May 2/04 10:27 am - Burnaby Velodrome Race Series #3

Posted by Editoress on 05/2/04
 

Burnaby Velodrome Race Series #3 Burnaby BC - April 30th to May 2nd
Courtesy Gordon Ross

Australia Bound Athletes Test Legs at Burnaby

Canadian National Team members Lori-Ann Muenzer and Mandy Poitras gave their legs a final workout before boarding planes and flying to Australia for the upcoming World Cup Track Event and the World Track Championships. Muenzer broke her own record in the 200m (previously 11.91), clocking the fastest time of any competitor during the weekend, an 11.77 on the Burnaby boards. She then set the time standard for women in the 500m with a time of 35.97. Poitras was busy in the mass start events, racing and placing in both A and B Group mass start events to get in a final few laps before the long journey to the land down under.

In the A Group, it was Matt Chater cleaning up, with wins across most events, including an exciting best of 3 ride final against Muenzer in the sprint finals. Granby Quebec's David McElhaw returned to Burnaby and shone in the 500m Time Trial with the winning time of 35.34.

Andy George used his sprinting and short distance prowess to out muscle Burnaby Velodrome Club President, Ted Ritter, in the B Group Omnium. Nipping at Ted's heels in the omnium was youngster Mike Burns of Devo.

Another Devo rider, Naomi Cooper, took the overall in the C Group, competing against a young woman Naomi might see at the upcoming Jr World Track Championships, Tela Crane of Washington. Renee Duprel, former US National Track Champion, brought up Tela and her Rad Racing teammates for a good weekend of racing as they get prepared for the US Jr. National Track Champs and the Jr. World Track Champs to be held at the still-in-construction ADT Centre 250m indoor velodrome in Los Angeles. The riders did well on the 47 degrees at Burnaby and will have some great experience going into the Los Angeles Facility.

While not an omnium event, the loudest cheers of the weekend went to Naomi Cooper who did a 2000m pursuit to make the qualifying time standard for Jr Track Worlds. Naomi shattered the 2.51:00 time standard with her 2.45:40 time.

And already a US Jr Champion at the ripe old age of 12 years, Benny Swedberg of Rad Racing took the overall junior omnium ahead of local youngster Cody Campbell.

The next Burnaby Velodrome event is only a month away -- BC Provincial Track Championships will be held at the Burnaby Velodrome June 18-20, 2004.

For more information, visit the Burnaby Velodrome website at: www.burnabyvelodrome.ca

Results

Omnium Overall

A Group
1. Matt Chater
2. Scott Laliberte
3. Leif Clarke
4. David McElhaw
5. Lori-Ann Muenzer
6. Mandy Poitras
7. Ryan Clarke
8. Gord Ross

B Group
1. Andy George
2. Ted Ritter
3. Michael Burns
4. Michael Cooper
5. Sean Hickey
6. Alexander Pope
7. Stephen Meyer
8. Breanna Loster
9. Paul Craig
10. John Fischer
11. Paul Klimczak

C Group
1. Naomi Cooper
2. Tela Crane
3. Austin MacDougall
4. Gerry Loster
5. Sara Laliberte
6. Danielle McLaughlin
7. Renee Duprel
8. Sara Kirby

Juniors
1. Benny Swedberg
2. Cody Campbell
3. Ian Crane
4. Max Barnard
5. Luciano Worl

Chariot Race

A Group Final
1. Matt Chater
2. David Mc Elhaw
3. Ryan Clarke
4. Scott Laliberte
DNF Leif Clarke

B Group Final
1. Michael Cooper
2. Michael Burns
3. Paul Klimczak

C Group Final
1. Austin Macdougall
2. Naomi Cooper

Elimination

A Group
1. Matt Chater
2. Scott Laliberte
3. Leif Clarke
4. Ryan Clarke
5. Gordon Ross

B Group
1. Michael Burns
2. Alexander Pope
3. Stephen Meyer
4. Paul Klimczak
5. Sean Hickey

