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National News: Burnaby Six Day 2008 - Day 6 Final Report
BVC 6-Day overall winners Symmetrics joined by Slipsteam (2nd) and Health Net (3rd).
January 6, 2008 - The 2008 Burnaby Six Day wrapped up on Saturday night, with an even larger crowd than on Friday night. In front of at least 400 excited race fans, Symmetrics defended their 2-lap lead over Slipstream Sports, and claimed the 2008 Burnaby Six Day champion jerseys.
... Pedal Magazine
Published: Jan 08, 2008 - 11:10 AM
National News: Update
The Tour of AmericaRight now we are starting to build on this event. We are learning at every turn. We made it more realistic with less stages and distances. We took positive input and used it. This is what we need!” Frank Arokiasamy
The tour of America project was first announced in September with a press release describing the race as: The event will be the largest spectator event in the history of U.S. sports, covering approximately 4,000 miles (more than 6,000 km) from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, with 27 stages held during 30 days of competition. The event will invite twenty-five of the most elite cycling teams in the world and will boast a prize purse currently pegged at $11 million, the largest purse of any international cycling event. The Tour of America will span approximately 22 states and will cover hundreds of towns and cities along the way.
... to read more go to The Daily Peloton
Published: Nov 07, 2007 - 01:27 AM
National News: Latest News
TransRockies 2008 selling out fast
Racing to enter the 2008 TransRockies
Fancy a week racing mountain bikes through the Canadian wilderness? If so, you better get yourself over to the TransRockies Challenge website pretty sharpish.
Entries for the 2008 edition, which runs 10-16 August, opened on November 1 and five days later there are just 50 spots left, each for a team of two riders.
Two hundred teams entered on the opening day. "It was a hectic morning," said event director Aaron McConnell.
The event's website has had a complete revamp to make it easier to use for both competitors and event staff. The site provides images, information and forums for riders, plus communications and update tools for event staff.
For more information see the TransRockies Challenge website.
Published: Nov 07, 2007 - 01:09 AM
National News: HOT AND HOT
LANCE Armstrong, 36, and Ashley Olsen, 21, are turning the heat up on their unlikely relationship. Page Six's ever-alert observers spotted the duo enjoying a romantic dinner at Graydon Carter's Waverly Inn on Tuesday night. The night before, Armstrong was seen "making out" with the tiny actress perched on his lap at the Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar.
Published: Nov 01, 2007 - 11:09 AM
National News: CycloCross
Johnson, Barnholt burn up a hot Granouge 'cross
The unseasonably hot weather that has afflicted the East Coast cyclocross season continued at the first Verge MAC event of 2007, Delaware's UCI C1 Granogue ‘Cross. But it did not keep Tim Johnson and Kerry Barnholt from winning their first-ever Granogue titles by huge margins, and taking home the unique pink-flamingo trophies and a lot of cash.
Heavy overnight rain offered the promise of mud and cooler temperatures, but race day offered neither. The rain did, however, did make the track slick enough to provide some entertaining carnage in the day's first two amateur races, particularly on the long, sweeping off-camber turn down the side of the course's largest hill. There were so many slips, slides and spinouts (yes, actual spinouts), that race announcer Richard Fries dubbed the section the "SRAM Slip ‘n Slide."
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Published: Oct 21, 2007 - 09:47 AM
National News: Sad News
Richard Juryn and Denis Fontaine Die in Kayak Mishap
Richard Juryn (far left) and five of his buddies on their recent riding trip to Mongolia.Richard Juryn and seven friends set out on an epic, season-capping adventure on Saturday morning. Their plan was to kayak from Deep Cove to Anvil Island, run to the top, paddle back to the mainland and then cycle to Whistler.
After their climb to the top of Anvil the weather turned foul. Despite the increasing swell they decided to make for the mainland. Soon after, the weather deteriorated further and amid seven foot swells and 85 km/h winds the kayak containing Denis Fontaine and Cheryl Beatty capsized. Richard Juryn and his paddling partner, Graham Tutti, attempted to rescue Fontaine and paddle with him toward Porteau Cove while another picked up Beatty and made it safely back to Anvil Island. Fontaine climbed into the centre hatch of the double kayak but in the foul weather it began to take on water and eventually sank.
