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Showing posts with label race. Show all posts
10.21.2008
10.10.2008
from our friends in saskatoon
HEY!
DIRTY DOUBLE CROSSERS!
Come to Canada’s boom city next weekend for Saskatoon’s Double X
Date: October 18th and 19th.
Location: Diefenbaker Park, Saskatoon
Registration: Saturday Sign on at 3:00 Race at 4:00
Race Type: 35 and 50 minute timed races
Cost: $20/ includes meal
Dinner: at Amigos Cantina 632 10th Street E. after the race, with room booked from 6:30 on
Organizer: the fabulous Bike Doctor bike shop--for more info call Greg at bike doc at 306-664-8555
Registration: 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Race Start: 12:00 PM
Cost: $15
Location: Diefenbaker Park, Saskatoon
Prizes: Cash prizes for each category.
Organizer: Cycledelia bike club
Additional info: Cycledelia
DIRTY DOUBLE CROSSERS!
Come to Canada’s boom city next weekend for Saskatoon’s Double X
Date: October 18th and 19th.
Location: Diefenbaker Park, Saskatoon
Registration: Saturday Sign on at 3:00 Race at 4:00
Race Type: 35 and 50 minute timed races
Cost: $20/ includes meal
Dinner: at Amigos Cantina 632 10th Street E. after the race, with room booked from 6:30 on
Organizer: the fabulous Bike Doctor bike shop--for more info call Greg at bike doc at 306-664-8555
Registration: 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Race Start: 12:00 PM
Cost: $15
Location: Diefenbaker Park, Saskatoon
Prizes: Cash prizes for each category.
Organizer: Cycledelia bike club
Additional info: Cycledelia
10.05.2008
woodhaven 2008
a great weekend weather wise and two cross races to boot. the first race took place at happyland park off of marion and by all accounts it was about as tough as it gets. mostly grass rolling terrain and enough elevation to make it a physical challenge. hopefully some of the racers who were there will fill in some details.
sunday's race was at woodhaven. a few nice changes to the course left out some of the more traditional features that are usually a part of the race and included one new path and some a new course set ups which made for a fast course,
the "b" race saw a whole bunch of new faces. looks like the "no-license needed" system might be attractive enough to bring new racers into the scene. the only downside to this type of insurance policy is that it might mean a whole bunch of additional work for organizers who would need to find companies who would be willing to sponsor the race. whatever the case, it was nice to see new riders out giving cross a try.
the"a" race was well attended and also saw some new faces as some b racers from made the leap up to the "a" category and its world of additional pain.them the opportunity to give cross a try.
here are some pictures from the race, more here.
sunday's race was at woodhaven. a few nice changes to the course left out some of the more traditional features that are usually a part of the race and included one new path and some a new course set ups which made for a fast course,
the "b" race saw a whole bunch of new faces. looks like the "no-license needed" system might be attractive enough to bring new racers into the scene. the only downside to this type of insurance policy is that it might mean a whole bunch of additional work for organizers who would need to find companies who would be willing to sponsor the race. whatever the case, it was nice to see new riders out giving cross a try.
the"a" race was well attended and also saw some new faces as some b racers from made the leap up to the "a" category and its world of additional pain.them the opportunity to give cross a try.
here are some pictures from the race, more here.
10.02.2008
Saturday race info:
Hey folks –
The race is set to go for Saturday and the weather looks like it will be dandy!
But - just a quick note about this Saturday’s race: despite what seemed a few weeks ago to be a clear guarantee from the City that we would be able to use the change room facilities at Happyland Park, it now seems that additional/multiple approvals are required (from multiple departments, no less).
We’re still trying to sort this out, but at present it is possible (likely, even) that there will not be change rooms or washrooms available at the race site. It should be noted that there are businesses directly across the street from the park that have washrooms, if needed, but planning ahead for your clothes-changing needs is advisable (e.g. wear your riding kit under your clothes or bust out that kilt you’ve been dying to wear).
I apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and politely request your cooperation in not exposing yourself to the entire neighbourhood before or after the race (please and thank you) or relieving yourself on neighbourhood lawns, etc., as we’d like to be invited back to St. Boniface.
See you at the race!
The race is set to go for Saturday and the weather looks like it will be dandy!
