May 21, 2011. Continuing the finest of Windbreaker traditions, Rabbit and MapBoy (and rumor has it that Wrench was at Shinn Rd and Guardrail was in Downtown Glendora as well!!) joined a few thousand other crazed cycling fans for the Amgen Tour of California. In past years the Windbreakers have posted up at the Balcom Canyon "Wall", Mt. Palomar in SD County, and at Lakeview Point near Big Bear to view the Tour.
Anticipated for many weeks, this Stage 7 "Queen Stage" route followed very familiar roads to we Windbreakers, starting in Downtown Claremont, ascending Mt. Baldy Rd, then west on Glendora Ridge Road, GMR, and San Gabriel Canyon Rd. After a sprint in Glendora, the riders then experienced the pain and suffering that we know all too well...a climb up GMR, then Glendora Ridge Rd over Cow Canyon Saddle to Baldy Village, then up Baldy Rd. to the switchbacks, past Manker Flat to the Ski Lifts. An epic 75.8 mile stage won by Levi Leipheimer with Chris Horner right on his back wheel. Levi was quoted after the stage: "The last six kilometers were tough, some of the toughest in the world".
Anticipated for many weeks, this Stage 7 "Queen Stage" route followed very familiar roads to we Windbreakers, starting in Downtown Claremont, ascending Mt. Baldy Rd, then west on Glendora Ridge Road, GMR, and San Gabriel Canyon Rd. After a sprint in Glendora, the riders then experienced the pain and suffering that we know all too well...a climb up GMR, then Glendora Ridge Rd over Cow Canyon Saddle to Baldy Village, then up Baldy Rd. to the switchbacks, past Manker Flat to the Ski Lifts. An epic 75.8 mile stage won by Levi Leipheimer with Chris Horner right on his back wheel. Levi was quoted after the stage: "The last six kilometers were tough, some of the toughest in the world".
The weekend adventures started with Rabbit and MapBoy securing one of the last remaining campsites at Manker Flat on Friday morning at 7 am. We then rode to work, with MapBoy riding back later that afternoon and Rabbit riding up the next morning. MapBoy rode to Cow Canyon Saddle early to view the 1st KOM and Rabbit viewed the peloton on Mills just after the start. We met up on Manker Flat on the last mile of the epic climb to view the riders on the finish at the Ski Lifts. A great day!
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