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Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:35 |
Blizzard Bike Club Fort St. John, BC August 31, 2008
Robin Baillie won the first mountain bike race of the season, Sunday, with a time of 45:37 minutes for the 8 km Beatton River loop. Pat Ferris was second at 51:32 and Trevor McDonnell third at 54:02. Gary Hilderman was 4th at 55:34 and Roger St. Jean 5th at 57:43. Gord Harris was 6th at 1:00:22 and Sam Keats 7th at 1:02:17.
Doug Framst of Prince George won the 2 lap event with 31:02. Jolea Bilodeau was second at 35:49 and Adam Currie third at 42:48. Katrina Framst was 4th at 44:56.
Connor McDonnell won the mini course with a 5:08 minutes.
The new Blizzard course had a good turnout under ‘drying’ conditions. The riders included past Club Mountain Bike Champs Doug Framst (1996) Trevor McDonnell (2002) Pat Ferris (2000, 2004, and 2007) and Robin Baillie (2005, 2006)
Gary Hilderman got a fast start in the technical section, taking out a lead over the chasing Pat Ferris, Trevor McDonnell and Robin Baillie. The lead was now Gary, Pat and Trevor by the time riders reached the ‘Baloney Corner’. The group split with Ferris pulling away on the grassy climb. Robin Baillie caught Pat Ferris soon after. The duo rode together until the end loop of the lap when Baillie pulled away, to win by a comfortable margin.
Coming up:
-Monday race 2 at the Beatton River at 2 pm.
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