Peter Disera wins third Canadian title, Quinton Disera takes career first jersey

(Barrie, ON – July 20, 2013) Brothers Peter and Quinton Disera left a mark on their home turf on Saturday, both winning a Canadian title in their respective age categories.

Peter, who won notably the junior time trial race at the Canadian Road Championships earlier in Lac Mégantic, QC, and the junior title at the Canadian Cyclo-Cross Championships last fall, was without a doubt the number one rider to watch today in the men’s junior race. Disera certainly delivered a spectacular performance, taking the title by over two minutes over his closest competitor, Félix Burke of Mont-Tremblant (CVM 2 Vals), and almost three minutes on third-place finisher Félix Belhumeur (Équipe du Québec-Lessard Bicycle).

“It was unexpected for the both of us. Those wins were something different for us, acknowledged Peter, who lives six kilometres from the Championships venue and trains at Hardwood Ski and Bike. “This title feels awesome. The other title I won this year, the time trial, was one where I just showed up and did my best. The Cyclo-cross was also one that I was gunning for, and it went well.  This one today, I was training hard for, and knew the competition would be there, and that I had to go.”

Peter Disera extends the streak to four of Ontario wins in the Junior Men category. In the last four editions of the event, an Ontario rider won the junior men category.

Younger brother Quinton, at his first year Cadet and first appearance at Canadian Cross Country Championships, also demonstrated his skills by winning the race by 2:23 over Tyler Orschel (Team Ontario-Trek Store) in second place. Cédrik Cantin (Équipe VESR) finished in third place to complete the podium.

“It feels pretty awesome to wear this jersey. All the hard work that we put into it just paid off today, and I am looking forward to the next races this season. I’d be interested in racing in the junior races next year,” added Quinton.

“There are many people that my brother and I have to thank, including my parents who have trucked us to all these races and paid for all this jazz. Team Ontario have been a great help, as well as both of our coaches and neighbour in the community,” continued Peter.

In the women’s junior race, Rachel Pageau (Équipe du Québec-Devinci) took the opportunity left by the departure of two-time defending champion Frédérique Trudel to the Espoirs category, and rode away to win her first Canadian Championships jersey. Pageau spent some this year in Europe, racing the UCI World Cup in Val di Sole (ITA) representing the Canadian National Team. Haley Golding (Team Ontario-CSAJCC p/b Norco) took the second place of the women’s junior race, followed by Gabrielle April (Rocky Mountain Bicycle/Procycle) in third place.

After Kristina Laforge junior women victory in 2010, and Frédérique Trudel’s two-year stretch winning the junior women race, Pageau continues Québec strong performances in the women’s junior category, taking the fourth consecutive title by a Quebec rider.

In the women’s cadet category, Soren Meeuwisse of Barrie, ON, and daughter of race organizer Glenn Meeuwisse, rode the very familiar course with ease, and took the title with a lead of over two minutes on Liah Harvey of Banff, Alberta. Arianne Lewis of St-Sauveur, QC ended her day on the mountain in third position.

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The 2013 Canadian Cross-Country Mountain Bike Championships is Canada’s top domestic cross-country mountain bike event. The event annually attracts some of the country’s best mountain bikers challenging for the Red and White Jersey awarded to the Canadian Champions. Organized by the Pulse Racing Club at the Hardwood Ski and Bike Resort near Barrie, ON, the event is governed by the Cycling Canada, a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The 2013 Canadian Cross-Country Mountain Bike Championships is made possible thanks to the close collaboration between the Cycling Canada, the Ontario Cycling Association, and the Pulse Racing club. The event will be held from July 17th to 21th and showcases racing in junior and elite categories.

