Photos of Crit. Jun 25 2014

Here are some photos of our Crit tonight.  Great turnout for this beautiful evening.

Here is the finish of the first 12 riders, Cat C.

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Rob will post results shortly.

Series 2 / Stage 1 - June 25, 2014: Super Crit

Ahhh summer at last!!! Big shout out to Peter Heinemyer and Co for organizing a very wet and wild Spring Series - rockstars.

Well now that Series #1 is complete, things are about to really heat up (literally and figuratively). Since “Series 2” just sounds a little boring, I reckon we should rename this “The Niklas Group Super Sick Summer Sizzla!”...how’s that for a quad S-bomb?! Too much?  Well name conventions aside, this series will be 5 stages running: June 25 & July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd... and the folks at Team Niklas aren’t known for putting on sissy races, so I hope you’re finding your racing legs ;) 

Back by popular demand we’ll be kicking things off with the Super Crit.  For those of you who didn’t race this last year or get a little antsy about the thought of crit racing (ie: tight corners, crash barriers, etc),  this is your crit race! The 2km course is very safe given its width,  total lack of potholes and other obstacles, as well as grassy run-offs through out.  Factor in some wide sweeping turns and smooth asphalt, and this circuit can be wicked fast! 

Below is the course map:

View WNS Niklas Group Super Crit - June 25, 2014 in a larger map

So here’s how the race will go down... 

6:30PM - “C Group” Starts.  20min + 1 lap

7:00PM - “B Group” Starts. 30min + 1 lap

7:40PM - “A Group” Starts. 35min + 1 lap

Will there be Primes?

Yep. There might be a few of these...

Race Start & Finish:

Race starts on Commercial Drive and finishes at Artist's View Drive.

Parking:

There will be ample parking at the Church across from the start line, Springbank Middle School, and Elbow Valley Elementary School parking lots. Watch out for fast moving traffic as you enter/exit the lot.

Volunteers:

Come see me (red ball cap) at the start/finish line @6-6:15pm for a quick briefing, and to pick up a little volunteer appreciation package.

So those are the deets. This race will be an awesome opportunity to test out some new tactics and get some crit experience without worrying about nasty crashes... it’s also a serious quality workout. We'll have a quick pre-race briefing before the start of each race to go over the finer details, however feel free to post your questions or concerns in the comments section below.

See you Wednesday!

-RS

WNS 2014 Series 1 Complete - Results coming soon

I am just tallying up all the points for Series 1.  Results will be posted soon.

Next series will be hosted by Niklas Group (Rob Starkey).

June 18, 2014 - **CANCELLED** Springbank Elimination Sprints

Due to the threatening rain and lightning, todays event is ***CANCELLED***.

I remembered that this is a popular event, the Springbank Elimination Sprints.  Different, but fun.

The sprints are about a half a kilometer in length. You'll be paired up in your category, start off slow, start fast, whatever it takes.  Just be the first in your pair to finish.  The winner moves on, and the loser....goes to the losers bracket, where you get another chance at the podium.  Yes, double eliminations!

The location is at a new development on the south side of Lower Springbank Road between Range Road 32 and 31.  Sprints start at 6:45PM.  Park at the usual spot at the arena and warm up to the start.

We'll need volunteers, of course!.  One at the finish, and two holders.  So click here if you or a friend are available to help out.

June 11, 2014 - Results

Here are the results to the Classic Road Race and Hill Climb.  Thank to Carlos for organizing and to our volunteers: Tiffany Morissette(For Jean Garez), Karel Bergmann, Dale Hildebrand

Place	Name	Category	Club
1	Cody Godlonton	A	Niklas Group
2	Martin Dodd	A	CycleMiesters
3	Lampros Antonion	A	Bicisport
4	Jeremy Kitson	A	CycleMiesters
5	Cody Gordon	A	CycleMiesters
FLAT	Mike Waldhuber	A	Peloton Racing

...

Place	Name	Category	Club
1	Spencer Pootz	B	Speed Theory
2	Stephen Kenny	B	Speed Theory
3	Ilija Stankovski	B	Bicisport
4	Carl Miller	B	Speed Theory
5	Tom Kenny	B	Speed Theory
6	Briane Kozak	B	CrankMasters
7	Meghan Brown	B-Women	Bicisport
8	Sherri Buchignani	B-Women	Crave
9	Ryan Barr	B	Niklas Group
10	Norm Smith	B	CycleMiesters
11	Brent Thumlent	B	Speed Theory
12	Rob Cooke	B	Speed Theory
13	Dan Sigouin	B	Speed Theory
14	Ernie Cosman	B	Speed Theory
15	Jean Garez*	B	Speed Theory
16	Daryl Beatty	B	Speed Theory
17	Ron Fiell	B	CrankMasters
18	Steve Waters	B	Speed Theory
19	Andres Perdomo	B	Speed Theory
20	Clarance Poon	B	Speed Theory
21	Mike Urquhart	B	Draughters
FLAT	Dan Alboiu	B	Speed Theory

...

