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The 2012 Tour of Elk Grove - Photos 1, Time Trials

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Tour of Elk Grove start/finish line and banner

The start and finish line with Tour of Elk Grove banner and international flags at Audubon Park on Elk Grove Blvd. This was taken in Friday afternoon before most people arrived at the event.

Large screen monitor at TOEG

One of the large screen monitors at the TOEG. The image on the screen is the starting block since this was time trial day.

Spare bikes at TOEG bike race

There were plenty of nice looking spare bikes on hand here. This type of scene was not at all uncommon at various locations. The larger teams have their own spares but the event organizers provide spare bikes, wheels, etc. (at the neutral support stations) for the smaller teams to even the playing field a little.

Time trial starting block

The time trail count down at the TOEG starting block. The time trials were not quite as exciting as the races (imo) but it was actually interesting to see how this worked and to be involved in the event from the very beginning.

women's time trial rider

This was during the women's time trails on Friday afternoon. I was fortunate to be able to be here on Friday afternoon but there were not nearly as many people here on Friday as there were on the weekend, of course.

men's time trial rider at TOEG

Scenes from the men's time trials a little further east on Elk Grove Blvd.

Cyclist at tour of Elk Grove time trials

The nice thing about watching the time trials is that there are cyclists flying by every few minutes. I actually had a conversation with a friend later about this and when we compared being a spectator at the TOEG compared to the Tour de France you get a big advantage with this type of event since there are multiple races and time trials and the track is a closed loop and in a smaller area. With this type of event you can see the races and time trials throughout the day rather than waiting most of the day for the cyclists to pass by one time and your done (as with the stages of the TDF).

Spare Bikes at neutral support station

Bikes everywhere! Here's another stack of bikes at one of the neutral support stations. I talked with a guy from New Zealand that explained to me how the neutral stations provide support for individuals that do not have large team support in order to keep the race fair.

The Tour of Elk Grove, TOEG Photo Tour

The photo tour below includes photos from all 3 days along with additional first hand information on the events. We captured the action at the start/finish line as well as scenes from other race locations.

The Tour of Elk Grove Photo Page 1 < you are here
The Tour of Elk Grove Photo Page 2
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The photos below are from the 2013 Tour, Prologis Pro Men Road Race (Stage 2) which was held on Saturday, August 3rd, 2013.

2013 Tour of Elk Grove Photos 1
2013 Tour of Elk Grove Photos 2


The Tour of Elk Grove, TOEG Video

I also captured a few short videos of the last race on Sunday. Here's a video with a few brief scenes (73 seconds) from the 2012 Tour of Elk Grove.

Scenes from the 2012 Tour of Elk Grove Bike Trail Video

Photos © Copyright Rob Chapman, about-bicycles.com. Photos with * Copyright Dale Kiffel.