Capital Criterium
Sep/21/2008 22:38
Joe and I walked downtown last Sunday to watch
the Capital Criterium Bike Pro Race where about
100 riders did 85 laps around a 1km circuit on
the streets near the Capitol. It was a beautiful
day. There was a good turnout but it was easy to
move around and see the race from several vantage
points. Christian VandeVelde who placed 5th in
the 2008 Tour de France raced and although he was
in the final sprint he did not win. And
conveniently the race was held near the Old Post
Office home of the Masala Dosa and Mango Lassi.
The race in the shadow of the capitol.
The cyclists came around a corner to climb up a hill. In this lap Vandevelde was way ahead of the pack
Vandevelde by himself early on and the group that scrambled for the win. The guy in red and blue won.
Vandevelde signing autographs and a participant in the children's race.
A white building against a beautiful blue sky and our lunch.
Photo Credit: The photos that look like they might have been taken by someone who knows how to work the camera settings were taken by Joe.
The race in the shadow of the capitol.
The cyclists came around a corner to climb up a hill. In this lap Vandevelde was way ahead of the pack
Vandevelde by himself early on and the group that scrambled for the win. The guy in red and blue won.
Vandevelde signing autographs and a participant in the children's race.
A white building against a beautiful blue sky and our lunch.
Photo Credit: The photos that look like they might have been taken by someone who knows how to work the camera settings were taken by Joe.