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5th TransRockies Challenge - NE

Canada, August 6-12, 2006

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Race 7 - August 12 : Invermere, BC To Panorama Mountain

United Cycle takes win in last stage effort

By Paul Done/TransRockies Challenge

Ever get the feeling
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Though the last stage of the 2006 TransRockies Challenge was the shortest of the race, the nearly 1700 metre climb to the top of Paradise Ridge would test the remaining riders one more time before they were eligible for the finisher t-shirt. With intermittent hail and rainshowers throughout the day only added to the drama atop the 2500 metre high Ridge which provides epic views into the 3000 metre peaks of the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy, one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the Rockies.

While the 7th stage produced no major changes in the overall standings, a superb effort by the third-placed United Cycles team of Tim Heemskerk and Evan Sherman put the leading duo of Andreas Hestler and Seamus McGrath (Rocky Mountain Business Objects/Felt Racing) in big trouble as the stomach problems that Hestler had been fighting for a couple of days left him unable to follow on the climbs. As they switched into survival mode, their 10 minute overall lead started shrinking quickly as the stage wore on.

With gritty effort, they held on to their lead. At the finish line, they held onto barely two minutes of that original gap and it was enough to give Hestler his third straight TransRockies overall win-remarkably, accomplished with three different partners. "The best thing about winning three times is that I have ended up better friends with my partners after the race than before," said Hestler. The TransRockies is definitely the best thing I have ever done on a bike."

With the largest and most international field in its history, the 2006 TransRockies Challenge had teams from over 20 countries and the closing banquet was easily the most festive in the history of the event. With 1000 riders, friends, and staff in attendance, the finishers were presented with their t-shirts and were assured that the extras would be promptly destroyed. The organizers put the daily video and photo highlights together to produce nearly an hour's worth of the highs and lows from one week in the Rockies.

During the event, four riders were the first-ever recipients of the TransRockies Challenge Belt Buckle as five-time finishers. Paul Newitt, Louise Kobin, Jeff Bandura and Ryan Draper are the only four riders who have ridden and completed every TransRockies since the first in 2002.

Team Bad Idea
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It seems that every TransRockies has a theme-in 2002, it was snow; in 2003 Forest Fires; in 2004, it was the clay and in 2005, the Rain. Though everyone will take home their own memories of a week in the Rockies, for most observers, this year was the complete experience-weather that ran the gamut from hail and driving rain to baking heat, and trails which ranged from hardbaked to the slick consistency of cookie dough. This year's set of winners have proven their skill and determination in the toughest mountain bike race in North America . . . as did each and every rider who took on and survived the 2006 TransRockies Challenge.

