The Nationals were a blast to cover and having them local meant it was a snap to get to them. The awesome weather made for a great day too… here are a couple of photos from the day that I like. There are galleries on both PedalMag.com and VeloNews.com if you want to see more (and on KraikerPhoto.com of course).
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Pepper Harlton |
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Emily Batty |
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The new champions (Batty and Sheppard) |
This weekend it’s the Ontario Provincial cyclocross championships. Not local (Ottawa is about a 5 hour drive, 6 in the camper), not warm and toasty (it snowed in much of Ontario yesterday), still going to be a blast. I’ve reserved a spot in Jackie’s driveway for the weekend, sure hope I have lots of propane in the tank to keep the heater running! The cycling season is almost done here… it’s been a great year, I wonder what’s in store for the next chapter.