Whistler hosted the closing stage of the BC Bike Race. For many racers, the stage 7 course was about "staying safe" and simply crossing the finish line; for others, there were boundaries to be pushed and medals to be had.
As with yesterday's stage, the hometown advantage created opportunities for some racers and the podium placements varied from previous stages. The overall results, however, were as expected - based on already established leads.
Max Knox & Branden Stewart (DCM 1) won the final stage for the men's duo teams in 1:26:41. The finished ahead of overall race winners Kris Sneddon & Barry Wicks (Team Kona)
Alana Heise & Kate Aardal (Terralandscape-Hardcore Racing) won the final stage in 3:27:18 and clinched the overall victory in the women's duo category.
Jason Sager (Jamis) won the final solo men's stage ahead of Chris Sheppard, who locked up his overall title.
Among the solo women, overall race winner McQuaid took the final stage.
Finally, World Cup racers Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) & Catharine Pendrel (Luna) won the final stage in the mixed team category as well as the overall.
The event officially came to a close with a banquet at the host hotel and Dave Silver, official BCBR photographer, composed a slideshow that reflected moments captured throughout the seven days of racing. Then, the post-event stage took place where racers danced the lactic acid out of their legs and had their final moments together as the BCBR 2010 alumni.
Race note: Melanie McQuaid, the solo women's winner and three-time Xterra Champion, is in the midst of her training program for this year's events. After every stage McQuaid would set off for a training run or swim.
Stage 7 results
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Solo men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jason Sager (USA)
1:22:22
2
Chris Sheppard (USA)
0:00:01
3
Cory Wallace (Can)
0:00:57
4
Blake Harlan (USA)
0:01:51
5
Colin Kerr (Can)
0:02:21
6
Erik Tonkin (USA)
0:03:44
7
Ben Thompson (USA)
0:03:54
8
Greg Day (Can)
0:04:44
9
Manuel Prado (USA)
0:05:51
10
Peter Butt (Aus)
0:07:50
11
Darren Butler (Can)
0:12:02
12
Harlan Price (USA)
0:12:04
13
Warren Ellis (Can)
0:13:07
14
Evan Plews (USA)
0:13:09
15
Erik Keniston (USA)
0:13:37
16
Jon Firth (Can)
0:13:56
17
Justin Claridge (Aus)
0:15:08
18
Justen Winster (Can)
0:15:58
19
Gian Malaer (Swi)
0:17:32
20
Erik Bakke (Can)
0:18:29
21
Jonathan Kerr (Can)
0:18:54
22
Elliot Long (Can)
0:19:33
23
Andy Rigel (USA)
0:19:39
24
Neil Gledhill (Aus)
0:19:50
25
David Scheer (Can)
0:21:32
26
Duncan Mackenzie (Can)
0:21:43
27
Stuart King (GBr)
0:22:33
28
Ryan Wilkinson (Can)
0:23:03
29
Ron Ellis (Can)
0:23:37
30
Allister Darichuk (Can)
0:23:57
31
Simpson Colin (Can)
0:24:01
32
Matthias Ruzek (Swi)
0:25:07
33
Ryan Labar (USA)
0:25:30
34
Rafael Negron (PRc)
0:26:39
35
Andreas Hestler (Can)
0:27:01
36
Mathieu Laberge (Can)
0:27:16
37
Regan Pringle (Can)
0:28:02
38
Jon Hayes (GBr)
0:28:12
39
Steve Mitchell (Can)
0:29:42
40
Jay Balabas (Can)
0:30:35
41
Elias Van Hoeydonck (Bel)
0:33:25
42
Andrew Armour (Can)
0:33:40
43
Guillaume Dumas (Can)
0:34:15
44
Gareth Boyd (RSA)
0:35:43
45
Matthew Hale (USA)
0:37:45
46
Tim O'Rourke (GBr)
0:37:49
47
