Rode BikeDC for the first time this year. Nearly 10,000 cyclists toured the monuments and neighborhoods of DC, including a long stretch of the George Washington Parkway along the Potomac. It was a challenge trying to remain upright amidst the huge crowd of riders. It felt great riding past the long line of frustrated motorists trying to navigate around the cyclists: "These streets our ours today!".

George Hincapie didn't quite have enough stamina to survive a 29-mile solo breakaway in the San Francisco Grand Prix bike race. Charles Dionne of 7-UP/Nutra Fig won the finishing sprint, beating out both Lance and Ekimov. There were huge crowds on the hilly SF course.

Meanwhile, you can catch the Vuelta a España on OLN TV, live in the morning, or recaps in the afternoon and evening.
posted by Bruce Wright at 10:25 AM #