school of cross

school of cross 2024

Race Info #

Part two of the first Edmonton race weekend saw way more people (in my race at least). The course went backwards compared to Jim Horner the previous day. This was good for me because it meant we had a non-technical climb right after the start, and that’s something I’m pretty decent at. It also meant that the switchbacks we’d been climbing on Saturday were now a descent. I’m never super great at these kinds of things and in the pre-ride lots of people were testing and re-testing the lines1. After one wipeout when I was trying to cut it too close, I settled on unclipping my inside foot and dabbing a touch as I went around the steepest part. The best part of this feature was that it would be at the end of the lap so it wouldn’t be a huge mass of riders hitting it at the same time.

western cyclocross challenge 2023

Race Info #

Western Challenge CX. This race is done in age groups to get points for call-ups for Nationals and what have you.

Results #

Elite/Open Women #

  1. Ella MYERS
  2. Christiane BILODEAU
  3. Francesca SEAL

Elite/Open Men #

  1. Eric BERG
  2. Ryan MACLEAN
  3. Manu MOORE

Junior Women #

  1. Nico KNOLL
  2. Maria MCCARTNEY
  3. Keely HAMILTON

Junior Men #

  1. Ben MORIN
  2. Colton ZABOLOTNEY
  3. Rhett BATES

U17 Women #

  1. Lydia STACK-MICHASIW
  2. Brooke BATES
  3. Ella EIDSVIK

U17 Men #

  1. Ethan WOOD
  2. Larix HALLETT
  3. Quinten MACKLEM

U15 Women #

  1. Hazel ROBERTS
  2. Eliza MCRAE

U15 Men #

  1. James CHALKLEY
  2. William KINDZIERSKI
  3. Finlay ROBERTS

Masters Women 35-44 #

  1. Pepper HARLTON
  2. Bridget LINDER
  3. Jenn PROCHE

Masters Men 35-44 #

  1. Andrew DAVIDSON
  2. Graham DIEHL
  3. Jesse BAUER

Masters Women 45-54 #

  1. Susanne MCARTHUR
  2. Shantel KOENIG
  3. Shawna DONALDSON

Masters Men 45-54 #

  1. Mark KNOLL
  2. Paul MARTIN
  3. David ROBERTS

Masters Women 55-64 #

  1. Rachel DUMONT

Masters Men 55-64 #

  1. Ed GARVIN
  2. Peter LAWRENCE
  3. Robert MARTENS

Masters Men 65+ #

  1. Gregory PATYCHUK
  2. Ken GERMAINE
  3. John ATTO

My Results #

  • Did not race

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school of cross 2023

Race Info #

Like the previous day’s Jim Horner Grand Prix ERTC’s School of Cross (p/b Blindman Brewing) 2023 race happened in Capilano Park. The air quality was a bit better on the day so only one race was cancelled (Open Women).

Results #

Open Men #

  1. Mark FAGNAN
  2. Graham FRANCIS
  3. Ryan MCLEAN

Expert Men #

  1. Paulo ALVES 1
  2. Jacob PLAYFAIR
  3. Randy PERRY

Sport Women #

  1. Rachel DUMONT [^3]
  2. Kristin BAKER
  3. Madeline MAGLEO

Sport Men #

  1. Ethan MCGHAN
  2. Ryan ARYCHUK
  3. Colin WEIR CHABA

Novice Men #

  1. Quinten MACKLEM2
  2. Emmett MACKLEM
  3. Evan KINDZIERSKI

My Results #

  • Did not race

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  1. Earned promotion up to Open Men, with his second win (in a row, following JHGP) in Expert. ↩︎