July 24/04 3:51 am - Tour De White Rock: Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 07/24/04
Tour De White Rock - White Rock Muffler Hill Climb
by Eric Dwyer
A former Edmonton Eskimo cheerleader was too worn out to raise her arms or voice in a cheer of celebration after her first victory in only her 2nd year as a bike racer. Maria Lee, 27, now living in Vancouver and racing for the BC Provincial team ignored the heat and pain of climbing 700 meters straight uphill on a sweltering, 30 degree night to win the Tour de White Rock - White Rock Muffler Hill climb in 2 minutes, 10.10 seconds. "You start hurting about halfway up the hill, it goes away and the pain hits you again near the summit. I planned to sprint to the finish line but your brain goes dead with all the pain and fatigue. I had no idea how I'd done." She finished nearly 6 seconds ahead of Helen Kelly of Australia. 43 year old Sara Neil, the Tour De Delta Hill Climb winner last Friday night, took 3rd place.
Lee is a self confessed former couch potato who got hooked on cycling watching Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France two years ago. Inspired by Armstrong and encouraged and coached by her boyfriend Bill Holden, Lee started training and finished 2nd in her first BC Superweek race last year, the Delta hill climb. This year she had top 5 finishes in the Delta criterium and road race and would be thrilled with another top 5 in the criterium and hill climb in White Rock Saturday and Sunday. An Eskimo cheerleader as a high schooler, Lee is now cheering loudly for BC Superweek. "What a great event and what a great sport," she says. "It's so great to be able to compete against many of the top riders in North America. My legs are dead. I'm exhausted but I'm so happy with this win you wouldn't believe it!"
Cam Evans, 2nd in the Tour de Delta White Spot road race in his hometown of Tsawwassen last Sunday, won the men's hill climb in a blistering 1.41.34. He was 2 seconds faster than Jeff Sherstobitoff of Kelowna and 3 seconds ahead of his Symmetrics teammate, Andrew Pinfold who took 3rd. "Iwanted it (the win) more in Delta but a wins a win so it's important, especially here. All our sponsors for Symmetrics are local so this weekend is really big for us. Our plan was to have myself, Adnrew and Will (Routley who finished 4th) go all out and have the rest of the team save themselves for the crit and road race."
The Criterium begins at 3 pm Saturday and the Road Race starts at 8 am Sunday.
| Women | |
| 1. Maria Lee (CAN) BC Team | 2:10.10 |
| 2. Helen Kelly (AUS) Rona Cycling Team | 2:15.80 |
| 3. Sara Neil (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | 2:16.05 |
| 4. Erinne Willock (CAN) Rona Cycling Team | 2:18.10 |
| 5. Trish Sinclair (CAN) Gears Racing | 2:24.60 |
| 6. Catharine Pendrel (CAN) Oak Bay Bicycles | 2:25.00 |
| 7. Alena Radomsky (CAN) Oak Bay Bicycles | 2:26.40 |
| 8. Jessica DeMars (CAN) Bianchi - The Bike Shop | 2:29.90 |
| 9. Christina Briante (CAN) Petra Orbea | 2:30.40 |
| 10. Kathy White (CAN) Team Alberta | 2:30.90 |
| 11. Suzanne Macht (CAN) Team Kappa | 2:32.20 |
| 12. Lisa Sweeney (CAN) Team Kappa | 2:32.80 |
| 13. Suz Weldon (USA) Wines of Washington | 2:34.08 |
| 14. Barbara Zimich (CAN) Team Coastal | 2:38.00 |
| 15. Emily Sandwith (CAN) Team Kappa | 2:39.00 |
| 16. Lisa Tasa (CAN) Chapman Land Surveying Racing | 2:41.00 |
| 17. Melissa Kerr (CAN) | 2:45.00 |
| 18. Moriah MacGregor (CAN) BC Team | 2:53.50 |
| dns. Angella Goran (CAN) Oak Bay Bicycles | |
| dns. Marni Prazsky (CAN) Symmetrics | |
| dns. Alison Sydor (CAN) Rocky Mountain - Business Objects | |
| Men | |
| 1. Cameron Evans (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:41.34 |
| 2. Jeff Sherstobitoff (CAN) Kelowna Cycle | 1:43.89 |
| 3. Andrew Pinfold (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:44.56 |
| 4. Will Routley (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:46.18 |
| 5. Carter Hovey (CAN) Brodie Bicycles | 1:47.35 |
| 6. Jordan Guenette (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 1:48.74 |
| 7. Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:49.71 |
| 8. Ben Brooks (AUS) Jelly Belly | 1:49.87 |
| 9. Shaun Crump (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | 1:51.03 |
| 10. Zach Bell (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:51.16 |
| 11. Sean Howie (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:51.28 |
| 12. Daniel MacDonald (CAN) Opus | 1:51.32 |
| 13. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:51.51 |
| 14. Derek McMaster (CAN) Team Coastal | 1:51.74 |
| 15. Jason Klikna (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:51.75 |
| 16. Ben Sherrer (USA) NELLA / Madison Bikes | 1:52.05 |
| 17. Maurice Worsfold (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 1:52.22 |
| 18. Philippe Abbott (CAN) Team Alberta | 1:52.29 |
