This is our weekly call out for volunteers to marshal a corner at the Criterium race on Tuesday. Please go to our Facebook page and comment that you can help if you can. The time we need you is 6:45 to 8ish. Thanks in advance!
We will have our regular Monday night Developmental ride tomorrow. But if you want to learn to sprint then there is that option as well. Patrick will take a group over to Maxey road and do some "match sprints". He will lead a how to clinic beforehand. Why not try it out?See you tomorrow.
Arrowsmith Bikes has stepped up to sponsor the Hill Climb Series in 2016. The hill climbs saw serious growth in 2015 with an average of 23 riders a night coming out, up from 7 the year before. The series is 5 hill climbs running August 4th until September 1st, held every Thursday night @ 630.
Aug 4: Witchcraft Aug 11: Nanaimo Lakes Road Aug 18: Aho Aug 25: Departure Bay Sept 1: Doumount Double Points Finale
Here are last years Hill Climb results, now is a great time to set a goal and start working towards it.
Thanks again Arrowsmith Bikes!
(By Peter) COAL CITY CYCLES BOXWOOD CRITERIUM 160614 30 laps 34.5km 41.1kph
Small turnout for tonight's race, due no doubt to the cold weather and the threat of rain, so distance cut to 30 laps. The pack stayed together for the first 2 laps and then Nick , Ayden and John distanced themselves from the rest. They gained 20 seconds in the next 4 laps and then John drifted back to the bunch, his lesser fitness showing clearly. Meanwhile, Patrick, Lee and Mike dropped back, leaving Chris and James between them and the lead duo. Nick and Ayden then consolidated their lead, with Nick doing the lion's share of the work and, with 12 laps to go lapped the tail-enders. Chris and James were now joined by John and that's the way it stayed until they too caught the 3 stragglers, having held the leaders to 40 seconds until they slowed in the latter part of the race. Ayden did very well to stay with the surging Broad Street Cycles rider until the final sprint and still manage to finish in the same time - a superbe performance for the first year junior. John won the sprint for third place, with John just pipped at the post and Chris grabbing fourth.

