July 17/04 10:44 am - Tour de Delta: Photos, Story and Full Results
Posted by Editoress on 07/17/04
Tour de Delta - Hill Climb
Photos by Greg Descantes
First Timer And Repeat Winner In Tour de Delta Hill Climb
by Eric Dwyer
It was veteran's night in the Brenco Hill Climb, the opening event of the 4th annual Tour de Delta.
The oldest of the 30 riders in the women's race was the fastest of them all., Sara Neil who is "43 and damned proud of it" zipped up a steep 700-meter hill in North Delta in 1.24.53 to edge out Amy Moore of Missassaugia, Ont by four-hundredths of a second., Australian Helen Kelly was another five-hundredths behind to take 3rd.
"I'm shocked!" said Neil when she learned she'd won a hill climb for the first time in a remarkable career spanning more than 2 decades. She discovered you really are never too old to learn. "Even with all my experience I usually panic on the hills but tonight I was totally relaxed., There's a fine line of anxiety that enhances performance and usually I'm way above it., This time I took it more low key and mellow and it paid off."
The veteran of the Trek Volkswagen and numerous Canadian National teams has announced that BC Superweek will be her final week of racing. She'll retire after next weekend's Tour de White Rock.
The men's event was hijacked by the Yukon Kid for the second year in a row. 21 year old Zach Bell of Watson Lake, now living and racing in Calgary, upset a powerful field of top pros and Olympians from Canada and the USA., "I feel privileged to ride with these guys, and to win is just incredible" said the member of Team Alberta. Racing side by side with one of the top young riders in North America, Tyler Fararer,, Bell pushed his front wheel across the finish line to edge the 20 year old from Bellingham , Wa, by less than half a second. "It was great to come back here and not only win but also to improve my time, " he said., Bell's record winning time of 1.06.37 was 2 seconds faster than last year.
Tsawwassen's Cam Evans was third in a time of 1.08.60.
The Tour de Delta shifts to the historic fishing village of Ladner on Saturday night for the Lehigh Cement Criterium and then concludes with the White Spot Road Race, a rare point to point race from North Delta to Tsawwassen on Sunday Morning.
| Women | |
| 1. Sara Neil (CAN) Trek VW/Broadway Station Dental | 1:24.49 |
| 2. Amy Moore (CAN) Quark Cycling Team | 1:24.53 |
| 3. Helen Kelly (AUS) Rona Cycling Team | 1:24.58 |
| 4. Maria Lee (CAN) BC Team | 1:25.22 |
| 5. Sarah Uhl (USA) Quark Cycling Team | 1:25.62 |
| 6. Naomi Cooper (CAN) dEVo / Powerbar | 1:27.41 |
| 7. Jessica DeMars (CAN) Bianchi-The Bike Shop | 1:27.92 |
| 8. Erinne Willock (CAN) Rona Cycling Team | 1:28.30 |
| 9. Manon Jutras (CAN) Quark Cycling Team | 1:28.35 |
| 10. Sandy Espeseth (CAN) Victory Brewing | 1:28.43 |
| 11. Alison Sydor (CAN) Rocky Mountain-Business Objects | 1:29.77 |
| 12. Alena Radomsky (CAN) Oak Bay Bicycles | 1:30.84 |
| 13. Megan Elliot (USA) Quark Cycling Team | 1:31.42 |
| 14. Suzanne Macht (CAN) Team Kappa | 1:32.84 |
| 15. Lisa Sweeney (CAN) Team Kappa | 1:33.37 |
| 16. Marni Prazsky (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:34.61 |
| 17. Kathy White (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:34.65 |
| 18. Barbara Zimich (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:35.28 |
| 19. Mandy Poitras (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:35.81 |
| 20. Dianna Kennedy (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:36.17 |
| 21. Christina Briante (CAN) Petra Orbea | 1:36.34 |
| 22. Lisa Tasa (CAN) Chapman Land Surveying Racing | 1:37.11 |
| 23. Kristin Campbell (CAN) Pedalhead Road Works/Sleeman's | 1:41.09 |
| 24. Emily Sandwith (CAN) Team Kappa | 1:44.76 |
| 25. Kim Atkinson (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:46.26 |
| 26. Melissa Kerr (CAN) n/a | 1:48.99 |
| 27. Christa Barr (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:55.74 |
| dns. Stephanie Hannos (CAN) Team Basis | |
| Men | |
| 1. Zach Bell (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:06.37 |
| 2. Tyler Farrar (CAN) Health Net | 1:06.43 |
| 3. Cameron Evans (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:07.89 |
| 4. Jeff Sherstobitoff (CAN) Kelowna Cycle | 1:08.60 |
| 5. Gord Fraser (CAN) Health Net | 1:08.86 |
| 6. Richard Bowker (NZL) | 1:09.48 |
| 7. Andrew Pinfold (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:10.91 |
| 8. Scott Goguen (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:11.29 |
| 9. Peter Sanowar (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:11.31 |
| 10. David Richter (USA) Subway Express | 1:11.48 |
| 11. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:11.50 |
| 12. Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team | 1:11.94 |
| 13. Christian Foster (USA) Subway Express | 1:12.26 |
| 14. Will Frishkorn (USA) Colavita Olive Oil Cycling Team | 1:12.57 |
| 15. Ivan Dominguez (USA) Colavita Olive Oil Cycling Team | 1:12.70 |
| 16. Ian Lockley (GBR) Escape Velocity | 1:12.72 |
| 17. Eric Wohlberg (CAN) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:12.94 |
| 18. Ben Brooks (AUS) Jelly Belly | 1:13.22 |
