Jordan Cheyne, a 25-year-old professional cyclist, has won the third annual L鈥橝lpe de Grand Blanc, breaking the existing race record with his time of one hour, 48 minutes and 10 seconds 鈥 12 minutes faster than last year鈥檚 winner.
A total of 205 riders took part in today鈥檚 ride, including 82-year-old co-founder of Big White Ski Resort, Cliff Serwa. Cliff rode alongside his granddaughter Kelsey Serwa, Olympic silver medalist and X-Games champion.
The 60km ride kicked off at 9 a.m. from the East 91大黄鸭 Community Hall and finished at the Big White Ski Resort Village, with 1800m of elevation gain in between.
Race winner Jordan is a 91大黄鸭 local and member of the Jelly Belly Professional Cycling team who moved to Big White just two weeks ago.
鈥淭his was my first time competing in the L鈥橝lpe de Grand Blanc, but I鈥檝e probably ridden this road about 50 times for training,鈥 Jordan said. 鈥淚 know every inch 鈥 but it doesn鈥檛 make it any easier.鈥
Marg Fedyna, 52, was the first female to cross the finish line, clocking in at two hours, 12 minutes and 22 seconds. Marg was also the first female finisher in last year鈥檚 L鈥橝lpe de Grand Blanc road ride.
鈥淲inds were favourable this year and it was a beautiful day 鈥 the temperature was perfect,鈥 said Marg. 鈥淐limbing is my speciality and it feels great to win for the second year in a row.鈥
In true Tour de France tradition, Jordan and Marg won Polka Dot Jerseys, plaques and cash prizes; they also won the King and Queen of the Mountain competition for the fastest man and woman to complete the Black Mountain section of the course, each taking home a Swagman bike rack.
Cyclists were also able to compete in teams of three, with 91大黄鸭 Cycle winning the bike shop team category. And kids weren鈥檛 left out of the cycling fun, with a separate 10km youth race set up from the Gem Lake Parking Lot to the finish line in the Village. Erik Haaheim was in first place for the boys with a total time of 24 minutes and 32 seconds. Kendra Shaw won first place for the girls, completing the race in 34 minutes and five seconds.
The L鈥橝lpe de Grand Blanc post-ride BBQ, catered by The Woods in the Village, included free massages, live entertainment, a kids carnival and some much-needed cold refreshments.
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