Recently, we were on vacation and were able to view a small part of a race. What kind of race was it, what was it called, and what city were we in? Here are your clues: wheels, ocean, man powered, helmets, hundreds of participants, cow bells.
Here's a picture to help you. We took this from our hotel room.
Here's a picture of us doing our homeschool lessons at the hotel.
Good luck,
Amy and Wendy
Discussion/Comments (5):
Well Girls,
This is a good one! I've been searching for a bit. I believe you're on the coast, in Los Angeles County. I'm having trouble, though, identifying if this is a triathlon, or a road race.
From the looks of it, I see a few racers too close together for a triathlon. In a tri, we are not allowed to "draft" off of the riders ahead of us.
The cow bells are loud, and when I hear them, I always think of the riders of the Tour d' France as they pass by the farms and wineries of the French countryside.
As for what race this is, I am coming up blank! Let me do a little more cyber-searching (unless of course you want to leave one more bread-crumb as a way to help me!).
Jason
Posted at 03/17/2006 17:47:46 by Jason Womack
Mr. Womack,
We'll give you a clue. The race occured last month and was only a bike race.
Amy and Wendy
(P.S. You're getting warm!)
Posted at 03/17/2006 18:48:12 by Amy & Wendy Mack
Ok,
I believe you are in Redondo Beach, viewing the last stage of the Amgen Tour of California. Is this it?
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I don't know if I told you, but I was in Ojai to watch them do a sprint and hill portion of the multi-day, multi-stage ride.
It was fun, my friends in Ojai - the week before the race - asked: "Jason, are you racing in the tour?" Little did they know, those were the PROS!
Posted at 03/20/2006 18:13:32 by Jason Womack
Great Job! You're 100% correct! Thanks for answering, and thank you for giving us some fun facts about races.
Amy
Posted at 04/04/2006 17:46:01 by Amy Mack
Congratulations Mr. Womack. You got it right. We had a lot of fun watching the end of the race. Thanks for responding.
Wendy
Posted at 04/04/2006 19:17:05 by Wendy
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