Giro di Portland
Every summer there are some crit races in downtown Portland and they are a blast. I missed last week's Twilight Criterium but got to see last evening's Giro di Portland. The racing was hot and fast, with some surprise results. The Cat 3 race was won by a 13 year old that won a race earlier that same day and won a race the day before. The final Mens 1/2 was won by a late breakaway from one of the oldest riders in the bunch. Overall, it was a great summer night of racing in downtown Portland.
![Attacking](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6208/6070076266_63cdf856e6_z.jpg)
![Racing over cobbles](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6204/6070079422_b5a5c1750a_b.jpg)
![Racing by](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6082/6069528631_1efda7f817_z.jpg)
![Racing by](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6185/6069534957_5090e32e38_z.jpg)
![Spectators on the cobbles](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6193/6069518277_d29e259ab3_z.jpg)
![Women's race](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6197/6069520823_37fd8c9476_z.jpg)
![Coasting over cobbles](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6196/6070070458_c0e61a9855_z.jpg)
![Looking back](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6073/6069521385_bbc04bb7e7_z.jpg)
![Women line up](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6203/6069516109_a92994ea96_z.jpg)
![13 year-old Cat 3 winner](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6182/6070062462_89cceb4c63_b.jpg)
![Traffic control](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6192/6069513499_b7b24c977a_z.jpg)
![Looking back](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/content/images/6087/6070058972_cf77bcbf19_b.jpg)