Foo - Debating whether I really want to fight the crowds downtown to watch the ToC finish

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bluevelo
05-16-10, 03:03 AM
Last year's format of the ITT was much better; this is lot '08 when the peloton circled the core 3x and finished. Upside - the weather is going to be decent compared to the rain in '08 and the cold in '09.

I don't know why I don't feel enthused about wanting to see it this year...

bluevelo
05-16-10, 10:27 PM
I went and had a good time. We had decent weather for the finish this year. Partly cloudy and 80ish. Last two years its been cloudy and rainy.
<3 2 Ride
05-17-10, 04:33 AM
Glad you went. Wish I had seen this before you went. I would have told you to bring chocolate chip cookies to the announcer...

JoelS
05-17-10, 08:05 AM
We went down with the kids. They enjoyed watching the riders rush by. Good fun.
coasting
05-17-10, 08:33 AM
being at an event is about the atmosphere. it almost doesn't matter what sport as long as theres a good turn out.
bluevelo
05-17-10, 10:36 AM
Sac police estimated a crowd of around 100K...
bluevelo
05-17-10, 10:38 AM
This was one of those weekends that there was just a ton of stuff to do or go watch... we had the In the Flow improvisational music festival all weekend, the Bicycle Film Festival, the ToC, Bay to Breakers in SF, a Bead Faire at Cal-Expo... I spent Saturday doing yard work, wasn't able to catch the ITF music fest. Wish I could have caught a bit.