October's Rider of the Month - Doug Smith
By bikergrl
This month Pedal Trout is pleased to award the Propeller Brewing Company Rider of the month prize to Doug Smith, aka Landandwater.
Doug beat out the competition for this month's award by pedaling 410 kilometers from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Corea, Maine. While this trip represents no mean feat in itself, it is definitely made more noteworthy by the fact that Doug's timing was a little less than stellar. Assembling his bike just days before the trip, Doug left Nova Scotia right on schedule to pedal through the wrath of Hurricane Bill and straight into a record-breaking heatwave.
Doug, we hope that a case of cold Propeller Beer will refresh you
after the fact, encourage you to plan more trips and entertain us
with your stories afterwards.
You can read about Doug’s adventure in the blog section of PedalTrout. We hope it inspires you to nominate a PedalTrout Rider of the Month of your own, or at least do something totally crazy on two wheels.
September's Rider of the Month - Oona Molyneaux
By bikergrl
Between 5 August and 9 August nine-year-old Oona Molyneaux cycled with her father from Digby to Halifax, following the Fundy Coast from Youngs Cove to Victoria Harbour, then down through Centreville and Wolfville and on to Halifax. Total distance including side trips to Fort Anne, Grand Pre, and various locations in Halifax: over 330 kilometers.
She cycled everyday without complaint, she endured the hazing of traffic on route 1 between Wolfiville and Halifax, slept in camps, fields, and the homes of friends along the way, and lived on fresh fruit, kippered herring, ramen noodles, trail mix, and granola.
Oona's bike broke down on the return trip, which was completed by car. For a week though, this little girl lived the life of a serious long-distance, self-supported cyclist.
Oona's dad Paul thought that her accomplishment made her a great choice for rider of the month and we couldn't agree more. Congratulations Oona!
If you know someone who should be the PedalTrout/ Propeller Brewing Company Rider of the Month email your nomination to PedalTrout@hotmail.com. Don't forget, you can nominate yourself!
