Minutes after leaving the office today, a giant swarm of bikers nearly hit my car as they quickly turned the corner from 9th onto H street. They made their way up H street at about 20-30 miles per hour, before turning left again onto 16th.

I was far behind the small group, but when I caught up, I realized it was Team Rabobank, one of the teams in the Amgen Tour of California. Like a stalker, I stuck my head and camera out the window and snapped a few photographs from only a few feet away during the practice ride.

Rabobank, a Netherlands based bank is also committed to sponsoring the Tour of California for the next three years. Team Rabobank includes three-time World Champion Oscar Freire, two-time Vuelta a España winner Denis Menchov and current Cyclocross World Champion Lars Boom, making them strong one of the stronger teams in the race.

Later on, I continued down 16th, got onto highway 160, and exited Arden Way, where I saw team Type 1, but was not in a good position to take a photo. Did anyone else see a team practicing around town?