You can get an immediate vibe check on how welcoming a bike event is going to be by paying attention to the types of people that show up to race. I’m disappointed in myself that it took more than 10 years of photographing bike races to end up at one where minorities becomes the majority and there isn’t a single middle-aged white guy in the lineup. Grassroots races like the weekly crit in LA by @allcitygrandprix hold some of the keys to what will support the future of bike racing heading in the right direction and I’m going to try my best to focus on more coverage of those types of events as I continue rambling around. Thanks y’all for putting together a welcoming space where anyone can roll up (let’s get some WTF people out there too though?) and have a good time. See y’all again soon!
