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Day 4 – Edmonton – Lloydminster

11 Sep 2016

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We had a solid day of riding with team two. We had a tailwind for most of the day which was amazing. Our cyclists had average speeds at around 40km/h. CRAZY! Neil had a couple bike issues, but our mechanic...

Day 4 – Medicine Hat to Gull Lake

11 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

It was a warm and beautiful day today riding through the prairies. The sun was out and the team had a tailwind all the way to their final destination of Gull Lake. Today we rode for Dominic. Dominic was diagnosed...

Day 3 – Lake Louise to Rocky Mountain House

10 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

After an emotional start at the picturesque Lake Louise, we got out to an incredible day of riding! We stopped at “The Crossing Icefeilds parkway” for lunch Click here for the full album Photos courtesy of Jessica Douglas http://damonallen.snkcr.com/post/150192715535/day-3

Day 3 – Lake Louise to Calgary

10 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

The team woke up to a balmy 2 degrees celsius today, but we woke up in the beautiful Lake Louise so i guess the tradeoff isn’t so bad. Throughout the day, we saw the temps increase as the team rode...

Day 2 – Kamloops to Sicamous – Album 2

09 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

Blue polish on ring fingernails are for Ulana, a 2015 National Rider, in memory of her daughter, Taissa. To paraphrase her words: Those colours will be the gentle push when you need it most! When the climbs get tough, when...

Day 2 – Quin Creek to Lake Louise

09 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

Golden to Lake Louies today’s ride was dedicated to Ben a little boy that lost his battle to cancer. We started with a a little shuttle to Quin Creek and a 60 km warm up at 33 km avg. to...

Day 2 – Kamloops to Sicamous

09 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

Team 1 started the day off with some less than desirable weather. Luckily mother nature played nice with us today and the sun managed to poke through. Today we rode in memory of James. We lost James on April 17,...

Day 1 – White Rock to Kelowna – 2nd Album

08 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

We start our amazing ride with the wheel dip, the dedication and the starting line. One one story that really hits home was when volunteers Fiona and Scott put some of their son’s ashes into the ocean. The dedication today...

Day 1 – White Rock to Kelowna

08 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

Team 2 took off with an emotional start from beautiful White Rock. Our resolve is clear: to have parents never hear the words “Your Child has Cancer.” We start off today with not-so-great weather, but we will persevere! Click here...

Day 1 – White Rock to Hope

08 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

Today was the start to an emotional 18 day journey across this great nation. Many tears were shed, but we remembered why we do this. Even though mother nature didn’t cooperate too much with the team today, the team finished...

Ride to BC Children’s Hospital

06 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

As we do every year, we start off our national ride with a small ride to BC Children’s Hospital. What an amazing way to kick off our ride! Tomorrow we dip our wheels from White Rock and start our journey...

Orientation Day

06 Sep 2016

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SNKCR 2016

As we start to get acquainted with our new family of the next 3 weeks, we talk over procedures and protocols, led by our Sears National Kids Cancer Ride manager, Mike Smith. See the full album by Jessica Douglas, Geoff...