Tour of California... Tour
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Tour of California... Tour
So I think it would be fun for next years tour to follow it, either a few hours ahead or immediately behind. My wife wants to rent an RV and follow it that way, going somewhere to watch each stage. I think it could work like this: camp somewhere overnight, leave on bike early in the morning, she drives to watch the stage, and then comes to the end after. Camp. Repeat. Anybody else interested in such a thing?
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a hell of an idea....closer to it oll know more about my work schedule!
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Of course, if anyone just wants to ride with me a day or two that's fine too.
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I did something similar in 2006. No follow vehicle, just three of us loaded tourers. (uh huh)
Going to do something similar in 2008 but have not worked out the details yet.
Going to do something similar in 2008 but have not worked out the details yet.
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My buddy and I talked about riding the Santa Rosa-Sacramento stage the day before but neither of us could get out of work.
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So I think it would be fun for next years tour to follow it, either a few hours ahead or immediately behind. My wife wants to rent an RV and follow it that way, going somewhere to watch each stage. I think it could work like this: camp somewhere overnight, leave on bike early in the morning, she drives to watch the stage, and then comes to the end after. Camp. Repeat. Anybody else interested in such a thing?
Keep this thread rolling ! This would be a great mini camp to start the season.
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I just hope there are more Tour of California races, with the troubles with Amgen. Will they be able to continue to sponsor the tour? Will there be someone else who can step up to the plate? My fear is next year will be the last.
08-18-07, 09:43 PM
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