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Toonie #6 Results

Smoke — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:19:00 +0000

Toonie #6 is now history, and it seems the only changes atop the leader boards is what socks Evan is going to wear.

Chainline Cycle came out to cook us up some grub.

Jensen, sporting a retro style of some kind.

In addition to a woman rider, we also had Nathan out representing the junior segment of the community.

Your bi-weekly results…

	Race #6

1	Evan Guthrie	Peachland	Rocky Mtn./Bike Barn	0:40:49	M
2	Aart Van Kooy	Peachland	Bike Barn	0:42:46	M
3	Gary Wade	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:44:58	M
4	Manuel Zuppiger	Winfield		0:46:54	M
5	Shane Jensen	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:51:35	M
6	Jonathon Cote	Kelowna		0:52:27	M
7	Jason Poitras	West Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:54:03	M
8	Kevin Wells	Penticton		0:54:09	M
9	Christophe Zuppiger	Winfield		0:54:46	M
10	Neil Smith	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:55:50	M
11	Lonnie Tkach	Kelowna	Cyclepath/Kelowna Cycle	0:57:09	M
12	Lance Carroll	Kelowna		0:58:30	M
13	Kari Kallen	West Kelowna		1:10:10	W
14	Nathan Holroyd	West Kelowna		1:26:04	Jr M
15	Kevin Holroyd	West Kelowna		1:26:05	M

Casey Finishes on the Podium

Smoke — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:51:16 +0000

Thanks to PinkBike for the image.

Congratulations on a spectacular third place finish at Whistler. Crankworx is the biggest slopestyle comp of the season, and a podium finish there is massive.

Way to go, bro.

Casey Groves #1 at Crankworx

Smoke — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:33:05 +0000

Well, he’s starting first in the slopestyle today after qualifying 7th. Let’s hope he kills it in his runs today.

Go Casey!

Toonie #5 Results

Smoke — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:18:52 +0000

Another Toonie, another pair of socks from Evan. It seems to be working for him, at least for this series. Setting new course records at the Toonie’s is, in Evan’s own words, his “biggest accomplishment of the year…”

Another first was the Le Mans start. Thank Mike for that brainwave.

Although the route wasn’t all that clear. “Do we go over here?”

Nope, it’s this way…

Hey, wait for me!

The evil genius that is our leader…

OK, how about some action photos of racers?

That would be Brian, the new Rocky Mtn. Bikes rep that showed up to represent.

Here’s a few more….

Check out the swag you’re missing out on. That’s a ti railed saddle there.

The first place woman get’s her prize from our podium girl. Even better than the Tour de France ones in my book.

Yeah, that’s the prize you want. There’s cold beer in those bags.

Big thanks to Union Cycle for providing the GIANT burgers. They look like 29’rs from this angle.

The Le Mans start seems to have worked. A new course record again (the clock started when the leaders crossed the start on the bikes), and everyone seems to have clocked a quicker time today.

1	Evan Guthrie	Peachland	Bike Barn	0:37:41
2	Aart Van Kooy	Peachland	Bike Barn	0:40:21
3	Gary Wade	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:42:27
4	Manuel Zuppiger	Winfield		0:45:25
5	Bryan Anderson	Vancouver	Rocky Mtn. Bikes	0:46:32
6	Chris McKillican	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:47:10
7	Matt Cameron	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:48:10
8	Daniel Westwood	West Kelowna		0:50:27
9	Will Pratt	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:50:32
10	Christophe Zuppiger	Winfield		0:52:55
11	Brent Bolleman	Kelowna		0:54:15
12	Lance Carroll	Kelowna		0:56:33
13	Russ Brandt	Kelowna		0:57:50
14	Simon Ferguson	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	1:00:28
15	Brian Marjoribanks	West Kelowna		1:04:25
16	Barb Haley	Peachland	Bush Pilot Biking	1:18:05

Toonie #4 Results

Smoke — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:15:40 +0000

Hey Stu! Where’s the pics you took?

Until Stu sends those over, no pics, but you can check out the times at least.

Evan set a new course record with a blistering time of 38:13, and for the first time ever we had more than one woman show up to contest the ladies category. Now if we can only get everyone to show up on the same day, we’ll have some real racing…uh I mean non-competetive riding, going on.

