Ride up Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge climb - 18 Miles (30km), 5200 feet elevation gain from PA. Sixteen riders began the climb Friday, July 24th from the peaceful town of Port Angeles and sixteen riders finished. Some faster and more easily than others!! :) King of the Mountains - Andrew McCartney - 53:37 runner up Austin Horn- 58:48. Queen of the Mountains - Kyla Coates, Alison Hooper, Hilary Wille (same time, time to the top ??). The stunning views of the Olympic mountains and some fast, fast descending made it all worthwhile. I'm sure we'll do it again!!

Race Day - Gatineau

Here is the link for more pics from race day in Gatineau

http://picasaweb.google.com/barbsha/RaceDayGatineau#

Female National Junior Champion - Alison Hooper

Quick Update from National Junior Champs in Gatineau, Quebec. Female National Junior Champion - Alison Hooper. NTC girls took five of the top ten spots - Alex Coates 4th, Kyla Coates 5th, Christine Ridenour 6th, Hilary Wille 8th. Male National Junior Champion - Connor Hammond, Ontario. Ontario boys raced very strongly with five in the top 10. NTC boys - Matt Sharpe 7th, Cole Stewart 8th, RTC lower mainland, Aaron Thomas 13th.

A very wet day with athletes racing under thunder showers right through to the end of racing made for some challenging conditions. Full results can be seen at www.sportstats.ca Very strong racing by the NTC juniors. Congratulations to everyone from all the provinces for working their butts off today. Alison Hooper surprised many with her win today but we all know she's got talent!! See you all next week. PK

Gatineau - Wednesday

Wednesday in Gatineau and link to more pictures.

http://picasaweb.google.ca/barbsha/GatineauDay1#