ELITEWAVE NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Pendrel named Kamloops Female Athlete of the Year

April 16, 2007

Catharine continues her ride to the top of the cycling world with a well deserved award. At a gala banquet on Saturday night, she was awarded Kamloops Female Athlete of the Year.

This is an incredible compliment to Pendrel who has only lived in Kamloops since August. Kamloops is a well recognized sport community who has played host to at least 4 National cycling championships in the last 5 years.

Pendrel finishes Norba with 2 solid races.

April 2, 2007

Catharine Pendrel (Norco) started the season with some fine performances in the first Norba event of 2007. Pendrel raced against some of the best riders in North America this past weekend – finishing 9^th in the short track event and 13^th in the cross country event. Catharine is still in the early phases of her preparation for the season and showed that she is well on track for this season’s demanding schedule. Pendrel normally does Sea Otter as her first race of the year in April. The Arizona race, nearly a month earlier, has given Pendrel renewed confidence and motivation as she heads into the 2007 season. Pendrel will be contesting for one of only 3 spots (selection spots were reduced from 6) for the World Championships.

Andrew Wilson Starts Season with Strong Performance at Devo Spring Series.

March 31, 2007

Elitewave’s newest rider, Andrew Wilson (Atomic) rode well in his first race of the 2007 season – taking 10^th place in the B Category this past weekend. Andrew commented: “I didn't get to contest the sprint because there was a nasty crash about 600 meters before the finish. I didn't crash, which was a miracle as it happened all around me. 10 guys went down very hard. I had to move off the road onto the grass to avoid going down. I unclipped and came to a complete stand still.” Despite the rough finish, Wilson was inspired by his strong ride. He felt that it was one of his best races ever.

Junior Cyclist Continue to Improve – Team Coastal Update

March 20, 2007

Team Coastal junior riders continue their accelerated progression into the world of track cycling. Since beginning the track program in January, several juniors have continued to meet at the Burnaby Velodrome each Monday for a 2 hour training sessions. These riders are quick learners who have begun to full adapt to their new sport. Riders have dropped an average of 2-3 seconds from their flying 200m times (used mostly to gauge pedal coordination and technique). They have also begun to master the subtle art of paceline riding and team trialling. Currently, they are developing skills in the match sprint event. All of the athletes are having fun and progressing well. Coastal athletes will be racing at the BVC Summer Meet on May 5^th, 2007.

Pendrel prepares for Norba in Pheonix.

March 27, 2007

Catharine Pendrel (Norco) will be kicking off her fifth season as an Elitewave athlete with a Norba event in Pheonix, Arizona. Catharine is excited about the season ahead and looking forward to an early season warm-up and test of her hew bike from Norco. Catharine will be competing in both the short track and cross country events. She has reported feeling very strong with improved wattage during compu-trainer testing. She feels like she can already push herself to a higher level than last season. Much of this improvement has come from the Aerobic Power phase we pursued over the course of the past month. It was the most intensive interval training that Catharine has done to date. It will be interesting to see how this influences her racing performance in the early season. Racing begins this Saturday!

Blizzard Bike Club - Fort St. John, BC
March 25, 2007

Elitewave’s Geoff McDonald of Grande Prairie edged out team mate Blaine Richter to win the first road race of the Blizzard Club's 25th season of racing, Sunday. Geoff came in all alone to win the 68 km Cecil Lake road event with a time of 2:10:46. Blaine was second at 2:11:35 and Gary Hilderman capped off an excellent performance with a sprint for third place at 2:19:38, from Pat Ferris and Bob Andrews.

Geoff has been a member of Elitewave since January. He has trained very well over the past few months and is confident that he will have a great season ahead of him. Geoff completed his trip from Grande Praire, Alberta with a couple of cold and snowy training days in Jasper following the Fort St. John race. Elitewave is proud to have such a motivated and inspired rider on our team.

Impact Magazine Features Coach Dan

March 1, 2007

Coach Dan is featured in Impact Magazine’s special focus on running in the March issue. His article features a workout for time strapped athletes looking to get the most benefit from the least amount off time. You can see the feature and a photo of Coach Dan working on track-side (page 39). Photos were shot at the Oak Bay Track in Victoria, BC. The photos were taken by Simon Desrochers.

"Teen Coastal" gets started at the Burnaby Velodrome

Jan 21, 2007 - Courtesy Team Coastal

January 12th, 19th and 26th mark the evenings the TeenCoastal group hits The Track for the Learn-to-Ride (LTR). Several young, new members of Coastal were out learning to ride the "fixies" (with no brakes I might add!). Taking them through the paces were some Burnaby Velodrome instructors along with our own coaches Elmar and Dan.

'Becca on the track!	"Theory" session	Coach Dan

 If you know some kids who would be interested in joining TeenCoastal email Todd todd.hansen@teamcoastalcycling.com

Penticton Camp Fills in 30 minutes

The 2007 Edition of the Penticton Training Camp is now full.

Thank you to all athletes who expressed an interest in the camp.

If you would like to be added to the wait list, please email Dan@elitewave.com

PinkBike.com Shares the Christmas Spirit.

Radek Burkat of www.Pinkbike.com spread the Christmas spirit to 100 needy families in the lower mainland this week. Burjat, owner of Pinkbike, bought 100 new Norco kid’s bikes for needy families in the Vancouver region. Burkat and friends built up the bikes and distributed them to the families over the weekend. The kids enjoyed their first pedal strokes on brand new bikes in their choice of color. This is a great story and a great way to share the love of cycling with kids who may have not been able to ride a bike this year. Congratulations to Radek and the generous folks at Pinkbike.

Race Organizers Form Grass Roots Mountain Bike Association of British Columbia

Squamish mountain bike race organizers have taken the next step to support grass roots mountain bike activities in British Columbia by forming the Grass Roots Mountain Bike Association of British Columbia (GRMBA). The not-for-profit association is designed to fill a void in recreational grass roots mountain bike event sanctioning.

The void was created when the official provincial sanctioning body, Cycling BC, began to move toward supporting higher level competitive events, and away from their past support of recreational mountain biking. Newly created sanctioning policies led to the need for GRMBA, which is spearheaded by Test of Metal and GearJammer race directors Cliff Miller and Curtis Roberts.

The purpose of the newly formed Association is to provide insurance to grass roots mountain bike clubs and race events that concentrate on providing race experiences to recreational racers. One goal of the Association is to encourage recreational clubs to hold events where members of other clubs are welcome to attend. See full article HERE…

Elitewave Sponsors Coaching Development Series with Sungod Swim Club

The Delta Sungod Swim Club, under the guidance of Head Coach Michelle Wilson, has recruited Coach Dan to provide a series of cycling specific workshops for the Sungod coaching staff. Wilson has been an active supporter of swimming, waterpolo and triathlon for years. In 2007 their program is planning to do a major expansion into the world of junior triathlon. The Sungod coaches have started their training early with the first of several clinics being held on December 3, 2006. 4 coaches took part in the event which focused on skill development for junior cyclists and triathletes. In addition to safety and route planning concepts, the coaches were also exposed to their first taste of skill development through a series of drills and games designed specifically for young riders. For Elitewave, this is an exciting group to be involved with. In comparison to swimming, the sport of competitive cycling is relatively simple. By taking Level 2 and 3 swim coaches and showing them how to teach cycling, it is easy to see that they will be successful. These coaches will be able to break the sport down and make it accessible to a wide audience. They already have professional coaching experience which is the most important elements in the development of young athletes. These clinics will allow the Sungod coaches to hone their coaching skills in cycling at an accelerated rate.

Coach Dan Shares His Coaching Experience with Team Coastal

Coach Dan met with Team Coastal President Kerry Kunzli to discuss the development of a junior cycling program in the White Rock/Sout Surrey region. Team Coastal is already one of the largest teams in the lower mainland. Their latest initiative will put a substantial junior program into an area that encompasses many different riding areas and a host of young families who will benefit from exposure to the sport. Kunzel outlined their approach to the development of the program and also spoke with Coach Dan about his experience with the development of Junior programs at the Olympic Oval National Cycling Center and Pacificsport. This was a great opportunity to pass on the knowledge gained through the successful development of some of Canada’s best young riders. Currently there are 4 riders, developed through the Junior program that Dan created, riding for Canada at the Senior National Team level. These riders were brand new to cycling when they began their immersion in the sport in Calgary nearly 10 years ago. Passing along tips on program structure, costs, facilities and outlining an approach to long term athlete development should help Coastal get off on the right foot as they begin to work to develop the sport. It is great to see a strong club like Coastal take pride in contributing to the sport at the junior level. Through this initiative, Coastal will demonstrate leadership and a commitment to growing the sport in the future.

Elitewave Partners with Spoke n’ Motion to Provide Velodrome Training Clinics.

