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The challenging and flowing singletrack trails of Burnaby Mountain were kind to Whistler and Pemberton riders on Sunday (June 28), when the Lower Mainland locale was used to host the second annual Cardiac Classic Bike Fest. The event also served as the 2009 B.C. Provincial Cross-Country Championships and the third race in the B.C. Cup cross-country series.
Team Whistler’s Tony Routley, Keith Ray and Mike Charuk sprang to the forefront in their categories, as Routley posted a time of 1:06:21 to top the Master 50-plus Men category, and Ray narrowly won the Master 40 to 49 Men’s division over Charuk. Ray’s time of one hour, 28 minutes and 52 seconds edged out Charuk’s 1:29:51 after a good battle.
Posting a time of 1:28:35, Team Whistler’s Michael Boehm finished second in the Master 30 to 39 Men’s category, followed by Trevor Hopkins in fifth. Team Whistler’s Jesse Melamed captured third place in the Junior Men’s division with his time of 1:31:09, despite riding a heavier bike than his competitors, according to reports from Team Whistler.
Whistler’s Tyler Allison, again tearing it up in the Elite Men’s category, finished fourth in the division with his time of 1:44:24. Team Whistler’s Dustin Gordon finished 10th in the category.
Team Whistler members AnnYew and Linda Robichaud finished third and fourth, respectively in the Elite Women’s category.
Routley rides to national success
Whistler’s Will Routley, who has seen great success already this season as a member of the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team, stood out again at the Canadian National Road Cycling Championships in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Que. Routley opened the event with a bang on Friday (June 26) by finishing fifth in the Elite Men’s category at the men’s 40-kilometre time trial, in which Olympian and world championship silver medallist Svein Tuft captured the men’s elite title with his time of 52:08.586.
Routley went on to finish 13th in the Elite Men’s category, and 27th overall, in the 180-kilometre road race on Sunday (June 28). When the dust cleared after a strange race that saw the leaders pull away to form lengthy gaps between them and their pursuers, Guillaume Boivin stood alone as the champion.
