuits in Sacramento. HTC-Columbia's Bernhard Eisel now on the front helping Mark Cavendish avoid the many crashes. | share this photo |
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| Only JJ Haedo of Saxo Bank (right) was able to challenge HTC-Columbia's Mark Cavendish during the final kick. BMC's Alexander Kristoff (left) was 3rd | share this photo |
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| A big crowd watching the finish in Sacramento | share this photo |
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| Not a photo finish, but here's the photo-finish photo | share this photo |
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| Mark Cavendish avoided the crashes on the finishing circuits in Sacramento to take the opening stage. (A dull victory salute by his standards) | share this photo |
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| Tom Boonen went down heavily in one of the crashes and was really scuffed up. A visit to the hospital followed with good news... there were no broken bones, but his start for stage 2 is questionable | share this photo |
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| After a slow start to the year due to health problems, Mark Cavendish wins his third race of the year | share this photo |
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| The podium girls look more business-like this year | share this photo |
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| Mark Cavendish in the Sprint Jersey | share this photo |
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| Winning the only KOM on the first stage makes you the KOM leader; local boy Paul Mach of Bissell Pro Cycling will wear the KOM jersey when the Tour starts in his hometown, Davis, for stage 2 | share this photo |
Tour of California 2010 Photos; Stage 1: Nevada City - Sacramento, 104 mi |
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