It’s Sunday evening and Morgane and I are still in Gijon. We spent the day riding our bikes in the mountains and exploring the city some more followed by a dinner on the beach-front.
During the ride, we stopped by the banked track and road circuit. Both venues were deserted, with skaters, signs & posters, fans, vendors, stands, barriers, and officials all absent.
I collected some dirt from both venues for my collection. I have a jar back home that contains dirt from many different tracks from around the world.
We’re taking the bus to Madrid tomorrow morning and coming back to Canada on Tuesday evening. If there are few updates on SSW between now and the time I’m settled in at home, you now know why.
Now if you watched some of the racing at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships here in Gijon, Spain, during the past couple of weeks, some of the following quotes may sounds familiar;
‘Ready at the center tribute‘
‘Skaters, get down the podium‘
‘Equator eliminated‘
‘Attention; Bart Swings to the order of the judges‘
‘…gives the medal, Mister Roberto Marotta‘
‘Attention; we warn the skaters that the track is still wet for the next room‘
‘Those award of skaters must sit in the first 6 lines of the theatre‘
‘It is a very wish for me‘
‘We demand it is not allowed to smoke‘
‘…in the zone West‘
‘So long, the skater is in first position‘
‘Best time so long‘
‘There is a skater on the floor‘
‘Please remove dorsal numbers‘
‘Make sure numbers are pinned corally‘
‘Please go out the road‘
‘Make sure numbers are in helmets‘
‘Skaters must be ready, perfectly dressed, with the skaters‘
‘The relay is finished after the finishing line‘
‘Fake starting‘
‘She cut with her hand the beam of the chrono‘
‘3 points for Popular China‘
‘Skaters, we have the watch property of a lady skater‘
Sunday evening in Gijon- catching the last rays of sun on the beach on Sunday evening
Surf’s up- I was taking on those waves on Saturday
Skaters who raced in the marathon should be familiar with this view
The track post worlds- no more stands
The road course post worlds- the only remaining hint that worlds was here is the blue banner on the left
Morgane and I during today’s ride- we rode for a few hours to earn this picture
The prize for our ride; beautiful views
Cliffs
The awards ceremony was held in the building with the tall tower on the left- this year’s party was one of the best organized worlds parties, with ceremony at 9pm, buses taking skaters to a cideria where we were wined and dined for 2 hours, and at midnight, off to the nightclub on the boardwalk!
Filed under: Facilities, Funny, MISC, Roller, Track, World Championships
