September 12/01 8:38 am - Worlds Update, BTAC Update, Quebec, Race Cancellation, Ontario

Posted by Editor on 09/12/01
 

World Championships Update

Our editor has been rescheduled yet again to travel early tomorrow morning! He will arrive at the Team Relay before it ends (fingers crossed), however, we will still be offering live, lap-by-lap coverage from other people on the ground at the race. Coverage starts at approximately 10:00 am EDT, half an hour before the scheduled start of the race itself.

We spoke with Chrissy Redden and she says that the course is 11.5 kilometres, with each member of the team doing one lap. There is lots of climbing, at altitude. The snow that was on the ground earlier in the week is gone, and temperatures are back to 30 degrees C. The melting snow has made traction better, according to Chrissy.

The Canadian team consists of Chrissy Redden (Elite Woman), Roland Green (Elite Man), Ryder Hesjedal (Espoir Man) and Adam Coates (Junior Man). We will not know the order in which they will ride until tomorrow.

One rider who no one has seen arrive yet is defending men's champion Miguel Martinez (France). Martinez had planned to come in just before the cross-country, but that plan has obviously been affected, so it is uncertain whether or not he will make it to the Worlds.


BTAC Show Hours Extended

To all Exhibitors:

A decision to extend ExpoCycle show hours on Monday and Tuesday has been made in order to accommodate everyone traveling to the show.

Show Hours will now be:

Sunday 9 am to 6 pm
Monday 9 am to 8 pm
Tuesday 9 am to 6pm

Move out hours will now be extended. The floor must be cleared by Wednesday at Noon.


Quebec Provincial Track Championships

These results were supplied for the Quebec Track Championships, held at the vélodrome Louis-Garneau September 8-9.