Wicks, Sneddon top stage, GC for close men's duo category race
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There's a longstanding, quiet rivalry among the BC Bike Race course directors. It's a challenge to design the stage that gets voted as the racers' favourite. Yesterday racers were thrilled with the course in Nanaimo, especially the last flowing 25km. Today's stage 2 route, in and around the Hamlet of Cumberland, seems to have generated just as much buzz around the finish line aid table.
Course Director Jeremy Grasby knows the trail network in this area like the back of his hand - in fact he's built many of the trails that racers sampled today. The course served up a mix of long climbs, vistas, and tight, turning singletrack for racers.
Kris Sneddon and Barry Wicks (Team Kona) won the stage in the men's duo category with a time of 2:45:04. They continue to lead the overall classification; however, their classification is the one with the most interesting competition.
Sneddon and Wicks have a five-minute lead over the second place South African DCM 1 Team of Branden Stewart and Max Knox. Not only are the DCM boys trying to close the gap with the leaders, but they surely must be feeling the heat from the Rocky Mountain Factory Team of Marty Lazarski and Stefan Widmer, who are hovering just 42 seconds behind in the overall standings. The most seasoned racer knows that with five more days of racing ahead, virtually anything can happen
The first women's duo team was overall leaders Brandi Helstermen & Cathy Zeglinski (Team Northlands Medical Clinic) in 3:38:58.
Among the mixed duo teams, Geoff Kabush & Catharine Pendrel (Rocky Mountain - Maxxis and Team Luna) were first in 3:04:05. As with the other team category leaders, they continue to top the overall classification.
Chris Sheppard (Team Rocky Mountain) put in the fastest time of the day to take the stage win for the solo men in 2:42:58. His time was faster even than the men's duo team winners of Sneddon and Wicks. Sheppard finished ahead of Jason Sager and Cory Wallace.
Melanie McQuaid (Team Specialized) won the women's race in 3:25:08. She beat Jennifer Schultz and Katy Curtis to the line.
Both Sheppard and McQuaid wear the race leaders' jerseys.
With three podium appearances under their belts, Team BC Ferries: Coastal Class, comprised of Barry Beck and Bill McMillan have been tearing up the trail. In their category - Epic Veterans 100+ - the next closest team is a whopping 63 minutes behind them. Theirs is an impressive showing for a supposed "old guys" team, which seems to keep getting stronger.
Riders and the BCBR organization alike seem to have found their groove and are settling in to the raceweek "travelling roadshow" format. Race organizers had fairly accurately estimated the finish time for the first riders and a positive turn in the weather likely helped. Racers are all riding hard and will soon experience an adaptation phase as their bodies adjust and strengthen after numerous days and hours in the saddle.
Coming up: Stage 3
Tomorrow will bring a brand new stage for 2010 - Powell River. This is the first race of its kind taking place in Powell River. Though anticipation has been building for this stage, the scenic BC Ferries sailing across to Powell River in the morning will be a relaxing precursor to what promises to be another day in the saddle.
Stage 2 Results
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Solo men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Chris Sheppard (USA)
2:42:58
2
Jason Sager (USA)
0:04:16
3
Cory Wallace (Can)
0:04:42
4
Colin Kerr (Can)
0:06:45
5
Ben Thompson (USA)
0:07:27
6
Erik Tonkin (USA)
0:11:00
7
Greg Day (Can)
0:14:34
8
Manuel Prado (USA)
0:15:59
