June 20/10 12:54 pm - Banff National Park Bicycle Festival: Stage 3 report, photos and results
Posted by Editoress on 06/20/10
Banff National Park Bicycle Festival: Lezyne Criterium
June 19th in Downtown Banff AB
Photos by Mark Kay and Craig Douce
Photo gallery by Mark Kay
Situated in the middle of downtown Banff, the Lezyne Criterium course is a technical one-kilometre loop featuring a hairpin turn on Banff avenue. A mid-afternoon rain let up just in time for the last of the "Little Crits" races for children, and in time for the cruiser crits, which saw participants out in full force with a wide variety of bikes and costumes.
The pleasant weather brought out lots of spectators who lined the course anticipating the great racing spectacle that criteriums dependably deliver - high speeds, sprinting, and crashes.
"I was pretty worried about the rain, but it all cleared up before our race," said Dean Mitchell (Biccisport), who placed second in the 22-lap Cat 5 Men's race. "But I had a lot of fun - it was a great course!"
Mitchell's team mate, Justin Warsylewicz won the race, with Chris Hooper (Speed Theory) in third.
The 24-lap Cat 4 Men's race was decided by a sprint finish with Brian Green (Team Niklas) the winner, Eric Jensen (Rundle Mountain Cycle Club) in second, and Chad Kowalenko claiming third.
Mike Sidic (Team H&R Block) won the 26-lap Category 2/3 Men race, ahead of Robert Martens (unattached) and Mackenzie Garvin (Cyclemeisters) in third.
Women
The 26-lap Open Women's race went off the line hard, this being Stage 3, and the last event for the women to determine the final General Classification.
"The race was really aggressive, and really technical - there were a lot of crashes," said eventual winner Leah Kirchmann (Trek Red Truck). The race came down to a sprint finish, won by Kirchmann, with Leah Guloien (Total Restoration) in second, and Julie Beveridge (Vienne Futuroscope) taking the third spot on the podium.
"Andrea Bunnin (Team Saskatchewan) attacked on the last lap, and got a pretty good gap, and no one was chasing her," continued Kirchmann. "So I chased her down, and managed to hold on for the sprint."
Tara Whitten (Specialized Mazda Samson G Conseil) was 7th on the stage which was enough to give her the overall win. Beveridge finished second overall while Laura Brown (Total Restoration Cycling Team) took the last spot on the final GC podium.
Invited Men
The Lezyne Criterium was the third and penultimate stage for Invited Men. The 50-lap race was extremely aggressive from the gun, with multiple attacks from Team H&R Block. With 39 laps to go, Aaron Schooler (Team H&R Block) and Beijing Olympic Triathlete Paul Tichelaar (ERTC/Revolution) went off the front. The pair worked well together, ultimately lapping the field, and rejoining the pack with 15 laps to go.
Schooler and Tichelaar
The final outcome saw Schooler cross the line ahead of Tichelaar amidst the sprinting pack to take the win. Team H&R Block continued to prove itself a force to be reckoned with, setting up a lead out train for Justin Kerr, highest among them on the General Classification, for the sprint for third - and the team delivered, with Kerr snagging the final spot on the podium.
"We wanted to make this a hard race," commented Schooler. "We wanted to move up in the General Classification, and we also wanted the stage win. And we did it the hardest way possible!"
Ian Mckissick (Lenovo Cycling Team) maintains his hold on the leader's jersey with Dave Vukets (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) in second while Tichelaar is now third overall following his performance in the criterium.
