Chuck Pea rode the Worlds road race course for PEZ to preview the sights of Richmond before the fans arrived. So it was only fair that we send him back with his camera for the week-end of the championships to get the ‘Chuck Pea Angle’ on all the action from the 2015 Richmond Worlds. – By Chuck Pea –FridayHaving ridden the Worlds course earlier this year and watching delayed TV race coverage of the time trials during the week, Friday morning couldnt have gotten here soon enough for our family 3-day weekend trip to Richmond aka RVA. Up early, pack the car, a stop at Java Shack for lattes, and we were off! Fortunately, it was smooth sailing from Arlington to Richmond and we arrived at our friends (Tilly and Bonnie) house in the Ginter Park neighborhood about 10am.There was a lot of news reporting that the crowds werent as big as anticipated, so we decided to risk it and drive into the city proper (more accurately, my friend Tilly drove us) on the chance that wed be able to find parking. Rather than having to wait for a bus, driving was the right call. We found a parking spot just one block off Broad Street, the main straight of the race course.Near the start/finish, one of many murals painted just for the WorldsAnd we were very near Lift, which from my previous visit to Richmond I had dubbed the official PEZ coffee shop for the Worlds. So the first...
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