July 13, 2007 (Dieppe, New Brunswick) – Tuesday night, the first criterium of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup cycling series, was held in Moncton. A total of 21 cyclists raced in this fast pace event Jean Leger was the stage winner followed by Ian Dennis and Pierre Leblanc. Don Ricker’s 9th place allowed him to keep the overall lead for the series. Leger will now be moving up to a higher category.

The Mike’s Bike shop cup is a series of local races held every Tuesday night at 6:30.We are now hosting some road (criteriums) events. Track, BMX and cyclocross events will follow later in the season.

Registration is 5$ a week with a portion of all registration fees going to a charity (will be chosen by the overall winner of the series). Many draw prizes are available every week.

This series is open to cyclists 15 years of age or older. All levels of abilities are welcome as we have a handicap system to even out the field.

GC after 7 weeks

– Don Ricker 515
– Stuart Wight 440
– Mike LeBlanc 435
– Charles Cormier 430
– Alain Goguen 420
– Ian Dennis 380
– Jean-Richard Cormier 360
– Jeff Currie 325
– Pablo Vergara 305
– Patrice Boudreau 290
– Michelle Chase 210
– Denis Doucet 170
РM̩lanie Bordage 165
– Tim Clark 155
РDenis H̩bert 135
– Luc Belliveau 120
– Chris Selkirk 100
– Jean Leger 100
– Laura Hominick 95
– Sacha LeBlanc 85
– Paul Goobie 80
РJ̩r̩mie Hebert 80
– Pierre LeBlanc 80
– Kyle Hebb 55
– Derek LeBlanc 55
– Francois Gazzano 55
РMark-Andr̩ Deslaurier 45
– Phil Roach 45
РJohanne Th̩riault 30
– Guy Pellerin 30
– Charles Babineau 25
– Caroline Belliveau 15
– Sean Ritchie 5