November 14/04 7:02 am - World Cup 'Cross, B.C. 'Cross, Ontario 'Cross, SCCC Banquet, Birthdays

Posted by Editor on 11/14/04
 

Cyclo-cross World Cup #3 - Pijnacker, Netherlands

1 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank
2 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank at 0:25
3 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Quickstep - Davitamon 0:49
4 Ben Berden (Bel) Saey-Deschacht 1:10
5 Zdenek Mlynar (Cze) AC Sparta Praha 1:26
6 Jiri Pospisil (Cze) Stevens International Cyclocross Team 1:32
7 Davy Commeyne (Bel) MrBookmaker.com - Palmans 1:39
8 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Saeco 1:49
9 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank 2:17
10 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) MrBookmaker.com - Palmans 2:43
11 Wim Jacobs (Bel) Fidea Cyclocrossteam 2:49
12 Petr Dlask (Cze) Author Praha 2:51
13 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cyclocrossteam 3:18
14 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques s.t.
15 Jonathan Page (USA) Cervelo-HotTubes-Adidas-Mavic 3:27
16 Christian Heule (Sui) Stevens International Cyclocross Team 3:47
17 Camiel van den Bergh (Ned) Saey-Deschacht 3:49
18 Tim Van Nuffel (Bel) Saey-Deschacht 3:58
19 Vaclav Jezek (Cze) Author Praha 4:06
20 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) 4:09
21 Martin Nijland (Ned) Didata 4:27
22 Ondrej Lukes (Cze) Tatramleko 4:34
23 Michael Baumgartner (Sui) 4:39
24 Wilant van Gils (Ned) Rietveld WTC wielerteam 4:44
25 David Derepas (Fra) 4:53
26 Malte Urban (Ger) Stevens International Cyclocross Team
27 Jens Schwedler (Ger) Stevens International Cyclocross Team both s.t.
28 Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB 5:21
29 Dariusz Gil (Pol) 6:16
30 Guillaume Benoist (Fra) 6:35
31 Francis Mourey (Fra)
32 Anders Klinkby (Den) Vejen BC 6:43
33 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP Sport A:S: 6:56
34 Thorsten Struch (Ger) 7:01
35 Peter Presslauer (Aut) Stevens International Cyclocross Team 7:41
36 Jean-Pierre Leyten (Ned) 7:54
37 Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tabor 8:19
38 Gusty Bausch (Lux) 8:30
39 Igor Tavella (Ita) 9:01

at 1 lap
40 Alessandro Fontana (Ita)
41 Finn Heitmann (Ger) Stevens International Cyclocross Team
42 Mike Muller (Ger)
43 Mariusz Gil (Pol)
44 Steffen Weigold (Ger)
45 Jens Reuker (Ger)
46 Joachim Parbo (Den) Cycling Aarhus
47 Vaclav Metlicka (Svk) CK ZP Sport A.S.
48 Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Esp)


First Vancouver Island C-X Championships
Courtesy Normon Thibault

With only a very short 2 week lead in time we were very pleased to have 57 athletes turn out for our event. The biggest winner was the sport of c-x, as it was the first official sanctioned event on Vancouver Island (that we know of). Also, we had 23 people in the beginner event and a total of 30 people that had never done a c-x race before in their lives. We started the afternoon with Canadian National c-x Champion (Wendy Simms) leading almost all of the first timers over the course to explain barriers, run ups, sand and mud.

Beginner Event
Despite being a beginner event it did not lessen the competitive nature of the race. There were lots of lead changes and passing. Darren Carmichael on the last straight away of Grandview Bowl just pulled ahead of Gary Croome for the victory. Also notable was Helly Visser at 72 years old doing the event on a borrowed Brodie Spark. Our youngest competitor was 13 year old Kjersten Lorne from Victoria who usually competes in x-c MTB events on the Island.

"A" Race
The unique LeMans start proved to be one of the highlights of the event with 34 racers furiously running 100 meters of grass before finding and mounting their bikes for the opening lap of Grandview Bowl. Once onto the Parcourse Drew Mackenzie lead it out with Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics), Basse Clement (Solo), Sean Lunny (Frontrunners), Normon Thibault (Frontrunners) and Graeme Martindale(Fontrunners) in line. The first split occurred at the BMX track (noted as the most favorite part of the course by almost all surveyed after the event) where those with technical skills pulled away and splits in the field started to appear. The BMX track was also where the first major crash of the day occurred when Justin Maguire (Frontrunners), following Ironman Peter Reid (Specialized), attacked the first set of jumps and launched his Moser into the air and into the next jump.

Off the BMX track Pinfold started to gap the field with Drew Mackenzie, Thibault and Martindale in a small group 5 seconds behind. Mackenzie showed great skills by riding the steepest hill on the course while most others ran. At the end of lap one Pinfold was in the un-official pits bumming a wheel off a lady from the beginner race after he had a flat and Clement, Martindale and Thibault were trying to gap the rest of the field.

The BMX track took another casualty on lap two with Martindale hitting the dirt. Pinfold made his way back up to the front, and Clement and Thibault were trading places in second and third. The only woman in the race, Wendy Simms (Frontrunners), was sitting in 5th with a group of guys after tearing her shorts wide open on a snag.

With darkness approaching attentive race timers cut the race short by one lap. This was good, as it was getting really dark on a few sections of the course

The last lap saw Pinfold extending his lead to come across the line first. Thibault was out sprinted by Clement in the last 100 meters for 2nd. Kelly Guest (Frontrunners) after making his way from further back in the field took 4th, thinking Thibault was a lapped rider and he was getting 3rd. Simms came in 7th in a group from 5th to 10th, that came in within 10 seconds of each other.

Cleanup was done in the dark and the awards were later at the famous Frontrunners Annual party.

Thanks to everyone that came out including volunteers, spectators and racers. Special thanks to Nanaimo Parks and Rec, Nanaimo B.M.X., Frontrunners and Adidas (for bringing out their wicked RV).

Pictures will be available at: barnlive.com/photos/index.php?folder=/Cyclocross/Vancouver%20Island%2004/ as soon as our Seattle friends make it back to their homes. (Currently there is only one shot marking the page).

Note: Results posted yesterday.


Baldwin 'Cross - WindyHill Farms, Kintore, Ontario
Courtesy OCA

Sunday November 14, 2004