2018 AToC Stage Two Men
View from above. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Team Sky riders with their names on their jerseys. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Naturally a California beach town features a surfboard to open Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Color guard presents the flag duing opening ceremonies of Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
And they're off. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Breakaway on first climb of the day on Balcom Road. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Out of the saddle, Adam De Vos (Rally) powers up Balcom Road. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The peloton hits the lower slopes on the Balcom Road climb. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Riders struggle on the steep grade up Balcom Road. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Lets Go! Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Riders strung out on the steep Balcom Road. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pink rabbits ??? Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
California fans. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Egan Bernal (Team Sky) attacks on the final kilometer of the steep Gibralter Road climb to win Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
A crazy fan paces Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo) up Gibralter Road. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Frozen motion. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
A small group shares the pain on the final supersteep ramps of the Gibralter Road climb. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pain & Concentration. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pacing up the climb. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Teammates pace themselves up Gibralter Road. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Not more climbing? OH NO! Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Solo struggle. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The "laughing group" arrives on the final meters of the Gibralter Road climb. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Great sprinters like Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) aren't built for climbing, but pace themselves up the climb knowing that their day will come on tomorrow's flat sprint finish. Men's Stage Two from Ventura to Gibraltar Road, 2018 Amgen Tour of California cycling race (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)