BC Cross Cup Race #1 Recap

The BC Cross Cup got started last weekend. The BC Cross Cup is a 6-race series that culminates on October 28th with the Provincial Championships. The first race was hosted and promoted by Masi-Adobe Racing; here is their report:

"A total of 96 racers took part in the first of the 2006 BC Cross Cup series in Langley, BC on Sunday morning. Under ideal conditions, racers showed up in droves to test their nerves on this challenging course.

The Women and Beginners were the first to race at 9:00. Sebastian Sleep and Kelly Jones took the Beginner's and Women's titles respectively. A massive group of men lined up for the 'B' race at 10:00. Clayton Sansbury built a seemingly insurmountable leave in the early going but it was Nels Guloein's tenacity that eventually paid off for the win. A field of 28 riders lined up for the Men's A race at 11:00. Right off the line a small group established a lead that was never brought back. Andrew Pinfold of Symmetrics took the win over Rob Britton. The real success of the day came from the $1,100 that was raised for the MS Society."

Here are the top Men and Women finishers in the A races

Men A

1 Andrew Pinfold
2 Rob Britton
3 Andrew Kyle
4 Kevin Calhoun
5 Drew Mackenzie
6 Kevin Noiles
7 Tristin Galbraith
8 Sven Sturm
9 Ruedi Schnyder
10 Troy Woodburn
11 Thomas Skinner
12 Jason Fluckiger
13 Basse Clement
14 Patrick Love
15 Jonathan Gormick

Women A

1 Kelly Jones
2 Sarah Stewart
3 Leah Gulgien
4 Alena Radomsky
5 Barbara Zimich
6 Melanie Vaughan
7 Lee Darling
8 Courtney Albert
9 Danielle
10 Ann Barnes
11 Jennifer Dawkins
12 Kiersten Lone
13 Corey Conner
14 Heather Gerth

Ryan Cousineau of Escape Velocity put together a very cool 5 minute video of the Mens A race. A fun video set to the perfect soundtrack. You can check out the video here.