Ronde von Palouse

Here are some pictures of the Ronde von Palouse that I think help capture the flavor of this very tough and very cool bike race. They aren't in chronological order and I don't know lots of these folks, but I hope you enjoy the pics. Click on them to see a larger version.

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Michael Emde chasing back after a flat and another rider waiting for a wheel on top of that rise.

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Rider 1 spun out in the soft gravel and lost a lot of ground in a few moments of trying to stay upright and get going in the right direction.

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Love that smile. Can you tell he is hurting?

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Race organizer, Mike Sirott, jumping out to offer yet another wheel change. Way to go Rocket Velo!

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The essence of the dirt portion. Riders strung out all over hell and gone.

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Team Elephant - Representing Spokane's Only Local Bike Manufacturer. How cool is that?

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You can't see it, but it is windy. Very windy.

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You can't see it, but Rider 1 is blazing. Very blazing.



This was a very cool race and once again, thanks to Mike Sirott and the whole crew at Rocket Velo for organizing this race. Thanks, as usual, to Baddlands for racing the prior week. We now return to our normally scheduled programming.