1	Evan Guthrie	Peachland	Bike Barn	0:38:18	M
2	Aart Van Kooy	Peachland	Bike Barn	0:41:15	M
3	Manuel Zuppiger	Winfield		0:46:27	M
4	Chris McKillican	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:49:31	M
5	Matt Cameron	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:49:52	M
6	Jason Stebbings	Kelowna		0:50:57	M
7	Jason Poitras			0:52:27	M
8	Jonathon Cote	Kelowna		0:52:34	M
9	Greg Devins	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:52:57	M
10	Mike Wyman	West Kelowna		0:56:07	M
11	Lonnie Tkach	Kelowna	Cyclepath/Kelowna Cycle	0:57:57	M
12	Russ Brandt	Kelowna		1:00:31	M
13	Dane Ouellette	West Kelowna		1:05:59	M
14	John Paterson			1:12:10	M
15	Barb Haley	Peachland	Bush Pilot Biking	1:19:53	W
16	Sheila Gariepy	Kelowna		1:31:14	W

Mountain Bike Skills Park Opens

Smoke — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:24:39 +0000

Photo: Rachael Kimola - Castanet

via Castanet

Kelowna’s newest mountain bike park officially opened on Sunday.

Deputy Mayor Angela Reid opened the skills park by holding one end of a ribbon over her head. A biker made a perfect jump over Reid’s head, thus breaking the ribbon and opening the park.

“This park is the first of its kind within the City and is part of our commitment to support active living,” says Reid.

“The Kelowna area is world-renown for mountain biking and some of the sport’s top riders helped with the park development. It’s been a true partnership effort. This site and the rider training programs offered here will help support the progression of the sport.”

Johnny Smoke, president of the Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan says they are pleased to partner with the City on the park.

“The park offers something for all ages and skill levels, from beginner to expert,” says Smoke.

Under an operating agreement with the City of Kelowna, the Mountain Bikers of Central Okanagan will manage the park, maintain the bike facilities, and provide skill clinics for riders.

Accessible from the Greenway, the park was officially named Mission Creek Mountain Bike Skills Park.

Located on a 3.4 hectare site at 1960 Hollywood Road South, the park features a pump track and six dirt jump lanes progressing from beginner to expert.

The new features were put to the test during the grand opening as an all-day long jump jam tested the skills of local riders.

“We worked closely with the mountain biking community to create a regional strategy to guide future development,” says Reid.

“This facility was identified as a priority and is an important step to reach our vision for the Central Okanagan to be recognized world-wide for its excellence in mountain bike trails, facilities and management.”

The $243,000 park was designed in collaboration with local riders.

**Here’s some more pics for ya!**

Mission Creek MTB Skills Park Grand Opening

Smoke — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:28:06 +0000

Sure, it’s been open to the public for a couple of weeks, but we can’t let this landmark event pass without a party. So we’re having one.

Sunday, July 25th at 10:00 am. There will be demos, a Jump Jam and contest, music, and lots of cool stuff. The Jump Contest will be open to anyone who is an MTBco member, and we’ll be there early to sign people up. Prizes for the jam are being donated by all the local shops:

There will be limited parking on site, so we will be providing a shuttle service from the school down on Hollywood Rd. to the site. Or save yourself the hassle and RIDE YOUR BIKE! Even if you park several blocks away, riding your bike to the park makes more sense. Thanks to Monashee Adventure Tours for providing the shuttles.

The park couldn’t have been built without the following supporters:

Winn Rentals
Tree Line Design and Creations
J & M Contracting
AG Appel
Super Save Group
Mod U Loc Fencing
Redline Bobcat Services
Big Steel Box
Connor Steeves
Kelowna Ready Mix

..and of course don’t forget the City of Kelowna, because it wouldn’t have happened without them.

There are also two maintenance days between now and then, one this coming Sunday at 9:30 to do any major work on the park, and another next Saturday to buff ‘n fluff the park for the next day.

Toonie #3 Results

Smoke — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:29:10 +0000

Toonie #3 is in the books, and we’re slowly gaining momentum with each ride. 18 people came out, but more importantly we’re getting different faces each time. When we get everyone out on the same date, it’s going to be very busy.

If you haven’t come out yet, you really need to give this a go. Not only is no-one taking this ‘race’ idea at all seriously, but where else can you get a great ride, a feed, a beer, and some swag for a lousy $2?

Nowhere, that’s where.

The next event is July 21st at Smith Creek, so see you there.

