Banff Stage Race

Signed up in March with RMCC's Invite Team for the Banff Race (able to receive temp upgrade from Cat 3). With Marnie pregnant I did not know what the next summer would bring with being busy with 2 children and no time for cycling. Seemed like a good idea 3 months out but as 2 months passed my riding time was literally 4 hrs / week, reality was setting in with what actually was going to happen riding with Cat 1' s who ride 20 + hrs / week and last stage being 145 km's. Marnie was asking me why not just race in Cat 3 and podium etc...thought only live once go for it and learn from this. Kept at my 1 hr indoor interval sessions in the meantime with getting outside a few weeks out with laps around tunnel.


87 riders total in Invite Race

Prologue Hill Climb 1.5 km's   28th  Top time on my team

Lake Louise Race   80 km's    43rd  Did what teammates said not to but just happened -must be in top 20 at  Baker Creek as no room to move up - too bad as envisioned beauty hill finish sprint. Received 30 sec penalty for crossing line which dropped me to 43rd from 25th

Criterium                 Was top 15 for first 15 laps then flatted. Changed wheel at pit when commissionaire said to go out then all of a sudden was lapped. RATTLED at this as thrown out there at wrong time by him

Time Trial               Gave my all but lost minutes and minutes to the big guns

Tunnel Road Race  145 km's 40th   Dropped on 10th lap up Rocky hill

Omnium Overall      43rd out of 87 guys    RMCC was 7th of 15 teams

Happy overall with experience under my belt racing with Cat 1, too bad about Crit. Not bad for a dad who was riding 4 hrs / week.

TT Start

                                                                 Tunnel start

         Crit start

Crit