Not the whole way. I rode down the river road from my house in Sacramento and met them part way. Sen. Tom Torlakson (happens to be chair of the Sen. Trans. Comm.), Asm. Lloyd Levine, and a few lobbyists rode from Torlakson's house in Antioch. In Freeport, a small town just south of Sac, the small group met with a larger group including Sen. Debra Ortiz and Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante. We rode over the Freeport bridge into Yolo Co. and up the levee road to West Sacramento, around Raley Field and back into Sacramento on the Tower Bridge.

We mortals hung back to let the press get a nice shot of the VIPs at the head of the peleton. And when we arrived at the West Steps of the Capitol, there were several TV and radio stations and photographers. I hung off to the side but I think my knee was in one of the shots. I was standing next to a guy with an old-fashioned penny-farthing and it looked like the cameraman was trying to get a shot of the old and modern bikes.

It was a nice ride. The bikes ranged from a carbon Merckx with full Record to older steel road bikes to the Lt. Gov's second-hand Trek hybrid. No accidents, no falls, lots of press, and a nice chance to chat with some of our elected representatives.