Racing Round-Up

Although a 9-time Tour de France finisher, Frankie Andreu, was in the area racing at the Allen Park Criterium in Allen Park, MI, your Oude Granny was at the Velodrome at Bloomer Park testing his leg(s).

Thank goodness that the Triple Crankset has indeed built up a "Crank Army" of followers, or at least maybe a small platoon (we may need to order t-shirts) that we're able to provide you with some racing coverage. So not to be out-done by her sister, who provided us some great shots from this year's finish at the Tour of California, our roving photographer in Westerville, OH captured the scenes at the Garret Wonders Memorial Criterium.

From the Garrett Wonders website:
“This is a non-profit race put on in honor of Garrett Wonders, a former employee of the Westerville Bike Shop, former president of the OSU cycling team, member of the Armed Forces cycling team, and friend. He was tragically struck by a car while on a training ride in South Carolina. Because of his enthusiasm for developing new riders and for the sport of cycling, we put this race on every year with all proceeds being donated to the Garrett Wonders Memorial Fund, which provides a collegiate cycling scholarship to an OSU student every year as well as promoting cycling awareness.”

Photos: Courtesy of Amy K