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Denny Bohmer, Mara and Aisha Roldan take the early lead in the Tour de Skagway road race on Saturday. Photo by CATHERINE FROST
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Trena Irving, front, Mathilde Roldan, centre, Tori Vollmer, unseen, and Ava Irving-Staley, back, begin a descent during the road race. Photo by CATHERINE FROST
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Cauis Taggart Cox had the fastest youth time during the hill climb. Photo by CATHERINE FROST
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Mathilde Roldan and Tori Vollmer near the finish line of the Tour de Skagway hill climb. Photo by CATHERINE FROST
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Mara Roldan competes during the time trial segment of the Tour de Skagway. The time trial was 20 kilometres and left from the parking lot before Canada Customs in Fraser and went toward Log Cabin. Photo by CATHERINE FROST
Cyclists compete in the Tour de Skagway
It was a beautiful day on Saturday down the Klondike Highway.
It was a beautiful day on Saturday down the Klondike Highway. The sun glistened off of the top of the mountains and the temperatures were nice and balmy for the Tour de Skagway organized by Sockeye Cycle and U Kon Echelon.
The cyclists met in the parking lot before Canada Customs to do their time trials on Saturday and that was followed by a road race. The races were 10 km for the youth and 20 km for the adults.
On Sunday, all the riders, minus one U11 rider, did the 20 km Skagway hill climb, which impressed coach Trena Irving.
“I was impressed with the riding,” said Irving. “All the kids stepped up to the plate.”
The cyclists tested their lungs and their legs during the “dreaded” hill climb.
“The hill climb is special,” said Irving. “It is difficult from the sheer fact that it is so vertical and not many places to rest and their is only one tiny downhill. It becomes a mental game.”
The Skagway hill climb is the third in the top 10 climbs in Canada.
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My Opinion on May 24, 2019 at 1:31 am
Good Job guys.