The three men were rescued after over an hour in the water but Richard Juryn and Denis Fontaine could not be revived.
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Published: Oct 09, 2007 - 06:09 AM
National News: Tour of Missouri - Stage 2
Hincapie takes stage, lead at Tour of Missouri
Hincapie nips Canadian Dominque Rollin at the first sprintBarring a repeat of the bad luck that has periodically plagued George Hincapie the last couple years, the American is in solid position to win the overall title at the inaugural Tour of Missouri.
On Wednesday, the Discovery Channel rider was part of a 12-rider break that rolled off the front of the field early in the rolling 125.6-mile stage 2 run from Clinton to Springfield and never looked back. At the finish, when Hincapie darted out of the small pack to take the stage win, the trailing field was more than 14 minutes behind.
...VeloNews
Published: Sep 13, 2007 - 07:03 AM
National News: Tour of Missouri - A Canadian Perspective
Bell Second at Tour of Missouri Opener
Zach Bell is seen on the leftWith no "big mountains" to climb and a course that better suits a well rounded rider & sprinter Whitehorse's Zach Bell made an impression on the national scene with his second place result in the opening stage of the Tour of Missouri.
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Zach Bell (Symmetrics Cycling Fuelled By FarmPure) just missed out on an opening stage victory in today's Tour of Missouri, taking second place.
A five-man break was clear for most of the 137 kilometres Kansas City stage today, breaking clear just 50 kilometres into the race. The gap ballooned to the 5 minute mark, but was caught on the final city circuits, with less than 10 kilometres to go. With several aggressive and technical corners to go, it was a wild ride to the finish. Zach Bell duked it out against the top North American sprinters, just losing to Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United).
"We came to the final corner and I took the inside line," Bell explained. "The field swing hard right and I went on the left. It was just a touch too early, as it meant I started the sprint with 300m to go. At 50m to go, I saw a shadow. At 25, Ivan passed me. Still, Iím happy with today's result and I hope we can keep it up."
An Interview with Bell by Canadian Cyclist's Amy Smolens
Zach Bell - Symmetrics Cycling fuelled by Farm Pure - 2nd place, Stage 1
AS: How was it out there today?
ZB; Oh, it was pretty good. That break went away pretty early, like 30-40 k in. It was pretty controlled so the sprinters had a pretty good sit-in all day. So coming to the finishing circuits it was just down to us kind of rubbing elbows the whole way in.
AS: Were you able to utilize your track skills?
ZB: Oh yeah. I mean, this finish was a little bit downhill if not just perfectly flat. So I definitely had the speed and the leadout was pretty quick after the last corner. So yeah, once they start getting up to those top-end speeds that's good for me.
AS: When did you see Ivan Dominguez?
ZB: I took a peek under my shoulder with about 50 meters to go and saw a shadow. I knew I went pretty early so I knew that probably there'd be only one or two guys right there with me. When I took a peek under I didn't know who it was, but I knew that if it was him or one or two other guys that I'd be hard pressed in the last 25 meters to hold them off. But you gotta do what you gotta do. Once you've done your move you're committed, so I did the best I could do with it.
AS: How does second place to a guy like Dominguez give you confidence for the rest of the race here?
ZB: Oh, I mean, it's good, I mean I think it just confirms that I do have the speed coming in off the track. I was a little concerned cause the speed, it's a little different, a different kind of speed. But yeah, it just confirms to me today that I should be able to rub elbows with him for most of the week, which was the goal coming, so I'm pretty happy.
