ACK! Beat me to posting here. Anyway...
Well, a glorious day, and PEP (Phoenix Ebike Promotions) was at the finish line to capture the Winner (A master of the sneaky stuff, Andy McKenna):
(Sorry if pic slightly blurry. Clerk at camera shop said it was fast film, but I didn't realize how fast the competition was, obviously.)
And following, at a polite second place, John Zoccano, riding his recumbent trike.
(Watt one referred to as a "Volcano", his own design, the Arctrike - seen on ES here:
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=56959
...and here:
http://arctrike.com/
(Rumour was he stopped part way up, to let others catch up.)
Then the rest of the rebels, and trailing, Chris Williams, whose own EV temp out of service, one arm in a cast, and rode on a pedal-only bicycle! (Gasp, a first for the Toronto race. Apparently he had to resort to a classic "huff and puff", and walked his bike up part of the route, but others were too polite to say anything - if they weren't already out of sight/up ahead anyway.)
Also in the pack, Andrei Joukov, riding his fabulous bettery-electric two wheeler thingee:
Master Gary from Golden Motor Canada also made it to the race, and his son wins as youngest racer yet in this EVent!
(Definitely both winners in the "street legal" category.)
Big John (John Zoccano) EVen posted on the Toronto riders web site (at 11:09am today) that he WAS coming, and to not start the race without him. (J not knowing yet watt a bunch of lazy rebels the racers are.)
Last years winner, that extra-sneaky Master Chuck guy, was back this year, howEVer not to defend his title, as his latest creation still not "perfect", so riding last years orange mod-Gio that was a 3rd last year (ridden by another).
At great personal risk, M.Chuck guy gave your correspondent a ride down the hill to watch the crowd gathering:
(Arctrike in foreground, on the right Enriques "Prime Thunder" monster ebike.)
After-race EVent nearby at newly-named Ebikers Beach was attended by... one. I guess those racers were too tired or something:
Too bad, they missed out on cheeze and crackers and orange juice and other stuff (a biz expense paid for by PEP), and to see up close-and-personal the very large full moon due to appear later this EVening. (Talking about my telescope -the big one, seen in the pic.)
All and all, a good time had by all (I hope).