And we're off!!

Welcome to Season 5 everyone! We've got a theme this season, and it's Rider's Choice! Our first segment is the result of this, and I'm looking forward to it!

On that note, if you've got an idea for a great segment, head over to the page, there's a big button near the top, let me know what you've got in mind!!

Reminder that since this is a new season, if you haven't signed up, please head to the event page and do so, it confirms your intention, and I'm collecting some fun stats.

I'll keep this short otherwise, lot's more to come for Season 5, great to have you all on board!

Week #1 - June 10th - 16th - Wallace & Climbit

We're baaack! Season 5 is a go, and we've got a couple great segments to kick off with! We're headed out near Brentwood with a longer flat one ending with a nice kick, and a flashback to one of the very first from the OG KOMpetition series!

1A is also the first of our Rider's Choice segments! Both Travis O and Travis F suggested something fairly similar, so I came up with this. After creating it I realized the Tour de Vic rolls through here, so lots of speedy times, but I bet a concerted effort could topple the QOM and KOM. (And whatever happened to Torin? He moved to UBC and doesn't appear to have ridden this year?) Reminder that if I use your suggested segment, you're immune to the LL curse for that segment!

Segment 1A Name: Willis Points to the Garden Gate - look up!
Deets: 3.69km, 48m elevation gain.
This is a new segment, QOM is Mega Rath with a 6:33, KOM is Torin Halvorson with a 6:03 & LL is Ken Miller with 1 effort!
Link: https://www.strava.com/segments/37056751

No need to ease into the segments this season, we've all been riding for a few months, right! While on the long side, it's quite flat for the first 3km on Wallace. Then we make a fun right-hander onto Garden Gate Drive - this is another one almost everyone has ridden by, but many haven't ever ridden up! It's a neat little loop, but we've got a nice and obvious finish point (and start) for this new segment.

Segment 1B Name: Durrance Road
Deets: 1.13km, 7m elevation gain. (Definitely not right! Closer to 40m.)
This is an existing segment, QOM is Holly Henry with a 2:35, KOM is Clayton Hiltz with a 2:05 & LL is Dave Vunic with 2 effort!
Link: https://www.strava.com/segments/2085147

This one appeared in the second week (I think!) of the KOMpetition back in 2020 - I'd never been up this road before!! It's also off Wallace, watch the bridge where you turn in, fortunately the segment starts a bit after. The surface isn't great, and note that the end is a bit tricky; make sure you aim for the left side of the road to make sure you trigger the segment end!

Happy riding!! 🚵‍♀️

Updated on the site: as always Routing for this week: https://abouttheride.ca/victoria-segment-challenge/

As promised, just a short one! Have fun out there this week, and don't forget to register.

Safe and speedy riding all! 🚲

- Dave

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