November 6, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – The sun is back for the start of the Elite men’s race now underway with 48 starters that will complete 8 laps (might be shortened to 6 or 7 laps we’re hearing) for a total of 24.15km. With reigning CX champ Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) not in attendance a new men’s champion will soon be crowed in Toronto. According to the Pearson Airport weather web site it’s 5°C.

Lap 1 Start Lap (short)
Aaron Schooler (Team H&R Block) took the hole shot with the field just behind.

Lap 2
Schooler is leading with Mike Garrigan (ON) Independant in second as the men have finished their short start lap and begin lap 2.

Lap 3
Chris Sheppard (BC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles p/b Shimano is leading now with Garrigan in second and Schooler in third. Derrick St. John (ON) Garneau-Club Chaussures-Ogilvy Renault is in 4th at 20s at the front of the pack chasing.

Lap 4
Schooler is back in front with Sheppard in second as Garrigan has some problems with his pedals – St. John is in 4th. It’s more overcast now with no sun and cooling down fast.

Lap 5
Sheppard has regained the lead with Garrigan now in second at 2s as Schooler is trailing them at 6s… in 4th is St. John now about 40s back.

Lap 6
Garrigan has taken over the lead on lap 6 with Sheppard in second and Schooler dropping to 15s in 3rd. In 4th at 30s is St. John followed by Craig Richey (BC) Blue Competition Cycles in 5th and Tyler Trace (BC) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes in 6th.

Lap 7
Garrigan is leading by 3-4s over Sheppard as they start the penultimate lap – there’s two to go so the race will not be shortened. In third is Schooler, fourth is St. John, 5th is Richey with BC’s Trace is in 6th.

Lap 8 Final
Sheppard has retaken the lead with Garrigan on his wheel as they start the last lap with Schooler at 20 seconds in third and St. John in 4th at 40 seconds.

Sheppard takes the win as Garrigan suffered a rolled a tire on the final lap and was able to get a bike to finish second.

Results

1. Chris Sheppard (BC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles P/B Shimano 00:52.0
2. Mike Garrigan (ON) Independant 27.9
3. Aaron Schooler (AB) Team H&R Block 47.6
4. Derrick St. John (ON) Garneau-Club Chaussures-Ogilvy Renault 01:56.3
5. Craig Richey (BC) CyclocrossRacing.Com/Victoria 02:05.3
6. Tyler Trace (BC) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B Mosaic Homes 02:14.4
7. Andrew Watson (ON) Norco Factory Team 02:39.3
8. Nathan Chown (ON) Handlebars Cycling Company : Queen City Cyclists 02:56.6
9. Adam Morka (ON) Trek Canada 03:10.0
10. Kevin Calhoun (BC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles P/B Shimano 03:17.5
11. Thierry LaLiberte (QC) XPREZO-BORSAO 03:19.3
12. Erik Box (ON) Cycles Devinci 03:25.5
13. Nicholas Berry (BC) Mighty Riders 04:03.0
14. Shawn Bunnin (AB) Team Alberta : bicisport/Calgary 04:10.6
15. Aroussen Laflamme (QC) XPREZO-BORSAO 04:21.1
16. Shaun Adamson (AB) Cycle-Smart, Inc./Edmonton 04:35.3
17. Raphaël Gagné (QC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team 04:54.3
18. Peter Mancini (ON) esteemtraining.com 05:02.4
19. Kevin Noiles (BC) La Bicicletta Elite Team 05:49.3
20. Drew MacKenzie (BC) Island Racing Club/Victoria 05:58.1
21. Matthew Krahn (AB) Redbike 05:58.8
22. Peter Morse (ON) Jet Fuel Coffee 06:06.5
23. Greg Reain (ON) Ride With Rendall 06:46.8
24. Kevin Black (ON) Wheels of Bloor 07:02.2
25. Nathan Underwood (QC) Ride With Rendall 07:11.2
26. William Goodfellow (QC) 07:23.3
27. Timothy Carleton (ON) Trek Store Race Team/Toronto 07:59.8
28. Marco Li (ON) Darkhorse Flyers -1 Lap
29. Imad El-Ghazal (ON) Kunstadt Sports Cycling Club -2 Laps
30. Kyle Douglas (ON) 3 Rox Racing -2 Laps
31. Steve Timmons (QC) Eagle Owl -2 Laps
32. Isaac Smith (ON) Darkhorse Flyers -2 Laps
33. Shawn Clarke (ON) The Cyclery -3 Laps
34. Marc LaPointe (QC) Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Team -3 Laps
35. Tristan Smit (ON) Evolution Cycles/Richmond Hill -3 Laps
36. Jeff Moote (ON) The Hub Race Team/Niagara Falls -4 Laps
37. Andrew Lees (ON) Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Team -4 Laps
38. Doug Hinan (ON) Peterborough Cycling Club -4 Laps
39. Ross Horsley (ON) Independant -4 Laps
40. François-Charles Dumas (QC) Devinci -4 Laps
41. Brandon Parker (ON) Mountainview Cycling Club -5 Laps
42. Camilo Mondaca (ON) Darkhorse Flyers -5 Laps
DNF Sylvain Jean (QC) Kona Bio-Max/Morin-Heights
DNF Pascal Bussieres (QC) Team Spirit/Cannondale pb Rhus Elementi
DNS Scott Fitzgerald (ON) Lapdogs Cycling Club/Toronto
DNS Cameron Jette (ON) La Bicicletta Elite Team