ING Direct Capital Crit: Reports 5-16

Continuing to count up to 20 (1-4 are here if you're just tuning in):

5. Pete doubles up with a full race report and some thoughts on aggressive vs passive racing, following his earlier fanpost.

6. Brian of OutdoorType shot the event for DCist. He's got photos.

7. Here's what DCist ran on the event - solid coverage by Martin Austermuhle, who obviously knows cycling and may even be a fan.

8. Best blog title of the day: "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."

9. The TIME Pro Cycling guys had a heartbreaking day. Adam Myerson was in perfect position going into the last lap. Next minute he's skidding across the pavement with no idea of what happened. Anybody see anything?

10 & 11. Friend-of-GamJams MB points us to the write-up he did and photos he took for PodiumCafe. Definitely check it out - he covers the amateur races with the detail normally afforded only to pros.

12. I'm counting this. Scott's Right of Way posted before the actual race, but it's on the Breakfast with the Garmin Chipotle dudes at Don Beyer Volvo. He won an autographed jersey in a raffle.

13 & 14. Bogan's Heroes and Letter from America were spectators, impressed enough by the racers' feats of strength to post their observations.

15 & 16. Jesse wins a the so-close award for his selfless (and ultimately suicidal) full lap lead-out for Mike Esmonde in the 1/2/3 race. So impressive was his effort that we can forgive him for being a closet triatlhete.

Comments

[Martin Austermuhle]

Not just a fan, but a racer myself for the Bike Rack squad...

[Mike May]

Excellent. We have minions entrenched in all corners of mainstream media.