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Spring Series 2003: Results
Dates: March 2nd to 30th, 2003
Race #8-10: Joe Hailey Memorial Stage
Race - Mar 29-30, 2003
One year ago, Joe Hailey sustained fatal head injuries on the
Zero Ave road race course, after a finishing-sprint crash. Escape
Velocity and the cycling community remembers Joe this year with
the Joe Hailey Memorial Stage Race -- a 3 race event consisting
of the Zero Ave RR, the Gloucester Crit, and a new River Road TT
course.
Run across 2 days, the Stage Race marked the end of the Devo/Escape
Velocity Spring Series, a successful club-event that saw over 150
riders across 4 weekends race a number of road and circuit events.
Points were awarded on a race-by-race basis, with the most points
taking the overall Joe Hailey title, regardless of what category
the points were accumulated in (open to A, B, and C riders).
Note: Results are now official. Thanks for the
feedback/corrections.
Joe Hailey Overall:
Overall A Group:
Overall B Group:
Overall C Group:
And now to the races themselves... Race #8: Zero Ave RR - March 29th Saturday kicked off the Joe Hailey Memorial at Zero Ave. Run under slightly warmer conditions than the first sub-zero offering a few weeks previous, the pack sizes were larger and the average speed faster: the B group finished 120km in 2hrs, 59 minutes, averaging 40kmh for the rolling course.
Race #9: Gloucester Crit - March 30th It wouldn't be the Spring Series without at least one race where the pack got soaking wet. And the rain came down hard and heavy all day Sunday for the second day of the Joe Hailey Memorial. First up was a fast, slick, and wet spin around the Gloucester Industrial Park. The extremely fast course meant that all 3 groups would contest a sprint finish, with no-one able to stay away for more than a lap or two.
Race #10: River Road TT- March 30th To add insult to injury, riders were asked to get dry and warm,
then a short while later, head down to River Road to compete in
the final event: a 12km time trial. With some tired legs still-soggy
clothes, participants were let off at 30 second intervals down the
pancake flat course, extending 6km out and 6km back. For a wet weekend
in March, there were some fast times, with many of the participants
clocking times with average speeds well over 40kmh.
Full TT Results: # Cat Last Name First Name Time ------------------------------------------------- 1 A Slater Scott 15:48.0 2 A Platt Karl 16:12.0 3 A Ecker Brian 16:21.0 4 A Minichiello Richard 16:28.0 5 A Van Velzen Min 16:33.0 6 B Murray & Gene 16:39.0 7 A Neil James 16:49.0 8 A Tolkamp John 16:53.0 9 A Blanchette Paul 16:54.0 10 A Goguen Scott 16:58.0 11 A Fluckenger Jason 17:13.0 12 A Murray Jay 17:18.0 13 A Hodgson Fred 17:19.0 14 A Harris Greg 17:19.0 15 A Issel Brad 17:31.0 16 A Laliberte Scott 17:41.0 17 A Barth Chris 17:44.0 18 A Savage Shane 17:47.0 19 B Crump Scott 17:48.0 20 B Mealing Darin 17:51.0 21 C Shakeir Omar 17:58.0 22 C Premack Craig 18:02.0 23 B Hunter Michael 18:06.0 24 B Jenson Doug 18:09.0 25 B Jenkins David 18:11.0 26 B Schmitt Dan 18:11.0 27 B Guenette Jordan 18:12.0 28 A Routley Will 18:18.0 29 B Ross Gord 18:25.0 30 B Coates Adam 18:25.0 31 B Morrison Shawn 18:26.0 32 A Rodland Rick 18:26.0 33 B George Andy 18:28.0 34 A Green Brian 18:28.0 35 B Chersinoff Blake 18:31.0 36 B Thibault Norm 18:32.0 37 A Cuningham Mark 18:33.0 38 A Goosen Dave 18:34.0 39 B Jongsma Menno 18:56.0 40 B Kwasnicki Jim 19:02.0 41 B Guloine Nels 19:06.0 42 B Dennison David 19:16.0 43 C Mckee Trevor 19:18.0 44 B Steele Duncan 19:22.0 45 B Malley Kim 19:28.0 46 B Piket Corey 19:29.0 47 A Buckosky Mike 19:32.0 48 B Noble Sarah 19:32.0 49 B Wendy Simms 19:35.0 50 B Pope Alex 19:47.0 51 B Cottrell Matthew 20:03.0 52 B Routley Tony 20:13.0 53 B Bant Trevor 20:29.0 54 C Guloine Leah 20:32.0 55 C Wong Brian 20:43.0 56 C Northey Alex 21:09.0 57 C Davis Brooklyn 21:10.0 58 C Cooper Naomi 22:21.0 59 C Barnard Max 23:32.0 60 C Baker Brook 23:33.0
Race #7: Gloucester Crit - March 23rd, 2003 What threatened to be a soggy ride around the Gloucester Industrial Park wound up being quite dry after all, as the 7th Spring Series event took place on Sunday March 23rd. Riders were treated to a pancake flat circuit course; a definite change from the previous days rollers. A report for the A Group can be found courtesy of NWRaceReport.com and their writer, Matt Usborne.
