Veteran cyclist takes Blizzard Bicycle Club’s King of Spring road race

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Amid some windy racing on a spring afternoon, a veteran cyclist took the flag at the Blizzard Bicycle Club’s King of Spring road race.

The grueling 60-kilometre road race took place on May 4th, starting at Wood’s Corner, and Dan Webster overcame the breeze and Nigel Wray to win the event, according to a Facebook post.

“Dan’s been around the club for a long time,” said Blizzard co-founder Pat Ferris. “He’s always there [and a] good club guy.

“He isn’t out in the road as much as he’d like, but he looked pretty peppy out there with the wind.”

Riders had the option of a 40- or 60- kilometre race for the event.

Webster came in at a time of two hours, 18 minutes and six seconds. Wray, the Spring Road Race winner for 2025 who also competed at the Hay City Road Race last weekend in Alberta, came in just seconds later at 2:18:13.

“Nigel’s a road warrior,” said Ferris, adding Wray finished in third place at the Hay City Road Race in Olds, Alberta.

In the 40-kilometre race, Richard Wood came in first position with a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 15 seconds, exactly one second ahead of second-place Sam Keats.

Blizzard’s next event will be a time trial at Baldonnel Elementary School on Thursday, May 8th starting at 7 p.m., followed by a road race starting in Cecil Lake on Sunday, May 11th from 2 p.m.

More information about the Blizzard Bicycle Club is available at its Facebook page and website.