aba cx cup

my 2025 cx season summary

September 11, 2025
cycling
aba cx cup, cx, races, wnw, edmonton

Twentytwentyfive was a short ‘cross season in Alberta. We were down a couple of ABA Cup races in Edmonton (no Tubs on Tubs or Velocity CX), the Canmore races were cancelled, and provincials were early and it all felt a little lessened.

Wednesday Worlds #

This year I thought ahead and planned out my ‘cross seaon at work so I wouldn’t have to miss any of the Wednesday Worlds1 nights. I just like them for the camaraderie and the feeling that I am part of a community of weirdos riding around too hard in an inefficient manner.

welcome to the nishidome 2025

September 7, 2025
cycling
cx, races, southern baptist seminary, peloton, aba cx cup, cochrane

Race Info #

The Peloton Cycling Club put on “Welcome to Nishidome” the day after Deadgoat Supercross on the same grounds but in the opposite direction1.

Results #

Open Women #

  1. Christiane BILODEAU2
  2. Susanne MCARTHUR
  3. Justine SAGAN3

Open Men #

  1. Sean GERMAINE4
  2. Shawn BUNNIN5
  3. Mark KNOLL

Expert Men #

  1. Eton KOHLENBERG6
  2. Devin ERFLE
  3. Jason REDFERN7

Sport Women #

  1. Alina CUSTODIO
  2. Emerson ERFLE8
  3. Charlotte CHALKLEY9

Sport Men #

  1. Mathew LI10
  2. Josh BARKER
  3. James ROBBINS11

Novice Men #

  1. Spencer ELLIS
  2. Eli BARKER
  3. Reed MCARTHUR

My Results #

  • Did not race.

Read More #

  1. I had to go back to Edmonton so I wasn’t there for the race. ↩︎

my 2024 cx season summary

November 1, 2024
cycling
aba cx cup, cx, races, wnw, edmonton

The cyclocross season starts in September for us in Edmonton. Some years we’ve (apparently) had snow right for the first races. There are kind of three aspects to the season for me. A bunch of training, the casual races and the sanctioned Alberta Cup races.

Training is training. I ride up and down hills and in parks.

Wednesday Night Worlds #

Much like the Fat Tire Tuesday races, Edmonton has a series of $5 cx races in ‘cross season. The A group starts a minute before the B group which starts a minute before the C group and everyone races for about 25 minutes.

snakes & ladders IV 2024

October 26, 2024
cycling
cx, races, snakes and ladders, cabc, aba cx cup, snake hill, sundre

Race Info #

Final race of the season. I’ve still never been to this one. Maybe 2025.

Results #

Open Women #

  1. Jenaya FRANCIS
  2. Annie SCOTT
  3. Elizabeth RUSSELL

Open Men #

  1. Mark FAGNAN
  2. Karol MICHALSKI
  3. Graham FRANCIS

Expert Men #

  1. Devin ERFLE
  2. Niels VAN OMMERERN
  3. Jason PROCHE

Sport Women #

  1. Morgan PINNOCK
  2. Sophie ERFLE
  3. Emerson ERFLE

Sport Men #

  1. Carson BROWN
  2. Vaughn SHEARS
  3. Mike HOLROYD

Novice Men #

  1. Maxime BRUN
  2. Reed MCARTHUR
  3. Luke CAMERON

My Results #

  • did not race

Read More #

tubs on tubs 2024

October 20, 2024
cycling
cx, races, strathcona science park, aba cx cup, edmonton, tubs on tubs, prw, race reports, provincials, masters, junior

Race Info #

Provincials! The runup that a few people could ride.1

Another race in Argyll Park and this was a fun one. The runup pictured above was super steep and I was so happy we were going up it. A few years ago this was a downhill section and one person broke a collarbone. I ran down it that year because I am not a confident descender at the best of times.

velocity cross 2024

October 19, 2024
cycling
cx, races, argyll park, vcc, velocity cross, aba cx cup, race reports, edmonton

Race Info #

This was the race put on by our club so I went out to do at least a bit of help with the setup on the Friday night. Because last year our race got smoked out, people got half price entry for this year. And socks!

My race was forgettable because on the very first lap there was an off-camber bit and my tire went flat[^1]. I hadn’t brought anything to the pit to keep myself going, so I put it up on my shoulder and ran for a couple of kilometres until I got back to the finish line and withdrew from the race.

crosstoberfest turducken prestige 2024 day 2

October 13, 2024
cycling
cx, races, crossbow semiprestige, cyclemeisters, bow cycle, aba cx cup, rutland park, calgary

Race Info #

As part two of the Crosstoberfest Turducken Prestige I imagine this was going to see riders not at their sharpest.

Results #

Open Women #

  1. Ella MYERS
  2. Christiane BILODEAU
  3. Pepper HARLTON

Open Men #

  1. Andrew DAVIDSON
  2. Mark FAGNAN
  3. Finn BORSTMAYER

Expert Men #

  1. Randy PERRY
  2. Adam ROBERTS
  3. Mike SARNECKI

Sport Women #

  1. Hazel ROBERTS
  2. Madeline MAGLEO
  3. Renee ANSEEUW

Sport Men #

  1. Craig VERMETTE
  2. Josh BARKER
  3. Cor SINKE

Novice Men #

  1. Trev WILLIAMS
  2. Emmet MACKLEM
  3. Douglas GRAY

My Results #

  • did not race

Read More #

crosstoberfest turducken prestige 2024 day 1

October 12, 2024
cycling
cx, races, crossbow semiprestige, cyclemeisters, bow cycle, aba cx cup, rutland park, calgary

Race Info #

I was planning to be at this race, but the organizers turned it into a much bigger more exciting event … that happened way too late for me to get back to Edmonton.

Results #

Open Women #

  1. Ella MYERS
  2. Christiane BILODEAU
  3. Pepper HARLTON

Open Men #

  1. Andrew DAVIDSON
  2. Mark FAGNAN
  3. Finn BORSTMAYER

Expert Men #

  1. Randy PERRY
  2. Adam ROBERTS
  3. Mike SARNECKI

Sport Women #

  1. Hazel ROBERTS
  2. Madeline MAGLEO
  3. Renee ANSEEUW

Sport Men #

  1. Craig VERMETTE
  2. Josh BARKER
  3. Cor SINKE

Novice Men #

  1. Trev WILLIAMS
  2. Emmet MACKLEM
  3. Douglas GRAY

My Results #

  • did not race

Read More #

terrascape beans + barley 2024

October 6, 2024
cycling
cx, races, beans n barley, terrascape, aba cx cup, richmond green park, calgary

Race Info #

Day two of a weekend’s racing in Calgary. It looked like a beautiful day for ‘cross racing from the Facebook pictures I’ve seen.

Results #

Open Women #

  1. Annie SCOTT1
  2. Shantel KOENIG2
  3. Justine SAGAN

Open Men #

  1. Mark FAGNAN3
  2. Finn BORSTMAYER4
  3. Andrew DAVIDSON5

Expert Men #

  1. Quinten MACKLEM
  2. Brendan CARDIFF6
  3. Bredy SHEARS

Sport Women #

  1. Sophie ERFLE7
  2. Elané FERGUSON
  3. Gail OREILLY8

Sport Men #

  1. Caleb WRIGHT
  2. Liam BATE
  3. Emmett MACKLEM9

Novice Men #

  1. Finlay ROBERTS10
  2. Christian HEINTZE
  3. Spencer ELLIS

My Results #

  • did not race

Read More #

  1. First place the day before. ↩︎