The Sacramento Press has thorough coverage of the 3rd Annual Bastille Day Waiters' Race here and here, but I happened to be in the area with my camera and took some photos. Ah well: the more, the merrier. Or as the French say, "plus on est de fous, plus on rit" (literally: 'the crazier we are, the more we laugh'). Image by: Rik Keller

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Marja-Liisa Magnuson of 33rd Street Bistro (R), the women's winner, starts the 2nd lap on L Street (Image by: Rik Keller)

#44 exhibits some fine Gallic panache near the finish (Image by: Rik Keller)

#41 leads the pack at the start (Image by: Rik Keller)

a course marshal steers a competitor toward the finish line with le tricolore (Image by: Rik Keller)

Le Tricolore (Image by: Rik Keller)

Zach Burkes of Grange, the men's winner, turns the corner toward the finish (Image by: Rik Keller)

the moustache is très magnifique (Image by: Rik Keller) Zach Burkes of Grange (L) shows the resolute concentration that earned him a victory in the men's division (Image by: Rik Keller) Image by: Rik Keller this competitor was hilariously on the edge of spilling his tray throughout the race (Image by: Rik Keller) Image by: Rik Keller women's winner Marja-Liisa Magnuson is smooth and steady (Image by: Rik Keller)

some Gallic attitude (Image by: Rik Keller)