October 06, 2014 (Port Coquitlam, BC) – After a dry start to the Lower Mainland cyclocross season in September, racers participating in Team Escape Velocity cycling club’s CastleCross at Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park on Saturday October 4 were treated to periodic rain showers and the sluggish, slippery mud that makes cyclocross racing so unique.

Castle Park is a new venue on the Lower Mainland cyclocross circuit and organizer/course designer Tobin Copley made great use of the variety of terrain and wide open spaces in this picturesque urban park.  “We had so many great terrain features to work with at Castle Park – steep run ups, off camber grassy sections, gravel paths and enough open field space to incorporate longer straight sections linked together by twisty technical corners that kept the racers on their toes for the entire race”, said Copley.  “Castle Park is a great venue for cylocross”, he added.

With overnight rain and early morning showers soaking the grass, racers were forced to deal with something they have not encountered thus far this season:  mud.  The slippery corners and leg sapping wet grass was further augmented by a large pile of snow in the middle of the course that had been trucked in especially for the race.  The back side of the course also included three consecutive leg sapping run ups, the first of which was so steep, riders had to focus on careful foot placement while carrying their bike just to ensure they did not fall over.

Over 200 racers participated through the day, with categories for every age and ability level.  In the Elite Men’s race, former professional cyclocross racer and Canadian National Team member Craig Richey (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) continued his early season dominance, finishing 1’51” ahead of Kevin Calhoun (Rocky Mountain Factory Racing).  Bob Welbourne (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club) rounded out the Elite podium in third.

Sandra Walter (Liv Giant), the 2014 Canada Cup Mountain Bike series champion won the Elite women’s race, followed by 16-year-old Maggie Coles-Lyster (Local Ride Racing) and Morgan Cabot (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club).

The youth races featured a large contingent of riders from DEVO, the youth-development team of Escape Velocity.  The youth race was won by Cody Scott (EV/DEVO p/b Catalyst Kinetics) followed by Quinn Storey (EV/DEVO) and Lief Rodgers (EV/DEVO).

In the tradition of cyclocross, organizers also tried to keep the overall race atmosphere fun.  In additional to the on course snow patch, a variety of enthusiastic course side hecklers, cowbells and a small army of kids offering marshmallow “hand ups” to the suffering racers, the Escape Velocity race once again featured a friendly donkey.

“The City of Port Coquitlam was very supportive, making this a truly great race.  Everyone really enjoyed the course and we really hope to be back next year,” added Copley

Results

Elite Men
1. Craig Richey (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes)
2. Kevin Calhoun (Rocky Mountain Factory Team)
3. Bob Welbourn (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
4. Garrett McLeod (Team H&R Block)
5. Thomas Skinner (Norco)
6. Andrew Pinfold (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
7. James Cameron Birkenbuel
8. Wai-Ben Wong (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
9. Richard Machhein (Local Ride Racing Team)
10. Matthew Drown (Daryl Evans Racing)
11. Devon Moonie
12. Lucas Gallagher (Mighty Cycling)
13. Paul McCarthy (Steed Cycles)
14. Scott McGregor (Steed Cycles)
DNF Alexander Dove
DNF Sherwood Plant (Westside Cycling Club p/b Musette Caffe)

Elite Women
1. Sandra Walter (Liv Canada)
2. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Local Ride Racing)
3. Morgan Cabot (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)

Master Men
2. Mike Hunter (Different Bikes)
3. Mike Murphy (Steed Cycles)
4. Colin Campbell (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
5. Mark Oldenburg (Mighty Cycling)
6. David Kvick
7. Christian Hansen (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
8. Ryan Newsome (Local Ride Racing Team)
9. John Stamp (Atomic Racing Club)
10. Edward Lawson
11.  Chris Bond (Pennsula Velo)
12. Ray Lachance (West Coast Cycling)
13. Michael Dolling (Daryl Evans Racing)
14. Jason Crookham
15. John Perkins (Speedtheory.Ca)
16. Brian Griffin (Bayview Towing)
17. Greg Inkster (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
18. Michael Parrish (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
19. Owen Scott (Steed Cycles)
20. Jamin Davies
21. Kevin Hay (Westside Cycling Club p/b Musette Caffe)
22. Niels Steiner West Coast Cycling
23. Dale Tiessen (Daryl Evans Racing)
24. Charles Russell (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
25. Piers Cunnington (Fulgas)
26. Russell Stead (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
27. Matt Chater
28. Brian Storey (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
29. John Ramsden (Steed Cycles)
30. Craig Fabische (Daryl Evans Racing)
31 . Corey Tracey (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
DNF Richard Humphries (Ridge Meadows Bmx)
DNF Patrick Beckstead (Mighty Cycling)

