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Pre-Event

Rest Stop Photos

All Photos from 2010 SNKCR will be here. Go to the day and sift through the pictures you want to see.

Day 8: Courtesy of Jesse East

Tobermory

Tesalon

On the Ferry

Burlington Inside Ride

Day 8: Iron Bridge, Chi-Cheeman and Spanish

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From Victor:

Day 7: Terry Fox Memorial

Courtesy of Jesse East:

From Victor Crowl

Day 7: Nester Falls and On the Road

Wawa

Day 6 photos courtesy of Peter Cook:

Photos Courtesy of Jesse East

Thunder Bay Ride Along Rider

Fort Frances

Day in the Life of an RV: We arrive in Fort Francis at 3:30 AM, wake up at 6:00 AM and get ready for the day and to head out to Mine Centre

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Mine Centre

A Day in the Life of an RV – Mine Centre

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Day 5

Winnipeg

Courtesy of Peter Cook: We get a police escort into Winnipeg and participate in the welcoming ceremonies and another Inside Ride

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Courtesy of Victor Crowl – Inside Ride

Cypress River

Courtesy of Peter Cook: We arrive in Cyprus River, 50 km from Wawanesa and are greeted by the volunteers who have put out pylons so we don’t miss the turn off the rest stop and set up a food and drink table to fuel us for the next leg

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St. Claude

Courtesy of Peter Cook: We travel 50 more km to St Claude where we are fed lunch at the local Sears dealer and then visit the kids at the St Claude School Complex and challenge them to a game of soccer

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Sault St Marie

Winnipeg

The team crosses into Ontario, and Jason hails his bike up in triumph and Happy Birthday to one of our own DAVE HEASLIP

	The starts with Damian waking us up at 6:00 AM
	In a minute we will start tumbling out of the Ritz Wawanesa
	Sharlene Bolt slowly comes to life to start her day of taking care of the riders
	Tonight, the Ritz Wawanesa, tomorrow night it will be the Ritz Fort Francis
	Looks like we got ourselves a convoy, it takes all these vehicles to support the riders and they are all driven and staffed by volunteers
	Into the local Lions Club for breakffast and to share the one bathroom
	The RV’s park alongside waiting for us to finish so they can clean up and then race to our next location where again we will fed and watered
	Meanwhile, knowing everything else is being looked after by the volunteers, the riders can focus on fueling up for the ride
	Damian Brown, the crew chief makes it all happen. A three time veteran, he has everyone’s respect.
	When the one toilette at the Lions Club ahem, malfunctions. We find another one at a neraby coffee shop
	Those dishes don’t clean themselves, volunteer Lee Andrews cleans up after breakfast
	Every day the ride day starts with a dedication to a child who is fighting cancer
	Don Martin of the Wawanesa Lions Club joins us for the morning dedication. Don lost two friends to cancer just recently
	Damian and Sharlene watching in the background as usual making sure everyone goes smoothly
	The golden prarie fields of Manitoba roll by at 35 KPH
	Even as they ride, the volunteers in the RV hover nearby looking after the riders
	EW
	Emergency flats are a given – no problem with our master mechanic Darrin Cecco on the job

We arrive in Cyprus River, 50 km from Wawanesa and are greeted by the volunteers who have put out pylons so we don’t miss the turn off the rest stop and set up a food and drink table to fuel us for the next leg

	First rest stop Cyprus River and there is Roger Gallant and the other volunteers with everything ready for us
	Nancy Cotton looks after us at the rest stop and looks great doing it
	Sharlene Bolt and Nancy Cotton, super volunteers.
	Ryan Lyons thanks Lee Andrews for taking care of us
	Bob Rader, another three time veteran that knows how to keep us protected and things on track. Hey Bob, looks like you are having fun.
	Darrin Cecco fixes a broken bike at the first rest stop
	Linda Hughes flashes the SNKCR moose in front of the Cyprus River grain elevator
	Sometimes the volunteers get to go for a ride, have a great ride Damian and Fil
	Eric Edwards is another SNKCR veteran who knows how to look after the riders
	Fil Carnevale and Damian Brown are both volunteers who are very good riders. Today they get to for a spin.
	There it is – the Cyprus River Motor Inn – nice washrooms
	The team takes a photo in front of the grain elevator in Cyprus River
	… and another
	Linda Hughes fixes all our cuts, bruises and sore (ahem) muscles

From Jesse:

