Originally Posted by Snicklefritz

Awesome photos. Where exactly were you taking the pics from?


My boyfriend and I rode from downtown Pleasanton, up calaveras and then to the top of Sierra where we hung out for an hour or two waiting for the riders to come through. It turned into total mayhem when Levi came up Sierra!!! It was like a freakin' tunnel with people in the road and barely enough room for the riders until the last minute when people would jump back and let them through...I took a bunch of pics and hope to have them back today. I hope they turned out even half as good as yours!!

Levi looked so incredibly focused and driven - makes sense though given the yellow jersey. What surprised me a bit on stage 3 (and also at the prologue) was how relaxed Basso seemed to be. I had prime viewing spots and got to see Basso up close on both days and was amazed how he seemed to be just going along effortlessly.