El Tour de Tucson

Today was the big 109 mile bike race around the perimeter of Tucson.  Over 8,000 people registered for El Tour.

Most of the cyclists walked their bikes across the Santa Cruz Wash and everyone loved the mariachis.

After watching the participants cross the dry river bed, we watched them cycle through a neighborhood by Canyon Ranch. 

It was a nice sunny day for watching a bike race, and catching shadows with the camera.

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Cyclovia

A fun afternoon in April when some downtown streets were closed to motor traffic:

Mellow Yellow Monday - Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of Tour de France and cancer survivor, was in Tucson last week promoting his new book and training with his cycling teams.

Armstrong signed books for one hour yesterday at Border's Books at Park Place Mall. Many fans were waiting in line snapping pictures and some wore yellow in his honor.







Here is Armstrong's cycling team heading down Sabino Canyon road on Friday morning.
Was Lance Armstrong actually riding with his team in these photos? We don't know.

Armstrong's Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal is a photo-journal of his 2009 comeback season with the goal to take the LIVESTRONG message around the world. If you click on the photo below you can visit his website where you can see sample photos from the book.

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My World - El Tour de Tucson

Over 8000 cyclists participated in this year's El Tour de Tucson. I was not one of them. For me it's thrilling enough just to be a spectator. The 109-mile bike race started downtown at 7:00 AM.


Most of the course was on paved roads, but eight miles into the course, the riders had to get off their bikes to cross the dry Santa Cruz River.
A mariachi band entertained the cyclists as they carried their bikes across dusty dirt path.
At the 48-mile point, riders had cross Sabino Creek which was also dry.

Heading up Sabino Canyon Road

Turning onto Sunrise Drive

Only 59 more miles to go to the finish line.

This is where we said good-bye. The participants enjoyed sunny warm weather for most of the race.

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Shadow Shots - Cyclists

A few cyclists riding through the Sabino Canyon area during El Tour de Tucson bike race yesterday:




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