Steve Bauer, the head coach at the Milton Cycling Academy, kicked off the program’s inaugural race night with a new event. He calls it the team chase. It’s setup like a team pursuit, with groups on opposite sides of the track. The teams were seeded based on the evening’s scratch race results. Team sizes ranged from seven to 10 riders. Each group has 24 laps to chase the other. Bauer calls it an “endurance pursuit.” On the evening of March 25 at the velodrome in Miton, Ont., Bauer ran three team chase events for three ability categories.
While the new velodrome has been the site of some high-profile events—such as the Canadian national championships (which also functioned as a test for the Pan Am Games), the Milton International Challenge and Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) O-Cup events—the Academy’s race night is an important grassroots event according to Bauer. It featured racing within the community for the community. The races weren’t timed, but the event was sanctioned by the OCA and featured a chief commissaire. Races not only included the team chase, but scratch, kilometre sprint (which Bauer calls a “soft kerin”), elimination and longest lap/last man standing (an exercise in slowness). Bauer said the event lasted about three hours and went smoothly.
The race night was for riders 19 years old and older. On March 31, the Academy will run its youth race night for under-19 riders, which Bauer feels is even more important. “The youth racing is what this place should be all about,” Bauer said. The youth event will have similar races to the adult race. It will also be ability-based, so riders can compete and have fun, too.
Scratch Race, 60 Laps, Cat A
Place
Rider
1
Steven McKee
2
Erik Box
3
Scott Laliberté
4
Krzysztof Kurzawinski
5
Gary Wright
6
Chris Firek
7
Enrico Traini
8
Mark Palma
9
Paul Beit
10
Ozren Opacic
11
Rob McCarty
12
Chris Freeland
DNF
Killian Cummings
DNF
David Enns
Scratch Race, 40 Laps, Cat B
Place
Rider
1
Ian Whenham
2
Richard Ugalde
3
Sarah Rasmussen
4
James Kritz
5
James McLean
6
William Trischuk
7
Gordon Singleton
8
Brian Cashin
9
Darren Johnston
10
Matt DeLuco
11
Mark Hopper
12
Ralph Neumann
13
Chris Dunbar
14
Derek Koops
DNS
Hamish Gordon
DNS
Chris Riecker
Scratch Race, 30 Laps, Cat C
Place
Rider
1
Darren Hobson
2
Rob Nishman
3
Orrin Bowser
4
Ken Macdermid
5
James Gantley
6
Mandeep Gulati
7
Alex Mulholland
8
Darrell Gabourie
9
Frank Morrow
10
Thomas Lowry
11
Marcus Boyle
12
Stephen Lake
13
Danielle Schon
DNF
Jo Accardi
DNF
Josée Larocque
DNF
Kathleen MacEwen
DNF
Shane O’Brien
DNF
Michael Presutti
DNF
Lisa Ulrich
Kilometre Sprint Race – Qualification, Cat. A
Heat 1
Place
Rider
1
Paul Beit
2
Ozren Opacic
3
Scott Laliberté
4
Krzysztof Kurzawinski
DNS
David Enns
Heat 2
Place
Rider
1
Chris Firek
2
Mark Palma
3
Erik Box
4
Rob McCarty
Heat 3
Place
Rider
1
Steven McKee
2
Gary Wright
3
Killian Cummings
4
Enrico Traini
DNS
Chris Freeland
Kilometre Sprint Race – Qualification, Cat. B
Heat 1
Place
Rider
1
Gordon Singleton
2
Hamish Gordon
3
Ralph Neumann
4
Derek Koops
5
William Trischuk
6
Brian Cashin
