Cyclon 2012 in Peterborough and New Blog

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In the meantime Here are some photos from last weekend.

Cyclon is the annual weekend of riding that the Toronto Bicycle Network has every year on the August long weekend. This year we stayed at Trent University in Peterborough. The area is VERY hilly. On the first day two people had to return after the first hill. Many people ran out of water. Paul was navigating and delivering water in the sag wagon that day. The temperature of 30 degrees with the humidity made it a tiring ride.

The above photo is from the second day. I led the ride but Paul had the difficult job of sweeping the ride.

A stop at the lift locks, the largest hydraulic locks in the world... made of non-reinforced concrete.


The end of the day.

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William said…
Being familiar with the area around our cottage was a real advantage in navigating the "sag van" to potential trouble spots. Having had a stent inserted a year ago and not wanting to strain myself on the many hills in those hot humid (40+ C Humidex) conditions, was a real incentive to spend the day in an air conditioned van.

In any case, knowing where the difficulties might be, we were close by when four riders ran into trouble and had to be given a lift (although one only wanted a life to the Lakefield ice cream store to cool down and rest up until her husband arrived a half hour later!).

We also poured out water and provided energy bars to about 100 cyclists most of whom had only taken one water bottle and had run completely out of water between half and two thirds the way around the various hilly routes.

Sweeping on Sunday and Monday was less satisfying (If somewhat more exercise). On each day, there were one or two cyclists who were not fit. The job of the sweep is to make sure everyone gets "home" safely. Being told that I was putting "so much pressure" on a cyclist to keep up with the group when she was barely hitting 14 kph on the flat that she "wasn't enjoying the ride" did not add to the feeling of satisfaction. She then slowed down to 12 kph in order to feel comfortable. Since the club tradition is to regroup every 5 or so kilometers, we repeatedly kept the entire group waiting.
August 10, 2012 at 11:20 a.m.
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