The town of Sonora turned out in force to watch the Amgen Tour of California begin the fourth day of competition. As you can see Washington Street was filled with spectators! The prime viewing areas were the balconies above the shops on the street.
This is Sonora High's Golden Regiment Band playing in front of the courthouse.
The city prepared for the event by posting flags of prominent, historical buildings and events along downtown. This is the "Dome." It is the original building for both the elementary school and the high school. Our district office was still housed here until last year. Budget cuts forced the District to move to a building on the Sonora High campus. Rick Francis, the Athletic Director, who was born in Sonora and was interviewed the morning of the race, attended school on this site.
This is the flag promoting the Red Church. It is a quaint little Anglican Church right at the end of downtown. It, too, is a historic site in Sonora!
This is the arch for the beginning of the race. This picture was taken from the little park in front of the the courthouse.
Since Sonora is located in the Mother Lode and is a gold rush town with a history as a wild west town, the decorations matched its history!
Nissan is one of the promoters of the race. I thought the bike racer on the side of the car was great, but it doesn't show well here. Boo!
The racers were warming up by riding up and down Washington Street right in front of us. That was fun! We would read their numbers and find their names on the roster.
This is the scene just about a minute before the race started. These racers joined after the first racers had started.
And they are off!!!! Don't blink!
This is the flag promoting the Red Church. It is a quaint little Anglican Church right at the end of downtown. It, too, is a historic site in Sonora!
This is the arch for the beginning of the race. This picture was taken from the little park in front of the the courthouse.
Since Sonora is located in the Mother Lode and is a gold rush town with a history as a wild west town, the decorations matched its history!
Nissan is one of the promoters of the race. I thought the bike racer on the side of the car was great, but it doesn't show well here. Boo!
The racers were warming up by riding up and down Washington Street right in front of us. That was fun! We would read their numbers and find their names on the roster.
This is the scene just about a minute before the race started. These racers joined after the first racers had started.
And they are off!!!! Don't blink!
That is how quickly they moved on. They had a 130 mile ride over Highway 49 to reach Clovis in the valley near Fresno. I've driven that road; I don't envy them the ride!
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