Teams were excited to get back on the road today after air quality prevented them from being on the road. Our 6 designate riders left from the Prestige Salmon Arm where the support crew had a restful night. A visit with supporters Sedo’s Deli and Ben’s Towing and the team headed westbound. Although we weren’t able to have lunch in Chase at the school, the…
While today was a repositioning day for the support crew, it’s normally a rest day for the cycling team while we drive from Cranbrook to get ready to start our day in Salmon Arm. However, today while the support crew was driving our cyclists were still at home logging their miles. Some of our team members chose to stay indoors and spin their miles, we…
Today the air quality didn’t allow for us to have a team on the road again, which was incredibly disheartening for everyone. Our riders wanted to be out on the road so badly, and even thought we had a small chance at safe air quality at one point. Ultimately, we made the decision that the riders should spin indoors again and the Tamarack Centre mall…
This morning we woke at the Prestige Lakeside Resort hopeful for clearer skies, but the air quality health index was still rated 10+ as a very high health risk. With that, we decided to keep the team indoors again today and off the road. The support crew repositioned to Creston in hopes of better air quality tomorrow. We’ve never had to make a decision like…
This morning our 6 designate riders of Rob Gardner, Rob Crowder, Derrick Francis, Mike Kosof, John Bauer and Ron George left a very smoky Castlegar, bound for Nelson. Castlegar was boasting the highest particulate count in all of North America, but the team soldiered on despite the weather. After a brief stop in Crescent Valley, the team arrived into Nelson for a delicious lunch at…