July 31/01 1:11 am - Mississauga Midweek, BC Road Championships

Posted by Editor on 07/31/01
 

La Bicicletta Midweek Novice Series 2001

Sponsors: Schwinn Canada, Trillium Foundation, City of Mississauga
Event # 12 01 07 30 Hershey Centre 47.6 km avg:36.0 km/h
Conditions: Sunny, Warm 24 deg C, Wind: SE 9 km/h

1. Shane Ferreira - Madonna Cat. 3 1:19:00
2. Danny Kahan Cat. 3 st.
3. Andre Agate - Uxbridge Cat. 3 st.
4. Geoff Sale - D'Ornellas Cat. 3 st.
5. Colin Campbell Cat. 3 st.
6. Steve Hamilton - Madonna Master C st.
7. Hank Verhoven - Madonna Cat. 3 st.
8. Daniel Rafique - CRCA Cat. 3 st.
9. Dan Thompson - Madonna Cat. 3 st.
10.Anita Lagler Women st.
11.Bruce Telfer - Midweek CC Master A st.
12.Ben Beneditz Master D st.
12.Malcolm Eade - D'Ornellas Master A st.
12.Mike Rutledge Cat. 3 st.
12.Grant Buyar Cat. 3 st.
12.Hugh Carter - Madonna (?) Cat. 3 st.
17.Chris Balestri - Midweek CC Cadet at 5"
18.Cathy Amadeo Women st.
19.John Grootveld Cat. 3 st.
20.Domenic Rocca - Midweek CC Master B at 7"
21.John Sharpe Cat. 3 at 55"
22.Peter McCaffery - Midweek CC Master C st.
23.Samera Fares - D'Ornellas Women st.

Primes (3pt, 2pt, 1pt):
1) Malcolm Eade 2) Bruce Telfer 3) Shane Ferreira
1) Bruce Telfer 2) Hank Verhoven 3) Vick Urban
29 Starters - 24 Finishers

Race 12: Conditions were perfect for the twelfth race of the Midweek Novice Series and we were fortunate to welcome some more newcomers to the sport. Fairly calm conditions made for a fast race with speeds exceeding 45 kph on the downwind straight. Strong attacks from Mike Rutledge and the Madonna boys failed to break up the main pack but kept the pace high.

Midweek CC rider Bruce Telfer took a long flyer for the second prime but his effort cost him in the finale. Anita Lagler strung out the field with two laps to go with a strong attack but the group came back together for the final sprint. Madonna's Shane Ferreira edged out Uxbridge's Andre Agate for his second win in two weeks and remains the overall leader of the series.

(Note: Placings 1.-11. are to my knowledge accurate, but I failed to place the riders in the latter half of the main group. Corrections are welcome but won't affect points standings.)

Thanks to rider coach Pierre Perrin and to Peter McCaffery for help with putting on the race and to the riders and volunteers from Madonna Wheelers, Lorne Thompson and the spectators for helping set up and take down the course and acting as lap counters course sweepers and bell-ringers.

A call is also being put out to the more experienced racers in the area to come out to the Hershey Centre on Monday nights to help out as rider coaches for some of the newer riders.

Thanks to Sponsors La Bicicletta and Schwinn Canada for prizes and continued support.

**Note: The will be NO NOVICE RACE August 6th and Aug 13th. A Novice race will be held WEDNESDAY Aug 15th 6:00 pm BEFORE the regular Wednesday night race. **

Check: midweek.wox.org under 'News Flash' for updates and announcements.


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