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Kabush & Simms take Provincial titles -
and set the tone for Nationals.

Saturday October 28, 2006 at Jericho Park, Vancouver
Presented By:
Wedgewood Cycling Club

Event Organizer: Dave Cressman
Tel: 604-730-1998, Fax: 604-737-6983
cressman@telus.net, www.teamwedgewood.com

Course Description:
The course is a 2.6km loop in one of Vancouver’s nicest parks, Jericho Park, on the waterfront in Kitsilano.  The course includes pavement, bark mulch and hard packed gravel trail.  It includes 2 short steep climbs and one double set of barriers.  It promises to be a true Belgian style event.

Jericho Park is located around the 4000 block of W. 4th Ave.  Parking is available along W.4th Ave. which borders the south side of the race course and along NW Marine Dr. on the west side of the course.  The sign on area will be just off this road inside the park.   more photos

RACE RESULTS

Against all odds the weather in Vancouver held for yet another weekend of Cyclocross. The former National Championship course in Jericho Park was tweaked a little to provide some spectacular racing and no one left wanting for more.

This event was acting as the BC Provincial Championship race for Open Men and Open Women as well as the BC Cross Cup presented by Giant series finale with double points being awarded in the Men A, B and Women A categories.

The first race of the day was also the biggest as the B Men got underway. Early on a large group of 6 riders seperated themselves from the pack and drove the pace. In the mix were a couple of riders haggling for series points and the coveted title. Graham Tutti, Menno Jangsma, Brad Collins, Jay Murray,

Steve Murray and Jason Thompson rode together for a while and then one by one dropped off the pace leaving Tutti and Jangsma to fight it out for the win with Tutti pulling it off for maximum points.

Men B

Mens B    
Place Rider Club BC Cup Points
2 Menno Jangsma Frontrunners 26
3 Brad Collins BSP 24
4 Jay Murray Trek Red Truck Ale 22
5 Steve Murray SORCA 20
6 Jason Thompson Escape Velocity 18
7 Andrew Brown Dalvay-Taylors 16
8 Gord Ross Escape Velocity 14
9 Jonathan Cheung Escape Velocity 12
10 Brian Griffin Maple Ridge Cycle/Norco 10
11 David Holden Aviawest - Vega 8
12 Chris Reid Midweek 6
13 Chris Sayers Kelowna Cycles 4
14 Steven DeVantier Local Ride Cycling Team 4
15 Trevor Hopkins Team Whistler/Natures Path 4
16 Jeffery Ferguson Oakville Race Team
17 Dale Ewanchuck FloraGlo / Norco
18 Meshkat Javid Mighty Riders
19 Bart Nakano FloraGlo / Norco
20 Mark Dormer Escape/Devo
21 Brent Hambleton
22 Bryan Kelly North Shore Athletics
23 Kevin Thorpe Escape/Devo
24 Jeff Spence Wedgewood Cycling Team
25 Jason Leber Steed Cycles
26 J.P. Baron Frontrunners
27 Patrick Beckstead
28 Ben Jackson Escape Velocity
29 Cody Campbell Escape/Devo
30 Jacob Wasiela Escape Velocity
31 Sebastien Sleep On The Edge
32 Aaron Amar Island Racing Club
33 Derek Tripp Nanaimo Bicycle Club
34 Rick Theissen Giga-Bike / La-z-boy
35 Mike Charuk Team Whistler/Natures Path
36 Steve Cork Escape Velocity
37 Colin Campbell
38 Paul Craig Natural Earth Racing
39 E.R. Brown
40 Ryan Cousineau Escape Velocity
41 Jay Loder
42 Dan Proulx Elitewave
43 Jeff Hanninen Bayside
44 Kieth Nicol North Shore Athletics
45 Mark Butschler Fast Twitch Cycling
46 Nicholas Cowan Giga-Bike / La-z-boy 1 lap
47 Jak New Escape Velocity 1 lap
Anselm Rossiello Team Coastal DNF
Andy George Fast Twitch Cycling DNF
Kim Steed Steed Cycles DNF
Matt Law Giga-Bike / La-z-boy DNF
Robbie Bitz Local Ride Cycling Team DNF

Next up were the Women and the C Men.

Hot off some great USGP results Wendy Simms was the class of the field, riding away early and holding a good gap to the line to take the BC Championship.

Second went to Kelly Jones the easy winner of the BC Cross Cup title with her consistent? wins. Sarah Stewart rode strongly for third place.

The B Women had a tighter race just behind the A's with youngster Chelsea Bilsbarrow taking the win over Sherri Iwaschuk and Lesley Trivett.

The C men were sent off after the ladies and had a tough time catching any of them. They had a great battle with Graham Falkowsky taking the win ahead of Dave Markham and Raymond Tse.

