Well Boxing Day was a bust maybe next year. I was happy to see that the day did not go by without some cross happening at the Empire Bowl site. Thanks to the Project B.
But for New Years Day I invite you to join in on another grand cross non-event.
Event Info
Host:
Ryan Cousineau
Type:
Sports - Sporting Event
Network:
Global
Time and Place
Date:
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Time:
11:00am - 2:00pm
Location:
NOT the Tim Horton's near Calhoun's
Street:
3102 W. Broadway
City/Town:
Vancouver, BC
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Description
You have probably heard a lot of rumors about the Polar Bear Cyclocross ride. As I do every year, I must emphasize that this event is NOT happening.
We will NOT be meeting at Tim's (because Calhoun's is closed New Year's Day), and participants will NOT be expected to bring their own fortified beverage in their bottle cage (Tobin (not his real name) DID NOT bring Bailey's and hot chocolate in a thermos last year, and it was NOT really nice).
As this ride is NOT sanctionable, it is recommended that you NOT wear your usual team kit. No really, don't wear your team kit. Wear, I dunno, your Rock Racing jersey, or maybe a National Champion jersey, or probably just something warm. It's Jan 1, after all.
The event will NOT involve a casual-but-stupid ride, probably riding through some of the season's CX courses like Vanier and Jericho, and will probably NOT end up heckling the Polar Bear Swim, maybe (or maybe NOT) ending with a ride through Stanley Park.
Organization is loose, and while the ride is rain-or-shine, if the weather's really bad we'll probably ride long enough to claim we had a ride, and then find some place warm to hang out. Remember, this ride is just a rumor, and it's NOT really happening.
As for Bill Werbeniuk? A world-class snooker player who had a TUE for alcohol, which was the only thing that could properly steady his hand. He would drink copious quantities of beer even during his matches. He was born in Canada, played in the UK, and retired (and died) in Pitt Meadows.
1 comment:
Well I am so glad that I did "NOT" attend this new years CX ride. I can't "not" imagine what the conditions would have been like, and with baileys/scotch and milk! And that huge hike a bike climb that we did "not" do. Oh well maybe next year!
Pete
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