At 8:00 am you go to the Wilson Boulevard areas in Arlington for the Air Force Classic's Clarendon Cup. Actually you may want to get there early for a good view.
It's known as one of the more difficult criterium races in the country, in part because it's a 1K course in an urban setting. The professional men's team hits the pavement at about 12:15 p.m., racing through Wilson, Clarendon and Washington boulevards. Before this race are women's, children's and amateur races.
Then you bike over to Dupont Circle to watch the US verses England World Cup match at 2:30.
If the U.S. is up 5-0, you can leave early for the Seersucker ride, starting from it's undisclosed location (oh, I hope that means Dick Cheney will be there, I'll bring my defibrillator) at 3:30pm. Or you can hang around for the end of the match and just head to the post-ride drinking at Hillwood Estate.
Then you take a nap.
On Sunday you can watch the Crystal Cuo
where men's and women's teams bike through Crystal City (Sunday at 11:30 a.m., 1 Air Force Memorial Dr.).
5-0 should not be a problem for the US, especially after the first half... ;-)
I might take the kids to Clarendon before the US game to watch some racing. Should be entertaining for all of us. We'll have to see whether we'll watch the game at home or in a bar...
There is, of course, the big Crystal Ride on Sunday morning before the AFCC with about 2,000 riders, starting at 7:30am. I am riding to support brain-injured veterans.
Posted by: Eric_W. | June 11, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Lacking any route or start location information, I'm intending to don my seersucker shirt/ascot/knickers ensemble, roll out on my porteur bike, and do my county-mandated 5,000 passes over the Shirlington bike sensor.
Posted by: darren | June 11, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Or you could wear your seersucker to the DC pride parade, since bikes, soccer, seersucker, and gays are part of a perfect 10 day!
Posted by: jacquesmock | June 11, 2010 at 02:41 PM
I watched part of the Air Force Cycling Classic last year. I wanted to participate in the Crystal Ride this year but I'll be busy with the triathlon in Cambridge, MD, this weekend. Too bad both events had to take place on the same day and weekend.
Posted by: Michael H. | June 11, 2010 at 02:42 PM
Racing on the beat up streets of Clarendon, YEAH! How much broken carbon will there be?
Posted by: Greg | June 11, 2010 at 05:53 PM