October 25, 2017 (Vancouver, BC) – Junkyard Cross by SORCE was held on Saturday, Oct. 21 as part of the ongoing Vancouver Cyclocross Coalition series, and it was a wet one. The forecast was for rain in great supply; the course was soaked, but not so bad as some predicted. Nonetheless, this was a muddy day, and technicians had their way with power riders. More than 250 racers rolled up to the starting line in all categories.

The route was grass, pavement, and singletrack; mud made the toughest corners harder. There was one major, muddy run-up, but also some lesser spots where dismounting was a viable option.

The signature feature of Junkyard is its plunge into the trails. This year that meant a serious full-speed descent with a kink halfway down and a challenging sharp right hander at the bottom. Carrying speed through this section was a test of courage, possibly of the Dutch variety.

Local hero Craig Richey was off racing in Ontario, but his Garneau-Easton teammate Michael van den Ham ably repped the brands, comfortably gapping Elite Men runner-up Nathan Killiam. Nicholas Kupiak, one of several Broad Street riders who made the trip over from Vancouver Island to check out the twenty-first century, cruised to third place.

On the distaff side, the familiar pattern returned: Liv/Giant’s Sandra Walter demonstrated her usual combo of power and cyclocross skill, and gapped the powerful engine of Sho-Air’s Jasmin Duehring. Veteran Kelly Jones rounded out the podium, but the youth movement was not that far behind, with a teenaged Elizabeth Gin taking fourth on behalf of the Cannondale squad.

Controversy dogged the Novice women’s race, when a timing error led to an early finish, with winner Michelle Heneghan rolling home at 24:20. On the positive side, there were plenty of unhappy novice women, as their field of 20 comprised a major part of the more than 50 women and girls who participated in all categories.

In the degenerate Singlespeed category, 13 entrants set out, and when the mud landed, Giant’s Steve Devantier took the win, and his lap times demonstrated that on this course, not shifting was hardly a disadvantage.

Other notable low-category results: U17 winner Lief Rodgers (Devo) laid down a faster lap than Intermediate victor Grant Gill (but Grant’s commitment to taking liquid handups has made him a legend forever); rookie cyclocrosser Jeremy Seamans outsprinted Neils Steiner for Master B glory; Kim Steed, racing for Steed cycles, spurred his steed on to a win in Master A.

A wide variety of illegal feed zones were observed on course, and as an aid to commissaires, we provide a summary:

Multicolored licorice: “the yellow is best”
Marshmallows: an obvious trap, best avoided
”Hot” cocoa: lukewarm at best
Whole donuts and donut holes: everybody thinks they can eat a whole donut during a bike race; hardly anybody can
Beer: tastiest when snagged from unwary fans in the beer garden
Amaretto: very welcome on a cold day
Thai rum: inexplicably popular…

Results

U15 Men
1.  Campbell Parrish (DEVO p/b Fortius) 33:04
2.  Cam McCallum (DEVO p/b Fortius) 0:38
3.  Marc Sato (Independent) -1 lap