Published: Sep 12, 2007 - 09:13 AM
National News: Tour of Missouri
Dominguez wins Tour of Missouri opener
The newly-crowned U.S. champ meets fans
Cuban speedster Ivan Dominguez earned the first yellow jersey of the inaugural Tour of Missouri, blasting across the line at the end of stage 1 on a sun-splashed Tuesday in Kansas City. The Toyota United rider's triumph came at the expense of Canadian Zach Bell (Symmetrics) and American Kyle Wamsley (Navigators) who were second and third respectively on the opening day of this six-stage, 600-mile race that will head west to east across the Show Me State before finishing on Sunday in St. Louis
... VeloNews
Published: Sep 12, 2007 - 08:50 AM
National News: Canadian National Track Championships
Zach Bell wins again ... ho hum, another race, another National Championship Jersey
Men's Pursuit podium (l-r): Jamie Sparling (La-Z-Boy Cycling) 2nd, Zach Bell (Symmetrics Cycling) 1st, Alexandre Cloutier (Équipe du Québec) 3rdSeptember 7, 2007 (Dieppe, NB) - Travis Smith of Calgary won the men’s sprint gold on Friday completing an undefeated performance with a victory over Felix Haspel of Alberta in the final at the 2007 Canadian track cycling championships in Dieppe, New Brunswick.
The victory shows Smith is back in form after a serious accident earlier this season.
“It’s a great results because I’ve come back from an injury I suffered at the world championships in March. I broke my pelvis in the Keirin race,’’ said Smith, who started training a month and half ago at his base in Los Angeles.
“After surgery the doctors said I probably wouldn’t race for a year, if ever. I was determined to prove them wrong so today’s showing is very satisfying. Today I was the fastest but there are some youngsters that are pushing me hard.’’
In the women’s event, Tara Whitten of Edmonton defeated Joanna Wiersma in the final.
Whitten is also a nationally ranked cross country skier. “I started cycling as cross training but now I’ll have to chose between the two sports,’’ said the 27-year-old who is leaning towards focusing on the summer sport. “I’m still training and I’m always learning so it’s always motivating.’’
In the individual pursuit, Quebec’s Lyne Bessette won the gold medal. In the final, she clocked 3:57.573 to beat out Whitten in second at 4:00.735.
For the men, Zach Bell defeated Jamie Sparling, in the final clocking 3:42.420.
“With today’s windy conditions, it’s a good clocking,’’ said Bell, who has also raced on the road this season. “I’m pleased with my fitness over the last few months and I’m on track to peak for the World Cups in November and December.’’
Competition continues through to Sunday.
... this story came from Pedal Magazine
Published: Sep 08, 2007 - 06:59 AM
National News: US Pro Championships
Zabriskie defends pro ITT title
Zabriskie defends his pro time-trial titleThis year hasn't been stellar, results-wise, for Team CSC's David Zabriskie. But his second consecutive time-trial win at the 2007 USA Cycling Professional Championships on Saturday may have brightened things up a bit.
Zabriskie, who will continue to wear the national champion's stars-and-stripes jersey when he moves over to Team Slipstream-Chipotle next season, covered the 18.7-mile course in 39 minutes and 34 seconds - just a single tick of the clock faster than one of his teammates-to-be, former under-23 world time-trial champion Danny Pate. Another Slipstream rider, Tim Duggan, finished third at eight seconds back.
Sponsored by the Greenville Hospital System, the out-and-back time trial was held for the second time in the hills outside of Greenville, South Carolina. But this year's course did without last year's decidedly technical finish, now jokingly referred to as "Baldwin's corner," for the spot where Toyota-United's Chris Baldwin misjudged a turn and crashed.
... VeloNews
Published: Sep 02, 2007 - 06:44 AM
National News: Car strikes two cyclists in road rage
Police arrested a driver Friday afternoon after a bizarre chase in which two cyclists were hit by a car in Southeast Portland.
It all started around 12:30 on 1000 block of Southeast Clinton Street. Police said 46-year-old Johnny Eschweiler was driving along when he reported a cyclist kicked his car. Officers said Eschweiler sped up and hit the cyclist, who rolled onto the hood of the car, smashing the windshield.
The car continued on about 75 feet, sideswiping a car and hitting a truck before turning a corner where another cyclist heading towards the car was then hit, investigators said.
