September 4, 2008 – Provincial champions were crowned and BC Cup series winners lauded at Mount Washington Resort near Courtenay, B.C. last weekend. Craig Richey (Oak Bay Bikes) won the Elite Men’s Provincial XC Championship title, while Melanie McQuaid (Natures Path) took the Elite Women’s XC crown. The DH titles went to Rebecca McQueen and Steve Chan in the Elite Women’s and Men’s categories, respectively. See the full list of BC Provincial Champions below.

Colin Kerr (Different Bikes) and Dawn Berg (Oak Bay Bikes) won the Elite Men’s and Women’s BC Cup XC series, and Tyler Knitt and Miranda Miller were victorious in the Men’s and Women’s BC Cup DH series.

2008 BC Provincial Champions

XC
– Elite Men: Craig Richey (Oak Bay Bikes)
– Elite Women: Melanie McQuaid (Natures Path)
– Junior Men: Sebastian Sleep (Rocky Mtn- Different Bikes)
– Junior Women: Katherine Short (Sunshine Coast Cycling)
– U17 Men: Mo Lawrence (Team Squamish)
– U15 Men: Louis Dillon (Sunshine Coast Cycling)
– U15 Women: Maia Kilby (Team Squamish)
– Senior 19+ Men: Robert Wishaw (Obsession Bikes)
– Senior 19+ Women: Christine Lynch (Sunshine Coast Cycling)
– Master 30-39 Men: Mike Hunter (Rocky Mtn- K Capital Source)
– Master 30+ Women: Glenowyn Garlson (Rider’s Club)
– Master 40-49 Men: Steve Bachop (IRC p/b Robert Cameron)
– Master 50+ Men: Frank Ammirati (Team Peninsula Cycles)

DH
– Elite Men: Steve Chan
– Elite Women: Rebecca McQueen
– Junior Men: Simon Garstin
– Junior Women: Casey Brown
– U17 Men: Riley Suhan
– U15 Men: Harrison Duxbury Sleep (Sunshine Coast Cycling)
– U15 Women: Holly Feniak (Sunshine Coast Cycling)
– Senior 19+ Men: Jeff Hunter
– Senior 19+ Women: Dawn Cashen
– Master 30-39 Men: Bryon Enns (Steed Cycles)
– Master 30+ Women: Glenowyn Garlson (Rider’s Club)
– Master 40-49 Men: Brian Brittain (Different Bikes)
– Master 50+ Men: Mike Parcher

Click here for full results from the BC XC Championships.

Click here for full results from the BC DH Championships.

Click here for the final BC Cup XC Standings.

Click here for the final BC Cup DH Standings.