MRD at Hardwood Canada Cup

On May 30th, a strong contingent of MRD riders travelled to nearby hardwood hills to do battle at the Canada Cup. The course was dry and had few climbs, promising a fast race from the outset.

In the 8:30 start, MRD young guns Tyler Edwards and Colby Matthews lined up at the start. In the Under 13 category, Tyler finished an awesome 11th place out of 30 riders, while Colby overcame some stomach issues to finish a strong 18th place.

The 9:30 start featured a host of MRD riders. Experience from last weekend's race at Tremblant seemed to pay off for many riders. In the 30-39Sport Men's race, Mark C tore up the course for a personal best 6th place finish, while Mark M finished a solid 8th in 40-45Sport Men. In the 20-29 Sport Women's race, Angela Brewer finished a strong 7th place. In the most exciting battle of the day, Erin Wood barely missed the podium finishing 4th in 30-39 Sport Women. She had been leading the race with a few k to go, when she made close acquaintences with a tree, and slid backwards in the front group. However, she only missed the win by 30 seconds, and is eagerly anticipating the next race. Davis Ross returned to the Singlespeed category, finishing 7th against an unusually stacked category. Brandon Parker rode to a personal best 12th place in Senior Sport Men, a category that boasted over 40 racers. While they didn't compete at Tremblant, Rich Guiot and Dale Wood also had strong races, Dale finishing an excellent 5th in the 50+ Men's category.

Mountainview was further represented at the next start time, as Tom Guiot and Peter Lister lined up in the insanely fast Junior Expert Mens category. After battling each other for most of the race, Peter pulled away for a 17th place (9th of Ontario riders) while Tom came through in the 23rd position (12th Ontario).

The final start of the day, 1:45 PM, featured 5 MRD riders. In the 30-39 Expert Men category, Jeff "Big Sideburns" Buchan rode to a 13th place finish, while John Webb finished a strong 8th in 45-49 Expert Men. In the Senior Expert Men category, racers Matt Spak, Lee Symmes, and Thomas Wood lined up to start. At the end of 4 laps, Matt finished in 15th position, while Thomas "Little Sideburns" Wood rode to a strong 7th place on his rigid Misfit singlespeed. And saving the very best for last, Lee Symmes came through with the ride of the day, absolutely demolishing the field, taking the win with just under 2 minutes to spare.

All in all, a fantastic day at the races. MRD was one of the most prominent teams at the races, as the sea of blue was entered in all of the starts, and could be heard cheering loudly around the course. Next, racers look to next weekend for the Ontario Cup at Boler Mountain in London, Ontario.

MRD Does Tremblant

On May 23rd, Members of MRD travelled to the rocky slopes of Mont Tremblant in St. Jovite, Quebec. This was the first time racing outside of Ontario for many or the racers, who all raved about the course, the scenery (just ask the Marks!), and the different style of riding.

At the 10am start, Mark Cairncross raced in 30-39 sport men. He suffered a double, simultaneous flat, but thankfully was carrying 2 tubes, and got back into the race to finish in 33rd. Mark Matthews raced hard to a 19th place finish in the 40-49M sport category. Two of MRD's female racers, Erin Wood and Angela Brewer raised their games massively, learning to ride much more punishing terrain than that found closer to home. Erin rode strong to a 7th place finish in 30-39Sport women in the toughest field she'd seen all season, and Ange found the hardware, finishing 3rd in 20-29Sport women. In the Senior Sport category, Codey May and Brandon Parker lined up to start. Shortly after taking the lead on the first lap, Brandon broke his derailleur hanger, ending his race. Codey raced well, finishing 5th by our count, but the race officials missed his finish, and his actual result remains a mystery forever.

At 12pm, Peter Lister was in the Junior Expert Men category, who would tackle 5 laps of the demanding course. After nearly eating pavement while showboating for the crowd, Peter regrouped and finished in a strong 33rd position.

The last start of the day featured three more MRD riders. Davis ross competed in the huge Cadet field of 66 field, on his singlespeed. Davis demolished the course, finishing an amazing 19th place. The Senior Expert race was a test of character for Lee Symmes and Thomas Wood. After attacking the first climb, and sitting comfortably in the top 5, Lee broke his frame, and his day was done. Thomas, who was competing on his singlespeed, was sitting in the top 10 when he suffered a flat tire. He was able to rejoin the race, and fought back to a respectable 18th place finish.

All in all, the weekend was a great learning experience, and MRD looks forward to re-visiting Quebec for the Bromont Canada Cup in July.

Uniforms

In case you haven't heard - the uniforms are in!
 
jerseys - $90
Bib shorts and jackets - $95
non bib shorts - $80
vests - $85
 
We'll have the uniforms on Thursday night at the series...come and get them :)
 

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MCC Group Rides

Hi!

Good news, MCC group rides are starting again :)

Monday - Copeland Forest 5:30pm
Tuesday - Mountainview 5:30pm

Both rides will start this week.

Hope all you crazy bikers can make it!

Erin (and all the other MCC execs)

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