But - just a quick note about this Saturday’s race: despite what seemed a few weeks ago to be a clear guarantee from the City that we would be able to use the change room facilities at Happyland Park, it now seems that additional/multiple approvals are required (from multiple departments, no less).
We’re still trying to sort this out, but at present it is possible (likely, even) that there will not be change rooms or washrooms available at the race site. It should be noted that there are businesses directly across the street from the park that have washrooms, if needed, but planning ahead for your clothes-changing needs is advisable (e.g. wear your riding kit under your clothes or bust out that kilt you’ve been dying to wear).
I apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and politely request your cooperation in not exposing yourself to the entire neighbourhood before or after the race (please and thank you) or relieving yourself on neighbourhood lawns, etc., as we’d like to be invited back to St. Boniface.
See you at the race!
9.29.2008
wildwood recap
this weekend saw cross race #2 in the manitoba series. the temps were a little cooler and leaves have started to turn colour so it is definitely starting to feel like cross season. before the formal racing began we started with black tie race in honour of dainel (one of manitoba's stronger racers) and sydney. daniel and sydney showed up at the race for pictures (the ceremony was later in the afternoon) and so that daniel could participate in race which daniel won taking home a tidy sum of money collected from all of those who participated in the race.
gianni
start of the black tie race
b race start
jonny g
a race start
dave d, brian s and tomek
middle of the a pack
gianni
tomek
lindsay
results should be up soon. next week is double cross - stay tuned.
gianni
start of the black tie racefollowing the black tie race it was time for the b race. numbers have picked up from the civic cross and a good group of riders showed up for the b event. the course was fast and and quite the aerobic challenge.
b race start
jonny gthe a race saw one of our larger fields outside of provincials. 45 minute plus 2 was the order of the day and because it was mostly on grass we were all quite out of breath by the end of the race.
a race start
dave d, brian s and tomek
middle of the a pack
gianni
tomek
lindsayresults should be up soon. next week is double cross - stay tuned.
9.15.2008
cross #1 - civic park
cross is back, and the first race of the season was well worth the wait. this year's course was about as fast as it's every been for civic park. wherever possible we utilized the gravel paths while still incorporating the hill for a two grueling climbs: one, shouldering the bike; the other a tough cross the face uphill which was definitely a challenge for the single speeders in the group (dave d, alberto, dave l, tomek, and tinker tim). instead of a timed event we went with lap counts: 5 for B and 10 for A (could have added one more lap for B and one less for A).
the B race was won by tim turene. of note, apparently liam tossed his cookies in an effort to lessen his weight for the final lap. i would have had some pictures of the B race, but i did realize that my camera was on movies mode and i managed to take a lot of bad movies rather than good pictures.
the A race saw 13 racers: 10 male and 3 females. not sure how many laps to call for, tom chose 10 over 9 thinking that it would be a good way to start the season - one filled with pain. the race started tight with a solid A train making its way through the first third of the course as a tight knit group - that ended as soon as we hit the first barrier. dave d, phil from out east, don s, and tomek separated themselves and the rest of us were left to try and catch up. we never did manage to catch up but we did enjoy our own race. 10 laps translated into over 50 minutes of racing of pain for the men and well over an hour for the women - perhaps a bit much.
here are some pics from the event with more to follow.
the B race was won by tim turene. of note, apparently liam tossed his cookies in an effort to lessen his weight for the final lap. i would have had some pictures of the B race, but i did realize that my camera was on movies mode and i managed to take a lot of bad movies rather than good pictures.
the A race saw 13 racers: 10 male and 3 females. not sure how many laps to call for, tom chose 10 over 9 thinking that it would be a good way to start the season - one filled with pain. the race started tight with a solid A train making its way through the first third of the course as a tight knit group - that ended as soon as we hit the first barrier. dave d, phil from out east, don s, and tomek separated themselves and the rest of us were left to try and catch up. we never did manage to catch up but we did enjoy our own race. 10 laps translated into over 50 minutes of racing of pain for the men and well over an hour for the women - perhaps a bit much.
here are some pics from the event with more to follow.
throw down
seems like there was some interest in a throw down event this wednesday (sept. 17) @ omand park. once cross starts there is no holding it back.
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