Press Conference:

Kevin and I were fortunate enough to be selected by the City of Davis to photograph and document the first two stages of the  Tour of California. This is obviously quite the honor and privilege. These photo’s are from the Press Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center. The event started with AMGEN presenting Mayor Kevin Johnson a symbolic Yellow Jersey, then followed by a Q&A session. I have a pretty good feeling about Levi winning the event again,.. time will tell :)

Stage 1 (Nevada City to Sacramento)

We got an early start on the day and headed to Nevada City, which as it turns out is a really cool and historic mining town. The event was jam packed with people which created a very electric atmosphere. Fortunately, we arrived in time to see Team Radio Shack prep their bikes, sign autographs, and make it into the background of a SRAM commercial being filmed at the start of the event – not quite my 15 minutes of fame but maybe 2 seconds of it. The race ended with HTC rider Mark Cavendish sprinting to a decisive victory. Be sure to follow that link, on Mark’s wikipedia page, my photos made his bio!