This Sunday (August 16) saw BVI mountain bikers tackling the roads, trails and beaches of Beef Island in the 2020 Beef Island Race. Almost 40 adults, juniors and kids competed in various races during the morning.

The course which included a “Sand Pit” section on Long Bay beach, and off-road sections on the trails of Beef Island was 6.41 km (3.98 miles). The full course was four laps and the fun/novice was two laps. The 11 Juniors raced one lap with some throwing in an extra lap for fun.

Surprising no one, Philippe “Flying Frenchman” Leroy wiped the floor with the field, putting younger riders to shame, and lapping many on the course. Gareth “the Donut Kid” Thomas was second, showing that a high carb, high sugar, diet does in fact pay dividends and that weight driving down on the pedals counteracts the static weight in the saddle. Biff Smith was seconds behind Gareth, also proving that a ‘9 beers not 11’ hydration strategy the night before a race is also an alternative worth exploring.

1 Philippe Leroy 58:57
2 Gareth Thomas 1:03:00
3 Biff Smith 1:03:12
4 Yohan 1:07:28
5 Justin Smit 1:08:35
6 Matt Crossman 1:12:57
7 Dominic Bufton 1:16:15
8 Alastair Abrehart 1:19:02
9 Kay Reddy 1:23:50
10 Jim Cullimore 1:28:51
11 Laurens Blok 1:29:10
12 Rusty Burns 1:42:28
13 Adrian Dale 1:45:30
14 Hadley Chilton 1:21:23 (3 laps)
15 Tom Merrigan 1:26:08 (3 laps)
16 Ray Wearmouth 39:25 (2 laps)
17 Michael Fay 1:09:20 (2 laps)
Kem Ketchum DNF
Alex DNF

Juniors

1 Mervin 52:14 (2 laps)
2 Shicory 52:20 2 laps)
3 Sherwood 26:30 (1 lap)
4 DeShawn 26:45 (1 lap)
5 Hugh 30:55 1 lap)
6 Jahain 30:58 (1 lap)
7 Jaroy 34:30 (1 lap)
8 Zavia 39:02 (1 lap
Nathaniel DNF
Karliyah DNF
Kaynna DNF

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