December 12, 2017 (Santiago, Chile) – Canada sent a small squad of three riders to compete at the fourth round of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Santiago, Chile, on December 9-10. Hugo Barrette qualified 5th in the Men’s Sprint and advanced directly to the 1/8th finals, making it as far as the quarter-final round where he was knocked out of the competition and finished sixth overall. In the Keirin, Barrette was tenth.
Aidan Caves finished ninth in the men’s four-event Omnium, one place higher than a week earlier at Round 3 in Milton, Ontario. Caves was fifth in the Scratch Race, tenth in the Tempo Race, tenth in the Elimination and eighth in the final Points Race, to finish with 87 points.
In the women’s Sprint, Amelia Walsh qualified 15th and won her 1/16th race to move on to the 1/8th finals, where she was defeated and did not advance.
Kris Westwood, High Performance Director at Cycling Canada, explained, “We went into the Santiago round of the World Cup aiming to pick up some points in individual events for world championships qualification. Hugo Barrette got the job done with a solid sixth-place finish in the sprint tournament, and tenth in the Keirin.
“Aidan Caves also picked up some good points with ninth in the men’s Omnium – it will be tight, but hopefully that will be enough to get him into the Worlds. Considering it’s only his fourth race back from a serious concussion the result is encouraging. Amelia Walsh is still building on her international race experience. Just 18 months ago she was a BMX racer, so it’s great to see her in the mix at this level.”
December 12, 2017 (Milton, ON) – The National Cycling Institute Milton is please to announce the hiring of Chris Reid as the new Executive Director. Chris Reid comes to the NCIM having worked with a number of development programs including the Cyclery-4iiis women’s program and having been a board member of Cycling Canada for two terms. He has a lifetime of experience in track cycling and is looking forward to developing the community at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre.
Chris begins with the NCIM today and is very eager to commence his work within the community, noting: “This is a super exciting time for cycling in Canada and Milton is poised to be a big part of that. I’m looking forward to helping foster a life long love of the sport, especially amongst the youth and to help develop Canada’s next cycling champions.”
The NCIM is pleased to welcome Chris Reid into the role, “Chris’s long history in cycling, coaching and engagement at the top levels of the sport in Canada make him uniquely qualified for this role at the NCIM. We look forward to working with him and continuing the execution of NCIM’s vision” said Paul DeVries, Chairman of the NCIM Board.
December 12, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – Cycling Canada has selected the BMX athletes that will form the National and NextGen training group programs for 2018. Athletes within these programs will benefit from an optimized Daily Training Environment that includes personalized and periodized coaching and integrated support services, with a focus on performances at international events.
The NextGen Program will continue as West and East programs based at the SX tracks in Abbotsford, BC, and Toronto, ON. “2017 was a year of refining and delivering the new structure we developed in early 2017,” said Adam Muys, National BMX Program Coach. “At the High Performance level it was our most successful year with Tory Nyhaug and James Palmer both making World Cup main events and both finishing the year ranked in the top 25 in the world.
“On the Women’s side we have two women in the top 30 in Drew Mechielsen and Daina Tuchscherer, but we also had Junior Athlete, Avriana Hebert, qualify for three Elite UCI Women’s mains, so we are very excited about the next year with this young and up-and-coming group.”
“Last year was a very exciting year with the World Championships in Rock Hill where our development riders showed they are world-class with two riders reaching the podium and three others reaching the semi-finals,” said National BMX NextGen East coach Brendan Arnold.
“It’s a process to produce high level athletes and we understand that and we must be patient and calculated in our approach if we are to have these athletes someday compete at the Elite level for Canada. Among this year’s NextGen athletes, we have Worlds standouts Ben Leslie and Josh Samells both entering the Elite ranks. In the 16x category, we have two of the fastest in the world in Ryan Tougas and Curtis Krey, both riders coming off fantastic international results this year.”
“With Olympic qualifying starting in 2018 we are confident we have the right group of athletes in the program to contend for Olympic spots,” said Adam Muys. “We also believe we have some of the best development athletes on the planet and we will continue to encourage those athletes to train hard and develop through the correct development opportunities.”
The 2018 squad consists of:
National Program
Tory Nyhaug – Coquitlam, BC
James Palmer – North Vancouver, BC
Drew Mechielsen – Langley, BC
Alex Tougas – Pitt Meadows, BC
Daina Tuchscherer – Calgary, AB
Gaby Melanfant – Drummondville, QC
Avriana Hebert – Edmonton, AB
NextGen West Program (Abbotsford, BC)
Ben Leslie – Nanaimo, BC
Aidan Webber – Comox BC
Riley Lavarato – Lethbridge, AB
Alison Grecht – Parksville, BC
Ryan Tougas – Pitt Meadows, BC
Nick Berarducci – Airdrie, AB
Molly Simpson – Red Deer, AB
Alex Grecht – Parksville, BC
NextGen East Program (Toronto, ON)
Meg Belanger – Oka, QC
Josh Samells – Milton, ON
Felix Maltais – Drummondville, QC
James Hedgcock – Ancaster, ON
Curtis Krey – Etobicoke, ON
Colson Bates – Pickering, ON
Britney Hovencamp – Amherstview, ON
Cole Zufelt – Trenton, ON
December 11, 2017 – The Rally Cycling men’s team is proud to announce it will be joining the Professional Continental ranks in 2018, after eleven years of racing on the Continental circuit. The move to cycling’s second division is a milestone achievement for one of America’s oldest domestic cycling programs. It means bigger races, a stronger roster, and higher expectations.
The team has begun revamping its race calendar, adding more excursions into Europe, but will also continue to target key North American races. The upgrade to Pro Continental status means access to a new level of international competition.
“Races such as the Tour of California, Tour of Utah, Colorado Classic and Tour of Alberta will be our main North American objectives in 2018,” said Jonas Carney, Performance Director, Rally Cycling. “Internationally, the move to Pro Conti opens up a lot of doors for us. It will allow us to pursue prestigious races around the globe.”
With the upgrade in status, events on the international WorldTour racing calendar open up in 2018, and the team is close to finalizing important invitations to start the season.
Canadians Ryan Anderson and Nigel Ellsay have been signed to the men’s squad. The women’s 2018 roster includes Sara Bergen, Allison Beveridge, Gillian Ellsay, Kirsti Lay, Katherine Maine, and Sara Poidevin. Rob Britton (Tour of Utah champ), Matteo Dal-Cin (Canadian road champ), Adam de Vos and Pierrick Naud were on the 2017 squad
December 11, 2017 (Hendersonville, N.C.) – A second day of racing at Jackson Park in western N.C. provided a change in surroundings and in course conditions. Early races at the Hunter Subaru North Carolina Grand Prix (NCGP) turned the frozen tundra into rutty mud for the Elite riders vying for final points on the USA Cycling Professional Cyclocross (ProCX) calendar. The brown track provided a stark contrast to the white snow blanketing the trees and hills.
There was a new feel to the course, but a similar look for the podium in both Category 2 contests. Canadian Ruby West (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) and North Carolina resident Kerry Werner (Kona Factory CX Team) would seal the wins for a second consecutive day in the elite races. Werner was trying to make a dent in a 140-point margin separating him from ProCX Elite Men’s leader Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz/Donkey Label). However, Ortenblad with score a double-win in Garland, Texas over the weekend at Resolution Cross Cup and hold Werner to a second-place overall in the standings.
West was ranked 15th in the ProCX standings for Elite Women coming to N.C. While top points would help her move into the Top 12 for the year, or higher, she was focused on just beating Lily Williams (Pony Shop CX Team) to the line for a second day in a row.
“It was a really strong battle with Lily (Williams),” said 18-year-old West, who would pick up her fourth consecutive win on Sunday. “It was a hard race for sure. I know I got a bit of a gap with one lap to go, and then I had a bit of a bobble on the ‘W’ part. I was trying to ride it, and I really screwed that up. So she came back to me. And as soon as she saw the gap closing I think that was her motivation. It was a bit of a hunt on the last lap. I’m really glad I could pull it off.”
West and Williams would ride in tandem around the course for a second day. Williams, who is from nearby Asheville, would finish second for a second day, five seconds behind West. Third place was taken by 19-year-old N.C. rider Hannah Arensman (.A. King P/B BR’c), 14 seconds behind Williams. Her older sister, Allison, would finish fourth.
“I think the course was a little bit different than yesterday for sure,” West noted. “The conditions throughout the race were changing. So it was one of those days when as soon as you started to get comfortable with the line, it was changing all around you. It was hard to find a groove out there. I think it was thawing as the race went on, and people were sliding more and more. It was just deteriorating as the race went on, and got more slippery.”
The final podium for the Elite Men’s race was pretty much in place after the first lap, Werner followed by Eric Thompson (MSPEEDWAX.COM) of Shoreview, Minn. and Tristan Cowie of Mills River, N.C. It was Cowie who tried his hand at the front early by winning the hole shot.
“I wanted to get the hole shot and push hard in the first lap,” said, the N.C. rider, who was the only pro to ride The Wall the entire race. “I wanted to try to get a gap on everybody so I could ride my own race, ride my own pace. It was a little slicker today than yesterday. Just trying to stay on your toes and find some new lines. I got out front for a little bit and made a few mistakes and got shuffled back.”
Cowie lost his position on the second lap with a miscue in the pits, allowing Merwin Davis (Cycle-Smart Inc.) of Boone to pass. Two more laps in and Cowie caught Davis to chase down the two leaders. All riders were trying to find the right lines in the mud.
“In pre-ride, it was pretty obvious that everywhere you rode yesterday you didn’t ride today, just because of all the ruts from yesterday had frozen overnight,” said Werner. “It wasn’t so bad during our race because It thawed a little bit more. But it was interesting. It was about where you could pedal, and where you could maintain speed, and stay smooth all race.”
By the bell lap there were no more wheels to follow to find the right lines, only gaps forming and the finish line getting closer. Werner was in charge, followed by Thompson and a charging Cowie.
“I wanted to be in the Top Five at the start, and I was,” Werner recapped of the race. “There was quickly a group of three and Eric and I managed to get away for the middle of the race. With three to go, I managed to get away from Eric. I tried to maintain a smooth race and not really slip out or go too hard where I was going to be messing up in the technical sections. It worked out in the end.”
Thompson would improve one spot on the podium from Saturday and move up to second. Cowie improved from fifth on Saturday and finished third. Davis would ride in for fourth, and Winston-Salem’s Travis Livermore (Maxxis/Shimano) would take fifth.