Police arrested Eschweiler and charged him with two counts of attempted assault.
The cyclists, 25-year-old Ben Ramsdell and 41-year-old Timothy Mastne, were taken to OHSU. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
Neither cyclist was wearing a helmet.
Published: Aug 19, 2007 - 09:31 AM
National News: Wicked weather snuffs Mt. Washington Hillclimb
Horizontal sleet, rime ice, 87-mph gusts of wind and freezing temperatures forced the cancellation of this year's Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday.
Six hundred cyclists had come from all over New England and from as far away as the West Coast for the chance to race the 7.6 miles to Mt. Washington's summit in what is called, all too aptly, "the world's toughest hillclimb." Now they'll wait another year to battle the Auto Road's 12 percent average grade.
... VeloNews
Published: Aug 19, 2007 - 09:26 AM
National News: TransRockies 2007 - Stage 7 Report
Sessford and Clark (Midnight Sun) finished 5th on Stage 7 and 10th overall, Slater and Parker (Klondike Cog Cursers) finished 17th and 26th overall_________________________________________________________________
Team United Cycles Wins Overall
Final TR07 Open Men's podium (l-r): Federico Ramirez (Crc)/Ivan Amador (Crc) La Ruta 2nd, Tim Heemskerk (Can)/Roddi Lega (Can) United Cycle Team 1st, Matt Green (Can)/Matt Hadley (Can) Rocky Mountain/EAsports 3rd.
After a Day 6 which will go down as one of the most brutal days in TransRockies history, the riders were treated to a quick 48km Stage 7 run into beautiful Fernie to the finish line celebrations with the friends and family who were waiting there for them. The weather held in and the 2007 TransRockies Challenge will go down as having the finest weather since the race began.
The short and fast last stage of the TransRockies saw the Team United Cycles duo of Roddi Lega and Tim Heemskerk confirm their dominant overall victory with their sixth stage win in seven days. They gapped the second and third placed Team La Ruta/Pizza Hut and Team Rocky Mountain EA Sports in the last singletrack section and rolled across the line with a narrow 18-second victory on the day and a 26-minute win in the overall standings.
A select group of teams formed during the first 20km of the race when the leading racers averaged close to 35km/h on a series of rolling forestry roads and doubletrack trails. With most of the technical singletrack packed into the last half of the stage, riders worked together knowing that the race would be won later.
As they had throughout the race, the team from Edmonton, Alberta was able to use their superior technical skills to gap the Costa Ricans on the rocky, rooty trails which make the TransRockies Challenge unique among the grand epic races in the world. With a gap in place, the question became could the young guns from Rocky Mountain EA Sports use their prowess in the singletrack to overcome the advantage that Team La Ruta/Pizza Hut had opened earlier in the race. In the end they came up a few seconds short and the podium on day 7 exactly mirrored the final overall standing with Team United Cycles in 1st, La Ruta in 2nd and Rocky Mountain EA Sports rounding out the top 3.
... once again, go to Pedal Magazine for the full results and rest of the story
Published: Aug 18, 2007 - 11:09 PM
National News: TransRockies - Stage 6
Midnight Sun continues to impress as they have now moved into 10th place overall in the TransRockies Challenge. It will be tough to move up further but going into the last leg they are only 24 minutes behind the 9th place team. The Klondike Cog Cursers are presntly in 27th place only 3 seconds back from 26th._________________________________________________________________
United Cycles Edges La Ruta
The final singletrack takes its tollGoing into stage 6 of the 2007 TransRockies Challenge, Elkford to Sparwood, 116 kms with 2,300m of climbing, all racers knew that there was every chance that this would be longest and toughest stage of the race. The day dawned ominously with an orange and hazy sunrise above the mountains East of Elkford, British Columbia. Smoke from forest fires rolling into the area was responsible for the murky day but a relentless and punishing course was responsible for the suffering that ensued.
The day's challenges started immediately with a 4km asphalt climb at 7% up the Fording Creek Mine road bringing the riders to the trailhead of some sweet but challenging singletrack along Josephine Creek. The race quickly splintered into pieces as the accumulated fatigue of five days of tough racing left lot of riders running on empty. The main group of roughly 20 riders who reached the top first set the racing order for the day's competition.
