July 15, 2019 (Barrie, ON) – Round 5 of the Canada MTB Cup didn’t disappoint as riders enjoyed a fabulous day at Horseshoe Resort leading up to MTB National Championships this coming weekend July 20-21. Mother nature even helped out with a little rain on Saturday.

The new start area, at Horseshoe’s former adventure park, proved a perfect location with our own area, yet close to all of Horseshoe’s amenities! The view over Lake Horseshoe, and all the other activities make this destination a “Shoe”-in as one of the National MTB series’ top venues.

A different course, still with the challenges of racing in a huge bowl, put riders to the test while still providing an overall, fun circuit. The elite races had a different look than previous years, with many of Canada’s top riders at the World Cup in France, it was a bit sad to be without former 3-time Horseshoe champion and local star, Peter Disera, but we’re all happy for his incredible career-best performance at the World Cup!

Even without the brothers Disera, it was sure nice to see a first-time Canada Cup win for Hardwood/Next Wave’s Gunnar Holmgren. His battle with Tyler (Icicle) Orschel of Durham Shredders came down to the last climb, but Gunnar had a little more in the tank for the win. Taking the third spot was William Cote of Equipe de Quebec.

The women’s Elite race also saw many different riders atop the podium, with Marianne Theberge of MSC taking the top spot. Ruby West, from Specialized/Ten Speed Hero took second, with Roxane Vermette, also of MSC a minute and half back in third.

The Junior races saw some great battles, with Charles-Antoine St. Onge of Dalbix Siboire taking the win in the men’s event. Hot on his tails was Hamish Graham of Comox Valley Cycle Club, while the third spot went to Xavier Roy of Ponsse. The women’s race was won by Julianne Sarrazin of Vélo Pays?d’en?Haut/PG, with second spot going to Juliette Larose?Gingras of Vélo Cartel X BL Coaching. Local racer Kaitlyn Shikaze of Cyclepath Oakville Race Team rounded out the podium in third.

Many of these riders will be spending the week in the area, getting ready for National Championships this coming weekend at Hardwood Ski and Bike. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to see the nations best battle it out on the former Pan-Ams course

Results

Elite Men
1. Gunnar Holmgren (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Orillia 1:39:53.71
2. Tyler Orschel (On) Durham Shredders/Uxbridge 00:09
3. William Côté (Qc) Équipe du Québec/Sherbrooke 03:12
4. Félix Belhumeur (Qc) Pivot Cycles – OTE/Québec 03:36
5. Émile Farrell-Dessureault (Qc) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme 04:08
6. Holden Jones (Bc) Pendrel Racing/Squamish 05:05
7. Charlie Mullins (Pa) Gear Bicycle Sales/Grove City 05:23
8. Logan Sadesky (Ab) Rundle Mountain Cycling Club 06:08
9. Victor Verreault (Qc) Velo 2 Max St-Felicien 06:42
10. Matthew Martindill (On) from/est de Owen Sound 06:55
11. Peter Glassford (On) Trek Store CC/Collingwood 07:58
12. Andrew Jonker (On) Casual Friday Cycling Club 09:03
13. Malcolm Barton (On) Durham Shredders/Uxbridge 09:19
14. Jan Kocemba (On) Durham Shredders/Oshawa 09:32
15. Philippe St-Laurent (Qc) Pivot Cycles – OTE/Lac-Beauport 10:00
16. Cameron Jette (On) from/est de Toronto 10:59
17. Ben Ortt (Oh) HWB Santa Cruz/Howard 11:01
18. Luke Hlavenka (On) AWI Racing P/B The Crank and Sprocket 11:41
19. Nathan McDowell (On) Tony’s Power Tool Racing 12:16
20. Jon Slaughter (On) Angry Johnny’s Racing p/b Norco 12:27
21. Philippe Truchon (Qc) Mathieu Performance/Québec 12:47
22. Anthony Bergeron (Qc) Vélogamik from/est de Quebec 13:46
23. Liam Mulcahy (On) Durham Shredders/Brooklin 14:07
24. Michael Bayley (On) Tony’s Power Tool Racing -1 Lap/Tour
25. Calvin Loney (On) North Hub Bike Shop/Mississauga -1 Lap/Tour
26. Noah Miller (On) Woodstock Racing/Woodstock -1 Lap/Tour
27. Eric Ouellette (Ab) from/est de Canmore -1 Lap/Tour
28. Corey Brioschi (On) North Hub Bike Shop/Mississauga -1 Lap/Tour
29. Owen Flood (On) from/est de Haliburton -1 Lap/Tour
30. Jack Padega (On) from/est de London -1 Lap/Tour
31. Bennett Rive (On) Durham Shredders/St. Catharines -2 laps/tours
32. Cody Murray (On) Crimps Cycling Club/Guelph -3 laps/tours
33. Adrian Gavrilov (On) Durham Shredders/Uxbridge -3 laps/tours
DNF Alex Lefebvre (On) The Peterborough Cycling Club
DNF Adam Trela (On) Woodstock Racing/Woodstock

