A young fan rings his bell as the racers come by.

Tom Danielson leads Floyd Landis.

Tom Danielson (Discovery) pips Floyd Landis (Phonak) for the win atop Brasstown Bald.

Yarslav Popovych (Disco) makes a face of relief at being done.

Justin England (Toyota-United) trains in the NC mountains, and it paid off with a Top 10 finish.

Adopted Georgia Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet) just missed out on his goal of a top 10 stage placing.

Trent Wilson (Jittery Joes) finishes well.

A Navigators rider grimaces from the effort of climbing Brasstown Bald.

Former World Champion Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF) finishes.

Phil Zajicek (Navigators) is SO glad to be done!

A Davitamon-Lotto rider in a world of pain.

Jason McCartney was the Most Aggressive rider for the second day in a row.

You see, there is this itch on my nose.

Lucas Euser and TIAA-CREF put up a valiant but futile fight to retain the KOM jersey.

You see, I met this hot podium hostess in Georgia on Brasstown Bald....

KOM and Most Aggressive Rider Jason McCartney (Disco) enjoys his reward.

Floyd Landis is such a ham! He has fun on the podium.