Pearl Izumi Round 6

A beautiful sunny evening and Round 6 of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series around the centre of Barrow however the icy wind made if feel as if it was March rather than May. No wonder the pace was high by the riders here seen in the early stages of the race with Pedal Heaven in the lead and ultimately would lie in third place.

The winner of the sprint finish Team Wiggins rider Chris Lawless with Will Bjergfelt in his sights.

 And a great nights racing was had by all

 As an amateur rider the enthusiastic Will Bjergfelt seemed to take more enjoyment from his second place

than Chris Lawless did by winning it.

So here is Will in action

 Madison Genesis team leaders on the night

Zoom in on Pearl Izumi

I've just returned home after joining the millions of people who came out to watch the Tour de France  in England and had a marvellous time.  I haven't downloaded any of my pictures yet but I'm sure one or two will make it into the next round of ABC Wednesday. Are you ready for the next round (15) of ABC Wednesday?

For the last letter of Round 14 I am still in cycling mode and my photos are all from the Pearl Izumi Tour Series which brings together nine squads to race over five weeks in town and city centres, battling it out in 12 events and 10 venues for the title of best team in Britain.  For the first time it visited my little town on the coast of Cumbria for Round 2 in May.

They zipped around the town centre which turned out to be a technical, but fast circuit with an average speed of 43 kph. I even managed by chance to get a perfectly placed letter Z in this photo as two riders pass the safety barrier at the Town Hall.

The event drew an enthusiastic crowd of about 10,000 and of course some were taking photographs

like this girl standing on a piece of street furniture with her zoom lens. This photo shows in the lead Graham Briggs (the winner on the night) riding for the Rapha Condor JLT team who would collect the overall best team prize after the last race took place on the island of Jersey in June.  Following him is Tom Scully who came second (his team Madison Genesis were team winners on the night). 

An entry to ABC Wednesday, a journey through the alphabet, this week reaching the last letter Z here