Thanks Peter for the BC TT and TTT champs
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:20 am
Thank you Peter. Despite all the compromises, late start and less than ideal course for the paras and our too-busy club, it was huge success from my perspective. Much of this is due to your persistence, light-hearted leadership, and diplomacy. Thanks for that.
The boys are already asking for more, and the girls are so pumped to have beaten their rivals in the TTT.
Especially notable were Brenna and Farisha, who kept their composite team members VAC's Laura, when she was struggling, and triathlete Nicola (LifeSport) with them. Laura is still coming back from a broken arm in the spring, and struggled throughout. Nicola stepped up in her first non tri race. And still beat their not insignificant competition by 3 seconds. A true TS effort.
the boys didn't have the same result against provincial team level VAC (I wonder what would have happened if Adam de Vos had ridden junior?
) But Liam (16) and Duncan (15) pulled Evan (17), exhausted from the 40 km just before (u17 did 20km instead), to the finish and David for the first half, just not there yet in training. And didn't seem to mind at all; they liked the chance to do their bit for both the older, tired guy and the new guy.
And all the other stuff: learning to deal with UCI bike rules, seeing junior worlds members Annie Ewart and Adam de Vos ride the same races they are, but in such a professional way. Seeing that cycling is hard, but also very fun with that beautiful setting for the social after. Bill Yearwood flying his helicopter in to race. Seeing Glen emerge as one of the strong riders on her team on a cross bike with no aero bars, alongside Jenn, injured but rocking her TT bike. Vanessa jumping in after only weeks of training. Minda stepping up for her team mates tired from the 40km. Pretty near unbelievable cooperation to impose the race on Sydney Velo and BC Masters who had already planned a race there.
I'm sure there are many more stories. But we wouldn't have had those experiences without the event, and you made that happen. Thanks. A lot.
L
The boys are already asking for more, and the girls are so pumped to have beaten their rivals in the TTT.
Especially notable were Brenna and Farisha, who kept their composite team members VAC's Laura, when she was struggling, and triathlete Nicola (LifeSport) with them. Laura is still coming back from a broken arm in the spring, and struggled throughout. Nicola stepped up in her first non tri race. And still beat their not insignificant competition by 3 seconds. A true TS effort.
the boys didn't have the same result against provincial team level VAC (I wonder what would have happened if Adam de Vos had ridden junior?
) But Liam (16) and Duncan (15) pulled Evan (17), exhausted from the 40 km just before (u17 did 20km instead), to the finish and David for the first half, just not there yet in training. And didn't seem to mind at all; they liked the chance to do their bit for both the older, tired guy and the new guy.And all the other stuff: learning to deal with UCI bike rules, seeing junior worlds members Annie Ewart and Adam de Vos ride the same races they are, but in such a professional way. Seeing that cycling is hard, but also very fun with that beautiful setting for the social after. Bill Yearwood flying his helicopter in to race. Seeing Glen emerge as one of the strong riders on her team on a cross bike with no aero bars, alongside Jenn, injured but rocking her TT bike. Vanessa jumping in after only weeks of training. Minda stepping up for her team mates tired from the 40km. Pretty near unbelievable cooperation to impose the race on Sydney Velo and BC Masters who had already planned a race there.
I'm sure there are many more stories. But we wouldn't have had those experiences without the event, and you made that happen. Thanks. A lot.
L
), and don't even get me started about times like Ryan's or Adams or that 14 year old Joel who averaged more than 40 km/h on that hilly course. Insane.