sorry I could not lend you my pump...
it was a rare opportunity for me to be on time for work
I do carry a pump... but so should you
that lesson has been taught to me more than once.,. guess it was your turn to learn about life without a pump and spare tube in your pack
Rants on Cycling and on Life: Photos of people and bicycles that pass in front of my camera
10.29.2015
more photos from DCCX 2015
it is almost the weekend...
almost a week since DCCX
even though I have a thousand more photos from DCCX
I am not sure if I can make it through them
maybe I will resort to a best of
but really... none are that great
they are just documents of a moment in time
I find it hard not to share them
all the photos are pretty much the same
a person racing their bicycle at DCCX
yawn... yawn...
blogs are blah
there it is...
a photo of a person on a bicycle doing something that very few people would understand
the photo most interesting to the person in the photo
I do post a lot of photos
if you raced DCCX I may have a photo of you
like this one...
nice tongue mr mcgill
yes kids... this is what your teacher Chris McGill looks like on weeikends
lots of fast moving bicycles in the single speed class
I fight any stations of the cross references to go with these photos of Jesus racing cyclocross
Jonah Merriam killing it
impressive high school cyclist
Matt Donahue... it was a thought that Matt had when he lived near the Old Soldier's Home
Matt looked at the land and thought... it would be cool to have a cyclocross race on the property of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
well... the rest is history
present day history
DCCX at The Armed Forced Retirement Home is an amazing fall event for the community of Washington DC each fall
great race with an amazing course and top notch competition
spectator friendly
beer garden sponsored by Oskar Blues
two day race with UCI level competition presented by DCMTB and CROSSHAIRS
Jonathan Seibold of The Family Bike Shop
The Family Bike Shop was one of the sponsors of the day
neutral support provided by The Family Bike Shop
Ryan and Jonathan got a good number of bikes race ready when they might have survived the abuse of this technical cyclocross course
it was a beautiful fall day
a great weekend for bicycle racing
cyclocross on a fall day... magical
simply magical
dusty at times
yet magical
John Shack of Chocolate City Cycling
I am not certain... but I think that ON ONE was stolen like a day or two after the event
lots of photos from DCCX
more photos of DCCX on the Gwadzilla Facebook Page
more photos to come
I can not resist
10.27.2015
lots of photos from DCCX 2015... need to wade through more photos tonight... but here is a start!
cyclocross...
ah... I have a vague memory of cyclocross
a vague distant memory
it has been two seasons since I last raced cyclocross
hard to watch the others on the course
I wish I were on the course too
not injured
just not focused on racing bikes right now
life is getting in the way
dang darn - hate when that happens
racing
barriers...
one set of barriers on the course
barriers being the signature symbol of cyclocross
gotta have your barriers... that is a rule
height... distances... and minimum amount of barriers
barriers
good photo opportunity at the barriers
NUMBER 42
a crowd favorite
a crowd pleaser
this was the big jumper on the flyover
more photos on the Gwadzilla Facebook Page
good times
even Jesus had fun at DCCX
he far prefers carrying his bicycle than carrying his cross
FBS's Jesus
FBS
Women's Elite Winner
stampede in the men's elite
gwadzilla
Thanks Bruce Buckley! Emo Photographer in the Mid-Atlantic!
nice shot bruce... now can you get the sticker off my lens?
DCCX
Photos
10.26.2015
DCCX... I did not race... I hung with the Lil Belgians, snapped some photos, and worked the crowd... photos that unappreciated contribution
DCCX was this weekend past...
I have photos from DCCX
no... I did not race
I was involved with the primary focus of the day: The Lil Belgians
as you know... the children are our future
DCCX and Lil Belgians
the Peep is courtesy of Karen Talley Meade
the photos are from Todd Bauer and Paul Lagoy
great shots... with me in the shot taking a shot
the kids rocked it!
lots of fun for the Lil Belgians
the parents of this era are more mellow than the early over zealous lil belgian parents
the push bike has changed things
also...
with the growth of youth cycling there are more kids racing on the actual race course
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ah... last minute I learned that the Salad Days: A Decade of Punk In Washington DC was playing at the Mount Pleasant Library
Salad Days
yesterday afternoon I saw that the Salad Days documentary would be having a screening at the Mount Pleasant Library
so... I did not leave work as early as I hoped
but I was still able to sneak in a ride
got on the bike and did a quick hour hammer on the road bike in Rock Creek Park
felt pretty spry... the beauty of the fall colors reflecting on the dark waters of the creek may not have inspired me but it certainly entertained me
the ride was shorter than I planned which allowed for me to walk the dog and then shower before heading to the screening of this film
but first... out of the shower and I have a few text messages on my phone
piss... shit... f....k!
I am on rowing carpool duty
need to zip down to Thompson Boat House to grab my son Dean and one of his rowing teammates Rory
10.25.2015
some photos from DCCX... who won? ask the crowd and they will tell you number 42 won!
number 42
bunny hopping the barriers
launching the fly over
ROCK STAR!
the flyover at DCCX
DCCX
the flyover at DCCX
flyover
flyover
photos from DCCX on Gwadzilla Facebook Page
10.22.2015
Ian... Still the Most Interesting Man In Washington DC
Ian in the WaPo
yes... Ian
with a name like Ian...
how can you lose?
Ian on the Gwadzilla Page
not that Ian... that Ian
Ian on Soft Focus
and yes...
Ian hosted Ian
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