Thursday, July 30, 2009

MRD Dominates at Buckwallow

On July 19th, a hoarde of MRD riders travelled to Buckwallow Cycling Center, north of Bracebridge, Ontario, to compete in Ocup #5. This course has little climbing, but features the rocky, rooty terrain of the Canadian Shield that makes Muskoka so famously unique. MRD tore it up, with a litany of top 10's, top 5's, and podium placings.

In the first start of the day, Tyler Edwards and Colby Matthews competed in Peewee Men. In this highly competitive group, Tyler finished 16th, and Colby fought his way into the top 10 for his season's best finish. In Beginner Women, Courtney Munro finished 4th and Meg Whitton grabbed MRD's first medal of the day, finishing in 3rd place.

The 9:30 start group had the largest contingent of MRD riders for the day. In Singlespeed Men, Davis Ross blasted round the course for 4th place finish. Richard Guiot placed 24th in 45-49 Sport Men, while Mark Matthews and Dale Wood both had strong 7th place finishes in 40-45 sport and 50-54 sport men, respectively. Also in the 40-45 Sport Men category, Bill Cameron flexed his cycling guns to take the win! Of the females, Erin was sadly on the sidelines with a broken wrist, but hopes to be back in time for Mountainview. In Sr Sport Women, Angela Brewer represented well with a 6th place finish.

In the 11:30 start, more MRD success was to follow. Brandon Parker finished 20th in Sr Sport Men, and Mark Cairncross dug deep to finish a personal best 3rd place!

In the final start of the day, riders were treated to 4 laps of the rough, rooted course. Jeff Buchan placed 9th in the highly competitive Master Ex 30-39 category, while John Webb also placed 9th in 45-49 Ex men. In Sr. Ex men, Thomas Wood raced his rigid Misfit singlespeed to a tough 11th place finish, and Lee Symmes once again proved that he is the man to beat, winning the Sr. Expert Category.

The next Ontario Cup is at none other than Mountainview. With the strong performances at Buckwallow, combined with the home course advantage of our "tough and technical" track, the hardware should continue to pile up for MRD.

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