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Send off party at Ezra's
Tim, Eddie, Yoichi, and Ezra. Ezra hosted a Bon Voyage Yoichi party on June 3 at his place.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Dinner day 1
Faisal, Shance, and Yoichi at the dinner tent on Day one in Aptos (Santa Cruz). Can you tell we are not yet tan at this point?
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Closing ceremony stage
What a ride! Closing cremony at the VA Hospital in Westwood (near Santa Monica in Los Angeles). It was...
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Yoichi at Malibu Starbucks
There was a Starbucks in Malibu (near Pepperdine University) across from lunch. I took a break to update my blog regarding my bike incident.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Bike being fixed
Two miles to the lunch stop on Day 7, the chain on my bike got lodged between the frame and...
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Tent City
Faisal and I shared a tent a total of 3 nights. On day 1, we set-up separate tents by mistake. I stayed at a hotel on Day 3 and Day 5.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Rest stop entertainment
Every restop had a theme, and Roadies went all out to make sure riders were entertained and distracted...
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Malibu
On day 7, towards the end of the ride. The sun came out on the coast, and we finally realized the end was very near when we saw the warm sandy beach.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Our gear truck guys.
Our gear truck roadies were the best! They really started us off in the morning with...
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Red dress day
All dressed in red to take over Paso Robles! :) Why red? The tradition started out in an attempt to form a red ribbon when looking from afar.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Yoichi at lunch stop
Yoichi showing off the Travelocity Business jersey. Thanks Tbiz for the jersey!!! Riders and spectators definitely noticed the logo.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
At the unoffcial reststop
Strawberry fields
On Day 2 from Aptos to King City, we rode through a lot of farmlands, mostly strawberries and...
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2005
Wrist Bands
Various wrist bands to keep track of me. The red one has my rider number, 5782. The orange one is the safety band. The lighter orange is the ALC band.
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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2005
cow palace bike parking
Close to 2,000 bikes stored overnight at the starting point (Cow Palace). I realized the scale of this event at this point.
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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2005
Daniel climing
My friend Daniel Lemin climing up Wild Cat Canyon after lunch. Joe, ride leader is behind Daniel.
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Uploaded on Mar 6, 2005
Golden Gate Bridge
On the northern span of the bridge taken on the way home on Sunday.
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Uploaded on Mar 6, 2005