The Burnaby velodrome was the site of Coach Dan’s most recent track training seminar with the athletes of Spoke n’ Motion who work under the guidance of Level 3 Coach and former National Team rider Judy Latoski. Coach Dan shared his track coaching experience with Latoski’s athletes during the first of several two hour workshops. Five riders took part – ranging from Elite women like Moriah MacGregor and Heather Lamson to experienced Cat 2 and 3 men. During the clinic athletes focused on riding proper lines for maximum speed on the Burnaby velodrome. Athletes also had a lot of time to talk about the finer details involved in successful bunch racing on the track. It was great to work with Latoski’s riders who are all very competent and fit. Most of the Spoke n’ Motion riders use the track as a way to train for their road season. Adding some of the detail to their track program will really compliment the great work that Latoski is already doing with them. In addition to the athletes benefiting, it was also a great chance for Coach Dan and Coach Latoski to compare notes on training, bike fit and the current state of cycling in BC. It was great to work with another cycling coach in a collaborative setting. This type of colleagial atmosphere is rarely seen in the sport of cycling. It was a nice chance to share and learn for all coaches and athletes involved. More clinics with Spoke n’ Motion are planned for the New Year.

Elitewave’s Catharine Pendrel Earns Pan American Cycling Championships Silver Medal

Canada Wins Silver at Pan American Championships
Courtesy CCA

Catherine Pendrel (BC) won the silver medal in the elite women's 2006 Mountain Bike cross-country Pan American Championships competition in Camboriu, Brazil, on Sunday (October 15th). American Mary McConneloug took the gold medal and Argentina's Jimena Florit finished third.

The Penticton, BC rider, who was aiming for a top-five finish (which she had captured in the 2005 Pan Am Championships in Mexico), was full of joy after her race: "I worked my way up and in the second lap already found myself in third position. I rode consistently and was feeling really good. Conditions were way better than the training conditions over the past few days, with lots of sunshine and the course much drier. Before the race, I said to Michel (Leblanc, CCA mountain bike coach): I'm going to medal today!"

"It's so exciting, when you imagine that Catherine just learned one week prior to the event that she was selected to replace Alison Sydor (who could not make it to Brazil from the Roc d'Azur in France ñ which she won - in such a short period of time)," added Michel Leblanc, Canadian National Team mountain bike coach.

October, 2006

Sparling signs with Giga-Bike for 2007

Courtesy Giga-Bike

October 11, 2006 (Victoria, B.C.) – In an ongoing bid to snap up Canada’s best talent for the 2007 cycling season, Giga-Bike Cycling Team signed Jamie Sparling, who rode with Bicisport – Alberta in ‘06. Jamie had a great year with a 2nd place finish at Canadian Track National Championshps in Dieppe, NB and had some early season wins in BC’s Spring Series on the lower mainland.

“I am really excited to be racing with the 2007 Giga-Bike race team. The team has so much talent and so many good people involved with it. I was more than impressed with how things turned out last year; everything was well planned and there was a real professional feel to it. I am confident the team will make another giant leap in ’07 and turn a lot of heads," said Sparling.

“Jamie is a great all ‘round rider. He first caught our eye in a great performance at BC Cup #1, where he played a big role in driving the winning break. He is a great athlete to have on the Giga-Bike Cycling Team. Jamie will bring a tremendous amount of horse power that will see him stick it out with the best of them," said Director, Calvin Straathof, Giga-Bike Cycling Team.

Giga-Bike Junior-Espoir Development Cycling Team is Vancouver Island’s only cycling trade team dedicated to the development of Junior and Espoir cyclists and is based out of Victoria, BC. Giga-Bike Junior-Espoir Development Cycling Team participates year round in road racing events in Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia and the North West Coast.

Radomsky and Trew sign with Giant Canada

Giant Canada Sponsors Elite Women's Team for 2007

Team Release:

In keeping with Giant Canada's mandate to support cycling in B.C., seven riders will compose the Giant Canada Elite women's team. Chelsea Bilsbarrow, Claire Cameron, Jenelle Cassidy, Leah Guloien, Alena Radomsky, Katherine Short, and Jenny Trew will join forces for the 2007 season. This seven-person team boasts top credentials with a strong focus on development as well.

Katherine Short (16) and Chelsea Bilsbarrow (19) are two of the most exciting young prospects in cycling on the BC scene. Katherine wins just about everything in her age group and is a strong contender even at the elite level in mountain biking while Chelsea stormed onto the scene in 2006 taking the BC Jr. road championships and 7th at Nationals in her first season. Claire Cameron (24) is an elite track and road racer and a National Paralympic team member having raced in 2004 at Athens as a blind tandem pilot. Leah Guloien (25) is a very strong local road racer who is rarely off the podium in any event she enters. Jenny Trew (25) is a track and criterium specialist having won multiple medals at Track Nationals. Alena Radomsky (24) is a seasoned rider, and excellent team player with experience racing internationally. Jenelle Cassidy (29),while relatively new to road racing, made a quick ascent up the ranks in 2006 and brings a wealth of experience from being a National team downhill racer.

Giant Canada's Elite women's team riders possess skills that will complement each other, giving the team a deep and balanced attack for 2007. The tentative race calendar for the Giant Canada Elite Women's Team will be comprised of local BC and NW road, track, and mountain bike races including the BC Cup Road/Off road Series, BC Superweek, and the National Road/Track/Off Road Championships.

Giant Canada's operations manager Wayne Bleakley says, "The formation of our elite women's team was a logical step towards our vision. Our women will be a dominant force on the Northwest cycling scene. Giant Canada looks forward to supporting women's cycling and specifically Leah, Jenelle, Claire, Jenny, Alena, Chelsea, and Katherine in pursuit of their goals and is very excited to have the opportunity to develop a women's team."

Pan Am Cycling Championships for Pendrel

Catharine Pendrel was recently notified that she will be heading to Brazil on Monday to represent Canada at the Pan American Cycling Championships. Pendrel, who competed at the Championships for the first time last year, will represet Canada in the Cross Country Mountain Biking Race. This race falls during Cathatrine’s normal off-season training program, so she will be calling up all of her energy reserves and experience to challenge for a medal in this competition.

Stewart Wins Bayside Cross Classic

Sarah Stewart (Wedgewood Cycling Club) took the top spot on the podium at the Bayside Cross Classic in Crescent Beach. Jenny Trew (Giant) was second in the event. Elitewave’s Tom Skinner suffered through the race with a badly cut knee after crashing into the barriers after lap 1 of the elite men’s race which was won by Sugoi’s Andrew Kyle.

Radomsky and Stewart Take on Starcrossed

Alena Radomsky and Sarah Stewart battled some of North America’s best riders at the Star Crossed cyclocross race at Marymoor velodrome. Both riders competed in a top notch field under the stadium lights near Seattle. The race featured an intricate course that included stairs, sand, veldorome sections, grass sections and a large wooden ramp constructed specifically for the event. Both riders competed strongly and completed the pro women’s event which was won by Kona’s Wendy Simms. See Complete Results Here

West Point Grey Cyclocross – Third for Stewart

Kelly Jones (Sugoi) was the winner of the first annual West Point Grey cyclocross race hosted by Escape Velocity. Jones raced hard over the European style course which featured substantial amounts of climbing in each lap. Victoria’s Lisa Ludwig (Oak Bay Bikes) was second in the race with a very strong performance throughout the event. Sarah Stewart (Wedgewood Cycling Club) took third place.

Stewart Second at Fort Langley Cyclocross

Battling over the Aldor Farm course for a second year in a row, Sarah Stewart claimed second place on the Podium to Kelly Jones (Sugoi) in the first stop of the Giant BC Cup Cyclcross Competition. Alena Radomsky of Elitewave finished in 4^th overall. Tom Skinner, also of Elitewave, completed the elite men’s race in 11^th place. Complete results Here

Septemeber, 2006

Pendrel Qualifies for CCA Carding

Funding a world class mountain bike career just became a little easier for Elitewave’s Catharine Pendrel who was recently informed that she has met the criteria for carding from the Canadian Cycling Association. This funding will help Pendrel to travel and train throughout the year. While the carding money is modest in Canada, this support will allow Catharine to pursue her ambitions without the hardship of also having to work full-time.

Sparling and Mackenzie earn Silver Medal in Madison at Track Nationals

Elitewave’s Jamie Sparling earned a silver medal with teammate Ryan McKenzie in the Madison event at the National Track Championships. According to Sparling, “Ryan can really ride this race…he put me into great position on every sprint and I could just ride into the points.” Both Mackenzie and Sparling used to be teammates as Juniors in Calgary where they both trained under the guidance of Elitewave head coach – Dan Proulx.

Sparling Earns Bronze Medal at National Track Cycling Championships

Jamie Sparling is finishing off his season with a stong campaign at the National Track Championships in Dieppe this weekend. Sparling started the weekend by earning a Bronze Medal on the Team Pursuit with Matt Barlee and Ryan McKenzie. Next, Sparling qualified for the bonze medal final against Christian Meir – where he finished 4^th in a photo finish. After that, Sparling took 8^th place in the Points Race –scoring 23 points in total. The results so far have been great for Sparling who had only 2 weeks to prepare for the Championships after an incredibly tough road season.

