Luna's Pendrel and Nash say at the front of the women's race
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Women's yellow jersey wearers Katerina Nash and Catharine Pendrel(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Rolling out to start(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Riders in stage two(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Plenty of singletrack awaited riders in stage two(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Riding a rocky section(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Team Kona's Bary Wicks and Kris Sneddon won stage two(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Racing a boardwalk on stage two(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Staging area(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Tent city(Image credit: Dave Silver)
Yellow jersey wearers Chris Sheppard and Seamus McGrath in the men's duo category(Image credit: Dave Silver)
The nearly 400 BC Bike Race participants got an early wake-up call in North Vancouver before they boarded a ferry to cross the Georgia Straight to Vancouver Island, where stage 2 would happen. Once the vessel docked in Nanaimo, racers donned their day's kit and traded their street clothes for their mountain bikes. Then, two Royal Canadian Mounted Police members on bikes led the controlled start that carried racers to their first drop in of the day. For the first 80 minutes, racers enjoyed singletrack - much of it purpose-built for mountain biking.
Seamus McGrath and Chris Sheppard (Team Jamis - Santa Cruz) were new to the trails in this area. "We didn't know what to expect but it was honestly some of the best trail that we've seen. It was relentless, fast, flowing, tight technical. A little of everything - drop offs, bridges - everything of what mountain biking is about. There were some great new sections. Whoever built it deserves a bunch of clapping!"
McGrath and Sheppard started out, keeping close to the Kona team of Kris Sneddon and Barry Wicks, but at the end of the day, Team Kona was the first to finish in 3:23:42, edging out yesterday's leaders by a mere three seconds, not enough to claim the yellow jersey, but they will hold onto second. Chris Eatough and Jeff Schalk (Trek) rounded out the top three for the day.
In the women's duo race, Team Luna Chix riders, Catharine Pendrel and Katerina Nash, dominated with a 3:57:08 finish. The previous day's second and third spots remained the same with Alison Sydor and Lea Davidson (Rocky Mountain) in second and Lisa Ludwig and Dawn Anderson (Oak Bay Bikes) in third.
The remaining categories saw no change on this second day of racing.
Stage three will take racers over 60 to 65km in Cumberland.
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Solo men classification after stage 2
1
Colin Kerr
5:19:39
2
Andreas Hestler
0:11:56
3
Tony Hogg (Hoggy R&R Sport NZ)
0:14:53
4
Ruedi Schnyder
0:20:27
5
Greg Day (Different Bikes)
0:29:44
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Solo women classification after stage 2
1
Megan Rose
6:53:56
2
Karen Trueman
0:17:01
3
Tori Fahey
2:04:46
4
Claire Garcia-Webb
2:23:25
5
Kati Csak
2:44:28
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Solo men 40+ classification after stage 2
1
Roger Bartels
5:44:05
2
Mark Sevenoff
0:07:57
3
Ted Russo
0:09:23
4
Jeff Shikaze
0:55:18
5
Dean Howard
0:59:00
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Solo women 40+ classification after stage 2
1
Lisa McBain
8:11:31
2
Lori Halwa
2:20:15
3
Sarah Heine
2:34:12
4
Caroline Voigts
2:48:10
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Men Duo classification after stage 2
1
Seamus McGrath & Chris Sheppard
4:58:56
2
Barry Wicks & Kris Sneddon
0:01:12
3
Chris Eatough & Jeff Schalk
0:11:21
4
Brandon Stewart & Max Knox
0:14:08
5
Bart Gilliespie & Alex Grant
0:31:01
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Women duo classification after stage 2
1
Katerina Nash & Catherine Pendrel
5:47:15
2
Alison Sydor & Lea Davison
0:15:58
3
Lisa Ludwig & Dawn Anderson
1:01:25
4
Mireille Montminy & France Lacroix
2:09:06
5
Carolyn Van Vurst & Shelly Allen
2:43:06
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Mixed duo classification after stage 2
1
Ryan Trebon & Georgia Gould
5:42:18
2
Jeff Nielson & Mical Dyck
0:14:43
3
Sandra Walter & Steven Devantier
0:41:33
4
Kate Aardal & Steve Maratins
0:52:48
5
Sue Butler & Bryan Alders
Row 4 - Cell 2
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Veteran 80+ duo classification after stage 2
1
Normon Thibault & Peter Stevenson
5:57:51
2
Geoff Clark & Pat Doyle
0:11:28
3
Matt Ohran & Tim Butler
0:32:12
4
Ian Parker & Bill Slater
0:40:05
5
Dave Crewe & Shaun Tayloer
0:47:05
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Veteran 100+ duo classification after stage 3
1
Francois Amyot & Daniel Auclair
6:39:36
2
Jamie Emergy & Robin Willard
0:35:13
3
Giles Morneau & Isabelle Cantin
1:00:26
4
Tom Ebbern & Gerry McCuaig
1:10:00
5
Ivor McMahen & Scott Gordon
1:19:48
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Teams of 3 classification after stage 3
1
Oakville Cyclepath
8:17:46
2
Sports Insurance
0:28:29
3
Bicker bros
1:41:32
4
Tyred and Cranky
3:09:59
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