{"id":7,"date":"2017-06-29T19:09:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/?p=7"},"modified":"2017-06-30T02:51:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T02:51:43","slug":"hot-and-steamy-memorial-park-crit-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/hot-and-steamy-memorial-park-crit-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot and Steamy &#8211; Memorial Park Crit &#8211; Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather Report:\u00a0<\/strong>Hot, windy, and humid aka typical Houston summer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Race Report:<\/strong> Hot and fast, typical of the Houston Memorial Park Crit, reports had tickets were written to racers as they were going over the speed limit in the park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery Link:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.kenlimphotography.com\/Proofs\/Sports\/2017-Cycling\/Crit\/20170628-Memorial-Park\/\">http:\/\/gallery.kenlimphotography.com\/Proofs\/Sports\/2017-Cycling\/Crit\/20170628-Memorial-Park\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The day started off with a sprint finish of the women&#8217;s breakaway with Claudia Behring taking first, Natalie Pruitt second, and Angela Man third.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kenlimphotography.com\/images\/womenssprint_nodelay.gif?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s 3\/4\/5 Sprint Finish. Claudia, Natalie, Angela, Pamela, Sarah, and Robyn leaving it all out on the course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/determined.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/determined.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/determined.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/determined.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids were just as determined to finish strong, eye on the price!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next up were the men&#8217;s 3\/4, this is always competitive, so competitive and powerful, Frank Karbarz ripped his front derailleur from the rivets\/screws from his frame. No worries, he was back racing not too long after walking back into the pits. Stuart Gardner had a solo break away with 2 laps left and defended some strong contenders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-4-peloton.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-4-peloton.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-4-peloton.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-4-peloton.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3\/4 Peloton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/stuart.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/stuart.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/stuart.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/stuart.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuart Gardner Finishing Strong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/angela-pamela-helpinghand.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/angela-pamela-helpinghand.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/angela-pamela-helpinghand.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/angela-pamela-helpinghand.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pamela Ferguson giving a helping hand or pat on the back to Angela Man as they finish another grueling race. Competitors inside the ropes, friends outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/jessicapamelaangela.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/jessicapamelaangela.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/jessicapamelaangela.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/jessicapamelaangela.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congratulatory hug amongst competitors and friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/handlebarcyclery_45.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/handlebarcyclery_45.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/handlebarcyclery_45.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/handlebarcyclery_45.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another sprint finish this evening in the Men&#8217;s category 4\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/armando.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/armando.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/armando.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/armando.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pincus finished with his pull falls back, as Said takes his turn pulling the break away group with Erique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/troyreynolds.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/troyreynolds.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/troyreynolds.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/troyreynolds.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Troy Reynolds visiting from Colorado, always great to chat and watch him race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/womens-open-corner-lean.jpg?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/womens-open-corner-lean.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/womens-open-corner-lean.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/womens-open-corner-lean.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s open taking the 90* turn led by Marjorie, with Meredith, Sarah, Pamela, Jennifer, Amber, and Angela close behind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather Report:\u00a0Hot, windy, and humid aka typical Houston summer Race Report: Hot and fast, typical of the Houston Memorial Park Crit, reports had tickets were written to racers as they were going over the speed limit in the park. Gallery Link:\u00a0http:\/\/gallery.kenlimphotography.com\/Proofs\/Sports\/2017-Cycling\/Crit\/20170628-Memorial-Park\/ The day started off with a sprint finish of the women&#8217;s breakaway with Claudia &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/hot-and-steamy-memorial-park-crit-week-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hot and Steamy &#8211; Memorial Park Crit &#8211; Week 4&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[11,14,7,8,9,13,5,6,10,12],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criterium","category-cycling","tag-alchemy","tag-colnago","tag-crit","tag-criterium","tag-cycling","tag-giant","tag-houston","tag-memorial-park","tag-specialized","tag-trek"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kenlimphotography.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}