The Local Ride Racing Team was all over the podium last weekend at Sun Peaks for the BC Cup MTB XC Finals. Sandra led the crew in what can only be called total domination of the elite women’s field. She finished more than 20 minutes ahead of BC Cup series winner Joele Guynup to take third overall in the BC Cup series. “I tried to keep up with the top elite men at the start, so I was going super hard and gasping for air on those steep climbs. Afterwards, I settled into my own hard pace and felt strong,” she said. Ryan finished his season strong, placing third in his four-lap race and second overall in the Master 30-39 Men’s category. Jeanine completed her first full season of mountain bike racing with second in the final BC Cup of the season and second in the series in the Open 19-29 Women’s class. Steve was holding second in the Open 19-29 Men’s race when he crashed off of a log and hit his head. Despite blood dripping down his face, he continued on, working his way back to a podium position until disaster struck again on the final lap. He flatted, but still finished fifth after making the repair and completing the four laps. Huge thanks to Dave for the tech support, and Tanya and Marie for pro-level feed zone representation.

Chelsea was also racing, but at a different venue on the other side of the country. In PEI Chelsea competed in 4 different events at the Canada Summer Games First off was the XC MTB where she placed 8th. Next came the Time Trial where she was happy to finish a solid 9th. Word on the street is that she was a huge help in teammate Giallan Carleton’s win in the road race. And finally she finished the week with a top 20 in the Criterium. Way to go Chelsea!!!

Lastly, don’t forget to cheer Laura Brown on at the Canadian National Track Championships, happening right now at the Burnaby Velodrome. Good luck Laura.