Novice Men
1. Clarke Bayles (Fulgas)
2. Bevan Moss (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
3. Corey Grobe
4. Joshua Doherty
5. Bronson Patychuk
6. John Tani (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
7. Jeff Kalman (Westside Cycling Club p/b Musette Caffe)
8. Ben Johnson (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
9. Michael Dhont
10. Scott Schroeder
11. Dominic Toa (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
12. Benjamin Low-Beer (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
13. Ashley Paul James
14. Andrew Coelho (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
15. David Usher (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
16. Ben Smith (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
17. Calvin Chow
18. Alan Walker
19. Brent Fahl (Boundary Bay Cycling Club)
20. Bob Mclaren (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
21. Aakash Johari (Mighty Cycling)
22. Ronald Noakes
23. David Lyall
24. William Richardson-Little
25. Kevin O’Connor (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
26. Andrew Cheung
27. Geoffrey Wherrett
28. Robert Wasylyshyn
29. Carmen Marin (CRC Coastal Race Club)
30. Graeme Kaine (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
31. harry Bohan
32. Hugh Wellman
33. Arne Bickle (Westside Cycling Club p/b Musette Caffe)
34. Joseph Ujfalusi (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
35. Jake Cullen
36. Jim McKay
37. Fred Baral
38. James Marshall (Salomon West Van + Cariboo Brewing)

Novice Women
1. Lindsey Von Bloedau (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
2. Risha Golby
3. Natalia Mulekova
4. Valerie Ross
5. Mackenzie Neale
6. Trisha Tisseur-Rodgers (Daryl Evans Racing)
7. Rosemary Gin (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
8. Angela Cullen
9. Gillian Case
10. Gail Harrison
11. Melanie Tremblay

Youth Open
1. Cody Scott (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
2. Quinn Storey (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
3. Lief Rodgers (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
4. Evan McBeath (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
5. Reese Critchlow (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
6. Emilly Johnston (Trail Bikes)
7. Base Wagner (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
8. Evan Russell (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
9. Bronwen Campbell (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
10. Brendan Flynn (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
11. Evan Gratham (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
12. Toria Kalyniuk (Tripleshot Cycling Club)
13. Patrik Rytir (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
14. Lilly Ujfalusi (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
15. Maia Matson (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
16. Calista Valente (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
17. Erin Usher (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
18. Campbell Parrish (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
19. Tomas Kalyniuk (Tripleshot Cycling Club)
20. Adam Usher (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
21. Anja Matson (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
22. Angela Law (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
23. Maximilian Wagner (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
24. Kate Matson (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
25. Meghan Holmes (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
26. Isabel Shaw (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
27. Hannah Deppiesse
28. Geza Rodgers (Daryl Evans Racing)
29. Finn Bohan
DNF Eric Inkster (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)

Intermediate Men
1. Michael Wegner
2. Tim Sherstobitoff (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
3. Marc Edwards
4. Murray Mclennan (Cycosis Racing)
5. Quentin Emeriau
6. David Gillam (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
7. Michael Goodman (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
8. James R Davison (Daryl Evans Racing)
9. Corey Itterman (Cycosis Racing)
10. Roni Jones (Westside Cycling Club p/b Musette Caffe)
11. Dominik Szopa (Leading Edge Cycling Club)
12. Sean Zoschke (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
13. Andrew Kerr (Local Ride Racing Team)
14. Mike Tunnah (West Coast Cycling)
15. Brandon Thomson (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
16. Nathan Killam (Cycosis Racing)
17. Brett Whitehead (Team Zaui)
18. Chris Chou
19. Alejandro Galindo
20. Mick Stobart (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
21. Troy Neale
22. Tom Craik (Salomon Flight Crew)
23. Erik Diertens (Pro City Racing)
24. Kyle Scully
25. Athanasios Caramanolis (Speedtheory.Ca)
26. Kurt Withers (Glotman Simpson Cycling Club)
27. Jason Rhodes (Todd’s Racing)
28. Brian Greening (West Coast Cycling)
29. Darcy Reno (Mighty Cycling)
30. Riley Pickrell (Tripleshot Cycling Club)
31. Matthew Sipple (Mighty Cycling)
32. Harry Henderson (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
33. Alexander Capon (Team Whistler)
34. Jeremy Jones
35. Hung Mai (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
36. Brian Gunn (Daryl Evans Racing)
37. Stuart Mullan (Steed Cycles)
38. Paul Craig (Local Ride Racing Team)
39. Daniel Sivertson
40. Von Winkelmann (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
41. Tian Gee
42. Finn Blackburn (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
43. Farrar Lister (Tripleshot Cycling Club)
44. David Gilmour
45. Brendan Cowley (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
46. Thierry Keable (Fulgas)
47. Oliver Wood (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
48. Ryan Cousineau (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
49. Jon Taylor (Daryl Evans Racing)
50. Tobin Henderson (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
51. James Thompson (Cvc Racing)
52. Kelly Barnes (Orange Sport Supply)
53. Martin Richardson (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
DNF Jesse Reams (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
DNF Dave Struthers
DNF Aydin Rezazadeh (Tag Cycling Club)
DNF Darrel Domenko (Mighty Cycling)
DNF JB MacGregor (Speedtheory.Ca)

Intermediate Women
1. Margaret Ovenell (Ev/Devo p/b Catalyst Kinetics)
2. Stacey Hutton (Mighty Cycling)
3. Sarah Olner (Whistler Cycling Club)
4. Kelsie Lengert (Ccn Bikes)
5. Alyssa Myshok (West Coast Cycling)
6. Kelly Bietola
7. Joanna Fox (Tripleshot Cycling Club)

Single Speed (Open)
1. Nick Berry
2. Richard Machhein (Local Ride Racing Team)
3. Mark Oldenburg (Mighty Cycling)
4. Robert Airey (Mighty Cycling)
DNF Paul McCloskey
DNF Paul McCarthy (Steed Cycles)