"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - ToC 2008, Sierra Road.........

i was a kilometer from the top in my usual spot and this is the order that they rolled by me. the motocycles really made it tough to get a good shot of levi and robobank rider robert gesink..........

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ed rader

Awesome shots as usual Ed.....

As always - amazing pics.

Gesink is otherwordly tiny...I was amazed he held Levi's wheel for those last few miles into town.

Great work Ed. Are you using any stabilizing mount? Clarity is great as is the saturation. Do you edit in PS3?

Damn that road looks pretty steep.

dave z, and chris horner....horner must have crashed on another stage..........

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lone rabobank rider........

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ed rader

Dave Z. looks like a cross between a young Ed Pavelka (Bicycling Magazine back in the day) and Les Claypool (from Primus) in that shot....

quickstep rider with david millar in tow...........

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fabian cancellera leading a group just like last year. this guy is a climbing animal for a big guy.........

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ed rader

Dang, I'd send some of those to CyclingNews.

horner must have crashed on another stage..........



why do you say that?

big george hincapie's face gives nothing away as he stamps out the pace. if you don't think george is suffering look at the faces of jens voigt and the CA rider who struggle to stay with him............

hincapie was off the front but was caught near the base of the sierra road climb.....

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ed rader

well done!

make a racing calendar and sell 'em, I'd buy one,

why do you say that?

Maybe he thought the arm warmers were bandages? I haven't heard anything about Horner going down but it's possible.

Excellent photography. Do you plan on following the rest of the race?

why do you say that?

Yea, it just looks like his armwarmers pulled down.

Ed, awesome pics as always.

Maybe he thought the arm warmers were bandages? I haven't heard anything about Horner going down but it's possible.

Excellent photography. Do you plan on following the rest of the race?

i mistook the arm warmer for a bandage.

ed rader

Ed,

Those are amazing, but that's hardly surprising.

I'm happy to see that Dave Z has been taking my advice on facial hair. ;)

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Thank you. Now give us more!!

Outstanding! I'm looking forward to your next set.

Ed,

Those are amazing, but that's hardly surprising.

I'm happy to see that Dave Z has been taking my advice on facial hair. ;)

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i'm convinced that if anyone "shaves his johnson" it would be zabriskie :eek:!

ed rader

Sweet pics of Hincapie, he is really making those two hurt.

I keep on looking and there is not a single thing I like about the High Road kit, not sure who their helmet sponsor is but those helmets are hideous. . . . . . . .makes him look like a large penis!!!!!!

Ed, keep them coming! These are some great photos!

awesome shots, simply awesome

While you're at it Ed, any new pics of Lucy? :D

Great work Ed. Are you using any stabilizing mount? Clarity is great as is the saturation. Do you edit in PS3?

thanx greg....all shots that i have ever posted on this forum have been hand held. i use lightroom for converting raw files and 99% of my post processing. i resize and sharpen in CS3.

ed rader

While you're at it Ed, any new pics of Lucy? :D


of course i do :D...........


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ed rader

Great Pics!

Absolutely great photos. I think those cover the stage better than the hour long blab fest on Versus last night.

Dave Z. looks like a cross between a young Ed Pavelka (Bicycling Magazine back in the day) and Les Claypool (from Primus) in that shot....

he looks like a young geraldo rivera to me :eek:!

ed rader