Gathering for the start of the climb
At the start line
David Collet
Kirk Scheibelhut
Chris Evans
Kevin Metcalfe
Joe Sullivan (l) and Bill Laddish
Dennis Wall
Scott Gammon
Hanns Detlefsen
Bradley Lovegren
Bradley Lovegren
Cara Coburn
Paul Castonguay
Paul Castonguay
Zachary Ulissi
Zachary Ulissi
Alex Poloziuk
with Daryl Spano
Daryl Spano
Jim Perriera (f) and Chase King
Chase King
Kevin Vanderende
Bruce Pauly
Andy Crews
Mark Massey
Wicked digger pine pinecone
A number of these weighty cones had fallen where I was sitting while snapping photos. A few more remained on the large branch above me.
Katie Quinn (l) and James Rainbow
Shaena Berlin
Jennie Phillips
Steve Fielding
Marty Scott
Bruno Acklin
Bruno Acklin
Frank Paysen
Frank Paysen
Andy Sutterfield
Ramon Periquet
Nigel Allen
Scott Byer
Scott Byer
Dai Sieh
Carl Butler
Bonnie Denoyer
Bonnie Denoyer
Bonnie Denoyer
Fred Egley
Dinh Trinh
Dinh Trinh
Thomas Preisler
Jed Estep
Rupesh Kapoor
Anna Janas
Anna Janas
Brian Ward
Frank Drobot
Frank Drobot
Gabriel Beddingfield
Nicholas Brummell (l) and Kevin Smith
Nicholas Brummell (l) and Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Adem Rudin
Gregory Smith
Jan Periquet
Finish line crew
Adam Bry
Katie Quinn (second time)
Laura Egley
Andrea Ivan
Lunch at The Junction
(l to r): Gabriel Beddingfield, Brian Ward, Adem Rudin, Gregory Smith, Dan Connelly, Janet Gardner, Frank Drobot, Bill Bushnell
Outdoor seating at The Junction Bar & Grill
Paul McKenzie and Sarah Schroer prepare to press on.
They were riding a 200k brevet that passed by The Junction.
Janet and Dan work furiously on the Results.
Only "three dots" left on the battery gauge at the bottom of Copernicus Peak climb.
Each "dot" represents about 2 Ah or 100 watt-hours. Just enough to get me up the climb.
Andrea Ivan (center) stops at the restroom to refill her water bottles before returning to Livermore.
Sun Dogs from Trimble Road overpass