9
Ron Ellis (Can)
0:19:22
10
Andreas Hestler (Can)
0:21:52
11
Blake Harlan (USA)
0:22:45
12
Peter Butt (Aus)
0:24:01
13
Harlan Price (USA)
0:24:43
14
Evan Plews (USA)
0:24:58
15
Warren Ellis (Can)
0:25:13
16
Josh Ibbett (GBr)
0:25:21
17
Jon Firth (Can)
0:25:59
18
Elias Van Hoeydonck (Bel)
0:27:05
19
Erik Keniston (USA)
0:27:36
20
Gian Malaer (Swi)
0:37:34
21
Jon Hayes (GBr)
0:38:21
22
Andy Rigel (USA)
0:39:36
23
Justen Winster (Can)
0:40:16
24
Stuart King (GBr)
0:40:42
25
Justin Claridge (Aus)
0:41:21
26
Duncan Mackenzie (Can)
0:45:02
27
Elliot Long (Can)
0:47:28
28
Jay Balabas (Can)
0:49:03
29
Jonathan Kerr (Can)
0:50:02
30
Erik Bakke (Can)
0:55:47
31
Regan Pringle (Can)
0:56:06
32
Simpson Colin (Can)
0:58:05
33
Steve Mitchell (Can)
1:00:54
34
Neil Gledhill (Aus)
1:01:05
35
Gareth Boyd (RSA)
1:03:17
36
Paul Spencer (USA)
1:12:44
37
Mathieu Laberge (Can)
1:13:24
38
Allister Darichuk (Can)
1:17:45
39
Matthias Ruzek (Swi)
1:20:58
40
Rafael Negron (PRc)
1:23:25
41
Tim O'Rourke (GBr)
1:27:03
42
Ryan Wilkinson (Can)
1:28:51
43
Matthew Hale (USA)
1:29:34
44
Ryan Labar (USA)
1:30:40
45
Colby Weber (USA)
1:43:40
46
David Scheer (Can)
1:44:07
47
Justin Mcpherson (Can)
1:44:20
48
Francis Le Brun (Aus)
1:45:51
49
Guillaume Dumas (Can)
1:47:34
50
Gunter Braem (Bel)
1:49:24
51
Eric Mckeegan (USA)
1:50:58
52
Ted Gabriel (GBr)
1:53:46
53
Jesse Smith (HKg)
2:00:20
54
Dave Devisser (USA)
2:02:11
55
Andrew Armour (Can)
2:06:03
56
Dirk Kotze (Can)
2:11:52
57
Kevin Turner (GBr)
2:18:01
58
Trevor Nicholson (Can)
2:19:42
59
Stephen Maher (USA)
2:22:35
60
Drew Rohde (USA)
2:39:29
61
Cory Lanovaz (Can)
2:48:38
62
Matthew Smart (Can)
2:48:39
63
Johan Vandewiele (Bel)
2:57:59
64
Chris Courtice (Can)
3:39:23
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Solo women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Melanie Mcquaid (Can)
3:25:08
2
Jennifer Schulz (Can)
0:08:57
3
Katy Curtis (Can)
0:10:15
4
Ingrid Rolles (USA)
0:12:29
5
Karen Trueman (Can)
0:21:09
6
Shantel Koenig (Can)
0:24:03
7
Natalie Pronovost (Can)
0:25:24
8
Carena Dean (Can)
0:27:59
9
Angela Sucich (USA)
0:28:22
10
Les Tee (Can)
0:42:21
11
Sarah O'Byrne (Can)
1:05:57
12
Debra Mucha (Can)
1:15:44
13
Claire Garcia-Webb (Aus)
1:20:21
14
Isabel Van De Voorde (Bel)
1:34:23
15
Kate Simmonds (GBr)
2:22:33
16
Marie Bursinger (Can)
2:52:50
17
Jessica Fewless (USA)
2:54:52
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Solo Master men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Michael Mccloud (USA)
3:02:24
2
Ted Russo (Can)
0:10:40
3
Simon Pulfrey (Can)
0:11:04
4
Paul Thomasberg (USA)
0:12:29
5
Craig Bartlett (Can)
0:15:30
6
Gordon Ruder (Can)
0:20:52
7
Rod Dagneau (Can)
0:23:03
8
Marc Cousineau (Can)
0:24:34
9
Derek Milne (NZl)
0:25:30
10
Craig Gillett (Can)
0:26:11
11
Angus Nesbitt (USA)
0:28:05
12
Scott Rolles (USA)
0:29:33
13
Doug Richards (Can)
0:30:38
14
Greg Heyes (Can)
0:32:51
15
Philippe Meylemans (Bel)
0:33:51
16
Thomas Tetz (Can)
0:34:55
17
Richard Sawiris (USA)
0:35:02
18
Marcus Waterreus (Can)
0:35:04
19
Matthew Handford (Can)
0:36:26
20
Michael Brewster (Can)
0:37:51
21
Jeff Odom (USA)
0:38:48
22
Pieter Vuylsteke (Bel)
0:38:59
23
Erik Cramer (Can)
0:41:09
24
Craig Marshall (Can)
0:41:30
25
John Ramsden (Can)
0:42:20
26
Tom Ebbern (Can)
0:42:36
27
Chris Mckillican (Can)
0:43:37
28
Ian Daffern (Can)
0:45:02
29
Bill Glore (USA)
0:47:38
30
Brig Seidl (USA)
0:48:05
31
Greig Gjerdalen (Can)
0:48:50
32
Matthew Blunn (Aus)
0:49:12
33
Darren Leslie (NZl)
0:49:25
34
Urs Guentensperger (Swi)
0:50:33
35
Mark Husken (Can)
0:51:33
36
Andrew Caputo (USA)
0:53:01
37
David Moody (USA)
0:55:08
38
Howie Hall (Can)
0:55:48
39
Reed Melton (USA)
1:05:00
40
Bruce Johnson (Can)
1:05:51
41
Ross Phillips (Can)
Row 40 - Cell 2
