PACIFIC SPORT COACHES WEEK. Pacific Sport's Coaches Week starts later this month. All kinds of expert advice and workshops. Find out all about it here.

SEPT. 2^ND.  OBB WHEELERS 3.2km  HILL CLIMB, KILPATRICK RD. OBB Wheelers second midweek hill climb this season saw twelve competitors

take the line to do battle on Kilpatrick Road/Benson View Road. This proved

to be a very different race to the previous contest on Departure Bay Road.

The course started off on Kilpatrick Road at about 6% with a couple of slight

increases and then, after one and a half kilometers, turned right onto

Benson View Road and a big gradient increase to 8%. After another couple

of hundred meters, there was a right hairpin, with the slope increasing to 10%

and then easing back to a final run in that leveled off, descended slightly and

then rose up to 7% for the sting in the tail.

This hill seemed to suit the cyclists more than the triathletes, as members of

cycling clubs won both  categories. In the men’s contest, despite missing his start

by 12 seconds, Everti’s Derek Brain just piped  Tri BC’s Shawn Boyd by a mere

9 seconds. with PDA (Cycling BC) and Bryan Rehill (Tri BVC) sharing 3^rd. place, a

further 22 seconds back.

In the women’s category, OBB’s Erin Hibbitts beat Tri BC’s Cheryl Morch by well

over a minute, with fellow Tri BC rider, Rose Houle in 3^rd.place, 41 seconds back.

We had several volunteers out to help with holding, and marshalling on the

corners, plus Dave Kenny did duty as co-timekeeper and starter. Thanks to

Mike Woodworth, Tony Winter and to John Hannon who rode the event

as well as helping out beforehand.

Next week’s 15km time trial will start promptly at 6.30pm. Those concerned

about being seen by motorists can get a flashing LED at registration.

FULL RESULTS

MEN							pts
Derek Brain	Everti	8	38	12” late start			12
Shawn Boyd	Tri BC	8	49				10
PDA	Cycling BC	9	01				9
Bryan Rehill	Tri BC	9	01				9
Joel Lutz	HCTC	9	05				7
Derek Steel	Arrowsmith	10	49				6
Dave Metcalfe	HCTC	10	56				5
John Hannon	Cycling BC	11	49				4
WOMEN
Erin Hibbitts	OBB	9	39				12
Cheryl Morch	Tri BC	10	47				10
Rose Houle	Tri BC	11	28				9
Vicki Boyd	Tri BC	12	08				8

CaniBiCuba needs a lady rider to share accommodation with the same on the "Tailwind Grand Tour 2010". This tour is an easy-rider tour in Cuba, late this coming fall. Details of the ride can be found here .

Anyone interested please contact Dean Tebbutt at tel 905 328 3830 or Peter Marshall at petermarshallcycles@yahoo.ca

NOTE FROM PETER McC: these tours are organised by Peter Marshall a long-time friend and cyclist who knows Cuba intimately and offers the best deals around.

KILPATRICK / BENSON VIEW HILL CLIMB This week's hill climb goes rain or shine. It's just over 3km and location can be found here (scroll down to "OOKilpatrick/Benson hill climb")

Registration is at start, by mail boxes on Kilpatrick Road.

Please park at top of Benson View Road or at school on East Wellington. No vehicles at start.

AUG.26^TH.  OBB WHEELERS 40 KM  ITT, NANAIMO RIVER ROAD As a number of our regular riders are competing in the Ironman triathlon at the

weekend, tonight’s turnout was small.  Times were a little slower than usual as it

was windy at the start and got more blustery later. The temperature also dropped

several degrees.  Don Gillmore won handily with a time over three minutes

slower than his best this season, while Derek Brain increased his margin over 68

year old Dave Steen to over a minute. In the women’s event Cheryl Morch just

failed to catch her fellow triathlete Julie Langelo, beating her by 59 seconds.

Lone youth rider, 5 year old Ian Gillmore improved on his 5km time, posting 18’4”.

Full results here.

Thanks to Mike Woodward for holding and marshalling at the 20km mark and to

perennial helper Dave Kenny for looking after the 10/30km turn.

Next week is the Kilpatrick Road hill climb, starting at 6.30pm. Riders please park

at the top on Benson View Road or at the school on East Wellington. No cars at the

start.