Day 1 Pictures

	Rick Spaulding is a photographer specializing in digital photography for the theater and works for National Camera Exchange. He is also an antique dealer and eBay afficianado who enjoys collecting marbles but his true joys in life are his two boys and his beautiful wife, Tinia.

These are preliminary photos from the road. Check back after the ride for complete textual and image stories by riders Michael Reinbold and Janice LaDuke. Thanks to Rick for sending us these early shots each night.

Ed Berg of Chipotle speaks at opening ceremonies
	Sorry, your browser doesn't support Java(tm).
Ride out from Mall of America	Becky Rose won 1st prize for helmet decorations
Team Positve Spin ( riders who are HIV positve} holds up bicycle wheels. Each spoke in a wheel is to represent the ones who cant ride & the ones who are gone
A perfect day to ride to Lake City
Yours truly & my Mom - Pat - at Pit 0ne	The Mad Hatter at Pit Two
Mary Lynn shows the importance of stretching