Pics from the Tour of California, Palo Alto Prologue

Eventually won by Cancellara, who Mrs. TBV said had by far the most graceful line around the corner where we were stationed. We were joined by the GMR's, Annette and Bill, who will have some better pictures on their site later. These are what you get when you combine a crappy phone camera and massive shutter delay making decent framing impossible to achieve. But at least they posted right away. This collects all the ones we posted live, all the ones where we got someone in the frame at all, and not just blank pavement or a car.

Levi, running last.

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George

Cancellara, the winner.

Bettini, who looked fast to me. So I only got his back.

Wiggins

Jens, who was by far the least graceful of the bunch, flopping and flailing down the block like a scarecrow in the breeze.

Andrew

Boonen

Julich

Ciolek

Cippo returns to action; the ink might be dry on his contract!

J. Sund.

Tuckerman

Larsson, going fast enough to distort time and space.

O'Grady

Zabriskie

Ardila

Here's the start list, short three Rock Racers.