November 2, 2010 (Dieppe, NB) – It was once again a great weekend at the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada with the Halloween Cross. It started on Saturday evening with the first ever cross sprint. The format was simple and should become something very popular. You send 4 riders at a time onto a 45 seconds course, the top 2 riders advance. “It was a lot of fun and I also think the spectator really enjoyed it. They could see the complete course from one spot and we could hear them cheer us on more and more as we were progressing through the rounds,” mentioned the eventual winner, Jean-Richard Cormier.

In the A final, Cormier finished first, while Mike Leblanc used his BMX experience to pass Neil Symington in the last metres to take second. Justin Mallet finished 4th. On the B side, Julien Roussel beat Markus Schroeter, Cole Donavan and Andrew Buzzell in the final round. See bellow for complete results.

On Sunday, it was time to test the challenging course of the Dieppe’s St-Anselme Park. The main battle was among four guys: Brian McKeown, Mike LeBlanc, Jean-Richard Cormier and Rhéal Jaillet. The four pulled away from the rest of the field on lap 2. About half way through the event, they managed to drop Jaillet after some repeated attacks from Cormier. With two laps to go, Cormier did not want to bring his rival for a final sprint on the velodrome. His accelerations finally had the best out of LeBlanc and McKeown and he was the first to reach the finish line. McKeown and LeBlanc took second and third respectively. See bellow for complete results.

“Dieppe always has some of the best courses. This park, since it hosted the 2004 national championships, keeps on surprising us with some very technical aspects of cross racing. It was a blast and the finish on the Caisse populaire Dieppe Vélodrome to commemorate the start of its 10th anniversary was just the icing on the cake;” added Mike LeBlanc after concluding his event.

This event officially concludes the season at the National Cycling Centre. It was indeed a very successful one with many great results from the young BMX smiles to the highest international results. The finish line of this Halloween cross on the Caisse populaire Dieppe Vélodrome marked the start of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the facility and the Centre. Stick with us over the next few months for many special celebrations!

Thanks to all our sponsors, partners and many volunteers who greatly helped us out during these first 10 seasons and especially during 2010. It certainly was one of the most successful one!

Pictures of the event are available at:

Don Ricker Photography here.
Denis Doucet Smugmug here.

SPRINT
1. Jean-Richard Cormier
2. Mike LeBlanc
3. Neil Symmington
4. Justin Mallet
5. Mark-André Deslauriers
6. Adam Doughtwright
7. Marc Evers
8. Charles Cormier
9. Julien Roussel
10. Markus Schroeter
11. Cole Donovan
12. Andrew Buzzell
13. Julien Basque
14. Ben Morris
15. Steve Morris

VELO NB CROSS

Category A
1. Jean Richard Cormier (Mike’s Bike Shop) 9 laps 0:54:20
2. Brian McKeown (Radical Edge) 9 laps 0:54:23
3. Mike LeBlanc (Mike’s Bike Shop) 9 laps 0:54:28
4. Rheal Jaillet (Fitworks) 9 laps 0:55:23
5. Adam Douthwright (Radical Edge) 9 laps 0:57:04
6. Julien Roussel (Fitworks) 9 laps 0:57:52
7. Justin Mallet (Fitworks) 9 laps 0:58:17
8. Mike Davis (Radical Edge) 9 laps 0:58:37
9. Marc Evers (Mike’s Bike Shop) 9 laps 0:58:41
10. Charles Cormier (Mike’s Bike Shop) 9 laps 0:58:46
11. Ben Kaley (Radical Edge) 9 laps 0:59:04
12. Markus Schroeter (Mike’s Bike Shop) 9 laps 0:59:39
13. Steve Morris (Bikes and Beans) 9 laps 1:00:53
14. Neil Symington (Outdoor Elements) 8 laps 0:54:30

Women’s Category A
1. Natalie Cormier 8 laps 0:59:38
2. Kelly Murray 7 laps 0:54:40


Category B
1. Andrew Buzzell (Independent) 9 laps 0:57:22
2. Mark Mosher (Independent) 9 laps 0:59:52
3. Guy Pellerin (Giant) 9 laps 1:01:26
4. Jon Spinney (Radical Edge) 8 laps 0:54:35
5. Nick Russon (Radical Edge) 8 laps 0:54:58
6. Jean Leger (Mike’s Bike Shop) 8 laps 0:55:15
7. Bill Goobie (Mike’s Bike Shop) 8 laps 0:55:48
8. Jean Guy (Cormier Radical Edge) 8 laps 0:56:49

Category C
1. Cole Denovan (Radical Edge) 8 laps 0:54:49
2. Julien Basque (Peter Wedge Racer) 7 laps 0:56:44
3. Philippe Theriault (Mike’s Bike Shop) 7 laps 0:56:45
4. Pierre McIntyre (Fitworks) 7 laps 0:57:04
5. Rod Allen (Independent) 6 laps 0:57:35
6. Anthony Arseneau (Peter Wedge Racer) 4 laps 0:55:22