WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1976, PAGE 9 Gain g ta Ontario Games Abig weekend'for cycl'isi' Ken Graham By BLAKE PURDY Staff Writer Cyclist Ken Grahamn of 38 Queens Street in Whitby thinks his chances of per- forrning well at this week- er'd's Ontario Summer Gaines are good. The Toronto native, whô lias lived in Whitby for 16 of his 17 years, lias been racing competitively since 1974 and lias plenty of experience under his beit. It ail began when Ken saw a sign in, a sporting goods store. advertising a qualifying race fo r . the 1974 Ontario Sumnier Games. He entered the race and per- formed well enough to qualify. At the '74 Gaines, Ken both surprised and disap- pointed hinself. 'In the 10-mile turne trail for, riders under 16, he finished sixth out of 35 comipetitors, breaking the domination of Sudb,ïry cyclists. In the 25-mile road race, he crashed with three miles to go. By that time, Ken had already joined the Durham Nomads Cycling Club, based in Oshawa. [le is still a member. Between then and now, Ken estimates that he has been in approximately 40 races. Two of his most memorable are the 1975 and 1976 County Town Carnival races which attract somne of the country's best cyclists. In the '75 version, %-e won the Dunlop Trophy as the top Whitby rider, while,'-i n this year's event, he finished second in the 16 to 18 year- old category. In addition to the several races Ken has been in, he puts in a great -many hours of practice. During the summer months, he rides about 225 miles in 16 hours spread over three days a week. The club runs 10-mile time trials weekly. During the spring and faîl, hie rides about seven houirs-a week and, in the winter. about 15 TENDER CLEANING CONTRACTORS To provide janitorial and clanng srvices for the tion regardingý this tender, please cail Mrs. E.M. Neale at the above address. Telephone: (705) 324-9188 Te lowest or any tender ntnecessarily accepted. Qntarîo minutes a day with lis bike n ounted on stationary rollers. Weightlifting is part of his practice routine in the winter. Ken and the other members of the club will be able to practise more during the colder nimonths withi the fu tu re installation of a bubble over the banked track ut Civic Fields in Oshawa. With the extra practice turne, Ken just rnay be ready for the 1980 Olytupics. "The Olympics in 1l'980 are too far aicad for me to look at because in four years lots of things can happen", he says. I might rîse to be Canada's top cyclist or 1 might just drop out of racing altoge ther". Yes,- four years are a long way off and, for now, Ken's sites are set on the Ontario Summer- Gaines this weekend in the Ottawa-Carleton Region._ "My chances at the Ontario Summer Gaines will be good because one race, the 25-mile time trial, is a race 1 specialize in", says Ken. The o Ken. "4The other races (50-mile criteriurn and 60- mile road race) 1 should be good in too". And, as if the pressure of competition isn't enough, Ken also has to worry about his gear - a $900 hand-made 1l0-speed bike, $200 in spare wheels and $ 100 in clothing and protective equipment. According to Games' organ- izers, equipinent storage becomes a special problem when bicycles are, involved. Whitby cyclist Ken Graham feels his chances of perform- ing well at this weekend's Ontario Summer Games are good. Ken, 17, bas plenty of experience under bis belt, having competed in approximately 40 races in the past two years. Free Press Photo Tie cyclists, who wilI be housed at the Nicholas Street Jail Youth Hostel, have been told "competitors maystore Ministry of Goveinmont Services bicycles in jail ceils", but A I MORIGAG ES 1 M 1 T E D 1lsf & 2nd Arro ngodý Bought apd Sold ut Prime Rates conu Peter, Kade. 66841556 ANUBIS INVESTMENTS Ltd. 149 Srock t. W., Whitby The Corporation of the Town of Whitby NOTICE 0F A PUBLIC MEETING Off iciai Plan Amendment Number W1 5 DR 102 Trowbridge Developments Limited Take notice that the Administrative Committee of the Town of Whitby wiIl be considering ai Off iciai Plan Amlendment Application by Trowbridge Developmants Limited at the Regular Meeting of the Administrative Committee, on Tuesday September 7, 1976 at 8:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 405 Dundas Street West, Whitby. Copies of the Planning Director's Report to the Administrative Committeeý on this matter will be available on or after September 1, 1976 at the Planning Department, 14 Church Street, Brooklin, and at the Municipal Building, 405 Dundas Street West, Whitby. Dated ai the Town of Whitby this 1lst day of September, A.D., 1976. own Iocks for the celi doors. FALL SALE off si orne pap-er as low as $195 per Poli Paint 20%/o off Top Line Redwood Oîympic stain off per gallon Reg. $14 95 NOW, $8951 '--zLzz~ *1git~ 103 Brock St. s. 668-1104 Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C., Clerk Town of Whitby WaI Ipaper in stock up to