The Screaming Squirrel / Cannondale / Sunstance Projects

Orangeville, ON

Congrats to everyone who raced on Sunday at the second of the Substance Projects gravel race: The Screaming Squirrel 30km and 70km.

The lack of absolute route distance was more than compensated with hills and some pretty treacherous off road technical sections. Special shout out to Barry Cox who didn’t race but played the sweeper role and finished the day with nearly 5hrs on the bike.

Our LDCC Results: 

30KM                           Time                 Cat. Rank

Karen Chien                  2:04:59             5th

 Adam Nicklin                1:30:35             10th    

Sebastian Nicklin         2:04:58            2nd

Jay Locke                      DNF

 

70KM

Neal Hall                       3:00:36            10th

Mark Montgomery       3:16:21             22nd

Women's MTB Relay

Hardwood Hills, ON

On June 7, 2025, the LapDogs attended the Women's 4Hour MTB Relay on June 7, 2025 at Hardwood Hills, just north of Barrie ON. The race had an amazing, supportive, and inclusive vibe and included racers as young as 9 years old and as experienced as 72!

LDCC fielded three teams of two riders each and achieved the following results:

  • 3rd place of 14 - Pedal Pups, Erica Gasparotto and Alison Lee (2 person under 35yrs)

  • 4th place of 15 - Dirt Dogs - Maureen Wolfson and Judy Overton (2 person 50+). Huge congrats to Judy for racing on a borrowed bike and only her 4th time ever mountain biking!

  • 6th place of 15 - Two Dogs, More Laps!! - Andrea Bowker and Careesa Gee (2 person 50+)

It was a super fun day of racing and encouraging each other.

Big thanks to Andy McKean for providing support and encouragement to the riders.

100 Acre Gravel Race

Peterborough, ON

The group behind the 100 Acre went old school with their course design: no creek crossings or mud chutes, just dusty country gravel roads and rail trails for as far as you could see. Racing was hard and fast, with plenty of quick riders in the field.

 Congrats to everyone with a special shout out to club newbie Neal for tearing up the course and coming in 13th in his category, and Cassidy who after +3hrs missed her podium by 1 second.

Our LDCC Results:

60KM

  • Chris Robinson, 12th

  • Frederic Rousseau, 23rd

 

100KM

  • Neal Hall, 13th

  • Cassidy Smyth Robinson, 4th

  • Hannes Breschneider, 50th

  • Barry Cox, 37th