August, 2006

Pendrel Completes Amazing Season at World Mountain Bike Championhips, New Zealand

Elitewave’s Catharine Pendrel successfully represented Canada for a 3^rd consecutive year at the World Elite Mountain Bike Championships in New Zealand. Pendrel felt strong throughout the event, with some minor fading on the last lap – completing the event in 31^st place. The completion of the World Championships ends an amazing year for Pendrel who had two top 10 finishes in Norba events and a very solid 4^th place at the National Mountain Bike Championships. With the support of Norco and fiancé Keith Wilson, Pendrel has had her best season to date.

Next season will be an ambitious one for Pendrel who will strive to increase her training load and commitment to the sport in the hope of qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Bejing.

Stephanie Mathieson Completes Ironman Canada

With only 10 months of preparation, Stephanie Mathieson of Calgary completed the Ironman Canada in late August. After 6 or 7 years away from endurance training, Stephanie returned to training and racing to “knock this one off her list” of life ambitions. Combining training with her job as an administrator at the National Coaching Institute, Calgary was always tough but somehow Stephanie managed to fit all the training in. Stephanie had some serious history in sport as a young triathlete with the Tri-Athletics Sport Club in Calgary (where Dan coached her as a junior), but this race literally forced her to return from “out of shape student” to Ironman in a very short time span. Mathieson joins a growing list of athletes who have completed the Ironman on just one year of training with the help of Dan and Elitewave. In 2007, Stephanie will again be joining the Ironman fraternity to contest the 25^th Anniversay edition of this challenging and prestigious race.

July 31, 2006

Speed Theory Presents: Triathlon Deconstructed Seminar Series

Elitewave.com has joined forces with Calgary based Speed Theory.ca to provide a series of training seminars and workshops dedicated to aspiring triathletes. The first session will be held August 14^th at the Vancouver location. For details look Here.

August 7, 2006

Catharine Pendrel earns best ever Norba Result

Elitewave’s Catharine Pendrel earned her best Norba result ever with an 8^th place finish in Brian Head, Utah this weekend. Pendrel is on a two week road trip through the Norba circuit that will take her to Colorado next week. This weekend’s performance is a nice result heading into Catharine’s final preparations for the World Championships.

Angela Naeth 12^th overall in Bridgeport, Conneticut ITU Triathlon

Angela Naeth had a great race in Bridgeport this past weekend at the Pan American ITU Championships. In Angela’s typical style, she came out of the water near the very back of the field and was forced to ride and run her way back into contention.

Angela’s next race will be Kelowna on August 20^th. In the meantime Angela will focus on her swim in the hope of bringing her performances more in line with her world class cycling and running prowess.

July 27, 2006

Pendrel qualifies for the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM for a third consecutive year!!!!

Catharine Pendrel (Norco Factory Team) qualified for the World Mountain Bike Championships for a third consecutive year. Pendrel, who was notified of her qualification following the Canada Cup inWhistler, will join a team of five riders and one alternate for the competition in New Zealand in late August. For Pendrel, the award was somewhat of a surprise as the CCA recently created a more stringent qualification process. Pendrel also faced some extremely tough competition from an ever improving Mical Dyck and Wendy Simms who was seriously intent on making the team for this year's competition. Catharine has had to improve her riding in every possible dimension this year in order to keep pace with the competition. It gets tougher and tougher to make the team each year with all of the girls pushing each other to new limits. The caliber of riders like Sydor and Premont keep pushing the envelope and Canadian women are being forced to respond. This year, Elitewave's Catharine Pendrel proved once again that she can rise to the challenge. Watch for Catharine to be on the Olympic team at some point in the not too distant future. See World Championship Team Announcement Here.

Jamie Sparling Completes Tour of Toona, Pennsylvania

Elitewave’s Jamie Sparling (Bicisport) capped off a great year of consistently strong performances by completing the grueling Tour de Toona – one of North America’s best stage races. Over a week of racing, Jamie competed with the very best teams in North America. His form continued to improve from Canadian Superweek where he proved to be strong and able to make critical moves in the right situation. Jamie will take these positive results into the 2007 race season where he will surely be part of some winning breakaways at major events in Canada and the United States!

July 20, 2006

Tour of Gastown

The Wedgewood Cycling Club hosted another exceptional race at the Tour of Gastown in Vancouver this week. Some 35,000 spectators took in the event on Vancouver's East side – the famous cobbled streets that have played host to many of North America's top pros including Lance Armstrong.

Dan Skinner (Total Restoration) and Jamie Sparling (Bicisport) rode in the Men's Pro event with Jamie Sparling going the distance to finish mid-field in the grueling and hard charging event. In the women's race, Sarah Stewart (Wedgewood) fought through some hard attacks and sketchy corners to take a commendable 12th place overall in the event.

See Complete Results Here.

June 16, 2006

Pendrel 4^th at National Mountain Bike Championships

Catharine Pendrel had another incredible weekend of racing at the National Championships in Kamloops. Facing Canada’s top world class riders, Pendrel surprised even herself with a performance that demonstrated she is truly at a new rung on the high performance ladder.

See the full Results Here

June 25, 2006

Solid Performance for Pendrel at World Cup

Catharine Pendrel rode strongly to take 24th place overall in the Mount Ste. Anne World Cup in Quebec on Sunday.  Facing a truly World Class field, Pendrel demonstrated again that she is one of the top Canadian riders and a solid choice for National Team projects this season.  Congratulations Catharine!

World Cup Results

June 18, 2006

Pendrel Breaks Through at NORBA

Catharine Pendrel raced aggressively to take 9th place at the Mount Snow NORBA XC event in Vermont on Saturday.  Pendrel charged to the front of the field and rode strong in 2nd place for much of the race...eventually fading in the closing laps to take 9th overall.

On Sunday, Pendrel demonstrated even more fight during the Short Course race.  This was a tough event that focused more on power and speed in the technical terrain.  Pendrel proved that the previous day hadn't been a fluke by take 12th place overall and recording the best finish by a Canadian on the day.

This was a break through performance for Pendrel and her sponsors at Norco.  Pendrel has plenty of reserve left in the tank and will hope to perform at an even higher level later in the season.

Norba Short Course Results  Norba XC Results

Angela Naeth Second to Olympian Gillian Kornell

At the Oliver Sprint Triathlon this weekend, Elitewave's Angela Naeth had an outstanding race - finishing 6th overall in the 156 athlete field (men and women included) and second overall among elite women.  The women's race was won by Gilliam Kornell who raced for Canada at the Athens Olympics. Naeth finished a mere 11 seconds behind Kornell after closing the gap on the bike - riding nearly 2 minutes faster than Kornell on the 20km course in order to make up for a lackluster swim.  This is the second podium race of the year for Naeth who now looks forward to the National Triathlon Championships in Brampton, Ontario. 

Oliver Sprint Triathlon Results

Trew finishes strong in Nature Valley Grand Prix

Jenny Trew completed the gruelling 5 day Nature Valley Grand Prix this week in Minnesotta.  It was a tough and demanding week for Trew who bounced back from an extreme case of fatigue to finish in 54 place out of 130 starters.  Trew was also 15th in the Best Young Rider category.  The race is especially sweet for Trew who began racing harder U.S. events in 2001 - only to find herself outmatched by the high level of racing at the NRC level.  5 years and 30-40,000km of hard work later, Trew now finds herself finishing with North America's best.  Her forte remains crtiterium riding and one day races...Nature Valley should put her in good step for the National Cycling Championships in 2 weeks time.

Nature Valley Results

Test of Metal - Skinner 19th

The Squamish Mountain Bike Festival hosted the Test Of Metal endurance mountain bike race on the weekend.  Elitewave's Tom Skinner (Giant/Sugoi) took a solid 19th place finish on the day - riding among the best throughout the race.  The gruelling event takes the riders through some of the best single track cross country in the Squamish region.  The race was won by Neil Kindree (Kona/Les Gets).

June 4, 2006

Angela Naeth Defends Title at Hinton Triathlon

For the second straight year, Angela Naeth of Prince George, BC won the Hinton Triatlon.  Along the way, Naeth nearly clinched the course record for the Olympic Distance comeptition in 2:07.  Naeth was also second place overall among the men and women competiting.

May 27, 2006

Pendrel WINS Canada Cup #2 - Mount Tremblant

Still waiting for the official results to be published, but Catharine Pendrel won Canada Cup #2 today in fine style - taking over one minute out of the field.  Great racing Catharine!

Tom Skinner (Sugoi/Giant) also competed in the Canada Cup and estimates that he finished in the top 25 riders in the pro men's division.

Trew WINS in Tennessee

Jenny Trew won Stage 2 of the Edgar Soto Memorial Stage Race yesterday.  Trew and her teammates placed 1-2-3 in the criterium with Trew  attacking the field and getting a gap to take the win.  Trew also raced stongly to earn place 2nd in the Time Trial in Stage 1.  There are two stages remaining in this event.

