Tripleshot Cycling

Emphasizing distance, pace, and making it back for Shoal Pt. coffee, we will enjoy an early departure at 5:45 a.m. tomorrow from Wonger's Wait (Petro-Can at Hillside and Shelbourne), hit the top half of Cedar Hill GC, Lochside, Royal Oak trails (expurgated), then up and back down the west side of Elk Lake, returning to town via the usual HCP, Colquitz River, and Goose trails.

Should be 45-ish kms in two hours. Everyone welcome. There's nothing particularly technical on this route, but you should feel comfy averaging 24+ on the smoother trails.

Eat your heart's out, and Wayne Lackner*. A big old QOM on Elk Lake West - Northbound.

We might have made it on the board that we belong on if Rolf would have stopped picture taking, put both hands on his handlebars, and pulled for a millisecond .

*Who on his very first TS CX ride was frighteningly adept!

I could have pulled through if you hadn't surged at the start, Bruce Willis. The initial effort from holding your wheel gave me tinnitus. Still, it was very nice of you to pull for that 4K as it meant I only had to pull the other 36. At least Wayne had the excuse of new terrain. Speaking of Wayne: well done, man! Welcome to TSCX magik...

Sunrise was so pretty along the lake this morning that nothing could have kept my hand from diving into my shorts again and again. I snapped this one in Panama Flats (while riding 28.1 km/h with no hands on a gravel trail. )

With a photo like that how can I *not* forgive you for pulling us 4 kms short of 40?

Now enough of this childish banter, I need to get back to some productive work,