RESULTS – 2013 CANADIAN CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – HARDWOOD SKI AND BIKE, ON

Junior (U19) Women

1. Rachel PAGEAU (Équipe du Québec-Devinci) [QC] 1:06:22.4

2. Haley GOLDING (Team Ontario-CSAJCC p/b Norco LG) [ON] 1:07:14.9

3. Gabrielle APRIL (Rocky Mountain Bicycles/Procycle) [QC] 1:08:11.4

Junior (U19) Men

1. Peter DISERA (Team Ontario-CSAJCC p/b Norco LG) [Barrie, ON] 1:10:04.5

2. Felix BURKE (CVM 2 VALS) [Mont‐Tremblant, QC] 1:12:07.6

3. Felix BELHUMEUR (Équipe du Québec-Lessard Bicycles) [QC] 1:12:56.5

Cadet (U17) Women

1. Soren MEEUWISSE (Team Ontario-Trek Store C.C.) [Barrie, ON] 42:59.0

2. Liah HARVIE (Team Alberta) [Banff, AB] 44:59.7

3. Ariane LEWIS [St‐Sauveur, QC] 45:04.3

Cadet (U17) Men

1. Quinton DISERA (Team Ontario-CSAJCC p/b Norco LG) [Barrie, ON] 55:52.0

2. Tyler ORSCHEL (Team Ontario-Trek Store C.C.) [ON] 58:15.5

3. Cédrick CANTIN (Équipe VESR) [Saint‐Raymond, QC] 58:27.1

An exciting race from start to finish makes its debut on the Canadian Championships program

(Barrie, ON – July 18, 2013) Léandre Bouchard of Alma, QC (Équipe du Québec-Cyclones d’Alma) and Jean-Ann Berkenpas of Valemount, BC (XPREZO-Borsao) are Canada’s first ever Cross Country Eliminator Champions!

Bouchard and Berkenpas both took the first Canadian titles for the brand new cross country mountain bike discipline, which consists of an elimination-type format, with the top two of each heat moving on to the next rounds until the gold medal race.

In the men’s race, Leandre Bouchard rode to the gold medal in an exciting race, edging at the finish line junior rider Peter Disera of Barrie, ON (Team Ontario/CSAJCC p/b Norco LG) and Mitch Bailey, also of Barrie, ON (Trek Canada Mountain Bike), second and third respectively.

“It’s always a pride to wear the red and white colors. I have a lot of speed in me right now, and I’ll be ready to apply this speed to the cross-country race on Saturday. There are some very good riders in the U23 category in Canada, and that’s what this race has demonstrated,” said Bouchard, beaming of joy after crossing the finish line.

“The race [eliminator] is much shorter. It happens very quickly, hence the start is very important. Sometimes there are strategies to apply. With high speeds, the slightest mistake can be very costly, so you constantly have to be very careful.”

Jean-Ann Berkenpas took the women’s title, winning the ultimate race in front of Andreane Pichette of Québec, QC (Opus-OCG) in second place and Cindy Montambeault of Val David, QC (CVM 2 Vals) in third place.

“I am thrilled about this win. I had good luck with the heats with attacking in the start, and getting a small gap in the first section entering the technical forest. In the final, my plan didn’t quite work out as I entered third in the forest. After that, I just had to pass. I was lucky to have that opportunity in the BMX features, and after that I just went as hard as I could, and managed to hold them off,” said Berkenpas, who was taking part in her first ever eliminator race.

“The eliminator is a very spectator-friendly event, focussing on speed and action. There are usually some technical features, but it really favours the rider who is powerful and can sprint well. It’s quite different from the cross country which would normally favour a better climber, with endurance who will be strong at the end of the race. This race suits me very well, and it’s a very fun event to participate in.”

The crowd-pleasing race was held on a short 1-km course. Earlier in the day, riders qualified for the elimination heats in a time-trial format to determine the final seeding.

The fast-paced race is organized for the first time on the UCI World Cup as a full event.

Tomorrow, the riders will enjoy a day of training before Super Saturday, where all cross country Canadian mountain bike event. The event annually attracts some of the country’s best mountain bikers challenging for the Red and White Jersey awarded to the Canadian Champions. Organized by the Pulse Racing Club at the Hardwood Ski and Bike Resort near Barrie, ON, the event is governed by the Cycling Canada, a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The 2013 Canadian Cross-Country Mountain Bike Championships is made possible thanks to the close collaboration between the Cycling Canada, the Ontario Cycling Association, and the Pulse Racing club. The event will be held from July 17^th to 21^th and showcases racing in junior and elite categories.

PHOTOS

Podium, Women: https://www.dropbox.com/s/on0en49in4tgvjv/canMTBchamps_XCE-Podium_23_guynf.JPG

Canadian Champion, Women: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jt53hr5etw9xa37/canMTBchamps_XCE-Podium_15_guynf.JPG

Podium Men: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sv2kluo8lplrz00/canMTBchamps_XCE-Podium_07_guynf.JPG

Canadian Champion, Men: https://www.dropbox.com/s/850o58lcpsvzu45/canMTBchamps_XCE-Podium_03_guynf.JPG

Action, Women: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsmr21i8o2k9dea/canMTBchamps_XCE-WomenEliteFinal_guynf.JPG