Photography

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Results

Open Men
 
1 Tim Heemskerk (Ned)/Evan Sherman (Can) United Cycle Trek                       2.33.35
2 Andreas Hestler (Can)/Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Rocky Mountain Business                9.44
3 Troy Misseghers (Can)/Eric Batty (Can) Mountain Bike City                        13.48
4 Stefan Widmer (Can)/Matt Green (Can) RMB 1                                       17.23
5 Mike Palmer (Can)/Martin Vale (Can) Aviawest-Vega                                23.04
6 Ryan Draper (Can)/Hazen Simson (Can) Downer / Reboundcycle.co                    23.13
7 Erik Bakke (USA)/Dallas Morris (Can) Wildcat Well Ops/Deadgo                     32.03
8 Mark Spratt (GBr)/Sebastian Huckson (GBr) Lunar Power                            32.39
9 Normon Thibault (Can)/Stefan Jakobsen (Can) Frontrunners                         34.22
10 Justin Mark (Can)/Robin Dutton (Can) Arrowsmith Bikes                           36.27
11 Roger Hughes (GBr)/Brian Lewis (GBr) mtb wales.co.uk / Vie                      38.11
12 Brian Cimmiyotti (USA)/Daniel Cooley (USA) Scott's cycle and sports             39.40
13 Dustin Luton (USA)/Jon Tanklage (USA) Coates Cycos                              43.01
14 Shaun Michael Kuzio (Can)/Shelby Lefebvre (Can) Team Abitibi Consolidated       47.46
15 John Inglis (Can)/Lon Martin (Can) The Haywoods                                 54.11
16 Tobi Richli (Swi)/Michi Sigrist (Swi) Fulle Pulle                               54.24
17 Craig Smith (GBr)/Alan Nizbet (GBr) The Hub In The Forest                       56.20
18 Pavel Richtr (Cze)/Lukas Klezl (Cze) programcycle USP                           56.36
19 Greg Shore (Can)/James Bruce (Can) Escape Artists                               57.13
20 David Weik (USA)/Craig Pack (USA) It IZ What It IZ                              59.33
21 Christian Klose (Ger)/Alexander Klose (Ger) abbruch                             59.52
22 Paolo Gambetti (Ita)/Andrea Minguzzi (Ita) Velociraptor                       1.04.30
23 Werner Van Vuuren (RSA)/Vaughn Walton (RSA) ZA/ Mediclinic                    1.06.06
24 Chris Peters (USA)/Dan Murphy (USA) Cannodale Bacon Brigade                   1.06.20
25 Jean-Franc Tremblay (Can)/Clement Rouleau (Can) Team Go Hard                  1.06.50
26 Roger Brudermann (Swi)/Marco Dietiker (Swi) Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie          1.07.01
27 Steven Gaffney (Can)/Shane Besler (Can) Opus                                  1.08.11
28 Troy Heithecker (USA)/Timothy Erickson (USA) Homeless But Free                1.09.29
29 Craig Douce (Aus)/Dale Bartrom (Can) rmoutlook.com                            1.12.43
30 Terry Eichinger (Can)/Glen Bos (Can) ikenbos                                  1.13.06
31 Garry Christopher (GBr)/Jeff Cowie (GBr) Motorhouse                           1.13.15
32 Rich Dillen (USA)/Josh Neely (USA) Team Bad Idea Racing                       1.19.39
33 James Friesen (Can)/Jonathan Friesen (Can) Tinker Creek Farm Team             1.19.57
34 Guy Thomas (GBr)/Didier Nehr (Fra) Escargot                                   1.22.54
35 Gary Brown (Can)/Fraser Ross (Can) CGI / Sitka                                1.24.44
36 Casper Van Oosten (Ned)/Francis Fahrni (Swi) TU/e Plastic People              1.25.31
37 Michael Dougherty (Can)/Iain Radford (Can) The Inflatables                    1.25.44
38 Gary Tait (Can)/Darren Keith (Can) Do North                                   1.26.11
39 Mike Norton (Can)/Carson Bannon (Can) TRS                                     1.26.26
40 Tim Borys (Can)/Shea Tritter (Can) Synergy Racing                             1.26.55
41 Chris Scott (Can)/Trevor Beattie (Can) Hard Tail Pride                        1.28.38
42 Dan Charest (Can)/Tim Chala (Can) Sparwood Titans                             1.30.58
43 Trent Marshall (Can)/Jody Ponto (Can) keepin' it wheel                        1.32.28
44 David Wagstaff (GBr)/Steve Kaye (GBr) Pactrac / Skinfit                       1.36.23
45 Gary Tee (GBr)/Huw George (GBr) Valley Riders UK                              1.37.18
46 Chris Baisch (RSA)/Colin Meyer (RSA) Morningside Cycles SA - F                1.43.23
47 Trent Wiebe (Can)/Bob Bedier (Can) Team Lightweight                           1.44.46
48 Steve Schippanoski (Can)/Chris Scott (Can) Urge                               1.45.55
49 Noel Edwards (Can)/Colin Davis (Can) Couloir-Life Works                       1.48.26
50 Jeff Dallin (Can)/Mark Coates (Can) Innovative Fitness                        1.50.15
51 Shane Dench (Can)/Tom Fransham (Can) Super Heavyweight Cham                   1.53.52
52 Christopher Buckman (Can)/Grant Pellegrin (Can) The LuluLemon Heads           1.59.31
53 Phil Hoilett (Can)/Dave Brown (Can) Canmore Castlegar Conne                   2.00.29
54 Edmund Therrien Jr (USA)/Martin Kovacs (Can) Team Tuckermen                   2.01.11
55 Jon Peters (Can)/Dan Peters (Can) John Fehr Insurance                         2.11.26
56 Deryk Lyddiatt (Can)/James Galipeau (Can) Moose                               2.15.29
57 Greg Head (Can)/Troy Head (Can) Devon NRG                                     2.17.13
58 Dan Higginson (GBr)/Barry Cox (GBr) Chasing Your Tail                         2.19.25
59 Simon Newall (GBr)/Lee Walker (GBr) Stour Youth                               2.21.39
60 Grady Semmens (Can)/Tyler Semmens (Can) Semmens Bros. Racing                  2.22.50
61 Heath Mccroy (Can)/Leighton Poidevin (Can) Soul Bro                           2.23.29
62 Will Larooi (Can)/Tim Thompson (Can) Team Matrix Video                        2.41.04
63 Robert Hill (Can)/Joh O'shaughnessy (Can) Team CanadaHomeHealth                      
64 Benoit Guizar (Mex)/Alain Guizar (Mex) Taco'Riendo Machin                     2.44.42
65 Sean Solon (Irl)/Mark Solon (Irl) Xtreme Paddies                              2.46.47
66 Nathan Blake (GBr)/Paul Crook (GBr) Gnarly Nutters                            2.48.47
67 Gonzalo Robles Gil (Mex)/Gerardo Cano (Mex) Mucho Guano                       2.52.17
68 Eric Colberg (Can)/Tim Dekker (Can) Big E's Pressure Welding                  2.54.39
69 Simon Driscoll (GBr)/Andy Fletcher (GBr) Team Smoke Screen                    2.55.54
70 Christian Male (GBr)/Ian Gill (GBr) Golden Balls                              3.03.04
71 Steven Kotowich (Can)/Marc Gratton (Can) Prairie Sky                          3.04.43
72 Lark Richardson (Can)/Ken Chorney (Can) Uncomfortably Numb                    3.33.31
73 Carl Bachand (Can)/Daryl Goodfellow (Can) 2 R Max                             3.43.33
74 Cameron Baty (Can)/Chris Law (Can) I should’ve just bought the                3.52.33
75 Brian Tuffs (Can)/Dan Baumgarten (Can) Miazzurts                              5.56.05
 
