Capital ‘Cross Classic Video
The eleventh Capital ‘Cross Classic took place December 6 at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston, Virginia.
Masters 3/4 Field. Photo by Jen Franko.
Early morning ice and a layer of fresh snow turned to mud and slop as the day progressed. Conditions that make for a fun day of racing but not ideal for filming.
The helmet-cam made it about 15 seconds into the race before getting tagged with a small glob of mud. The rear-view camera, surprisingly, fares a little better. For a couple minutes, at least.
Music this week is by Blackie Knight. Sadly, I believe they have disbanded. But the tracks rock. So go to the MySpace page and tell them to get the band back together.
Thanks for watching.
Category: 2009 Races, Video | Tags: Capital Cross Classic, CX, cxhairs, Helmet Cam, MAC, Reston, Video, Virginia 5 comments »
December 7th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
wow awesome, tough conditions, sorry i missed it:) thanks for the video
December 7th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Quite the creative line on the last corner.
Amazing how much that course changed with each race. That looked completely different than what I saw in my race an hour later.
Thanks as always for the video.
December 7th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Great racing with you this season. See you next year!
December 8th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Love how you covered up your tantrum just after the first barriers when the LOUD MUSIC starts (you know, when you ran yourself into the tape). Swearing repeatedly “F-YOU” in front of kids and other spectators because a guy takes the inside line on you in a corner – not so sporting. Covering it up in your video – even more weak. It’s bike racing friend, leave the road rage on the beltway. Consider yourself called out & _Please_ learn how to corner without blaming your poor skills on others.
-Jason Berry
December 8th, 2009 at 10:13 am
one regret from the Capital Cross Classic… that I did not go with my “gut” and assist the vomiting during the race while the camera was in front of me
I threw up before the race… I threw up after the race… why not throw up during the race
that would have been PUNK!