... a complete report can be found at Pedal Magazine's website
Published: Aug 18, 2007 - 06:47 AM
National News: TransRockies Challenge - Stage 4
Yukon riders continue to do well after 4 stages of this sufferfest called the TransRockies. To be honest judging by the pictures it looks more like a bike carrying contest than a bike riding contest. Team Midnighht Sun remains in 14th place 1 hr. 57 min back of the leaders and Klondike Cog Cursers are in 27th place 3 hr 39 min back._______________________________________________________________
La Ruta Takes the Win
Listen dorkstick, I'm almost positive its round side downThe Costa Rican team La Ruta (Federico Ramirez /Ivan Amador) finally broke the stranglehold of Team United Cycles (Tim Heemskerk/Can, Roddi Lega/Can) with a close sprint win today on 115km Stage 4, with 1,342m of elevation from Nipika to the wilderness campground of Whiteswan Lake, the most remote location that the TransRockies Challenge will visit in 2007. With two major climbs and over 50km of single and doubletrack, riders were happy to see the finish line at Whiteswan Lake.
.... for full results go to Pedal Magazine
Published: Aug 16, 2007 - 05:28 AM
National News: TransRockies Challenge - Stage 3
Team Midnight Sun now sits in 14th place in the Open Men's GC after three stages. They are 1 hr 34 minutes back of race leader United Cycles. Klondike Cog Cursers have slipped to 24th and are now 2 hr. and 25 minutes back.________________________________________________________________
United Cycles in Control
... and we get to ride our bikes, when?August 14, 2007 (Nipika, BC) - Riders and crew alike woke up in a great frame of mind as Day 3 of the TransRockies Challenge dawned clear and crisp. For the first time in the six years of the event’s history, riders could head to the start line without packing bags for the move and the staff was able to look ahead to the same.
But riders did have the small business of Stage 3 to deal with - Nipika-Nipika, 93kms and 1,500m climbing. Covering as many kms as the first two days combined and including the most climbing yet, with two passes in and out of the spectacular Kootenay River Valley, Stage 3 was going to turn the ‘sufferator metre’ up a couple of notches.
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Published: Aug 15, 2007 - 04:10 AM
National News: TransRockies - Stage Two
Team Midnight Sun - Sessford and Clark finished 8th on the stage only 16 minutes behind the leaders and have moved from 17th place to 15th in the Men's Open GC
Mixed Team leaders: Normon Thibault (Can)/Wendy Simms (Can) Frontrunners-KONA United Cycle Wins Again
August 13, 2007 (Invermere, BC) - After a late-afternoon windstorm which blew through Invermere on Sunday, that flipped tents and wreaked havoc in the rider village, conditions settled down for the evening and riders were treated to a perfect cool mountain night to rest up for the second day of the TransRockies Challenge.
Leaving Invermere in a rolling closure provided by the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police, riders were launched into race mode after the first three neutralized kms and the attacks came fast and furious as the top teams tested each other to see who had recovered after the first day’s effort. Riders rode uphill for the next 20 kms climbing to the top of Bear Creek, first via logging roads, then on some steep and technical jeep trails. The majority of the last 40km was raced on singletrack, varying from raw and precarious trails down from Bear Creek into the Kootenay River Valley, finishing on the buffed and perfect trails of Nipika Mountain Resort.
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Published: Aug 14, 2007 - 04:46 AM
National News: TransRockies
Stage One ReportThe Yukon entry of Sessford and Clark are sitting in 17th place after the short prologue beginning to the 2007 TransRockies Challenge. The stage was won in a time of 2 hr 12 min and the Yukoners came in at 2 hr. 46 min.
