Eeks, It's Been A While

Happy new year, all! Well, it's been a lot easier sticking with other habits like working out and eating right but sadly my blog-writing fell off the wagon. I'm going to give it another shot as I've got plenty of material to post so I'll keep it short and sweet.

Here are a few images from a cyclo-cross bike racing series that my boyfriends competes in every year called SoCal Cross. I'm not much of an action shooter especially with my Hasselblad so I took photos of other things that I observed at the event. The event was held in Oceanside, CA near Camp Pendleton and part of the course ran alongside the ocean for an added challenge.  The day was cold but the sun was blaring.

Le Tour

© Brent Humphreys

Now that the hype of the World Cup is over, it's time to focus on the creme de la creme of bike racing, the Tour De France.  Celebrating its 97th year, the Tour tests the world's greatest cyclists for 3 weeks of grueling ascents through the Alps and Pyrenees ending triumphantly in the City of Light.

Scores of photographers have captured the event since its inception and the latest to do so is award-winning photographer Brent Humphreys.  If you're in Los Angeles be sure to stop by the Clark Oshin Gallery to check out a collection of his images from the Tour.  The images will be displayed until August 30.  If you're not a local you can check out his website.

It's a nice change of pace for those of you familiar with other cycling photographers like Graham Watson.  You get a sense of the cycling culture and the fans who line the course and camp out, sometimes a week in advance, to see a glimpse of the racers.

And for those of you placing bets, I'm rooting for Andy Schleck.  Cadel Evans was my top pick but a fractured elbow all but took him out of contention.

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