Photo by Vince Fedoroff
GETTING鈥圫TARTED 鈥� Young cyclist Sammy Mather busts out of the gate Saturday.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
GOOD鈥圱URNOUT 鈥� Troy Henry was one of 155 cyclists at the 24 Hours of Light bike relay held last weekend.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
TANDEM鈥圱EST 鈥� Bonus laps were awarded to teams who completed the 11-km route on a tandem bicycle.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
DRESSED鈥團OR鈥圫UCCESS 鈥� 鈥楾eam Boreale鈥� riders hit the trail during the 24 Hours of Light bike relay Saturday. The event was held at Biathlon Yukon.
24 Hours of Light relay a hit
A team from Terrace, B.C., earned a hard-fought victory at the 14th annual 24 Hours of Light mountain bike festival held last weekend in Whitehorse.
A team from Terrace, B.C., earned a hard-fought victory at the 14th annual 24 Hours of Light mountain bike festival held last weekend in Whitehorse.
The annual celebration of the Yukon鈥檚 midnight sun saw 155 cyclists take part in the event which ran from noon Saturday to noon Sunday.
This year鈥檚 venue was Biathlon Yukon headquarters, and from there, cyclists attempted to complete a 11-km track on Grey Mountain as many times as possible in the allotted time.
An eight-person Whitehorse team 鈥淗arder, Stronger, Faster鈥� finished 35 laps alongside three bonus laps for a total of 38.
But the four-person 鈥淭errace Expendables鈥� completed 30 laps alongside 12 bonus laps for a total of 42 鈥� and the win.
鈥淭he team from Terrace did more crazy things,鈥� said Sierra van der Meer, one of the organizers. Riding a tandem bicycle was one of the bonus activities.
The top two-person team was 鈥淢oose Knuckles鈥� with 22 laps, while winning solo riders were Sean McCarron (19 laps) and Meghan Wilson (17 laps plus three bonus).
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