This Sunday, the 3rd annual Defeat the Duffy will take place… a testament to all the hard-core, lung-busting, intense athletes that populate this neck of the woods, and who think that a weekend ride up a mountain is a fun way to earn your latte…
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As Christine Cogger told Choose Pemberton last month,
Paul Nicholas is the creative genius behind this one. We’ve all ridden it a bunch in training and the smack talk between all of us was always entertaining. We never get that many people to pony up but it’s fun anyway – riders have to leave all electronic and timing devices behind and guess their ride time. The rider closest to his/her time wins. I think Paul actually came within seconds of his guess time our first year. Winner gets a basket of Pemberton goodies, participants must make a donation to the food bank and we follow up the ride with a family-friendly BBQ.
The rules are:
- Guesstimate your time from Lillooet Lake to the parking lots of Joffre Lakes on Highway 99 north of Pemberton. Approximately 13km of ‘fun’ climbing.
- No timing devices, GPS or iPods allowed.
- Time closest to your guess wins a basket of Pemberton Valley produce and goodies.
- All types of bikes welcome: road, mountain, DH, single speed…
- Entry fee is donation to the Pemberton Food Bank.
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