US - Day 1 Segment 1 - TJ to San Diego to Del Mar!

Getting to the MX / US border on the Mexico side
Left to right: Omar, Ray, Rodrigo

Standing in line at the MX / US border
Left to right: Omar, Rodrigo, Rene and Ray

What a long line to the border crossing!!

The riders gearing up for the 45 mile ride!

Carlos Hernandez our bike leader arrives to the Crydom office in San Diego from crossing the border!

Most of the riders... still waiting on the rest to cross over the border.

Jesus de Perea, making sure his tires are good for the ride

Are we all here??

Our very own Lance Armstrong!

Sag support vehicle on the way to the sag stop! Who is in there?

Picture time!

What is that?! Is that a cloud??

Downtown San Diego... riders on their way to the second sag stop.

Second sag stop. Ruocco Park in San Diego. This is an art installation created by the artist Roman de Salvo called "The Riparium"

Second sag stop. Behind you can see the USS Midway. A naval ship that is docked and has turned into a naval museum for visitors to see what it's like inside a naval ship.

Another picture of the Naval Museum

Some of the riders chilling on the cool grass...

What happened to Jean-Marc Theolier??

At the forefront from left to right: John Fountain aka Lance Armstrong, Alfredo Gonzalez and Jean Marc Theolier

This is what it looks like to ride on the California coast!

A big smile on everyone's faces despite the ride uphill!

A wonderful and successful end to the first segment of Day 1. What a great and energetic team!
For some riders, this was there first time on the road, but they rode up to 30 miles before joining the sag support. Wow!
Some of the riders are heading back home, while others continue on the road to Goleta!!
A BIG HAND TO ALL THE RIDERS!!!

A well deserved meal for all! These are the group of riders and sag support that will be continuing on the next day! They will either be going from Del Mar to Redondo Beach or Redondo Beach to Port Hueneme
Left to right: Ray, Carlos, Maria Elena, Lance (aka John), Steve, Beth, Rodrigo, Rene and Omar. Missing from the picture is Yasmein who is taking the picture!

John aka Lance and Rene thanking the chef for the food!