August 15, 2007 – Tuesday night, the second track event of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup cycling series, was held at de Caisse Populaire Dieppe Velodrome. Nineteen cyclists raced in this fast pace 200 meter event Sacha LeBlanc was the stage winner followed by Alain Goguen and Pablo Vergara. Don Ricker’ s 14th place allowed him to keep the overall lead for the series but his lead is slimming. LeBlanc will now be moving up to a higher category.

The Mike’s Bike shop cup is a series of local races held every Tuesday night at 6:30. we are now hosting some track events. BMX and cyclocross events will follow later in the season. Registration is 5$ a week with a portion of all registration fees going to a charity (will be chosen by the overall winner of the series). Many draw prizes are available every week. This series is open to cyclists 15 years of age or older. All levels of abilities are welcome as we have a handicap system to even out the field.

Results

1. Sacha LeBlanc 100 points
2. Alain Goguen 90
3. Pablo Vergara 80
4. David Frye 75
5. Denis Hebert 70
6. Pierre LeBlanc 65
7. Stuart Wight 60
8. Charles Cormier 55
9. Jeff Currie 50
10. Mike LeBlanc 45
11. Christian Arsenault 40
12. Jean-Richard Cormier 35
13. Jeremy Hebert 30
14. Don Ricker 25
15. Roberto Piccinin 20
16. Melanie Bordage 15
17. Laura Hominick 10
18. Rhonda Currie 5
19. Ian Dennis 5



GC After 11 weeks

1. Don Ricker 715 points
2. Alain Goguen 695
3. Ian Dennis 625
4. Stuart Wight 625
5. Mike LeBlanc 620
6. Charles Cormier 590
7. Jeff Currie 550
8. Pablo Vergara 495
9. Jean-Richard Cormier 455
10. Mélanie Bordage 375
11. Pierre LeBlanc 375
12. Patrice Boudreau 290
13. Denis Hébert 270
14. Michelle Chase 265
15. Sacha LeBlanc 250
16. Francois Gazzano 195
17. Jean Leger 190
18. Denis Doucet 170
19. Laura Hominick 165
20. Tim Clark 155
21. Luc Belliveau 145
22. Paul Goobie 135
23. Derek LeBlanc 120
24. Jérémie Hebert 110
25. Chris Selkirk 100
26. Terry Tomelin 90
27. David Frye 75
28. Kyle Hebb 55
29. Mark-André Deslaurier 45
30. Phil Roach 45
31. Daniel Leger 40
32. Christian Arsenault 40
33. Rhonda Currie 35
34. Roberto Piccinin 35
35. Johanne Thériault 30
36. Guy Pellerin 30
37. Charles Babineau 25
38. Zuska Ecerova 25
39. Suzie Currie 20
40. Caroline Belliveau 15
41. Sean Ritchie 10
42. Bruno Richard 10

October 13, 2006 – It was rainy, course was soft and slow, and we even had to dress up in a “cross” fashion this week! But the good thing, no one was complaining. After all, this is cyclo-cross! The 11th week of the Mike’s Bike Shop Charitable Series (2nd cyclo-cross week) was again a fun filled evening.

Alain Goguen took the win last night. The podium was completed by Guy Pellerin and Luc Arseneau. Cameron Thorne and Tino Ruiter completed the top five.

On the general classification, Chris Selkirk (685 points) still holds a small lead over Charles Cormier (635 points). With only two stages left, third place Mike LeBlanc is now mathematically out of contention for the win. The winner of the season will have the prestige to pick a charitable organization towards which the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup will make a donation of all money raised throughout the season during the Mountain bike, criterium, track and cyclo-cross events.

The series is run under an handicap format where elite riders are penalized from the start. So equal chance for everyone who wants to pedal for fun and charity! Still to weeks to go! The race starts at 6:30 pm at the National Cycling Centre — Atlantic Canada in Dieppe’s St-Anselme Park. Regular mountain bikes are also accepted if you don’t have a cyclo-cross bike. Cost to enter is 5$… remember, it goes to a charitable organization.