February 21, 2007
Tour of CA: San Jose
Timber and I got to check out the Tour of California today in two spots! One of the spots was on Sierra Road, which was the last big hill. The other spot was on Piedmont Road right in front of the high school that she went to. The hill spot was awesome because the riders went by us significantly slower and we got an unfettered view of all the riders as they went by. They were literally a foot away from us and Timber almost got spit on by a rider! After the last of the riders rode by we walked down the hill to Piedmont Road and set up camp for our second viewing. It didn't take long for the leader to fly by at 30 mph. The crowd was awesome, very supportive, friendly, and enthusiastic as the riders went by. After the last of the riders rode by we walked back up the hill to Timber's car and then drove the hill route the riders took. I can't believe how steep the road was and how long the uphill part was. These guys are really good.