Final results from Ride The Lobster, the 800km 5-day international unicycle race set in Nova Scotia, Canada, are posted to the Wiki page.
Teams from Germany, New Zealand and the USA (Texas/California) took the top three spots, with 18 minutes separating the top two over the 5-day event. The youngest team, 2Y2D, whose average age was [...]
Archive for June, 2008
FINAL RESULTS Ride The Lobster 800km Unicycle Race
Posted in Uncategorized on 23 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Germany and New Zealand head-to-head in Stages 1 and 2 of Ride The Lobster
Posted in Uncategorized on 18 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1 2 German riders beat the New Zealand crew by under 10 minutes over the 200km Yarmouth-Annapolis Royal Stage One Leg of the 5-day international unicycle race. The New Zealanders closed the gap by about 6 minutes over the 218km rain-drenched Stage Two to Hubbards. Today are the Time Trials from Hubbards, along the [...]
Ride The Lobster about to start, after rough weekend for some unicyclists
Posted in Uncategorized on 16 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Riders have begun to arrive from all corners of the earth for a memorable 800km, 5-day journey through Nova Scotia, Canada. Today, the unicycle race, Ride The Lobster, begins in the historic seaport town of Yarmouth.
Stories abound already.
Team Yellow Line Fever, unexpectedly became the second all-family team in the race (the other being the deMilner trio) as [...]
Britech tracking technology put to the test reports Chronicle Herald
Posted in Uncategorized on 10 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reporter Gord Delaney of Nova Scotia’s The Chronicle Herald spent time with Brian Reid, CEO of Britech Information Systems Ltd., to take a look at the technology behind the tracking and mapping of unicycle teams in Ride The Lobster, for 5-days and 800km along the length of Nova Scotia.
“The first [GPS and mapping] trial [...]
The Ottawa Citizen Rides The Lobster with painful news from British Columbia rider Sankey
Posted in Uncategorized on 9 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ken Meaney reports on Ride The Lobster’s gruelling 800km 5-day race in The Ottawa Citizen, that “35 teams of unicyclists are about to mount up for a gruelling five-day race and bragging rights to being the hottest thing on one wheel.”
He reports that British Columbia resident and member of Team No.12 Hans Islanders, Todd [...]
Rhode Island Rides The Lobster, following local unicyclist Eric Scheer
Posted in Uncategorized on 9 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Independent Staff Writer, Liz Boardman, with the South County Independent Newspaper from Rhode Island, USA, followed local rider Eric Scheer and Team No.77 “American Mojo” as he prepares for the Ride The Lobster unicycle epic 800km 5-day event in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Boardman writes of Scheer’s recommendations “.. do not zone out. The second you [...]
Poll ranks difficulty of Ride The Lobster
Posted in Uncategorized on 9 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While this forum’s poll is not considered scientific, the question was asked of unicyclists “How hard will it [Ride The Lobster] be, compared to other unicycle events?”
Results indicate the event is considered to be a challenge for all riders, but that a wait-and-see approach is needed. This event charts unknown territory. Forum comments suggest both [...]
“Juggling Mike” Rides the Lobster with his blog
Posted in Uncategorized on 9 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
. News on the Singapore team will be well covered with the additional blog from ‘Juggling Mike’ as he covers Ride The Lobster and its 800km 5-day adventure through Nova Scotia.
He writes in a recent post ” … I think we will have a really good time crossing Nova Scotia. I’m greatly looking [...]
Follow Singapore’s unicycle team through their new website
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jiahui Cai, member of the “Masticating Bunnies from Hell”, invites supporters, spectators and media to follow their team on a newly-created website http://www.thecollectiveus.com/bunnies/.
Are they ready to go up against the best in the world in the 800km 5-day, Ride The Lobster unicycle event in Nova Scotia? There are no 36″ers in Singapore. They’ll [...]
New Germany to announce arrival of riders with church bells
Posted in Uncategorized on 2 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The New Germany Check Point Committee is planning to ring the bells of the local churches when the first riders enter the community of New Germany. This is a small town in Nova Scotia falls along the Valley-Lighthouse Stage 2 of Ride The Lobster, the 800km 5-day unicycle race set [...]
