Hosted by Sunshine Coast Cycling, the 'Coaster' returns to Roberts Creek this weekend (May 5 and 6). It will be a full weekend of cycling events.
Saturday is the cross-country marathon race encompassing close to 50 km of local trails. There is also a 25 km option for those not-so-hardy riders. The winning time is expected to be around two hours and 10 minutes and with more than a dozen pro racers entered, race organizers expect some hot competition.
Also on Saturday the 'Off the Edge' Kids Race goes out at 10 a.m. right after the big race. This gives the young ones 5 km of single-track with lots of mud and a shallow creek crossing. They'll love it.
Around 1 p.m. Saturday there's a Run Bike Race, also hosted by Off the Edge. This is around a course of cones in the main corral. There's a Coaster beer mug for all entries and lots of draw prizes too.
Our friends the Sunshine Coast Equestrian Club will host the salmon barbecue after the race.
On Sunday, we see the return of the ever-popular downhill race on Mach Chicken. Limited to 200 racers, this event is almost sold out.
For more information on the complete race weekend, go to www.sunshinecoaster.net.
Chat Ultimate
Chat's ultimate team has had an up and down season thus far posting a 2-5 record.
Chat lost 13-4 to Windsor March 30, lost to Rockridge 11-8 on April 4, lost to Sutherland 13-5 on April 10, beat West Vancouver April 13, lost to Sentinel 13-3 on April 18, won a forfeit game 5-0 to Carson Graham April 20, and forfeited a game to Handsworth 5-0 on April 25.
Junior golf
HMB's Avery Struck participated in an all girls golf tournament in Surrey at the Northview Golf and Country Club Canal course last weekend.
There were 29 girls aged 14 to 17 and she finished in 11th position with a net 77 score. It was a hard course with tall rough and rain showers made conditions challenging.
