We arrived at the MPEC area around 5:00 on Friday. Searching for a parking space is as challenging as the Saturday endurance ride. We finally tracked down a spot where the occupier was leaving and pulled in as close as we could to the oversize pickup truck in front of us that wasn’t parked too well. Walking to the MPEC building it started to sprinkle a few drops but nothing serious. Once we were inside the hallways were busy and at times difficult to navigate but the signs pointed the way to registration. I preregistered and it was a breeze. After getting number 4465 we went to pickup my rider packet in the main hall. I was behind another person and then I got the bag including the T-shirt.

Leaving that line I walked through official store but didn’t find anything I couldn’t live without. From there we entered into the Expo maze. Below is pictures from the Expo and the women’s criterium race. Click on the image to go to Flickr to see the album.