Place	Name	Category	Club
1	Andrew Platten	C	CycleMiesters
2	Paul Connolly	C	Speed Theory
3	Ken Erdman	C	Speed Theory
4	Ania Bergmann	C-Women	Bicisport
5	Willy Vansevenant	C	Natural High
6	Sarah Foster	C-Women	Speed Theory
7	Dawn Heinemeyer	C-Women	CrankMasters
8	Keith Inhstrup	C	Speed Theory
9	Jenn Turcott	C-Women	Speed Theory
10	David Baker	C	Speed Theory
11	Daniel Gregoire	C	CrankMasters

 Next WNS is a Springbank Sprint

Week 4 Series 1 - Classic Road Race and hill climb June 11, 2014

Volunteers needed!

Next week's race will be hosted by Carlos Bonilla from Niklas group.  It's a personal favorite of his at Bragg Creek, a perfect scenery and some challenging hills for everyone. 

Race Start:

Race starts at 6:30pm sharp at the corner of Highway 66 and 758. As always, we will need a few volunteers.

Race Format:

The Women's and Men's C's will start out and ride to Elbow Falls and head back for approximately 34km

The B's will go a little longer to more hills to the 23km mark before turning back for approximately 46km.

The A's will go and attack one more big hill to the 26km mark before heading back for an approximate distance of 52km

Unlike ABA rules, if a group catches you, you're permitted to ride together.

Important Things to Note:

We will be riding through a few "Texas Gates" so please ride carefully and neutralize during these portions.

Parking:

Best place to park is in the Bragg Creek main parking area. You can ride down and warm up to the start area.

Did I mention we need volunteers?  Volunteer by clicking here.  We need many volunteers for this ride as there are various turn-around points.

Week 3 Series 1 - June 4 Results (or not!)

Well, at least it was a beautiful evening....                                    

Since most of the riders didn't study the map, and the organizer (me) apparently wasn't very clear on the turns tonight....result being the majority of the racers made a shorter loop at RR 31 instead of going to Horizon Road.  Since all the times recorded were not based on the same distance for all riders, no points will be awarded tonight for placing.  However, there will be a 5 point allowance for attending and volunteering.

It was a fun event nonetheless, and you all have Garmin's to track your times anyway.  As always, thank you volunteers! 

Here were the teams that raced tonight...in no particular order. 

CAT A Teams
Place	Name	Club
N/A	Charles Volsteed	Speed Theory
N/A	Frank Woolstencroft	Speed Theory
N/A	Dale Hildebrand	Bicisport
N/A	Ferenc Jacso	Cyclemeisters
N/A	Chuck Jonstone	Speed Theory
N/A	Callum Galbraith	Crankmasters
N/A	Evan Bayer	Leadout Project
N/A	Trev Williams	Speed Theory
N/A	Jack VanDyk	Peloton
N/A	Karel Berman	Peloton
N/A	Thomas Yip	Folio
N/A	Marc Enter	Leadout Project
CAT B Teams
Place	Name	Club
N/A	Andy Hill	Crankmasters
N/A	Dan Barker	Crankmasters
N/A	Dan Aboui	Speed Theory
N/A	Ernie Cosman	Speed Theory
N/A	Dan Sigouin	Speed Theory
N/A	Mike Healy	Speed Theory
N/A	Steve Kenny	Speed Theory
N/A
N/A	Darcy Gullacher	Speed Theory
N/A	Michael Godfrey	Speed Theory
N/A	Sherri Buchignani	Crave Racing
N/A	Alan Oikle	Speed Theory
N/A	Walter Leoppke	TCR
N/A	John King	Crankmasters
N/A	Mike Urquhart	Draghters
N/A	Clark Schommer	Draghters
CAT C Teams
Place	Name	Club
N/A	Dawn Heinemeyer	CrankMasters
N/A	Jenn Turcott	Speed Theory
N/A	Keith Ingstrup	Speed Theory
N/A	Ken Erdman	Speed Theory
N/A	Ron Fiell	Crankmasters
N/A	Willie Vansevenant	Natural High
N/A	Emile Jobson	Speed Theory
N/A	Sarah Foster	Speed Theory
N/A	Ania Bergman	Bicisport