Day 4

Winnipeg

Wawota

Day 4

Regina

Swift Current in the Morning

On the Road to Herbert

Parkberg

Chaplain

A Day in the life of a Cyclist: Moose Jaw – Morning

	Morning breaks and the riders pour out of the trailer and in to breakfast at the Moose Jaw Sears Store
	Before the ride the bikes have to be unloaded off the truck, checked over and given to the mechanics if they need any work
	Sears fantastic Moose Jaw staff
	Each morning we get to meet Sears phenomenal employees who open the store early (5:30 AM) so we can use the washrooms and make sure we get fed before we hit the road
	The team riders get their photo taken with the staff at each store so we can look back and remember them and their kindness afterwards
	Each stop we take a picture of the SNKCR moose who is travelling across the country with us and will be given to a cancer patient at ride’s end in Halifax
	Sears Moose Jaw – you rock!!!
	The Ritz Carlton Moose Jaw – we sleep like babies
	Goodbye Moosejaw, after dedicating the day’s ride to one of the rider’s father, who is fighting cancer, it is time to get to work and hit the road
	Lee Andrews (one of the volunteers) rides with us today and helps to pull
	The amazing volunteers Linda Hughes (medical) and Darren Cecco (Mechanic) ride behind the group in a support vehicle to protect the riders and to be there if anyone needs help
	Riding two by two helps protect the inside riders from the wind and conserve their energy until its their turn to return the favour
	Riding in the peleton also protects the riders behind from headwinds and enables the group as a whole to rider faster than they could as a group of individual riders
	Sometimes the best way is the good old fashioned way, a push is always a big help

A Day in the life of a Cyclist: Pense, Saskatchewan

	The riders are riding strong today and blow righb through their first rest stop in Belle Plaine and pull up in Pense where they are greeted by a SNKCR Cube Van staffed by volunteers who feed and hydrate the riders
	Darren our mechanic is on site so it is also a chance to look over the bikes and make sure they are ready for the next leg to Regina
	The purpose of this shot was to record where we are. Actually it’s PJ’s gas bar in Pense, hey Tom, move your head
	I don’t want to insinuate that we ever get lost, but let’s just say that the locals who know the roads sure do come in handy
	Now that we know where we are going, it’s back on the road. Let’s just say (if you glance at the rider on the left who will remain un-named) that some of the views are not always that scenic
	Way to go Regina. We get a police escort into downtown Regina
	This is what a police escort does for you, no hugging the side of the road hoping not to get knocked off, we are riding right down the middle of the road
	Centre lane, right into downtown Regina – sweet!!!
	Ed Helmus enjoys his 15 seconds of fame as a VIP

Day 3

Calgary

Pictures: Day 3, Calgary to Brooks, Alberta

Day 3, Stop 2, Gleichin, The Country Farm House

Day 3, Stop 3, Brooks Alberta

Day 2

VERNON

Mountain peaks between Hope and Vernon

Darren captures the spectacular scenery at a rest stop on the way to Vernon

Bob, Suzanne and Darren gang up to get some mountain shots on the way to Vernon

The ominous clouds and mountains between Hope and Vernon

The majestic Rockies, lots of climbs and descents

Good morning Vernon, the sun comes up over the Wesbuild arena in Vernon

The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Vernon, B.C., also know as the Transport bunk truck in the parking lot!

Getting the bikes ready for the ride ahead through the mountains from Vernon to Salmon Arm

Liz Williams of Vernon and our amazing caterer Wendy wish us well on today’s ride

Thanks Liz, Wendy and Nicole for an amazing breakfast stopover in Vernon

SALMON ARM REST STOP

Riders rest their bikes and load up on carbs at Salmon Arm Rest Stop.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate

Zachary Watkins, a cancer survivor from Salmon Arm poses with the National Team

D’arcy and Caroline, our Sears hosts from Salmon arm pose with Jackie from Sears and the National Team

More Great Stuff from Peter Cook and Team 2, Vernon to Revelstoke

Day 2 was simply amazing:
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GREAT SHOTS FROM SEARS PENTICTON, COURTESY KATHY BIRD, SEARS STORE

Team 1 photos from Princeton to Kelowna, courtesy Jesse East. Click on the link below to see these great photos with stops in Princeton, Keremeos, Peachland and Kelowna:

Day 1 – Launch!

At 8 a.m. Pacific time, at Whiterock Beach, British Columbia, 40 National Riders were serenaded by steel drums as they assembled on the beach. The mayor of Whiterock and Jeff Rushton, founder of Coast to Coast Against Cancer launched us with a short speech and the official wheel dipping. Maria sang the anthem as we left for Langley under a police escort. Scroll to the bottom to see all the photos and video as well as important links to other information.