The boys needed a day of rest....so they got 135 miles of flat and straight with the exception of one small bump in the course.
We left Fresno this morning around 7 am headed to Visalia...traffic was not bad and the weather was fantastic! The crowds and promotion of this race have been spectacular...it seems the smaller the town, the larger the crowds.
I had a new photographer today from Getty as Doug wanted to give Christian some exposure to the moto and more access to the peleton. Christian had a great day and turned some straight flat land into some interesting images. The Sierra mountain range flanked our backsides for the early part of the stage, but then we moved into orchards and grape growing terrain.
We were on the highway and passed the memorial where James Dean died which I wanted to stop and get a picture, but at the time we were busy in the group...it just didn't work out.
The temps were mostly in the mid-60's and not a cloud around.
We had a Blackhawk helicopter hang out with us most of the afternoon....that was different. At one point with about 20 miles to go I had a Columbia/HighRoad rider flat right in front of where I was standing....a lot of fast tire/wheel changing.
The photo bikes got blocked out late in the race by the officials due to the extreme road conditions and the descent. After we finally got around, there were 4 of us moving into Paso Robles rather expeditiously as we needed to drop off the shooters at start finish as well as beat the leaders in. The ride in today was well recieved by everyone in town...they seemed to enjoy the moto's coming in hot!
Tonight we walked downtown about a mile away and enjoyed Sushi....a place called Yanaghi....it was excellent! Now it is all I can do to hold my eyes open....so I think I will sign in tomorrow from Solvang...where the time trial is located....till tomorrow
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