Tough Break for Radomsky

Competing in her first World Cup, Alena Radomsky (Coastal) got tied up in a crash at the start of the World Cup in Montreal yesterday.  Riding with a good cut on her knee, Radomsky chased for 4 laps before finally abandonning the race in hopes of recovering for the Tour of Montreal which begins tomorrow.  The race was won by Judith Arndt of Germany. Only 48 riders finished this year's event.

May 22, 2006

Elitewave's 11th Edition of the Penticton Training Camp Complete

Forty athletes completed the 11th annual training camp in Penticton last week.  The camp featured nearly 900kms of riding over 8 training days.  The camp was a huge success with all athletes pushing themselves beyond what they thought was possible.  One rider summarized the camp by writing "I just wanted to thank you for a great week of riding!  Not only did I love the training, but I met some great friends as well!"

Thank you to all participants and coaches for an amazing week.  Special thanks to SpeedTheory for their second year of outstanding support for this event.

Radomsky to Montreal World Cup

Elitewave's Alena Radomsky will leave for the World Cup in Montreal with her Coastal Teammates.  The road race features many laps up Montreal's famed Mount Royal climb.  Add a World Class field to this gruelling event and you have one of the toughest one day races in the World.  Upon completion of the World Cup, Radomsky will compete in the Tour of Montreal - a four day event that races through the neighbourhoods of Montreal and its environs.

Sparling 3rd at Bikes on Broadway

Elitewave's Jamie Sparling took third overall at the Bikes on Broadway Stage Race in Saskatoon.  On his way to the podium, Sparling racked up a 3rd place finish in the Time Trial as well as taking 7th in the road race and criterium.  The G.C. was won by veteran Alberta racer Bruce Copeland (Juventus).

Final GC
1. Bruce Copeland (Juventus)	4:13:52
2. Devon Smibert (Synergy Racing Club)	4:13:55
3. Jamie Sparling (Bicisport)	4:14:43
4. Matthew Walker (Giga Bike/LaZBoy)	4:14:47
5. Daniel Nemetchek (Woodcock)	4:14:56
6. Jesse James Collins (Bicisport)	4:15:45
7. Bradley Kerr (Regina Cycle Club)	4:17:22
8. Nathan Underwood (BCW/ Cycledelia)	4:17:42
9. Shawn Bunnin (Cycledelia/ Spoke n Sport)	4:18:44
10. Mike Bidiak (Juventus)	4:19:33

May 21, 2006

Pendrel 3rd at Canada Cup #1 - Bromont

Catharine Pendrel (Norco Factory Team) took third place at the first stop of the Canada Cup series in Bromont, Quebec.  Pendrel fought hard to maintain position on the muddy downhills in each lap - with Pendrel's stongest competitor of last season Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing) taking the win.  

Senior Elite Women - 26 Finishers
1. Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing Racing/)	1:49:06
2. Karen Dewolfe (Cannondale)	at 0:23
3. Catharine Pendrel (Norco Factory Team)	1:02
4. Sabra Davison (Indépendant)	4:42
5. Jean Ann McKirdy (Rocky Mountain Business Objects)	6:46

In the men's race, Elitewave's Tom Skinner (Sugoi/Giant Bicycles) took 25th place in the Elite Men's race - won by Victoria's Max Plaxton (Rocky Mountain Business Objects).

May 19, 2006

Tri-Peaks Stage Race, Russellville, Arkansas

Another tough NRC stage race took Elitewave's Jenny Trew (Kenda Tire) to Arkansas for the Tri-Peaks Cycling Classic.  Trew continued to improve her performances in this gruelling test - finishing 30th overall in the solid North American pro field.

Women
1. Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing
2. Alisha Lion (USA) Webcor-Platinum
3. Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing
4. Kate Sherwin (USA) Victory Brewing
5. Brooke Ourada (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light
6. Kristin Sanders (USA) Cheerwine
7. Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light
8. Sima Trapp (USA) Colavita/Cooking Light
9. Tara Ross (Can) Victory Brewing
10. Kirsten Robbins (Can) Victory Brewing
19. Audrey Lemieux (Can) Colavita/Cooking Light
29. Jenny Trew (Can) Team Kenda Tire
30. Laura Yoisten (Can) Victory Brewing

May 14, 2006

Trew Completes Joe Martin Stage Race, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Jenny Trew completed the challenging 4 stage NRC road race event last week in Arkansas.  The Joe Martin Stage race challenged North America's best riders to a difficult menu of speeds and distances over 3 gruelling days of racing.  The final GC found Trew in 54th position overall.

Stage 3 Results

Stage 3: Time trial, 2.5. miles/4km

1. Erinne Willock (Webcor-Platinum Women's Cycling Team)

2. Dotsie Bausch (Colavita/ Cooking Light Cycling Team)

3. Alisha Lion (Webcor-Platinum Women's Cycling Team)

4. Felicia Gomez (Webcor-Platinum Women's Cycling Team)

5. Kori Seehafer (Team Lipton)

6. Alison Powers (Rio Grande/Sports Garage)

7. Sue Palmer-Komar (Colavita/ Cooking Light Cycling Team)

8. Brooke Ourada (Colavita/ Cooking Light Cycling Team)

9. Kathleen Billington (TRIA)

10. Kristen Lasasso (Team Lipton)

11. Leigh Hobson (Victory Brewing Team)

13. Betina Hold (Webcor-Platinum Women's Cycling Team)

16. Kirsten Robbins (Victory Brewing Team)

39. Tara Ross (Victory Brewing Team)

48. Gina Grain (Colavita/ Cooking Light Cycling Team)

49. Audrey Lemieux (Colavita/ Cooking Light Cycling Team)

61. Laura Yoisten (Victory Brewing Team)

62. Jenny Trew (Team Kenda Tire)

71. Audrey Carmical (Team Joy Rides/Austin Flyers)

April 30, 2006

Trew gets solid result in Athens, Georgia

Jenny Trew finished a solid 17th place overall in the Athens Twilight Criterium in Georgia.  The Criterium was held late lastnight and featured a top notch field of U.S. and international criterium stars.  Jenny's longtime friend and former teammate from the Olympic Oval, Laura Yoisten, finished in 7th.

Pro Women: 47 Finishers

1 Jenn McCrae (Conex Train) 2 Tina Pic (Colavita Cooking Lite) 3 Shannon Hutchison (Aaron's Furniture) 4 Kelly Benjamin (Diet Cheerwine) 5 Gina Grain (Colavita Cooking Lite) 6 Brenda Lyons (Victory Brewing) 7 Laura Yosten (Victory Brewing) 8 Christina DeKraay (TEam Fuji) 9 Mackenzie Dickey (Aaron's) 10 Victory Brewing rider 11 Lara Kropesch (TEam Lipton) 12 Laura Bowles (Victory Brewing) 13 Unidentified 14 Taitt SAto (McGuire RAcing) 15 Unidentified 16 Katherine Caroll (Victory Brewing) 17 Jenny Trew (Team Kenda Tire) 18 Kathleen Billington (Connecticut) 19 Laura Van Gilder (TEam Lipton) 20 Candace Blickem (Aaron's)

April 30, 2006

Sparling 5th at Bicisport ITT

Starting his Alberta racing season in style, Jamie Sparling was whisked from the airport in Calgary to the start line of the Bicisport Time Trial.  Sparling finished in 5th with several of Alberta's time trial veterans putting the hammer down on younger riders like Sparling and National Team Member Phil Abbott.  

Category 1/2 (24 Finishers)
1. Bruce Copeland (Juventus)	28:48.0
2. Robert Veroba (bicisport)	29:35.0
3. Devon Smibert (Synergy)	29:57.3
4. Kyle Marcotte (Speed Theory)	30:01.0
5. James Sparling (bicisport)	30:07.0
6. Philippe Abbott (Italpasta-Transport Belmire)	30:45.0
7. Shawn Taylor (Rundle Mountain CC)	30:49.0
8. Jeff Bolstad (H and R Block)	31:08.0
9. Gary Anderson (TRS Racing)	31:29.0
10. Shawn Goulet (Pedalhead Roadworks)	31:59.0

April 9, 2006

Pendrel finishes Sea Otter Classic with strong showing in XC Race.

Catharine Pendrel (NORCO)completed a very solid stage race at Sea Otter Cycling Classic in Monterey, Califronia this past weekend.  Finishing in 15th overall, Pendrel showed that her training is on track after a long winter of skiing and cross training at her home near Kamloops.  Her performance shows some real potential for the future.  Sea Otter features many of the best international and north American racers.

