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Spring Series 2004: Results
Dates: Feb 29th to March 28th, 2004
Race #8, 9, and 10: Joe Hailey Memorial Stage Race - Mar 27/28, 2004
Race #7: Aldergrove Road Race
- Mar 21, 2004 The hilly Aldergrove circuit was blessed some amazing weather
this weekend. Clear skies and sunshine took the temperatures
up to 18°C during the race. Legwarmers, vests, and sleeves
were all tossed as the racing heated up.
In the A Group, riders had 20 laps of the 7km circuit
with one noticeable hill at the start/finish. The pack
stayed in tact for the first half of the race, with
Scott Slater (Rocky Mountain) out on a solo attack for a
few laps, then Scott LaLiberte (Schwalbe), Brad Issel
(Symmetrics Cycling), and Beau Whitehead (FirstMortgage)
trying their luck for a few more. Then it was Dylan
Sebel and Scott Goguen (Symmetrics Cycling) taking off,
with roughly 2/3 of the race done. The pack chased hard
down Zero Ave for a few laps, keeping the break at 30
seconds for the next few laps. Finally, with two laps to
go the break was reeled in, followed by a massive
counterattack from Marsh Cooper, Will Routely
(Symmetrics Cycling) and Corey Lange (Marco Polo). This
threesome would storm the final lap together, with
Cooper picking up the win, Routely in second, and a
well-worked over Lange in third.
In the B Group, dEVo/Powerbar showed why it's one of the
most exciting teams on the road for development talent.
Jeremy Storie's squad was active all day, well represented
in breaks. For the last 5 laps, it was Mike Burns demonstrating
that a good winter of training really does pay off. Burns
was on the attack and dropped his companions, solo-ing it in
for the last lap. 16 year old Jackson Beuhler (dEVO/Powerbar)
had another great ride to take second and secure first overall
in the B Group Omnium.
The A Group strings it out down Zero Ave - Photo: Peter Ross
Purse was generously contributed by the following
companies. OpenRoad Communication, Ritter Aalhus Construction
Mgt. Ltd., Realmortgage Services Inc., Westlam Industries, and
dEVo/Powerbar Youth Cycling program. For all of these groups their
support for the local cycling community goes far beyond mere dollars
as all of these people put endless hours into furthering the
development of cycling in British Columbia. Please thank them for all
they do.
Race #6: Atomic Road Race
- Mar 20, 2004
In the A Group, a major selection occured on lap 3 of
13, with a strong group getting away. Symmetrics lead
the way placing riders Marsh Cooper, Min Van Velzen, Cam
Evans, Dylan Sebel, Brad Issel, Will Routely, and Scott
Goguen into the lead group. Dylan Sebel and Matt Usborne
(Rocky Mountain), dueled it out for a few laps, with
Sebel breaking clear and riding solo for the majority of
the race. Riders crossed the line, with large gaps
between as the final few laps broke up the group even
more. Scott Goguen, Will Routely (Symmetrics), Corey
Lange (Marco Polo) and Ken Johnson (Schwalbe) rounded
out the top 5.
In the B Group, it was Dan Schmit (Bayside), Glen Barr,
Jackson Beuhler (dEVo/Powerbar), and Mike Burns
(dEVo/Powerbar) riding clear of the pack for the
majority of the race. With two laps to go, Barr dropped
from the main group, leaving Schmit with Burns and
Beuhler to contend with. Beuhler scampered up the final
climb to take the victory from Schmit, with Burns
rolling across in third.
And in the C Group, it was Naomi Cooper dominating the
field with a great performance. Her climbing prowess was
on display all day, as she took the race handily over her
competitors.
What C Group riders saw a lot of all day - Naomi Cooper on the move - Photo: Mark Cunningham Sebel and Usborne duel on the climb -- Sebel solos it to victory Race #5: Bradner Road Race
- Mar 14, 2004
In the A Group, the race was typified by small
breakaways and hard attacking. The pack slowly but
surely thinned out over the total of 14 punishing laps,
with a small group of 25 riders left during the final
two laps. Symmetrics again played prominently in the
day's events, having made the decisive move with a few
laps left. Scott Goguen, Marsh Cooper, and Will Routely
(Symmetrics) along with Keith Stark (Cove Bikes) were up
the road, as behind Ken Johnson (Schwalbe) and Scott
Slater (Rocky Mountain) chased, bringing Dylan Sebel
(Symmetrics) along with them. Stark dropped off, Sebel
bridged up, and the four Symmetrics riders crossed the line
together.