Novice Men
1.  Bart Brown (Independent) 32:05
2.  Craig Mcgarry (Fraser River Fuggitivi (FRF)) 0:13
3.  Lesley Hung (Independent) 0:27
4.  Ryan Mackey (Independent) 0:39
5.  Nate Claus (Independent) 0:41
6.  Toby Schulze (Independent) 1:35
7.  Phil Smith (Fraser River Fuggitivi (FRF)) 1:35
8.  William Semrau (Pender Racing p/b BICICLETTA) 1:47
9.  Dean Philp (Independent) 2:09
10.  Matt Church (Independent) 2:42
11.  Martin Bayly (Independent) 2:59
12.  Ben Ng (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 3:08
13.  Gary Schreiber (Independent) 3:13
14.  Derrick Aynaga (Independent) 3:17
15.  Ben Smith (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 3:34
16.  Zhi-Jin Mark Liew (Independent) 3:44
17.  David Diebolt (Independent) 3:47
18.  Curtis Stoneburgh (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 3:51
19.  Brent Pinckney (Independent) 3:52
20.  Curtis Oakes (Independent) 4:02
21.  Chris Biggar (Independent) 4:02
22.  David Usher (North Shore Road Bike) 4:03
23.  Mathieu Riendeau (Independent) 4:03
24.  Erik Moedt (Independent) 4:14
25.  Jeffrey Wong (Gastown Cycling Association) 4:57
26.  Phil Jones (TC Cycling Club) 5:11
27.  Dean Reimer (Fraser River Fuggitivi (FRF)) 5:15
28.  Mike Thompson (Gastown Cycling Association) 5:21
29.  Taylor Barnard (Independent) 5:48
30.  Joseph Moore (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 5:52
31.  Darren Lowe (Independent) 6:02
32.  Daniel Fritz (Independent) 6:06
33.  Matt Lovett (Independent) 6:16
34.  Josh Juba (Independent) 6:21
35.  Joseph Ujfalusi (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 6:23
36.  Brian Roth (Crossroad Racing) 6:28
37.  Aaron Fransen (Independent) 6:34
38.  Philippe Canavan (United Velo) 7:26
39.  Oscar Rondon (Independent) 7:33
40.  Ian Kerr (Gastown Cycling Association) 7:38
41.  Rick Parsons (Independent) 7:38
42.  Jay Arteficio (Independent) 7:51
43.  Rod Jenkins (Independent) 7:54
44.  Nick Towill (Mighty Cycling) 8:17
45.  Brian Thornburn (Ride2Survive) 8:33
46.  Stefan Ivanov (Independent) 8:39
47.  Brent Fahl (Boundary Bay Cycling Club) 9:14
48.  Matthew Parslow (Independent) 9:47
49.  Haydn Richardson (Independent) 9:55
50.  Charles Brown (United Velo) 10:41
51.  Ryan Cousineau (Group W p/b Duffins Doughnuts) -1 lap
52.  Michael Barnes (Independent) -1 lap
53.  Raphael Fang (TC Cycling Club) -1 lap
54.  Jason Christopherson (Independent) -1 lap
55.  Kelvin So (Independent) -1 lap
56.  Peter Whalen (Team GIANT Vancouver) -1 lap
57.  Eric Bourne (Independent) -1 lap
58.  Michael Skidmore (Ridge Meadows BMX) -4 laps

U13 Men
1.  Luke Bayard (DEVO p/b Fortius) 31:14
2.  Jonas Jamieson (Independent) 2:09
3.  Andrew Lawson (DEVO p/b Fortius) 2:58
4.  Vohn Skidmore (Ridge Meadows BMX) 7:23
5.  Nash Jamieson (Independent) 11:23
6.  Oliver Epp (Independent) 11:59

Master Women
1.  Anne-Marie Gagnon (Liv cycling Vancouver) 32:57
2.  Kristin Campbell (Independent) 1:33
3.  Barbara Morris (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 2:38
4.  Megan Sheffer (Independent) 2:39
5.  Stephanie Cripps (Daryl Evans Racing) 4:17
6.  Carla Hudson (Kits Energy) 4:17
7.  Rosemary Gin (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 5:39
8.  Chantal Lauzon (Steed Cycles) 7:15

Intermediate Women
1.  Heidi Manicke (Liv/Giant Canada) 32:40
2.  Caroline Kenning (Gastown Cycling Association) 0:32
3.  Rebecca Cohen (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 0:52
4.  Dayna Seaward (Four Winds Racing) 1:08
5.  Lianne Leblond (Independent) 1:14
6.  Pamela Troyer (Mighty Cycling) 1:23
7.  Christine Barr (Independent) 1:30
8.  Madeline Spangehl (Independent) 2:24

Novice Women
1.  Michelle Heneghan (Independent) 24:20
2.  Megan Orourke (Independent) 0:01
3.  Erin Carolan (Independent) 0:20
4.  Martina Marsic (Independent) 1:04
5.  Lindsay Mccaffrey (Independent) 1:09
6.  Kaelen Coles-Lyster (TaG Cycling Race Team) 1:31
7.  Madeleine Scrutton (Independent) 1:35
8.  Sarah Fix (Independent) 1:44
9.  Diana Brucculieri (Independent) 2:03
10.  Andrea Macintosh (Fraser River Fuggitivi (FRF)) 2:05
11.  Donna Tyson (United Velo) 2:19
12.  Christina Czembor (Independent) 2:21
13.  Alexina Boileau Morrison (Independent) 2:35
14.  Juliet Korver (Mighty Cycling) 3:40
15.  Sandra Schinnerl (Independent) 4:09
16.  Marianne Maclean (Independent) 4:13
17.  Olivia Cheng (Independent) 4:22
18.  Dawn-Marie Barreira (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 4:45
19.  Hansi (Hannah) Douglas (Independent) 5:24
20.  Gail Harrison (Crossroad Racing) 5:33

U13 Women
1.  Geza Rodgers (DEVO p/b Fortius) 24:39

U15 Women
1.  Alisha Lilley (DEVO p/b Fortius) 25:00
2.  Astrid Wuerr (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 1:07

