Uphill Bike TT Results

Dan Clouston rises to the challenge as victor in the opening event of the UBCTC Fall Race Series, the uphill bike TT. His wit and determination carried him to the top of the podium with an impressive time of 4:09. He along with two other new members of the UBCTC, Jeff Overington and Eric Suess, beat out the veterans to dominate the podium with times of 4:21 and 4:23 respectively.

Andrew Wight's game face

Left to Right: Matt, Andrew, Celeste

The finishing area

Left to Right: Melanie, Fabian, Alex, Carson

Matt Reeve placed fourth with a time of 4:36 to lead the returning UBCTC members. "My legs felt like bricks," said Matt upon reaching the finish line. Matt was the last to start the TT as he was carrying out his executive duties by timing people and as a result spent the longest time in the shade. Certainly the cold was a factor today.

Matt Reeve carrying a load of bricks

There was a two-way tie for first in the female category with Victoria Gilbert and Lauren Sagadore finishing with a very respectable time of 5:56.

Victoria Gilbert at the start launching pad

Lauren Sagadore finishing in strong form

First blood has been spilt, but there are still 12 more events. Who will take home the Vincent Lavallee Cup? It may be too soon to tell. Today has shown that the competition will be tough, the road will be long, and only one will stand on top.

Full Results Below:

Place Name Time Place in M or F

1 Dan Clouston 4:09 1/15

2 Jeff Overington 4:21 2/15

3 Eric Suess 4:23 3/15

4 Matt Reeve 4:36 4/15

5 Fabian Jankovic 4:51 5/15

6 Derek Lee 4:52 6/15

7 Steve Yau 5:03 7/15

8 Andrew Wight 5:04 8/15

9 Winstorm Guo 5:05 9/15

10 Scott Chris 5:06 10/15

11 Nathaniel Janzen 5:29 11/15

12 Victoria Gilbert 5:56 1/9

12 Jess Chao 5:56 12/15

12 Lauren Sagadore 5:56 1/9

12 Greta Raymant 5:56 1/9

16 Ceilidh Curtis 6:00 13/15

17 Carson Cheyne 6:01 14/15

18 Claire Haddock 6:13 4/9

19 Melanie van Soeren 6:40 5/9

20 Dwayne da Silva 6:41 15/15

21 Celeste Pakstas 6:46 6/9

22 Alex Lush 7:16 7/9

23 Nailey Cabrera 9:25 8/9

24 Emily Kwok 10:24 9/9

Photos from this event can be found here.

UBCTC Welcome Back BBQ

Text Copied from Winstons Blog

Last Saturday was UBC Tri-club’s welcome-back BBQ sponsored by the new Save-on-Foods on Campus!

Group Picture at Iona Beach

The nice, breezy morning started with a 9am ride to Iona Beach from UBC. A total of 23 amazing riders showed up to negotiate the gusty winds (50+km/h according to weather Canada), especially leading up to Iona Beach. This must had been one of the bigger group rides I’ve been in awhile, which was a load of fun - just imagine all of us crossing the entire mainspan of the Arthur Lang Bridge. The strong headwinds forced us to average about 20-25 km/hr heading west to Iona, and we averaged about 45-50 km/hr on the same stretch of pavement heading east with the tailwinds. I managed to record my maximum instantaneous speed at 50.3 km/hr.

Ride to Iona Beach

Next up was our Triathlon 101 clinic at 11am just outside the club’s office at the SUB. Vince, our club’s president, was demonstrating on how to change a flat tire. We must have had a lot of funny looks from ordinary people just walking by and seeing many spandex-clad athletes, oblivious to the bike clinic going on. It must have been another one of those publicity stunts on campus. Haha jeez.

Triathlon 101 Clinic

Before you know it, it was noon, which meant that the burgers and dogs were ready. The food suppliers crew, Andrew and Lauren, did a great job getting the food behind the scenes. Also, Iron chef Matt was our designated beef cooker, while Nathaniel mostly made sure that Matt was doing his job properly. It should also be noted that Brittany helped out with security, ensuring that only members of the UBCTC got to eat the food. All in all, the event was popularly attended and people had a good time. We would like to thank Save-On-Foods for sponsoring our Welcome Back BBQ!

BBQ at the SUB

The complete photo album can be found here.