Bloggers' stories from the road on Day 2 (Tuesday)

• Cyclist James writes, "Those who have little faith in humanity any longer need to do this ride. It has certainly changed my outlook of the world and it has been only two days." Find out why James' perspective changed.
• As Roadie Erin was unloading bags at the camp site in King City, "it was that sun-beating-down-on-you hot. Other roadies kept circling around reminding us to drink water and put on sunscreen. I love how we get so wrapped up with our job we need people to remind us to pee." Read Erin's interviews with other roadie teams.
• Cyclist Bart, who is from the Netherlands, tells of an HIV-positive AIDS/LifeCycle participant who had done 15 AIDS rides: "He added that he was very proud of that fact. You see, showing some respect for what you have done is quite uncommon in my country I think. So I liked his honesty and his self respect." Read more of Bart's impressions cycling through California.
• On this 105-mile day, Cyclist Annette feared she might not be able to finish in time and would get picked up by the Support and Gear (SAG) vehicle. "This was my first century and I was damn well going to finish.  However, throughout the course of the ride I wondered when I would decide to end it and just SAG.  I was even trying to come up with names for SAG.  Sad Ass Girl was at the top of my list, as was Sassy Able Girl, Special Agent Girl, and finally Silly Attractive Girl." Did Annette SAG?

Day 2 edition of The Daily Spin

Today's issue of the camp newsletter [1 MB PDF] looks at AIDS/LifeCycle's Education & Prevention Initiative, which will work with local health departments and AIDS organizations to leverage the visual impact of 2,333 Cyclists and 500 Roadies traveling the state to strengthen local programs.

AIDS/LifeCycle 6 Podcast - Day Two

ghtDownload the Day One Podcast (13:50 min, 9MB, .mp3)

Day Two has the longest route on AIDS/LifeCycle - 105 miles from Santa Cruz to King City. Roadie volunteers tell us what Roadies do and why they do it. Cyclist Claudette shares the story of how HIV/AIDS has touched her life and why she decided to start riding well into her fifties.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the name of the episode in the ALC Podcast Player in the left hand column of this page or download it by right-clicking on the direct link above and saving it to your hard drive.

Day Two photos

We've posted photos from Day 2 (Monday), which saw cyclists noshing at the Deep Fried Artichokes stand, experiencing contemplative moments in Mission Soledad, and achieving their first century (100-mile) day.

AIDS/LifeCycle 6 Photo Gallery

Photography by Jeff Brock Studio.

Looking for more ALC6 photos? Check out:

• Old Soul Photos by Kristopher Azevedo. Kristopher shot the entire week.
• Hodes Photography by cyclist Brian Black Hodes. Brian photographed the Teams on Day 5, as well as Quadbuster on Day 3.

AIDS/LifeCycle Photo Archive

• AIDS/LifeCycle 5 (2006)
• AIDS/LifeCycle 4 (2005)
• AIDS/LifeCycle 3 (2004)
• AIDS/LifeCycle 2 (2003)
• AIDS/LifeCycle 1 (2002)

AIDS/LifeCycle 6 Route Map

For a more detailed map and information about Opening and Closing Ceremonies locations and camp sites, please visit the ALC Travel Planner's Interactive Map.