Pablo points the way
Group before the climb - Liza thought
she was out of the photo!
Thwarted on the way to the
Puerto de Navacerrada by a small
running of the bulls
Just follow the signs
Robert on the approach to the climb
(ok, Liza got in the van...)
Scene at the top of the Navacerrada -
the Vuelta would pass by here twice
this day
Summit banner
Hanging out at the summit -
it was cold out there
Robert finishes the climb!
Robert at the summit
Bike Spain van with the race sign
that was liberated
Fans at the summit with the flag
of Castilla
Robert and Pablo
Scott and Andrew - who did
the Navacerrada (cat 1) climb twice
and an intervening cat 2
What's left of our picnic lunch at
the summit
Where Liza spent some of her day :-)
View from our hotel window at
El Escorial
Very weird 5-person bike at a
bike show outside Madrid
At the bike show - Denis Menchov's
maglia rosa from the 2009 Giro d'Italia
New Bianchi bikes...Liza can dream!
Andy Schleck's time-trial bike
In Toledo for the Vuelta's final
time trial
At a flamenco performance in Madrid -
the group's last night together, which
happened to be La Noche en Blanco
Sunday morning city tour in Madrid
Lara and Pablo
Pablo explaining the sights
Plaza Mayor
In Retiro Park
Lunch at 100 Monteditos (don't
order too many)
View from the restaurant
while waiting for lunch
Robert enjoying a beer
Miguel de Cervantes - author
of Don Quixote de La Mancha