May 12th, 2009 — The peloton of the Cat 1 mens race climb the finish line hill during the first event of the 2009 Escape Velocity Tuesday night bicycle race series at UBC.
Break away
May 12th, 2009 — A rider from the Trek Red Truck racing team tries to break away from the peloton while competing in the first event of the 2009 Escape Velocity Tuesday night bicycle race series at UBC.
Sprint
May 12th, 2009 — A rider strains during his final uphill sprint during the first race of the 2009 Escape Velocity Tuesday night bicycle race series at UBC.
Putting on numbers
May 12th, 2009 — Members of the H&R Block cycling team attach each others numbers prior to the start of Escape Velocity’s first Tuesday night bicycle race of the season at the University of BC.
Nurse
June 21st, 1973 — This picture is from a Vancouver Sun story about a typical day for a public health nurse in Vancouver. Shortly after the nurse arrived at an elementary school a number of students came down with some sort of allergy which caused their eyes to swell and turn red. Normally on these sorts of stories the day the photographer shows up nothing happens but in this case I was very lucky in getting some real pictures. However, a funny thing happened when I got back to the Sun and started printing in the darkroom. The chief photographer for the day, George Diack, wanted to know how I got the kids to cry. I was shocked he thought I set the pictures up and told him I just photographed what happened. All of a sudden there was great concern on his part about using the pictures, I guess because he thought it would be an invasion of privacy. If I’d kicked the kid in the shins to make him cry or told him his dog just died that would be OK for some reason. As it was the pictures from this part of the story didn’t run.
Vic Foisy, truck driver
January 1974 — It was a time when the myth of the truck driver was being born so Nicole Strickland and I followed Vic Foisy on his regular run from Sardis to northern BC, this time to Prince George, with a load a canned goods. Even with picking up apples in Osoyoos on the return trip it was supposed to take just over a day but the truck overheated on the way back and there was a 16 hour delay waiting for parts and repairs. As usual with Province assignments the planning was poor. Nicole and I left with less than $10 between us for expenses and no extra clothing but we survived, if somewhat smelly, to return home 4 days later. The story ran January 26th, 1974. Click on the thumbnails below to view the pictures.
Kevin Calhoun
November 23, 2008 — Kevin Calhoun rides over a log at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby on his way to winning the BC Cyclocross Championship race held today.
Kelly Jones
October 19, 2008 — Kelly Jones, winner of the 2008 women’s A cyclocross race at Vanier Park in Vancouver jumps over a barrier during the race.
Tyler Trace
October 19, 2008 — Tyler Trace, winner of the 2008 men’s A cyclocross race at Vanier Park in Vancouver jumps over a barrier during the race.
Gina Grain
July 16th, 2008 — The winner of the 2008 Tour de Gastown, Gina Grain, leads a group of riders around the corner to Cordova Street.