“Kerry started floating away,” said Thompson, who earned his seventh ProCX podium of the year. “I wanted to try my hand at sticking with him and working with him to stay at the front of the race as best as possible. After a few laps, and three to go, he started gapping a bit. I was just trying my best to just stick in there. I ended up loosing his wheel, but did my best to keep it smooth and keep second place.”
The Hunter Subaru NCGP, which is part of the North Carolina Cyclo-Cross Series powered by OrthoCarolina, was one of the two season-ending races for ProCX. The other races to conclude the ProCX season were held in Garland, Texas at the Resolution Cross Cup. The final standings for Elite Women and Elite Men will be posted this week here.
Results
Women
1. Ruby West (Can) 43:43
2. Lily Williams (USA) 00:05
3. Hannah Arensman (USA) 00:19
4. Allison Arensman (USA) 00:48
5. Emma Swartz (USA) 01:15
6. Cassandra Maximenko (USA) 01:33
7. Jennifer Malik (USA) 01:53
8. Emily Shields (USA) 02:57
9. Julie Wright (USA) 04:16
10. Erin Faccone (USA) 04:56
11. Philicia Marion (USA) 05:22
12. Leslie Lupien (USA) 05:56
13. Gabriella Sterne (USA) 06:53
14. Riley Gallagher (USA)
15. Erica Allar (USA)
16. Megan Heath (USA)
Men
1. Kerry Werner (USA) 54:58
2. Eric Thompson (USA) 00:25
3. Tristan Cowie (USA) 00:46
4. Merwin Davis (USA) 01:00
5. Travis Livermon (USA) 01:13
6. Byron Rice (USA) 02:15
7. Caleb Swartz (USA) 02:26
8. Alex Ryan (USA) 02:52
9. Richard Cypress Gorry (USA) 03:13
10. Bradford Perley (USA) 03:20
11. Isaac Neff (USA) 03:57
12. Cade Bickmore (USA) 04:44
13. Samuel Kieffer (USA) 05:12
14. Michael Landry (USA) 05:49
15. Andrew Giniat (USA) 06:19
16. Garret Thompson (USA)
17. Jon Okenfuss (USA)
18. Lucas Livermon (USA)
19. Alistair Sponsel (USA)
DNF Keith Mullaly (USA)
DNS Cooper Willsey (USA)
DNS Anders Nystrom (USA)
DNS Ryan Gamm (USA)
DNS Scott Myers (USA)
December 11, 2017 (Garland, Texas) – When the dust had settled on a hot, dry Texas Sunday, two Californians came away with titles, and significant UCI points, at the Resolution Cross Cup. In the Elite Women’s race, Crystal Anthony (Maxxis Shimano Pro Cyclocross) of Newbury Park, Calif. would reign supreme and give her enough points to move her into second overall in the Professional Cyclocross (ProCX) standings. Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz/Donkey Label) Santa Cruz, Calif. would go two-for-two on the weekend and secure his hold on the ProCX overall standings for Elite Men.
For a second day in a row unusually warm and dry conditions greeted riders for the Category 2 races at W. Cecil Winter Park, but most riders opted to power through the course without water bottles. Anthony remembered racing a muddy UCI event at the 2015 Resolution Cross Cup when the race was in January. She won that 2015 race. On Sunday returned to the top step of the podium.
“It was great. Both of these races have great vibes, great courses,” Anthony said, who finished second to Courtenay McFadden (Pivot Cycles DNA Cycling) on Saturday. “After a very close battle with Courtenay yesterday, which came down to a sprint, I anticipated another challenging duel today. The course had aspects that suited both of us, so I tried to use the power sections to my advantage.”
The back-and-forth battle was underway again by the second lap. Each rider tried to control the pace at the front, but could not create a significant gap.
“We traded a few turns at the front,” Anthony explained. “I attacked every hill and would get a small gap, but Courtenay managed to reel me back in until my attack up the hill to the sand pit on the final lap. I know we both left it all out there, and I am psyched to head into nationals with a win.”
The sprint went to Anthony on Sunday, who edged McFadden by three seconds. Missouri’s Sunny Gilbert (Van Dessel Factory Team) would recover from a minor crash on the technical downhill section out of the woods on the second lap and win a sprint with Clara Honsinger (Team S&M CX) of Oregon for third place. Honsinger would settle for fourth, just as she did on Saturday.
It is the second ProCX win for Anthony this season, and the 13th race to finish in the Top Five. With the win and second-place finish at Resolution Cross Cup, Anthony should have enough ProCX points to overtake Kaitie Keough (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) for second place overall in the season-long standings.
The ProCX crown for Elite Men was wrapped up with the two wins in Texas by Ortenblad. He came into the weekend with a 140-point advantage over Kerry Werner (Kona Factory CX Team). Werner tried to make a dent in the standings by winning both days of Category 2 races in Hendersonville, N.C. at the Hunter Subaru North Carolina Grand Prix, but could gain no ground on the California rider who dominated in Texas.
“I feel really good coming out of the weekend,” Ortenblad said about his double wins. “That’s a couple of consecutive UCI races, which is a good build for Nationals (in January).”
By the second lap of the men’s race, the field was strung out in single file. Slowly a few riders created separation. Sunday’s reversed direction on the course took the new sand pit out of play for Ortenblad. He said the group just couldn’t attack in the sand on Sunday.
“The technical parts were uphill, so everyone could stick together more. So I think it was harder in that aspect because everyone was either attacking or sitting in and not attacking, so there were more group tactics,” he said. “I definitely wanted to try and break it up again, but this time without that sand into the uphill. That was definitely a favorable section for me yesterday because it was a big effort.”
With two laps to go Ortenblad was looking to shake three riders, Canadian Michael van den Ham (Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions LifeCare), Jack Kisseberth (JAM Fund / NCC) of Westhampton, Mass., and Cody Kaiser (LangeTwins/Specialized Title) of El Dorado Hills, Calif. Kaiser was the first one to attack with one to go, but his engine would run out of gas and he would finish fourth. A three-way battle for podium spots ensued, with Ortenblad taking the sprint over Kisseberth, and van den Ham finishing third.
“Today towards the end it was still three of us going right into the finish,” Ortenblad said. “I was behind Michael (van den Ham) and he ran a little wider in the slippery corners before the end and I was able to get under him. Then Jack (Kisseberth) actually passed him too. So he and I held off Michael for first and second.”
It was a reverse of the second and third spots from Saturday, when Kisseberth settled for the bronze.
“Van den Ham and I were taking turns attacking Tobin,” Kisseberth said. “We were trying to tire him out because he won yesterday, and he is the obvious favorite. So we were both trying to work together. It didn’t quite work, but we all stayed together to the final. Tobin just had a bigger kick on the last sprint. I am still happy with second. It was a great race.”
Van den Ham said he stuck to his plan, but came up short. “Of course, I would have liked to have come up with a win,” he added. “On the last lap I was riding the sand really well. Unfortunately, I just ran out of gas. I got stuck in one of the corners on that slippery turn near the finish. That was that. It was a great way to end the domestic season.”
It was the fourth consecutive season that the Resolution Cross Cup has been part of USA Cycling Professional Cyclocross (ProCX). It is the only UCI cyclocross race in Texas this year. In addition, Saturday’s amateur races were the fifth and final event of the statewide 2017/18 TXBRA Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Race Series (GPoTX).
The final ProCX standings for Elite Women and Elite Men will be confirmed by USA Cycling by December 13, 2017, and will be posted here.
Results
Men
1. Tobin Ortenblad (USA) Santa Cruz Factory Racing 58:09
2. Jack Kisseberth (USA) Jam Fund / NCC 00:01 3. Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Garneau-Easton Cycling 00:06
4. Cody Kaiser (USA) Langetwins/Specialized Title 00:16
5. Eric Brunner (USA) Evol Devoelite Racing 00:48
6. Troy Wells (USA) Team Clif Bar Cycling 00:51
7. Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) 00:52
8. Brian Matter (USA) Linear Sport MTB 01:02
9. Tristan Uhl (USA) Team Ccr Roofing 01:44
10. Jeremy Powers (USA) New England Bicycle Racing 01:56
11. Cody Cupp (USA) 02:18
12. Sean Babcock (USA) 02:21
13. Scott Smith (USA) Jam Fund / NCC 02:47
14. Brandon Melott (USA) Bike Lab Racing Team 02:58
15. Josh Direen (USA) Groove Subaru Excel Sports 03:10
16. Nicolas Gaurin (Fra) Pacc Racing 03:41
17. Dylan Postier (USA) Garneau-Easton P/B Transition 03:57
18. Erik Tonkin (USA) 04:04
19. Christopher Ganter (USA) 04:21
20. Alec Donahue (USA) Jam Fund / NCC 04:53
21. Stefan Rothe (USA) 787 Racing 05:02
22. Kyle Johnson (USA) Team Yacht Club 05:18
23. Colin Bromley (USA) Phenom P/B Phobio 05:29
24. Nathan Winkelmann (USA) Bike Lane / Alloy Wheel Repair 05:43
25. Tyler Cloutier (USA) Transitions Lifecare P/B Garnea 06:08
26. Derrick Saunders (USA) Colonel’S /Fred’s Texas 06:20
27. Ian Gielar (USA) Jam Fund / NCC 07:34
28. Robert Kane (USA) Bicycle Heaven / PVA 08:43
29. Katriel Statman (USA) Bayou City Racing
30. Steven Williams (USA) Recycled Cycles Racing
DNF Mat Stephens (USA) Bicycles Plus Racing
DNS Andrew Frank (USA) Montana Velo
DNS Ryan Hobbs (USA) Matrix/RBM
DNS Jonathan Rawlings (USA) GS Tenzing
Women
1. Crystal Anthony (USA) Maxxis-Shimano Pro Cyclocros 47:02
2. Courtenay McFadden (USA) Pivot Cycles P/b DNA Cycling 00:03
3. Sunny Gilbert (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team 00:45
4. Clara Honsinger (USA) 00:47
5. Amanda Nauman (USA) SDG – Muscle Monster 01:31
6. Samantha Runnels (USA) Squid Bikes 01:42
7. Erica Zaveta (USA) Garneau-Easton p/b Transition 01:44
8. Laura Winberry (USA) Speedvagen Family Racing 01:47
9. Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) RBM/Matrix Racing 02:36
10. Rebecca Gross (USA) Zero D Racing 02:42
11. Beth Ann Orton (USA) SDG – Muscle Monster 03:05
12. Susan Livingston (USA) Team Topo CX 03:29
13. Catherine Moore (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective 03:48
14. Anya Malarski (USA) Transitions Lifecare p/b Easton 04:03
15. Meghan Newlin (USA) 04:13
16. Anna Megale (USA) Team Upcycle 04:30
17. Natalie Smith (USA) Bicycle Heaven / PVA 05:13
18. Jolene Holland (USA) Ultra Violet 05:39
19. Carol Seipp (USA) Orion Racing p/b K’Ul Chocolate 06:13 20. Dana Gilligan (Can) Transitions Lifecare p/b Garnea 07:56
21. Leslie Ethridge (USA) Topo Designs Cycling Club 08:37
December 09, 2017 (Santiago, Chile) – Canada’s Ameila Walsh and Hugo Barrette are racing at Round 4 of the UCI Track World Cup in Santiago, Chile this weekend. Walsh qualified for the 1/16 finals in the Women’s Sprint and advanced to the 1/8th finals but was eliminated. In the men’s Keirin Barrette won his First Round Repechage but did not advance through the Second Round ending up 10th.
