They're off!

On Sunday, Marc and Nikki started the BC Bike Race. I rode this race with Nikki last year and it was a lot of fun. The first day this year was on the North Shore and featured the Severed Dick trail, which was described by the race organizers as "a puckering ride". I caught up with the Fig Rolls in North Van after Day 1 and everything had gone well. They're somewhere in the middle of the Mixed pairs category and 10 mins ahead of the team behind them. Apparently they beat some Austrian guys... which Marc was pretty happy about. Next stop, Vancouver Island.

Start line confabulation

Marc and Nikki chasing a German guy off the start

Fig Rolls on their way to Mt Fromme from Mt Seymour

T.H.C. No... not that kind of T.H.C.

Fig Rolls Canada triumphed in the UROC Twelve Hours of Cumberland (can you see what they did there?). Fig Rolls ladies Nikki and Joan raced incognito with Fig Rolls special guests Chris and Lina (of divided Fig Rolls and Steed Cycles loyalties). The "Four Horsewomen of the Apokalyps" literally brought home the pottery with a triumphant 21 laps of the fast and furious course. Actually, I didn't see any fury going on at all... it wasn't that kind of race.

Horsewomen ride to victory

There seems to be a tradition in 12/24 hour races in Canada of having bonus laps available for riding a loaner "nasty" bike on the course. "Nasty" isn't the exact word used, to give you a clue... they were kept parked next to the toilets. In this race there was so much enthusiasm for the nasty bikes we could barely get our hands on them. Fisticuffs were nearly reached at one point to get hold of the Ross (who?) "Mt Kilimanjaro". The Fig Rolls boys team (Andrew, Marc, Paul, and Jacek) couldn't be doing with that business... got one lap each on the nasty bikes and left it at that. We paid the price. Despite getting the most laps of any team... we came second. Pah.

Paul, a nasty bike... and a toilet.

Jacek coming into the transition.

We had a great "recovery ride" on Forbidden Plaueau on Sunday and jumped in the river. Good times.

Photos can be found: here, here, and here.