Icebreaker 2009 Podiums

Black Fly Racing - 2nd place, Team Challenge!

Dean - 2nd place, Men 40-49 and our old teammate, Keith in 3rd

Denis - 1st Place, Men 30-39

The Icebreaker

Durham Forest. What started out to be a very cold morning ended up being a fairly warm day - thanks to the sun. I think all of us were overdressed because of the early chilliness and during the race we were trying to peel off some extra layers when we could. The course had it's snow and ice patches requiring some extra patience and skill but overall it was pretty "floaty".

The Black Fly's were out in full force today bringing home lots of early season hardware: Our 5 person team came in 2nd overall, Dean finished 2nd in Men 40-49, and Denis won his Men 30-39 category. We also welcomed Ian into our team and he kicked some butt today even after racing in the Tour of Pelham the day before. Good job fellas! For the full results, click here.
Clockwise from the top:

1. Derrick and Drew before the start.
2. Dean, Marty, Justin and Ian enjoying the sun after the race.
   
3. Marty, Drew, Denis, Dean and Jody are ready to race!
4. Marty finishing.
5. The Vanderhoek's
   
6. Jody finishes (on a cross bike!)
7. Ian looking at the end.
8. The Hurricane is blowing through!
9. Post race chat with Dean, Marty and Jody.
   

The Icebreaker 2005

April 10, 2005. Uxbridge. Yup, we started on snow and ice. I guess that's why they call it The Icebreaker. I haven't been back to this classic since but I mean to. A pretty cool race through the trails of Durham and Glen Major to kick start the Ontario MTB season. I remember seeing my first cyclocross bike at this event and thinking "are these idiots actually riding road bikes?" Now that I think about it, riding CX would work pretty well on this course since it's not too techy and there are some long stretches on the gravel roads. Hmmm. Now that I have my own cross bike...




It was a fun day and even though it was early in the season, the temps got up to around 20C. I imagine most of us were completely overdressed. Hurricane Dean even stormed in for a post race visit.