December 09, 2017 (Garland, Texas) – The course at W. Cecil Winter Park for the Resolution Cross Cup featured steep climbing and wooded single-track sections, as well as a new 110-foot sand pit. Courtenay McFadden (Pivot Cycles DNA Cycling) of Bellingham, Wash. and Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz/Donkey Label) of Santa Cruz, Calif. proved to be the best in the woods and through the sand to win the Category 2 competitions in Garland, Texas.
It is the sixth year for the fourth consecutive season that Resolution Cross Cup has been part of USA Cycling Professional Cyclocross (ProCX), and it is the only UCI cyclocross race in Texas this year. In addition, Saturday’s amateur ‘cross races are the fifth and final event of the statewide 2017/18 TXBRA Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Race Series (GPoTX).
McFadden seems to love Texas, as she was a two-time winner last year in Garland. This is her second win of the ProCX season, coming into the final weekend of racing in eighth position overall in the ProCX standings for Elite Women,
“It’s always a confidence booster,” McFadden said about getting a win. “I feel like I was on the front the entire race. I tried to get Crystal (Anthony) to come around, but she wouldn’t really come around. Crystal was really strong. She rode the power sections really well. Sunny is super strong and was able to claw her way back to us.”
By the second time through the woods, the separation had clearly been made on a sunny, dry day in Texas. Crystal Anthony (Maxxis Shimano Pro Cyclocross) secured herself to McFadden’s wheel, and Sunny Gilbert (Van Dessel Factory Team) of Missouri dangled close behind in third. The threesome continued to circle the course until Anthony stubbled in the woods and McFadden got away.
“I knew I wanted to lead in the woods, through the technical, flowy stuff,” McFadden said. “And then Crystal went in that last lap. I thought my only saving grace would be in the woods. I knew whoever hit the pavement first would most likely get it (the win). You need to be in those twisty woods before the finish because there is absolutely no passing in there. She tried to ride the run up and crashed, so I ran right by her and got the gap and pinned it from there.”
Anthony would remount and sprint to the finish with McFadden, but finish second. Gilbert, who finished third last year in this race, would secure third place again, just four seconds back. Twenty-year-old Clara Honsinger (Team S&M CX) of Portland, Ore. would finish fourth.
There would be a threesome of Elite Men who captured center stage at Winter Park with three laps to go – ProCX points leader Ortenblad, Eric Brunner (EVOL DevoElite Racing) of Boulder, Colo., and Canadian Michael van den Ham (Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions LifeCare). Both Ortenblad and van den Ham consistently rode the sand areas. With two laps to go, Brunner would be dropped in the signature sand section. Then Ortenblad set his sights on dropping van den Ham.
“The plan going in was to just ride the sand as fast as I could for one lap,” Ortenblad said after the win. “I knew no one would be able to get away in the tree (section) because it is so tight. I figured my best shot to open up a gap was on the other parts of the course. So I sprinted into the sand and made it to the top, and Michael (van den Ham) just wasn’t able to make it quite as far. I was able to twist the throttle and get a bit of a gap there.”
The newly-crowned Canadian Cyclocross national champion would finish eight seconds behind Ortenblad for second. He was on the podium at Resolution Cross Cup both days last year, getting a silver and bronze. A surprising push was made on the final lap by Jack Kisseberth (JAM Fund / NCC) of for third place. Brunner would finish seventh.
It has been a breakout year for Ortenblad, who may have just sewn up his ProCX title for the year with Saturday’s win. “That was number 10 today, so that was definitely big,” Ortenblad said about the number of ProCX wins for the season. “Last year I had a couple of wins for sure, but nothing dominant. I started super strong, and built a lot of confidence. It’s the season we were training for.”
The 2017 ProCX season concludes on Sunday with races at Resolution Cross Cup, as well as the Hunter Subaru North Carolina Grand Prix (NCGP) in Hendersonville, N.C.
Results (brief)
Men
1. Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz/Donkey Label) 2. Michael van den Ham (Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions LifeCare)
3. Jack Kisseberth (JAM Fund / NCC)
Women
1. Courtenay McFadden (Pivot Cycles DNA Cycling)
2. Crystal Anthony (Maxxis Shimano Pro Cyclocross)
3. Sunny Gilbert (Van Dessel Factory Team)
December 08, 2017 (Hamilton, ON) – Organizers of the Paris to Ancaster Bike Race are proud to announce that on April 29, 2018 the P2A race will celebrate its 25th Anniversary. Paris to Ancaster is one of the longest-running, and most popular, bike races in all of North America.
It has been Canada’s ‘Spring Cycling Classic’ for 25 years and is popular with all-levels of cyclists, from world-champion elite cyclocross and mountain bike racers, to everyday road and mountain bike enthusiasts. The race is unique because of its mix of terrain; covering 70+km of paved and gravel road, single-track dirt paths, farm lanes, and the infamous mud chutes.
New for this year, race weekend will include a Finish Line Festival and Bike Demo Day at the Ancaster Community Centre. Taking place over Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th, this event will feature the biggest names in cycling showing their latest and greatest equipment. Attendees will have the opportunity not just to view the bikes, but to test them out on two different dedicated demo trails. This event will also feature kids’ bike areas and test courses, food trucks, and music.
Co-race organizer John Thorpe said of the new weekend-long event:
“We are really excited about adding the Demo Day to this year’s program. 25 years ago P2A started as a mountain bike race. In 2006, Micheal Simonson rode in from Michigan on a 29’r to win the race, and after that the cross bikes took over. In the past 5 years, a new breed of bikes have been developed – the gravel racers, specifically designed for events like ours.
This year at demo day our competitors have the chance to try out and compare these machines from some of the major manufacturers including Cannondale, Trek, Garneau, Giant, Norco and others. Along with this great addition we’ll have new course sections, and are working on returning to some of the classic sections that have been used in prior years.”
To celebrate the event’s 25th Anniversary, race organizers also hope to bring back veteran P2A riders and former winners to race once again. They’ll be making some minor adjustments to the course, ensuring that the 25th event will be the most interesting, diverse, and fun 70km covered yet. There will also be exclusive P2A 25th Anniversary merchandise and special medals for podium-finishers.
In 2015, P2A launched a fundraising partnership with Hamilton-based St. Joseph’s Healthcare and Foundation. Riders have the opportunity to raise money to support life-saving health research at St. Joe’s. In honour of the race’s 25th Anniversary, organizers have set a goal of ’25 in 25’, hoping to raise a total of $25,000 for the cause, and encouraging riders to each donate $25 in support. Fundraising registration is available here.
As in previous years, the 25th Paris to Ancaster will offer three different distances: 20km, 40km, and the full 70km. All ages and abilities of cyclists are encouraged to come out and enjoy the 25th Annual Paris to Ancaster Bike Race – Canada’s Spring Cycling Classic!
December 08, 2017 – The CoachChris.ca/Garneau Team is pleased to announce their roster and sponsors for 2018. We are very pleased to have Garneau returning as Title Sponsor. Other great sponsors include, Projectcore, North London Chiropractic, Cycles London, OCTTO Components Toronto and Cathy Williams CPA, CA . The team will race as a provincial trade team in 2018 with a mix of Road, Mountain, Track and MultiSport athletes. The team will contest races in Ontario, Quebec and some U.S. races. This will be the 17th year for the team and we hope to have another strong season in 2018.
Following are the Team riders and sponsors for 2018:
– Katie Collins U13 Triathlon
– Brody Mann U13 Road/Cross
– Taylor Helwig U13 Triathlon
– Ainsley Ault U17 Triathlon
– Joseph Balasch U23 MTB
– Zach Konings U23 Road
– Eric MacDonald Senior Track
– Sarah McKenzie Picot Senior Road/MTB
– Andrew Flanagan Senior Road
– Cheryl Madliger Senior Road/Multisport
– Melanie Bernier Senior MTB/Multisport/Running
– Chris Barson Senior MTB/Cross/Road
– Ryan Phelps Masters Road
– Joe Rousseau Masters Road
– Chris Durand Masters MTB/Road
– Wally Tykoliz Masters MTB
– Anna Tykoliz Masters MTB/ITT
– Brad Nicol Masters Road
– Liz Grootenboer Masters Road
– Eric Wright Masters Triathlon
– Heather Dart Masters Triathlon
– Bob Morrill Masters Road
– George Papadakos Masters Triathlon
– Sacha St. Germain Masters Triathlon
– Simon Aldridge Masters Road/Duathlon
– Ted Velikonja Masters Road
– Doug Jamieson Masters Road
– Greg Palmer Masters MTB/Cross
– Jacques Bernier Masters MTB
– Micheline Bernier Masters MTB
– Bill Hellems Masters Road/MTB
– Moe O’Hare Masters MTB/Cross
– Craig Vedova Endurance MTB
– Cathy Williams Duathlon/Running/Cyclocross
– Glen MacDonald Multisport
– Chris Helwig Road/Duathlon/Running
– James Delodder Duathlon/Running
December 05, 2017 (Milton, ON) – Pedal caught up with neo-National teamer, Michael Foley, who debuted on the Men’s Team Pursuit squad at the historic UCI TISSOT Track World Cup lll where the team set a new Canadian record en route to the gold-medal final. Foley was on a roll, but fate had other plans for the young Milton rider, who found himself hitting the deck in the final against New Zealand as he crashed with 1,000 metres remaining while Canada was leading as his front wheel collidedwith the rear wheel of teammate Adam Jamieson. It was bittersweet silver for the squad, but a valiant debut effort nonetheless for Foley, dubbed the “junior protege of @NCImilton and @MattamyVelo” by legendary Steve Bauer.
December 05, 2017 (Warwick, RI) – Along the shores of Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay in Warwick, R.I., the first of two days of racing took place at the NBX Gran Prix of Cross. It is also the final weekend of racing of the Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by Clif Bar and Cycle-Smart, seeing two elite riders finally taking turns in the winner’s circles for Elite Women and Elite Men on Saturday.
