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AMGEN bike tour ...
On Feb. 18th, we headed down to Old Town Clovis to see the finish of the fourth stage of the AMGEN California Bike Tour (aka "race"). We actually could have driven just a few miles from our house to see the middle stage of the race. However, since the lead team was from Astana, Kazakhstan, we decided to go to the finish and be part of the festivities.
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Katie and Sarah in front of the leader board
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A shot with Lance's name (team Astana) at the top |
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They had jumbo screens in the streets to see the race |
The leaders coming into Clovis |
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Levi Leipheimer (center), the overall race leader |
Another Team Astana rider; Go Kazakhstan! |
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The parade of support vehicles following the riders |
At the finish, just before the riders got there |
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The lead rider sprinting towards the finish (the pack was just behind him and there was a photo-finish) |
Another rider behind the lead pack
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The Team Astana bus
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Chris Horner, a US champion, also riding for Astana
(we didn't see teammate Lance Armstrong through)
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All the Astana bikes |
Katie saw this and said "That's my flag!" |
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One of Team Astana's bikes |
Eli had fun afterwards; he would shake his arms fast... |
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then leap into the air... |
and make a perfect landing! |
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