Open Mixed
 
1 Lynda Wallenfels (USA)/David Harris (USA) Health-FX                            3.03.24
2 Hillary Harrison (USA)/Ryan Watts (Can) Crissi - Crystal Hotels                   8.02
3 Samuel Koerber (USA)/Tricia Stevenson (USA) *Cannondale/LandRover*               14.38
4 Louise Kobin (USA)/Eric Warkentin (USA) X-fusion                                 15.01
5 Ruth Mckean (Irl)/Roger Crippin (GBr) Flying Scots                               19.54
6 Melanie Alexander (GBr)/Richard Holmes (GBr) Fancier Ride                        29.20
7 Nancy Lopez (Can)/Kobe Davis (Can) Big Country                                   29.48
8 David Frye (USA)/Beth Frye (USA) Frye Daze                                       30.36
9 Jessica Demars (Can)/Robert Blanchard (Can) Ride On                              35.31
10 Katy Curtis (Can)/Anthony Salmon (GBr) 2 bikes & a Lobster Pot                  44.55
11 Glenn Meeth (USA)/Tanya Meeth (USA) Boogie Hips                                 45.28
12 Blair Martin (NZl)/Heather Evans (NZl) Kiwi Flyers                              47.28
13 Daniel P. Thauvette (Can)/Caroline T. Pinard (Can) Corazon - CBRS               47.48
14 Amy Kerdok (USA)/Keith Berkoben (USA) Higher Education                          59.34
15 Rowan Goeller (RSA)/Joanna Goeller (RSA) Scatterlings of Africa               1.00.49
16 Lisa Le Poole (Can)/Ryan Bowen (Can) Up the Creek                             1.07.11
17 Cyd Fraser (Can)/Craig Bartlett (Can) Troubled Beavers                        1.07.40
18 Howard Lowe (GBr)/Fiona Patterson (GBr) Endure UK                             1.10.58
19 Joanne Mcleod (RSA)/Justin Mcleod (RSA) Team McLeod                           1.13.15
20 Chuck Fortier (Can)/Cathy Ross (Can) Cops For Cancer                          1.22.25
21 Amy Guidinger (Can)/Brett Romanow (Can) Guidi-up                              1.23.14
22 Eric Geerts (Bel)/Bren Van Calsteren (Bel) Bike - it                          1.29.10
23 Luis Gutierrez (Mex)/Monica Gutierrez (Mex) Mexi-CAN                          2.14.53
24 Ian Bester (RSA)/Jonelle Bester (RSA) Team Metamorphosis                      2.20.03
25 Michael Solon (Irl)/Benedicte Maillard (Fra) Xtreme Paddies 2                 2.31.25
 
Open Women
 
1 Sue Butler (USA)/Anna Vacca (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale                        3.47.53
2 Lesley Clements (Can)/Nikki Kassel (Can) Uncivil Servants                        10.15
3 Michelle Newton (Can)/Alexandra Watson (Can) The Steed Sistas                    11.03
4 Truus Swaans (Ned)/Patrice Vercammen (Ned) Otten Marathon Racing Te            1.10.29
5 Marie-Jose Santerre (Can)/Lisa Bartlett (Can) Canmore Girlz                    1.27.11
 
100+
 
1 Randy Iddings (USA)/Dan Norton (USA) Ranarok/Greggs                            3.18.27
2 Peter Loetzner (Ger)/Herf Sonntagbauer (Aut) Team MTB-Bergstrasse                 4.46
3 Bob Foster (NZl)/Steve Moffatt (NZl) Team Cannondale                             10.55
4 Thys Neser (RSA)/Brett Sachs (RSA) Oshkosh                                       30.42
5 Kent Stuckert (Can)/Clive Burke (GBr) A Canuck and A Brit                        45.47
6 Robert Champagne (Can)/Bill Benson (Can) Toyota Never Quit Team                  51.46
7 Malcolm Law (NZl)/Graeme Brown (NZl) Kiwi Connection                             56.17
8 David Collett (RSA)/Dennis Lawrie (RSA) GFP Cycopsyclists                        57.08
9 John Walton (Can)/Rick Beaupre (Can) 50/50                                     2.02.17
10 Simon Parker (Aus)/Paul Bougourd (GBr) Climb and Punishment                   2.15.46
11 Jeff Brown (Can)/Philip Ng (Can) Radial Motion                                2.19.21
12 R. Glenn Dawson (Can)/Rory Cattanach (Can) Dog Meat                           2.25.50
 
