Start photos from Friday’s professional women’s individual time trial race from Bailey Road to Metcalf Road in San Jose

Click on each photo to ID the riders.

It’s 1 AM Saturday morning. On Friday, I covered the Amgen Tour of California time trial in San Jose and San Jose Bike Party. I’m wiped out right now, so I’ll just point you to my Flickr stream, Youtube channel and personal Google Plus page. I uploaded Bike Party photos but not many Amgen photos because I’m done for the night. The Google Plus page is where you can find most of my notes and updates from yesterday.

I’ll be at Mount Diablo Saturday, which I think is today. Saturday’s stage from Livermore finishes there. It should be fun. Ping me on Google Plus or on Twitter if you’re there too.

The pro women’s individual time trial begins at 12:45 PM just before the pro men’s time trial on Bailey Avenue just south of Santa Teresa Boulevard in San Jose during the Amgen Tour of California. The women will follow the same route as the men, including the finish at the County Motorcycle Park on Metcalf Road.

Metcalf Road is closed all day today between Highway 101 and the park. The rest of the time trial course closes at noon.

View Stage 6 details here.

South to north, and crossing the Golden Gate Bridge!

Amgen Tour of California announced host cities for the 2013 edition of the bike race today. For the first time, the stage race will travel from south to north, beginning in Escondido on Sunday, May 12, 2013.

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