We Have an Alberta Chapter

Who knew? I didn't. But Paddy alerted us (again, because some of us are kinda slow) to the good news: he and Naomi have come over to the dark side. Which is to say that they are racing for Team FGBC this year. Stay tuned to the Friday Profile series to find out more about your new teammates. Or rivals, whatever the case may be.

It's not just that they rock the sweetest jersey in the world. Any old poser can do that. It is official, as in that's what it says on their 2009 race licenses. Which is more than some RRR members can claim, right Mike?

Now I know you are all wondering what the implications of this new development are for the FGBC - RRR FGD Challenge. Fortunately, the rules are pretty clear on that. So we don't need to be distracted by any petty little squabbles. Here is what the Impaler and I announced at the initial lauch of The Challenge on March 19:

Points will be awarded for any top 20 placing in any category and any discipline--road, mtb, cx, enduro, grass track, etc. Every MCA race is eligible, along with the Grass Track and the MUERTO races.

Unfortunately, that means that Paddy's recent first place showing amongst the ss'ers at Give8r does not count toward The Challenge. But Naomi finished 14th in the 2009 FGBC Giro d'Italia Pool. Those points most certainly do count, just as Chris D's would have counted had he not finished out of the top 20. So add 8 more points to the FGBC. Right on. The way things are going, those 8 points could come in handy.


Of course, P&N are loading up the Westy and heading east in July for RTB, among other things. Any points they get in those races will count.