80+ Men
 
1 Jon Gould (USA)/Davey Moore (USA) Team Tamarack/Scott US                       2.54.29
2 Theo Wouters (Ned)/John Bullens (Ned) Otten Marathon Racing Te                    0.25
3 Philip Roadley (Can)/Cory Fielding (Can) Bikes & Beyond                          10.35
4 Gary Hill (GBr)/Jack Peterson (GBr) UK NUMPLUMZ                                  21.28
5 Paul Craig (Can)/Lucas Fennell (Can) Natural Earth Racin                         24.40
6 Tim Butler (USA)/Hamish Gordon (Can) Team RACE                                   26.09
7 Mike Edwards (Can)/Rich Hamilton (Can) AreaConnect.com / Differe                 28.47
8 Derek Shiers (Can)/Dale Plant (USA) Kona/TiCycles                                31.27
9 Hans Swaans (Ned)/Jan Van Rooy (Ned) Joyb!Ke – Bth - Joybik                      33.15
10 Paul Newitt (Can)/Nels Guloien (Can) Team Pedal Kona                            36.47
11 Mike Cavaliere (Can)/Stan Magee (Can) Riders of Graymount                       37.29
12 George Oliver (Can)/Doug Burland (Can) fossil fuelers                           37.32
13 Mike Dannelley (USA)/Roch Frey (Can) American Interbanc                         42.27
14 Scott Thomson (Can)/Richard Fletcher (Can) Arrow Racing                         43.17
15 Eric Tremblay (Can)/Daniel Dube (Can) Team Saguenay                             45.34
16 John Millon (USA)/Zdenek Fiebinger (Cze) Outspokin                              45.50
17 Lloyd Murray (Can)/Peter Spielmann (Ger) 1996: Met in Moab                      47.29
18 Trevor Pombert (Can)/Roger Clemens (Can) Team United Cycle                      49.22
19 Patrick West (USA)/Tim Murphy (USA) Chikookabra                                 50.53
20 Jean - Michel Madec (Fra)/Daniel Glevarec (Fra) Poher Team                      51.03
21 Andrew Haliburton (RSA)/Tony Cole (RSA) Durban Dynamite                         51.32
22 Andy Klumb (USA)/Matt Thourot (USA) Hotel Whiskey                               52.27
23 David Richardson (Can)/Douglas Richardson (Can) Brother, Where Art Thou?        53.19
24 Vince Haag (USA)/Brad Neumann (USA) The Bungalow Amoebas                        57.04
25 Rory Attridge (RSA)/Neil Evans (RSA) Davies Civils 2                            58.16
26 Ralf Madl (Ger)/Johannes Bizer (Ger) DEEP BLUE                                1.00.22
27 John Miller (USA)/Paul Mcclintock (GBr) Nothumbrian Cheesehead                1.09.05
28 Ewen Macgregor (Aus)/Mark Cadle (GBr) Go Aussie!                              1.11.35
29 Ron Sadesky (Can)/Alain Parent (Can) Conglomerates                            1.12.54
30 Edward Toole (USA)/Steven Frank (USA) Wannabees                               1.15.25
31 James David (USA)/Steve Kutina (USA) Festering Testicles                      1.33.50
32 Timothy Crum (USA)/Mike Hardenbergh (USA) Damn Dirty Apes                            
33 Mike Hayes (Can)/Kevin Harris (Can) Team De'Nial                              1.43.59
34 Tim Hudema (Can)/Reid Alan (Can) Team Missing Links                           1.46.28
35 Dan Wray (Can)/Alex Blampied (GBr) Tail Gunners                               1.52.55
36 Don Martin (Can)/Scott Burns (Can) The Extreme Team                           1.55.56
37 Kevin Clapperton (Can)/Richard Clapperton (Can) Wobbly Wheels                 1.56.43
38 Andy Aufschnaiter (Can)/Richard Plamondon (Can) The Heli Ski Riders           1.59.09
39 Simon Jongebloed (Aus)/Carl Wilkin (Aus) 2 Blokes From Adelaide               1.59.23
40 Ron Donaldson (Can)/Paul Allan (Can) Waterloo Flying Do                       2.03.22
41 Chip Woodland (USA)/Brian Grossman (USA) Team Vail                            2.09.09
42 Francisco Ramirez (Mex)/Mauricio Ortega (Mex) Mexicanisimo                    2.23.48
43 Ray Perkins (GBr)/Marcus Childs (GBr) Thirty 2                                2.24.38
44 Jim Seethram (Can)/Michael Kohlenberg (Can) United Cycle - Orissa             2.39.44
 
80+ Mixed
 
1 Margie Smith (Can)/Joey Cowen (Can) Wilson Mountain Sport/RB                   3.35.12
2 Tamara Goeppel (Can)/Thomas Tetz (Ger) Leki BikeXtreme                           13.41
3 Gavin Mackintosh (RSA)/Rose Mackintosh (RSA) Makatini                            21.39
4 Jane Meeks (GBr)/Gary Baum (GBr) Eden Wheelers                                   37.12
5 Dan Mccarthy (USA)/Kathleen Oot-Coffey (USA) b.i.k.e. Syracuse                 1.05.38
6 Dj Brooks (USA)/Alina Mcmaster (Aus) Aroc 'in Roll 'in                         1.06.07
7 Jeff Bandura (Can)/Jennifer Tabbernor (Can) BikeKootenayRockies.com            2.27.16
 
Unclassified
 
1 Don Shewan (Can)/David King (NZl) RGO Office Products                          3.19.11
2 Robert Trainer (Can)/Ronald Edwards (Can) A week of R and R.                     16.04
3 Brian Galvin (Irl)/Stephen Moore (Irl) workatheight.ie                           28.15
4 Nicola Mann (Can)/Melanie Lewis (GBr) Ticycles/Avanti Racing                     28.40
5 John Ramsden (Can)/Calindy Ramsden (Can) Dark Horse Racing                       36.27
6 Jason Tuffs (USA)/Heather Fuhr (USA) Encinitas                                   50.16
7 John Rozell (Can)/Dean Irvine (Can) Steed Cycles                               1.04.12
8 Keith Bontrager (USA)/Richard Latorraca (USA) Bontrager Wheelworks             1.22.53
9 Gero Bankhaus (Ger)/Markus Szczabel (Ger) Never Give Up                        1.23.33
10 Jeremy Davies (RSA)/Paddy Cresswell (RSA) Davies Civils 1                     1.31.05
11 David Hazlett (Can)/Bruce Thomson (Can) Gears Then Beers                      1.41.06
12 Philip Lett (Can)/Kem Akol (USA) Team BRJ Sportfire                           1.44.21
13 Terrance Hook (Can)/Tony Taylor (Can) Team TNT Canada                         1.47.40
14 Maarten Byl (Bel)/Monique Snieders (Ned) M & M                                1.51.42
15 Michael Kingston (Aus)/Gavin Burke (Aus) Aussie Battlers                      1.59.32
16 Kevin Schmidt (Can)/Jeff Schmidt (Can) Mudlarks                               2.12.53
17 David Nelson (Can)/Jodi Janzen (Can) Pant Like A Pug                          2.15.13
18 Geoffrey Lindsay (Can)/Patrick Murphy (Can) Newpark Mud Men                   2.18.32
19 Jackie Walker (Can)/Dan Wolfrom (Can) Big Dog                                 2.19.07
20 Hector Jaime (Mex)/Jair Manjarrez (Mex) Viva Mexico!                          2.33.18
21 Tim To (Can)/Don Reichert (Can) Team Genie Bicycles                           2.47.58
22 Troi Whalen (Can)/Dave Craig (Can) Team Aeromedical                           3.08.25
23 Gert Du Plessis (RSA)/Hester Du Plessis (RSA) Boland                          3.16.25
24 David Burwash (Can)/Julie Olson (USA) Sofa King Fun                           3.29.56
25 Tom Porter (Can)/Kevin Sweeney (Can) Back of the Pack                         4.32.57
 
