surprisingly the tiny village of leucate is home to one of the legs of the professional kite riders association world tour the ten day long festival attracts around 150,000 fans. the downside is the downtime - no wind can mean a lot of waiting around for action. >>toscano: kiteboarding, it's been definitely an expanding sport. it started about 10 years ago, a little bit more maybe 12 and since then its just been growing at a fast rate. i mean right now i think it's starting to peak a little bit. its a very nice and spectacular sport once we have the conditions but because we have to wait for the wind then that is the biggest constraint that it has on the growth and competition level. >>reporter: but when the conditions are good.... >>this is alex caizergues the fastest kitesurfer in the world - skimming the waves at more than 100kilometres an hour. >>60 competitors took part in this tour event, but with total prize money of just 60 thousand dollars none of them are exactly millionaires. >>travel and housing to kitesurfing hotspots in spain, germany and brazil are often paid for by sponsors, but there are

associating with each other and from wearing gang colors. >>> more than 100 of the world's top cyclists in the bay area this morning for the only local stage of this year's tourage 4 is one of the most grueling but scenic parts of the race. it starts at 11:45 in downtown livermore. the 82-mile route runs through the diablo range, top of mount hamilton ending on sierra road just east of san jose. >>> and the sharks hoping to bounce back tonight in game 2 of their stanley cup play-off series at vancouver. san jose trailing the canucks in the western conference finals one game to none. good luck, sharks. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. with cattlemen's barbecue sauce. get a half-rack with sweet potato fries and corn bread. plus, add our incredible dless salad bar. sizzler. [ magical chime ] ♪ [ people cheering ] [ girl ] whoo hoo! >>> good morning. we'll start off with a live look at conditions across the golden gate bridge. and it's picture-perfect this morning all across the span. it is slow though on southbound 101 between highway 37 and 580 in san rafael. just your usual congestion across that stretch. then speeds improve across the br