Sea Otter Classic - Cross Country - 53 Finishers

Women
1. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	2:56:00
2. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Specialized Factory Racing	at 4:39
3. Kiara Bisaro (Can) Gearsracing.com	7:49
4. Wendy Simms (Can) Velo Bella - Kona	9:08
5. Pia Sundstedt (Ger) Rocky Mountain/Business Objects	9:50
6. Jimena Florit (USA) Luna Women's Mtb Team	11:00
7. Sue Hayward (USA) Trek VW	11:03
8. Katerina Nash (USA) Luna Women's Mtb Team	11:54
9. Mary McConneloug (USA) Seven Cycles/Kenda	12:03
10. Dara Marks Marino (USA) Titus/Kenda	12:34
11. Alison Sydor (Can) Rocky Mountain/Business Objects	15:20
12. Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Lapierre Factory Team	16:22
13. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Women's Mtb Team	17:07
14. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher	17:29
15. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Norco	17:42
16. Monique Sawicki (USA) Sho-Air/Team Mata	18:57
17. Melanie McQuaid (Can) Orbea	21:57
18. Lea Davison (USA) Unattached	22:41
19. Kristin Danielson (USA) Velo Bella - Kona	23:38
20. Kathy Sherwin (USA) Ford Cycling	24:46

March 5, 2006

Devo/Escape Velocity Sisu Spring Road Race Series opener.
Courtesy Jeremy Storie www.canadiancyclist.com

The start of the road season opened today in BC with the first of five weekends of racing in the dEVo/Escape Velocity Sisu Spring Road Race Series. Under cool and cloudy skies and later a very light rain a new season opener record of 243 riders contested the traditional 6.2 km flat opening course. The C group saw nearly 100 competitors in their group with Jeremy Srothers taking the win followed by Ryan Cousineau (Escape Velocity), Stephan Ball, Brad Bisset (Coastal) and Paul Falcon (Coastal). It became evident very early on that in this category there are many riders who will be forced to move up to maintain the role and integrity of the C group as a development category for new and novice riders. The opening laps saw the C group post lap times very close to the B's and A's causing the novice riders to be shed very early from the group. It was the fastest race in the history of the C group.

In the B race it was a fast and steady pace throughout the 13 lap, 80 km race ending in a large group sprint. Taking top honours went to Ron Klopher followed closely by Anselmo Rossiello (Coastal) and Viktor Brudov with Brian Griffin and Mike Boehm rounding out the top five. The A race saw a few breaks come and go with the most significant being a solo break of 2 laps, gaining up to 50 seconds by BiciSport rider Jamie Sparling (Elitewave). Sparling was eventually brought back by a chase of 8 riders who when catching Sparling formed the winning move. Sparling then attacked again with about 2 laps remaining and stayed away solo with Western Washington University rider Nicolas Clayville taking the sprint for second and Jason Flukinger (Bayside), Carl Jacobson (Masi-Adobe) and Peter Kerklaan rounding out the top five. Apologies for incorrect name spelling and missing/unknown team or club.

Note:  Elitewave's Dan Skinner finisher strong in 7th overall for the A Race and was active in all of the major moves in the competition.  Congrats guys!

March 3, 2006

Trew Completes Trust House Tour in New Zealand

Jenny Trew continued her fine riding in the southern hemisphere with a successful completion of the Women's Tour lead up event in New Zealand.  Trew competed over is four gruelling stages with a field of the best female riders in the World.  We are still awaiting final time trial results, but Trew appears to be on track for a top 70 result in this event!  Good Work Jenn!

February 26, 2006

Trew completes Geelong World Cup in Australia

Congratulations to Elitewave's Jenny Trew who completed the Australian stop on the World Cup Tour in Geelong.  Trew finished 76 out of 144 starters.  This is an excellent result for Trew who will now compete in a World Cup tour event and World Cup race in New Zealand this week.

Trew, along with teammates Chris Reid and Alena Radomsky have spent the entire winter in Australia as part of their preparation for the upcoming season.  The extra miles and touring they have done should spark some great performances when they return to North America at the beginning of March.

February 26, 2006

Speed Theory:  New Sponsor for Penticton Camp

Way Past Fast is changing names in 2006.  To help celebrate, Elitewave welcomes their new store -Speed Theory - as an official sponsor of the 2006 Elitewave Penticton Training Camp. Congratulations to Mark Kaltenbach and everyone at the store.  Watch soon for the opening of their Vancouver location!!

November 24, 2005 

Rebecca Wilkinson Reports from Lance Armstrong's Ride for Roses - Austin, Texas

It all began about a month ago when I emailed Brian McGregor. Like Lance Armstrong, Brian is a testicular cancer survivor. Last year, Brian came up with the idea of forming CTAPP, the Calgary to Austin Peloton Project, which is a charity organization that raises money for the LAF, as well as cancer centers here in Calgary . This year would mark their first ride down to Austin and I wrote him inquiring about joining the ride next year. Within a day, he said he had a way for me to take part in this year’s event....... FULL STORY

November 21, 2005 

Stewart Takes 2nd at Provincial Cyclocross Championships

Sarah Stewart (Wedgewood Cycling Club) capped off a great first season of cyclocross racing by taking second place in the elite women's race at the BC Provincial Cyclocross Championships.  The course was very muddy and challenged competitors with a very long run-up followed by a very technical switch-back section.  On skinny tires, the course was difficult to negotiate.

2004 Ironman Canada winner, Tom Evans of Penticton was also in attendance at the race.  As you might expect, he dominated the field on the run-up section.  The winner of the race was Ricky Federeau from Gears Racing.

November 10, 2005 

Mount Doug High School Cycling Team is Launched

Coach Dan will be coaching a team of young riders at Mount Doug High School in Victoria this year.  The Boy's and Girl's teams will be focused on the Provincial High School Mountain Bike Championships in Squamish.  The team includes 13 athletes ranging in age from 14-17.  It's a great group of rookie and experienced riders.  Training sessions and lectures will take place on a regular basis throughout the year.  Elitewave's Catharine Pendrel will be the honorary coach (and big sister) for the Girl's Mountain Bike Team.

October 31, 2005 

Pan Am Mountain Bike Championships - Mexico City 

Congratulations to Catharine Pendrel on her strong race in the Pan Am Mountain Bike Championships this past weekend.  The race marks the 3rd occasion that Pendrel has represented Canada on the international level as a member of the Elitewave program.

Canadian riders finished in the top-5 in every category at the Pan American Mountain Bike Championships on Sunday. High altitude (2500 metres) and air pollution proved to be factors in the event. In the Elite Women's three lap race American Mary McConneloug won, with Victoria riders Patricia Sinclair fourth and Elitewave's Catherine Pendrel fifth. Ricky Federau of Abbotsford, B.C. was fourth in the men's four lap race, five minutes behind Deiber Esquivel of Costa Rica. Max Plaxton of Tofino, B.C., the Canadian national Under-23 age champion finished third in his race, while Neil Kindree of Squamish, B.C. and Raphael Gagne of Lac Beauport, QC were second and third respectively in the Junior Men's race, behind Alejandro Dario Gasco of Argentina.- www.canadiancyclist.com

Elite Women's Results

1 Mary McConneloug USA
2 Kelli Emmett USA
3 Willow Koerber USA
4 Trish Sinclair Canada
5 Catherine Pendrel Canada

October 30, 2005 

Sarah Stewart, riding for the Wedgewood Cycling team, took home another cyclocross win at Jericho Park in Vancouver yesterday.   The race was part of a weekend of festivities that featured a banquet with cycling legends Eddie and Axel Merckx.  The Wedgewood team raised $100,000 for cancer research through their efforts.

In other team news:  Victoria's Mike Neill has brought the Ohio based Human Powered Racing team to Victoria.  This team will offer Victoria based athletes a chance to join forces in pursuit of ultra-distance training goals.  The group is about to begin serious training for Ironman Canada 2006!  Best of luck to Mike and all the athletes on this fine initiative.

October 24, 2005 

Cyclocross Win

Sarah Stewart won the Vanier Park BC Cup cyclocross race this past weekend in Vancouver.

October 24, 2005 

Team News

Elitewave's Jenny Trew, currently training in Australia, will be riding for the U.S. based Kenda Tire Cycling team in 2006.

Catharine Pendrel leaves this Friday for Pan Ams and will be racing Sunday evening at 6:00pm.

September 26, 2005 

Pendrel to Race at Pan Am Mountain Bike Championships

Elitewave's Catharine Pendrel is preparing to compete for Canada again - this time in Mexico at the Pan American Championships Oct 27-30th.  This will be Pendrel's third opportunity in the past two years to represent Canada at a major international competition.

September 17, 2005 

Sparling wins Oak Bay Criterium

Jamie Sparling racked up another win this morning in Victoria.  Jamie won the inaugural Oak Bay Criterium in fine fashion - after capturing most of the primes on his way to the top of the podium.  Sparling was vigilant and at the front all day.  He kept track of all the small breaks that gambled off the front of the main field.  Each break was brought back  with the help of Jamie's little brother Jeff Sparling.  In the end, it came down to a lead out from the younger Sparling who propelled Jamie into the lead.  Jamie crossed the line with both arms raised enthusiastically.  Great work Jamie!

September 12, 2005 

Pendrel takes 15th at World Cup

Elitewave's Catharine Pendrel earned her highest World Cup placing yet with a solid 15th place at the final UCI World Cup in Fort Williams, Scotland.  The race capped an incredible season of success!  Congratulations Catharine!

