2014 BUSC Recap Part 3: The Championship!

Sunday was race day!  The weather was very warm and much more humid that this Arizona boy is accustomed to.  The day started off with Todd and I riding the Metro to RFK Stadium.  I was wearing a tweed-ish jacket that I bought at a thrift shop, while Todd was decked out with his Beetlejuice / referee / zebra outfit.

We arrived at the race site just before the crowd that left from BicycleSpace.  It was really starting to warm up by the time the race got started.

I was pretty slow during the race... much slower than last year.  I hadn't been able to ride the Brommies nearly as much as I wanted to this year, plus I had just come back from two weeks in Brazil (excuses, excuses).  All of that in addition to the heat and humidity.  Regardless, I still had fun and I didn't put a foot down, which became my impromptu goal during the first lap.

Here is my on-bike GoPro footage (note that Luke from Calhoun Cycles is yelling my name every time he passes me):

Official BUSC 2014 recap video from BicycleSpace:

I unfortunately missed the fastest folding contest and the best dressed announcement as I was waiting to get a wonderful panini from a food truck that was out there.  Oh well.  As always, it was a blast and I hope to be able to do it again next year!

Here are some other links:

Washington Post video:  

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/local/dressed-to-the-nines-for-a-bike-race/2014/07/14/1a11d6de-0b7e-11e4-bd2c-919fc31dc2e6_video.html

Start of the race from WTOP news: 

http://youtu.be/lOcX6z6xXtY

Joe in DC Flickr gallery:  

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeflood/sets/72157645686401952/

Calhoun Cycle Flickr gallery:  

https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=34052396@N03&q=BUSC%202014

Calhoun Cycle blogpost: 

http://www.calhouncycle.com/shopcast/my-race-on-a-brompton-busc-2014/

MrTinDC Flickr gallery:  

https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=7471115@N08&q=BUSC

Marty's entry in The Brompton Diaries: 

http://www.thebromptondiaries.com/2014/07/bnc-2014-usa-race-day/

Photo gallery from Amy Ta: 

http://www.amytaphotography.com/brompton-us-championship.html