The Grants headed over to Langley for the last Spring Series race. The stage race began on Saturday morning with a criterium. It was a pretty standard 1km 4 corner course, but it did see a casualty early on in the youth race. Unfortunately, Mark got behind the wheel of an inexperienced rider who hit a wheel and crashed right in front of him. Mark went down and paved the road with his face. Thankfully, he only suffered road rash and a sore wrist. James was luckily out of the crash and continued on to place 2nd. Andrew, racing in the B category to qualify for the Western Canada Summer Games, stayed with the pack for about 5 laps before falling off. He finished strong in the chase pack. 
Saturday afternoon saw the Grants, minus Mark, lining up for the 12km TT along River Rd. Fighting a headwind on the way out meant a fast return.
The Road Race on Sunday was successful all around. Andrew joined the large B field and rode his first 110km race. He stayed with the group until the last 2 laps, when he strained his quad muscle, but he finished the race. Steve had his best race of the year, finishing in the group and placing well after 8 laps(63km). James won his race after breaking away with 4 other people and sprinting them for the win after 4 laps(31km, giving him the Omnium GC in the youth category. Mark, the photographer and cheerleader, kept in high spirits. Aside from Mark's crash, the weekend was successful, and a lot of lessons were learned.
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