It's just a few years old, but the Southern Lakes Bike Loppet has already established itself as one of the marque cycling events in the Yukon.

The annual race connects five Yukon communities: Tagish, Carcross, Mt. Lorne, Golden Horn and Marsh Lake. The event is organized by all five communities, which each have a checkpoint along the 173-km course.

Every year a new community will be picked to host the race. This year it was Tagish, while in 2008 the honour went to Marsh Lake.

The course consists of a loop around the Southern Lakes.

Yellow t-shirts were given out as prizes, but perhaps the most memorable prize went to the Yukon Conservation Society's team. The five-person mixed team took home "The Crooked Wheel Award," a prize given to the slowest finishing time. The group finished at 6:41:00.

"It went really smooth and Tagish did a great job with hosting," said Simi Morrison, this year's Chief of Race.

A total of 72 riders and around 40 volunteers took part in what was the second annual race.

Southern Lakes Bike Loppet

Solo category:

1. Sheebink; Britni Bakk (5:37:00).

2. Trena's Team; Trena Irving (6:14:00).

3. Megbot; Megan Wilson (6:14:00).

4. Team Lairdy; Liard Herbert (6:14:00).

5. Nadele Flynn; Nadele Flynn (6:23:00).

Duo Mix:

1. Tapering (three-to-five mix); Dave Gonda, Ryan Burlingame and Heather Enders (5:10:00).

2. Thirsty Throats (three-to-five men); Dan Shier, Tom Anderson, Fabian Brook; Dave Brook and Knute Johnsgaard (5:20:00).

3. Super Pump One (three-to-five men); Tyler Vandermolen, Graham White, Ted Laking, Rodney Hulstein and Brad Magnuson (5:25:00).

4. Vicious Cyclists (three-to-five mix); Paul Gort, Peter Heebink, Patrice Cameron, Katherine Sandiford and Kirk Potter (5:27:00).

5. Super Pump Two (three-to-five men); Ryan Sylvestre, Scott Westberg, Mike Dibbs, Keith Macpherson and Geoff Quinsey (5:45:00).

6. Tagish Weekenders (three-to-five mix); Frank Campbell, Anne Marie Peters, Rick Boyd, Mari-Ann Campbell (5:58:00).

7. "1819" (three-to-five mix); Jode Gustafson, Coralie Ullyett, Shawn Stinson, Mark Young and Alex Bouchard (6:01:00).

8. Red Lantern Ladies (three-to-five women); Jennifer King, Joanne Parc, Christina Maranic, Keltie Hollingdale, Monica Gibson (6:08:00).

9. Dancing Wu Li Masters (three-to-five women); Ewa Dembek, Robin Hamilton, Jaana Schall, Marg Wallace and Carol Spilette (6:08:00).

10. Mixed Bag (three-to-five mix); Louise Girard, Ron Tait, Penny Sheardown and Colin Campbell (6:20:00).

11. The Red Backed Voles (three-to-five mix) John McDonald, Heather Leduc, Nicole Bauberger and Mario Villeneuve (6:23:00).