In the B Group, a final lap break was chased down by the
charging pack, lining it up for an exciting 5 rider
sprint at the line. In the end, it was Paul Craig
(Natural Earth Racing) using his
mountain-biker-come-track-cyclist skills (honed at the
Burnaby Velodrome all winter long) to defeat the affable
Irishman and climber Phillip Burgess (La Bicicletta) and
Jim Kwasnicki (Team Coastal) at the line. Marni Prazsky
took 5th, capping off an impressive weekend of
racing.
Paul Craig (left) takes the bike throw at the line in the B Group over Jim Kwasnicki and Phillip Burgess Gord Ross (Escape Velocity) and Paul Blanchette (Rocky) & Damien Waugh (Coastal) chase in the A Group (L to R) Routely, Goguen, Sebel and Cooper on their last lap Photos: Paul Craig, Peter Ross, and Kevin Cunningham Race #4: River Road Circuit
- Mar 13, 2004
In the B Group Race, Marni Prazsky (Symmetrics)
unleashed the sprint that's made her one of the top
women in the North West, coming around dEVo manager and
Spring Series
Before the storm - happy A Group riders bask in the BC springtime sunshine and thank our sponsors PowerBar and Sisu The Symmetrics Train in action in the A Group Photos: Kevin Cunningham & Peter Bant
Race #3: Armstrong Hill Road Race
- Mar 7, 2004 In the A Group a little over 40 riders started with
Scott Goguen and Andrew Pinfold both of Symmetrics
riding to an anticlimactic finish as they crossed nearly
4 minutes clear of the field. Goguen attacked near the
top of the climb on about the 5th of twelve laps and was
joined almost immediately by Pinfold and the duo
steadily increased their lead. Will Routley of
Symmetrics jumped clear of the main group with one lap
to go finishing about 30 seconds ahead of the bunch,
which was won by Sean Dawson ( Trek/VW ) over Marsh
Cooper of Symmetrics. In the B group there were a few attacks made up the
main climb throughout the 9 laps race but it was not
until Dan Schmit ( Bayside ) made a decisive move with a
little over 3 laps to go did the real race start to
happen. Schmit's lead was healthy at about a minute but
the group got time back each lap but came up about 15
seconds short as Schmit soloed for the win. The hard
charging group was lead in by Reid Duthie. The C group was a little sparse on competitors but
those that did race put on a good show. The 6 lap race
was slowly whittled down to a select group of 4. At the
start of the final lap Marc Bohm ( Coastal ) attacked
opening up a small gap. 16 year old Naomi Cooper (
dEVO/Powerbar ) was left to chase as the remaining
members of the break were also Coastal riders. In the end
Cooper dropped her breakaway companions and outsprinted
Bohm at the line. For pictures, check out Pedal Magazine or the Symmetrics Cycling website.
Race #2: Zero Ave Road
Race - Mar 6, 2004 In the A Race, Corey Lange (Marco Polo) out foxed
Marsh Cooper (Symmetrics Cycling) in a close sprint to
the line. Neil Hahn (dEVo/PowerBar) took the B race over
Mandy Poitras (Symmetrics) and Joel "the french
connection" Regimbald (Synergy). Andrew Smith won the C
Race. If anyone has a more exciting report, please email it
to us!
Race #1: River Road Circuit
Race - Feb 29, 2004 The sun was shining on a record 162 participants at
the dEVo/Ecsape Velocity Spring Series in Langley for
the first race of the BC season. With temperature
reaching 14 degrees, three large packs headed out on the
River Road circuit course. In the A Group a 9 man breakaway
went early in the race, containing eventual winner Dylan Sebel
(Symmetrics) along with 2 of his teammates. Bayside Cycling
also had representation in the break with not one but two
Barth's (Matt and Chris). Matt Barth and Dylan Sebel would
ride away from the break, which was swallowed by a Rocky Mountain-lead pack with 3 laps to go. Scott Goguen (Symmetrics) took the bunch sprint endging out Larry Zimich (Coastal) and Min Van Velzen. Photos by: Peter Ross
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