Yesterday was the annual Tour de Dung bicycle races. That’s “Dung” as in “Dungeness,” the region in Sequim where the races are held. This race is held annually to prove how ridiculously slow I am at photographing speeding bicycles. (Sorry to the many bicyclists who have shown up on my editing screen cut in half. I’m glad you haven’t seen yourselves.) Yeah, and there’s something about bikes and races and stuff.
This is the first of two weekend races. There will be more next Saturday as well.
Local drivers, please have a care – and patience, if necessary. The race is well organized and cars accompany racers. But there are a lot of bicyclists on the road, singles and in groups. Bicyclists appreciate your sharing the road. And, for my part, I didn’t like avoiding a head-on collision with a truck that was hell bent on passing a bicyclist on the shoulder.
I know what you mean, it can be tricky to get good shots sometimes. Looks bit chilly, but, still very inviting.
Yup, we are “our brothers’ keeper” in many ways. I deplore the carelessness of drivers during well-organized events such as this. Love to watch all those beautifully fit bodies!
Tour de Dung? Best name they could come up with? Nasty! hahahahaha
Gotta get that pronunciation right LOL Love the shots of the riders – very colorful.
I think these are great pictures. You’re supposed to have bike racers entering and leaving the frame to give the proper sense of motion! And they’re not all blurry. Blurry is a no-no! 🙂
You had me going there for a minute with that “dung” title.
i got into spinning since im back in the netherlands. but i dont think i could ever do it outside, on a real bike. i would probably fall off…
but i do have the fancy clothes and shoes now, haha…
ooohhh, now i have to laugh about birdmans comment!!
You did just fine with these photos, Kay. The war between bikes and cars is raging down here, too. Bicyclists are better organized, but there are far more automobile drivers, so it looks like the bicyclists have an uphill climb.