September 17, 2006 — A total of 96 racers took part in the first of the 2006 BC Cross Cup series in Langley, BC last Sunday (Sept. 10). Under ideal conditions, racers showed up in droves to test their nerves on this challenging course.

The Women and Beginners were the first to race at 9:00. Sebastian Sleep and Kelly Jones took the Beginner’s and Women’s titles respectively. A massive group of men lined up for the ‘B’ race at 10:00. Clayton Sansbury built a seemingly insurmountable leave in the early going but it was Nels Guloein’s tenacity that eventually paid off for the win. A field of 28 riders lined up for the Men’s A race at 11:00. Right off the line a small group established a lead that was never brought back. Andrew Pinfold of Symmetrics took the win over Rob Britton. The real success of the day came from the $1,100 that was raised for the MS Society.

Look also for TV coverage of the race on Jack Christie’s Rec Report on ‘The Express’, 6pm weekdays on Shaw Cable 4.

Ryan Cousineau of Escape Velocity put together a 5min video of the men’s A race here.

Pictures of the race available here.

Results

1. Andrew Pinfold
2. Rob Britton
3. Andrew Kyle
4. Kevin Calhoun
5. Drew Mackenzie
6. Kevin Noiles
7. Tristin Galbraith
8. Sven Sturm
9. Ruedi Schnyder
10. Troy Woodburn
11. Thomas Skinner
12. Jason Fluckiger
13. Basse Clement
14. Patrick Love
15. Jonathan Gormick
16. Scott Malone
17. Warren Ellis
18. Fred Hodgson
19. Christian Hansen
20. Scott McGregor
21. Joe Wessel
22. Michael Judge
23. Adam Elliot
24. JohnChristopher Reid
25. Dan Molgat-Roy
26. Robert Gosselin
27. Quinn Anderson
28. Byron Davy