| Jun 23 2008 |
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SQUAMISH—Organizers of Squamish's other
mountain bike race, The GearJammer, predict
this year's race, which will be held on July 26,
will eclipse previous races.
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| Jun 18 2008 |
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SQUAMISH—The 2008 version of the Squamish Test of
Metal weekend exceeded all expectations according to
organizers.
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| Jun 17 2008 |
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It was a day for records to be broken at this year's North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal. Max Plaxton of Victoria, riding for Rocky Mountain Bicycles, won the men's side in a time of 2:31:46 taking more than 5 minutes off the record time of 2:37 set by Chad Miles in 2000.
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| Jun 18 2008 |
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North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal organizer
Cliff Miller announced this week that a selfseeding
starting chute will be used for this year's
race.
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| Jun 18 2008 |
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Rock & Roll, the much-dreaded hike-a-bike in first half of The North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal, has been re-routed and made rideable according to Test organizer, Cliff Miller.
“There's some talk that it should be renamed Muzak, ” Miller joked about the trail work done.
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| Jun 04 2008 |
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The Test of Metal is still a few months away, but the organizers of the 67-kilometre Squamish mountain bike race have already been hard at work with epic planning sessions.
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| Jun 18 2008 |
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Earn a Test of Metal entry and good karma at the same time by turning up for a Test of Metal trail maintenance day. The legendary 67 kilometer course needs to be buffed in preparation for the big race. Trail guru Chris McCrum has posted planned trail days as follows:
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| Mar 06 2008 |
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The Squamish GearJammer, presented by G. Stewart Kerr Ltd., is proud to announce that the 2008 race registration page is now up at www.gearjammer.ca and available for racer sign up. The race will take place Saturday, July 26, 2008, starting at 11:00 am sharp.
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| Mar 14 2008 |
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Test of Metal sells out
Registrants from as far away as the U.K., Yukon Territory, Virginia, Oregon, Ontario, Manitoba, Hawaii, and California raced for the 800 available spots for this year's North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal selling it out by 8:01 pm, just two hours after opening.
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| Dec 19 2007 |
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Although there was a 5-day window for locals to enter the Test of Metal, the limit of 200 spots was sold out in under 3 hours. The first 100 spots sold out in under 12 minutes so there were quite a few riders waiting for the 6:00 button to go live. Hopefully everyone who wanted in is in! If not, set your clocks to wake you up at 6:00 pm, New Years Day!
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| Dec 18 2007 |
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Lots to discover and enjoy on our new website. With only 4 more days until the Locals Only Online Registration opens, best to start by reading our Entry Info page and our Registration Policy! They can be found under Race Details.
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