The Women’s U23 Vittoria Series leader Ruby West (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) of Canada would ride away with the win for the Elite Women. After six podium finishes this year, veteran Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing) captured his first win of the USA Cycling Professional Cyclocross (ProCX) season for the Elite Men.
West would lead the race from the start with the duo of Arley Kemmerer (Fearless Femme Racing) and Rebecca Fahringer (Stan’s NoTubes p/b Maxxis /gofahr). She would finish eight seconds ahead of Kemmerer, who settled for second.
“I had a good start off the bat,” noted West, who was third in this contest last year. “I got the holeshot and then kind of drilled it for a little bit to see where people were behind me. Then Becca (Fahringer) and Arley (Kemmerer) were fighting with me for the first couple laps. I decided to try and go myself and get my own lines. I don’t think I was riding as smooth as they were. So when I was out front and had some room to move around it was a lot better for me. I went into a corner and took an inside line on Becca one lap and she went down, or something happened. So I got a bit of a gap there and I just went.”
Kemmerer would follow West’s wheel from the start. “After being down and out for two weeks, I felt riding a wheel in the longer, flatter sections would be a good move, and just check out how everyone was cornering. These corners, they look pretty simple, but they are really quite tricky. So I think we took it down to just the three of us – Ruby, Rebecca and I.
“Rebecca went down in a sandy turn, and (I) almost ran over her, but got around her and stayed upright. So that is how the separation happened with the three of us. That was before the beach run. Ruby got a head start on us. I didn’t feel like I could close it down. I felt like I was conservative. I was gaining in the corners, but was losing on the long, flat stretches,” Kemmerer said about the way the race worked out for the podium finish. “I still have the remnants of this really persistent sickness (sinus infection), which Monday will be three weeks. It’s just hanging on.”
It would be Cassie Maximenko (Van Dessel/Atom Composite Wheels) of Watertown, Conn. who would reel in Fahringer and overtake her in the final turns of the race for third place, four seconds behind Kemmerer. Also fighting a cold like Kemmerer, Maximenko took a conservative approach to the day.
“The lead group set a pace a little bit harder than I was able to keep up with the first few laps. So, I just stayed in fourth and I was like ‘hold off whoever wants to get by me’,” Maximenko said.“And then all of a sudden I saw Becca off the lead too, so I was like, ‘oh, I have a chance’. You get remotivated. With two laps to go I was just on a mission to reel her back in.
“We were kind of bouncing off one another in the corners on that last lap. I was trying to find out where I was going to make my move. There is this long straightaway before the twists, before the finish straight, so I was like, alright, this is my chance. Becca is such a powerful rider that I didn’t know if I would be able to make it. So I just shifted a couple gears, put my head down, and sprinted by her,” said the New England rider, who is ranked in the Top 10 for Elite Women in ProCX standings.
For the Elite Men, Saturday’s race would showcase a familiar sight with Powers taking a solo victory. A group of four riders would separate from the field after two laps, including Powers, Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), Eric Thompson (M Speed Wax), and Justin Lindine (Apex/NBX/Hyperthreads).
“It was about three (laps) to go,Curtis laid out a pretty serious attack. I was kind of yo-yoing off the front at first, then we got into a good rhythm,” explained Powers. “With three to go I tried to ride the sand section. Curtis could smell blood in the water, so he made a huge attack, laid it down. I suffered a little bit, but I kept the gap consistent, I came back to them. And then I immediately launched an attack. I think over the last two laps after that I was able to keep the pressure on. And then in the back section here in the sand, I heard Curtis just going for me just as hard as he could. And I knew if I just launched one more time that was going to be it. I did and I was able to go away with it.”
White, the Elite Men’s Vittoria Series leader, would eventually succumb to the pressure of Powers’ attacks on the group. He secured second place, finishing eight seconds behind Powers.
“We were all really taking our turns and the race just seemed like it was getting faster and faster,” said White, who was just 19 points ahead of Powers in the ProCX standings last week, sitting in fourth position overall for Elite Men. “Technically, Powers was riding really well. He was riding the sand, he got a gap a couple of times over there. It was just one move too many for me to follow. I think with maybe one and a half (laps) to go, he got a gap in the sand. I closed through some of the trees, but then he was able to open it up again and I just was never able to bring it back.”
Eric Thompson (M Speed Wax) took turns on the front of the group throughout the race. “I had a front row start, so that always helps to get up there in the beginning. I didn’t have the greatest start, so I had to punch it,” said Thompson, who scored his fourth podium in a ProCX contest for the season. He would hold on for third place, 29 seconds down.
“Once I was up in the front, I took the lead a few times just to keep things steady. You know, not get too excited, not have to chase back on all the time. So I just wanted to try my hand at the front, when Jeremy and Curtis kind of surged be able to answer it and stay cool as much as possible,” added Thompson. “My saddle actually fell two or three inches in the last two laps. So I had to ride that and it felt like a little kid’s bike. But Jeremy and Curtis were pushing it really hard. With those accelerations out of the corners, I just didn’t have that, it wore on me. I knew if I tried to hold it long enough I might be able to make it to the finish, but that was not the case.”
ProCX races continue Dec. 4 at NBX Gran Prix of Cross in Warwick, R.I. and at Ruts N’ Guts in Broken Arrow, Okla. and NBX Gran Prix of Cross in Warwick, R.I. The final C2 races on Sunday at NBX Gran Prix of Cross will be the final installments of the Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by presented by Clif Bar and Cycle-Smart.
Day 2
The final race of the Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by Clif Bar and Cycle-Smart concluded Sunday at NBX Gran Prix of Cross at Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick, R.I. Canadian U23 National Champion Ruby West (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) took her second win of the weekend in the Elite Women’s race. She also grabbed both overall Vittoria Series jerseys for Elite Women and U23 Women. Justin Lindine (Apex/NBX/Hyperthreads) would take the victory, to upend Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), who was the race favorite. White finished on the podium in third to secure the overall Elite Men’s title of the Vittoria Series. Both races also provided points on the penultimate weekend of racing for the USA Cycling Professional Cyclocross Calendar (ProCX).
West started the day on the classic New England course on Greenwich Bay on the front with Rebecca Fahringer (Stan’s NoTubes p/b Maxxis /gofahr) of Concord, N.H., who would secure second place, eight seconds back.
“It was a fast pace from the start,” noted 18-year-old West. “Becca and I got a gap on the rest of the field. I kind of tried to lead for a lot and then Becca jumped me. She was riding really, really strong, so in the power sections I’d lose her wheel a bit. She gapped me a bit coming into the bell lap. And then she had a bit of (trouble) going through the pits, so I capitalized on that, hit it pretty hard. I just tried to maintain a bit of a gap to the finish.”
Fahringer raced to improve on her fourth-place finish on Saturday and focused on the technical aspects of the course. “Yesterday (I) felt flat. Today I was out for redemption and riding smooth,” said Fahringer. “I was taking the turns a bit too quick yesterday, tripped on the barriers and lost my front wheel a couple of times. (Today) I started out with a decent position and was following Ruby around for a while. Eventually we distanced ourselves and I said ‘now’s the moment!’ So I attacked and got a little gap on her. And then it was her putting down wonderful paces and lines through the turns, I decided it was time to blow it again. I fell down, but luckily it was right in front of the pit. So I pitted and Ruby passed.”
“But I am pretty happy with my ride, being able to follow her around and make me feel comfortable on this course, which is always tricky. I always learn something racing here at NBX.”
The competition for the final podium step would come down to the final turns of the course where Cassie Maximenko (Van Dessel/Atom Composite Wheels) would outmaneuver Arley Kemmerer (Fearless Femme Racing). Not wanting to face Kemmerer in a sprint to the line, Maximenko would attack the final stretch prior to the pavement, similar to her late-race move on Saturday when she finished two seconds ahead of Fahringer for third. Maximenko would finish third for a second day, this time three seconds behind Fahringer. Kemmerer would finish fourth on Sunday.
“I didn’t get as good of a start today,” said Maximenko. “I just felt a little off. I think my cold ramped up a little bit after yesterday’s effort. So today, my lungs weren’t as clear. I had to work a little bit harder to get back up to the lead group today. Then I was just in chase mode. I was yo-yoing off that lead group, and then I had to make a couple of passes. Then I got ahead of Arley and then we were battling on that last lap. I just had to go out and defend third as best I could through those last couple of turns. Arley’s a great sprinter, so I knew that it was going to take my best sprint effort to stick it. I was really happy to come away with third again today.”
The Elite Women’s podium for the Vittoria Series would feature West on top with 215 points. Her teammate Emma White would finish in second with 190 points, and Maximenko followed in third with 185 points. In the final U23 overall Vittoria Series podium, West would be followed by Sophie Russenberger (DaHÄNGER) and White.
For the Elite Men, Curtis White would waste no time in taking control, and put 15 seconds on the field in the first half lap of racing. But it was Lindine, who with an enormous effort, pulled White back and would surpass the 23-year-old Cannondale rider with a late-race attack.
“In typical Curtis fashion, he smashed it really early and got a big gap on everybody,” said Lindine, who won his first ProCX race of the year. “I have learned enough about myself and his fitness that I can’t match that kind of acceleration. So I played a bit of the waiting game, and then Eric Thompson and I were able to reel him back in. I managed to eek out a gap with two laps to go, and kind of put all my cards on the table and went for it. I was a little surprised that it worked out, actually. It was win or lose.”
A local favorite who is supported by race sponsors NBX Bikes and Apex Technology Group of Cranston, R.I., Lindine was thrilled to win for a “hometown” crowd. Lindine is from upstate New York and now resides in Utah. “It’s awesome to be able to do it (win) in front of all the sponsors, and friends. The last couple of laps it was like non-stop cheering around the course. So it was pretty awesome. The NBX guys put together a good course both days. I liked today a little bit better. It was a little bit more technical, kind of (more) twisty and not as many long power sections in that long beach run. So for me, I was enjoying the course.”
Despite a weekend of mechanicals with a slipping seat post on Saturday and a flat on Sunday, Eric Thompson (M Speed Wax) overcame the circumstances to finish second, 41 seconds behind Lindine.
“Today was a non-stop fight, really,” said Thompson. “It didn’t go as smooth as yesterday, but I had the pit support there to help me so that was good. I flatted on my front tire about halfway through the race. It was a hot pace. The first couple of guys were really setting the pace. Curtis (White) and (Justine) Lindine were strong today. So I just did my best to hang with them. They were smart. When I pitted they punched it, and they had me just off the back for most of the race. So I finally caught them in the last bit. It seemed like Curtis was fading a little bit, so I considered myself lucky to close the gap on them. I was happy to have second.”