U17 Men
1.  Lief Rodgers (DEVO p/b Fortius) 47:21
2.  Evan Richardson (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 6:35
3.  Jesse Bayard (DEVO p/b Fortius) -1 lap

U19 Men
1.  Andrew Mcdonald (Richmond Flyers) 54:43

Intermediate Men
1.  Grant Gill (Independent) 46:08
2.  Clarke Bayles (Fulgas) 0:14
3.  Blake Allan (Todd’s Cycling) 0:24
4.  William Hodgins (Four Winds Racing) 0:40
5.  Jackson Lovett (Independent) 1:06
6.  Matthew Hendriks (Todd’s Cycling Club) 1:14
7.  Elliott Usher (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 1:20
8.  Nick Lindstrom (Independent) 1:33
9.  Paul McCarthy (Steed Cycles) 1:58
10.  Carsten Lapointe (Independent) 2:09
11.  Lucas Gallagher (Sidesaddle Cycling Club) 2:12
12.  Nicholas Ethier (Independent) 2:18
13.  Brandon Woudzia (Independent) 2:31
14.  Nico Petch (Independent) 2:31
15.  Andrew Nelson (West Coast Cycling) 2:36
16.  Jessy Hoffman (Independent) 2:52
17.  Darryl Schives (Independent) 3:00
18.  Stuart Bagnall (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 3:02
19.  Jeroen Rijken (Independent) 3:04
20.  Tom Flower (Independent) 3:09
21.  Dan Driediger (Crossroad Racing) 3:19
22.  Peter Simonson (Independent) 3:21
23.  Stephen Parslow (Independent) 3:25
24.  Maarten Elferink (Independent) 3:28
25.  James Kirker (Independent) 3:33
26.  Michael Dolling (Daryl Evans Racing) 4:00
27.  Blair Benjamin (Four Winds Racing) 4:39
28.  Mark Dormer (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 4:57
29.  Matthew Sipple (Mighty Cycling) 5:21
30.  Hung Mai (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 5:27
31.  Matt MacDonald (Independent) 7:15
32.  Colin Schlosser (Independent) 7:25
33.  Milos Kalanovic (Todd’s Cycling Club) 7:59
34.  Daniel Fleming (Independent) 8:13
35.  Craig Fabische (Daryl Evans Racing) 8:25
36.  Brian Gunn (Daryl Evans Racing) 8:57
37.  Ken Kobylanski (Independent) 9:24
38.  Peter Harper (Independent) -1 lap
39.  Ali Alethawy (Independent) -1 lap
40.  Trevor Kelly (Independent) -1 lap
41.  Matt Kusy (Independent) -1 lap
42.  Patrick Burnham (Independent) -1 lap
43.  Ryan Lidstone (Independent) -1 lap
44.  Chris Bozman (Independent) -1 lap
DNF  Hugo Van Hoogstraten (Atomic Racing)

SingleSpeed Open
1.  Steve Devantier (Team Giant Vancouver) 45:28
2.  Richard Machhein (Team Giant Vancouver) 0:08
3.  Mark Oldenburg (Mighty Cycling) 1:35
4.  Chris Courtney (Mighty Cycling) 2:01
5.  Niels Steiner (West Coast Cycling) 3:25
6.  Shawn Beaty (Independent) 3:31
7.  Michael Segelken (Independent) 5:02
8.  Paul Mccloskey (Mighty Cycling) 6:37
9.  Robert Airey (Mighty Cycling) -1 lap
10.  Alvin Wai (Independent) -1 lap
11.  Keith Ng (Group W p/b Duffins Doughnuts) -1 lap
12.  Erin Carolan (Independent) -1 lap
13.  Juliet Korver (Pender Racing p/b BICICLETTA) -2 laps

Elite Men
1.  Michael Van Den Ham (Independent) 55:56
2.  Nathan Killam (Moustache Mafia Racing) 1:14
3.  Nicholas Kupiak (Broad Street Cycles) 1:36
4.  Paul Sales (Independent) 2:33
5.  Marc Edwards (Broad Street Cycles) 2:39
6.  Elliot Jamieson (Cycling BC) 2:58
7.  Nicholas Geddes (Independent) 3:06
8.  Garrett Mcleod (H&R Block Pro Cycling Team) 3:51
9.  Drummond Lawson (Steed Cycles) 3:54
10.  Nathan Bishop (Cannondale p/b Fortius) 4:01
11.  Garrett Kryt (Independent) 4:17
12.  Sherwood Plant (Langlois Brown Racing) 4:53
13.  Alex Schmidt (Independent) 6:18
14.  James Cameron Birkenbuel (Mighty Cycling) 6:33
15.  Matthew Hornland (Mighty Cycling) 6:57
16.  Richard Machhein (Team Giant Vancouver) 7:46
17.  Maxim Ellison (Victoria Wheelers) -1 lap
18.  Evan Mcbeath (Cannondale p/b Fortius) -1 lap
19.  Jake Cullen (SMART SAVVY+ / GARNEAU CYCLING) -1 lap
DNF  Carsten Ivany (Team GIANT Vancouver)

