Anyone else watching AMGEN Stage 2 today?
05-13-13, 07:51 AM
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Anyone else watching AMGEN Stage 2 today?
My buddies and I are climbing up to Idyllwild and then back to Mountain Center to watch the KOM segment.
05-13-13, 08:51 AM
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I know it just displays my ignorance, but I had to Google nearly every word in your post. I imagine you didn't realize it, but not everyone knows what Amgen, Idyllwild, Mountain Center, and KOM mean. More importantly perhaps is the question, what's your point? But despite all that have a great day and enjoy the race.
05-13-13, 09:06 AM
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I'll visit the starting line with the kids.
rpenmanparker,
You should watch the Tour of California on TV or the internet, then you'll know about a bunch of really nice places in California you can take a bike vacation.
Stage 2 should be nice, weather will range from about 100*F at the start, 60*F in Idlewyld/Mountain Center back to 100*F in Palm Springs....
The best part of that ride is Pines to Palms Highway.... absolutely flying down the mountain.
rpenmanparker,
You should watch the Tour of California on TV or the internet, then you'll know about a bunch of really nice places in California you can take a bike vacation.
Stage 2 should be nice, weather will range from about 100*F at the start, 60*F in Idlewyld/Mountain Center back to 100*F in Palm Springs....
The best part of that ride is Pines to Palms Highway.... absolutely flying down the mountain.
05-13-13, 10:13 AM
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Watching it on TV... I'm going to try and hit the start on Wednesday, it's right around the corner from my office.
Yesterday's stage was an oven.
Yesterday's stage was an oven.
05-13-13, 10:21 AM
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I've ridden that last climb to the tramway. It's way more brutal than it looks from the bottom. And in mid-afternoon, NWS says we will be over 100 degrees. It's currently 94 at 9:30 am.
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Here are some crappy pictures and video from the start in Murrieta. Pretty cool to be there, if only for a short while. Had to ditch out of work for about 30 minutes.
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It's fun when the pros come to town.
05-13-13, 01:31 PM
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I'm taking my family to Stage 3 tomorrow afternoon. I think we'll camp up Lake Hughes Road northeast of Castaic Lake on one of the tougher climbing portions. I'm really looking forward to it.
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I know it just displays my ignorance, but I had to Google nearly every word in your post. I imagine you didn't realize it, but not everyone knows what Amgen, Idyllwild, Mountain Center, and KOM mean. More importantly perhaps is the question, what's your point? But despite all that have a great day and enjoy the race.
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I live only about 45 minutes from Stage One. But I couldn't make it this year. I plan on watching a lot of it on TV.
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I was at stage one start/finish yesterday. Freakin' hot. But I was very happy to see Sagan not win in person.
I wish I could have taken today off of work to go to Idyllwild to see the race pass through. My family used to have a cabin there and it's one of my favourite vacation spots.
I wish I could have taken today off of work to go to Idyllwild to see the race pass through. My family used to have a cabin there and it's one of my favourite vacation spots.
05-13-13, 04:30 PM
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OMG,it was FREAKIN Hot! It was already in the 80s when we started at 830AM. The tailwind going up the 74 helped ease the suffering a bit.
After watching the race the ride back down to Hemet where we started was still brutal temperature wise (100+)
But it was worth it seeing those pro guys fly by and the support cars with all the nice gear go up the San Jacinto mtns.
After watching the race the ride back down to Hemet where we started was still brutal temperature wise (100+)
But it was worth it seeing those pro guys fly by and the support cars with all the nice gear go up the San Jacinto mtns.
05-13-13, 05:08 PM
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yup. watched it front row seat here:
https://tourtracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/
https://tourtracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/
05-13-13, 05:23 PM
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Does not compute.
05-13-13, 06:01 PM
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Because I can't ride my bicycle to any of the Giro stages while the TOC riders were only 40 miles up the mtns here
05-13-13, 06:20 PM
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I'm watching both. Have to skip ToC tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday, though - gotta work while it's on.
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