To Grand Forks Gazette. Grand Event in Granby Valley.
Many thanks to the Grand Forks Cycling Club for the annual Granby valley July weekend cycle race festival for older riders – this year held 23rd to 25th July. Thanks also to the businesses who provided prizes and food donations. Riders ranged from mid-30s to age 76 including 5 women age 39 to 68. They came from as far afield as Victoria, Comox, Vancouver, Calgary, and Whitehorse. Many bring their partners to make a holiday of it in this scenic, peaceful region.
Olav Stana age 55, Vernon, a Norwegian Canadian and physiotherapist, was a breathtaking winner of the Friday evening hill climb up Hardy Mountain Rd. Olav also won the Saturday morning 40 k (25 mile) individual time trial on the North Fork Rd. in a world class time of 53 minutes 51 seconds. The winner on age standard was Mike McCann age 63 of Whitehorse with an actual time of 57 minutes 48 seconds. The Sunday morning road race however, up North Fork and down Granby and back, went to Derek Tripp age 60, a fish and wildlife biologist from Victoria. Riders in the road race start in 10 year age groups with the oldest going off first. A 60s quartet broke away from the others about half way and were never caught by the younger riders.
A glamourous touch to the road race was having a vintage police Harley Davidson as sweep up vehicle. Event hq and start/finish for all 3 races is Hutton School. For a colourful, exciting, healthy, athletic spectacle be sure to catch the Grand Forks Cycle Weekend next July. Hopes are that this Granby Valley race weekend will develop into a Pacific North West Masters/Seniors Championship.
The Grand Forks Cycle Weekend is cosponsored by the B.C. Masters Cycling Association whose president is Bill Yearwood age 58 Vancouver a high profile aviation safety investigator. Both the Grand Forks C.C. and the B.C.M.C.A. welcome riders of all ages and abilities. You don’t have to be a dedicated top racer to join in the fun.
Yours sincerely,
David Mercer age 67 Victoria. A.k.a. Dr. Velociraptor. Phone: (778) 430-0646
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