Over the weekend, I traveled to Clarkston to watch, and snap a few photos, of the Flying Rhino Cycle Club Spring Training Criterium. For those of you not familiar with the term, a Criterium or "Crit" for short is a race on a closed-circuit in which the cyclists ride laps. This particular Crit was 1/2 hour and it began to rain as soon as the riders lined up at the start. Then came the wind which drove the rain sideways. These guys, and one girl, were such troopers riding against the elements. It was thrilling to watch the technique and skill of these riders, I don't know how no one wiped out. This was my first time at a bike race; I initially went to watch #961, the man I am dating who, by the way, took 3rd place, but met a lot of great people and promised I would return soon.
