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Hey all! Conditions this week was a bit of a mixed bag, some record windy days, but not a particularly helpful wind...good on those who got out, a few less than last week, but we've also got 6 new riders, thanks for joining us!!
HOUSEKEEPING
Just a few notes:
Last week I mentioned the possibility of combining the Female fields, but with a new A rider (yay Lindsay!) I'm going to leave it for now..fingers crossed we see a few more join in, tho this is still under consideration!
I will highlight that the wonderful Dan Blackwell is on notice - his B seggie time demolished everyone including the A rider times this week! Better switch to an MTB for your efforts or I might have to upgrade you. 😁
If there are any errors, omissions, issues, concerns, or anything else, feel free to hit reply!
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SOUNDTRACK NOTES
Listening to Lana Del Rey's new album while working on results tonight..not quite my jam, and a bit slow for editing spreadsheets, but on first listen sounding like a solid album overall.
THIS WEEK IN RIDES
The A's
Claire is away this week, but let's welcome Lindsay to the fray!
The fast guys have a couple new faces, and Louis FL jumped in with both feet, claiming the fastest time on the A segment, and closest of our little club to that nasty KOM time. Harley was the fast man on the B segment however, just a couple seconds faster than Damian and newcomer Chad. Looking forward to more of these duels!
The B's
The B field continues to grow!
On the Female side, Laura and K :) keep battling for the top spot, Laura's A effort was particularly fast! Maria took 3rd on both segments as well, nice job moving up!
Over with the fellas, we've welcomed a few more riders, including Roberto who claimed the Early Bird bonus points.
Dan Blackwell cleaned up this week - including the fastest overall time on the B segment! Watt machine Travis actually tied Dan on the A segment, and Logan was third fastest on that mean old climb. I somehow managed 2nd on the B segment, and Kevin was just behind, and a lot of very close times separating many of us!
The C's
Sadly no Female riders this week! The Open field gained two more riders, but Matt and Marc continue to set the bar, and newcomer Tyler Venn got 3rd on the climb, and Tyler Galts and Mikael rounded out the B segment.
The Secret Times this week were 2:36 and 4:14, but no one rode these times. Kirk picks up 5pts for being a Socialite and the only person to do a social media post mentioning the ATR account (retroactively, it was last week but I missed it originally), very sad no one's going for those points! 🤩
PRIZES!
This week is the remaining Cycles West prizes, plus another $20 Cinnaholic Gift Card.
As promised I've drawn 6 names, 2x Female, 4x Open, and the draw winners this week are:
K :)
Jennifer R
Rob Lunney
Kit St. John
Dan Blackwell
Chad Grice
I'll email you all privately later tonight with details, note that the first to reply will get their top choices!
For Week #5, we'll be giving away the goodies from Oak Bay Bikes. Thanks again to all our supporters, check out that huge prize list!!
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