This past Saturday was the Lakewood Criterium Bike Race, and it was better than last year.
Better course, better set-up, better crowd(larger), and damn good races!
Great Job by Brian and Missy Limkemann, The Chamber of Commerce, and all of the sponsors
and volunteers, it was another great day for Lakewood.
PART 1 - more photos at: http://greatlakescourier.com/photoblogs/jim-obryan/lakewood-criterium-2012-part-1Photos are keyed into the map.
Category 3 races.
Coming through the fastest corner on the course.
Mickey Krivosh, owner of Around the Corner and Georgetown Grill, checks out the action.
Mayor Summers with Lakewood's First Lady Wendy out on their bikes checking the action.
Tom and Adria Clark, and their children, Julian and Fiona. Tom and Adria own
Black Bird Bakery, which has just insanely great pastries! They were also sponsors of this event.
Mike Gill editor of The Great Lakes Courier, stops by the vendor tents and midway and
spots Gary Burkholder, in the Velodrome tent. Gary is on the board of Fast Track Cycling, which is
the group behind building the Velodrome. That will be so nice when it is finished!
Start of the main race, Category 1,2,3 - 75 minutes, about 33 laps on the mile course.
100 more photos at: http://greatlakescourier.com/photoblogs/jim-obryan/lakewood-criterium-2012-part-1PART 2 - More photos at: http://greatlakescourier.com/photoblogs/jim-obryan/lakewood-criterium-2012-part-2Checking out the parties and action around the course. This is on Edanola.
Some action from a Porch party and a spot of beer.
Erika Durham, an editor at the Great Lakes Courier, President of Bike Lakewood, one of
the owners of Rising Star Coffee, and beer aficionado peddled by on her tall bike and stopped.
By 7:30 the sun was getting low, and in their eyes on the short Detroit straight.
Sending them into a blinding sun.
Parnell and John at the West End. The West End Tavern was handing out cowbells that
could be heard all around the course.
The finish around 8pm saw a big crowd.
Councilman David Anderson and family.
Team Panther took the top 3 spots.
100 more photos at: http://greatlakescourier.com/photoblogs/jim-obryan/lakewood-criterium-2012-part-2I can't wait till next year!
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