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All set for Tour De Tortola
The BVI Cycling Federation in collaboration with the BVI Mountain Bike Club will be hosting this year’s Tour de Tortola. The first race of the two-stage mountain bike event, the Prologue, will be held on Saturday July 10 at Beef Island at the Loose Mongoose loop. This is a 2.5 mile time-trial on a flat but very technical course and begins at 4 p.m.
Registration for the entire weekend will start at 3 p.m. before the first stage. The main course or Stage 2, will be held on Sunday July 11 and starts at Pasea Estate, Road Town in front of the Rite Way Parking Lot at 7 a.m. sharp.
Jun 23, 2010, 14:14
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BVICF Prize Money Events
This year, the BVI Cycling Federation has four prize money events. As we seek to confirm sponsorship for some of these events, we will update you on prizes in a subsequent release.
They are:
1. Sir Francis Drake High Way Challenge - April 25 - 60 mile
2. Tour De Tortola (Mountain Bike Event) – two stage event –Time Trial July 10 (Beef Island – Prison Hill – distance to be announced, Tour De Tortola - July 11 (Pasea travelling West – 44 miles)
3. 20-mile Time Trial – (Road Bikes) – September 26 – Palestina to West End
4. Jason Bally Memorial – October 3 - 75-mile event
Prize monies will be awarded to the top seven or top 10 riders for male. For females, prize monies will be awarded to the top 3 or top 5 riders.
Mar 11, 2010, 13:51
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Christopher wins gold in Atlanta!
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| Darel Christopher Jr sprints for the gold in the rain at the Georgia State games, Atlanta. Photo by David Thomas |
ATLANTA, Georgia – Even the weather couldn’t stop Darel Christopher Jr. today as he out sprinted the very small but fast field to win the Georgia State Games criterum. The weather was nasty as a cold front came through and it rained all morning long, but that couldn’t stop the BVI. Competing in the 2nd race in as many days, Christopher survived pouring rains and cold temperatures to win the race in a photo finish. Christopher, who was shivering from the cooler than normal temperatures, said that he didn’t realize that it was the last lap until he saw the guy sprint off. “I thought that the man said 2 to go, so I was thinking that we had one more lap,” Darel stated. “I was cold but when I saw that they could not drop me on the straightaway on the backside I felt that I could win it. That junior was strong but I wasn’t worried.” DITC Coach, John Kelly again stated that he was impressed with how the cyclists rode today. “That kid is tough…I like that. He handled the wet course well and stayed upright…that’s the important thing.”
In the women’s race, Olympia Fahie finished 6th. “I don’t like the cold and I was freezing,” Fahie stated. “They tried to drop me on the back stretch but I stayed with them…but it was cold…I couldn’t get warmed up......
Jul 8, 2007, 12:06
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BVI Junior cyclists compete at the Georgia State Cycling Championships.
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| Darel Jr hanging with the cat 5 men in the Georgia State Games, Atlanta. Photo by David Thomas |
ATLANTA, Georgia – BVI cyclists, Darel Christopher Jr., and Olympia Fahie competed for the first time on the US Mainland at the Georgia State Cycling Championships. The cyclists, along with tennis player, Deane Fonseca, are in Atlanta Georgia at the Dekalb International Training Center preparing for the upcoming Caribbean Junior Cycling Championships to be held in Barbados in August. The athletes where thrown straight into the competition by their DITC coach, John Kelly. “I needed to see where they are racing wise, and there’s no better way to do it than to race,” Kelly stated. The Championships, which is in its 17th year, attracts cyclists from all over the state of Georgia and the East Coast of the USA.
Darel Christopher was 19th in his race, and Olympia Fahie finished 8th in her event. “I was very impressed with what I saw today,” Coach Kelly stated. “They have good fundamentals. Some things need to be improved, but we will work on that…but I was very impressed.” Kelly entered both cyclists into the Category 5 division of the races. That division brought more cyclists, 32 male and 8 female respectively and longer courses......
Jul 7, 2007, 12:47
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Malfunctioning equipment knocks BVI’s Thomas out of CAC Games road race.
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| Hanging in in the road race. |
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia—For the second successive day, malfunction equipment hampered the British Virgin Islands’ Neil Thomas’ Central American Games performance. Unlike on Friday when he made his games debut in the 44 kilometer time trail where the communications system failed, he was able to finish. This time though, the malfunction cut short his goal of completing a minimum of four laps against pro riders.
Holding on in the chase pack on the second lap of Saturday morning’s 154 kilometer road race on a 12 mile stretch in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thomas’ rear derailuer broke about 1.5 kilometers into his third lap, effectively ending his debut in the competition as one of the few riders to attempt both the time trial and road race.
Thomas said when he competes on successive days, he feels more relaxed and ready to race. “On the first lap, I was hanging in with the peleton, following instructions from Chris (Ghiorse), moving up to the front trying to get in a good position,”
Jul 23, 2006, 17:00
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