White would start strong, but struggled later in the race. He would finish 35 seconds behind Thompson in third on Sunday. Thanks to his consistently strong season, would come away with 315 total points and the Elite Men’s Vittoria Series jersey.
“I knew I wanted to take the lead early,” said White. “The section in the sand was pretty technical, it seemed like anyone in second place had to run that section and it was a little bit slower. I wanted the lead through there, I got a bit of a gap, held it for a few laps. Lindine was riding really strong today. So was Eric Thompson. They came back to me and there was group racing for a bit. The last three laps I really came undone, to be honest. I am not sure what happened. There wasn’t anything wrong with the training, today was just something I have to analyze still.”
White would share the Vittoria Series podium with Sunday’s winner Lindine, who finished second overall with 219 points, and Aspire Racing’s Jeremy Powers in third with 158 points.. New Jersey’s Nick Lando (Hands-On Cycling) claimed the U23 Men’s jersey ahead of Michael Owens (Hands-On Cycling) and Cooper Willsey (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), who were second and third, respectively.
The 2017 ProCX season will conclude Dec. 9-10 with races in North Carolina and Texas. The Hunter Subaru North Carolina Grand Prix (NCGP) will return to Jackson Park in Hendersonville, N.C. for two days of C2 cyclocross races. Hunter Subaru NCGP is part of the North Carolina Cyclo-Cross Series, founded in 1997, that consists of 15 races across the state. OrthoCarolina is the 2017-18 series sponsor, with support from DeFeet and Carmichael Training Systems.
It will be the fourth annual Resolution Cross Cup in Garland, Texas. The two C2 races next weekend will be hosted by the Texas Cross Syndicate at Winters Park. The Resolution Cross Cup is the only UCI cyclocross race in Texas this year.
Results
Day 1
Women 1. Ruby West (Can) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com 39:26
2. Arley Kemmerer (USA) Fearless Femme Racing 00:08
3. Cassandra Maximenko (USA) VanDessel/Atom Composite Wheels 00:12
4. Rebecca Fahringer (USA) Stan’s NoTubes p/b Maxxis 00:14
5. Jennifer Malik (USA) American Classic Pro CX Team 00:31
6. Danielle Arman (USA) Tenspeed Hero 00:53
7. Julie Wright (USA) Team Averica 01:18 8. Natasha Elliott (Can) Garneau – Easton p/b Transition 01:24
9. Stacey Barbossa (USA) MidAtlantic Colavita Women’s Team 01:30
10. Rachel Rubino (USA) Fearless Femme Racing 01:47
11. Katherine Northcott (USA) West Hill Shop 01:52
12. Anne Usher (USA) Fast Fun Nice 01:58
13. Taylor Kuyk-White (USA) Philadelphia Bike Expo 02:20
14. Natalie Tapias (USA) JAM / NCC 02:24
15. Sophie Russenberger (USA) DaH-NGER/ Bard College 02:25
16. Erin Faccone (USA) Team Averica 02:37
17. Jauron Vetter (USA) Mad Alchemy | Zanconato 02:40
18. Leslie Lupien (USA) Team Averica 03:17
19. Katie Carlson (USA) Ladies First p/b Milton Caterpi 03:22
20. Brittlee Bowman (USA) House Ind/Nokia Health/Simplehuman 03:33
21. Meghan Owens (USA) UVM Cycling 03:34
22. Taryn Mudge (USA) Fearless Femme Racing 03:43
23. Alixanna Norris (USA) Cowbell Racing p/b World Bicycle 03:47
24. Kayla Brannen (USA) Cowbell Racing p/b World Bicycle 03:55
25. Christin Reuter (USA) Mad Alchemy | Zanconato 04:00
26. Natalie Forsythe (USA) Riverside Racing 04:28
27. Philicia Marion (USA) American Classic Pro Cyclocross 04:34
28. Allison Mrugal (USA) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 04:47
29. Heather Richard (USA) Ladies First p/b Milton 04:48
30. Shane Ferro (USA) Two Seconds Ahead Racing 05:23
31. Katina Walker (USA) Park Ave. Bike p/b Borah 05:50
32. Jenny Wojewoda (USA) pedalpowertraining.com 06:12
33. Elizabeth Huuki (USA) Army West Point Cycling 06:32
34. Kelli Montgomery (USA) Stage 1 06:40
35. Paige Williams (USA) Fuji Cross Crew 06:55
36. Mary Maroon (USA) Voler/CLIF/HRS/RockLobster
37. Sara Melikian (USA) pedalpowertraining.com
DNF Regina Legge (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective
Men
1. Jeremy Powers (USA) Aspire Racing 1:03:40
2. Curtis White (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld 00:08
3. Eric Thompson (USA) M SPEED WAX 00:29
4. Justin Lindine (USA) Apex / NBX / Hyperthreads 01:23
5. Merwin Davis (USA) Cycle-Smart Inc. 02:01 6. Derrick St John (Can) Vanvv Dessel p/b Hyperthreads 02:04
7. Dan Chabanov (USA) House Ind/Nokia Health/Simplehuman 02:22
8. Michael Owens (USA) Hands-On Cycling p/b Guerciotti 02:23 9. Trevor O’Donnell (Can) Lakeside Storage Cyclocross 02:33
10. Andy Scott (USA) Riverside Racing 02:37
11. Max Judelson (USA) Voler/Clif/HRS/Rock Lobster 02:40
12. Adam Myerson (USA) Cycle-Smart 03:26
13. Patrick Collins (USA) Minuteman Road Club 03:27
14. Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) Wrenegade Sports/Team Placid 03:48
15. Andrew Borden (USA) X-Men 03:50
16. Michael Landry (USA) Voler/Clif/HRS/Rock Lobster 03:53
17. Samuel O’Keefe (USA) House Ind/Nokia Health/Simplehuman 04:35
18. Dylan McNicholas (USA) Polartec 04:59
19. Bryan Horsley (USA) Sea Sports Cyclery & Outdoor 05:00
20. Doug Thorp (USA) Colonial Bicycle Company 05:02
21. Evan Murphy (USA) Ludwig & Larsen Racing 05:03
22. Christopher Rabadi (USA) Unattached 05:04
23. Zachary Curtis (USA) Bridgewater State University 05:15
24. Nate Morse (USA) Minuteman Road Club 05:22
25. Matt Mollo (USA) Squadra Flying Tigers | Mad Alc 05:30
26. Brendan McCormack (USA) Apex/NBX/Hyperthreads 05:34
27. Gennaro Ameno (USA) GREEN LINE VELO driven by Zipcar 05:45
28. Sean Curran (USA) IMSHI cycles 06:00
29. Ben Powers (USA) Riverside Racing 06:08
30. James Norris (USA) Cowbell Racing p/b World Bicyclw 06:44
31. Nick Lando (USA) UVM Cycling 06:49
32. Tim Willis (USA) JAM / NCC 06:56
33. Travis Wold (USA) WPI 07:12
34. John Funke (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffee 07:18
35. Andrew Nicholas (USA) RPI 09:03
36. Clyde Sebastian Logue (USA) Colonial Bicycle Co 09:31
37. Colin Reuter (USA) crossresults.com
38. Dan Fitzgibbons (USA) GREEN LINE VELO driven by Zipcar
39. Sam Hedlund (USA) UVM Cycling
40. Kyle Murphy (USA) Ludwig & Larsen Racing
41. Mark Hewitt (USA) JAM / NCC
42. Gregory Colby (USA) B2C2/JRA Cycles
43. Chris Goguen (USA) RACE CF | racecf.org
DNF Chris Niesen (USA) JAM / NCC DNF Christian Ricci (Can) Lakeside Storage Cyclocross
DNF Gerald Adasavage (USA) Ludwig & Larsen Racing
DNF Matt Owens (USA) UVM Cycling
DNF Kale Wenczel (USA) JAM / NCC
Day 2
Women 1. Ruby West (Can) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com 42:47
2. Rebecca Fahringer (USA) Stan’s NoTubes p/b Maxxis 00:08
3. Cassandra Maximenko (USA) VanDessel/Atom Composite Wheels 00:11
4. Arley Kemmerer (USA) Fearless Femme Racing 00:20
5. Kathryn Cumming (USA) Jalapeno Cycling 01:01
6. Danielle Arman (USA) Tenspeed Hero 01:21 7. Natasha Elliott (Can) Garneau – Easton p/b Transition 01:32
8. Jennifer Malik (USA) American Classic Pro CX Team 01:33
9. Anne Usher (USA) Fast Fun Nice 01:47
10. Stacey Barbossa (USA) MidAtlantic Colavita Women’s Team 01:49
11. Katherine Northcott (USA) West Hill Shop 01:53
12. Rachel Rubino (USA) Fearless Femme Racing 02:46
13. Sophie Russenberger (USA) DaH-NGER/ Bard College 03:04
14. Brittlee Bowman (USA) House Ind/Nokia Health/Simplehuman 03:08
15. Natalie Tapias (USA) JAM / NCC 03:16
16. Katie Carlson (USA) Ladies First p/b Milton Caterpi 03:31
17. Taylor Kuyk-White (USA) Philadelphia Bike Expo 03:42
18. Allison Mrugal (USA) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut 03:45
19. Erin Faccone (USA) Team Averica 03:53
20. Alixanna Norris (USA) Cowbell Racing p/b World Bicycle 04:02
21. Meghan Owens (USA) UVM Cycling 04:05
22. Leslie Lupien (USA) Team Averica 04:15
23. Christin Reuter (USA) Mad Alchemy | Zanconato 04:20
24. Taryn Mudge (USA) Fearless Femme Racing 04:25
25. Kayla Brannen (USA) Cowbell Racing p/b World Bicycle 04:43
26. Philicia Marion (USA) American Classic Pro Cyclocross 04:45
27. Lindsey Crifasi (USA) Team Sticky Fingers 04:59
28. Heather Richard (USA) Ladies First p/b Milton 05:17
29. Natalie Forsythe (USA) Riverside Racing 05:45
30. Paige Williams (USA) Fuji Cross Crew 06:36
31. Elizabeth Huuki (USA) Army West Point Cycling
32. Jenny Wojewoda (USA) pedalpowertraining.com
33. Sara Melikian (USA) pedalpowertraining.com
DNF Julie Wright (USA) Team Averica
DNF Kelli Montgomery (USA) Stage 1
DNS Shane Ferro (USA) Two Seconds Ahead Racing
Men
1. Justin Lindine (USA) Apex / NBX / Hyperthreads 1:06:29
2. Eric Thompson (USA) M SPEED WAX 00:41
3. Curtis White (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld 01:16
4. Max Judelson (USA) Voler/Clif/HRS/Rock Lobster 01:23
5. Merwin Davis (USA) Cycle-Smart Inc. 01:29 6. Trevor O’Donnell (Can) Lakeside Storage Cyclocross 01:30
7. Brendan McCormack (USA) Apex/NBX/Hyperthreads 01:45
8. Michael Owens (USA) Hands-On Cycling p/b Guerciotti 01:49 9. Derrick St John (Can) Vanvv Dessel p/b Hyperthreads 01:54
10. Patrick Collins (USA) Minuteman Road Club 02:57
11. Samuel O’Keefe (USA) House Ind/Nokia Health/Simplehuman 03:22
12. Dan Chabanov (USA) House Ind/Nokia Health/Simplehuman 03:33
13. Nick Lando (USA) UVM Cycling 03:42
14. Adam Myerson (USA) Cycle-Smart 03:48
15. Andrew Borden (USA) X-Men
16. Michael Landry (USA) Voler/Clif/HRS/Rock Lobster 04:00
17. Ben Powers (USA) Riverside Racing 04:06
18. Nate Morse (USA) Minuteman Road Club 04:29