Race #6: Aldergrove Crossing RR - March 22nd, 2003 Another weekend and another challenging course at the Devo/Escape Velocity Spring Series. A new addition, the Aldergrove Crossing RR course proved to be a lot tougher than expected. Add a very stiff wind and long distances and you've got the making of a war of attrition on the road. Roughly 50 riders in the A Group started and only 7 would finish the day and the 140km total distance. Likewise, in the B Group, a pack of roughly 10 riders were all that was left by the end of the race. A report for the A Group can be found courtesy of NWRaceReport.com and their writer, Matt Usborne.
Race #5: Armstrong RR - March 16th, 2003 A long, winding hill and a stiff crosswind characterized the racing Sunday at the infamous Armstrong Hill Spring Series course. In the A Group, Canadian National team and recent Tour of Langkawi participant Cory Lange (ACBB/Marco Polo) rolled away from the pack and his breakaway companions to solo in on the challenging course. Resident road-race hardman and initial breakaway rider Sean Dawson (Trek VW) took second. The A Group pack also played host to mountain bikers Carter Hovey and Ricky Federau, along with several other athletes over from the PacificSport centre in Victoria. In the B Group race, the pack stayed together until the last lap, with hard riding coming from the Campione team characterizing the final few times up the Armstrong hill. Winner of the first race of the series, Carey Squires (Campione), attacked hard on the the final climb up Armstrong and managed to get a good break on the pack, but would be brought back with only a few metres left to go by a charging Philip Burgess (La Bicicletta). Burgess held off Allan Prazsky (Trek VW) and Gordon Ross (Escape Velocity) in the final sprint across the line.
Race #4: River Rd Circuit - March 15th, 2003 The sun was out and the temperature was warm (finally) for the Saturday River Road circuit race in Langley. A stiff wind was blowing from the south east across the course, making the nearly pancake flat course a bit more technical than the first race of the series held 2 weeks prior. In the A Group, a few major breakaways sent riders off into the wind for an adventure. The first group contained Dylan Sebel (CDS-Kenwood), Cory Lange (ACBB), Ricky Federau (Gears racing), Carter Hovie (Bianchi) and Matt Usborne (Symmetrics) but would be brought back before the half-way mark. Then Cory Lange and Scott Goguen (Symmetrics Cycling) went out for a 3 lap break, but also came back with 6 to go. Finally it was Ken Johnson (Escape Velocity) and Matt Usborne (Symmetrics Cycling) that made a break stick, with 3 to go. The two riders managed to hold off the pack, with Johnson coming around Usborne at the line in a somewhat controversial move that looked to have Usborne winning a non-contested sprint. In the B Group, the tandem duo of Scott Laliberte and Gene Della Siega rolled off the front of the pack with 10 laps remaining (60km) and were joined by riders Gordon Ross (Escape Velocity), David Neubeck (RunningShoes.com), David Jenkins, World Masters mountain bike medalist Tony Routely (Rocky Mountain Bicycles), and Andy George with 9 to go. The group of 6 then put over 3 minutes into the B Group pack over the next 4 laps. The break stayed away in the wind, leaving the race to the final sprint, instigated by Neubeck with a big attack just prior to the final corner. Ross covered and managed to hold off a charging Routely and Jenkins at the line for his second series win.
Race #3: Bradner RR - March 9th, 2003: CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
Race #2: Zero Ave RR - March 8th, 2003 The second of 10 scheduled Spring Series races took place on Saturday March 8th in Langley, BC. The 8km course took riders through rolling farmlands and along Zero Ave, the road that runs parallel with the Canada/USA border. Temperature was near freezing, with some leftover snow and ice on the shoulder, and a cold wind seemed to be present throughout the circuit. A smaller group of riders were out, after last week's showing of 120+, with approximately 35 A's, 35 B's and 20 C's. The racing was characterized by breakaways for both the A and B groups, thanks to the rolling nature of the course and the cold winds. In the 120km A Group race, a break including Rick Minichiello, Dylan Sebel, Andreas Hestler, Eric Harvey, Chris Barth, and Min Van Velzen got away with several laps to go. The group then shattered into smaller pieces in the remaining laps, with Minichiello, Sebel, and Hestler riding the last 2 laps together, Harvey and Barth coming in together and Van Velzen returning to finish the pack. Minichiello took the sprint with room to spare over Sebel and pro mountain biker Hestler rolled across in third. The 80km B Group race saw a small, two man break away roll off the front with 4 laps to go. Those two riders were joined by Gordon Ross and Eric Van Veen on the next lap, who eventually dropped the original two with one lap remaining. Ross and Van Veen held on for the win with the pack hot on their heels, with Ross outsprinting Van Veen in the two-up sprint. Gavin Forsyth took the pack sprint.
Race #1: River Road Circuit - March 2nd, 2003 Roughly 120 riders came out to brave the drizzle of Fort Langley and the kickoff race of the season. The A Group had the largest turnout of the 3 groups with 60+ riders, the B Group had 40+ and the C Group had a respectable 20+, many of whom were novice first-time racers. Sprint finishes were found in all 3 races, with a fast, slightly uphill finish being won by Scott Goguen in the A Group, Carey Squires in the B Group, and Jesse Tinker in the C's.
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