The opening race for the 2010 Tour Down Under was the Cancer Council Helpline Classic in the Adelaide Parklands on Sunday 17 January, 2010.
The peloton coming up Bartons Road
The peloton at corner one
Riders from Team Astana and Team RadioShack
Gregory Henderson, Team Sky (winner of the 2010 Cancer Council Helpline Classic)
Lance Armstrong, Team RadioShack
Some photos from Saturday at the 2010 Australian MTB Championships at Eagle:
The Village
A Strawberry Milkshake
Trials
Dirt Jumps
Cross Country
Downhill
This morning (Saturday), I was planning my day at the 2010 Australian MTB Nationals when we noticed some helicopters circling near our house. Normally this could be a shark sighting, but the helicopters were too far inland. I checked the news, a rare event for me, and saw that Lance Armstrong was having a small “training ride” in Glenelg, announced a couple days prior on his Twitter feed. I found the story about 8:50 AM, and the ride started at 9:00 AM.
Luckily, we live less than a five minute ride away from the start of the ride. I rode out of the door as quickly as I could, and made it for the start. This is what I saw.
The ride was about an hour long and 30-35km, including the distance from the house, and 4,000-5,000 riders took part. I was able to ride up to the front of the pack and see Armstrong, McEwan and some others. However, all I have to show you are some mediocre photos. If you want some video, Adelaide Now has a short clip.
Lance Armstrong is somewhere in the middle of this crowd.
