January 22/07 10:15 am - Forest City Velodrome's CanAmQuebec Challenge

Posted by Editoress on 01/22/07
 

Forest City Velodrome's CanAmQuebec Challenge
Courtesy Forest City Velodrome

Friday night at the Forest City Velodrome a hearty group of 14 riders hit the Boards to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis and the FCVD Velo-Kids programs. 800 Laps and $1,000 was the goal, and both were achieved. 3 hours and a box of cookies later the riders celebrated the fact that over $1,460.00 was raised for the groups.

A big thank you to Piers & Kim Davidge for organizing the 2 annual event to support MS and the Velodrome in London Ontario.

The charity ride was the kick-off to a big weekend of racing at Forest City...... The CanAmQue Challenge began Saturday nigh and continued on Sunday afternoon. 15 riders from Quebec tested their legs, and a full field of women contested the sprints and scratch races.

Day One

It was one for the record books. All three groups showed their strength and speed in the 14 events run. The feature Sprint tournament went to Ontario's Joseph Veloce. The feature 100 lap Scratch Race went to Kirk Albers of U.S.A. with Quebec's Martin Roseboom finishing second. The Ontario ladies, led by Joanna Wiersma, took the Pursuit and Scratch race with Quebec second. The excitement drawn from the crowd was evident by a number of primes offered throughout the night.

Day Two
Two exciting event packed days of indoor track racing. The goal of the FCV Association is to develop youth in the sport of cycling and these two days have shown that the plan is working. The junior men and ladies are showing remarkable improvement with each race. Riders like 14 year old Thomson Remo from Fort DuLac Wisconsin is a typical example. He arrived and rode the steeply banked velodrome for the very first time on Saturday and took to it like a duck to water. The Quebec ladies also showed that they could adapt to the track very quickly.

Kirk Albers was the top point maker for team USA picking up 8 points with team members Joe Brennan picking up 6 pts and Thomson Remo 3 points. Top point getter for Quebec was Martin Roseboom with 7 and top Ontario rider was Joanna Wiersma with 9 points.

Next race is scheduled for Saturday Feb 3 at 7pm

Day 1

Flying Lap - Sprint Qualifications, (Top 12 to qualify)

1. Joseph Veloce, 8.64
2. Ryan Crawford, 8.87
3. Alex Fournier, 8.89
4. Keith Thorarinson, 8.91
5. Vince DeJong, 9.02
6. Mike Renneboog, 9.05
7. Stephen Meyer, 9.19
8. Martin Roseboom, 9.30
9. Allan Leparskas, 9.25
10. Lorne Falkenstein, 9.38
11. Karl Gibson, 9.43
12. Garnett Abbey, 9.44
13. Ray Gubala, 9.44
14. Rod Olliver, 9.47
15. Lawrence Beattie, 9.51
16. Youssef El Akhbari, 9.59
17. Phillipe Raymond, 9.60
18. Marc Couture, 9.68

Sprints - Round 1
1. Joseph Veloce
2. Garnett Abbey
3. Ray Gubala

1. Ryan Crawford
2. Karl Gibson

1. Keith Thorarinson
2. Lorne Falkenstein

1. Alex Fournier
2. Martin Roseboom

1. Vince DeJong
2. Allan Leparskas

1. Stephen Meyer
2. Mike Renneboog

Sprints - Repecharge
1. Garnett Abbey
. Martin Roseboom
. Karl Gibson

1. Mike Renneboog
. Ray Gubala
. Lorne Falkenstein
. Allan Leparskas

Sprints - 1/4 Finals
1. Joseph Veloce
2. Mike Renneboog

1. Ryan Crawford
2. Garnett Abbey

1. Keith Thorarinson
2. Stephen Meyer

1. Vince DeJong
2. Alex Fournier

Sprints - Semi-Finals
1. Keith Thorarinson
2. Ryan Crawford

1. Joseph Veloce
2. Vince DeJong

Sprints - 3rd & 4th
3. Ryan Crawford
4. Vince DeJong

Sprints - Final - 1st & 2nd
1. Joseph Veloce
2. Keith Thorarinson

Day 2

Flying Lap - Cadet/Juniors/Ladies Sprint Qualifications
1. Laurie-Ann Renaud (QC), 9.57
2. Chris DaSilva (ON), 9.75
3. Karine Cote (QC), 9.81
4. Kyle Pearson (ON), 10.06
5. Kyle Rupay (ON), 10.38
6. Ryan Lave (ON), 10.40
7. Guillaume Charest (QC), 10.67
8. Thomson Remo (USA), 10.72
9. Catharine Couture (QC), 11.05
10. Brianne Rupay (ON), 11.40
11. Corey Walsh (ON), 11.94
12. Amberley Berman (ON), 12.22

