I went for a bike ride with Tyler Hamilton today. He has gotten 2nd in the Giro d’Italia with a broken shoulder and 4th in the Tour De France with a broken collarbone. He also won gold in the Olympic Time Trial in Athens. He was out here raising money for his foundation, this was a ride to raise money for that. He gave a talk the night before where he passed his gold medal around the audience. The gold medal was pretty cool.
The ride was a lot of fun even though it pretty much rained the entire time. We climbed Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. There were supposedly really great views of the ocean and San Francisco, but unforntunately at the top of the mountain, the visibility was only about 50 feet. Click here to see a graph of the ride.
Here is a picture someone else took of Tyler riding near the top of Mount Tamalpais. Notice that you can’t see any of the really nice views because visibility is about 50ft at the most.
