Round And Round They Go!

How about these apples? Today Reading was the host of the Reading Classic which according to the website is the second leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. I'm not sure how big of a deal the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling is, but regardless it was really cool to see Reading hosting a pretty serious bike race.

I managed to get some pictures and video of the pro's 75 mile race. As someone who likes to get out and ride as much as possible, I was given a healthy dose of humilty watching these cyclist speed by. But it was still really cool to see these athletes competing in a local setting! Check it:


And now some photos:
Here come the cyclists - you can see there are a couple of riders leading the pack, and man are they HAULING:

Here's a close up as the leaders fly by:


And here comes the rest of the pack:


And there they go:


Followed closely by their support crews:

And who says hybrid technology can't look cool:

And lastly, on a side note, since cycling seems to enjoy popularity on an international scale, like soccer or even the Olympics, I can't help but wonder if there is some rule for these "international" sporting events that requires a minimum number of cowbells to be rung by the crowd. Because as you can hear in the video, the crowd at today's bike race sounded like they definitely held up their end of the deal.