January 6/08 11:18 am - Symmetrics Cycling Team Victorious at 2008 Burnaby Six Day
Posted by Editoress on 01/6/08
Symmetrics Cycling Team Victorious at 2008 Burnaby Six Day January 5th, Burnaby BC
Courtesy Glenn Barr, BVC
Photos by Greg Descantes www.descantes.com
Photos provided by the BVC
The 2008 Burnaby Six Day wrapped up on Saturday night, with an even larger crowd than on Friday night. In front of at least 400 excited race fans, Symmetrics defended their 2 lap lead over Slipstream Sports, and claimed the 2008 Burnaby Six Day champion jerseys.
Final 2008 Burnaby Six Day Standings
| Place | Team Riders | Team | Laps | Points |
| 1 | Tuft / Bell | Symmetrics Cycling | 0 | 408 |
| 2 | Pearce / Friedman | Slipstream Sports | 2 | 389 |
| 3 | Williams / O'Bee | Healthnet | 5 | 282 |
| 4 | Meier / O'Reilly | Successful Living | 8 | 175 |
| 5 | Holloway / Silva | US National | 16 | 183 |
| 6 | Campbell / MacDonald | dEVo | 19 | 55 |
| 7 | Suhr / Luttrell | Cody Racing | 29 | 50 |
| 8 | Mackenzie / Chater | Team Orange | 35 | 118 |
| 9 | Goodfellow / Norton | Calyon / Martin Swiss | 70 | 33 |
| 10 | Vives / Vives | Calyon | 92 | 42 |
| 11 | Crosby / Huff* | Los Angeles Lightning | DNF | DNF |
| 12 | McCook / Kilun | Proman Cycling | DNF | DNF |
*- Andrew Armstrong replaced Crosby for the final night due to injuries sustained earlier in week
Elite women racers also took to the boards, with National Champion Steph Roorda laying claim to the Burnaby Six Day Elite Womens Omnium.
The last day of the 2008 Burnaby Six Day also featured the Kiddie Kilo, with 25 kids under 10 racing around the warm up track to the cheers of parents and racers.
During the evening, spectators were entertained by a four piece rock band in the infield and by the antics of urban fixed gear cyclists as they ran several competitions including a running start scratch race and a foot-down challenge.
The Burnaby Velodrome Club would like to thank all our sponsors and many volunteers for helping to make this one of our best events ever.
100 Lap 10 x 10 Madison
The first race of the final night was a fast 100 lap Madison. Symmetrics and Slipstream both took one lap on the tired field. US National rode a strong race, and were able to cushion their lead over Team dEVo by another lap.
| Place | Team Riders | Team | Laps | Points |
| 1 | Tuft / Bell | Symmetrics Cycling | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Pearce / Friedman | Slipstream Sports | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Holloway / Silva | US National | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Williams / O'Bee | Healthnet | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Meier / O'Reilly | Successful Living | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Suhr / Luttrell | Cody Racing | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Campbell / MacDonald | dEVo | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Mackenzie / Chater | Team Orange (06) | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Crosby / Huff | Los Angeles Lightning | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Goodfellow / Norton | Calyon / Martin Swiss | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Vives / Vives | Calyon | 7 | 3 |
| DNS | McCook / Kilun | Proman Cycling | DNS | DNS |
Full Field Individual Elimination
Next up was a 22 rider miss & out. Riding was very tight, as riders were eliminated every 2 laps. Slipstream was able to take victory in this race, with Healthnet coming in second and US National coming in third.
| Place | Team Riders | Team |
| 1 | Pearce / Friedman | Slipstream Sports |
| 2 | Williams / O'Bee | Healthnet |
| 3 | Holloway / Silva | US National |
| 4 | Tuft / Bell | Symmetrics Cycling |
| 5 | Mackenzie / Chater | Team Orange (06) |
| 6 | Meier / O'Reilly | Successful Living |
| 7 | Suhr / Luttrell | Cody Racing |
| 8 | Campbell / MacDonald | dEVo |
| 9 | Vives / Vives | Calyon |
| 10 | Goodfellow / Norton | Calyon / Martin Swiss |
| 11 | Crosby / Huff | Los Angeles Lightning |
| DNS | McCook / Kilun | Proman Cycling |
140 Lap 7 x 20 Madison
The final race of the night and of the 2008 Burnaby Six Day was a 140 lap Madison. US National took a lap on the group in this race, securing their 5th place in the overall standings. A mid-race crowd prime sprint worth $260 was won by Team Orange, with Chater putting in a sprint lap speed of over 66 kph!
| Place | Team Riders | Team | Laps | Points |
| 1 | Holloway / Silva | US National | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Tuft / Bell | Symmetrics Cycling | 1 | 22 |
| 3 | Pearce / Friedman | Slipstream Sports | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | Williams / O'Bee | Healthnet | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Meier / O'Reilly | Successful Living | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Campbell / MacDonald | dEVo | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Suhr / Luttrell | Cody Racing | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie / Chater | Team Orange (06) | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Goodfellow / Norton | Calyon / Martin Swiss | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Vives / Vives | Calyon | 7 | 0 |
| DNF | Crosby / Huff | Los Angeles Lightning | DNF | DNF |
| DNS | McCook / Kilun | Proman Cycling | DNS | DNS |
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