Fort Williams World Cup Results

September 4, 2005 

The Pendrel Report from the World Championships

Well I just finished one of the toughest races of my life!  It got off to a good start where I was able to climb my way into the thirties, but the steep and relentless climbs  eventually took their toll and girls just seemed to keep passing me.  I did my best on the day, but was not able to pull off the result i would have licked ending up 52.  man those girls are fast!

 The trip has been wonderful so far though and definitely a valuable experience.  i have spent the last week rooming with Alison sydor and have had the oportunity to see a lot of very beautiful countryside.

 Tomorrow we will pass anonther day in Livigno...actually a couple of us are thinking about doing a 2hr ride to switzerland to blow the rest of our swiss francs;)  We'll see how the legs feel.

 World Cup finals is supposed to be a technical course and will be at sea level.  Both of which I'm looking forward too.  

ciao

Catharine

September 1, 2005

Subaru Ironman Canada 

The city of Penticton played host to the 22nd annual Ironman Canada Triathlon last weekend.  Over 2200 starters took to the water in the biggest triathlon start ever held.  As usual, the day offered an incredible mix of athletic miracles and emotional moments.  The Ironman is unlike any other athletic event I have witnessed.

Sarah Stewart won her age group and placed 13th overall in a time of 10:31.27 - smashing her previous personal best by nearly 50 minutes.  Most of the time was made up on the bike where she rode 30 minutes faster than last year.  Here run time was only 25 minutes slower than her personal best for a marathon.  It was a very tough race with temperatures on the run course reaching almost 30 degrees with high humidity. Stewart came off the bike in 22nd position and ran through those extreme conditions and her competitors to claim the Age Group win and a coveted Hawaii Ironman World Championships Qualifying Spot.

The race was won by Chris Lieto (8:33.32) of Danville California on the Men's side and Karen Halloway on the Women's side.  Lieto fought off the 5x World Short Course Champion - Simon Lessing.  Lessing, who was comfortably in 2nd place with 3 miles to go, succumbed to the heat and faded to fourth place behind Stephan Vukovic (Olympic Silver Medalist) and Nigel Gray respectively.  Halloway finished the women's event in 9:51 - ahead of Paolina Allan (9:54) and Christine Fletcher (9:58). Former Opus team rider, Marilyn MacDonald took fourth in a time of 10:00.39.

Further back in the race, Laura Thurgood and Elaine Davidson who have been training with Elitewave since the May training camp were thrilled to complete their first Ironman race in a time of 16:44.  The pair were never sure if they would be able to make the 17 hour cut-off time and have spent the last 13 weeks kicking it up a notch in the hope of making it.  Both athletes can wear their finishers medals with pride!  Cheryl Johnson was the final official finisher of the day - making the cut off by a mere 2 seconds.  I spoke with Cheryl at 5km to go and it was already close.  It was 11:11pm when she reached the 5km mark - unable to take any more running.  Cheryl somehow managed to walk the final 5km of an Ironman in just over 44minutes to make the cut!  A very long day indeed.  At Ironman, even if you miss the cut-off by 2 seconds you are not listed as an official finisher.  You don't even get your t-shirt or finishers medal for the effort. 

Several records were set during the race.  Chris Lieto shattered the bike course record set by Thomas Hellreigal in 1996 (4:27) with a 4:25:26.  Sister Madonna Budder became the oldest woman to ever complete an Ironman by completing the event in 16:46 at the age of 75!  The Ironman Canada race set a new world record for the largest swim start ever at 2200 athletes.

The Elitewave IronSpirit Award

We already knew this guy was a saint.  At the Elitewave Penticton Training Camp, this guy is known for being the one that helps everyone and sacrifices whatever he has (food, water, tubes, bikes) to make sure others have a good time.  During this year's Ironman he volunteered to accompany a friend through the entire swim course in the hope of making him feel safe amongst the 2200 thrashing swimmers.  Acting as an aquatic body-guard, Dave came out of the swim in about 1 hour and 44 minutes.  Dave normally swims closer to one hour.  After the swim, Dave went on his own way through the course - finishing in 13:35.  At the banquet on Monday........a woman sent her heart felt appreciation to the anonymous athlete who helped her to recover from a nasty crash that broke her collar bone.  All the woman knew was that the person who helped her was named Dave.   Whether is was our Dave O'Neill or not we will never know - all we can say is that such an act of selflessness is completely in line with Dave's character and spirit.  For all of these reasons, Dave is a natural choice for the Elitewave IronSpirit Award.  Great job Coach Dave!  Thank you from all of us!

August 17, 2005

BC Provincial Crit Championships

Alena Radomsky took a hard earned 4th place at the BC Provincial Criterium Championships this past weekend in Vancouver .  Alena was involved in a hard chase with Leslie Tomlinson (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) who was working for Alison Sydor (who was in the break with Marni Hambelton of Symmetrics).  Radomsky was unable to break free of Tomlinson who helped the chase to maintain it's advantage over the peleton - but would not allow it to close the gap on Sydor's group.  It was a great race for Radomsky who has improved drastically as a tactical rider this year!

August 17, 2005

Jewell of the Wilderness - Sudbury , Ontario

Chris Reid completed a great season with a strong ride in the 3 Stage - Jewell of the Wilderness in Sudbury this past weekend.  Reid surprised himself with an exceptional criterium that propelled him into 16th place overall at the Canada Cup event.  In the road race, he made several significant splits and even joined in on a few small moves off the front.  Reid paid for his aggression with 2 laps remaining in the race.  He was dropped and forced to chase with 8 other riders.  Reid lost most of his series points through a miscommunication between race officials and the riders in this group.  Despite the unfortunate timing of this error, Reid was very pleased with his race and surprised with how well he was riding at this point in the season.

August 14, 2005

Pendrel 2nd at Canada Cup Final

Wendy Simms of Nanaimo , BC was on fire Saturday in the Canada Cup Final at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops .  Simms captured the win ahead of Elitewave 's Catharine Pendrel who had a strong race to take home the silver.  This race was the final training event for Pendrel who will leave for an altitude camp in France next week.

August 14, 2005

Trew Wins Twice, Sparling Takes Provincial Championship Omnium

Day 2 of the Provincial Track Championships in Alberta saw Jenny Trew take 2 wins - the Women's Points Race and the Women's Keiren.  In the women's 500m Trew was narrowly defeated by Monique Sullivan (39.7 and 39.5 respectively).  The 500m was Trew's only loss of the meet and her first loss since returning to Alberta two weeks ago.

Jamie Sparling recorded a life time best ride in the Kilo - going 1:11.3.  Sparling followed that up with a win in the Points Race where he double lapped the field to become the new Provincial Champion for the event.  In the Keiren, Jamie won his qualifying heat, but was pushed out of position during the aggressive final.  Sparling has now claimed the overall omnimum and is the official Provincial Champion in 3 events.

Jenny Trew , despite being a Calgary resident for most of her life, is ineligible for the official Provincial Championships because she now holds a BC racing license.  Nevertheless, she was thrilled with her wins!

August 13, 2005

Sparling and Trew Dominate Alberta Provincial Track Champs - Day 1

Jamie Sparling won the Individual Pursuit and the Scratch Race at Alberta 's Provincial Track Championships in Calgary .  Jamie recorded a personal best time of 4:57 to take the win.  Soon after, Sparling claimed another victory in the Scratch race. After being in a 2 man breakaway which lapped the field - Jamie attacked the field again and went solo for the win!  Sparling also recorded a personal best time of 12.2 in the flying 200m event earlier in the morning.

Jenny Trew   claimed 3 wins today! In the Women's Individual Pursuit she set a new personal best time of 4:10.0.  Trew later won the Match Sprint event over Monique Sullivan of Calgary who is a multiple event National Junior Champion and was the fastest female 200m qualifier at Nationals and in this morning's qualifiers (12.2).  Later in the day, Trew also claimed victory in the Women's scratch race.

August 5, 2005

BC ITT Champs

Alena Radomsky claimed 5th place today at the BC Provincial Time Trial Championships near Vancouver .  Radomsky was pleased with her effort but was disappointed at not getting to the podium.  

August 4, 2005

Trew Wins Tour de Bowness

Jenny Trew won the Tour de Bowness Hill Climb and Criterium this past weekend in Calgary .  After a controlled start, Trew accelerated to the win on the challenging COP climb.  In the Criterium, she faced strong competition from Alberta 's Canada Games cycling team. In both stages, Trew came out with the win and the leader's jersey for the Tour.

Canadian Cyclist Coverage of the TourdeBowness

August 4, 2005

Ride for Wild Roses

Congratulations to Elitewave 's Rebecca Wilkinson who successfully raised money and awareness for the Lance Armstrong Foundation by Directing and Promoting the Wild for Wild Roses cycling event in Canmore this past weekend.  Rebecca's hard work, compassion and enthusiasm for cycling lead to a well organized and well attended event.  Plans are underway to make the ride much, much bigger in 2006!  Way to go Rebecca!

