Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Road Race Photos


Time Trial Photos

Philip's time trial start











Cheering Armstrongs at the top of the TT hill












Hayley Evans concentration at TT start


Full Bermuda Results for Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships

Time Trial - Saturday, July 12th

Females - 15 Kilometers
Hayley Evans - 3rd
Sophie Adams - 4th

Juvenile Men - 20 Kilometers
Alex Godfrey - 9th
Ryan Gunn - 13th
Tyree Armstrong - 16th

Junior Men - 20 Kilometers
Thomas Godfrey - 6th
Aaron Place - 9th
Philip Woolridge - 10th

Road Race - Sunday, July 13th

Females - 42.5 Kilometers
Sophie Adams - 3rd
Hayley Evans - 4th

Juvenile Men - 59.5 Kilometers
Alex Godfrey - 9th
Ryan Gunn - 11th
Tyree Armstrong - 18th

Junior Men - 85 Kilometers
Thomas Godfrey - 7th
Aaron Place - 15th
Philip Woolridge 17th

Sunday, July 13, 2008

More Bronze For Bermuda


Sophie Adams took third place in the road race today, claiming Bermuda's second medal of the Junior Caribbean cycling Championships.  She and Hayley (4th) got away with the eventual winner but we later caught by the strong rider from Curacao who took second place, just two seconds ahead of Sophie.  What a great result for both our girls to have claimed prizes in these championships.
More pictures to follow but two happy girls will have to suffice for now.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Hayley Gets Bronze!!!


Hayley Evans took third place in the time trial today, finishing behind riders from Aruba and Curacao and just ahead of our Sophie Adams. It was a great day for Hayley and the entire team as it was the first time any Bermuda junior has won a medal in the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships. We'll see if we can get a comment from her but we may have to wait until the grin disappears.
The boys fared well in their 20K TT with Thomas taking 6th, followed by Aaron in 9th and Philip in 10th. The winner, Quentin Winkel of Curacao beat his own personal record on his home course by one minute and demonstrated that course knowledge can be a big factor. Just wait 'til we host this event next year.
Our "Juvenile" boys did well, with Alex G finishing 9th with Ryan 12th and Tyree at 16th.  The heat on the morning was very intense and is a bit of a warning for the road race tomorrow.
This afternoon was spent relaxing in the A/C after a dip in the pool (Tyree demonstrated all of his best Bermuda dives) and lunch, including what must be the standard fare of cyclists in the Caribbean, fried plantains (amongst other things) and chicken.
Wishing you could be here to experience all of the sights and sounds of Curacao and the racing but know that you are as delighted as Nigel and I with Hayley's awesome result.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Warm Up Ride In Curacao

We've made it to Curacao!

We're here!  The Lido Hotel was ready for us and even has air conditioning.  The local cycling federation has been great, picking us up from the airport last night and then driving us to dinner.  And today they were back at the hotel to make sure that everything was OK.  Aaron's seat post snapped after he had set up the bike and Thomas's rear deraileur was bent so off to a local shop for a seat post and a loaner deraileur for Thomas.
After putting together all the bikes with Philip's expert assistance we set off for a warm up ride a la Geri Mewett with our local guide Daniel.  Working on sticking the video here, maybe by this afternoon.
-peter