The 2nd Annual (that has a nice ring to it, I hate when people refer to the 1st running as "annual")
Amgen Tour of California kicked off this Sunday much like it kicked off last year, with a Prologue win by Santa Rosa's own,
Levi Leipheimer. On top of Telegraph Hill, he was greeted by his wife,
Odessa Gunn, (see inset) who was a pretty darn good racer back in the day.
But perhaps the best thing about the Prologue was who showed up on the podium with Levi at the end of the day,
Jason Donald (USA)
Team Slipstream, and
Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA)
Priority Health Cycling Team, respectively. Now Oude Granny was as unfamiliar with Jason Donald as the next person, as he surprised not only himself but his DS, Jonathan Vaughters, as well with his effort. How surprising? Well to listen to the
Versus telecast, it was as if Phil and Paul thought the world had suddenly stopped on its axis. Now for those unfamiliar with
Ben Jacques-Maynes, you won't be for long as he's been steadily on the climb having showed his mettle during the inaugural TOC while racing with
Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada. Incidentally, his new team, a health insurance company based out of Grand Rapids, is Michigan's lone procycling team.
The 2nd Annual (that has a nice ring to it, I hate when people refer to the 1st running as "annual") Amgen Tour of California kicked off this Sunday much like it kicked off last year, with a Prologue win by Santa Rosa's own, Levi Leipheimer. On top of Telegraph Hill, he was greeted by his wife, Odessa Gunn, (see inset) who was a pretty darn good racer back in the day.
But perhaps the best thing about the Prologue was who showed up on the podium with Levi at the end of the day, Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream, and Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team, respectively. Now Oude Granny was as unfamiliar with Jason Donald as the next person, as he surprised not only himself but his DS, Jonathan Vaughters, as well with his effort. How surprising? Well to listen to the Versus telecast, it was as if Phil and Paul thought the world had suddenly stopped on its axis. Now for those unfamiliar with Ben Jacques-Maynes, you won't be for long as he's been steadily on the climb having showed his mettle during the inaugural TOC while racing with Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada. Incidentally, his new team, a health insurance company based out of Grand Rapids, is Michigan's lone procycling team.
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