Saturday, June 11, 2011

On Stage

Racing is exciting. Especially the last few laps. Especially when a breakaway is caught in the last few laps.
Today at the Clarendon Cup in Arlington VA, the Clarendon Cup ended in a flurry of activity including a last minute catch of two escapees (Patrick Moren - Amore & Vita and Jackie Simes IV - Jamis Sutter Home).
Our job as an announcer is to make it crazier by yelling a bunch of stuff really loudly over the P.A. Most of what we say should be true and accurate, but it's
Richard Fries and Brad Sohner did all the work. I just rang the bell and captured the scene in Blue-Vision for your viewing pleasure.

Say hello, by the way, to Maurice on the sound board at the beginning.
And that's the president of Arlington Sports, Rob Laybourn scampering out of the way right before the final sprint.
A peek at the chaos that is a bike race.