April 29/06 8:30 am - Espoir National Team's Spring Campaign Wrap-up report

Posted by Editoress on 04/29/06
 

Espoir National Team's Spring Campaign
By Brad Fairall

The 2006 Espoir National Team's European project started out with a bang when Bradley Fairall (Symmetrics/Coast Capital) won the opening race of the teams program.

Based out of the small town of Conches in Normandy, the team was able to compete on a regular basis against some of the best Espoirs in France. Jacky Hardy (European Project Manager) set up a great race schedule for the six athletes coming from all across Canada.

These riders included Jaime Lamb, (NS - Garneau Optik), David Vellieux, (QC - Garneau Optik), Eric Boily, (QC - Trek VW), Philippe Abbott, (AB - Ital Pasta), Marsh Cooper, (BC - Symmetrics/Coast Capital), and Bradley Fairall, (BC - Symmetrics/Coast Capital). The morale of the team remained high, throughout the month, as results kept pouring in:

1st - Maillot Des Jeunes a Cerisy Belle Etoile
1st - Maillot Des Jeunes a St-Sauveur-Lendelin
2nd - Weincourt
3rd - Weincourt
8th - Weincourt
3rd - La Gainsbarre
3rd - Circuit du Mene
4th - Circuit du Mene Overall
8th - GP U Côtes d'Armor
16th - La Côte Picarde