| 19. Tyler Farrar (CAN) Health Net | 1:52.68 |
| 20. Glen Mitchel (NZL) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:53.16 |
| 21. Jimmy Oneschuk (CAN) BikeDoctorSK/oneycling.ca | 1:54.03 |
| 22. Jesse James Collins (CAN) Bicisport Calgary | 1:54.08 |
| 23. Ian Lockley (GBR) Escape Velocity | 1:54.39 |
| 24. Don Larsen (CAN) | 1:54.94 |
| 25. Brad Fairall (CAN) Rocky Mountain - Business Objects | 1:55.60 |
| 26. Caleb Manion (AUS) Jelly Belly | 1:55.62 |
| 27. Simon Small (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:55.72 |
| 28. Greg Roth (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:55.75 |
| 29. Eric Wohlberg (CAN) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 1:56.51 |
| 30. Max Plaxton (CAN) Rocky Mountain - Business Objects | 1:56.65 |
| 31. Brad Issel (CAN) Symmetrics | 1:57.30 |
| 32. Jason MacLaren (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:57.53 |
| 33. Pablo Araya (CRC) Solo - Adobe | 1:58.30 |
| 34. Richard Bowker (NZL) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:58.37 |
| 35. Peter Sanowar (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 1:58.50 |
| 36. Paul Sessford (CAN) dEVo / Powerbar | 1:59.00 |
| 37. Eric Kameka (CAN) Wentings Cycle | 1:59.99 |
| 38. Christian Meier (CAN) Espoir de Laval | 2:00.21 |
| 39. Peter Morse (CAN) Wentings Cycle | 2:00.67 |
| 40. Ryan McNamara (CAN) Team Coastal | 2:00.94 |
| 41. Phil Cortes (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 2:01.40 |
| 42. Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 2:01.44 |
| 43. Jeffrey Hansen (CAN) Jet Fuel Coffee | 2:02.15 |
| 44. Craig Deveer (CAN) gearsracing.com | 2:02.32 |
| 45. Scott Brown (AUS) Wentings Cycle | 2:02.46 |
| 46. Joe Giuliano (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 2:03.30 |
| 47. Chris Barth (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 2:04.99 |
| 48. Damien Waugh (CAN) Team Coastal | 2:05.51 |
| 49. Larry Zimich (CAN) Team Coastal | 2:05.59 |
| 50. Shane Savage (CAN) Solo - Adobe | 2:05.96 |
| 51. Andrew Greydanus (CAN) Teen Speed | 2:05.97 |
| 52. Per Strom (CAN) Team Alberta | 2:06.06 |
| 53. Teunis Schoneveld (NZL) Full Sail Racing | 2:07.47 |
| 54. Antoine Varghese (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 2:07.74 |
| 55. Paul Berry (CAN) spoke n motion | 2:08.13 |
| 56. Matthew Collins (AUS) Wentings Cycle | 2:08.98 |
| 57. Eric Harvey (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | 2:10.23 |
| 57. Simon Craig (CAN) Spoke N Motion | 2:10.23 |
| 58. Stephen Schnare (CAN) Schwalbe / Genisoy Cycling | 2:13.20 |
| 59. Scott Goguen (CAN) Symmetrics | 2:14.53 |
| 60. Nick Jendzjowsky (CAN) Pedalhead Roadworks / Sleemans | 2:14.92 |
| 61. Eric Holland (CAN) Bow Cycle | 2:16.01 |
| 62. Don Oakly (NZL) Full Sail Racing | 2:18.68 |
| 63. John-Chris Reid (CAN) Oak Bay Bikes | 2:19.17 |
| 64. Murray Carter (CAN) Team Manitoba | 2:19.67 |
| 65. Harley Desprey (CAN) Velocity | 2:20.77 |
| 66. Brett Boniface (CAN) Team Coastal | 2:22.36 |
| 67. Daniel Maggiacomo (CAN) ITAL Pasta/Belmire Transport C.C. | 2:22.70 |
| 68. Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling | 2:29.63 |
| 69. Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics | 2:35.78 |
| 70. Paul Tettamanti (CAN) | 2:36.16 |
| 71. Marsh Cooper (CAN) Symmetrics | 2:51.84 |
| dns. Keith Stark (CAN) Brodie Bicycles | |
| dns. Dave Simard (CAN) Soliton | |
| dns. Basse Clement (CAN) Solo - Adobe | |
| dns. Don Buscombe (CAN) Brodie Bicycles | |
| dns. Wayne Schaub (CAN) Solo - Adobe | |
| dns. Brent McParland (NZL) | |
| dns. Darren Volger (CAN) Wentings Cycle | |
| dns. Paul Blanchette (CAN) Solo - Adobe | |
| dns. Sean Dawson (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | |
| dns. Nicholas Trusty (USA) Viejas | |
| dns. Jason Fluckiger (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | |
| dns. Bruno Nella (CAN) | |
| dns. Brad Slater (CAN) Solo - Adobe | |
| dns. Chris White (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | |
| dns. Scott Slater (CAN) Solo - Adobe | |
| dns. Chris Conklin (CAN) | |
| dns. Dan Schmit (CAN) Team Coastal | |
| dns. Andrew Kyle (CAN) Wentings Cycle | |
| dns. Mike Koski (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | |
| dns. Bjorn Ossenbrink (GER) Wentings Cycle | |
| dns. Trevor Mays (CAN) NELLA / Madison Bikes | |
| dns. Robert Veroba (CAN) Bicisport Calgary | |
| dns. Luca Segato (CAN) Trek VW / Broadway Station Dental | |
| dns. Chris Worsfold (CAN) Bayside Cycling Club | |
| dns. Michael Hunter (CAN) Brodie Bicycles | |
| dns. Chris Gruber (CAN) | |
| dns. Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team | |
| dns. Dylan Sebel (CAN) Wentings Cycle | |
| dns. Dustin Molicki (CAN) Viejas | |
| dns. Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team |
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