UCI World Championships - The races

This fall, the UCI World Championship cycling races were held in Yorkshire. We don't follow cycling at all, but since everything was on our doorstep we thought we would watch some of it.

Having such a huge event in town did have its drawbacks.

Many of our town's roads were closed on and off throughout the entire week (!) of races. We were lucky to be able to walk to and from school each day, but some parents kept their kids home because it was inconvenient or impossible to get there at times. Had we been told earlier that this was an option, I would have happily booked an off peak holiday for the family. Since we were around, though, we decided to try to make the best of it.

We saw cycling all around town...

Walking home from school

Races also went right past the house, which made for easy watching.

Pointing at a helicopter

Naturally the UK weather made for difficult riding conditions some days. I saw a few compilations online of cyclists wiping out in puddles.

But the fans were out, rain or shine.

It was cool to experience (once) but I would definitely book a vacation if it came to the area again. I did like the opportunity to practice more with the good camera, and am pleased with some of the photos I took. I think mainly I was just glad when it was over.