Tour of California, re-cap

The Tour of California has come to a close, and with it my work day is a little more boring.  While some people may think that professional cycling is dead, as a newbie every race is still exciting to me.  After the tedium that the riders faced during the Seaside to San Luis Obispo race, the final three stages kept me on the edge of my seat.  Levi destroyed the time trial, and the criterium style finishes were awe inspiring.

Next year I definitely want to make plans to see a stage in person.

Tour of California day 4

Today I was not able to watch the tour =(  but I did subscribe to the rss updates on my iPhone =).  Watching the Versus recap it looks like I just missed a lot of suffering as the guys slogged through 7 hours of riding in the rain.  No change to the GC but a for once a rider in the break away actually one.

Amgen Tour of California

I am not known for my interest in watching sports.  While I definitely enjoy going to see a game in person, that is more to hang with my friends than to watch.  But since I watched "le Tour de France" last year, wow,  I can't get enough of it.  I even enjoy watching the complete 4-6 hour feeds and watching the race develop from the start to finish.  Most lunches I tune into cycling.tv, but this week I have been all over the Tour of California.  What I really like is the tour webpage.  Watching the race live, with the bonus stats and map location (even with the GPS problems) is way beyond a straight TV broadcast.  Hopefully as the the internet bandwidths continue to increase I will be able to see more events like this.