July 16th, 2008 — Andrew Pinfold of Team Symmetrics (yellow shirt) was the winner of the 2008 Tour de Gastown.
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Peloton
July 16th, 2008 — The peloton turns off Carroll Street onto Water Street during the first laps of this years Tour de Gastown.
Peloton
July 16th, 2008 — The peloton heads up Water Street during this year’s Tour de Gastown bicycle race.
Svein Tuft
July 16th, 2008 — Svein Tuft of Team Symmetrics on one of his many breaks from the peloton during this year’s Tour de Gastown. Tuft will represent Canada at this years Olympics in Beijing.
Svein Tuft
July 16th, 2008 — For the next few days I’ll take a break from the past and post pictures from this years Tour de Gastown bicycle race. Svein Tuft of Team Symmetrics receives encouragement from a fan on his last lap break from the peloton. The encouragement wasn’t enough as he was caught just before the finish line and his teammate Andrew Pinfold won the race. Tuft will represent Canada at this years Olympics in Beijing.
Gastown Grand Prix
August 5th, 1975 — What’s fascinating about this picture of Vancouver’s Gastown Grand Prix and the one below is the complete lack of crowd control. Restaurants had tables right beside the track. Spectators ate lunch and drank wine as the racers went by. The Gastown Grand Prix is still held but now spectators are packed in behind six foot high fences. It’s still a fun race to watch but it doesn’t have that special joy it once had. The picture above was taken as the riders sprinted for the finish. The rider on the left, Brian Keast of Coquitlam, won the race. Bill Wild of Port Moody on the right was second.
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