Final Day for the US end!

Beautiful weather and scenery lent itself to the final ride here in the US...

During the last few segments...

Eric Pilaud getting ready to join the team in Santa Barbara!

Maria Elena and Rodrigo replenishing before they hit the road again

John aka our very own Lance Armstrong

Jose marches to his own beat

Sag stop and a picture of the group:
Julio, Rene, Maria Elena, John aka Lance, Mark, Eric Pilaud, Bob, Andrew, Phil, Rodrigo, Jose and at the forefront Ray

A break and a picture
Left to right: Rodrigo, Mark, Bob, Andrew and Jose

Shots on the side of the road... hey, where's everyone else?

Pit stop, everyone?

Phil and Mark on the road

Some videos of the ride:

Eric joining the group

In the meantime... Families and employees of Moorpark and Goleta were waiting for the riders:

Eric Hencken, his wife and daughter waiting on the riders to arrive

Families and employees waiting for the riders to arrive

The riders arriving into CST Goleta:

At the front: Rodrigo, Maria Elena and Ray

Lance / John coming through the end with Andrew's girls cheering the riders on the finish line!

And a video from the riders point of view:

Andrew and his family at the end of the ride

Jose, Andrew and kids

Ray is on the floor! Has been riding for 3 days now!

Never would take Eric for a Pink Floyd fan, but here you have it!
Autographed t-shirts for next year?



Sag Support from TJ - Goleta



The entire team that rode the final day in North America!
Including the associations that sponsored the event and whom the donations will benefit.
FANTASTIC JOB TO ALL THE RIDERS AND ORGANIZERS!!!

Final Day for North America... First leg!

Pre-ride John / Lance rallying up the team before they get on the ride!

From earlier on in the morning... The early risers on their way in!

Bob Ciurczak rolling in... Steve and Lance getting ready 

Mark Urban arriving and joining the group

Getting ready!

It's a little brisk this morning!

Beth, Alexandra Salazar and Mark

In line and ready to go! Beth, Jose and Andrew

Group photo before they take off to the first sag stop of the final day for North America! Go team!!

Left to right: Maria Elena, Omar, Rene, Rodrigo, Andrew, John aka Lance, Jose, Bob, Ray, Julio, Mark and Phil

US - Day 2 Segment 3 - Dana Point to Redondo Beach

The team excited and ready to go!
Left to right: Maria Elena, John aka Lance, Omar, Carlos (their sag support) and Rene

Can you tell we had absolutely beautiful weather today? And this is the coastal view of the cyclists from the roadside.

All smiles!

Posing by one of the marinas on the route

Under a bridge! 

Bike check on the coast

GREAT JOB TO THE TEAM!!!
We definitely hope the weather is as good to us as it has been this entire weekend!

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!