19. Kale Wenczel (USA) JAM / NCC 04:40
20. Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) Wrenegade Sports/Team Placid 04:43
21. Matt Mollo (USA) Squadra Flying Tigers | Mad Alc 04:52
22. Doug Thorp (USA) Colonial Bicycle Company 04:57
23. Christopher Rabadi (USA) Unattached 04:58
24. Bryan Horsley (USA) Sea Sports Cyclery & Outdoor 05:29
25. Gennaro Ameno (USA) GREEN LINE VELO driven by Zipcar 05:32
26. Zachary Curtis (USA) Bridgewater State University 06:18 27. Christian Ricci (Can) Lakeside Storage Cyclocross 06:19
28. Sean Curran (USA) IMSHI cycles 06:52
29. Kyle Murphy (USA) Ludwig & Larsen Racing 07:16
30. Travis Wold (USA) WPI 08:07
31. Matt Owens (USA) UVM Cycling
32. Mark Hewitt (USA) JAM / NCC
33. James Norris (USA) Cowbell Racing p/b World Bicycle
34. Scott Yarosh (USA)
35. Dylan McNicholas (USA) Polartec
36. Colin Reuter (USA) crossresults.com
37. Tim Willis (USA) JAM / NCC
38. Clyde Sebastian Logue (USA) Colonial Bicycle Co
39. Dan Fitzgibbons (USA) GREEN LINE VELO driven by Zipcar
40. Chris Niesen (USA) JAM / NCC
41. John Funke (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffee
42. Andrew Nicholas (USA) RPI
43. Sam Hedlund (USA) UVM Cycling
44. John Eckert (USA) CycleLoft
45. Chris Goguen (USA) RACE CF | racecf.org
DNF Jeremy Powers (USA) Aspire Racing
DNF Andy Scott (USA) Riverside Racing
DNF Gerald Adasavage (USA) Ludwig & Larsen Racing
DNF Evan Murphy (USA) Ludwig & Larsen Racing
December 02, 2017 (Milton, ON) – Pedal caught up with Allison Beveridge who took home gold and silver medals at the Milton World Cup on Day Two. Beveridge was part of the Canadian Women’s Team Pursuit squad that won gold and then she back on the track for the final women’s Omnium Points Race where she claimed the silver after four events – here’s what she had to say.
December 02, 2017 (Milton, ON) – Team Canada delivered again on Day 2 of the third round of the 2017 UCI TISSOT Track World Cup at Session 1 in the afternoon as the Women’s Team Pursuit squad advanced to the gold medal round vs New Zealand catching Japan in their First Round heat.
Hugo Barrette won his First Round heat in the Men’s Keirin with a brilliant ride that took him to victory. In the women’s Omnium Allison Beveridge sits second overall after placing 4th in the Scratch Race and second in the Tempo Race. Amelia Walsh qualified 14th in the Women’s Sprint but did not advance past the 1/16 finals in her heat against Kayono Maeda from Japan.
Results (brief)
Women’s Team Pursuit
First Round
Heat 1
1. New Zealand 4:25.012 QG
Racquel Sheath
Michaela Drummond
Rushlee Buchanan
Kirstie James
2. France 4:37.426 QB
Clara Copponi
Coralie Demay
Laurie Berthon
Valentine Fortin
2. Japan
Nao Suzuki 4:35.838 QB
Kie Furuyama
Yuya Hashimoto
Kisato Nakamura
Men’s Keirin
First Round
Heat 1
1. Andrii Vynokurov (Ukraine)
2. Yuta Wakimoto (Japan Pro Cycling)
3. Pavel Kelemen (Czech Republic)
4. Francois Pervis (France)
5. Muhamad Khairil Nizam Rasol (Sime Darby Foundation)
6. Francesco Ceci (Italy)
Heat 2
1. Joachim Eilers (Germany)
2. Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)
3. Joseph Truman (Great Britain)
4. Tomoyuki Kawabata (Japan)
5. Patryk Rajkowski (Poland)
6. Edgar Ismael Verdugo Osuna (Mexico)
Heat 3 1. Hugo Barrette (Canada)
2. Lewis Oliva (Great Britain)
3. Juan Peralta Gascon (Spain)
4. Shih Feng Kang (Taipei)
5. Svajunas Jonauskas (Lithuania)
6. Yudai Nitta (Dream Seeker)
7. Sergii Omelchenko (Azerbaijan) The first two riders in each heat qualify to the Second Round. All other riders advance to the First Round Repechages.
December 02, 2017 (Milton, ON) – Team Canada hit the boards with a strong start on Day One of the historic UCI TISSOT Track World Cup Round 3 in Milton, Ont. as Jasmin Deuhring took home a silver medal in the women’s Points race at a packed Mattamy National Cycling Centre with some 1,500 school kids on hand. This is the first world cup medal for Canada at the new velodrome.
This is the first time Canada is hosting a Track World Cup event since 1998, and along with Deuhring’s medal, the Canadian women’s Team Pursuit squad qualified fastest while Canada’s men claimed second behind New Zealand at the historic debut as both teams advanced to the First Round.
“It’s so special to be part of this team here and see how the Canadian program has developed over the years and now we have our own velodrome and we’re hosting our first World Cup. It’s been an amazing journey and I’m so proud to represent Canada,” said Deuhring. “The team pursuit squads set the bar high and I just had to go out and do my best and it’s amazing to win a medal on the opening day.”
British rider, Katie Archibald, the current Omnium world champion was the clear favourite and put on a clinic, winning all of the early sprints convincingly before taking a lap with a 4-rider breakaway that included Canada’s Duehring.
Initially it appeared that Duehring had missed the race-defining move but she made a heroic effort to bridge across to the breakaway before it gained too much distance on the field. Duehring was rewarded with a silver medal for her efforts and was followed by veteran Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) in third who bested Coralie Demay (France) for the final podium spot.
Earlier in the day the Canadian women rose to the pressure of riding at a home World Cup for the first time as the quartet of Kinley Gibson, Ariane Bonhomme, Annie Foreman-Mackey and Allison Beveridge did not disappoint and qualified first with a 4:22.3 – the fastest time this line up has ever achieved. The young crowd was ecstatic with the Canadian performance. New Zealand qualified second with a 4:25 ahead of France with a 4:35.
Japan, now coached by former Canadian coach, Ian Melvin, will benefit from the small field size as they will race the First Round against Canada despite loosing cohesion in their qualification at the three kilometer mark and falling nearly 20 seconds adrift of the leading pace.
Canada will benefit from their deep roster on home turf as they are expected to race Steph Roorda and Kirsti Lay in the First Round, while resting Beveridge and Bonhomme for a likely gold medal final.
The team pursuits are shaping up to be battles between Canada and New Zealand, with the Kiwi men qualifying first ahead of the Canadian squad. The Kiwis were the only team to sneak under the 4-minute barrier with a 3:59.4 while the Canadian line-up of Derek Gee, Adam Jamieson, Jay Lamoureux and Bayley Simpson rode a solid 4:01.2.
The United States qualified third with a 4:06 and will battle Canada in the First Round. A surprising number of teams fell apart in the qualifying ride including top-seeded France and Denmark who both ended up with riders scattered across the track in the fourth kilometer – perhaps struggling to match the New Zealand pace.
The German pairing of Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte left little doubt that they are the fastest pairing in the world, riding a blistering 33.1 ahead of an incredibly close trifecta of Korea (33.81), Spain (33.86) and Great Britain in 4th (33.89)
Canada’s freshman world cup team of Amelia Walsh and Tegan Cochrane had a baptism of fire as they were deemed to have false started in their first ride demanding that they do a second effort immediately after. The double effort took its toll and the pair was only able to finish 12th with a 35.3 and did not advance to the First Round.
Canada elected not to field a team in the men’s Team Sprint competition. The racing was a hotly contested affair with current world champions New Zealand qualifying fastest (43.8) ahead of France (44.1), Great Britain (44.1) and Korea (44.8).
The men’s Points race was a wild affair with the field splitting in half partway through the event as the front group eventually lapping the chasers, relegating pre-race favourites France and Italy to the back of the standings.
Danish rider Niklas Larsen took advantage of the confusion to go clear late in the race and take a solo lap, moving himself to the top of the leaderboard ahead of British rider Mark Stewart. Six-day rider Kenny de Ketele took the bronze medal.
One of the more impressive, but futile, rides of the night belonged to former Keirin rider Christos Volikakis who actually scored the most sprint points of any rider but conceded the lap and last 20 of his 22 points. No Canadians contested the event.
November 30, 2017 – A pneumonia-riddled Spring left Fall racing in question, but I worked hard and rested harder to come back and make this my strongest season to date — culminating with a podium at Nationals and locking in a position to represent Team Canada at the upcoming CX World Championships in Valkenburg, NED this January.
What does it cost to realize a dream, to represent your Country, and to do it all on a budget? €2654.57 to be exact, or $4000 CAD.
The budget for my limited UCI calendar thanks to my wonderful sponsors this season has been tapped since Nationals, so now I just have to find the money to get back overseas. Enter: Hot Sauce Cycling Kit version 3.0.
Last week, I released the third edition of my HSC clothing line in an attempt to fundraise for my upcoming CX Worlds Campaign. New kits and accessories are available for pre-order now, and will continue to sell through the rest of the season to fund my blue collar racing budget.
