At 7pm on Friday, March 29, The Sprints returned to Harbour Road under a warm and dry evening sky (unlike
previous years).
As always, there was a diverse cross-section of the cycling population in attendance, including an eclectic mix of some of Canada's finest athletes.
Of the forty-or-so roadies, 'crossers, Badgers and other miscreants gathered, Gillian managed to hustle eighteen starters: twelve fixed-gear and six freewheels. We even welcomed a few new faces to the group; I certainly hope to see more in the coming months.
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Many familiar faces! (Photo: Geoff Robson) |
After an hour of sprinting, Tom Skinner took first place overall and earned himself a big-ol' delicious pie from
Brickyard Pizza
Samuel Willis won the fixed-gear category (second place overall) and took home a super-limited edition Specialized Lululemon team cycling cap courtesy of Gillian Carleton.
Right behind Sam was Jacob Morneau, who would have won a six-pack of beer if he was a few years older, but managed to take home a gift card from
Brickyard Pizza instead. This kid is already getting too fast on a bike for his own good. Might be time to ship him off to the velodrome...
Huge thanks to Parker for running traffic control, Gillian for registration & score-keeping, and Malcolm and David for "holding."
Also, big ups to our perennial sponsor,
Brickyard Pizza, for keeping us warm, fed and well-liquored!
Without further adieu, feast your eyes on these great shots from Geoff Robson and Leif Keithley:
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Kevin, Clay & Malcolm |
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Kevin vs. Clay |
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Kevin. Coastin'. |
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Claymore |
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Laila |
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Malcolm schemes while Clay protests the results of doping control. |
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Clay vs. Kevin |
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Kevin returning from a fierce battle with a-rack. |
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Clay engaging the freewheel |
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Derek Kidd: 25 x 10 + LSD |
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"Sprinting" |
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Alex Hui. Shiny. |
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Pythagorean Swag. |
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Vincent Pungente |
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Regan and Laila |
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Jamie and Kevin make anything look good. |
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New guy takin' on Tom Skinner |
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Clay vs. Cam as David gets in there. |
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Gillian Carleton: always on track. |
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Cam Smith kills it on 20's and 700's. |
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Young blood. Too fast. |
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Tell me that Cam (right) doesn't look like a shark. |
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Sam 'n' Cam |
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This forearm looks suspiciously like my legs.
This chick looks suspiciously like Jenny. |
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Clark Kent / Tom Skinner |
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Jacob |
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David Kennedy |
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Bill always represents. |
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Sam Willis. Capped. |
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Geoff "Freight Train" Robson |
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Cole Carnes was born ready... |
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Vince wasn't. |
Thanks again to everyone who came out! See you out there again soon!
Great photos!
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