Chasing the Green Jersey: Andy Schleck

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Autographed Pictures from the Amgen 2010 Tour of California

Andy Schleck pointing at me. LOL! I take no credit of the getting the autograph. Megan got it signed while I was camped out waiting for Chris Horner.

Mark Cavendish definitely doesn't look happy with our mountains.

But I see a slight smile on Mark's face. I think we made him laugh because we were running after him and calling his name.

I think Mark thinks I'm stalking him after 3 days of following him. LOL!

Chris Horner remembered me from the day before and gave me his full signature instead of just initials. So sweet! After going to see him race for 10 years I finally have an autographed picture!

The most successful year at the Amgen Tour of California! I can't wait until next year!

Amgen 2010 Tour of California - Stage 6 Big Bear

We tailgated at about the 7,000 foot level. Lots of craziness and foolishness...

Loren and Megan working on their tans

Here's the dedicated -- (Left to right) Me, Loren, Jerry, and Megan

The helicopter is nearer!

The girls have always wanted to run along with the riders up the mountain. LOL! So I got the deed of taking pictures.

I had to step into a ditch beside the road because the riders got so close!
Tony Martin from HTC Columbia, up close!

The girls still running along!

The girls wanted pictures of Andy Schleck from Saxo Bank

We are still arguing about who Andy was pointing to! LOL!

Finally! Who I came to see! Mark Cavendish from HTC Columbia

Mark doesn't seem to be enjoying our mountains.

Mark again! I'm pretty happy how this picture turned out :)

Not long afterwards the sweeper car came by... Did Mark make the cut?

About Me

One of the most asked questions: How is a mom, a college professor, and a woman who has only owned a Huffy from Kmart so into cycling? My two daughters have been riding and racing for over 10 years as well as my brother in law. The kids, including our son, took up the sport as an off season cross training for speed skating. Yes, there is speed skating in southern California. We found ourselves shuttling the kids between skating rinks and velodromes for training everyday of the week. So when the kids were asked to choose one sport, cycling won. Our son lost interest in both focusing in art and computers. The girls continued and were able to go to college on cycling scholarships competing nationally, winning collegiate titles on the track and road. All this happened about the time Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France. I remember watching the Tour de France for the first time and being confused how the race worked. Since watching it for the first time I’ve become a bit of a fanatic. I'm not an expert by any means, but I've probably been to more races than anyone can count. From local criteriums to Friday night races at the Encino velodrome -- from Junior track State Championships to Collegiate Track Nationals -- not to mention every San Francisco Grand Prix and AmgenTour of California . In high school my son did become interested in a different form of cycling, BMX. He also became interested in film, so I bought him a video camera which he used to film and edit many of his own BMX videos. The video camera became a great investment because he is now a 3D Motion graphics designer for Fox Head Inc.