February 9, 2007 – Stage 9 presented riders with an unrelenting climb. With riders taking on a continuous 26km hill climb, on paper, the course looked to favour the lighter riders in the peleton, but what played out was much different. Locked in a battle for the GC lead, the series big guns came out firing, leaving the rest of the field behind. From the word go, Warren MacDonald, bent on taking back the leaders jersey,set an unbelievable pace to finish with a time of 51:21.9. Warren looked to be on track for his 5th stage win until a late surge by Marc Boudreau stole the winner’s positon with a time of 50:49.3.

In the women’s field, Sue Schlatter continued her streak of wins when she finished with the 4th fastest time overall on the stage. Behind Sue, Cynthia Wilson and Tenille Hoogland were locked in a fight for 2nd until the steeper pitches came into play. In the end, Cynthia took second, with Tenille third.

Men
1. Marc Boudreau 50:49.3
2. Warren MacDonald 51:21.9
3. Glen Rendall 53:11.2

Women
1. Sue Schlatter 54:31.9
2. Cynthia Wilson 57:34.5
3. Tenille Hoogland 58:49.4

**To view more detailed results, visit www.ridewithrendall.com

Stage10 will take place this upcoming weekend at centers in Ottawa,
Vancouver, Canmore, and Montreal. The course will be longer than
normal, as the stage race hits the 2nd of 5 long courses in the 17
race series. Finish times for the top riders is expected to be just
over an hour. Remember that new riders to the series ride for free
the first time out, so you have nothing to loose.

***Thanks to Easton, riders who purchase 10 or 17 race packages will
be eligible for a draw to win a set of Easton Tempest 2 Race wheels.

-To book your start time, call the Peak Centre for Human Performance
in Vancouver at (604) 299-7959. In Canmore, call Life Works at
(403)609-2019. Montreal riders can contact the Peak Centre Mansfield
at (514)390-1230. Ottawa riders are now able to book online at
www.ridewithrendall.com when viewing the latest results.