NANAIMO HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP

The Nanaimo Hill Climb Championship will take place this Saturday on the Duomont/Wiegles course, a 5.2 kilometre grind,with the undulating first 2.5km followed by the final 2.7km of real climbing. Registration is from 10am to 10.45am at Pleasant Valley Community Centre and first rider is off at 11.01am. There will be awards for the top three men and women overall and, if there are sufficient starters, awards for under 18, and masters' (40+). There will also be age on standard awards, with handicap times based on a formula that will give all masters an equal chance of winning. In addition,there will be a  cash prizes for anyone beating the present men's record of 12' 20" or women's record of   15' 06". All winners will be recognised after the event but the awards for the championship will be presented at MIVA social evening at the Longwood Brew Pub on November 11th.