August 4, 2005

Pendrel Suffers Crash and Mechanicals;

Altitude Camp in Chamonix , France with National Team

Adding to her year of mechanical mishaps, Catharine Pendrel suffered a crash and damaged derailleur at the Canada Cup in Fernie this past weekend. Pendrel was delayed by the incident and struggled home in 8th place.

On the bright side, Pendrel was offered a chance to compete at Mountain Bike Worlds as part of the Elite Women's National team and was also offered one of 4 prestigious spots at a select pre-worlds camp in  France .  Pendrel will be living at altitude for the 2 weeks at Chamonix - leading into Worlds which will be contested at over 1800m above sea level.   

July 25th, 2005

An Incredible Month for Elitewave

The Elitewave results in July just keep coming!

This week we were notified by the CCA that Catharine Pendrel has been named to the Women's Elite National Team for the 2005 World Championship in Livigno , Italy .  This is the second consecutive year that Pendrel has made the team.

Angela Naeth took a podium position at the ITU World Cup U-23 race in Edmonton this past weekend.  She came out of the water near last and then worked her way up to 3rd with a strong bike and fast run.  This result is owed in part to her 14th place finish in the Elite Women's National Road Cycling Championships earlier this month in Kamloops .  Naeth has been Elitewave 's rookie sensation - making waves in both the cycling and triathlon world at the same time!  Next up - the National Triathlon Championships and hopefully qualification to the World Triathlon Championships.

Jenny Trew had a month of ups and downs - taking  8th in the National Criterium Championships.  Following that, she spent a couple weeks battling sickness - yet managed a strong 6th place at the Tour of Delta Criterium.  Finally feeling better, Trew qualified in third for the Hill Climb competition at the Tour de White Rock (5th in final) and finished 5th in the TdWR Criterium the following day.  Trew finished the TdWR in 5th overall on Omnimum after completing the grueling road race on Sunday. Trew has become a marked rider in all of the criterium events and now rides with the confidence of knowing that on the right day she can win - not matter who is in the field and regardless of their caliber or racing resume.

Alena Radomsky was my pick for most improved athlete this month. Her racing highlights were found mostly in the contributions she made to Coastal teammates Trew and Sweeney.  Alena worked very hard for them and gave up several of her own chances at high placings in order to assist the other girls in reaching the podium.  Alena found a new level of fitness this month and the confidence to know that when the right breakaway forms - she will be able to stay with it to the line.  Objective results included a 4minute improvement in her 30km time trial at Nationals in Kamloops compared to 2004.  She placed 6th in the Tour of Delta Hill Climb, 9th in the Criterium and made the race announcer's highlights several times in Superweek.  At Tour de Gastown the Race announcer called out "there is Alena Radmosky, she just pulled out the pain stick and is beating the peleton with it" - impressive when you are racing such a strong field of elite riders in a dynamic and attacking race!

Chris Reid was very strong in criterium riding in the month of July.  He really improved in this discipline - which has been his Achilles heal throughout his life as a cyclist.  Chris performed better and better with each event in Superweek and gained the confidence needed to perform well in the future.  Chris' goal has been simple from the beginning - to become proficient enough at Crits to limit his losses in Stage races. With improved confidence and a willingness to throw the bike deeper into the turn - he is gradually moving into the position he will need to make the goal a reality in the Elite men's field.  Racing strong domestic pro teams at Superweek really helped Chris to hone his skills!

Dan Skinner showed a glimpse of the talent he possesses by finishing in the main field at Tour of Delta and placing well in the hill climb event.  Dan finished the road race, despite being shown as DNF in the results.  Dan did receive an official apology from the organizers for this error - but it was not a concern.  Skinner has steadily improved this season and should be on form with teammate Sparling in the 2006 racing season.

Jamie Sparling propelled himself into the Elitewave history books by becoming the first elite male to ever finish in the front group at the grueling Tour de White Rock classic road race.  Sparling rode the hilly course in good position all day - making several crucial splits and surviving big attacks from teams like Navigators, Health Net, Symmetrics and a host of star riders like Gord Fraser, Kirk Obee, Davidenko and Farrar.  Sparling came through with the biggest ride of his young career on Sunday!  Jamie is becoming a true elite rider and it was great to see him fulfill some more of the potential he has always shown he was capable of.  Great racing Jamie!

2005 National Road Championships Results 

Canadian Superweek Results 

Nationals and Superweek Photos

Andrea Brewer Photography

July 4, 2005

Loster - National Sprint Champion

Breanna Loster won the National Sprint Championships in Calgary this past weekend.  For the first time in 15 years, the record books will show a name other than Dubnicoff and Meunzer as the National Champ.  Loster won the race in a nail biter over local favorite Anne-Brit Carter (Team Alberta ).  Loster took home the jersey and a shiny gold medal to add to the Keiren Championship she won last year. See the photo sequence of the Women's Sprint here - Bre is pictured in the final 3 photos.

Jenny Trew ended a 3 year medal drought at track nationals - taking home the bronze in the Keiren, the silver in the 500m and the bronze in the National Points Race Championship.  Trew was proudest of her Bronze in the Points Race where she faced several national team riders, 3 former National Points Race Champs and last year's U.S. Pro Champion on the Road - Gina Grain of Victory Brewing. The 3 medal haul was the first hardware won by Trew since 2000 where she won a silver against Lori-Ann Meunzer in Sprints.  This was Trew's 15th National Championship cycling medal!

See the photo sequence of the Women's Point Race and the podium.  Trew is in orange with the red and black helmet.

Jamie Sparling and Chris Reid were so solid on the weekend!  They were both in aggressive endurance races against the very best.  Jamie earned a 5th place finish in the men's elite scratch race by bridging up to the breakaway and helping to propel the break to a full lap advantage over the field.  Sparling also placed 11th in the points race.     Sparling also survived a kamikaze ride in the men's madison event.

Chris Reid placed 12th in the Points Race and finished in the bunch for the Scratch event after dangling off the front of the peleton - attempting to bridge the gap to the break - for nearly 4 laps.    It was an impressive ride.  Reid was the only rider in the 34 man field who attempted to cross the large gap to the winning breakaway.

In total, Elitewave brought home a National Championship and 3 other medals in the 4 day Championship.  We also recorded 4 other top 5 finishes in the meet.  Considering that we only brought 4 riders to the event - it was an impressive showing!  Elitewave riders managed to eclipse the medal count for several major teams and provinces - even outperforming Victoria 's own National cycling center.

Breanna Loster becomes the 13th National Champion coached by Dan Proulx .  The total count for medals won at the National Cycling Champsionship,  by athletes under Dan's guidance, is now 35 - since 1997.  This does not include GVVA athletes under Dan's guidance who won medals at this year's event. 

In the 2005 season, Elitewave riders have ridden World Cups on both the Mountain Bike and Road.  They have won Canada Cup mountain bike races; won National Championships and placed highly in so many provincial level races that we have long since lost count.  The credit goes 100% to the fine athletes who have banded together with a mission to reach their ultimate potential in the sport.  They are well on their way!

July 4, 2005

Radomsky 4th at Yale Town

Alena Radomsky continued her tune up for road nationals with a great ride in Vancouver on Friday.  She got into the winning break with Olympians Leah Goldstein and Alison Sydor during the fast and crash filled criterium event.  Marni Hambleton, who was also in the break, claimed the victory.

Photos are here...  Alena Radomsky is in orange with white helmet in the break.

July 4, 2005

Naeth to Canada Games

Angela Naeth has continued her learning curve in the sport of cycling by being named to the Canada Games team for Cycling BC .  Naeth will compete against Canada 's best young riders at the 2 week multi-sport games in Regina this August!  

June 29, 2005

Pendrel Report 

Ah, back at home… and this time for more than a week.

Last weekend I competed in my first World Cup and I’m excited to say I think the developing Canadian gals could catch the USA race scene a little off guard if we were to show up at a Norba. Which is exactly what’s next on the race plan.

It was another hot weekend at Mont St. Anne . They elongated the course from what we rode at Nationals, adding another tough climb and some tough single track. With the added distance we did five rather than six laps this weekend. Although the humidity made the air heavy, the rain clouds held off so the course was in good condition.

  The start loop hurt. I had to set my own pace, but my legs turned around before the first climb and I worked my way up to the top 20. Racing can turn into a blur where you just remember pushing, and memories of each lap mix together. By the top of the climb on lap two I remember thinking I couldn’t do it any more, I just didn’t have the legs. But then I was told I was in 14^th position and the hurt went from suffering to just the good hurt of a fast race.

 I felt great in the single track and was riding in a line with Trish Sinclair and Shonny Vanlandingham for the first 4 laps, hovering between 12^th and 14^th. Knowing Trish to be an experienced racer she was a good gauge for pace. I was hoping with a strong final lap I could get ahead, my goal being to finish in the top 3 of Canadians and as well as I could overall. Unfortunately on the 4^th lap I flatted on the first big descent and moved from 13^th to 23^rd and 8 minutes back. Gotta work on those tire changes! On the last lap I was able to pass three women and move back into the top 20. Although I had some bad luck I feel great about the way I rode the race and excited for more big races to come.

