The Start area in San Jose at the Raging Waters park about two hours before the start of the race.

An eight man Breakaway on the Mount Hamilton climb above San Jose;
Maarten Wynants, Belkin
Robbie Squire, Jamis-Hagens Berman
Will Routley, Optum
    in King of the Mountain Jersey
Paul Voss, NetApp-Endura
Jonny Clarke, UnitedHealthcare
Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly,
    Mexico's National Champion
David Lozano Riba, Novo Nordisk
Ruben Zepuntke, Bissell

The Breakaway being lead by Robbie Squire, Jamis-Hagens Berman, on the climb up Mount Hamilton.

The Breakaway being lead by Robbie Squire, Jamis-Hagens Berman, followed by Will Routley, Optum, in the King of the Mountain Jersey.

The Peloton lead by the Sky Team on the climb up Mount Hamilton Road.

A UnitedHealhcare and a Garmin - Sharp racer with a minor lead on the Peloton.

The Sky Team setting the pace of the Peloton.

The Sky Team at the front of the Peloton;
Danny Pate
Joshua Edmondson
Ian Boswell

Nathan Earle, Sky
Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski, Sky
Michael Schar, BMC, Swiss National Champion
Kristijan Koren, Cannondale

Haimar Zubelda Agirre, Trek
Danny Van Poppel, Trek

Bradley Wiggins, Sky, in the Yellow Jersey
Niki Terpstra, Omega - Pharma QuickStep
Martin Kohler, BMC

Ryan Anderson, Optum
Peter Stetna, BMC
Tom Danielson, Garmin - Sharp
Rohan Denis, Garmin - Sharp

Tom Boonen, Omega - Pharma QuickStep
Daniel Summerhill, UnitedHealthcare
Mark Cavendish, Omega - Pharma QuickStep,
    in the Sprint Jersey

Several Racers including;
Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio, Orica GreenEdge
Matt Cooke, Jamis - Hagens Berman
Guillaume Boivin, Cannondale

Several Racers including;
Juan Jose Haedo, Jamis - Hagens Berman
Andreas Schillinger, NetApp - Endura

Nicolai Brochner, Bissell
Maciej Bodnar, Cannondale
Jacob Rathe, Jelly Belly

Several Racers including;
Carlos Verona Quintanilla,
Omega - Pharma QuickStep.

Thor Hushovd, BMC,
   Norwegian National Champion
Ryan Eastman, Bissell
Sean Mazich, Jelly Belly

Eric Young, Optum
Charles Bradley Huff, Optum

The remains of the start Breakaway on Mount Diablo, with about a one minute lead on the Peloton;
Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura
Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman
Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly,
    Mexico's National Champion

The Breakaway about 10 km from the finish on Mount Diablo;
Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly,
    Mexico's National Champion
Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman
Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura

Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly, Mexico's National Champion, leading Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman (hidden), and Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura.

Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly, Mexico's National Champion, leading Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman, and Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura (hidden).

Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly, Mexico's National Champion, leading Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman, and Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura (hidden).

Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura
Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman
Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly,
    Mexico's National Champion

Paul Voss, NetApp - Endura
Robert Victor Squire, Jamis - Hagens Berman
Luis Enrique Davila, Jelly Belly,
    Mexico's National Champion

The first group of the Peloton including Lawson Cradock, Garmin - Sharp, in the Best Young Rider Jersey and George Bennett, Cannondale.

The first group of the Peloton on the climb up Mount Diablo.

The first group of the Peloton on the climb up Mount Diablo.

The first group of the Peloton on the climb up Mount Diablo.

The second group of the Peloton led by Jens Voigt, Trek.

Jens Voigt, Trek, leading Chad Haga, Garmin - Sharp, and other Racers.

The second group of the Peloton on the climb up Mount Diablo.

A small group lead by Keil Reijnen, UnitedHealthcare.

Scott Zwizanski, Optum
Nicky Van Der Luke, Belkin
Keil Reijnen, UnitedHealthcare

Jens Keukeleire, Orica GreenEdge
Ben Jacques-Maynes, Jamis - Hagens Berman

A group of Racers lead by Christopher Jones, UnitedHealthcare, and Christian Knees, Sky.

A group of Racers lead by Christopher Jones, UnitedHealthcare, and Christian Knees, Sky.

Jacob Rathe, Jelly Belly
Jonathan Clarke, UnitedHealthcare

Jacob Rathe, Jelly Belly

A small group with four BMC Racers in the front, Michael Schar (Swiss National Champion), Lawrence Warbasse, Martin Kohler, and Taylor Phinney.

BMC Racers Lawrence Warbasse, Michael Schar (Swiss National Champion), Taylor Phinney, Martin Kohler.

A small group lead by two Trek Racers.

A large group of Racers including William Routley, Otpum, in the King of the Mountain Jersey, Freddie Rodriquez, Jelly Belly, US National Champion.

Serghei Tvetcov, Jelly Belly, leading a large group of Racers including Freddie Rodriquez, Jelly Belly, US National Champion.

Serghei Tvetcov, Jelly Belly, grabbing a drink with Freddie Rodriquez, Jelly Belly, US National Champion, leading the other Racers.

Freddie Rodriquez, Jelly Belly, US National Champion, leading a large group of Racers.

The Racers on the climb up Mount Diablo including Martin Verschoor, Novo Nordisk.

The Racers on the climb up Mount Diablo including Steve Fisher, Jelly Belly, and William Routley, Optum, in the King of the Mountain Jersey.

The Racers on the climb up Mount Diablo including John Murphy, UnitedHealhCare, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Bissell, and Scott Thwaites, NetApp - Endura.

A small group of Racers including Nathan Earle, Sky, and Thor Hushovd, BMC, Norwegian National Champion.

A small group of Racers including Nathan Earle, Sky, and Thor Hushovd, BMC, Norwegian National Champion.

A small group of Racers including Nathan Earle, Sky, and Thor Hushovd, BMC, Norwegian National Champion.

The last group of Racers on the climb up Mount Diablo.

The last group including Charles Bradley Huff, Optum, Luke Rowe, Sky, and Eric Young, Optum.