Final General classification
 
Open Men
 
1 Andreas Hestler (Can)/Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Rocky Mountain Business            27.08.44
2 Tim Heemskerk (Ned)/Evan Sherman (Can) United Cycle Trek                          2.45
3 Troy Misseghers (Can)/Eric Batty (Can) Mountain Bike City                        14.30
4 Stefan Widmer (Can)/Matt Green (Can) RMB 1                                     1.43.32
5 Mike Palmer (Can)/Martin Vale (Can) Aviawest-Vega                              2.56.15
6 Steven Gaffney (Can)/Shane Besler (Can) Opus                                   4.09.45
7 Ryan Draper (Can)/Hazen Simson (Can) Downer / Reboundcycle.co                  4.32.28
8 Normon Thibault (Can)/Stefan Jakobsen (Can) Frontrunners                       5.15.51
9 Brian Cimmiyotti (USA)/Daniel Cooley (USA) Scott's cycle and sports            5.49.03
10 Mark Spratt (GBr)/Sebastian Huckson (GBr) Lunar Power                         6.40.53
11 Pavel Richtr (Cze)/Lukas Klezl (Cze) programcycle USP                         7.08.56
12 Justin Mark (Can)/Robin Dutton (Can) Arrowsmith Bikes                         7.20.21
13 Roger Hughes (GBr)/Brian Lewis (GBr) mtb wales.co.uk / Vie                    7.23.00
14 Erik Bakke (USA)/Dallas Morris (Can) Wildcat Well Ops/Deadgo                  7.50.58
15 Dustin Luton (USA)/Jon Tanklage (USA) Coates Cycos                            8.06.59
16 Troy Heithecker (USA)/Timothy Erickson (USA) Homeless But Free                8.19.31
17 Tobi Richli (Swi)/Michi Sigrist (Swi) Fulle Pulle                             8.20.29
18 Mike Norton (Can)/Carson Bannon (Can) TRS                                     9.43.33
19 Chris Peters (USA)/Dan Murphy (USA) Cannodale Bacon Brigade                  10.13.50
20 David Weik (USA)/Craig Pack (USA) It IZ What It IZ                           11.03.34
21 Shaun Michael Kuzio (Can)/Shelby Lefebvre (Can) Team Abitibi Consolidated    11.04.09
22 Paolo Gambetti (Ita)/Andrea Minguzzi (Ita) Velociraptor                      11.21.58
23 John Inglis (Can)/Lon Martin (Can) The Haywoods                              11.42.58
24 Roger Brudermann (Swi)/Marco Dietiker (Swi) Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie         11.46.45
25 Craig Smith (GBr)/Alan Nizbet (GBr) The Hub In The Forest                    12.48.15
26 Dan Charest (Can)/Tim Chala (Can) Sparwood Titans                            12.53.40
27 Michael Dougherty (Can)/Iain Radford (Can) The Inflatables                   13.01.52
28 Heath Mccroy (Can)/Leighton Poidevin (Can) Soul Bro                          14.07.54
29 Jean-Franc Tremblay (Can)/Clement Rouleau (Can) Team Go Hard                 14.26.51
30 Rich Dillen (USA)/Josh Neely (USA) Team Bad Idea Racing                      14.26.52
31 Gary Tait (Can)/Darren Keith (Can) Do North                                  14.45.08
32 Craig Douce (Aus)/Dale Bartrom (Can) rmoutlook.com                           14.50.08
33 Phil Hoilett (Can)/Dave Brown (Can) Canmore Castlegar Conne                  15.54.07
34 Greg Shore (Can)/James Bruce (Can) Escape Artists                            16.08.13
35 Chris Baisch (RSA)/Colin Meyer (RSA) Morningside Cycles SA - F               16.18.51
36 Steve Schippanoski (Can)/Chris Scott (Can) Urge                              16.26.53
37 Christian Klose (Ger)/Alexander Klose (Ger) abbruch                          16.49.47
38 Nathan Blake (GBr)/Paul Crook (GBr) Gnarly Nutters                           16.55.40
39 Noel Edwards (Can)/Colin Davis (Can) Couloir-Life Works                      17.11.34
40 Casper Van Oosten (Ned)/Francis Fahrni (Swi) TU/e Plastic People             17.29.15
41 Terry Eichinger (Can)/Glen Bos (Can) ikenbos                                 17.49.09
42 James Friesen (Can)/Jonathan Friesen (Can) Tinker Creek Farm Team            17.53.47
43 Tim Borys (Can)/Shea Tritter (Can) Synergy Racing                            17.58.04
44 Gary Tee (GBr)/Huw George (GBr) Valley Riders UK                             18.04.32
45 Trent Marshall (Can)/Jody Ponto (Can) keepin' it wheel                       18.12.41
46 Garry Christopher (GBr)/Jeff Cowie (GBr) Motorhouse                          18.38.33
47 Trent Wiebe (Can)/Bob Bedier (Can) Team Lightweight                          18.44.04
48 Guy Thomas (GBr)/Didier Nehr (Fra) Escargot                                  18.52.52
49 Jeff Dallin (Can)/Mark Coates (Can) Innovative Fitness                       18.53.12
50 Benoit Guizar (Mex)/Alain Guizar (Mex) Taco'Riendo Machin                    19.42.35
51 Werner Van Vuuren (RSA)/Vaughn Walton (RSA) ZA/ Mediclinic                   19.56.54
52 Shane Dench (Can)/Tom Fransham (Can) Super Heavyweight Cham                  21.02.19
53 Edmund Therrien Jr (USA)/Martin Kovacs (Can) Team Tuckermen                  21.47.09
54 Grady Semmens (Can)/Tyler Semmens (Can) Semmens Bros. Racing                 22.15.20
55 Deryk Lyddiatt (Can)/James Galipeau (Can) Moose                              22.15.24
56 Dan Higginson (GBr)/Barry Cox (GBr) Chasing Your Tail                        24.04.39
57 Steven Kotowich (Can)/Marc Gratton (Can) Prairie Sky                         24.22.08
58 Brian Tuffs (Can)/Dan Baumgarten (Can) Miazzurts                             24.57.17
59 Gary Brown (Can)/Fraser Ross (Can) CGI / Sitka                               24.58.08
60 Simon Newall (GBr)/Lee Walker (GBr) Stour Youth                              25.09.59
61 Chris Scott (Can)/Trevor Beattie (Can) Hard Tail Pride                       25.10.39
62 Jon Peters (Can)/Dan Peters (Can) John Fehr Insurance                        25.20.44
63 Christopher Buckman (Can)/Grant Pellegrin (Can) The LuluLemon Heads          25.51.40
64 David Wagstaff (GBr)/Steve Kaye (GBr) Pactrac / Skinfit                      26.07.40
65 Gonzalo Robles Gil (Mex)/Gerardo Cano (Mex) Mucho Guano                      26.39.53
66 Greg Head (Can)/Troy Head (Can) Devon NRG                                    27.48.47
67 Christian Male (GBr)/Ian Gill (GBr) Golden Balls                             27.52.40
68 Robert Hill (Can)/Joh O'shaughnessy (Can) Team CanadaHomeHealth              28.30.04
69 Cameron Baty (Can)/Chris Law (Can) I should’ve just bought the               28.30.30
70 Sean Solon (Irl)/Mark Solon (Irl) Xtreme Paddies                             30.06.52
71 Will Larooi (Can)/Tim Thompson (Can) Team Matrix Video                       30.15.18
72 Simon Driscoll (GBr)/Andy Fletcher (GBr) Team Smoke Screen                   30.42.43
73 Eric Colberg (Can)/Tim Dekker (Can) Big E's Pressure Welding                 30.43.44
74 Carl Bachand (Can)/Daryl Goodfellow (Can) 2 R Max                            33.24.39
75 Lark Richardson (Can)/Ken Chorney (Can) Uncomfortably Numb                   37.03.55
76 Fernando Garcia Vila (Spa)/Bart Bellver Manez (Spa) Cyclones Team            13.16.34
77 Mike Omelaniec (Can)/John Gibson (Can) 4word/langley concrete gro            23.39.01
 
