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THIS WEEK IN RIDES
The A's
Some close times with our fast ladies this week, with Laura and Jen tying on the sprint segment (and both taking the QOM!) The hill was also very close, with 3 seconds separating them, but Laura edged out on top! (Also taking another QOM!) Nice to see K :) and Lindsay logging times as well!
Dan Blackwell after a little encouragement has returned (yay!), and while he hasn't been riding as much lately, at least gave Julian some company in the A's. No KOMs this week, but still a stinkin' fast hill climb from him, the only to crack 2mins and well ahead of anyone else!
The B's
Surprisingly no Laura this week! But I'm glad to see Maria back, and took top points!
On the side of the guy, lots of really close times, as expected.. Again, I claimed the fastest time (darn that Vinko, 1s faster!!), and owe good weather conditions that day as part of the credit.. Alex, Colin and Ron all tied with 30s, and in 3rd were Dave B, Glenn, and Travis O with 31s. The hill was another story, and Adam's 2:13 was the second fastest time of all, followed by Colin and Tyler V.
The C's
Heidi had a great sprint as well, taking top spot there, followed by Kathy and Suzy. The climb suited Kathy more however, and Tijana posted a great time for 2nd, and 3rd went to Lani this week! (I suspect some of the other times were due to stopping too close to the start of the segment, and that triggered the 'start', and it started ticking before actually riding off... Pro tip: always be sure to get well clear of the start point!!) Looking forward to how this turns out next week!
Newcomer Todd Rooker threw down the gauntlet and set the fastest times in both segments! Don and Juan tied for 2nd on the sprint, and Kit held on for a podium spot. On the climb Juan rode the 2nd fastest time, and Quinton claimed 3rd, in a week that series leader Kit was nearly shut out, what an upset!! Love seeing this level of competition!!
BONUSES & CURSES
As usual the QOMs went to Laura, and the KOMs remained 'safe' this week.
Early bird was Ron M, and the secret time of 27s for the sprint was actually hit by three people: Jen and Laura both got 5pts, but as organizer I feel in fairness that I should be omitted from some bonuses, and this is one of them. And no Socialite points awarded as well. The Local Legend curse was also not in play this week.
PRIZES!
This week's prizes are the Gift Cards for Goldsteam Bicycles!
There's 7 remaining, and since the prizes for the final week lean a bit more heavily towards female riders, I'll do 3x Female riders and 4x Open, and our lucky peeps are:
The Squaremeat
Maria Morano
K :)
Tyler Venn 🇨🇦
Peter Burgess
Kit St. John
Adam Wadden 🇨🇦 🐺
Congrats! I'll email you all privately later tonight with details, note that the first to reply will get their top prize choices!
And in case any were wondering, as promised at the beginning of the season I've implemented a limit of 2 prizes per person, and unless I've messed up, that ought to be the case!
For Week #9, our final week, I'll be doing something a bit different - I'll be sending out a link in the next day or two with a quick selection form, and you can choose which items you'll want to be in the running for, and the final prizes will be:
- a medium-fitting Decathlon jacket donated by Mike Huffman
- several Giant women's items, including a few really nice pair of padded winter bib shorts
- 4x OBB gravel bike day rentals (which can be used for our Season 3 Gravel Segment Challenge!)
- 2x helmets from WestShore Bikes (still have to collect them, so awaiting details)
Again, I'll be sending out a special link to sign up for which items you're interested in, and all who ride at least one segment this week can be included! (And since it's a bit of a special draw, I'll be ignoring all the previous name pulls, so ALL will be in the running.)
As always a huge thanks to all our supporters, check out the prize list!!
https://abouttheride.ca/victoria-segment-challenge-season-2-prize-list/ |
