For those of you who don't know (which everyone should know by now) I am addicted to the sport of cycling. Not actually doing it - but watching it! My life basically comes to a complete stop in July when the Tour de France is on. Which is why I was so excited for the Tour of Utah! Not that many big name riders were going to be there, but I was ok with that.
Pictures of Levi Leipheimer (who went on to win the whole thing): 
and Bob Roll, one of the best commentators for cycling, and a darn good cyclist himself: 
Then I convinced my mom, Conner, and Robbie to drag themselves up to the top of Mount Nebo to watch the finish up there. We weren't planning on going up there originally, so we were almost all dressed in shorts and short sleeved shirts! It was in the high 50's, and we were freezing! But it was so much fun and we got a lot of free stuff!
We got to see Levi Leipheimer make a solo ascent up the mountain, which is a really really hard thing to do, and win the whole thing! After, we tracked down the team bus for a team called Team Type 1. They are a team that rides with Type 1 diabetic riders. We used to think that everyone on the team was type 1, but then we found out only a few of them were but they are sponsored by a lot of different companies that help out those with type 1, like my brother. So we talked to one of their diabetic riders who showed us his pump and his meter and let us ask him all kinds of questions. It was really helpful for Conner. 
We were exhausted when we got home, but I decided to check out http://www.cyclingnews.com/ to see what they had to say about Levi Leipheimer's win, and you'll never guess what I saw! 
You might have to look close to see it, so to help you out I pointed out with the white arrows me, my mom, and Robbie! We were on the front page! You can't see Conner because my mom's hand is in the way, and Robbie's head is sticking through the rails turned the wrong way because Levi can in too fast for Robbie to see, but there we are! I am a cover model! :)
The Tour of Utah was so much fun! I had a blast running around the state, meeting with other bike racing fans, playing paparazzi with my favorite riders, and just overall enjoying the entire experience!
I went up to the U of U to watch a finish up there:
And then to Thanksgiving Point to watch a start there. I got pictures of George Hincapie (who later crashed out of the race on this stage): Pictures of Levi Leipheimer (who went on to win the whole thing): and Bob Roll, one of the best commentators for cycling, and a darn good cyclist himself: Then I convinced my mom, Conner, and Robbie to drag themselves up to the top of Mount Nebo to watch the finish up there. We weren't planning on going up there originally, so we were almost all dressed in shorts and short sleeved shirts! It was in the high 50's, and we were freezing! But it was so much fun and we got a lot of free stuff!We got to see Levi Leipheimer make a solo ascent up the mountain, which is a really really hard thing to do, and win the whole thing! After, we tracked down the team bus for a team called Team Type 1. They are a team that rides with Type 1 diabetic riders. We used to think that everyone on the team was type 1, but then we found out only a few of them were but they are sponsored by a lot of different companies that help out those with type 1, like my brother. So we talked to one of their diabetic riders who showed us his pump and his meter and let us ask him all kinds of questions. It was really helpful for Conner. We were exhausted when we got home, but I decided to check out http://www.cyclingnews.com/ to see what they had to say about Levi Leipheimer's win, and you'll never guess what I saw! You might have to look close to see it, so to help you out I pointed out with the white arrows me, my mom, and Robbie! We were on the front page! You can't see Conner because my mom's hand is in the way, and Robbie's head is sticking through the rails turned the wrong way because Levi can in too fast for Robbie to see, but there we are! I am a cover model! :)
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It must be the tight biker shorts that draw you in!!
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