The BC Bike Race was a seven day event that winds through nine communities from Victoria to Whistler Village. Like other trans-continental epics, the BC Bike Race is designed for teams of two or four riders. The teammates start the race together and must cross the finish line together.
THE BC RACE STAGE BY STAGE
STAGE 1: SOOKE TO COWICHAN LAKE
67 miles, 3936 feet
STAGE 2: LAKE COWICHAN TO PORT ALBERNI
71 miles, 3936 feet
STAGE 3: PORT ALBERNI TO CUMBERLAND
52 miles, 5609 feet
STAGE 4: CUMBERLAND TO SECHELT
37 miles, 5740 feet
STAGE 5: SECHELT TO SQUAMISH
36 miles, 5084 feet
STAGE 6: SQUAMISH TO WHISTLER
45 miles, 8200 feet
STAGE 7: COUGAR MTN TO MEADOW PARK
16 miles, 3936 feet
TOTAL MILES: 324 miles
TOTAL CLIMBING: 36,441 feet
BC BIKE RACE RESULTS
TWO OPEN
1. Chris Eatough/Jeff Schalk...Trek-VW...25:02:50 total time
2. Andreas Hestler (Can)/Kevin Calhoun (Can)...Rocky Mtn...25:45:03
3. Manuel Prado/Jason First...La Ruta/Sho-Air...26:28:52
TWO OPEN WOMEN
1. Cynthia Young (Can)/Michelle Newton (Can)...Shore Girls Don't Cry...35:19:19
2. Jennifer Keefer (Can)/Jen Sawrenko (Can)...The Jenerators...36:31:03
3. Emma Smith (Can)/Sarah O'Byrne (Can)...Team Tunnelvision...37:52:26
TWO MIXED
1. Hillary Harrison/Ryan Watts (Can)...Crystal Mtn Hotels...32:16:20
2. Lesley Clements (Can)/Matthew Bodkin (Can)...Team BC...33:50:36
3. Greg Norombaba/Lisa Riehl...San Diego Trek...35:14:01
TWO VET 80 YEARS
1. Randy Richmond (Can)/Sandy Mitchell (Can)...Gerick-Nelson...28:38:35
2. Rod Dagneau (Can)/Mike Charuk (Can)...West Coast Racing To Team Whistler...29:14:25
3. David Overstreet/Mark Thompson...Spike Shooter...29:57:05
TWO VET 100 YEARS
1. Doug Nottebrock (Can)/Con Diamond (Can)...Kootenay-Okanagan...34:53:55
2. Clive Rubens (Can)/Leo Groenewoud (Can)...Geopsyclos...45:09:32
FOUR RIDER
1. Rob Blanchard (Can)/Rob Herbst (Can)/Bruce Barker (Can)/Darrell Jones (Can)...Out There Guys...38:17:58
2. Tori Fahey (Can)/Alana Heise (Can)/Lisa Le Poole (Can)/Alison Jones (Can)...Out There
Girls...43:56:10