We held a new cycling event for Maui last week. It was a downhill coasting race, that started in Keokea and raced down towards Ulupalakua Ranch. The distance was just shy of two miles. Everyone got to pedal for a 100 meters then had to coast the rest of the route to the finish line.

Speeds reached just over 40 miles per hour and the winning time was done by Rick Jacobson with 3:01. After everyone was done the coasting race we did a return trip with an uphill time trial. A bit harder, but the times were pretty fast. The winner was Matt Watson with a time of 7:15. Both winners received a cup of coffee from Grandma’s Coffee shop and a pat on the back from me.

Maui Cyclery will be hosting two other events this month. A time trial on March 13, and road ride on March 27. The time trial race will start in Paia on Baldwin Avenue and finish in Makawao Town. It’s a seven mile up hill coarse with 1700′ of elevation gain. One minute start increments between racers. Start time is 7:00am.

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