Successful Cherry Point Race Recon
UVic Cycling team at start line (Photo: PCC)
Over the long weekend, a mighty group of UVic cyclists braved the thunderstorm warnings and headed over to Cherry Point to do some race recon, led by Houshang Amiri. On May 24th, UVic Cycling will be hosting their first VCL race around the blistering 9.1 km loop.
Key in race prep, Houshang helped the team find their way from the Mill Bay Ferry to the start line, over rolling hills, and to plan their race day for next weekend.
Craig Miller, Cait Dawson, and Graham Fletcher in line for the Brentwood Bay ferry. (Photo: Pippa Kolking)
Upon arrival to the course, Houshang wisely went through the course map section by section. Houshang pointed out key segments where the team could build gaps and where to save energy.
After doing a couple of laps to acquaint ourselves with the course, the team did a one lap time trial, opening the legs and seeing how the course felt at speed. Spoiler alert: this is a sweet course! Lots of terrain for everyone: super fun corners and some killer climbs too! Watch out!
Cait Dawson enjoying the sunshine (Photo: Pippa Kolking)
After finishing the tempo lap, Houshang and the team discussed some final race plans and prep and fueled up with Gruppo nutrition for the ride home, warding off the rain. Cait Dawson noted “Houshang was super helpful as always and gave the team some great tips to race confidently on Sunday! We always appreciate his support!”.
Cait Dawson and Craig Miller on route to the Cherry Point race course (Photo: Pippa Kolking)
Here are Craig Millers takes: “It is a fast and fun course with some tricky hills but scouting out the corners and strategic points of the racecourse was valuable. I really appreciate Houshang for taking the time to help us prepare both physically and tactically for the race ahead”. If you would like to check out the race course from Craig’s perspective, see this video
(Submitted by Pippa Kolking)