Haven’t had a chance to write about yesterday’s amazing Twitter-inspired race featuring a Jet Blue flight vs cyclists from Wolfpack Hustle competing to see who could get from Burbank to Long Beach first — with a little competition from Metro and even an inline skater thrown in for good measure.
And looking at my schedule and other pressing items on the blogging agenda, it looks like I’ll have to let others tell the story this time. But I have been able to collect some great links, presented here in no particular order.
So settle back and click away.
Brief mention in the Wall Street Journal
Great photos of the Wolfpack in action
The story of how it all came together on Bike Commute News
If anyone has other links, let me know and I’ll add them to the list later.
Update: Great links keep coming in —
New Zealand Herald (brief mention)
Gary Kavanagh presents a participant’s perspective from the Metro side
Bike Commute News sums up finish times
Update 2:
Jet Blue offers their own perspective (though I’d think they’re mistaken about who had the most fun)
Grist suggests pogo sticks next time
KCBS’ story has been repeated by CBS outlets around the country
Streetsblog Network explains why it matters
The Reno Rambler offers a thoughtful look
Update 3:
Intellichick ponders its appeal
KPCC’s Molly Peterson says the real winner may not be who you think.
While completely awesome, it is slightly unfair towards the plane when you’ve got guys who can treat it as a TTT as getting on 40kph average is pretty decent going – that’s a fast-ish race for me!
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You don’t know how many people asked me about this at work in Montana today. Did you hear about….? Did I hear about it? Those are my homies, man! Of course, I knew about it! Midnight Ridazz rock! Woohoo!