Not horses (or dogs, for the perverted among you) since Derby Day is ancient history and this is a dispatch from Philly (which is barely, but technically, still the north). I am speaking of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, which concluded this past weekend.
As we were busy tearing around Philly on Saturday ticking off a veritable, nay formidable, list of chores, all across town, we kept spotting vans festooned with expensive bike wheels and sponsor logos. Could the race be already upon us? Yikes! So, Sunday saw us hurriedly packing some "serious" camera equipment, donning hiking boots (did I say, "serious"?) and making the trek to "The Wall" a/k/a Lyseum Avenue in Manayunk.
It turned out to be a wonderful day of cycling and yours truly had some fun with the camera. After catching a couple of grueling (for the cyclists) laps at the Wall, we headed down to the Ben Franklin parkway for a change of scene as the race picked up speed on the flat sections of the course. Alas, such is self-imposed adulthood that duty called and we had to be home, and thus miss one of the more exciting parts of the race on Lemon Hill. Next year... (sigh)
Sunday was a good day in Philly.
Photo Credit -- Jamal Elias
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