Photo courtesy of the Squamish Chief
On Saturday June 16th the 67 km Canadian Epic TEST OF METAL race took place in Squamish BC in true WestCoast style - in the pouring rain - and still attracted more than 800 riders, 300 volunteers plus many supportive spectators proving that nothing gets in the way of a good time.
Neal Kindree riding for Team Squamish finished 1st overall in a time of 2:40:04 in the men's pro-elite category winning the Test for a second year in a row and setting a personal best time - only a few minutes shy of beating the course record set by Todd Miles in 2000 at 2 hours and 37 minutes.
In the women's pro-elite category, Catherine Pendrel from Kamloops riding for Norco Performance Bikes was the first women to cross the finish line in a time of 3:19:08, finishing 44th overall.
The Rockstar Event - the invitational Squamish downhill race meant to take place on Sunday - was unfortunately postponed due to the treacherous course conditions caused by the recent downpour.
According to the staff at Tantalus who is sponsoring the event, you might hear about the
Rockstar taking place the same weekend as the upcoming
Gearjammer in mid-July if the weather clears up and things dry out. Check the
Test of Metal website for more information.
Same weekend as Psychosis in Golden - do not miss this race it's going to go off.
The 3rd and Final Race in the "A Hell of a Series"
Squamish Gearjammer BC Mountain Bike Race
on Sunday, July 15, 2007
45km singletrack race limit 500 riders - Race Start 11:00AM
GearJammer Awards ceremony 3:45pm
Hell of a Series awards ceremony post-race on July 15 at 4:15PM
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