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Spring Series 2005: Results
Dates: Feb 27th to March 27th, 2005 Race #8-10: Devo Spring Classic Stage Race - Mar 26-27, 2005
Results as of March 28th, 2005:
Race #7: Aldergrove Zero Ave Road Race -
Mar 20, 2005
In the A Group, riders faced 20 laps of the 7km circuit, which
included a 1.2km climb every lap. Off the gun, it was the ever present
Bayside instigator, Chris Barth, taking along Shane Savage (Solo),
Luca Segato (Organic Athlete) and Jo Joe [aka Don Buscombe] (Rocky
Mtn). This four man group would gain as much as 4 minutes on the pack
over the next 15 laps, battling a strong cross wind along Zero Ave. Jo
Joe, Barth, and Segato survived until 4 laps to go, when they were
eventually caught. Basse Clement (Solo) and Scott Goguen (Symmetrics)
then went on the attack, riding away from a field that dwindled in
size from 35 riders down to 15. Christian Meier (Symmetrics) bridged
across and helped Goguen take on an out-numbered Clement. Goguen and
Meier rode across the line together, with Clement wheeling across
shortly after. Segato took an impressive 4th after his 3 hour long
adventure, with Larry Zimich (Coastal) rounding out the top 5.
In the B Group, it was textbook race tactics from Brian Storey, Tim
Abercrombie, and Jeff Ain (Escape Velocity / Devo) as Storey went away
early in the race on a solo break. Strongman Mike Boehm (the Bike Co)
big-ringed it up the hill, riding across a 2 minute gap to Storey to
make it a two man break at the 11th lap. Abercrombie, Ain, and a
third Bayside rider then attacked the pack, holding at 1 minute behind
the leaders and 1 minute ahead of the field for a few
laps. Abercrombie then bridged across to Storey and Boehm, mirroring
the A Group finale. After multiple attacks from Storey and
Ambercrombie on Zero Ave on the last lap, Boehm finally cracked,
as Ambercrombie took the victory at the top of the hill. Boehm
took second, Storey third, while Ain soloed in ahead of the pack in
fourth. Lloyd Thomas won the pack sprint for fifth.
And in the C Group, the wind shattered the small group into several smaller groups, with Klint Burton and 15 year old Cody Campbell (Soliton) riding off for the win. Chris Smit (Coastal), David Gerth (Coastal), and Ryan Cousineau (Escape Velocity) chased hard to take 3rd through 5th.
Race #6: Atomic Road Race -
Mar 19, 2005
In the A Group, a breakaway of 4 riders gained as much as 5:30 on the
peloton, with the chase starting in earnest on lap 4 and 5 of the 12
lap race. Half-way through the race, a split of the field occured on
the back side of the course, making the selection for the eventual
race winners. The remnants of the breakaway were caught and with 2
laps to go, teammates Christian Meier and Brad Fairall (Symmetrics)
attacked the lead group, with Meier and Fairall riding the last lap in
the lead together. Larry Zimich (Coastal) took third spot in front of
Sean Dawson (Trek/Red Truck Racing) and Keith Stark (Rocky
Mountain/Business Objects).
The following riders have received an official warning for centre line violations.
#44 Larry Zimich
Race #5: Bradner Road Race -
Mar 13, 2005
In the A Group, a large group of 20 riders got away early on the third
lap, not without being passed by an eager B Group on the first
lap. Once the two groups were separated, the racing got underway. In
the lead group, most of the Symmetrics squad (Brad Fairral, Christian
Meier, Jeff Sherstibitoff), several Solo/Adobe riders including Carl
Jacobson, and Trek/Red Truck Racing strong man Sean Dawson were all
present, along with Martin Gilbert (Trek/VW) and pro Kirk O'Bee
(Navigators). The large group, which seemed destined to ride away with
the race, got over 2:30 on the chase group of 35 riders, but with 7
laps remaining, the group was pulled back in. Left in front was Andrew
Kyle (Sugoi), Dawson, and Jacobson.
These riders would continue for a few more laps, before being caught
by a hard-charging reformed peloton. The last 4 laps would be
characterized by attacks on Bradner's rollers, with small groups of 2
and 4 riders getting away then being brought back in. Finally, a group
of 5 riders secured their move, with Kirk O'Bee bridging up, followed
by a solo bridge from Larry Zimich (Team Coastal). In the sprint,
O'Bee took first place over Martin Gilbert and Luca Segato (Organic
Athlete).
The B Group race was a continuation of the grudge match between two guys
who will soon find themselves in the A Group. The winners of 4/5 B Group
races to date, the familiar faces of Garth White (Comox Valley CC) and Tim
Abercrombie (Escape Velocity) emerged on the last lap, along with Paul Craig (Natural Earth Racing), leading the pack by no more than 200m. Craig lost contact as Abercrombie
towed White to the line for the last 2km. White then came around Abercrombie
to take a cheeky victory...
Chris Smit (Team Coastal) made it 2 for 2 this weekend winning his second C Group race. Teammate Deema Annyuk was 2nd and 15 year-old phenom Cody Campbell (Team Soliton) took an impressive 3rd place.
Kirk O'Bee (Navigators) takes the A Group sprint. Photo: Peter Ross Race #4: Ft Langley Points Race -
Mar 12, 2005
In the A Group, Martin Gilbert riding for the Trek Volkswagen team out
of Montreal used his international track racing experience to dominate
the A race. Gilbert, in Vancouver en route to Los Angeles for the
World Track Cycling Championshps at the end of the month and local
racer Min Van Velzen of Symmetrics put on a good show dueling for
points every second lap. Van Velzen finished the day with the second
most points. US pro Kirk O'Bee of the Navigators Insurance Cycling
team, fresh off riding the Classics season openers Het Volk and Kurne
Brussels Kurne in Belgium, used his fitness to bridge across to a 4
man breakaway with 5 laps left in the race. Half a lap later, they
were joined by 5 more riders growing the breakaway to 10 riders strong.