Sprints - Junior - Round 1
1. Chris DaSilva
2. Laurie-Ann Renaud

1. Karine Cote
2. Corey Walsh

1. Kyle Pearson
2. Catharine Couture

1. Kyle Rupay
2. Thomson Remo

1. Stephanie Bester
2. Ryan Lave
3. Guillaume Charest

1. Amberley Berman
2. Brianne Rupay

Sprints - Repecharge
. Laurie-Ann Renaud
. Corey Walsh

. Ryan Lave
. Catharine Couture

. Guillaume Charest
. Thomson Remo


Sprints - 1/4 Finals
1. Karine Cote
2. Ryan Lave

1. Laurie-Ann Renaud
2. Kyle Pearson
3. Thomson Remo (USA), 1 pt

1. Stephanie Bester
2. Kyle Rupay

1. Chris DaSilva
2. Guillaume Charest

Sprints - Semi-Finals
1. Chris DaSilva
2. Stephanie Bester

1. Karine Cote
2. Laurie-Ann Renaud

Sprints - 3rd & 4th
3. Laurie-Ann Renaud (QC)
4. Stephanie Bester (ON)

Sprints - Final - 1st & 2nd
1. Karine Cote (QC), 3 pts
2. Chris DaSilva (ON), 2 pts

Keirin - Senior Heat #1, (Top 3 to Group 'A')
1. Keith Thorarinson, (Rest to Group 'B')
2. Philippe Raymond
3. Mike Renneboog
4. Garnet Abbey
5. Alex Fournier
6. Marc Couture

Keirin - Senior Heat #2
1. Ryan Crawford, (Top 3 to Group 'A')
2. Martin Roseboom, (Rest to Group 'B')
3. Lorne Falkenstein
4. Youssef El Akhbart
5. Karl Gibson
6. Piers Davidge

Keirin - Senior Heat # 3
1. Vince DeJong, (Top 3 to Group 'A')
2. Sean-Marc Lachance, (Rest to Group 'B')
3. Justin Knotske
4. Rob Rupay
5. Dave Berman

Keirin Finals - Group 'A'
1. Keith Thorarinson (ON), 3 pts
2. Ryan Crawford (ON)
3. Martin Roseboom (QC), 2 pts
4. Mike Renneboog (ON)
5. Philippe Raymond (QC)
6. Vince DeJong (ON)
7. Sean-Marc Lachance (QC)

Keirin Finals - Group 'B'
1. Alex Fournier (ON), 3 pts
2. Karl Gibson (QC), 2 pts
3. Marc Couture (QC)
4. Youssef El Akhbart (QC)
5. Justin Knotske (QC)
6. Rob Rupay (ON)
7. Dave Berman (ON)

Miss & Out - Senior -'A'
1. Kirk Albers (USA), 3 pts
2. Mike Renneboog (ON), 2 pts
3. Martin Roseboom (QC), 1 pt
4. Keith Thorarinson (ON)
5. Sean-Marc Lachance (QC)
6. Eric Robertson (ON)
7. Ryan Crawford (ON)
8. Philippe Raymond (QC)
9. Vince DeJong (ON)

Miss & Out - Senior -'B'
1. Lorne Falkenstein (ON), 3 pts
2. Joe Brennan (USA), 2 pts
3. Alex Fournier (ON)
4. Ray Gubala (ON)
5. Justin Knotske (QC), 1 pt
6. Youssef El Akhbart (QC)
7. Marc Couture (QC)
8. Karl Gibson (QC)

Scratch Race - Juniors / Ladies - 15 Laps
1. Guillaume Charest (QC), 3 pts
2. Kyle Rupay (ON), 2 pts
3. Kyle Pearson (ON)
4. Thomson Remo (USA), 1 pt
5. Catharine Couture (QC)

Seniors Points Race
1. Sean-Marc Lachance (QC), 3 pts
2. Kirk Albers (USA), 2 pts
3. Ryan Crawford (ON), 1 pt
4. Martin Roseboom (QC)
5. Philippe Raymond (QC)
6. Mike Renneboog (ON)
7. Ray Gubala (ON)
8. Lorne Falkenstein (ON)

Madison Demo - 20 Minutes
1. Garnett Abbey/Philippe Raymond, 11pts
2. Rob Good/Sean-Michel Lachance, 7
3. Kirk Albers/Stephanie Bester, 2
4. Mike Renneboog/Martin Roseboom, 16 (at 1 lap)
5. Eric Robertson/Joe Brennan, 14 (at 1 lap)
6. Vince DeJong/Piers Davidge, 8 (at 1 lap)