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Getting ready for the startAugust 12, 2007 (Panorama Mountain Village, BC) - The first stage of the TransRockies Challenge has traditionally been a shorter prologue stage to allow riders to work their way into the race before the route takes them deep into the wilderness of the Kootenay Rockies. Starting from Panorama for the first time in event history, the riders faced a short 33km course which opened up with a 1.6km start loop through the village past the crowds of friends, family and well-wishers before rolling straight into a gruelling 1,200 vertical metre climb including a significant hike-a-bike to the summit of Taynton Pass.
The potential bottlenecks made a ripping fast start a tactical must for teams with podium ambitions. Last year’s second-place finisher Tim Heemskerk of United Cycles has teamed up with longtime National Team member Roddi Lega with the single goal of taking the top podium spot this year. They went to the front early sending a message to all the other teams with a furious pace up the first climb.
... you can read the rest in Pedal Magazine
Published: Aug 13, 2007 - 08:48 AM
National News: Mountain Biking
Gould, Kabush clinch NMBS XC titles
Kabush: Hey, a win's a winCapping a season that saw her spring to the top of American women's cross-country racing, Georgia Gould won the sixth and final round of the 2007 National Mountain Bike Series on Sunday in Snowmass, Colorado. In doing so, the Coloradan became only the second woman in series history to sweep the series. Mountain biking great Juli Furtado, owner of 26 NORBA cross-country wins, swept the old NORBA series in 1993.
Gould already had the overall locked up heading into the Snowmass finals. Still, the 27-year-old admitted the buzz surrounding her potentially flawless season brought some extra pressure to bear.
... VeloNews
Published: Aug 12, 2007 - 04:04 PM
National News: Landis takes second in mountain bike race
Floyd Landis took second place in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race despite sustaining a cut leg in a crash early on.The former Phonak rider finished one minute 43 seconds behind winner Dave Wiens, who claimed his fifth victory in the event.
He arrived in with his right leg wrapped in a gauze, covered in blood, and joked "I'm never going to do this again," before adding "I'm glad I came and did this. I really enjoyed it."
The race was the American's second since testing positive for testosterone at last year's Tour de France. He is awaiting the findings of an arbitration panel after protesting his innocence in a lengthy case.
Published: Aug 12, 2007 - 03:19 PM
National News: MTB news & racing round-up for August 2, 2007
Bishop comes into form at NMBS
Jeremiah Bishop finished a strong second at US NationalsJeremiah Bishop (Trek / VW) took top honours at the National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) round 5 event held last weekend in North Carolina. The "Showdown at Sugar" was more like a showdown in mud, but that didn't deter Bishop, who had finished second behind Adam Craig at the wet and slippery USAC National Mountain Bike Championships cross country event the previous weekend in Mount Snow, Vermont.
In the mountains of western North Carolina, 31 year-old Jeremiah Bishop logged his third-ever NMBS win, and his first in 2007. He won the final NMBS series event last year in Aspen, Colorado, and his first win came in Waco, Texas, in 2004. This latest victory marked a return to form after battling a mid-season illness; Bishop is aiming for a strong remainder of 2007, during which he hopes to show himself one of the top American contenders for the 2008 Olympic team.
"It was kind of a surprise. I didn't expect the win would be here of all places - after I had a rough June," said Bishop, who sat out both World Cups in Canada due to a respiratory illness. "While [Geoff] Kabush was winning a bronze medal at Mont Ste. Anne, I was sitting in bed. Last weekend [at US Nationals in Mount Snow], I got second, but I felt like my legs weren't really there yet."
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Published: Aug 02, 2007 - 09:49 AM
National News: The Triple Crown
Specialized North Shore RipperPowered by Jim Pattison Toyota Trucks North Shore
The costumes weren’t only for the riding. The après brought out quick a few unusual characters, with Elvis showing up. No one wants to know what Dieter was wearing and for the children’s sake, lets hope we never see it again.?The last Ripper has rolled through, the curtains have closed, and the card dealers have left Bella Candela. The final jewel in the “Crown” of the Ripper series has come to a close.
The Triple Crown was the final event in the “Four Ring Circus” that we here call the Ripper Series. Why the Triple Crown? Well it includes jaunts up and then down all three of the local mountains. Weather it be ride up or shuttle… there were 7 check points that the Teams had to reach at the top, bottom, and in between on each mountain to get their cards to acquire the best possible hand.