The Invited Men conclude their competition on Sunday with the Stage 5 Tunnel Mountain Road Race.
| Open Women | |
| 1 Leah Kirchmann (Trek Red Truck) | 32:48 |
| 2 Leah Guloien (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | |
| 3 Julie Beveridge (Vienne Futuroscope) | |
| 4 Alison Testroete (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | |
| 5 Laura Brown (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | |
| 6 Amy Dearden (Keller Rohrback Cycling Team) | |
| 7 Tricia Bailey (Keller Rohrback Cycling Team) | |
| 8 Karol-Ann Canuel (Vienne Futuroscope) | |
| 9 Tara Whitten (Specialized Mazda Samson G Conseil) | |
| 10 Steph Roorda (Incycle/Time to Track p/b Empowerment) | |
| 11 Andrea Bunnin (Team Saskatchewan) | |
| 12 Heather Kay (United Cycle Grassroots) | |
| 13 Sarah Stewart (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | |
| 14 Kristina Schultz (Mud, Sweat and Gears) | |
| 15 Jessica Hannah (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | |
| 16 Anne Ewart (Trek Red Truck) | |
| 17 Pepper Harlton (Team Alberta) | |
| 18 Naomi Cooper (Trek Red Truck) | all s.t. |
| 19 Christine Chang (Keller Rohrback Cycling Team) | 01:08 |
| 20 Katy Curtis (Team Alberta) | |
| 21 Anna Schappert (Team Manitoba) | |
| 22 Marg Fedyna (ERTC/Revolution) | |
| 23 Danika Medinski (ERTC/Revolution) | |
| 24 Shoshauna Laxson (Trek Red Truck) | |
| 25 Rachel Canning (Local Ride Racing) | all s.t. |
| 26 Tanya Hopping (Team Alberta) | - 6 laps |
| 27 Margie Smith (Wilson Mountain Sports) | - 11 laps |
| 28 Susan Clarke (BCW Cycling) | - 15 laps |
| 29 Tanya Salomon (Speed Theory) | - 17 laps |
| 30 Christina Smith (Team Alberta) | - 17 laps |
| 31 Sandra Yaworski (Ind) | - 17 laps |
| 32 Shawn Wenger (Interior Grassland Cycling Club) | - 18 laps |
| 33 Jenny Gayfer (Interior Grassland Cycling Club) | - 18 laps |
| 34 Laura Bennion (Speed Theory) | - 18 laps |
| 35 Alyssa Barker (United Cycle) | - 18 laps |
| 36 Kailee Boyle (Speed Theory) | - 20 laps |
| 37 Natalie Palmer (TCR Sport Lab) | - 21 laps |
| Invited Men | |
| 1 Aaron Schooler (Team H&R Block/Norco) | 0:56:57 |
| 2 Paul Tichelaar (ERTC/Revolution) | at s.t. |
| 3 Justin Kerr (Team H&R Block/Norco) | - 1 lap |
| 4 Tyler Trace (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | - 1 lap |
| 5 Scott Laliberte (Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision-Sports) | - 1 lap |
| 6 Jacob Schwingboth (Team H&R Block/Norco) | - 1 lap |
| 7 Dan Macdonald (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 8 Marcel Aarden (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 9 Craig Logan (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | - 1 lap |
| 10 Jeff Werner (Garneau Evolution ) | - 1 lap |
| 11 Dan Wood (ERTC/Revolution) | - 1 lap |
| 12 Shawn Bunnin (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 13 Cory Forrest (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 14 Craig DeBellefeuille (CMC/Bow Cycle) | - 1 lap |
| 15 Geoff O'Toole (Garneau Evolution ) | - 1 lap |
| 16 Adam Thuss (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | - 1 lap |
| 17 Cody Canning (ERTC/Revolution) | - 1 lap |
| 18 Kris Dahl (CMC/Bow Cycle) | - 1 lap |
| 19 Garrett McLeod (Team H&R Block/Norco) | - 1 lap |
| 20 Mack Carson (Juventus) | - 1 lap |
| 21 Sebastian Salas (Team H&R Block/Norco) | - 1 lap |
| 22 Ian McKissick (Lenovo Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 23 Bredley Clifford (Saskatchewan Cycling Association) | - 1 lap |
| 24 Spencer Smitheman (Juventus Cycling Club) | - 1 lap |
| 25 Cyrus Kangarloo (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 26 Manuel Fehlman (Pedalhead Road Works) | - 1 lap |