RESULTS

1	Aart Van Kooy	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:42:55
2	Gary Wade	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:44:55
3	Manuel Zuppiger	Winfield		0:47:05
4	Pip Akins	Westbank		0:47:45
5	Matt Cameron	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:47:54
6	Chris McKillican	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:51:29
7	Mike Cambridge	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:51:40
8	Lonnie Tkach	Kelowna	Cyclepath/Kelowna Cycle	0:53:28
9	Will Pratt	Penticton	Bike Barn	0:53:41
10	Christophe Zuppiger	Winfield		0:53:46
11	Jason Poitras	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:54:44
12	Scott Hoyer	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	0:56:06
13	Jonathon Cote	Kelowna		0:56:34
14	Russ Btandt	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	1:01:15
15	Anthony Evans	Peachland	Outbound Cycle	1:01:35
16	Tyler Hilland	Peachland		1:07:55
17	Jessee Diduck	Kelowna	Cyclepath	1:08:50	Jr Male
18	Simon Ferguson	Kelowna	Kelowna Cycle	1:13:39

Skills Park Open

Smoke — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:15:16 +0000

The City of Kelowna’s first mountain bike skills park is now open.

“The City collaborated with local riders and the Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan to build a park that provides something for of all ages and abilities,” says Park Projects Manager Andrew Gibbs.

The Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan will manage the park, provide education and training for users and maintain the bike facilities. The Club is planning an official grand opening for the park later this summer.

Located on a 3.4 hectare site at 1960 Hollywood Road South, the skills park includes a pump track and six dirt jump lanes progressing from beginner to expert. Riders can access the park by bike via the Mission Creek Greenway.

“We have been working closely with the mountain biking community and this type of facility was identified as a priority,” says Gibbs. The 2008 Kelowna & Area Mountain Bike Strategy, a joint project with the City, Regional District and BC Parks will guide future development and management of mountain bike facilities in the area.

Completed at a cost of $243,000, the park was designed by a Gravity Logic of Whistler and van der Zalm & Associates landscape architects in collaboration with local riders and constructed by Cormode and Dickson of Kelowna and Gravity Logic. Many businesses and individuals in the community helped with construction through the supply of labour, equipment and material at reduced cost.

Find links to Kelowna’s parks and beaches at kelowna.ca/parks.

Toonie Results – #1 & #2

Smoke — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:50:05 +0000

The riders prepare for the start of Toonie #2

The first two Toonie Rides are in the books, and it’s turning out well. A small turnout at the first event was followed by twice as many riders last week. Only 8 riders made it out the first time to ride Smith Creek, but it was a great time nonetheless. Here’s the results from the first ever Toonie Ride in the Kelowna area:

Toonie #1

1	Evan Guthrie	0:42:27
2	Aart Van Kooy	0:49:39
3	Manuel Zuppiger	0:49:49
4	Anthony Evans	0:57:26
5	Mike Wyman	0:58:49
6	Rich Stevenson	1:02:14
7	John Paterson	1:10:28
8	Glenn Laplante	1:15:56

The second ride was much better attended, with 16 riders turning up. Sovereign Cycle also showed up to supply a bit of a barbeque at the finish, and Tree Brewing was kind enough to supply some refreshing prizes for the winner, which was promptly shared around. Times were similar to rond 1, with it taking around an hour on average to complete the course. Evan let Aart finish first this time, and we had our first woman show up. Also, a certain somewhat soft in the middle club president made an appearance, finishing in a very average time of 59 minutes.

If you’ve ever wondered what racing was like, but are put off by the thought of serious competition, then you should really come out and give this a try. It’s a far cry from a real ‘race’, but having a set course and all riding together provides all the best parts of the racing experience with none of the downsides. Plus there’s food, prizes, and a chance to meet other riders. Pretty darn good for a measly $2.

Toonie #2

1	Aart Van Kooy	0:42:32
2	Ron Ellis	0:45:34
3	Manuel Zuppiger	0:46:47
4	Joe Wessel	0:48:38
5	Pip Akins	0:49:41
6	Daniel Westwood	0:52:20
7	Evan Guthrie	0:52:53
8	Mike Cambridge	0:53:15
9	Mike Wyman	0:53:28
10	Anthony Evans	0:56:15
11	Scott Holter	0:58:30
12	Johnny Smoke	0:59:00
13	Christophe Zuppiger	1:04:45
14	Kari Kallen **1st Woman	1:09:40
15	Dave Walsh	1:17:27
16	Andy VaandDeal	1:21:08

The next Toonie will be at Smith Creek again on July 7th. Register at 6, ride at 6:30.