[CycleMainiac]

Lance parade and celebration here today.

7:30 parade up Congress
Robert Earl Keen plays
Lance video
Lance will speak about 9:15
Steve Miller Band after

 

[little b]

are you going? I thought Graeme would come with me but he's (gasp) uninterested.

 

[CycleMainiac]

yep, riding down there leaving home 5ish

lock, water, walking shoes in pack.

 

[Xtreme_Pink_Racing]

not really parade realted but lance related...I had been reading the thread on motivational quotes in the training forum and heard a couple from Lance's book so I thought I would like to read it. So I go into the local book store and the girl asks if she can help me. I say yes I am looking for a book that a is a couple of years old by Lance Armstrong callled blah blah blah." She says to me

oh Lance Armstrong he rights mysteries right?

So of course I said yeah thats right but I will check back later.

 

[CycleMainiac]

I got a few pics, please forgive the quality, I'm not a very good photographer.

We stopped at the end of the Congress bridge to watch. about a 1/2 block before the parade staging.

Looking north at the Capitol and the crowd

South to the parage starting

Color guard and giant TX flag carried by UT kids in the background

Survivors

More survivors, The kids from the Nike comercial

 

[CycleMainiac]

There was a long wait in the middle of the parade. LA was in a hotel getting interviewed.

Bike parking

more waiting

LA finally arrives from an unexpected direction

Loyd Dogget, State rep on the left, the mayor on the right.

Concert shot at about 8th street, Robert Earl Keen

And My surprisse shot from my ride home. The UT tower light up in orange

Little B got to see the Austin Icon Leslie, I didn't think to get a pic of that

 

[Shell_76]

I got my wrist band on the weekend and I am wearing it proudly... I think it would an honour to meet LA in person or even just see him.