... you can read the rest at NSMBe.Magazine
Published: Jul 13, 2007 - 10:23 AM
National News: National Road Championships
Zach Bell
Under clear skies and perfect weather conditions Zach Bell, Yukon is seen here on his way to a third place finish in the Elite Men's Individual Time Trial at the Canadian Championships, held yesterday in Quebec.photo courtesy Rob Jones, Canadian Cyclist Magazine
Samplonius, Hesjedal seize Canadian ITT crowns
Canada's elite and espoir categories began their national road championships on Monday with the individual time trial, and the elites saw two new faces on the top step of the podium - though both are longtime top performers, surprisingly neither has won an elite national title.
Anne Samplonius (Expresscopy.com), took the women's title over an "unretired" Lyne Bessette (Equipe du Québec) at St-Georges de Beauce, Québec, while Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net-Maxxis), finally beat Svein Tuft (Symmetrics), for the men's title. David Veilleux (Jittery Joe's), repeated for the men's espoir title, while first-year espoir Julie Beveridge (Alberta), won the women's title.
The course was the same as used for the Tour de Beauce last month, with the women doing 20km, the espoir men 30km and the elite men 40km. After a steady gradual climb for the first 6km, the road leveled out, except for a further short climb before the elite men's turnaround ("leveled out" in Beauce terms means "constantly rolling terrain," by the way).
Published: Jul 10, 2007 - 12:18 PM
National News: Trek-VW takes stage 1 in B.C. Bike Race
Hestler and Eatough chat before the start Trek-Volkswagen teammates Chris Eatough and Jeff Schalk grabbed a hard-fought sprint victory over local favorites Andreas Hestler and Kevin Calhoun (Rocky Mountain-Haywood Securities) on Sunday in stage 1 of the B.C. Bike Race on Vancouver Island.
Eatough and Schalk covered the 67 miles from Sooke to Lake Cowichan, primarily gravel road with a pair of swoopy single-track sections, in 4:22:32. Hestler and Calhoun were five seconds back on Canada Day, with Manuel Prado and Jason First (La Ruta-Sho-Air) taking third at 2:14.
The race features teams of two riders who must stay within two minutes of each other.
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Published: Jul 03, 2007 - 04:05 AM
National News: .C. cyclist dies after colliding with rollerblader
In a picturesque park near North Vancouver, a bicyclist was killed this week when he collided with a rollerblader. But friends and police are at odds over who's to blame for the death. Jack Pilecki, 42, was training for a triathlon as he raced down a designated bike lane in the Seymour Demonstration Forest, a massive 5,200-hectare park under the mountains of the North Shore.
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Published: Jun 26, 2007 - 04:00 AM
National News: Landis Case - Monday's Hearing
Doctors question lab's findings in Landis case
Meier-Augenstein said that based on what he had seen he 'would not have great confidence in the results'If Floyd Landis is cleared of charges that he used synthetic testosterone to win the 2006 Tour de France, Monday could go down as the arbitration-hearing version of stage 17. Bolstered by scientific testimony from a pair of defense side experts, the Landis team appeared to poke significant holes in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's allegation that he cheated his way to victory on the Champs-Elysees.
Landis had been scheduled to take the stand on the seventh day of this nine-day hearing at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, but his turn didn't come up until late afternoon, and the three-man arbitration panel opted to postpone his cross examination until Tuesday morning at 9:30.
Based on the number of remaining witnesses and possible rebuttal witnesses, testimony in the proceedings may wrap up soon enough to allow for closing arguments on Wednesday after all. Last week it appeared that wouldn't be the case, and that the final stage of the hearing would have to be rescheduled.
