Gilberto Simoni

Gilberto Simoni, originally uploaded by hawridger.

This was the first time I ever saw Simoni in person. It's really cool to see some of these guys that I watch in the grand tours come across the pond to race.

Tyler Hamilton

Tyler Hamilton, originally uploaded by hawridger.

He was slowly chugging up Nick-a-Jack here.

Cesar Grajales

Cesar Grajales, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Glad to see the continental teams doing so well at the TDG this year. Jittery Joe's still has the best uniforms and teams cars too!

Rainbow

Rainbow, originally uploaded by pieter007.

Let's take a break from racing and enjoy some wonderful art for a post.

Shot with a Panasonic FZ30, which is an excellent superzoom point and shooter - it's 12x optical zoom and optical image stabilization are awesome. It's been updated to the FZ50, which is 10.1 megapixels versus the 8 MP of the FZ30.

Tyler Hamilton & David Millar

Tyler Hamilton & David Millar, originally uploaded by Frank Steele.

What are these guys talking about? Anyone up for fabricating this exchange? Comment below.

Nice shot Frank.

Sheldon Deeny

Sheldon Deeny, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Phil Zajicek

Phil Zajicek, originally uploaded by hawridger.

I caught another good shot of Phil this year on Nick-a-Jack. Although, he wasn't quite panting as hard as he was last year.

Janez Brajkovic

Janez Brajkovic, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Jeff Louder

Jeff Louder, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Scott Nydam

Scott Nydam, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Gianni Meersman

Gianni Meersman, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Jacob Rosenbarger

Jacob Rosenbarger, originally uploaded by hawridger.

On the Stage 4 ITT of the Tour de Georgia.

More Tour de Georgia Shots

Check out these great shots from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution .

Levi's Celebration

Levi's Celebration, originally uploaded by hawridger.

More from atop Lookout Mountain. I think he made a few photographers cry with this stunt... (*cough...Frank...*cough)...

The Face of Victory

The Face of Victory, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Here's another shot of Levi on the ITT. Yes, he won the stage.

This is probably my favorite shot that I've found from what I took on Stage 4 and 5 so far. Granted, I took more than 1300 shots and have yet to sort through them all.

I went down to Centennial Olympic Park a little earlier today and scoped out the setup for tomorrow. This really is an excellent venue for a stage of the Tour de Georgia. I'm a little surprised about the lack of local promotion though. I've been all over Atlanta today and haven't seen the first hint of TDG marketing. You'd think for a race that is struggling to stay alive, it would promote this great venue IN THE VENUE. I guess we'll see what the crowd looks like tomorrow.

By the way, I'm pulling for George to take the stage. ; )

Shot with a Canon Rebel XT and Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG HSM; 1/500s @ f/3.2 and ISO 100. 88mm focal length.

Levi on Nick-a-Jack

Levi on Nick-a-Jack, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Levi whipped by us on Nick-a-Jack and was dancing on the pedals at this first switchback. Wasn't too crowded down here but the top switchback was crazy crowded.

Levi Leipheimer's Prize for Taking the ITT

Levi's Prize for Taking the ITT, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Why Levi received a birdhouse for winning the IIT, I'll never know.

Brasstown Bald 2007

Tom Danielson, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Here's a shot of Danielson at the front of the peloton with about 4k to go on Brasstown Bald today.

For more great shots from the Tour de Georgia, head over to flickr and look at the 2007 Tour de Georgia Pool. If you've got shots from the '07 TDG, then share them on flickr and add them to the 2007 Tour de Georgia Pool.

Pavel Brutt

Pavel Brutt, originally uploaded by hawridger.

Here's one of my shots from yesterday on the ITT. Pavel Brutt of Tinkoff is in a bit of pain up Nick-a-Jack.

Hamilton comes forward

Hamilton comes forward, originally uploaded by Frank Steele.

Tyler's back.

Kudos to Frank over at the Tour de Georgia Blog for nabbing this great shot of Tyler. See you on Nick-a-Jack Frank . . . and Tyler.

'night.

HERE COME BIKES

HERE COME BIKES, originally uploaded by Fazoom.

Here is the first of many shots to come from the Tour de Georgia.

I sure wish I was there. I'll be on Nick a Jack tomorrow for the ITT. I'll have plenty of shots of my own to share in the coming days.

More Paarl Playtime

Paarl, originally uploaded by fl!pper.

Here's another great one from flipper on flickr. Over the mountain eh?

Paarl

Paarl, originally uploaded by fl!pper.

I almost want to hit the "rotate 90 deg. left" button.

Jonty Neethling at Paarl

Jonty Neethling @ Paarl, originally uploaded by fl!pper.

What a shot! Great lighting and timing!

park cycle

park cycle, originally uploaded by zoetrope.

Nice ride

Hitting a Brick Wall

-, originally uploaded by _barb_.

I got no caption here. Apparently, the photographer didn't either. You got one?

100th Post

tired from learning to ride her bike, we stopped to eat a mars bar, check the tamogatchi and take a rest., originally uploaded by paintMonkey.

I really dig this shot and I think its worthy for the 100th post on Cycling Shots.

Almost a year ago (April 28, 2006), I made my first post to Cycling Shots after I went to the Tour de Georgia. I'll be heading there again next week for some more cycling shots. It's been a blast and here's to a few more years of Cycling Shots!

The early break

The early break, originally uploaded by wolfey.

I love a good black and white shot. I think wolfey nailed this one!

Bike, backpack, the coast, and islands

pic001, originally uploaded by Antimute.

Sounds like a good day . . . or two . . . or three . . .

Cycle Protest

Cycle Protest, originally uploaded by syvwlch.

Go San Francisco Go!

Cycling at the Lake

Cycling at the lake, originally uploaded by marvin908.

Nice blur. I like the color saturation and warm light too. Now, go for a ride.