42
Craig Mclaren (Can)
1:07:04
43
Graeme Tuck (Can)
1:07:55
44
Rick Metzger (Can)
1:10:08
45
Jeffrey Frank (USA)
1:22:30
46
Glen Pendry (HKg)
1:26:22
47
Paul Labissonniere (Can)
1:26:25
48
Jan Beliën (Bel)
1:26:38
49
Beat Zimmermann (Swi)
1:27:31
50
Bruce Nash (Can)
1:27:42
51
Michael Kehler (Can)
1:34:01
52
David Meban (Can)
1:35:13
53
Isaac Stokes (USA)
1:42:34
54
Dan Swanson (Can)
1:42:39
55
Richard Dustan (Can)
1:42:40
56
Greg Burghardt (Aus)
1:43:00
57
Patrick Leary (RSA)
1:43:05
58
Dj Brooks (USA)
1:47:57
59
Jeff Mcpherson (Can)
1:50:07
60
Andy Mckean (Can)
1:50:36
61
Joel Johnston (Can)
1:51:55
62
Ian Sandover (Aus)
1:52:21
63
Joseph Krznaric (Can)
2:00:41
64
Colin Cole (Aus)
2:01:24
65
Dan Wray (Can)
2:03:16
66
David Hope (Can)
2:04:04
67
Robert Bleeker (Aus)
2:05:56
68
Kerry Richards (Aus)
2:07:55
69
David Price (Can)
2:08:07
70
Steve Swenson (Can)
2:09:38
71
Reginald Jager (RSA)
2:11:02
72
Ben Tice (Can)
2:11:55
73
Ken Fallaver (Aus)
2:14:46
74
Henry Yau (Can)
2:17:19
75
Jorge R Schiller Azcona (Mex)
2:18:23
76
Jan Zwijsen (Bel)
2:20:56
77
Charlie Rosado (PRc)
2:22:38
78
Marco Ovalles (Mex)
2:26:45
79
Juan Benitez (Can)
2:27:53
80
Paul Godman (Can)
2:27:54
81
Benjamin Kauffmann (PRc)
2:33:19
82
Ian Van Der Walt (RSA)
2:38:05
83
Alejandro Barrios Gomez (Mex)
2:40:35
84
Anthony Ocana (Can)
2:42:07
85
Jan Vissers (Bel)
2:42:53
86
Michael Hersey (USA)
2:46:57
87
Leo Vinckx (Bel)
2:57:42
88
Ramon Vega (PRc)
3:14:45
89
Eric Cheung (USA)
3:31:12
90
Greg Vannucci (USA)
3:31:15
91
Bart Viaene (Bel)
3:34:20
92
Christopher Barclay (USA)
3:52:44
93
Jose Diaz (PRc)
12:27:22
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Solo Master women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Lisa Le Poole (Can)
3:57:27
2
Nicky Phear (USA)
0:16:04
3
Laureen Coffelt (USA)
0:21:30
4
Brenda Morawa (USA)
0:31:01
5
Penny Cameron (Can)
0:43:20
6
Carthy Chan (Can)
1:07:22
7
Denise Roman (Can)
1:16:52
8
Dee Holzman (USA)
1:22:02
9
Mary Mark (Can)
1:47:30
10
Laura Knight (USA)
1:58:39
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Men duo teams
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kona - Kris Sneddon (Can) & Barry Wicks (USA)
2:45:04
2
DCM 1 - Branden Stewart (RSA) & Max Knox (RSA)
0:02:04
3
Rocky Mountain Factory Team - Marty Lazarski (Can) & Stefan Widmer (Can)
0:02:08
4
Team Squamish - Kelly Servinski (Can) & Dwayne Kress (Can)
0:14:52
5
Simson - Drew Simson (Can) & Hugh Simson (Can)
0:23:54
6
Andrew Robinson - Andrew Robinson (Can) & Wai-Ben Wong (USA)
0:35:21
7
Team Osprey Hydraulics - Simon Williams (Can) & Mark Williams (Swi)
0:36:56
8
Ryders Eyewear - Mike Traslin (Can) & Andy Traslin (Can)
0:37:41
9
Moneybuttons Racing - Daniel Gifford (USA) & Eric Comeau (USA)
0:56:00
10
Verticale De La Terre - Graham Christensen (USA) & Randy Opp (USA)
0:56:27
11
Bromance - Lars Andrews (Can) & Sean Staniforth (Can)
1:09:41
12
Firefly - Pieter Smith (RSA) & Francois Millard (USA)
1:17:47
13
Team Rager - Neil Van Geest (GBr) & Jeremy Thom (GBr)
1:18:50
14
Gravel - Chris Gravel (Can) & J-R Bouchard (Can)
1:23:01
15
Izlakar - David Izlakar (Can) & Joe Czempoyesh (Can)
1:25:14
16
Swooth - Isabel Van De Voorde (Bel) & Rob Bruyndonckx (Bel) &Jef Wouters (Bel) & Gunter Braem (Bel)
1:29:48
17
Golden Gears - Morgan Rosvold (Can) & Greg Long (Can)
1:38:59
18
Team Sanchez - Jay Isaacson (USA) & David Mai (USA)
1:41:11
19
Scumbags - Stuart Taylor (USA) & Scott Guillaudeu (USA)
1:42:14
20
Matthew Hillhouse - Matthew Hillhouse (Can) & Peter Macphie (Can)
1:43:04
21
Slow Up Speed Down - James Beresford-Lambert (GBr) & Ewan Nicholson (Can)
1:45:50
22
Fulkerson - Mike Fulkerson (USA) & Robert Gaffney (USA)
1:48:36
23
On The Rivet - Troy Meives (USA) & Jim Chapman (USA)