Open Mixed
 
1 Lynda Wallenfels (USA)/David Harris (USA) Health-FX                           32.54.03
2 Samuel Koerber (USA)/Tricia Stevenson (USA) *Cannondale/LandRover*               56.55
3 Louise Kobin (USA)/Eric Warkentin (USA) X-fusion                               2.19.08
4 Hillary Harrison (USA)/Ryan Watts (Can) Crissi - Crystal Hotels                2.45.12
5 David Frye (USA)/Beth Frye (USA) Frye Daze                                     3.39.11
6 Melanie Alexander (GBr)/Richard Holmes (GBr) Fancier Ride                      3.53.58
7 Nancy Lopez (Can)/Kobe Davis (Can) Big Country                                 5.45.14
8 Jessica Demars (Can)/Robert Blanchard (Can) Ride On                            6.44.30
9 Blair Martin (NZl)/Heather Evans (NZl) Kiwi Flyers                             7.26.31
10 Ruth Mckean (Irl)/Roger Crippin (GBr) Flying Scots                            8.02.48
11 Cyd Fraser (Can)/Craig Bartlett (Can) Troubled Beavers                        8.29.43
12 Daniel P. Thauvette (Can)/Caroline T. Pinard (Can) Corazon - CBRS             8.59.23
13 Katy Curtis (Can)/Anthony Salmon (GBr) 2 bikes & a Lobster Pot                9.51.02
14 Glenn Meeth (USA)/Tanya Meeth (USA) Boogie Hips                               9.55.11
15 Amy Guidinger (Can)/Brett Romanow (Can) Guidi-up                             11.05.18
16 Howard Lowe (GBr)/Fiona Patterson (GBr) Endure UK                            11.38.40
17 Rowan Goeller (RSA)/Joanna Goeller (RSA) Scatterlings of Africa              12.34.33
18 Luis Gutierrez (Mex)/Monica Gutierrez (Mex) Mexi-CAN                         14.14.45
19 Lisa Le Poole (Can)/Ryan Bowen (Can) Up the Creek                            15.08.46
20 Eric Geerts (Bel)/Bren Van Calsteren (Bel) Bike - it                         15.27.50
21 Joanne Mcleod (RSA)/Justin Mcleod (RSA) Team McLeod                          15.54.18
22 Chuck Fortier (Can)/Cathy Ross (Can) Cops For Cancer                         16.21.14
23 Amy Kerdok (USA)/Keith Berkoben (USA) Higher Education                       16.29.58
24 Michael Solon (Irl)/Benedicte Maillard (Fra) Xtreme Paddies 2                25.01.40
25 Ian Bester (RSA)/Jonelle Bester (RSA) Team Metamorphosis                     31.38.06
 
