Recognize

Last night Bicisport had its annual sign up and awards night. This fine event was held at the Calgary Outdoor Counsel Building on the bike path at 10th street in Kensington. It was great to see everyone again and catch up on how winter was treating the teammates. While some of our members are in various places training and racing most of the returning riders were present. It was really exciting to see all of the new members as well. I didn't get much of a chance to speak with most of them, but I recognized several as some of the talented young guns Adam Bailey is doing such a fine job of bringing into the fray at the Oval.
Besides registration this evening serves as I time to celebrate the successes of the past season and recognize the individuals who brought honour and glory to the Bici Blue. The rider of the year this year was Brayden McDougall who is a carded national team paralympic athlete who has represented Canada multiple times on the world stage and has brought home some impressive results. I managed to take out the cyclocross rider of the year award. The award came as a tribute to my successful late season mud shredding campaign in Ontario at the National Championships and Aurora C2. Normally we give out small trophies as recognition, but this year our freshly appointed president James Purdy chose a creative and practical approach handing out engraved pedal wrenches. Check mine out below.