Master A Men
1.  Kim Steed (Steed Cycles) 45:39
2.  Jacob Rodgers (Daryl Evans Racing) 0:12
3.  Quinn Anderson (Mighty Cycling) 1:00
4.  Eric Hung (Steed Cycles) 1:03
5.  Shawn Pettersen (Steed Cycles) 1:10
6.  Matthew Drown (Daryl Evans Racing) 1:51
7.  Edward Lawson (Daryl Evans Racing) 2:22
8.  Christian Hansen (Escape Velocity pb Fortius) 2:24
9.  Chris Bishop (Steed Cycles) 2:25
10.  Ryan Newsome (Team Giant Vancouver) 3:54
11.  Drew Hemmingson (Independent) 4:03
12.  Richard Costello (Steed Cycles) 4:14
13.  Colin Funk (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 4:19
14.  Ben Ford (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 4:44
15.  Ray Lachance (Crossroad Racing) 6:07
16.  Michael Parrish (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 6:22
17.  Michael Berkeley (Steed Cycles) -1 lap

Elite Women
1.  Sandra Walter (Liv/Giant Canada) 47:54
2.  Jasmin Duehring (Independent) 3:24
3.  Kelly Jones (Steed Cycles) 4:28
4.  Elizabeth Gin (Cannondale p/b Fortius) 4:41
5.  Anne Ouellet (Fluevog’s Crit Nasty) 5:47
6.  Natasha Cowie (Steed Cycles) 6:22
7.  Josie Welbourn (DEVO p/b Fortius) 6:56
8.  Elle Bush (DEVO p/b Fortius) 8:29
9.  Lindsey Von Bloedau (Steed Cycles) -1 lap
10.  Aimee Lees (Glotman Simpson Cycling) -1 lap

Master B Men
1.  Jeremy Seamans (UBC Cycling Team) 41:20
2.  Niels Steiner (West Coast Cycling) 0:02
3.  James R Davison (Daryl Evans Racing) 0:08
4. Gavin Elliott (Daryl Evans Racing) 0:16
5.  Ian Young (Independent) 0:30
6.  Daryl Vachon (Independent) 0:40
7.  Pedro Peralta Elgueta (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 0:53
8.  Chris Fraser (Independent) 0:55
9.  Darrin Grund (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 1:22
10.  Christopher Kam (Mighty Cycling) 1:32
11.  Brian Wong (Escape Velocity p/b Fortius) 1:37
12.  Jay Shapka (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 1:57
13.  Jordan Behan (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 2:00
14.  Brent Hambleton (Team GIANT Vancouver) 2:31
15.  Mike Tunnah (West Coast Cycling) 2:41
16.  Tobin Mccallum (Independent) 3:03
17.  Dale Tiessen (Daryl Evans Racing) 3:21
18.  Mark Dunn (Atomic Racing) 3:25
19.  Bruce Mclean (Atomic Racing Club) 3:28
20.  Graham Winterbottom (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 3:30
21.  Daniel Sivertson (Independent) 3:54
22.  Aías Cienfuegos (Dedicated Endurance Training) 4:21
23.  Carmen Marin (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 4:27
24.  Mario Sanches (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 5:13
25.  David Goodman (TaG Cycling) 5:26
26.  Andrew Pickell (Daryl Evans Racing) 5:58
27.  Ken Leggatt (Independent) 6:17
28.  Paul Craig (Team Giant Vancouver) 6:26
29.  David Lyall (United Velo) 6:31
30.  Carl Moriarty (Independent) 6:41
31.  Sean Solheim (Glotman Simpson Cycling) 7:25
32.  Chris Mallinson (Steed Cycles) 8:10
33.  Harry Bohan (Daryl Evans Racing) 8:56
34.  Jon Taylor (West Coast Cycling) 10:15
35.  Brett Armstrong (Independent) -1 lap
36.  Mike Hewat (Independent) -1 lap
DNF  Jeremy Jones (Independent)