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see, and it's a small group, but they're there! You can see the
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The lead group has gone out of view, but
still not up to us yet, and here comes the peloton! (or what's
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The lead group is quite close to us
now. You can't really see them in this photo (sorry!) but you can
tell where they are by the low-flying helicopter that is just below road
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| Finally! Here they are! The lead
rider is just to the right of the fan in the yellow and red. |
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Kevin (I'm pretty sure) leading the peloton
to the top. You can see many of the big names of this year's tour:
Moreau, Virenque, Beloki, Beltran (white Mapei jersey) and Lance's
yellow jersey on the right. The Telekom guy right behind Kevin is
most likely Vinokurov, but could be Bolts or Guerini I have no
idea who the Lotto guy in red is over Kevin's shoulder. At this
point, nothing major had happened in the main group. Botero had
already attacked to try to bridge to the leading group, but was still
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George Hincapie and two other guys trying to
minimize losses. There's a long line of team cars behind them, so
I'm thinking that they're just off the back of the peloton. (I
don't rightly remember, to tell the truth!) |
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Frankie! Liz took this shot as I yelled
my lungs out. Liz swears that he glanced over at me when he heard
his name. Not too many people cheering for him, I'm sure.
That's Fred Rodriguez from Mapei in the US national champ's jersey to
the left. |
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Here's one of the many motorcycles used for
officiating, photos, TV, or some other use I don't know about. |
