February 2/15 11:39 am - Hardwood Celebrates 20 Years of National MTB Racing
Posted by Editoress on 02/2/15
The Summer of 2015 will be a special season for Hardwood Ski and Bike (aka Hardwood Hills) and Pulse Racing, as they celebrate the 20th Anniversary of hosting National mountain bike events. Hardwood held its first Canada Cup event in 1996, and has hosted a Canada Cup or Canadian Championships every year since.
Trek Store Toronto/Aurora/Barrie will also celebrate its 10th year supporting the Canada Cups and Canadian Championships.
The list of past winners (see table below) at Hardwood is quick history into the development of future Olympians and World Champions. A tour through past results makes for very interesting progression of riders, proving the national series as a great development tool.
2015 is also a special year as Ontario will host two back-to-back Canada Cup events with the Horseshoe Valley Canada Cup/Ontario Cup on June 7th, and the Trek Store Canada Cup/Ontario Cup on June 14th at Hardwood Ski and Bike. These are both UCI 2 level events, and expect to attract many riders from the Pan Am countries to preview the Pan Am course at Hardwood and gain some valuable UCI points. Organizers are also planning a full week of fun and social events between races.
For more info see
Horseshoe Valley Canada Cup/Ontario Cup, June 7th - www.superflyracing.com
Trek Store Canada Cup/Ontario Cup, June 11-14 - www.pulseracing.ca
Canada Cup / CDN Champs at Hardwood - Past Champions
| Year | Elite Male | Elite Female | Jr Male | Jr Female |
| 1996 | Roland Green | Chrissy Redden | Pascal Beauchemin | Caroline Premont |
| 1997 Ntls | Andreas Hestler | Alison Sydor | Ryder Hesjedal | Valerie Hope |
| 1998 | Geoff Kabush | Trish Sinclair | Ryder Hesjedal | Marisol Bernier |
| 1999 | Seamus McGrath | Chrissy Redden | Ricky Federau | Julie Sanders |
| 2000 | Ryder Hesjedal | Chrissy Redden | Jamie Douglas | Erica Drew |
| 2001 | Seamus McGrath | Chrissy Redden | Martin Lazarski | Martina Feldman |
| 2002 | Geoff Kabush | Marie-Helene Premont | Frederic Bussieres | Olivia Gagne |
| 2003 | Seamus McGrath | Karen DeWolfe | Max Plaxton | Emily Batty |
| 2004 | Andrew Watson | Sue Trimble | Rapheal Gagne | Emily Batty |
| 2005 | Roland Green | Catharine Pendrel | Rapheal Gagne | Emily Batty |
| 2006 | Ricky Federeau | Marie-Helene Premont | Francis Morin | Emily Batty |
| 2007 | Derek Zandstra | Wang Jingjing | Jacob McClelland | Alexandra Gelinas |
| 2008 | Derek Zandstra | Mical Dyck | Tyson Wagler | Rebecca Beaumont |
| 2009 | Derek Zandstra | Emily Batty | Mitch Bailey | Cayley Brooks |
| 2010 | Derek Zandstra | Emily Batty | Mitch Bailey | Kristina Laforge |
| 2011 | Derek Zandstra | Emily Batty | Marc-Antoine Nadon | Lauren Rosser |
| 2012 | Geoff Kabush | Emily Batty | Alexandre Vialle | Frederique Trudel |
| 2013 Ntls | Derek Zandstra | Emily Batty | Peter Disera | Rachel Pageau |
| 2014 Ntls | Geoff Kabush | Catharine Pendrel | Marc-Andre Fortier | Soren Meeuwisse |
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