Elite Women
1. Marianne Théberge (Qc) cc MSA from/est de Lévis 1:38:15.72
2. Ruby West (On) Specialized – Tenspeed Hero 04:44
3. Roxane Vermette (Qc) cc MSA/Saint-Ferréol-Les-Neiges 06:25
4. Elyse Nieuwold (Bc) Pendrel Racing/Victoria 07:26
5. Dana Gilligan (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Craighurst 08:18
6. Sidney McGill (Ab) Pedalhead Race Room/Edmonton 10:04
7. Amélie Simard (Qc) from/est de Beaupré 11:01
8. Soren Meeuwisse (On) Trek Store CC/Severn 13:29
9. Sarah Fabbro (On) Trek Store CC/Barrie 14:18
10. Eva Poidevin (Ab) Rundle Mountain Cycling Club 14:39
11. Kierstyn Hawke (On) Durham Shredders/Oshawa 15:27
12. Andrea Burley (Bc) Daryl Evans Racing/Coquitlam 16:08
13. Mireille Larose-Gingras (Qc) Vélo Cartel X BL Coaching 16:28
14. Laura Bietola (On) Maverix Racing p/b Cycle Life : RealDeal Racing -1 Lap/Tour
15. Siobhan Kelly (On) Black Dog Racing/London -1 Lap/Tour
16. Erica Leonard (On) HighGate Racing/Innisfil -1 Lap/Tour
17. Whitney Surgenor (On) RealDeal Racing/Burlington -1 Lap/Tour
18. Katelyn Walcroft (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Collingwood -2 laps/tours
19. Natascha Piciga (On) Giant Toronto pb Liv/Toronto -2 laps/tours

Junior Men
1. Charles-Antoine St-Onge (Qc) Dalbix Siboire 1:07:18.53
2. Hamish Graham (Bc) Comox Valley Cycle Club/Kelowna 00:37
3. Xavier Roy (Qc) Ponsse/Ste Gertrude Manneville 01:05
4. Dylan Kerr (On) Angry Johnny’s Racing p/b Norco 01:43
5. Colton Woods (On) Trek Store CC/Midhurst 02:25
6. Jérémie La Grenade (Qc) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme 03:01
7. Vincent Thiboutot (Qc) Pivot Cycles – OTE/Quebec 03:36
8. Charles D’Amour (Qc) Équipe du Québec : Dalbix Siboire 03:58
9. Cody Scott (Bc) Cycling BC/North Vancouver 05:04
10. Kieran Nilsen (Bc) Cycling BC from/est de Comox 05:15
11. Zachary Brunelle (On) Dalbix Siboire/Bolton 05:18
12. Jack Ciotlos (On) Mariposa Cycle Racing Team 06:17
13. Charles?Antoine Côté (Qc) Équipe du Québec : Dalbix Siboire 06:24
14. Paul Mysko (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Barrie 07:01
15. Ludovic Pouliot (Qc) cc MSA/St-Jean, I.O. 07:05
16. Jakob Yells (Bc) Cannondale pb Fortius 07:42
17. Rémi Levesque (Nb) Project Dialed In/Dieppe 08:27
18. Jack Menzies (Ab) Rundle Mountain Cycling Club 08:50
19. Damien Vialaret (On) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme 08:58
20. Will Smith (On) Hardwood Next Wave 09:27
21. Matt Birchard (On) S&S Racing/Belleville 10:16
22. Noah Ramsay (On) Bateman’s Bike Co pb Cloud9 AV 10:21
23. Avery Gervais (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Springwater 11:38
24. Grant Stewart (On) Rock & Road Cycle Club 14:26
25. Justin Laricheliere (Qc) cc MSA/St Ferreol Les Neiges 16:34
26. Eric Frost (On) AWI Racing P/B The Crank and Sprocket 17:59
27. Anthony Arseneau (Nb) Project Dialed In/Dieppe 18:56
28. Matthew Glenn (On) Rock & Road Cycle Club 21:00
DNF Carter Woods (Bc) Rocky Mountain Factory Team
DNF Logan O’Krafka (On) KW Cycling Academy/Cambridge
DNF Maxime Dorval (Qc) cc MSA/Saint-Ferréol-Les-Neiges
DNF Matthew DeAngelis (On) from/est de King City
DNF Mitchell McCurry (On) KW Cycling Academy/Waterloo

Junior Women
1. Julianne Sarrazin (Qc) Vélo Pays-d’en?Haut/PG/Prévost 1:01:12.62
2. Juliette Larose-Gingras (Qc) Vélo Cartel X BL Coaching 00:35
3. Kaitlyn Shikaze (On) Cyclepath Oakville Race Team 01:40
4. Kelly Lawson (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Barrie 02:06
5. Samuelle Baillargeon (Qc) CVM Sigma Assurance 02:58
6. Laurence Levesque (Qc) CVM Cyclone d’Alma/Saguenay 03:26
7. Alice Langlais (Qc) CVM Sigma Assurance 04:41
8. Jocelyn Stel (On) Giant Toronto pb Liv/Waterdown 04:51
9. Claire Steciuk (On) Hardwood Next Wave/Midhurst 05:31
10. Ella Bragdon (Nb) Project Dialed In/Dieppe 05:38
11. Marianne Auclair (Qc) CVM Sigma Assurance 10:55
12. Carys Reid (On) Angry Johnny’s Racing p/b Norco 12:08
13. Sierra MacDonald (On) AWI Racing P/B The Crank and Sprocket 14:18

Full results all categories here.