October 24, 2007 – Marc-André Deslauriers took last night’s stage 18 of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup in windy and wet conditions; well, cross weather! He was followed closely by Sacha LeBlanc and Mélanie Bordage after the handicap calculations.

Alain Goguen will wear the leader’s jersey during the last stage, but Don Ricker is still mathematically alive being only 80 points behind. The race for third place overall will also be interesting during the last week of action as Mike LeBlanc and Stuart Wight are only 5 points apart. At the conclusion of the 2007 Series, the overall winner will have the honor to pick the charitable organization to which the Mike’s Bike Shop Series will be making its donation to. Money from every registration throughout the season will go towards that donation.

Next week’s event will also mark Halloween with the Boo-Cross event. A special scary course will built for children to collect treats, or tricks, at every obstacle (see photo of last year from Don Ricker Photography). This event will start at 5:30 and is open to everyone. The last race of the season will then start at 6 pm as usual; but every racer must be dressed for the occasion, or he/she will need to double the donation to charity.

A social will follow the event and award ceremony; without forgetting our annual skid contest for entertainments while the officials are tabulating the results!

Results

Week 18 – Cyclocross

1. Marc-André Deslauriers 100 points
2. Sacha LeBlanc 90
3. Mélanie Bordage 80
4. Ian Dennis 75
5. Michelle Chase 70
6. Tony Wallace 65
7. Stuart Wight 60
8. Guy Pellerin 55
9. Mike LeBlanc 50
10. Alain Goguen 45
11. Jean-Richard Cormier 40
12. Don Ricker 35
13. Charles Cormier 30

GC after 18 Weeks

1. Alain Goguen 1130 points
2. Don Ricker 1050
3. Mike LeBlanc 910
4. Stuart Wight 905
5. Jean-Richard Cormier 840
6. Jeff Currie 810
7. Charles Cormier 790
8. Ian Dennis 760
9. Mélanie Bordage 750
10. Michelle Chase 655
11. Pablo Vergara 640
12. Sacha LeBlanc 535
13. Pierre LeBlanc 465
14. Marc-André Deslauriers 455
15. Patrice Boudreau 445
16. Denis Hébert 335
17. Jean Leger 245
18. Daniel Leger 200
19. Francois Gazzano 195
20. Denis Doucet 170
21. Laura Hominick 165
22. Tim Clarke 155
23. Luc Arseneau 155
24. Derek LeBlanc 150
25. Luc Belliveau 145
26. Guy Pellerin 135
27. Paul Goobie 135
28. Jérémie Hebert 110
29. Ryan Belliveau 110
30. Roberto Piccinin 105
31. Chris Selkirk 100
32. Conrad Belliveau 100
33. Jane McKeown 100
34. Terry Tomlin 90
35. Kelly Murray 90
36. David Frye 75
37. Caroline Belliveau 70
38. Brian McKeown 65
39. Tony Wallace 65
40. Nathan St-Onge 60
41. Kyle Hebb 55
42. Craig De Gier 55
43. Rhonda Currie 50
44. Phil Roach 45
45. Christien Arsenault 40
46. Rod Allen 40
47. André Charlebois 35
48. Johanne Thériault 30
49. Charles Babineau 25
50. Zuska Ecerova 25
51. Suzie Currie 20
52. Sean Ritchie 10
53. Bruno Richard 10
54. Bill McKenzie 5
55. Maxime Larochelle 5
56. Julien Roussel 5