Men C

Mens C    
Place
Rider
Club
1 Graham Falkowsky
2 Dave Markham
3 Raymond Tse Webcor Alto Velo
4 David Broemeling Escape Velocity
5 Luke Kitzanuk
6 John Starcevic
7 Alex Cogger
8 David Herder
9 Barry Brennan
10 Vince Lee Wedgewood Cycling Team
11 George Greenwood
12 Bill Riley Team Coastal
13 Gordon Day
Women A

Women A    
Place Rider Club BC Cup Points
1 Wendy Simms Kona 30
2 Kelly Jones Sugoi Factory Team 26
3 Sarah Stewart Wedgewood Cycling Team 24
4 Sandra Walter XO Felt 22
5 Jenny Trew Giant Canada 20
6 Christy Love Sugoi Factory Team 18
7 Melanie Vaughan 16
8 Jaymie McGowan Oak Bay Bikes 14
9 Danika Schroeter Cove Bikes 12
10 Barb Zimich Team Coastal 10
11 Alena Radamsky Giant Canada 8
12 Courtney Albert Trek - Red Truck Ale 6
Women B

Women B    
Place
Rider
Club
1
 Chelsea Bilsbarrow Giant Canada
2 Sherri Iwaschuk Chicks Cycling
3 Lesley Trivett Wedgewood Cycling Team
4 Heather Gerth Chicks Cycling
5 Sarah McMillan Chicks Cycling
6 Sue Weston Natural Earth Racing

The big guns came out for the final race of the day. Geoff Kabush came to town to challenge the BC Cup series regulars Andrew Pinfold, Andreas Hestler, Andrew Kyle and Dan MacDonald. Right from the gun the racing was hard and very fast, with a lead group of 6 to 8 riders off the front. Kabush seemed happy to get a feel for the course early on and let the others play at the front.

It didn't take long for Kabush to take over and mid race he and Andrew Pinfold started to separate themselves from the field.

Dangling just behind them on his own was BC Cup leader Andrew Kyle having another strong race. Pinner and Kabush rode together heading into the last lap and shortly after Kabush put the power down to drop Pinfold and solo in for the win and the BC Championship.

Pinfold rolled in for second and not long after Andrew Kyle came through for third and a clear win in the BC Cross Series.

Men A

Men A    
Place Rider Club BC Cup Points
1 Geoff Kabush Maxxis 30
2 Andrew Pinfold Symmetrics Cycling 26
3 Andrew Kyle Sugoi Giant 24
4 Rob Britton Giga Bike / La-Z-Boy 22
5 Kevin Noiles Masi - Adobe 20
6 Kris Sneddon Kona - les Gets 18
7 Dan McDonald Bike Barn 16
8 Craig Richey Kona Bikes 14
9 Andreas Hestler Rocky Mountain - Business Objects 12
10 Kevin Calhoun Rocky Mountain 10
11 Sven Sturm Trek - Red Truck Ale 8
12 Troy Woodburn Giga Bike / La-Z-Boy 6
13 Jonathan Gormick Steed Cycles 4
14 Rob Gosselin Atomic 4
15 Basse Clement Masi - Adobe 4
16 Joe Wessel Cobra - Fresh Air  
17 Graeme Bant Rocky Mountain - Different Bikes  
18 Tyler Trace Giga Bike / La-Z-Boy
19 Scott Malore Steed Cycles
20 Patrick Love Wedgewood Cycling Team
21 Scott McGregor Steed Cycles
22 Aart VanKooy Bike Barn
23 Michael Judge Steed Cycles 1 lap
24 Adam Elliott Kelowna Cycle 1 lap
25 Rick Rodland Flora Glo - Norco 1 lap
26 Dan Skinner Total Restoration Cycling 1 lap
27 Dwayne Kres SORCA 1 lap
28 Matt Hewitt Oak Bay Bikes 1 lap
Drew MacKenzie Sugoi Giant DNF
Norm Thibault Frontrunners DNF
Clayton Sainsbury Bayside DNF
Will Pratt Bike Barn DNF
Stefan Widmer Sugoi Giant DNF
Thomas Skinner Sugoi Giant DNF
Joe Lepine Escape Velocity DNF
Tristan Galbraith Dropmachine.ca - Commencal DNF

The Wedgewood Cycling Team would like to thank all of its' members for their support on and before race day and to all the participants and sponsors for their support of the team and this classic event. It was a banner year for cyclocross in BC with almost a 100% increase in participation for the 6 series events. Just wait till 2007.

Accommodation:
Enjoy your Vancouver stay in style at the Wedgewood Hotel. The Wedgewood Hotel located at 845 Hornby Street is one of our sponsors and one of the best hotels in North America, it was awarded “best hotel in Canada” by Condẻ Nast readers. The hotel is located about 8km from the race course in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Please contact the Wedgewood at 1-800-663-0666 or www.wedgewoodhotel.com .

Restaurants:
There are plenty of great places to eat in Kitsilano, the neighbourhood between the Quality Hotel and the race course.
Some favourites are:

Course Map:
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