There’s a 5km water-front time trial and the Bastion Square criterium in Victoria this weekend. GE is sending Howard, Werner, Rothengatter, Stephens and Deardon over on the ferry to contest the races.
The time trial is a new one for 2011, running along Dallas Road, the former training grounds of Howard and Werner. It’ll be a tricky event with two tight turn-arounds. And with such a short distance tactics will primarily consist of go hard, go harder, and keep your speed through the 180s.
The four corner criterium in the heart of historic Victoria features a fast little descent, a cross-wind back stretch and a little climb to the finish. Racers know to watch for the round reflectors and crosswalk paint on the road (esp. if it’s wet) and for corner one, which can become quite a squeeze. This will be a particularly fast Bastion with rumours of a number of pro riders competing and a full contingent of H&R and Trek riders from the Vancouver mainland over as well.
We expect to do well in the crit, with the power of Stephens and Deardon at full form and the experience of Howard and Werner on the course, both of whom raced this one in the late 1990s (Howard last competed here in 1998) and Werner having won the Category 3 race in 2010. Extra points for Bastion’s place as a premier BC race as it’s now sponsored by Howard and Werner’s former team captain and Victoria cycling legend Robert Cameron.
Time Trial information
Criterium Information
Map of the time trial course on Dallas Rd., Victoria
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