September 24/02 7:10 am - Hesjedal Wins, Wedding News, Ontario 'Cross

Posted by Editor on 09/24/02
 

Volta Catalunya de l'Avenir - Spain

Stage 4a - Palafrugell to Alt S.Sebastia ITT 4.7 km

1 Santiago Segu (Esp) Lycos 6:31
2 Jordi Grau (Esp) ONCE-Wurth at 0:04
3 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Rabobank 0:10
4 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Rabobank 0:18
5 Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Greek National Team 0:22

Stage 4b - Corca to Lapafrugell 85 km

1 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) Aixois-Haribo 2:09:46
2 Joquin Soler (Esp) Sel. Catalunya at 0:05
3 Olivier Martinez (Fra) Aixois-Haribo s.t.
4 Jordi Grau (Esp) ONCE-Wurth 0:24
5 Dani Vancells (Esp) Angel Mir Megamo

17 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Rabobank all s.t.

Final GC

1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Rabobank 11:42:34
2 Santiago Segu (Esp) Lycos at 0:22
3 Javier Quintanilla (Esp) Angel Mir Megamo 1:59
4 Romes Gainetdinov (Esp) Costa De Almeria 2:20
5 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Abx 2:52

Points Standings

1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Rabobank 61 points
2 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) Aixois-Haribo 53
3 Santiago Segu (Esp) Lycos 52

Mountains Standings

1 Israel Nunez (Esp) Sel. Catalunya 34 points
2 Oleksandr Rotar (Ukr) Angel Mir Megamo 27
3 Santiago Segu (Esp) Lycos 26

13 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Rabobank 6


Wedding Bells in Ontario
Courtesy IMBA

Mark Schmidt and Lora Woolner of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew have a huge day ahead. On Saturday, September 28, the couple is getting married at an undisclosed location in Ontario, Canada. IMBA's staff, board and extended family around the world are thrilled for Mark and Lora. They are the first IMBA Trail Care Crew to be married while on the tour of duty. You can email them a congratulatory note at tcc2@imba.com.

Needless to say, Mark and Lora will be taking this week off from their crew duties.


Skiis & Biikes Aurora Cyclo-cross - Ontario
Courtesy Peter McCaffery

Aurora Leisure Complex
Industrial Parkway, Aurora
1km east of Yonge St., 1 km west of Bayview, 0.5km north of Wellington St. (Aurora Rd.). Exits to Aurora Rd. from Highway 400

Scott Doel - 416 391 8654 or 905 778 9393

11am Juniors/Cadets, Masters 40+, Women: 40 minutes
12.45pm seniors, Masters 30-40

Entry fee: juniors/cadets $15CAN, all other categories $20CAN. riders without UCI licence must purchase 1 day permit ($15CAN)

Mountain bikes welcome (no bar ends)

Please note: for US riders who wish to ride this event and the Centennial Park race on the Sunday, we can arrange billeting with local cycling families. We need to know numbers and names a couple of weeks prior to November 1st.


Centennial Park 'Cross - Ontario

The Midweek Cycling Club is organizing the Centennial Park cyclo-cross on November 3rd. Over the last six years the club has gained a great reputation for putting on first-class events, including the 2000 National CX Championships, due in no small part, to the efforts of volunteers.

This year, we are inviting New Yorkers to participate in our event and the New York CX Association has kept the weekend clear so that the riders can come up without missing one of their own events. In fact, many of them are intending to ride the Auora cross on
the Saturday.

To make sure that we do the best possible job. I am asking for as many of you as possible to either ride in or help out at the Centennial Park race. We will need some people on Saturday to help set out the circuit and others on race day to help with awards ceremony, pit zone, marshalling and course take down. Please let me know ASAP if you are able to assist. Could you also indicate whether you can accommodate out-of-town rider(s) on the Saturday night

Thanks.
Peter McCaffery
pakamac@sympatico.ca

Note: See Daily News posting September 19/02 7:30 pm EDT for race details.


Blast From the Past

Peter McCaffery sent the following message regarding our Tour of Bermuda results:

Hi Guys,

I know you like to highlight the Canadians in your race results. In the Tour of Bermuda, George Neuman (correct spelling), who was 17th. overall and 3rd. in stage 4 is from Calgary. He used to race for Ital Pasta. His dad, also George, owned International Cycling Centre in Calgary in the 1960's and '70's. He raced in Czeckoslovakia and Canada and was a better wheel suck than Don Zuck. He used to import Favorits as a cheap way of getting Campagnolo gruppos and had a vast stock of Centrix brakes (remember them?).

Ed. Note: some of my first Campag stuff was from one of those Favorits...