Davitamon-Lotto sets up for the charge to the finish in Stage One.
Dave Zabriskie (CSC) and Tom Danielson (Discovery) leave just enough room for others through the corners.
Gilberto Simoni shows early season form in Stage One.
If you drop out in the middle of a stage, you get to ride in the sweep wagon.
Specialized's Angel of the Tour greet the crowd at the Finish of Stage One.
JJ Heado (Toyota United) wins the First Stage, followed by Olaf Pollack (T Mobile) and Stuart O'Grady (CSC).
Levi Leipheimer holds on to the Golden Jersey at the end of Stage One.
Veronica summits Seirra Road with a smile.
Mystery Rivendell rider summits Seirra Road.
Too funny for words.
The Devil takes a moment to work on his 15 minutes of fame.
Bernhard Kohl (T Mobile) just takes Leipheimer at the summit of Seirra Road to hold on to the King of the Mountains jersey.
When you can't fly everywhere, you need practical footware.
Cadel Evans gets a few KoM points for 6th place up Seirra Road.
Tom Danielson takes 7th place in KOM over Sierra Rd.
George Hincapie sumits Sierra Road.
Bobby Julich zips up for the descent after Sierra Road.
Even when the KoM points are taken, you have to fight to get up Sierra Road.
The Specialized Angel blows kisses at the KOM on Sierra Road.
Mark Walters (Navigators) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) look on as Stuart O'Grady (CSC) looks back in disbelief at the Angel of the tour.
Sven Krauss and Dave Kopp of Gerolsteiner leader out Golden Jersey rider Levi Leipheimer appraoching the finish of stage one into Santa Rosa.
David Kopp takes the last corner of lap one in Stage One.
Tom Danielson of Discovery and the rest of the peleton take the last corner of lap one in Stage One.
Fabian Wegmann aims for the corner in Stage One.