Action, Men: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmejzuomkzs1xgz/canMTBchamps_XCE_MenEliteFinal_guynf.JPG

RESULTS – ELIMINATOR – 2013 CANADIAN CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – BARRIE, ON

Open Women

1. Jean Ann BERKENPAS (XPREZO-BORSAO) Maple Ridge, BC

2. Andréanne PICHETTE (Opus / OGC) Québec, QC

3. Cindy MONTAMBAULT (CVM 2 VALS) Val-David, QC

4. Rachel PAGEAU (Équipe du Québec : Devinci) Chicoutimi, QC

5. Cayley BROOKS (Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team) New Lowell, ON

6. Laurence HARVEY (Rocky Mountain Bicycles/Procycle) St-Ferréol, QC

7. Catherine FLEURY (Équipe du Québec : Cyclone d’Alma) Alma, QC

8. Maghalie ROCHETTE (PowerWatts – Nord) St-Jérôme, QC

9. Karlee GENDRON (Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team) Winnipeg, MB

10. Frédérique LAROSE-GINGRAS (Opus / OGC) Lac-Beauport, QC

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Open Men

1. Léandre Bouchard (Équipe du Québec : Cyclone d’Alma) Alma, QC

2. Mitchell Bailey (Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team) Barrie, ON

3. Peter Disera (Team Ontario : CSAJCC p/b Norco LG) Barrie, ON

4. Patrick Martin (Rocky Mountain Bicycles/Procycle) Boischatel, QC

5. Bretton Matthews (Norco Evolution) Midland, ON

6. Kevin Massicotte (Ride with Rendall) Toronto, ON

7. Samuel Tremblay (Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team) Alma, QC

8. Marc-André Fortier (Victoriaville, QC)

9. Raphaël Gagné (Équipe du Québec : Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory) Québec, QC

10. Julien Gagne (Dalbix Sherbrooke) Sherbrooke, QC

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Canadian star Steve Smith wins Canadian Championships, Gatto repeats 2010 performance

(Ottawa, ON – July 14, 2013) Steve Smith of Nanaimo, BC (Global Devinci Racing), the king of downhill in Canada ranked third in the UCI World rankings and second on the UCI World Cup rankings, just added another title to his credentials; Canadian Champion.

Under bright blue skies at the Panorama Mountain Resort, Canada’s top downhillers raced for Canadian titles today in all age categories, from Cadet to Masters.

Smith, who won two UCI World Championships medals for Canada and three Top3 performances on the UCI World Cup tour in his career, took part at these Championships thanks to the UCI approval for the Canadian National Champion to wear a National Champion sleeve instead of the full National Champion jersey.

Smith, who posted the top qualifying time in Saturday’s seeding run, was the last to go in today’s race, and posted a time of 2:24.22 despite facing a challenging and deteriorated course.  Kyle Sangers (J&J Cycle/Kingston, ON) crossed the line in second place, while Sidney Slotegraaf (Tuf Rak Racing/Hamilton, ON) came third.

“I am happy to have won this race. There was a lot of pressure on me today as everybody expected me to win, it was kind of tough. I haven’t been to this race in six years, and now that the rule has changed to a sleeve, we were all stoked to come out and still be able to support our sponsors. ”, said Smith.

“I am pretty much going there to win everything. I really want to win. Last year, a second or third was an accomplishment. This year, it’s the win that I am going there to do. I am moving on from where I was in Italy and progress from there,” continued Smith. “I want to thank all my sponsors, and Cycling Canada for working to get the new sleeve rule approved. It’s been a good race here at Panorama, and a good time. It was such a good course and a good race.”

In the men’s junior race, all eyes were turned on youngster Mark Wallace of Duncan BC (Devinci Global Racing), which has been riding strong this year on the UCI World Cup tour. Wallace did not disappoint, taking the title with a run of 2:34.06. Hugo Langevin (Équipe du Québec-Cycles Performance-Niquet/Sainte-Catherine, QC) improved from fourth in the qualifiers to finish second, while McKay Vezina (Newbury Park, CA) took third.

“Glad to get the Canadian title. It’s always nice to show off the country we live in and its colours. The day went pretty well, the run was going good. I clipped a tree and took a bit of a wobble,” said Wallace, the 2012 Canada Cup Series Champion. “To me, this was just another race trying to do as well as I could. Definitely, when things are going good, you want to keep it like that. There are a lot of people to thank. My family, Devinci Global Racing and steve who have all helped me so much.”

