May 26/03 10:41 am - Times Colonist Cycling Festival: Sunday Results, Final GC and Report

Posted by Editoress on 05/26/03
 

Times Colonist Cycling Festival
Report courtesy Joanna Fox, Manager Communications, PacificSport Canadian Sport Centre, results courtesy organization

SISU Road Cup

Stage 2: Bastion Square Cycling GP
Senior 1/2Men

Senior Women

Cat 3 Men

Final GC
Senior 1/2Men

Women

Cat 3 Men

For all other results go HERE

Victoria's Melanie McQuaid (Ford Outfitters) and Nanaimo's Matt Usborn (Symmetrics Cycling) were the overall winners of the 2003 Times Colonist Cycling Festival that saw more than 700 cyclists hit the roads of Victoria this weekend.

McQuaid lapped the field to take the B107.3 Bastion Square Grand Prix in 53.37, over a minute faster than former national teammate Lesley Tomlinson of North Vancouver (Rocky Mountain/Crystal Decisions) and Vancouver's Marnie Prazsky (55:07 - Trek/Volkswagen). McQuaid needed the impressive win to clinch the overall title after a fifth place finish in the Cardinal Law Sooke Classic Road Race yesterday, where Leah Goldstein of Vancouver took the win, followed by Sarah Noble (Penticton - Bike Barn) and Tomlinson.

Usborn was the bridesmaid in both races, but had enough points overall to take the title. In today's B107.3 Bastion Square Grand Prix he lost a sprint finish to Olympian Andreas Hestler (North Vancouver - Rocky Mountain/Crystal Decisions). Third and fourth were also decided by a sprint that saw Victoria's Tony Zarsadias (Symmetrics Cycling) take Olympian Geoff Kabush (Victoria - Kona Clarks Factory Team) to the line.

Yesterday Usborn came second in the Cardinal Law Sooke Classic Road Race to Mission's Dylan Sebel. Third was 1988 Olympian Luca Segato (Victoria - Bellcom).

Other Bastion Square Cycling Grand Prix Top 3 results:

• Cat 3/Master A & Junior Men: 1 - Max Plaxton (Junior), 2 - Robert Cameron (Vet), 3 - Marsh Cooper (Junior)

• Cat 4/Master: B,C,D & Cadet Men: 1 - Charles Detheridge (Vet), 2 - Ryan Clark (Senior), 3 - Steve Morrison (Senior)

• Cat 5/Novice Men: 1 - Greg Stubbs (Novice), 2 - Ryan MacDonald (Novice), 3 - Jackson Buehler (Junior)

• Cat 4 Women: 1 - Claire Cameron (Senior), 2 - Naomi Cooper (Junior), 3 - Brooklyn Davis (Senior)


Other Sooke Road Race Top 3 results:

Cat 3, Junior & Cadet Men: 1 - Robert Cameron (Vet), 2 - Bradley Fairall (Junior) 3 - Steve Bachop (Vet)
Cat 4 Men: Charles Detheridge (Vet), 2 - David Perrin (Senior), 3 - Steve Morrison (Senior)
Cat 4 Women: 1 - Claire Cameron (Senior), 2 - Naomi Cooper (Junior), 3 - Brooklyn Davis (Senior)


The ING Western Union Tour de Garden City had over 200 riders participate in the various distances and the Tim Horton's Timbits Challenge saw over 120 kids between the ages of 4-12 complete a 900m-lap of the Bastion Square Cycling Grand Prix course. In the Helijet Cops/Courier Challenge, the Courier's team, took the win, followed by the Helijet Frequent Flyers and the Victoria Police Department.

One of the partners of the Times Colonist Cycling Festival is the PacificSport Canadian Sport Centre Victoria, that consists of six national training centres (athletics, cycling, rowing, rugby, swimming, triathlon), and nine regional training centres (badminton, canoe-kayak, curling, cycling, diving, field hockey, swimming, synchronized swimming, tennis). The centre is one of eight Canadian Sport Centres, including Atlantic, Calgary, Montréal, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Vancouver.