By Jeremy Dunn • 16th May 2012 • Posted in Events
PHOTOS: John Watson - Prolly Is Not Probably
Chris Jones is here at the start of Stage 3, but unlike the stone cold gaze that some of the others wear, he is all smiles. Today his smiles are all the more pronounced because of the large patches of tegaderm and stretchy gauze that cover his left leg. His right knee is also the recipient of 20 brand new stitches, the result of a crash within the final 5km the day before. However his injuries don't seem to be affecting him enough for the approaching fans to realize that Jones was unsure if he would even be able to start today. In fact, his teammate Rory Sutherland dislocated (and then re-located) his finger in the same incident.
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By Joe Hall • 15th May 2012 • Posted in Events
Cityscopes - Photography Competition
The city can make for fascinating viewing. At times beautiful, ugly, seedy, sublime and ridiculous. Every street, building and person has a story. And this story is best discovered by bicycle.
The city rider's journey can be as perilous as it is rewarding but we all know those moments when the evening ride home gives you that scintillating feeling. A view across a bridge or down a tree-lined street, the twinkling lights at night or the morning mist lifting. The art of city riding is as visual as it is physical.
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By Jeremy Dunn • 15th May 2012 • Posted in Events
PHOTOS: John Watson - Prolly Is Not Probably
The start area of a stage race can be an interesting place.
There are many things happening all at once and the keen (or even casual) observer can really enjoy this microcosm of humanity that plays out over the course of the morning. And this is all before the racing even starts of course: From team tactics and sponsor relations to extreme levels of fan enthusiasm. From scampering media types to racers plugged into their iPods trying to focus. All this blends into one big melting pot of hopes, dreams and — once again— flamboyantly coloured lycra.
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By Jeremy Dunn • 14th May 2012 • Posted in Events
And they're off!
Santa Rosa exploded in the brightest colours of bicycle racing today as the 2012 Amgen Tour of California began its trek down the coast.
More than the usual fanfare that surrounds US bike racing was present in a city that skipped last year's edition. One of the AToC's largest crowds in recent memory lined the streets of downtown Santa Rosa (home to Omega-Pharma's Levi Leipheimer) to see multiple views of the race before it headed out to the California coastline and the steep pitches for the KOM competition.
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