Every purchase made on www.HotSauceCycling.com is a direct contribution to keeping my dream alive. People that know my story have also asked over the years if they could help by donating. This year, I’ve built a donation option for those who are interested as well. Everything generated in ‘Hand Up’ For Hot Sauce will help combat the costs of this year’s CX World Championships project.
The 22 day campaign to Europe this year works out to €120/day. There are various levels of support options that range from €10 up to what a week in Belgium will cost me. I even put the whole trip up just in case you’re feeling extra generous. But seriously, every little bit helps, and I am incredibly thankful and looking forward to heading back overseas this Winter thanks to your support!
The trip includes the following races:
Jan 22: Depart for Belgium, shake the jet lag.
Jan 28: Hoogerheide World Cup (Hoogerheide, NED)
Feb 4: UCI Cyclocross World Championships (Valkenburg, NED)
Feb 7: Parkcross Maldegem (Maldegem, BEL)
Feb 10: DVV verzekeringen trofee – Krawatencross (Lille, BEL)
Feb 11: Telenet Superprestige Hoogstraten (Hoogstragen, BEL)
Feb 12: Depart for Canada, crack a cold Tripel.
Here’s the budget:
Plane tickets (round trip): $900 cad
Baggage fees (round trip): $750 cad
Accommodations: Sponsored by Peloton de Paris, check.
Cycling Canada Fees: $1200 cad**
Miscellaneous: equipment upkeep, food & petrol to and from races: $1150 cad
Total $4000 cad OR €2654.57
**Cycling Canada Fees: This one is often met with surprise, but it’s true, we have to pay our federation to represent our Country at the World Championships. Because Cyclo-cross is not an Olympic Sport, athletes receive zero government funding to help combat the costs of racing at the Elite level. These fees will go toward flying in mandatory Canadian support staff who graciously volunteer their time to be there, helping aid the athletes both mechanically and logistically. There is no opt out for any athlete in attendance, all for one and one for all.
I am currently offering 10% OFF when riders use the code: PREORDER at checkout. Code expires TONIGHT @ MIDNIGHT! If you’re reading this by tomorrow, I will also have kits for sale throughout the remainder of the European Cyclocross season via my web shop online. Oh, and you can also count on me bringing some smaller accessories like socks & neck warmers to the races overseas. Those Euros love their Hot Sauce!
Here’s the link to Shop: www.hotsaucecycling.com <http://www.hotsaucecycling.com/>
Here’s the link to Donate: www.hotsaucecycling.com/product/hand-up-for-hot-sauce
Thank you for your consideration. Whether you decide to purchase a kit, donate, or both — every contribution works to help keep the wheels turning, and I wouldn’t be out there racing at this level without supporters like you.
November 28, 2017 (Switzerland) – Team Race Clean Canada riders, Aidan Caves and Evan Burtnik, finished 4th overall this past weekend at the 4 Jours de Geneve in Switzerland from Nov. 23-26 with Caves taking home three victories at the 16-race event held at the Geneva Velodrome. Fellow Canuck Thierry Kirouac-Marcassa was 7th overall racing with Joffrey Deguerce (France).
Caves took the 48-lap Supersprint on Day One followed by the 51-lap Elimination on Day Three. On the final day he and Burtnik claimed the 166km Team Flying Lap. The duo were on the podium in second at five of the 16 events over the power-packed weekend.
The 4 Jours de Geneve was a warm up for Caves who is headed to Milton for the upcoming Track World Cup at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre from Dec. 1-3 as part of Team Canada. B.C. Coach Richard Wooles accompanied the three Canucks in Switzerland and was very pleased with the results there.
“Well done to all @TeamRaceClean guys – TEAM #cavenik @Aidancaves / @eburtnik and Thierry Kirouac great racing and learning lots,” tweeted Wooles. “Had a blast at The 4 Days of Geneva. Came away with 4th overall, a few wins, and a ton of experience! Thanks @RichardWooles for helping out,” tweeted Burtnik – full results here.
November 27, 2017 (Milton, ON) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team that will represent Canada on December 1-3, at Round 3 of the TISSOT UCI Track Cycling World Cup, to take place at the Mattamy Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario. This will be the first Track World Cup to take place in Canada since Victoria in 1998, and Cycling Canada is fielding a team of 16 athletes, including multiple Olympians.
“Canada is fielding a very competitive team at our home World Cup, with a mix of youth and experience,” said Kris Westwood, High Performance Director for Cycling Canada. “Out of the 16 athletes we have entered, three have won Olympic medals and 14 have been on the podium at Worlds, World Cups or Pan American championships. This is an exciting time for Canadian track cycling, as we build towards the Tokyo Olympics and see the next generation start to hit their stride as well.”
Canada’s small sprint squad of three riders is headed by Rio Olympian Hugo Barrette, who will compete in the Men’s Sprint and Keirin events. On the women’s side, Amelia Walsh will compete in all three sprint events – Sprint, Keirin and Team Sprint; she will be joined by newcomer Tegan Cochrane for the latter competition.
“Milton will be my first World Cup racing all the Sprint events and I couldn’t be more excited for it to be on home soil,” said Walsh. “It is still quite early on in my track cycling career and have lots to learn, but I hope to represent Canada to the best of my ability next weekend, battling it out with the best in the World.”
Canada’s Olympic-medal winning women’s endurance squad will focus on their specialty – the Team Pursuit, where the team has won bronze medals in the past two Olympics. The squad will be anchored by Olympian Allison Beveridge, who will also race the Omnium. Jasmin Duehring, who won a silver medal in the Points Race at the last world championships, will compete in that event at Milton, as well as the Madison with teammate Steph Roorda.
“This is an exciting time for our program,” said Craig Griffin, Women’s Track Endurance Coach. “We are fortunate enough to have seven athletes getting ready for the world championships and Commonwealth Games, so in the process we have seven athletes who can ride the four events at the World Cup here in Milton. We will have six athletes ready to ride in the Team Pursuit, and hopefully have the opportunity to have them ride in the different rounds of the competition, in different combinations.”
“We will have Jasmin in the Points Race, and hopefully she can bring another good performance to the table. The Madison is going to be exciting; it is the first Madison we are going to ride on home soil, and we are looking at Jasmin and Steph for that event; it’s a new combination, but we are confident it will produce good results. Finally, we will have Allison ride the Omnium; she’s had a pretty good run in the Omnium over the past year, although it’s been a while since she has done one at the international level, so we are looking forward to seeing how she rides in that race.”
The men’s endurance squad will feature a mix of experienced and NextGen athletes, as they begin their efforts to qualify for the Team Pursuit standard at the 2020 Olympic Games. Five of the riders will focus on the Team Pursuit, led by veteran Adam Jamieson. Aidan Caves, the silver medalist at this year’s Pan Am Championships, will focus on that event.
Team Canada Selections for 2017 Milton World Cup
Sprint
Tegan Cochrane – Kelowna, BC (Team Sprint)
Amelia Walsh – Ayr, ON (Team Sprint, Sprint, Keirin)
Hugo Barrette – Iles de la Madeleine, QC (Sprint, Keirin)
Endurance Women
Allison Beveridge – Calgary, AB (Team Pursuit, Omnium)
Ariane Bonhomme – Gatineau, QC (Team Pursuit)
Jasmin Duehring – Vancouver, BC (Points Race, Madison)
Annie Foreman-Mackey – Kingston, ON (Team Pursuit)
Kinley Gibson – Edmonton, AB (Team Pursuit)
Kirsti Lay – Calgary, AB (Team Pursuit)
Steph Roorda – Vancouver, BC (Team Pursuit, Madison)
Endurance Men
Aidan Caves – Vancouver, BC (Omnium)
Michael Foley – Milton, ON (Team Pursuit)
Derek Gee – Ottawa, ON (Team Pursuit)
Adam Jamieson – Barrie, ON (Team Pursuit)
Jay Lamoureux – Victoria, BC (Team Pursuit)
Bayley Simpson – Lindsay, ON (Team Pursuit)
November 24, 2017 (Geneva, Switzerland) – Canada scored a double podium in the Elimination race as Aiden Caves (Team RaceClean) took the win while teammate Evan Burtnick finished third on Day 2 at the 4 Jours de Genève track event at the Geneva Velodrome in Switzerland. Fellow Canuck and teammate Thierry Kirouac-Marcassa was 10th. This was Canada’s second victory there… “Good first day at #4JoursdeGeneve. @Aidancaves and @eburtnik take the SuperSprint event. Sitting 4th overall at the moment. Our riders, also including Thierry Marcassa, are learning lots,” tweeted coach Richard Wooles.
Results (brief) 1. Aiden Caves (Can) Team RaceClean
2. Daniel Staniszewski (Pol) Mostostal Pulawy
3. Evan Burtnick (Can) Team RaceClean
4. Joseph Berlin Semon (Fra) AC Bisontine/Team Maloja Pushbikers
5. Emilien Clere (Fra) V.S. Chartrain
6. Stefan Mastaller (Aus) Maloja Pushbikers
7. Hannes Baumgarten (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers Back
8. Wojtek Pszczolarski (Pol) Tufo-Prostejov
9. Stefan Matzner (Aut) RSC ARBÖ Südburgenland 10. Thierry Kirouac-Marcassa (Can) Team RaceClean
November 24, 2017 (Milton, ON)– Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of athletes who have been selected to the NextGen Women’s Track Endurance (WTE) program for 2018. The WTE program graduated two riders, Ariane Bonhomme and Kinley Gibson to the Olympic pool, and has chosen four athletes to participate in this development program for 2018.
TErin Attwell of Victoria, BC; Devaney Collier of Edmonton, AB; Sara Giovannetti of Toronto, ON; and Laurie Jussaume of Contrecoeur, Quebec. “I’m really excited to have such a strong group of Juniors graduating into the NextGen group this year,” said Jenny Trew, NextGen WTE Coach at Cycling Canada.
“As Ariane and Kinley are paving the way through the pipeline with their silver medal performance at the first World Cup this year in Poland, it’s exciting to have the development pool growing. The women are all really motivated to prepare for the fifth World Cup in Minsk, Belarus in January,” added Trew.
Athletes competing at the national Junior and Under-23 level, as well as athletes that are in specialized programs to facilitate transfers from different sports or disciplines called Fast Track programs, can graduate into the Development Performance Pool. Within the Development Performance Pool sit the NextGen programs. These are programs based in Enhanced Training Environments that offer optimal training for athletes within the Development Performance Pool. NextGen programs fall under National Team guidance and philosophy to optimize development of enrolled athletes and to facilitate a distinct pathway towards the Olympic Performance Pool.
