Quick stop at the
Wooden Valley School. Still cold! |
Pacelining in the
Napa Valley |
A profusion of hot
air balloons coasting over the valley |
Nice shot of
riders and balloons |
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Rest stop 1! |
Rest stop 1 |
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We stop for Mojo's
second flat of the day ... |
... at least the
view was nice! |
Mojo got a lot of
practice fixing flats. |
On Howell Mountain
Road, the Campy Only Sachs waits
while ... |
... Mojo fixes his
third flat. |
Dan waited, too.
He was riding strong, building on his performance in the Tahoe
Epic |
First glimpse of
Lake Berryessa |
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Paul wanted to be on Campy Only. Here he is! |
Rest stop 2 |
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Gratuitous shot of
Campy Only's Eric Norris |
Starting the long
climb to Lower Lake |
Bo Yule has a
Campy-equipped bike, but used ShimaNO on this ride ... |
... as a result,
his chain kept falling off. |
Almost at the top |
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Pass through the
tunnel, and the road keeps going up! |
Lunch at Lower
Lake |
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Campy Only's legs |
Chuck Bramwell, of
the California Triple
Crown. |
Dan again |
Downtown Lower
Lake |
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Middletown, 13
miles |
This way ... |
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Really nice shot
of the back country |
Rest stop 4 |
Rest stop 5 |
"Dude,
where's my hot dog?" The 'dogs at this stop are
famous |
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Climb to the
Nichelini winery |
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Too bad we didn't
have time to stop for wine tasting! |
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Starting the climb
of the "back side" of Cardiac Grade |
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Moonrise over Yolo
County |
Almost at Rest
stop 6 |
Rest stop 6 |
Nice sunset view |
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At the finish, and
the Campy Only Sachs rests. |