Race #2 KONA KUP: Pre Race

OK…..we are getting set to bring you race number 2 in season number 5 of Cross on the Rock. The last time we hosted a race on a thanksgiving Monday it was our biggest turn out to date…..we even used the controversial Juan de-Fuca velodrome! With the easy access to and from the ferry of Bowen Park in Nanaimo….we hope to again have a great turn out.

THE RACE GUIDE is NOW POSTED. And updated: the correct date of the race is Monday October 11th, 2010.

PLEASE NOTE we have made some adjustments to the race schedule including: 1) Moving start times up a tiny bit so that racers from the mainland can snag the 5pm sailing home and 2) the OPEN WOMEN will be racing with the intermediate men….we are going to try this out and see how it goes.

SERIES NEWS:

We have a venue for our October 31st race in Victoria…..we had our feelers out for a few locations but this one is solid and should be great. Here is the description from race director Drew MacKenzie

A classically designed cyclocross course in the European tradition with varied terrain including grass (of mixed heights and sogginess), wood chips, hard packed gravel sections and some bike path pavement. The mainly flat 2.7 KM course is twisty in spots with lots of doubling back on itself – great for spectating and keeping your eye on fellow competitors in the heat of battle. It’s a balanced mix of high/low speed riding, wide open power sections, tight technical cornering, and flowing long radius turns snaking its way through out Layritz Park. A fun course for newbies and veterans alike, the main feature will be the smile left on your face. No maniacal sections of imminent doom or run ups through cesspool waterfalls. Just rainbows and ponies the whole way through.

JUST FOR YOUR INTEREST:
The Three Peaks race in North England that began in the late 1950s. 61kms long, 28kms is road, 33kms off-road and 6kms hike a bike! Looks like a sweet race
Race Website Course profile

Organized by: Oak Bay Bikes Nanaimo

Brought to you by the Coucil of Cross.
Race Director: Corey Piket
Course Design: Corey Pikey

Series: KONA, Oak Bay Bikes, Sponsors, Avia West, Howard Johnson, Saltspring Coffee, OAKLEY, Lambert-Lezyne-Pedros, Frontrunners, Action Motorcycles, The North Face, Pro Bar

Local Supporting Bike Shop: Oak Bay Bay Bikes Nanaimo

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

To The City of Nanaimo
Nanaimo Parks and Recreation
All our volunteers, marshals and post pounders

Series is Organized by the Cross Council:
With the following cycling clubs: VICC, Experience Cycling Club, UROC, Arrowsmith MTB Club and IRC

Supported by:
OBB Victoria, Westshore and Nanaimo
Trail Bikes in Courtenay
Experience cycles in Duncan
Frontrunners in Nanaimo
Straight Up Cycles in Victoria
Dodge City Cycles in Cumberland

Sanctioned by:
Cycling BC

Cross Stuff for Sale

2008 Cypress steel frame, carbon fork, mid-size (53) cyclo-cross bike suitable for a 5’5 to
5’7 person. Campagnolo Mirage 10-speed shifters and derailers, Avid Shorty 4 cantilever
brakes, Campy Khamsin wheels, Vittoria Randonneur tires. Bike computer and fenders
included. Excellent condition. This bike also makes an awesome winter bike and/or
commuter.
Asking price: $1000 obo. Phone: 250-544-1793 in the evening.

1) KONA Major Jake frame, fork and headset. Scandium Frame. 56cm. Team Colours. Alpha Q fork. $600. Norm normont@islandnet.com

2) 58cm Lapierre (Scandium Frame), Dura Ace shifters and rear Derailleur, FSA K-Force Carbon Cranks, and a brand new set of Mavic Askium Wheels. The front and rear derailleur, 105 cogset, brakes, wheels and tires are all brand new. I’m selling it for $2150, no tax. Sean at OBB Oak Bay Bikes [oakbaybikesnanaimo@gmail.com]

3) Oak Bay Bikes in Nanaimo has a SPECIAL on 2010 Major Jakes. Size 56cm and 54cm. Regular they are $2799 On Special for $1799. Last of the WICKED Scandiums! E-mail them at: oakbaybikesnanaimo@shaw.ca OR call them 250-760-0211