October 30/03 10:46 am - Alberta 'Cross, Leuchs to Bianchi
Posted by Editor on 10/30/03
Alberta Provincial Cyclo-Cross Championships
Courtesy ABA
Results from the Alberta Provincial Cyclo-Cross Championships held Sunday, October 26th in Edmonton, hosted by Juventus CC.
| Open Men | |||
| 1 | Roddi Lega | United Cycle | 1:07:12 |
| 2 | Mark Knoll | Bow Cycle | 1:08:07 |
| 3 | Sean Barr | Pedalhead | 1:09:31 |
| 4 | Todd Barraclough | Juventus | 1:10:19 |
| 5 | Per Strom | Bicisport | 1:11:34 |
| 6 | Guri Randhawa | Pedalhead | 1:12:25 |
| 7 | Jason Shenkarick | Snakebite Society | s.t. |
| 8 | Andre Sutton | Hardcore CC | 1:12:41 |
| 9 | Jesse Collins | Bicisport | |
| 10 | Chad Kozak | River Valley Cycle | |
| 11 | Byron Davis | Pedalhead | |
| Open Women | |||
| 1 | Samantha Nicholson | Bianchi/The Bike Shop | 42:10 |
| 2 | Lisa Licis | Hardcore CC | s.t. |
| 3 | Jessica Demars | Bianchi/The Bike Shop | 45:27 |
| 4 | Kristin Campbell | Pedalhead | 48:04 |
| 5 | Sandy Ayre | Pedalhead | 48:20 |
| 6 | Rebecca Morris | CABC/Projekt One | 42:32 + 1 lap |
| 7 | Jennifer Barr | Pedalhead | 43:54 + 1 lap |
| 8 | Torie Grant (junior) | Juventus | 47:49 + 1 lap |
| Junior Men | |||
| 1 | Mark MacDonald | Sport Check | 47:00 |
| 2 | Philippe Abbott | Bicisport | s.t. |
| 3 | Mike Bidniak | Juventus | 47:53 |
| 4 | Kevin Lega | United Cycle | 50:38 |
| 5 | Shaun Adamson | United Cycle | 51:03 |
| 6 | Spencer Smitheman | Juventus | 51:09 |
| 7 | William Monteath | Juventus | 48:44 + 1 lap |
| Master A Men | |||
| 1 | Craig Good | Synergy | 48:30 |
| 2 | Andy Achuff | Pedalhead | 48:58 |
| 3 | cp Walsh | Synergy | 49:30 |
| 4 | Greg Achtem | Bow Cycle | s.t. |
| 5 | Ryan Robinson | Partone | s.t. |
| 6 | Clayton Paradis | Pedalhead | 50:07 |
| 7 | Ross Anderson | Calgary Cycle | 50:32 |
| 8 | Phil MacDonald | Snakebite Society | 50:51 |
| 9 | Bob McKerrell | CABC/Projekt One | 52:02 + 1 lap |
| 10 | John Riess | Independent | 50:00 + 1 lap |
| Brys Francis | United Cycle | dnf | |
| Brennan Bagden | Hardcore | dnf | |
| Rob Martens | Blizzard | dnf | |
| Will Carry | Pedalhead | dnf | |
| Master B Men | |||
| 1 | Brian Licis | Hardcore | 50:32 |
| 2 | Rick Thiessen | Bicisport | s.t. |
| 3 | Peter Toth | ERTC | 51:56 |
| 4 | Ted Dahms | Pedalhead | 52:57 |
| 5 | Andy Holmwood | Independent | 53:22 |
| 6 | Derrill Shuttleworth | Pedalhead | 52:42 + 1 lap |
| 7 | Pat Ferris | Blizzard | 54:01 + 1 lap |
| 8 | Michael Meers | CABC/Projekt One | 54:07 + 2 laps |
| Sport Men | |||
| 1 | Paul Ignatiuk | ERTC | 53:17 |
| 2 | Brian Kullman | Terrascape | 47:08 + 1 lap |
| 3 | Kevin Noble | United Cycle | 47:26 + 1 lap |
| 4 | Tracy Shearer | Juventus | 47:57 + 1 lap |
| 5 | James Rasmussen | United Cycle | 48:26 + 1 lap |
| 6 | Jason Nadeau | Independent | s.t. |
| 7 | Kevin Bladon | United Cycle | 49:00 + 1 lap |
| 8 | Darrin LaBonte | United Cycle | 50:32 + 1 lap |
| 9 | Tim Riess | Independent | 51:00 + 1 lap |
| 10 | Harley Desprey | Velocity | 51:20 + 1 lap |
| 11 | Simon Richard | River Valley Cycle | 51:40 + 1 lap |
| 12 | Dave LeBlanc | United Cycle | 52:23 + 1 lap |
| 13 | Jonathon Shalapay | United Cycle | 47:08 + 2 laps |
| 14 | Nick Insole | Juventus | 48:10 + 2 laps |
| 15 | Steve Vinci | Snakebite Society | 48:59 + 2 laps |
| 16 | David McDowell | Synergy | 51:08 + 2 laps |
| 17 | Don Fox | Juventus | 51:29 + 2 laps |
Leuchs to Bianchi for 2004
Courtesy 23 Degrees Sports Management
Kiwi cross country sensation Kashi Leuchs has confirmed that for 2004 he will be riding for the European based professional Bianchi Mountain Bike Team. This follows his successful year with Maxxis/Trek that saw him win his first ever Swiss Cup, and despite many incidents of bad luck during the World Cup season, maintain his stature as one of the world's best XC athletes, and included an impressive 7th in the UCI World Championships on the demanding technical course of Lugano, Switzerland.
"I'm very excited about this opportunity. This is a very well established team on the international circuit, with a great history of World Championship and World Cup winners. They have a very professional approach to the sport, and they will offer me all the support needed to reach my potential in this all important upcoming Olympic year, and into the future," said Kashi on his recent return from Italy, where he will also race next year in their national Italian Liquigas Cup.
The Bianchi team will also include 2003 World Cup Champion Julien Absalon who together with Kashi will focus on the World Cups, Swiss Cups, Italian Liquigas Cups, and other selected events before finishing the season with the Athens Olympics, World Championships in Les Gets, France, and the Roc d'Azur. Other team member Thomas Dietsch will focus more on the Marathon events.
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