C Group
1. Naomi Cooper
2. Austin Macdougall

Flying 200m

A Group
1. Lori-Ann Muenzer, 11.77 (Burnaby Women's Record)
2. Matt Chater, 11.79
3. David Mc Elhaw, 11.82
4. Ryan Clarke, 12.53
5. David Fleischhauer, 12.61
6. Leif Clarke, 12.62

B Group
1. Michael Cooper, 12.76
2. Breanna Loster, 13.13
3. Andy George, 13.13
4. Michael Burns, 13.31
5. Alexander Pope, 13.46
6. Ted Ritter, 13.5
7. Sean Hickey, 13.55
8. John Fischer, 13.88

C Group
1. Renee Duprel, 13.96
2. Gerry Loster, 14.32
3. Sara Kirby, 14.76
4. Sara Laliberte 14.78

Juniors
1. Tela Crane, 14.09
2. Naomi Cooper, 14.13
3. Benny Swedberg, 14.27
4. Ian Crane, 14.37
5. Cody Campbell, 14.63
6. Austin MacDougall, 14.67
7. Max Barnard, 16.04
8. Luciano Worl, 16.06

Points Race

A Group - 40 laps
1. Matt Chater
2. Mandy Poitras
3. Ryan Clarke
4. Gord Ross
5. Leif Clarke

B Group - 40 laps
1. Ted Ritter
2. Andy George
3. Michael Burns
4. Paul Craig
5. Alexander Pope
6. Sean Hickey
7. Sara Laliberte

C Group - 20 laps
1. Naomi Cooper
2. Gerry Loster
3. Sara Kirby
4. Austin Macdougall

Juniors - 20 laps
1. Cody Campbell
2. Benny Swedberg
3. Max Barnard
4. Luciano Worl

500m Time Trial

A Group
1. David Mc Elhaw, 35.34
2. Matt Chater, 35.45
3. Lori-Ann Muenzer, 35.97 (Burnaby Women's Record)
4. Leif Clarke, 37.21
5. Ryan Clarke, 37.26
6. David Fleischhauer, 37.71
7. Scott Laliberte, 37.91

B Group
1. Michael Cooper, 38.09
2. Andy George, 39.30
3. Sean Hickey, 39.55
4. Michael Burns, 39.67
5. Alexander Pope, 39.71
6. John Fischer, 40.22
7. Stephen Meyer, 40.28
8. Ted Ritter, 40.34
9. Breanna Loster, 40.43
10. Paul Klimczak, 41.76

C Group
1. Tela Crane, 41.29
2. Naomi Cooper, 42.74
3. Austin MacDougall, 42.93
4. Sara Laliberte, 44.03
5. Danielle McLaughlin, 45.28

Juniors

1. Benny Swedberg, 41.12
2. Ian Crane, 41.75
3. Cody Campbell, 43.92
4. Luciano Worl, 45.60
5. Max Barnard, 46.18

Keirin

A Final
1. Matt Chater
2. Scott Laliberte
3. Ryan Clarke
4. Leif Clarke
DNF David McElhaw

B Final
1. Stephen Meyer
2. Sean Hickey
3. Mike Burns
4. Ted Ritter
5. Paul Klimczak

Scratch Race

A Group
1. Scott Laliberte
2. Matt Chater
3. Mandy Poitras
4. Leif Clarke
5. Gord Ross
6. Ryan Clarke

B Group
1. Mandy Poitras
2. Alex Pope
3. Mike Burns
4. Ted Ritter
5. Sean Hickey
6. John Fischer
7. Paul Klimczak

Junior Scratch Race
1. Ian Crane
2. Cody Campbell
3. Benny Swedberg
4. Max Barnard
5. Luciano Worl

C Group Snowball
1. Tela Crane
2. Cody Campbell
3. Naomi Cooper
4. Danielle McLaughlin
5. Sara Laliberte
6. Austin Macdougall


Team Sprints

Cooper, George, Ross (Out of Breath) 45.64
McLaughlin, L Clarke, Chater (Brass Nipples & Titanium Nuts) 46.08
Klimczak, Meyer, Hickey (Team Atomic) 47.52
Laliberte, Pope, Laliberte (Schwalbe/Laliberte Sandwich) 48.58
Cooper, Burns, Macdougall (Devo/Mean Green Fighting Machine) 50.18