... VeloNews
Published: May 22, 2007 - 07:41 AM
National News: Canada Cup
<font color="red">Premont, Plaxton tops at 2nd round
PremontTeam Rocky Mountain-Haywood's World Cup pros Max Plaxton and Marie-Helene Premont dominated the cross-country today at the second round of the Canada Cup in Bromont, Quebec. Both riders rode away from their respective fields to win. Premont leads the Canada Cup standings for women with a perfect win record, while another Rocky Mountain-Haywood rider - Raphael Gagne - takes over the men's lead from Neal Kindree (Kona) after finishing third.
The Bromont circuit is one of the oldest and most respected of the international circuit, with a tradition stretching back to the world championships in 1992. While there have been modifications over the years, the basic design is still one that tests all the skills and endurance of a mountain biker. Plaxton summed it up: "This is the best course by far that I've raced this year. It's a lot of fun, with good climbs, technical stuff, rocks ... I always like to race here.
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Published: May 21, 2007 - 07:39 AM
National News: Landis Hearing ...
LeMond drops bombshell at Landis hearing
Three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond said he was threatened by a member of the Landis team on Wednesday night.Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond testified under oath Thursday that Floyd Landis implicitly admitted to illegal doping during a 36-minute phone conversation the pair had last August.
LeMond also testified that he received what he characterized as a threatening phone call from a member of the Landis team on the eve of his testimony on the Pepperdine University campus in Malibu, California.
According to LeMond, Landis called him in August to ask why the former Tour champ had been so publicly vocal in the days after it was reported that Landis's A sample from stage 17 of the Tour had tested positive for synthetic testosterone. LeMond made numerous TV appearances in the aftermath, and spoke in general terms about why he thought Landis should come clean if he had in fact doped at the 2006 Tour de France.
"At first, I didn't believe it was him," said LeMond during direct questioning from USADA attorney Tim Barnett. "I was shocked he was calling me only because I thought it was a prank phone call. I confirmed it was really him and he asked why I would be making these public comments."
LeMond explained that he told Landis that if he did have a positive that it was a devastating thing for the sport.
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Published: May 17, 2007 - 09:02 PM
National News: Yukoner off to South America
CCA Announces Pan American Road & Track Championship Team
Zach Bell and Mark Cavendish at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Canadian Cycling Association is happy to announce the full team for the Pan American Road and Track Championships, to be held in Valencia, Venezuela, from May 21 to 27, 2007.
After several athletes met the time standards at the CCA trials in Burnaby, BC, on May 9-11, Canada will be sending a larger than expected track delegation to the championships.
Track competition runs from May 21 to 24, and road competition runs May 25-27.
The following athletes will represent Canada in Venezuela:
Track men:
• Zach Bell (Vancouver BC) : Points Race
• Martin Gilbert (Montreal QC) : Madison
• Ryan McKenzie (Calgary AB) : Madison
• Cam MacKinnon (Calgary AB): Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint, Kilo
• Lawrence Leroux (Oka QC): Team Sprint
• Yannick Morin (Otterburn Park QC): Team Sprint
Track women:
• Gina Grain (Vancouver BC): Points Race
• Monique Sullivan (Calgary AB): Sprint
Note: Sullivan has been selected as a self-funded development athlete
Road men
• Zach Bell (Vancouver BC) : Time Trial
• Charles Dionne (Ste-Foy QC) : Road Race
• Martin Gilbert (Montreal QC) : Road Race
• Ryan McKenzie (Calgary AB) : Road Race
• Keven Lacombe (U23 - Amos QC) : Road Race, Time Trial
• David Veilleux (U23 - Quebec QC) : Road Race, Time Trial
Road women:
• Gina Grain (Vancouver BC): Road Race
Staff:
• Kris Westwood (manager)
• Richard Wooles (coach - track)
• Vincent Jourdain (coach - road)
• Sophie St-Jacques (soigneur)
• Chad Grochowina (mechanic)
Editor's Note: As has previously been reported, Symmetrics pulled their riders from the road squad over pre-selections the High Performance Committee (HPC) made t the track squad. Zach Bell will be the only Symmetrics rider participating due to his qualification on the track. He will ride the Individual Time Trial but not the Road Race.
Published: May 16, 2007 - 04:25 AM
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