October 15, 2009 (Dieppe, BC) – The leader of the Mike’s Bike Shop series did not waste any time using the first week of three cyclo-cross events to build up on his lead. Dieppe’s Justin Mallet scored a big win Tuesday night under wet and cold conditions for this first cyclo-cross event of the season. The other contenders, Neil Symington (Sussex) and Julien Roussel (Dieppe) also did not waste time by finishing 2nd and 4th respectively. Moncton’s Bill Goobie made his big return to cycling by squeezing in onto the last step of the podium.

The overall points are crucial in this 18 week series that is now bringing the cyclists into their 6th and final cycling event. A first place offers the winner a precious 100 points, but that rider is forced to move up a category the next weeks. So with only 40 points to spare, Mallet will have to battle the last two weeks of competition with an extra handicap if he wants to win the series.

Take note that next week’s race will take place at 6:00 pm (and not 6:30) to avoid darkness. Everything takes place at Dieppe’s St-Anselme’s Rotary Park. Everyone’s welcomed to come and try this exciting discipline of cycling!

Here are the complete results from last night:

1. Justin Mallet
2. Neil Symington
3. Bill Goobie
4. Julien Roussel
5. Jean-Jacques Furguson
6. Keith Godfrey
7. Jean Léger
8. Marc Evers
9. Michelle Chase
10. Stéphane Cormier
11. Stuart Wight
12. Jeff Currie
13. Patrice Boudreau
14. Jean Richard Cormier
15. Mike LeBlanc
16. Charles Cormier
17. Don Ricker
18. Rene Julien
19. T.J. Worden Rogers
20. Craig Harper

And here is the general classification with two weeks to go:

1. Justin Mallet 1025 points
2. Neil Symington 985
3. Julien Rousell 900
4. Marc Evers 805
5. Mike Leblanc 735
6. Melanie Bordage 675
7. Rheal Jaillet 645
8. Jean Richard Cormier 470
9. Craig Harper 420
10. Keith Godfrey 410
11. Charles Cormier 400
12. Pablo Vergera 385
13. Patrice Boudreau 350
14. André Hébert 330
15. Jeff Currie 320
16. Krista Koval 300
17. Derrick Keith 275
18. Michelle Chase 260
19. Jean Jacques Ferguson 230
20. Bruno Richard 220
21. Guy Pellerin 210
22. Stuart Wight 210
23. Conrad Belliveau 190
24. Jean Leger 185
25. Daniel Richard 175
26. Luc Arseneau 145
27. Stéphane Cormier 135
28. Paul Goobie 130
29. Stephen Corbett 125
30. Denis Hebert 115
31. Sean Ritchie 115
32. Luc Belliveau 105
33. Don Ricker 95
34. Bill Goobie 80
35. Zoel Johnson 75
36. Alain Goguen 75
37. Cam McKinnon 65
38. Dereck LeBlanc 55
39. Marie-Eve LeForest 55
40. Chhaya 55
41. Guy Vincent 50
42. Sacha LeBlanc 50
43. Paul Hebert 50
44. Mariette Roussel 50
45. Sheila Colbourne 50
46. Jean Francois Daigle 50
47. Andre Leger 45
48. Ian Denis 45
49. Francois Gazzano 40
50. Venessa McGivvon 35
51. Maxime LaRochelle 30
52. Marcel Roy 30
53. Caroline Belliveau 10
54. Monica Mclellan 10
55. Helen Theriault 10
56. Susie Currie 10
57. Brian Breau 5
58. Johanne St-Pierre 5
59. Justin Goguen 5
60. Sharon Kelly 5
61. Stephane Boudreau 5
62. Vincent Leger 5
63. René Julien 5
64. T.J. Worden Rogers 5