In the women’s Elite race, it was a three-way race between the top qualifiers Micayla Gatto (North Vancouver, BC), the 2010 Canadian Champion and two-time World Championships medallist, Miranda Miller (Garibaldi Highland, BC), two-time Canadian Championships medallists, and Lauren Rosser (Squamish, BC), the 2010 World Junior Champion.

In practice after the seeding runs, the defending Canadian Champion Casey Brown broke her collarbone, and did not start today’s race.

On race day, it’s Micayla Gatto who came out the fastest of the group, posting a time of 2:48.43, winning her third career title.

“It was a good day, a good competition. The track was really challenging. The crew made some good improvements from previous years,” said Gatto. “All the top Canadian girls were here today. It was a very tight race, all the girls killed it.

“They made some good changes to the course. They took out an uphill section which was nice. They also added a bit more technical sections, which I am used to riding on the north shore. I like the fast, technical courses.  Having support helps me achieve my best, with my boyfriend and family here really helped.”

Lauren Rosser climbed on the second step of the Elite women podium in her first race of the season, while Miranda Millar took third place.

In the cadet categories, Magnus Manson (Dunbar Cycle/Sechelt, BC) won the title with a very fast time of 2:41.82, with Nic Rodgers and (Dunbar Cycle/Delta, BC) coming in second and Carter Paschinski (AFD Factory Racing/Red Deer, AB) in third.

D’Arcy O’Connor (Master 30-39), Ryan Kuhn (Masters 40-49) and Derek Diedrickson (Masters 50+) also won the Canadian titles in their respective categories.

This Canadian Downhill Championships has been held three times in the last four years at Panorama Mountain, and the resort in British Columbia is slated to organize the event in 2014 as well.

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The 2013 Canadian Downhill Mountain Bike Championships is Canada’s top domestic downhill mountain bike event. The event annually attracts some of the country’s best downhill mountain bikers challenging for the Red and White Jersey awarded to the Canadian Champions. Organized by the Panorama Mountain Resort in Panorama, BC, the event is governed by the Cycling Canada, a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The 2013 Canadian Downhill Mountain Bike Championships is made possible thanks to the close collaboration between the Cycling Canada, CyclingBC and the Panorama Mountain Resort. The event will be held on July 13^th and 14^th and showcases racing in junior and elite categories. 

RESULTS – 2013 CANADIAN MTB DOWNHILL CHAMPIONSHIPS – PANORAMA, BC

ELITE MEN

1. Steve SMITH (Devinci Global Racing/Nanaimo, BC) 2:24.22

2. Kyle SANGERS (J&J Cycle/Kingston, ON) 2:28.50

3. Sidney SLOTEGRAAF (Tuf Rak Racing/Hamilton, ON) 2:29.81

JUNIOR MEN

1. Mark WALLACE (Devinci Global Racing/Duncan, BC) 2:34.06

2. Hugo LANGEVIN (Équipe du Québec-Cycles Performance-Niquet/Sainte-Catherine, QC) 2:34.41

3. McKay VEZINA (Newbury Park, CA) 2:35.34

CADET MEN

1. Magnus MANSON (Dunbar Cycle/Sechelt, BC) 2:41.82

2. Nic RODGERS (Dunbar Cycle/Delta, BC) 2:52.06

3. Carter PASCHINSKI (AFD Factory Racing/Red Deer, AB) 3:00.53

ELITE WOMEN

1. Micayala GATTO (CyclingBC/North Vancouver, BC) 2:48.43

2. Lauren ROSSER (Squamish, BC) 2:51.92

3. Miranda MILLAR (CyclingBC/Garibaldi Highlands, BC) 2:53.42

JUNIOR WOMEN

1. Kirby MCLEAN (AFD Factory Racing/Victoria, BC) 3:34.11

MASTERS MEN 30-39

1. D’Arcy O’CONNOR (Burnaby, BC) 3:01.76

MASTERS MEN 40-49

1. Ryan KUHN (Cycleye/Rossland, BC) 2:55.16

2. Richard RATTE (Calgary, AB) 3:16.18

3. Colin YARROW (Cove Bikes International/Vancouver, BC) 3:26.26

MASTERS MEN 50+

1. Derek DIEDRICKSON (Comox, BC) 3:54:77

2. Richard WEISS (Calgary Cycle Race Team/Calgary, AB) 4:02.24

3. Larry CORSIATTO (CABC DH Division/Red Deer, AB) 4:08.77