Victoria's Ryder Hesjedal is now sitting in third place after the first five stages of the Italian grand tour. A great ride by Garmin Barracuda in Tuesday's team time trial, where Hesjedal provided a lot of the driving force, moved all the team into high places in the race g.c. Although the first few stages are traditionally won by sprinters, with Mark Cavendish taking two so far, the g.c. contenders including Hesjedal, have finished comfortably in the main peleton and are set to make a showing once the race reaches the mountains. For a video of the last five kilometres of today's stage, including Cavendish being led out by his SKY team to take today's stage, go here.
After examining a video of last night's Boxwood Criterium finish, taken with a Contourroam camera, the results have been modified. Mark Wieler moves up to 5th., Paul Thompson stays at 6th. and Charles Hamer moves to 7th. Andrea Hunter took a shot of the finish with her new I Pad. The pictures were really clear except that the slow shutter speed blurred the riders almost beyond recognition. For future events, the Contourroam will be used for finish verification.
|
POS |
NAME |
CAT |
CLUB |
TIME |
PTS |
|
1 |
Ian Smith |
2 |
MIVA |
43' 56” |
12 |
|
2 |
Iain Hay |
3 |
MIVA |
s.t. |
10 |
|
3 |
Sean Lunny |
5 |
OBB |
s.t. |
9 |
|
4 |
Mike Sevcov |
3 |
Everti/MIVA |
s.t. |
8 |
|
5 |
Mark Wieler |
3 |
Arrowsmith/MIVA |
s.t. |
7 |
|
6 |
Paul Thompson |
5 |
MIVA |
s.t. |
6 |
|
7 |
Charles Hamer |
5 |
MIVA |
S,t, |
5 |
|
8 |
Menno Jonsma |
5 |
MIVA |
s.t. |
4 |
|
9 |
Shepherd Stewart |
5 |
MIVA |
s.t. |
3 |
|
10 |
Brodie Hay |
cad |
MIVA |
Lapped |
12 |
|
11 |
Glenda Harling |
W |
Everti/MIVA |
Lapped |
12 |
|
P1 |
Ian Smith |
4 |
|||
|
P2 |
Ian Smith |
4 |
|||
|
HELPERS |
pts |
HELPERS |
pts |
||
|
Iain Hay |
5 |
Brodie Hay |
5 |
||
|
Kristy Mighton |
5 |
Al Henderson |
5 |
MIVA BOXWOOD CRITERIUM, MAY 8TH. 2012 wind – a lot, barometric pressure – yes, sun – some.
Best turnout so far this season. Eleven at the start including nine seniors, one youth and one woman. The start was faster than usual and Brodie Hay and Glenda Harling were soon dropped but carried on at their own pace, joining in with the fast-moving bunch each time they were lapped. The first and second primes were both won by Ian Smith who also took first place from Iain Hay, Sean Lunny and Mike Sevcov. 24 laps in 43'56” average speed – 36.05kph
Thanks to Ed Henderson, Kristy Mighton, Iain Hay and Brodie Hay for help with registration, set-up and lap board (new).
MIVA is organising this great event but success depends to a great extent on having enough volunteers to help with course set-up, traffic direction, protocol, and pedestrian access to the inside of the circuit.
The race is only six weeks away, on June 17th. but the club is having difficulty finding enough available people to help with all these tasks. If you haven't been a part of an event like the Cobblestone Classic, please consider helping MIVA. All volunteers will begien any necessary training and on the day will be fed and watered.
Contact the club at info@bikeracing.ca if you are able to be part of the race team.