| 27 Scott Manktelow (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club ) | - 1 lap |
| 28 Ryan Iddings (Lenovo Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 29 Zachary Taylor (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 30 Dan Skinner (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | - 1 lap |
| 31 Dustin Andrews (Team H&R Block/Norco) | - 1 lap |
| 32 Brian Robinson (CMC/Bow Cycle) | - 1 lap |
| 33 Mike Laxdal (Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision-Sports) | - 1 lap |
| 34 Keth Jones (Garneau Evolution ) | - 1 lap |
| 35 Guy Biggar (Saskatchewan Cycling Association) | - 1 lap |
| 36 Chris McGarity (Saskatchewan Cycling Association) | - 1 lap |
| 37 Jason Thompson (Garneau Evolution ) | - 1 lap |
| 38 Dave Vukets (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | - 1 lap |
| 39 Wes Richards (Lenovo Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 40 Nic Jendzjowsky (Pedalhead Road Works) | - 1 lap |
| 41 Anthony Steenbergen (Calgary Cycle p/b TOPGEAR) | - 1 lap |
| 42 Lachlan Holmes (Speed Theroy) | - 1 lap |
| 43 Sam Loud (Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision-Sports) | - 1 lap |
| 44 Steven Soldan (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | - 1 lap |
| 45 Mike Hone (Lenovo Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 46 Carson Bannon (Speed Theroy) | - 1 lap |
| 47 Bailey McKnight (CMC/Bow Cycle) | - 1 lap |
| 48 Cuylar Conly (Saskatchewan Cycling Association) | - 1 lap |
| 49 Shawn Ongers (Lenovo Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 50 Curtis Deardon (Garneau Evolution ) | - 1 lap |
| 51 Simon Craig (Café Racers) | - 1 lap |
| 52 Trevor Williams (Speed Theroy) | - 1 lap |
| 53 Justin Middleton (bicisport) | - 1 lap |
| 54 Harley Borle (Speed Theroy) | - 1 lap |
| 55 Matthew O'Hagan (Garneau Evolution ) | - 1 lap |
| 56 Boris Martin (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | - 1 lap |
| 57 Graham Rudge (ERTC/Revolution) | - 1 lap |
| 58 Jon Wood (ERTC/Revolution) | - 1 lap |
| 59 Keith Batstone (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club ) | - 1 lap |
| 60 Shawn Taylor (Café Racers) | - 1 lap |
| 61 Dan Peters (Calgary Cycle p/b TOPGEAR) | - 1 lap |
| 62 Darren Anderson (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club ) | - 1 lap |
| 63 Cameron McKnight (ERTC/Revolution) | - 1 lap |
| 64 Jason Kilmartin (Café Racers) | - 1 lap |
| 65 Jared Green (Speed Theroy) | - 1 lap |
| 66 Patrick Stanko (Lenovo Cycling Team) | - 1 lap |
| 67 Zane Westerbeek (CMC/Bow Cycle) | - 1 lap |
| 68 Jesse Collins (Calgary Cycle p/b TOPGEAR) | - 1 lap |
| 69 Frank Woolstencroft (Speed Theroy) | - 1 lap |
| 70 Tom Ogryzlo (Pedalhead Road Works) | - 3 laps |
| 71 Kyle Anderson (Juventus Cycling Club) | - 4 laps |
| 72 Stephen Ferris (Calgary Cycle p/b TOPGEAR) | - 18 laps |
| 73 Nic Andrichuk (CMC/Bow Cycle) | - 19 laps |
| 74 Colter Young (Juventus) | - 21 laps |
| 75 Jeff Bolstad (Calgary Cycle p/b TOPGEAR) | - 22 laps |
| 76 Peter Toth (Juventus) | - 27 laps |
| 77 Aaron Sands (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club ) | - 30 laps |
| 78 George Irwin (Juventus) | - 31 laps |
| 79 Dallas Morris (Calgary Cycle p/b TOPGEAR) | - 34 laps |
| 80 Ryan Olson (Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision-Sports) | - 36 laps |
| 81 James Winter (Saskatchewan Cycling Association) | - 36 laps |
| 82 Ryan Campbell (bicisport) | - 40 laps |
| 83 Sean Williams (Café Racers) | - 40 laps |
| 84 Shane Savage (Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision-Sports) | - 45 laps |
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