Open Women
 
1 Sue Butler (USA)/Anna Vacca (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale                       37.26.19
2 Michelle Newton (Can)/Alexandra Watson (Can) The Steed Sistas                  5.13.02
3 Lesley Clements (Can)/Nikki Kassel (Can) Uncivil Servants                      6.30.58
4 Truus Swaans (Ned)/Patrice Vercammen (Ned) Otten Marathon Racing Te           14.14.56
5 Marie-Jose Santerre (Can)/Lisa Bartlett (Can) Canmore Girlz                   21.59.35
 
100+
 
1 Randy Iddings (USA)/Dan Norton (USA) Ranarok/Greggs                           33.48.07
2 Bob Foster (NZl)/Steve Moffatt (NZl) Team Cannondale                           1.08.39
3 Peter Loetzner (Ger)/Herf Sonntagbauer (Aut) Team MTB-Bergstrasse              1.29.48
4 Robert Champagne (Can)/Bill Benson (Can) Toyota Never Quit Team                7.59.21
5 Malcolm Law (NZl)/Graeme Brown (NZl) Kiwi Connection                          10.28.46
6 Thys Neser (RSA)/Brett Sachs (RSA) Oshkosh                                    12.09.14
7 David Collett (RSA)/Dennis Lawrie (RSA) GFP Cycopsyclists                     13.59.25
8 Jeff Brown (Can)/Philip Ng (Can) Radial Motion                                14.59.59
9 Simon Parker (Aus)/Paul Bougourd (GBr) Climb and Punishment                   22.32.04
10 John Walton (Can)/Rick Beaupre (Can) 50/50                                   26.09.24
11 R. Glenn Dawson (Can)/Rory Cattanach (Can) Dog Meat                          31.24.44
12 Kent Stuckert (Can)/Clive Burke (GBr) A Canuck and A Brit                    34.25.15
13 Richard Woodbury (USA)/Laurie Woodbury (USA) Woodbury                        33.17.51
 
80+ Men
 
1 Theo Wouters (Ned)/John Bullens (Ned) Otten Marathon Racing Te                31.27.38
2 Jon Gould (USA)/Davey Moore (USA) Team Tamarack/Scott US                          1.44
3 Mike Edwards (Can)/Rich Hamilton (Can) AreaConnect.com / Differe               1.39.34
4 Mike Cavaliere (Can)/Stan Magee (Can) Riders of Graymount                      2.09.52
5 Gary Hill (GBr)/Jack Peterson (GBr) UK NUMPLUMZ                                2.48.18
6 Paul Newitt (Can)/Nels Guloien (Can) Team Pedal Kona                           3.22.08
7 Derek Shiers (Can)/Dale Plant (USA) Kona/TiCycles                              3.58.24
8 Hans Swaans (Ned)/Jan Van Rooy (Ned) Joyb!Ke – Bth - Joybik                    4.19.35
9 Scott Thomson (Can)/Richard Fletcher (Can) Arrow Racing                        5.00.24
10 Tim Butler (USA)/Hamish Gordon (Can) Team RACE                                5.16.15
11 Patrick West (USA)/Tim Murphy (USA) Chikookabra                               6.01.46
12 Eric Tremblay (Can)/Daniel Dube (Can) Team Saguenay                           6.45.09
13 Paul Craig (Can)/Lucas Fennell (Can) Natural Earth Racin                      6.57.50
14 Mike Dannelley (USA)/Roch Frey (Can) American Interbanc                       7.03.33
15 John Millon (USA)/Zdenek Fiebinger (Cze) Outspokin                            7.08.28
16 Andy Klumb (USA)/Matt Thourot (USA) Hotel Whiskey                             7.45.13
17 Philip Roadley (Can)/Cory Fielding (Can) Bikes & Beyond                       7.48.26
18 George Oliver (Can)/Doug Burland (Can) fossil fuelers                         7.56.11
19 Timothy Crum (USA)/Mike Hardenbergh (USA) Damn Dirty Apes                     7.56.26
20 Lloyd Murray (Can)/Peter Spielmann (Ger) 1996: Met in Moab                    8.11.58
21 Andrew Haliburton (RSA)/Tony Cole (RSA) Durban Dynamite                       8.32.07
22 Rory Attridge (RSA)/Neil Evans (RSA) Davies Civils 2                          8.54.07
23 Trevor Pombert (Can)/Roger Clemens (Can) Team United Cycle                    8.59.25
24 Ron Sadesky (Can)/Alain Parent (Can) Conglomerates                            9.22.41
25 Jean - Michel Madec (Fra)/Daniel Glevarec (Fra) Poher Team                    9.23.38
26 David Richardson (Can)/Douglas Richardson (Can) Brother, Where Art Thou?      9.28.18
27 John Miller (USA)/Paul Mcclintock (GBr) Nothumbrian Cheesehead                9.49.00
28 Ewen Macgregor (Aus)/Mark Cadle (GBr) Go Aussie!                             10.52.37
29 Ralf Madl (Ger)/Johannes Bizer (Ger) DEEP BLUE                               10.54.48
30 Vince Haag (USA)/Brad Neumann (USA) The Bungalow Amoebas                     11.38.14
31 James David (USA)/Steve Kutina (USA) Festering Testicles                     12.31.47
32 Edward Toole (USA)/Steven Frank (USA) Wannabees                              12.56.04
33 Andy Aufschnaiter (Can)/Richard Plamondon (Can) The Heli Ski Riders          14.16.23
34 Don Martin (Can)/Scott Burns (Can) The Extreme Team                          16.36.53
35 Ron Donaldson (Can)/Paul Allan (Can) Waterloo Flying Do                      19.19.50
36 Simon Jongebloed (Aus)/Carl Wilkin (Aus) 2 Blokes From Adelaide              19.27.29
37 Francisco Ramirez (Mex)/Mauricio Ortega (Mex) Mexicanisimo                   19.29.59
38 Tim Hudema (Can)/Reid Alan (Can) Team Missing Links                          19.36.00
39 Kevin Clapperton (Can)/Richard Clapperton (Can) Wobbly Wheels                19.38.10
40 Chip Woodland (USA)/Brian Grossman (USA) Team Vail                           20.29.35
41 Dan Wray (Can)/Alex Blampied (GBr) Tail Gunners                              22.40.20
42 Mike Hayes (Can)/Kevin Harris (Can) Team De'Nial                             23.15.38
43 Jim Seethram (Can)/Michael Kohlenberg (Can) United Cycle - Orissa            27.46.00
44 Ray Perkins (GBr)/Marcus Childs (GBr) Thirty 2                               31.35.48
45 John Chilton (Can)/Chris Malthaner (Can) Bo's Buddies                         9.56.47
 
