Got several reports in today that quite a few teams (from the Tour of California) have been spotted out on Canada Road. Most of the teams are staying at one of the major airport hotels (Crowne Plaza?); one of my employees rode there this morning and got lots of photos (and autographs, I think). All the team guys were out there in the parking lot, and, surprisingly, virtually no fans. Just himself and a couple women. Could be a repeat tomorrow (Saturday). --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

>> Got several reports in today that quite a few teams (from the Tour of >> California) have been spotted out on Canada Road. > > yeah i saw the lotto guys and thought "hmmm... that's a large group of > posers" until i remembered about this weekend :-) Wonder what Bettini thinks each time he rides past someone wearing a World Champion jersey? It was pretty funny a bit earlier today. Got a phone call from my kids (off from school today & Monday), asking if Ekimov was in town, because they thought they saw him out on Canada. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

> Yesterday, I saw a pace car with ToC logo grinding slowly up > the steepest grade of Farm Hill Blvd. just below Can~ada > College. About 100 feet behind the pace car was a team of > five or six riders in green and white hammering away in > lowest gear bunched up in a tight group. I gave them a > thumbs up sign as I coasted down the hill. One of them waved > back and they all seemed to be smiling and having a good time. > > Amazing! Probalby the Liquigas team; they've been seen 'round these parts (not far from where I live). --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com "Mike Nelson" <uce@ftc.gov> wrote in message news:AaqdnYoAb8rHCkvYnZ2dnUVZ_h-vnZ2d@comcast.com... > Mike Jacoubowsky wrote: >> Got several reports in today that quite a few teams (from the Tour of >> California) have been spotted out on Canada Road. Most of the teams are >> staying at one of the major airport hotels (Crowne Plaza?); one of my >> employees rode there this morning and got lots of photos (and autographs, >> I think). All the team guys were out there in the parking lot, and, >> surprisingly, virtually no fans. Just himself and a couple women. >> >> Could be a repeat tomorrow (Saturday). > > > Yesterday, I saw a pace car with ToC logo grinding slowly up > the steepest grade of Farm Hill Blvd. just below Can~ada > College. About 100 feet behind the pace car was a team of > five or six riders in green and white hammering away in > lowest gear bunched up in a tight group. I gave them a > thumbs up sign as I coasted down the hill. One of them waved > back and they all seemed to be smiling and having a good time. > > Amazing!