Christian Meier (Symmetrics) and O'Bee then attacked the break with
one lap to go, O'Bee taking the final sprint, the double points at the
finish and securing third overall.
A strong Garth White of the Comox Valley CC was the clear winner in
the B's with 18 points. Tim Abercrombie (Escape Velocity) again takes
a spot on the podium in second place. Attilla Fritz of Mighty Riders
had some early succeses and finished third.
Chris Smit of Coastal won the C's. Ron Klopfer was second followed by Deema Annyuk. All three of these guys have regularly been on the C podium and are definetly strong. Perhaps it's time for an upgrade to the B group, guys...
A Group riders disqualified for yellow line violation:
C Group Rider disqualified for not neutralizing when being passed by
a faster pack (A's passing C's) and abusive language towards
a race organizer:
Race #3: Armstrong Road
Race - Mar 6, 2005
There are few courses In British Columbia that are both as dreaded and
adored by racers than the infamous Armstrong Circuit in Fort Langley.
This morning, 139 racers stepped up to Armstrong's challenge. Dry
roads and warm temperatures were little of appeasement to those still
carrying their winter 10 lbs.
In the A race Mike Koski (Trek) and Eric Harvey (Bayside) went off of
the front early opened a large gap quickly as the peleton appeared to
be out for a Sunday spin. The Gap peaked at 2:10 but was quickly
negated when Teams Coastal, Symmetrics and Rocky Mountain went to work
at the front. With five to go the break was caught and Jeff
Sherstobitoff (Symmetrics) launched a strong counter-attack. Andrew
Kyle (Sugoi/Giant) was able to bridge across using his mountain bike
climbing skills. Sherstobitoff and Kyle were able to stay away for
three laps before they were reeled back in.
At the start of the bell lap an elite group containing Carl Jacobson
(Rocky Mountain), Damien Waugh (Rocky Mountain), Sean Dawson (Trek),
Larry Zimich (Coastal), Christian Meier (Symmetrics), and Bradley
Fairall (Symmetrics) rolled though together. On the final lap Fairall
was the first up the hill claiming his second win in as many days.
Larry Zimich outsprinted Sean Dawson for second. Christian Meier and
Carl Jacobson rounded out the top five.
From the gun the B's set a blistering pace, shattering their group of
70 on the very first climb. After four laps the B's had caught and
passed the A's who had a minute head start. Small attacks went off of
the front continuously but no one had enough juice to stay away. Tim
Abercrombie (Escape Velocity) had more in the tank on the last lap and
finished 3 seconds ahead of his next challenger. Garth White (Comox
Valley CC) was the best of the rest edging out Mike Boehm (The Bike
Co.) for Second. Galen Keyler (Pheonix Velo) and Ryan Edwards (Team
Squamish) finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Many C's racing their first climbers race struggled to stay with their
more experienced counter parts. Cody Cambell (Soliton) developed a
large gap three laps in but was caught a lap later. Nathan Macdonald
(BlackDog) slipped off of the front to take to King of The Mountains
prize but was soon reeled in. With two laps left Austin Macdougall
(Devo/Powerbar) launched a ferocious attack. Mike Elliston
(Unattached) went on the next lap. Elliston passed Macdougall who was
unable to match his power. Mike Elliston stayed away for the solo
victory followed by Austin Macdougall. Deema Annyuk (Coastal) pipped
his team-mate Chris Smit (Coastal) on the line for third. Nathan
Macdonald rounded out the top five.
Race #2: Zero Ave Road
Race - Mar 5, 2005
An early breakaway of Murray Solem (Blak Dog), Basse Clement (Solo/Adobe), and Chris Barth (Bayside) got away and gained up to 2:50 in the A Group race over the next 9 laps. With 4 laps to go, the pack caught the break and counter attacks started. Brad Fairral (Symmetrics) managed to stay up the road, as his initial break was unsuccessful on the hill. The next attack consisted of Carl Jacobson (Solo/Adobe) and Fairral's teammates Min Van Velzen and Christian Meier. The four worked together briefly, before Fairral struck out alone, taking the win solo.
Mandy Poitras (Symmetrics) showed some of the speed that's made her 12 time Canadian National Champion on the velodrome as she took the largest pack sprint of the day,
winning the 67 rider strong B Group race. Poitras will be representing Canada
at the World Track Championships in Los Angeles at the end of March in the
Points Race and Scratch Race.
Another big turnout for Zero Ave. Photo: Peter Ross
Race #1: River Road Circuit
Race - Feb 27, 2005 Another year, another record BC season opener. The Devo/Powerbar
Spring Series kicked off on February 27th with 220 riders, eclipsing
the 2004 kick-off by over 60 riders. Sunshine and warm weather helped
the turnout, with 70 riders in the A Group, 95 riders in the B Group,
and 58 riders in the C Group. In the A Group, a 10 man breakaway went away
early in the race, lasting in front of a charging pack for 15 of the 17 lap/105km race. Then with 2 to go, the remaining 4 riders were caught, setting up
for a pack sprint, won by Team Coastal's Larry Zimich in front of Solo's
Carl Jacobson and Symmetrics Scott Goguen.
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