Cocolalla’s Don Hicks, the 48-year-old Sandpoint school bus car owner, submitted the 2-hour, 41-minute, and also 25-second time and energy to seize to begin with inside last Saturday’s Initial Yearly Rathdrum Excellent Journey Competition.

Overall, forty one men and women and also 11 groups answered the particular starting weapon. Just about a few men and women done : all three due to physical issues with their own bicycles.

“We are so happy, first with the turnout and second with the way the overall competition performed away,” said key coordinator Jeff Jones.

“All I observed the entire day has been how properly the actual contest was put together. Hey, it was our 1st work. We all kinda predicted a few errors – however absolutely nothing. It was fantastic.”

“Without exception, every speed I talked together with – that, I think, has been everyone : mentioned they’d return the coming year. Be sure to send out a software they all mentioned.

Subsequent Hicks across the end line has been Coeur d’Alene’s Brian Tevis, who stated following the competition, this individual “thought about compet¬ing a couple of nights back,” scoped out your cycle part “and decided to give it a go.” His / her time – a respectable a couple of:49:thirty-one.

Next place visited Rathdrum’s Paul Bailey. Additional local finishers contain Toby Kaplan, Rathdrum, three:12:00; Donald Adland, Athol, several:12:34; Scott Gookstetter, Rathdrum, three:38:57, and also Wyatt Wilson, Hauser, three:fifty-one:38.

Brenda Christianson regarding Athol has been the actual success inside the feminine di¬vision using a period of 3:twenty eight:49.

Jeri McNeal regarding Spokane, has been second using a clock of three:thirty-one:ten; Karin Gerard, Spokane Pit, several:twenty:42; Poppy Wilson, Hauser, several:sixty:47, and also Drashell Schmidt, Freedom Pond, Rinse., 3:60:48.

Gran Vic Holmes started the actual race having a great time in the starter’s pistol in which induced the actual competition to be able to scurry for their waiting cycles – LeMans style.

Within seconds, all but 1 was on the road, rushing in order to Freeway fifty three and also western to be able to Hidden Pit Road, the steep freeway and on a selected – and relatively groomed – logging highway.

The one sportsman left in the beginning rapidly joined up with the actual throng : toilet break finished!

Of the contest all round, men’s winner Hicks noted, “it would be a fantastic race : and also below! I’m used to touring some distance to get a race.

“I was obviously a little nervous in regards to the final run. The particular gravel created for a few interesting occasions. All round, an excellent race — well-organized!” Joyous prepartions with City Playground included music as well as an selection of vendor booths, cheese burgers, hotdogs, chilly drinks as well as poker chips.