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More on the Tour of California

The Amgen Tour of California passes through some of the state's best scenery on Stage 4, from Monterrey to San Luis Obispo. You can see some of the scenery here, including a cool video clip of a couple of cows chasing the cyclists. Don't worry, the cows are behind a fence.

I had the privilege of visiting the Monterrey area a year and a half ago and visited Point Lobos. You can see some my photos from my Point Lobos visit here. You'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the photos.

I watched ESPN2's coverage of Stage 3, the individual time trial, and I thought the camerawork was greatly improved from those from the Prologue and Stage 1. The images were much clearer, and the photographers did a great job of keeping up with the action.

It was great to see that five of the top six riders after Stage 3 were Americans. I can't think that will help Americans pay attention to the Tour de France, even without Lance Armstrong.

Roger 0 comments 2:25 PM