Ted Gabriel (GBr)
0:41:00
48
Eric Mckeegan (USA)
0:42:05
49
Trevor Nicholson (Can)
0:43:34
50
Paul Spencer (USA)
0:45:48
51
Justin Mcpherson (Can)
0:48:05
52
Matthew Smart (Can)
0:49:04
53
Dirk Kotze (Can)
0:49:29
54
Dave Devisser (USA)
0:50:21
55
Francis Le Brun (Aus)
0:51:54
56
Jesse Smith (HKg)
0:52:08
57
Colby Weber (USA)
0:52:28
58
Drew Rohde (USA)
0:52:32
59
Stephen Maher (USA)
0:59:12
60
Kevin Turner (GBr)
1:11:57
61
Gunter Braem (Bel)
1:19:22
62
Cory Lanovaz (Can)
1:21:35
63
Johan Vandewiele (Bel)
1:21:41
64
Marcus Henry (Can)
1:24:39
65
Cornelius Schoonees (RSA)
1:27:09
66
Karl Verbruggen (Bel)
1:41:34
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Solo women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Melanie Mcquaid (Can)
1:36:35
2
Les Tee (Can)
0:08:27
3
Ingrid Rolles (USA)
0:09:32
4
Katy Curtis (Can)
0:11:04
5
Natalie Pronovost (Can)
0:13:47
6
Angela Sucich (USA)
0:14:42
7
Karen Trueman (Can)
0:16:07
8
Carena Dean (Can)
0:18:11
9
Jennifer Schulz (Can)
0:19:30
10
Shantel Koenig (Can)
0:24:42
11
Isabel Van De Voorde (Bel)
0:28:30
12
Sarah O'Byrne (Can)
0:37:28
13
Debra Mucha (Can)
0:37:40
14
Claire Garcia-Webb (Aus)
0:38:01
15
Kate Simmonds (GBr)
0:53:45
16
Elladee Brown
1:07:57
17
Jessica Fewless (USA)
1:11:48
18
Marie Bursinger (Can)
1:21:39
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Solo master men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Craig Gillett (Can)
1:34:46
2
Ted Russo (Can)
0:01:05
3
Rod Dagneau (Can)
0:03:23
4
Simon Pulfrey (Can)
0:04:45
5
Matthew Handford (Can)
0:04:49
6
Marcus Waterreus (Can)
0:05:31
7
Mark Henry (USA)
0:05:38
8
Paul Thomasberg (USA)
0:06:22
9
Craig Bartlett (Can)
0:06:31
10
Derek Milne (NZl)
0:07:26
11
John Ramsden (Can)
0:08:50
12
Philippe Meylemans (Bel)
0:09:41
13
Craig Marshall (Can)
0:10:03
14
Scott Rolles (USA)
0:10:13
15
David Moody (USA)
0:11:03
16
Torben Jensen
0:11:10
17
Angus Nesbitt (USA)
Row 16 - Cell 2
18
Erik Cramer (Can)
0:11:19
19
Doug Richards (Can)
0:12:18
20
Andrew Caputo (USA)
0:13:22
21
Urs Guentensperger (Swi)
0:13:32
22
Brig Seidl (USA)
0:13:38
23
Thomas Tetz (Can)
0:13:46
24
Jeff Odom (USA)
0:13:48
25
Greg Burghardt (Aus)
0:14:00
26
Marc Cousineau (Can)
0:14:09
27
Greig Gjerdalen (Can)
0:14:25
28
Tom Ebbern (Can)
0:14:26
29
Robert Bleeker (Aus)
0:14:51
30
Richard Sawiris (USA)
0:15:34
31
Graeme Tuck (Can)
0:16:02
32
Chris Mckillican (Can)
0:16:05
33
Bill Glore (USA)
0:16:06
34
Gordon Ruder (Can)
0:16:34
35
Michael Brewster (Can)
0:16:57
36
Matthew Blunn (Aus)
0:17:23
37
Pieter Vuylsteke (Bel)
0:17:48
38
Reed Melton (USA)
0:18:06
39
Mark Husken (Can)
0:18:31
40
Greg Heyes (Can)
0:20:15
41
Beat Zimmermann (Swi)
0:21:07
42
Michael Kehler (Can)
0:21:37
43
Ian Daffern (Can)
0:22:41
44
Dan Swanson (Can)
0:23:01
45
Richard Dustan (Can)
0:24:07
46
Craig Mclaren (Can)
0:24:39
47
Darren Leslie (NZl)
0:25:02
48
Andy Mckean (Can)
0:25:29
49
Howie Hall (Can)
0:26:16
50
Bruce Johnson (Can)
0:30:41
51
Joel Johnston (Can)
0:31:07
52
Henry Yau (Can)
0:32:19
53
Glen Pendry (HKg)
0:32:32
54
Jeffrey Frank (USA)
Row 53 - Cell 2
55
Rick Metzger (Can)
0:34:50
56
Steve Swenson (Can)
Row 55 - Cell 2
57
David Meban (Can)
0:34:54
58
Joseph Krznaric (Can)
0:35:37
59
David Price (Can)
0:36:24
60
Paul Labissonniere (Can)
