After crashing in practice runs at the Alberta Championship race in Blairmore, where I tore almost every ligament in my hand, Ive been on a long road to recovery to try and heal before the Canada Cup finals in Kamloops.
I was off work for 3 weeks, and I was doing anything I could to speed the process. In my time off I set my journeys off to Whistler to watch some
crankworx and support the team a little. Never did I imagine how difficult
it would be to have no bike in whistler. Watching all the racers coming down one after another killed me inside, and it pushed me to get my hand back on track even faster. It seemed like it was coming along well, and would be very close to being healed before race day. Every day was getting me a little more movement in my hand and a little more strength.
Unfortunately, by the time the race weekend came around, I still had minimal grip strength in my left hand and have no way of holding onto my bike or reaching my brake. I want to wish good luck to the Calgary Cycle racers racing on Sunday in the Canada Cup, and would like to thank Calgary Cycle and our sponsors for the season I had. I am looking forward to next season where I'll be pushing myself harder than ever.
Tyler Paksi
Calgary Cycle DH Race Team
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
We're Provincial Champs!
Luke Stevens took the win and the Provincial Title in the U-17 Category this past weekend in Blairmore, AB with Cody Ratte in a close second place. Luke also took the overall fastest time of the weekend with a 2:50.70. Congratulations to both CC racers!
A big shout out also goes out to the rest of the Ratte clan- with dad Richard taking 1st place in the Master Expert Category and the littlest Ratte, Logan taking 1st in the U-13 category!
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