anyone going to stage 3? the finish is in front of city hall. im actually really wondering where a good place to park/watch would be? im not too familiar with san jose. but here is the course map: http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com...stage3-map.pdf
and race website: http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com...3.html#viewing
on the website it says st james park or city hall plaza would be good places to watch. where to park though? is there a nearby garage or should i just look for street parking?

i went and checked out the prologue in sf on sunday. it was a time trial that went from the ferry building to pier 37 and up to coit tower. it was awesome. a lot of fans were out and most of the big name pro's were riding. the ones i saw on their bikes: levi, big george, rassmussen, mcewan, ogrady, basso. phil, paul, and bobke were there. they had the big screens with motorbike cameramen following and everything. my buddy who has been to the tour de france said it was a lot like the european races so thats a pretty big scene. lots of new teams and new riders as well. one support vehicle that caught my eye was this bmw 540xi wagon in white with this pastel argyle paint job. looks like cycling has finally come to the states.

 

I went down to the finish last year and it was pretty cool. This year I'll be at Mabury and Jackson, since my folks live right there.

 

discovery team is going to rock at tour de france this year...levi, big george and now basso!...heck yeah!

 

so we're posting up at sierra and piedmont and then over to st james park for the finish. come one come all. world class cycling is finally here.

 

THese guys came right through davis today. My gf was stuck at an intersection because of the race, it's right outside her apartment. not cool having to wait there when people had to go to class or had midterms to study for.

 

I saw it go through downtown Davis. There were a few guys leading, then a few minutes later, a ton of guys came through. Totally cool.

 

Ya may have left already, so this may be too late. But, here goes anyway...

4th St Garage: on the corner of S. 4th St & San Fernando

3rd St Garage: on N. 3rd St btwn Santa Clara & St. John

Both are w/in easy walking distance for the last 3 recommended viewing sites. Check out this map for SJ downtown parking.

 

I was wondering this morning, who the hell knows who any of these people are. Guess I got my answer.

 

Haa my boss and I have been watching thew route all moring on google earth. they have some little GPS trackers on them. It's pretty cool. Actually me boss took off about an hour ago to catch the finish.
http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com...er2/index.html

 

^ very cool site. yeah i just stayed at piedmont and sierra where the hardest climb of the tour started. that was quite a site. there were so many fans out. on versus coverage at night, it looked like the tour de france climbs where people are running with the riders and crowding them as they get to the king of mtn line.

 

My boss and I should be tuning in again today. Not much work getting done this week.

 

wow beautiful ride today down the coast. anyone catching the live coverage? as arnold said: "france doesnt hold a candle to california" lol you tell em, kindergarten cop

 

yeah like I said my we have been watching all morning. The weather is awesome. Damn why can't they close some of these road for sprinted one way traffic.

 

Damnit if they don't get the video back up for this sprint I am going to be pissed

 

Video is back