80+ Mixed
 
1 Margie Smith (Can)/Joey Cowen (Can) Wilson Mountain Sport/RB                  37.49.38
2 Tamara Goeppel (Can)/Thomas Tetz (Ger) Leki BikeXtreme                         2.06.59
3 Jeff Bandura (Can)/Jennifer Tabbernor (Can) BikeKootenayRockies.com            6.47.48
4 Jane Meeks (GBr)/Gary Baum (GBr) Eden Wheelers                                 7.07.57
5 Dj Brooks (USA)/Alina Mcmaster (Aus) Aroc 'in Roll 'in                         9.51.14
6 Dan Mccarthy (USA)/Kathleen Oot-Coffey (USA) b.i.k.e. Syracuse                11.26.28
7 Gavin Mackintosh (RSA)/Rose Mackintosh (RSA) Makatini                         12.29.48
 
Unclassified
 
1 Jason Tuffs (USA)/Heather Fuhr (USA) Encinitas                                38.59.32
2 Nicola Mann (Can)/Melanie Lewis (GBr) Ticycles/Avanti Racing                   1.33.36
3 John Rozell (Can)/Dean Irvine (Can) Steed Cycles                               1.38.50
4 Geoffrey Lindsay (Can)/Patrick Murphy (Can) Newpark Mud Men                    1.41.17
5 Robert Trainer (Can)/Ronald Edwards (Can) A week of R and R.                   2.16.57
6 John Ramsden (Can)/Calindy Ramsden (Can) Dark Horse Racing                     4.46.34
7 Don Shewan (Can)/David King (NZl) RGO Office Products                          6.12.58
8 Keith Bontrager (USA)/Richard Latorraca (USA) Bontrager Wheelworks             8.40.51
9 Brian Galvin (Irl)/Stephen Moore (Irl) workatheight.ie                         9.50.57
10 Gero Bankhaus (Ger)/Markus Szczabel (Ger) Never Give Up                      11.16.46
11 Terrance Hook (Can)/Tony Taylor (Can) Team TNT Canada                        11.19.26
12 Tim To (Can)/Don Reichert (Can) Team Genie Bicycles                          15.43.21
13 Philip Lett (Can)/Kem Akol (USA) Team BRJ Sportfire                          15.52.23
14 Jackie Walker (Can)/Dan Wolfrom (Can) Big Dog                                15.54.46
15 Michael Kingston (Aus)/Gavin Burke (Aus) Aussie Battlers                     16.53.13
16 David Burwash (Can)/Julie Olson (USA) Sofa King Fun                          19.16.36
17 Jeremy Davies (RSA)/Paddy Cresswell (RSA) Davies Civils 1                    19.54.54
18 Gert Du Plessis (RSA)/Hester Du Plessis (RSA) Boland                         19.59.16
19 Kevin Schmidt (Can)/Jeff Schmidt (Can) Mudlarks                              22.47.23
20 David Hazlett (Can)/Bruce Thomson (Can) Gears Then Beers                     22.48.31
21 Maarten Byl (Bel)/Monique Snieders (Ned) M & M                               24.24.46
22 Tom Porter (Can)/Kevin Sweeney (Can) Back of the Pack                        25.10.25
23 David Nelson (Can)/Jodi Janzen (Can) Pant Like A Pug                         29.21.02
24 Hector Jaime (Mex)/Jair Manjarrez (Mex) Viva Mexico!                         32.07.05
25 Arthur Rijk (Ned)/Tim Snijder (Ned) Team TNT Netherlands                             
26 Troi Whalen (Can)/Dave Craig (Can) Team Aeromedical                                  
27 Caesar Cepeda (USA)/Lauren Cepeda (USA) Cleats and Cleavage                          
28 Joe Jackson (USA)/Brian Fish (Can) Team Moose Jaw                                    
29 Robert Kelly (Can)/Jeff Mckague (Can) Just Goin' to the Bike Stor                    
30 Troy Lemens (Can)/Sean Anastasiadis (Can) IRON HORSE/SPORT CH                        
31 Scott Stroming (USA)/Bob Schoeneman (USA) Wenatchee Area Racers