| 19. Dustin Molicki (CAN) Viejas | 1:13.25 |
| 20. Dylan Sebel (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:13.40 |
| 21. Anton Jackson (USA) Broadmark Capital Cycling Team | 1:13.47 |
| 22. Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:13.47 |
| 23. Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:13.75 |
| 24. Marsh Cooper (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:13.80 |
| 25. Greg Roth (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:13.83 |
| 26. Chris Gruber (CAN) | 1:13.98 |
| 27. Eric Kameka (CAN) Wentings Cycle | 1:14.06 |
| 28. Michael Hunter (CAN) Brodie Bicycles | 1:14.10 |
| 29. Chris Worsfold (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:14.21 |
| 30. Jordan Guenette (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 1:14.36 |
| 31. Philippe Abbott (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:14.50 |
| 32. Larry Zimich (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:14.70 |
| 33. Peter Morse (AUS) Wentings Cycle | 1:14.87 |
| 34. Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team | 1:15.08 |
| 35. Gordon Ross (CAN) Escape Velocity | 1:15.25 |
| 36. Scott Brown (AUS) Wentings Cycle | 1:15.30 |
| 37. Jason MacLaren (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:15.43 |
| 38. Robert Veroba (CAN) Bicisport Calgary | 1:15.51 |
| 39. Phil Cortes (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:15.71 |
| 40. Taylor Little (CAN) River Valley Cycle | 1:15.77 |
| 41. Antoine Varghese (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:16.10 |
| 42. Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:16.20 |
| 43. Bjorn Ossenbrink (AUS) Wentings Cycle | 1:16.23 |
| 44. Mike Koski (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | 1:16.64 |
| 45. Brad Issel (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:16.67 |
| 46. Cameron Hughes (AUS) Subway Express | 1:16.88 |
| 47. Sean Howie (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:17.09 |
| 48. Per Strom (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:17.28 |
| 49. Ryan McNamara (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:17.51 |
| 50. Chris Barth (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:17.57 |
| 51. Pablo Araya (CRC) Solo - Adobe | 1:17.59 |
| 52. Chris Conklin (CAN) | 1:17.67 |
| 53. Nick Jendzjowsky (CAN) Pedalhead Roadworks / Sleemans | 1:17.67 |
| 54. Eric Holland (CAN) Bow Cycle | 1:18.00 |
| 55. Andrew Greydanus (CAN) Teen Speed | 1:18.07 |
| 56. Robbie Yost (USA) Subway Express | 1:18.10 |
| 57. Derek McMaster (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:18.16 |
| 58. Matthew Collins (AUS) Wentings Cycle | 1:18.18 |
| 59. Philip Edamura (CAN) Oak Bay Bikes Racing | 1:18.48 |
| 60. Calvin Allen (USA) Broadmark Capital Cycling Team | 1:18.58 |
| 61. Brett Boniface (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:18.61 |
| 62. Jason Fluckiger (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:18.78 |
| 63. James Neil (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | 1:18.83 |
| 64. Nicholas Trusty. Viejas | 1:18.96 |
| 65. Justin Morgan (USA) Broadmark Capital Cycling Team | 1:19.27 |
| 66. Christian Meier (CAN) Espoir de Laval | 1:19.35 |
| 67. Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Cycling Team | 1:19.68 |
| 68. Craig Deveer (CAN) gearsracing.com | 1:19.91 |
| 69. Jason Klikna (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:20.27 |
| 70. Maurice Worsfold (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:20.47 |
| 71. Teunis Schoneveld (NZL) Full Sail Racing | 1:20.50 |
| 72. Kevin Rokosh (CAN) Edmonton Road & Track Club / Red Bike | 1:20.50 |
| 73. Wayne Schaub (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 1:20.68 |
| 74. Eric Harvey (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:20.74 |
| 75. Dylan Snowdon (CAN) Bianchi - The Bike Shop | 1:20.89 |
| 76. Jeffrey Hansen (CAN) Jet Fuel Coffee | 1:21.31 |
| 77. Caleb Manion (AUS) Jelly Belly | 1:21.31 |
| 78. Shane Savage (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 1:21.42 |
| 79. Damien Waugh (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:22.70 |
| 80. Simon Craig (CAN) Spoke N Motion Kamloops BC | 1:22.75 |
| 81. Daniel Maggiacomo (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:23.10 |
| 82. Don Oakly (NZL) Full Sail Racing | 1:24.69 |
| 83. Omer Kem (USA) Subway Express | 1:24.77 |
| 84. Steve German (CAN) Revoluzione | 1:25.59 |
| 85. Basse Clement (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 1:25.64 |
| 86. Henk Vogels (AUS) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team | 1:28.07 |
| 87. Dave Simard (CAN) | 1:29.35 |
| 88. Murray Carter (CAN) Team Manitoba | 1:29.68 |
| 89. Harley Desprey (CAN) Velocity | 1:30.06 |
| 90. Tom Crawford (USA) Broadmark Capital Cycling Team | 1:38.81 |
| 91. Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:57.02 |
| 92. David Goosen (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 2:00.49 |
| 93. Dan Schmit (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:17:44 |
| dnf. Keith Stark (CAN) Brodie Bicycles |
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