Tuesday 7 July 2015

5. We did it!!!

We did it!  9th place of 42 teams in Open Men.  24hours and 13 minutes of racing over 7 days in 30C heat.

Crossing the finish line in Whistler.  Bodies and bikes intact.  

I write this post on day 3 "post BCBR".  Legs are recovering well.  Spending great family vacation time in White Rock, BC.

I plan to write a couple of short blog posts about the race.  What we loved.  What challenged us.  Bike setup stuff. (I rode with ZERO mechanicals!!!  how did that happen?)  The trails.  (So sweet...)  But for now, the quick and dirty stats:
Yes.  9072m climbed.  More than climbing Everest.

The folks at BC Bike Race have this thing totally figured out.  I was shocked at how seamlessly the whole thing went off.  Hearding 1000 people through 4 ferry rides, 7 cities, all without any hiccups.  Kudos to them.  They also made a great recap video for each day.  Check them out:

Day 1 - Cumberland:

Day 1: Cumberland presented by BC Ferries from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.

Day 2 - Powell River:

Day 2: Powell River presented by Rocky Mountain Bicycles from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.

Day 3 - Earls Cove to Sechelt:

BCBR 2015 Day 3: Earl's Cove to Sechelt from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.

Day 4 - Sechelt to Langdale:

Day 4: Sechelt to Lansdale Presented by Ryders Eyewear from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.

Day 5 - North Shore:

BCBR 2015 Day 5: North Vancouver from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.

Day 6 - Squamish:

Day 6 Squamish from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.

Day 7 - Whistler:

BCBR 2015 Day 7: Whistler from BC Bike Race on Vimeo.



If you like eating chips and waffles at 6am in a tent, BCBR might be for you.

Stay tuned for more to come...  I'm overdue for my daily nap.

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