FINAL SERIES EVENT - DUOMONT WIEGLES HILL CLIMB The final even in the OBB Wheelers 2010 time trial series is next week's Doumont - Wiegles hill climb. It is significantly different than the previous hill climbs. It is much longer, at 5.6 kilometers, and the first 3km are fast and undulating. For those of you who have not ridden this course in the past, it will be fully marked by the weekend so that you can pre-ride it and decide where your maximum effort is best used.
The Nanaimo Hill climb Championship on Saturday, October 9th. will be on the same course so next week's event is a golden opportunity to see where you can gain some time on your competition. Present record for the climb is held by Frontrunners' Stefan Jacobsen at 12'27"
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDS YOU RAISE GOES AS "CAMPAIGN EXPENSES"? Many of us participate in charity rides for various causes, mainly for cancer research. We were concerned that, in some of these campaigns, the majority of the money raised goes to cover the expense of running the campaign. One of the most popular of these fund raisers is the Ride to Conquer Cancer, the BC version being the annual Vancouver to Seattle ride in June.
We did some research on this particular campaign and found that well over half of the money raised by sponsorship of participants goes to cancer research. This is much better than numerous other campaigns where, in one case, the organisation running the campaign took 92% of the funds, with only 8% going to the cause.
Details of the funds distribution for the Ontario Ride to Conquer Cancer are as follows:
After expenses, $9.3 million has been directed to the highest priority cancer research initiatives at. The Princess Margaret. The return to Foundation of over 64% far exceeds what is considered by the industry as an acceptable return for events of this magnitude. To attract a large number of registrations and donations and run an excellent and safe event requires significant investment in marketing and logistics.
As a matter of interest, those who took part in the very successful Nanaimo to Victoria ride in August will be pleased to learn that, because the ride piggybacked on the Tour de Rock, an even larger percentage of funds generated will go to cancer research, so make sure that you take part in this ride next year.
STEVE NORRIS COMING TO SPEAK IN NANAIMO Canadian Sport for Life Presentation
PacificSport and the City of Nanaimo are excited to present Key note Speaker and Athlete Development Guru, Stephen R. Norris Ph. D. (September 29, 2010 6:30pm – Beban Park, Nanaimo BC)
Nationally renowned high performance and excellence in sport consultant, Dr. Stephen Norris will be delivering a “not-to-be missed” presentation on the “Canadian Sport for Life” program and long term athlete development model.
Dr. Norris will capture his audience with his passion and enthusiasm while delivering a life changing message vital to athlete and sport development.
Cost is $5 per head but if we can get a group of ten, our club will pay for everyone. For further information go here.
OBB WHEELERS COLLEGE DRIVE HILL CLIMB. (apologies to Joel Lutz for not having these posted before supper time)
Tonight’s hill climb, starting on the Island Highway and finishing at the top of College Drive, was quite different from the previous ones. The first 1.5 kilometers was a steady 5% - 6% rise which could be ridden in the big ring. However, once past the turn onto College Drive, the riders were faced with a 7% section followed by the last kilometer, which included short sections of 8%, 10% and a final stiff ascent of 12%. Although the field of six contestants was smaller than usual, probably due to the intermittent rain, all agreed it was a great experience and were looking forward to next year’s climb on the same hill. Full results here.
In the men’s category, twenty year old Derek Brain again showed his dominance of this year’s climbs by finishing almost half a minute ahead of second place PDA, who reversed the placings on the last hill climb, easing out Joel Lutz by a scant nine seconds.
The women’s category was won easily by thirty-six year old Janna Gillick who beat her sixteen years older opponent Julie Angelo by over a minute and a half. However, age on standard handicapping reduced this deficit to just 24 seconds.
Thanks to Leigh Blaney for acting as start timekeeper, and to John Hannon for marshalling at the Highway 1 / College Drive intersection.
The last hill climb in the series is next Thursday at 6.30pm. It takes place on Duomont Rd. / Wiegles Rd. -the same course that will be used for the Nanaimo Hill climb Championship on October 7th.For those who wish to pre-ride the course, it will be fully marked by this weekend. This is the final event in the 2010 time trial series and could determine a number of overall placings – see highlighted individuals below.
| Janna | Gillick | 180 |
| Cheryl | Morch | 119 |
| Julie | Langelo | 111 |
| Erin | Hibbitts | 106 |
| Colleen | Wtorek | 82 |
| Kim | McCarley | 73 |
| Rose | Houle | 67 |
| Don | Gillmore | 161 |
| Derek | Brian | 112 |
| Dave | Steen | 106 |
| Tony | Winter | 93 |
| Shawn | Boyd | 88 |
| Patrick | Burnham | 65 |
| Joel | Lutz | 61 |
| Aunley | Arumour | 58 |
| Gary | Vermette | 56 |
| Dave | Metcalfe | 50 |
| Iain | Hay | 48 |
| Bob | Langelo | 47 |
| Robin | Dutton | 44 |
| John | Hannon | 39 |
| Steve | Sharpe | 38 |