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…
This morning we woke at the Grand Forks Inn to the smoky skies that had rolled in last night from the surrounding wildfires. With few alternative options, we proceeded with our 6 designate riders Lisa, Steve, Carmen, Mike, Jared and Ron. The team cycled out of a cool Grand Forks and after a brief stop in Christina Lake they made their way up the Paulson…
For day 2, our 6 designate riders were Jared Zeeman, Darcy March, Liz Vant Erve, Andrew Deane, Derrick Francis and Neil Penney. The group left Osoyoos up the Anarchist mountain in Osoyoos bound for Grand Forks 122km later after a stop in Greenwood with our friends at Deadwood Junction. Arriving into a very smoky Grand Forks the group was met by friends from the Grand…