The NextGen riders will begin their year by representing Canada at the final round of the UCI Track World Cup in Minsk, Belarus, in January. The team will then head south for a warm-weather road and track training camp to help them prepare for an integrated road program through the summer, including BC Superweek, the USA Crits Speedweek and North Star Grand Prix. All of this will lead into the Fall track program, which will include a number of UCI C1 and C2 European Track Races.
November 22, 2017 (Mont Ste-Anne, QC) – Receive a $500 rebate until November 30th. The QSE 2018 takes place from August 4-10, followed by the UCI MTB World Cup at Mont-Ste-Anne on August 11-12. Take advantage of a $500 rebate up until Nov. 30 and register for QSE 2018 for as little as $999 which includes the “base” package of $1,300 for the “full service” package.
All 2017 stage videos are available here.
2017 pictures are available here.
Participate for free to a training camp in Liddes, Switzerland You could be invited to participate for free – transport*, lodging, meals and guides – to a training camp in Switzerland next spring. February 15, 2018, 2 lucky future Qué-Bikers will be randomly selected amongst all registered for the 2018 QSE. (*maximum $1,000 CAD)
2017 QSE satisfaction survey, wow! On overall satisfaction, 82% of the 2017 Qué-Bikers gave the QSE a perfect 5/5 score and 14% a 4/5. Wow!
“The QSE far surpassed my expectations. It is perfectly named as an “experience” both on and off the bike.”
Ene, 2017 Qué-Biker
Sleep in your RV at the hub!
We are listening to you! Many wanted to camp their RV downtown Québec City at the hub. It will possible in 2018! Rates vary depending on the size of the RV and how many campers are on board. For more details, send us an e-mail at info@quebecsingletrack.com.
Is the UCI license mandatory? No!
Some were questioning if the UCI license is mandatory to participate to the QSE? Not anymore! Train hard and have fun!
November 21, 2017 – Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank today confirmed its 2018 roster, featuring six returning riders including double National Champions Ingrid Drexel (MEX) and Nicolle Bruderer (GTM) and five new riders including Alice Cobb (GBR), Emma Grant (GBR), Alison Jackson (CAN), Shannon Malseed (AUS) and Emily Newsom (USA).
Kendall Ryan, 2015 USA National Criterium Champion, who scored three impressive victories at BC Superweek this year, also returns to the team, along with Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour Stage 2 champion Lex Albrecht (CAN), Kate Buss (USA) and Jennifer Tetrick (USA).
“We had a very rewarding 2017 season,” said Ed Beamon, Sports Director for Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank. “We have retained a solid core of key riders and have added some dynamic new talent. We have some great personalities and motivated athletes, and I’m excited about the season ahead.”
Double National Champion Ingrid Drexel, who represented Mexico at the 2017 UCI World Championships, said, “Being part of Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank has been such an incredible opportunity, and I couldn’t be happier coming back for more in 2018.”
British rider Alice Cobb was a standout endurance runner before turning to cycling. A former junior TT and Hillclimb champ, Alice’s real potential may lie in the steep terrain and arduous climbs. At only 22, she is still new to the sport, and we are expecting 2018 to be a breakthrough year for her.
Emma Grant raced with Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank in 2014, and after a few years racing with Colavita, is returning to the team. After recovering from an iliac artery surgery last December, Grant had a comeback season in 2017, with solid late season results at Cascade Classic and the Colorado Classic.
All-around rider Alison Jackson has been a competitive force since coming onto the scene a few years ago and will bring her experience racing in Europe and for the Canadian National Team to Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank.
“I am thrilled to add another strong Canadian to the roster,” said Linda Jackson, the team’s Founder and President. “I’ve been watching Alison since she burst on to the scene in 2014 and am delighted to add her talents to our roster.”
On joining the team, Alison Jackson said, “I had a great time racing full-time in Europe this season, and look forward to using that experience to contribute to team success, both in North American races and in Europe. Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank has a great program, a fantastic race calendar and continues to be one of the top North American-based teams.”
Shannon Malseed of Australia was the 2016 Oceania Continental Champion and runner-up in 2017. Malseed spent the majority of 2017 racing with Australia’s national team in Europe, where she was an aggressive force and frequently represented her team in breakaways and critical selections.
Finally, Emily Newsom will be joining Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank after having an impressive 2017 season, including her breakaway ride at the USA Cycling Nationals Road Race and record-setting state championship ITT victory.
Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank is entering its 14th consecutive year and will continue to balance an ambitious international schedule with a comprehensive USA domestic calendar.
“Our mission is to find and develop promising female athletes into the next wave of top international competitors,” said Jackson. “Over the past 13 years, we have grown from a local team based out of Palo Alto Bicycles to one of the top teams in the world. Our international calendar has grown from one or two races to a very solid racing calendar that gives our women the opportunity to race and win against the best in the world.
“The incredible support we’ve had from TIBCO Software Inc and Silicon Valley Bank, our long-standing partners, has empowered our ability to provide these racing opportunities for women in cycling. We look forward to continuing to represent our financial partners, the Silicon Valley Cycling Foundation and our valued industry partners in the cycling community.”
2018 Roster
– Lex Albrecht (CAN)
– Nicolle Bruderer (GTM)
– Kate Buss (USA)
– Alice Cobb (GBR)
– Ingrid Drexel (MEX)
– Emma Grant (GBR)
– Alison Jackson (CAN)
– Shannon Malseed (AUS)
– Emily Newsom (USA)
– Kendall Ryan (USA)
– Jennifer Tetrick (USA)
November 21, 2017 – Pedal caught up with Michael Van den Ham (Garneau – Easton Cycling P/B Transitions Life Care) following his victory on Day 2 at Major Taylor Cyclocross this past weekend that also saw fellow Canuck Tyler Clark (KMS Cycling – Killington Mountain School) take home the win in the Junior Men’s race for a Canadian double – results here.
November 20, 2017 – Pinarello brings a new revolution in the E-Bike world, starting from a typically touring bike, to make a bike with a geometry, design and performance than creates a whole new segment, the one of the eRoad racing bike. Nytro is an eRoad born to surprise you, as its ride feeling is the same as our traditional bikes. The new Nytro is the perfect mate for people who want to ride a bike with an electric assistance.
Nytro aims at a wide target, frome the one that has no time to train but would never miss a weekend ride with friends, to women who would like to follow easily the men’s pace, or even the ones who desire to experience cycling as a new way of life, climbing easily and going downhill safely, enjoying every single minute on the bike.
An e-bike under 15kg? …even less!
Our target was 15kg, but we went way below, reaching an incredible 13kg, that become 9kg if you take off the batteries, as Nytro can also be used as a normal bike.
Engineering technology of a top bike
We don’t accept compromises when it’s about performance, so we used the T700 High End Carbon Fiber, to ensure the highest standards in terms of safety and performance.
Technical solutions from the Pinarello DNA.
Nytro is a real superbike, the vertical tube and fork angle are the same of any Pinarello bike, to ensure agility and precision in every corner. The wheelbase is The wheelbase is just 1% longer than GAN, providing comfort and stability, while the head tube is 10% higher for a smoother riding. Braking performance is guaranteed by 160mm flat mount discs for secure braking in all conditions and 12mm thru-axles for stability and higher torsional rigidity.
A jewel of technology to push you beyond any climb
Nytro has a technological heart.
Evation by Fazua is a drive system that assists the rider’s pedaling under the EN 15194 standard, providing assistance till 25 Km/h with a maximum nominal power of 250W. The system is simple and gives control over everything, through three buttons and a display LED bar, the remote can control the riding functions and read the riding data.
The system is made of four main parts:
1. A drive pack composed by a high power density brushless DC motor, an exclusive and highly efficient planetary gear to reduce the motor rpm and an electronic interface to transfer the power to the bottom bracket.
2. A replaceable lithium-ion battery that offers the best ratio between Energy and weight. The battery pack ca be easily
removed from the Drive pack.
3. A bottom bracket with a double-side torque measurement and integrated cadence sensors, to allow the system to adapt real time the amount of power provided to the chain. The result is a pedal assistance really effective but not invasive.
4. A simple and easy Remote control on the handlebar. Trough 3 buttons and a display LED bar, it allows the rider to read the battery state of charge and control the 5 riding modes functions:
• No Support – 0W (White): The motor support is switched off. The Nytro can be used as a normal road bike.
• Breeze – up to 125W (Green): Efficient support to maximize the battery range.
• River – up to 250W (Blue): Strong support suitable for most of scenarios.
• Rocket – up to 400W (Pink): Maximum support for the most demanding climbs
• Walk assistance: Helps to carry the bike till a maximum speed of 6Km/h.The new Nytro is also Made 4 you. As every rider is unique, we offer 5 different sizes, being the first on the market to offer 46.5 and 50, considering the wide target of the product. Every single size of the frame is designed and produced on its own: the bigger sizes are reinforced and shaped in order to bear higher stresses; the smaller sizes can be made using less material, saving weight.
This allows every rider to ride his Pinarello with the same feeling and the same performance.
At the moment the new Nytro is only available in Europe (United Kingdom and Switzerland included).
November 20, 2017 (Milton, ON) – With two weeks to go, preliminary athlete registration for the inaugural edition of the Tissot UCI Track World Cup at the Mattamy Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario, point to one of the strongest international fields of the season for the third round of the 2017-18 World Cup.
More than 30 nations plus additional UCI teams have registered squads for the December 1-3 event, with approximately 225 riders listed. Canada is bringing its A team, including Rio Olympians Hugo Barrette, Allison Beveridge, Jasmin Duehring and Kirsti Lay.
Top international track nations, including Great Britain, Germany, France and the Netherlands will also have top-ranked athletes on their squads. Of particular note is Germany’s Kristina Vogel, the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s sprint and world champion in the Keirin; Vogel is undefeated in World Cup competition this season for all sprint events – Team Sprint, Sprint and Keirin.
“It’s a real privilege for us to play host to our international competitors,” commented Kris Westwood, High Performance Director at Cycling Canada, “and we’re looking forward to seeing how our athletes stack up against the best in the world while enjoying home-field advantage – we definitely hope to make multiple trips to the podium. World Cups can be unpredictable because teams often use them to experiment with new tactics and unfamiliar combinations of riders, so you never know what to expect. One thing’s for sure: it’s going to be a great show and Canada will be in the thick of the action.”
There is still time to get tickets for all sessions, including the sought-after evening sessions when medals will be awarded. You can choose between single tickets for each session in either general or premium seats, an event pass for all sessions or a family pack (2 adults, 2 youth). For exclusive access, act quickly to obtain one of 50 VIP passes for evening sessions only – these will give access to the infield, premium seats, parking at the velodrome, plus food and beverages.
All prices and links can be found at here.
For information on detailed event schedules, please visit here.