0:37:23
61
Paul Godman (Can)
0:37:24
62
Colin Cole (Aus)
0:37:44
63
Ben Tice (Can)
0:37:55
64
Bruce Nash (Can)
0:39:22
65
Kerry Richards (Aus)
Row 64 - Cell 2
66
Jeff Mcpherson (Can)
0:42:28
67
Isaac Stokes (USA)
0:42:54
68
Dj Brooks (USA)
0:43:01
69
Anthony Ocana (Can)
0:43:05
70
Dan Wray (Can)
0:43:37
71
Ross Phillips (Can)
0:45:00
72
Jose Diaz (PRc)
0:45:53
73
Marco Ovalles (Mex)
0:47:07
74
Jorge R Schiller Azcona (Mex)
0:48:34
75
Patrick Leary (RSA)
0:49:24
76
Reginald Jager (RSA)
Row 75 - Cell 2
77
Jan Beliën (Bel)
0:50:45
78
Michael Hersey (USA)
0:52:09
79
David Hope (Can)
0:53:41
80
Ramon Vega (PRc)
0:55:18
81
Terry Amyott (Can)
0:56:48
82
Leo Vinckx (Bel)
0:58:33
83
Eric Cheung (USA)
1:01:36
84
Jan Zwijsen (Bel)
1:05:10
85
Juan Benitez (Can)
1:05:37
86
Benjamin Kauffmann (PRc)
1:06:30
87
Jan Vissers (Bel)
1:17:16
88
Jose Ramirez (USA)
1:20:29
89
Greg Vannucci (USA)
1:20:44
90
Bart Viaene (Bel)
1:38:35
91
Charlie Rosado (PRc)
2:17:43
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Solo master women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Lisa Le Poole (Can)
1:58:49
2
Nicky Phear (USA)
0:04:30
3
Brenda Morawa (USA)
0:05:45
4
Penny Cameron (Can)
0:08:21
5
Laureen Coffelt (USA)
0:13:55
6
Denise Roman (Can)
0:14:48
7
Carthy Chan (Can)
0:18:03
8
Dee Holzman (USA)
0:26:42
9
Laura Knight (USA)
0:30:28
10
Mary Mark (Can)
0:49:54
11
Anne Mikse (Bel)
Row 10 - Cell 2
12
Jacquelynn Jadin (USA)
Row 11 - Cell 2
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Men duo teams
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Dcm 1 - Branden Stewart (RSA) & Max Knox (RSA)
1:26:41
2
Kona - Kris Sneddon (Can) & Barry Wicks (USA)
0:00:15
3
Rocky Mountain Factory Team - Marty Lazarski (Can) & Stefan Widmer (Can)
0:02:06
4
Team Squamish - Kelly Servinski (Can) & Dwayne Kress (Can)
0:08:09
5
Team Osprey Hydraulics - Simon Williams (Can) & Mark Williams (Swi)
0:12:18
6
Ryders Eyewear - Mike Traslin (Can) & Andy Traslin (Can)
0:13:02
7
Andrew Robinson - Andrew Robinson (Can) & Wai-Ben Wong (USA)
0:13:49
8
Simson - Drew Simson (Can) & Hugh Simson (Can)
0:19:50
9
Verticale De La Terre - Graham Christensen (USA) & Randy Opp (USA)
0:24:36
10
Gravel - Chris Gravel (Can) & J-R Bouchard (Can)
0:27:15
11
Golden Gears - Morgan Rosvold (Can) & Greg Long (Can)
0:28:44
12
Slow Up Speed Down - James Beresford-Lambert (GBr) & Ewan Nicholson (Can)
0:29:14
13
Swooth - Isabel Van De Voorde (Bel) & Rob Bruyndonckx (Bel) &Jef Wouters (Bel) & Gunter Braem (Bel)
0:29:21
14
Firefly - Pieter Smith (RSA) & Francois Millard (USA)
0:31:22
15
Fulkerson - Mike Fulkerson (USA) & Robert Gaffney (USA)
0:32:04
16
Team Rager - Neil Van Geest (GBr) & Jeremy Thom (GBr)
0:32:28
17
Izlakar - David Izlakar (Can) & Joe Czempoyesh (Can)
0:35:38
18
Moneybuttons Racing - Daniel Gifford (USA) & Eric Comeau (USA)
0:35:44
19
Team Sanchez - Jay Isaacson (USA) & David Mai (USA)
0:37:14
20
Spun Studios - Jonathan Matlock (Can) & Jeff Chandler (Can)
0:37:55
21
Natural High - Ryan Krauss (Can) & Dan Giberson (Can)
0:39:06
22
Your Mileage May Vary - Jason Shewchuk (Can) & Gary Tosh (Can)
0:39:12
23
Team Active Inn - Roderick Proudfoot (GBr) & Les Ross (GBr)
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