Getting a bit tired posting these cancellations. Due to the weather the hill climb is cancelled.
Unfortunately due to the weather the criterium is cancelled
Boxwood Criterium - Tuesday Evening
Tuesday night saw favorable weather and a decent turnout for the second race of the season. In the B Race, seven riders took the field with Gord and Shep getting out front to set a strong tempo. In the end though youth rider Jack Mace showed that he's been paying attention to the coaching, and passed them both with a well-timed sprint at the finish line. In the A race, Jason Basaur tried several times to establish a break and get away from the main bunch and stayed off the front for a large portion of the race. In the end though he was chased down, unable to match the sprint from Jaymi Dumper who easily powered past the rest of the riders.
River Road Time Trial - Thursday Evening
Thursday night’s time trial brought cool damp conditions for a 20km event. 9 riders came out to test their legs, this being the first hard effort in two years for some. Jaymi Dumper once again showed that he's the one to watch this season with a time of 30:43, edging out James Sage who suffered mechanical issues, and Jason Basaur who paced his ride with a 3km run in the back of his mind.
Next week
Next week’s criterium will again be a B race starting at 6:30pm, with the A race at 7pm. Thursday’s time trial will be replaced with the Witchcraft Lake Hill Climb - Check the calendar for details.
Boxwood Criterium - Tuesday Evening
In a week of wildly fluctuating weather we got lucky and couldn't have asked for better conditions for the first Criterium on Boxwood Road in two years. Ten racers took the line for a 30 minute plus three laps race around our 1.1km course. Several attempts at breaking away from the main pack but were all quickly absorbed by the main bunch, finishing in a tight Sprint for the finish, with long time regular Iain Hay showing everyone how it's done. Youth rider Jack Mace managed to hang with the bunch for the majority of the race, dropping back to recover then hopping back in to finish only 2 laps down at 16 years of age.
River Road 15 km TT - Thursday Evening
Our good luck with the weather held for Thursday night’s 15k time trial, with the day’s rain finishing and giving way to the occasional patch of blue sky. The road conditions were still definitely wet and the riders stayed cool. Six came out to race the TT but only Jack Mace took up the offer of running an extra 3 km after the 15 km on the bike setting a total time of 47:24.508. Jason Basaur was the fastest cyclist with a time of 22:39.216. Hopefully as the weather warms we’ll see more people coming out to test themselves against the clock.
We’ll have to wait a little longer for the start of our road season. Heavy rain and wind here in Nanaimo would mean tonight's ride would be no fun, so the board has taken the decision to cancel this evening’s ride.