Heat 2
Place
Rider
1
Matt DeLuco
2
James Kritz
3
Richard Ugalde
4
Sarah Rasmussen
5
Mark Hopper
DNS
Lisa Ulrich
Heat 3
Place
Rider
1
James McLean
2
Chris Dunbar
3
Darren Johnston
4
Ian Whenham
DNS
Chris Riecker
Kilometre Sprint Race – Qualification, Cat. C
Heat 1
Place
Rider
1
Darren Hobson
2
Shane O’Brien
3
Gabourie Darrell
4
Frank Morrow
Jo Accardi
Thomas Lowry
Heat 2
Place
Rider
1
Stephen Lake
2
James Gantley
3
Alex Mulholland
4
Ken Macdermid
Orrin Bowser
Michael Presutti
Heat 3
Place
Rider
1
Danielle Schon
2
Mandeep Gulati
3
Marcus Boyle
4
Kathleen MacEwen
5
Rob Nishman
6
Josée Larocque
Kilometre Sprint Race – Final, Cat. A
Heat 1
Place
Rider
1
Steven McKee
2
Chris Firek
3
Gary Wright
4
Ozren Opacic
5
Paul Beit
6
Mark Palma
Kilometre Sprint Race – Final, Cat. B
Heat 1
Place
Rider
1
Matt DeLuco
2
James McLean
3
Gordon Singleton
4
James Kritz
5
Hamish Gordon
6
Chris Dunbar
Kilometre Sprint Race – Final, Cat. C
Heat 1
Place
Rider
1
Stephen Lake
2
Mandeep Gulati
3
Darren Hobson
4
Brien O
5
Danielle Schon
6
James Gantley
DNS
Jo Accardi
Elimination Race, Cat. A
Place
Rider
1
Scott Laliberte
2
Enrico Traini
3
Killian Cummings
4
Mark Palma
5
Paul Beit
6
Erik Box
7
Krzysztof Kurzawinski
8
Chris Firek
9
Ozren Opacic
10
Steven McKee
DNS
Gary Wright
DNS
Rob McCarty
DNS
Chris Freeland
DNS
David Enns
Elimination Race, Cat. B
Place
Rider
1
James Kritz
2
Sarah Rasmussen
3
Ralph Neumann
4
Derek Koops
5
Hamish Gordon
6
James McLean
7
Brian Cashin
8
Mark Hopper
9
Chris Dunbar
10
Darren Johnston
11
William Trischuk
DNS
Ian Whenham
DNS
Richard Ugalde
DNS
Gordon Singleton
DNS
Matt DeLuco
DNS
Chris Riecker
Longest Lap – Last Man Standing, Cat. C
Place
Rider
1
Darren Hobson
2
Frank Morrow
DNF
Rob Nishman
DNF
Orrin Bowser
DNF
Ken Macdermid
DNF
James Gantley
DNF
Mandeep Gulati
DNF
Alex Mulholland
DNF
Darrell Gabourie
DNF
Thomas Lowry
DNF
Marcus Boyle
DNF
Stephen Lake
DNF
Danielle Schon
DNF
Jo Accardi
DNF
Kathleen MacEwen
DNF
Shane O’Brien
DNF
Michael Presutti
DNS
Lisa Ulrich
DNS
Josée Larocque
Team Chase, Cat. A
Winner – Team 2
Place
Rider
1
Mark Palma
1
David Enns
1
Krzysztof Kurzawinski
1
Ozren Opacic
1
Chris Freeland
1
Chris Firek
1
Erik Box
Team Chase, Cat. A
Second – Team 1
Place
Rider
2
Gary Wright
2
Steven McKee
2
Killian Cummings
2
Paul Beit
2
Enrico Traini
2
Rob McCarty
2
Scott Laliberté
Team Chase, Cat. B
Winner – Team 1
Place
Rider
1
Chris Dunbar
1
Mark Hopper
1
James McLean
1
Sarah Rasmussen
1
Ian Whenham
1
Hamish Gordon
1
Darren Johnston
1
Gordon Singleton
Team Chase, Cat. B
Second – Team 2
Place
Rider
2
2
Brian Cashin
2
Derek Koops
2
William Trischuk
2
Richard Ugalde
2
Matt DeLuco
2
James Kritz
2
Ralph Neumann
Team Chase, Cat. C
Winner – Team 1
Place
Rider
1
Darren Hobson
1
Orrin Bowser
1
James Gantley
1
Alex Mulholland
1
Frank Morrow
1
Marcus Boyle
1
Danielle Schon
1
Josée Larocque
1
Shane O’Brien
1
Lisa Ulrich
Team Chase, Cat. C
Second – Team 2
Place
Rider
2
Brian Cashin
2
Derek Koops
2
William Trischuk
2
Richard Ugalde
2
Matt DeLuco
2
James Kritz
2
Ralph Neumann
2
Chris Riecker
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