Saturday, September 7, 2013

Hot Wheels

Tour de Francis Park 1

There was a series of bicycle races in four neighborhoods over four days. This one went around Francis Park in St. Louis Hills (which is actually pretty flat). The Tour de FRANCE-is. Ha. Get it?

The problem for the riders was that it was bloody hot. I shot this at noon when the temperature was 95 F / 35 C and it was worse as the day went on. The pace got slower and slower with each lap.          

Tour de Francis Park 2
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7 comments:

  1. BirdmanSeptember 7, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    Bloody hot. Not here it's 47 right now. Summer has faded.

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  2. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comSeptember 7, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    I guess this would be a better late September event than early September event.

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  3. William KendallSeptember 7, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    Good shot, Bob.

    I've seen bike races done in July here, in our Little Italy neighborhood. It's more sprint racing, around a set route of blocks in the area.

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  4. OlivierSeptember 7, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    tres bon comme nom "le tour de francis" ;)

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 7, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    They must have so much stamina Bob, makes me tired just thinking about it!

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  6. Stefan JanssonSeptember 7, 2013 at 5:19 PM

    Way too warm for a bike race. Must have been hard for everyone involved.

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  7. JackSeptember 7, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    95? That would be excruciating. The riders get hot as they exert themselves. You can't drink enough water to offset that heat!

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