 In the end there were 7 Canadian women in the top 20. Not too shabby. With Marie Helen Premont scoring her 2^nd World Cup win, Kiara Bisaro 9^th, Trish sinclair 11^th, Mical Dyck 15^th, Amanda Sin 17^th, Julie Sanders 18^th and me in 20^th.

 I’m now back home where I’ll follow the wisdom of my coach Dan and put in a couple weeks of training before starting the next set of races. Next stop will be the Norba xc and short-track in Sandpoint , Idaho July 16^th and 17^th.

 Thanks again to my wicked support crew. The Bike Barn for ensuring I’m out there on the best equipment, Norco for your tech and race support, Mom and Dad – my trusty feedzone crew, Dan at elitewave.com for your coaching & advice and Keith – whose acceptance of a full time teaching position next year will allow me to concentrate more on training.

 Later,

Catharine

June 25, 2005

Pendrel 20th at World Cup MTB

Catharine Pendrel spent most of Saturday's World Cup race in Mt. Ste. Anne hovering between 11th and 13th position.  She was riding alongside fellow Canadian Trish Sinclair (Scott Racing) and feeling excited about the prospect of a high placing.  Murphy's law struck Pendrel on the final lap where she suffered a flat tire that took nearly eight minutes to repair.  Despite the misfortune, Pendrel still finished in the top 20 riders on the day.  The race was won in an upset victory with Marie-Helene Premont of Canada winning over Olympic Gold Medalist Gunn Rita Dahle.

June 25, 2005

Radomsky to Provincial Team at National Championships

Elitewave 's Alena Radomsky (Team Coastal) has been named to the Cycling BC Provincial Team for the National Road Championships in Kamloops this July.  Radomsky will join 5 other riders from various BC teams who will represent the province in the time trial, criterium and gruelling road race.

June 20, 2005

Stewart Wins National Title in New Balance Half Ironman

Sarah Stewart earned a well deserved victory in her age group at the National LongCourse Championships in Victoria .  Sarah also took 3rd place in the Elite Women's race - which was won by Charlene Waldron.  The Silver medal was won by Rachel Joyce of Victoria .  Stewart qualified for Ironman Canada 2005 with this result.  Her placing also qualified her for a spot on Canada 's National Age Group Team for Worlds in 2005 and 2006, however she decided to turn down this honor.

June 20, 2005

Naeth 3rd at Provincial Short Course Triathlon Championships

Angela Naeth won her age group and placed third overall at the Provincial Short Course Triathlon Championships this past weekend.  After a decent swim, Naeth pulled closer to the lead on the bike before running through the field to take a hard earned 3rd overall in the Elite division.  Naeth is now contemplating the World Cup triathlon in Edmonton this July.

June 20, 2005

Pendrel Goes Head to Head With Sydor at Test of Metal.

All BC riders know of the Test of Metal in Squamish. This is proven by the fact that the 800 available spots were filled by January, only 1 week after registration opened.

 The Test is a 800 (plus elite) rider mass start marathon mountain bike race. It involves over 9 miles of climbing and lots of fun challenging single track. Usually accompanied by heat, this year it was wet with the rain of the last couple days.

 Hoping to earn a little cash to put towards racing and student loans I have to admit I was a little disappointed to see Alison Sydor show up. I quickly saw all my fantasies of winning the 10 primes fading. But you can’t really get disappointed about that caliber of rider showing up. It only makes racing better. So before the anthem was quite finished we were off. 800+ people jockeyed for position heading into the first paved climb. I crept my way up to where Alison was positioned near the front by about 2/3 of the way into the long starting climb. Seeing as I was feeling good and the first prime was coming up I decided to go for it and at least make it difficult to get. I entered the dirt first and was a little disconcerted when Alison didn’t storm by me as the minutes clicked by.

 A lot of thoughts go through your head when your leading a race with a World champion on your tail. Am I going too hard and gonna blow? Disappointment- is she just letting me lead? …I think I actually wanted her to pass me so I could wrap my head around the idea. But then I decided that would be silly. I felt good and liked the idea of trying for a couple more primes.

 I had people cheering me on as Alison or Sarah Noble (last year’s Test winner and Bike Barn racer) and enjoyed the look of surprise & excitement on Keith’s face as I passed him at Alice lake (1min 30 up) and then the feed zone at more than an hour in still in the lead. I felt great all 40+ minutes of climbing and worked my way from 35 to 22 position. Alison and a group of guys caught me on the descent after the first climb of 9 mile hill. She was content to sit on my wheel and I was content to have her there. I wasn’t about to just give up my lead to draft, I wanted her to have to take it. At the top of the last climb Alison and I had ridden away from the men in our group.

 Alison attacked before we dove into the plunge. I was able to stick with her for a bit, but then messed up and she got a gap. Although 2+ hours in at this point I still felt strong and went on to put in my best Test ride of 3hr 12min 34sec. Alison motored through the last hour putting 2 min and 10 secs into me and breaking the women’s course record.

 Wendy Simms, Eron Chorney and Meghan Kindree finished 3^rd,4^th and 5^th. All ten primes were won by…meJ Turns out that having Alison there made it a more exciting Test of Metal than I could have imagined.

 - Catharine Pendrel

June 14, 2005

Skinner on Podium 

Prairie Steamer Stage Race - Calgary

Elitewave 's Dan Skinner travelled to the other side of the rocks from his summer home in Salmon Arm.  Skinner captured 2nd Place overall in the Prairie Steamer Stage race near Calgary .  Dan moved into the lead after placing 8th in the Road Race and then claiming victory in the Hill Climb.  Skinner said, " I felt really strong, like I had another gear.  When I was hurting, I could just dig so much deeper than before".  Teammate Jamie Sparling was in a 2 man break with a 2 minute advantage on the field when he flatted.  The follow car did not have wheels for the breakaway.  Jamie was forced to wait for the main peleton to pass and then for neutral service.  Shortly after, Sparling's chain crunched into the spokes of the neutral wheel.  He crashed hard into the pavement - requiring several stitches for his injuries.

June 12, 2005

Radomsky and Naeth on Podium in Lower Mainland

Elitewave 's Alena Radomsky captured 2nd place in the Brockton Criterium on Saturday in Stanley Park - Vancouver .  On Sunday, teammate Angela Naeth took 3rd overall in the Langley BC Cup road race.  Both riders were excited about the weekend's races.  Radomsky commented "it was just such a fun weekend".  Chris Reid did not have a fun weekend however.  After getting into a good breakaway that included Marsh Cooper and Derek McMaster, Reid flatted.  Following a quick change, the wheel pulled and jammed - causing Reid to crash into the wheel vehicle.  All part of bike racing and next week offers another opportunity to race at the Wedgewood classic in downtown Vancouver.! 

June 12, 2005

Mountain Bike Nationals

Catharine Pendrel took 6th overall at the Canadian Championships in Mount St. Anne Quebec .  Pendrel was in a very tough race with some of the best mountain bikers in the world - including 2 Olympic medallists(Premont and Sydor) and the current World Cup leader (Premont).

1. Marie-Helene Premont (Rocky Mountain), 1:54:41
2. Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain) at 1:25
3. Kiara Bisaro ( Gearsracing), 4:31
4. Patricia Sinclair (Scott Usa) 10:55
5. Melanie Mcquaid (Orbea) 11:27
6. Catharine Pendrel (The Bike Barn) 14:09
7. Amanda Sin (Bay Cycle/ 3 Rox Racing) 15:43
8. Sandra Walter (Adventurebound.Ca) 18:03
9. Jean-Ann McKirdy (Rocky Mountain ) 18:24  
10. Julie Sanders (Xprezo) 20:42

44 Starters, 35 Finishers

June 7, 2005

Pendrel Report

Hey all,

I`m glad to be the bearer of more great race news.  This past sunday marked my first Canada Cup win!  It was a balmy 32 degrees in Barrie Ontario when we lined up to start the third consecutive race on the Canda Cup circuit.

 As much as riders claim Ontario has little for technical riding, this is not really the case.  The trails here are smooth, but twisty, requiring a lot of power and  that you are constantly working your bike through the terrain.  Even pre-riding your back is sore before you`ve finished a lap. 

Melanie Mequaid took the lead again from the start this weekend.  The first lap was a slighlty shortened loop.  By the end of it Melanie was in the lead by about 30 seconds, I followed with Mical back another 30 secs and Amanda Sin another 30 secs behind her.  By the end of lap 1 the heat forced me to slow up a bit, but when I saw I was beginning to close the gap on Melanie at the beginning of lap three I decided to make a go at the lead and hope that Melanie and the other women were hurting just a bit more than me and wouldn`t be able to respond.  I got by Melanie on the third lap and couldn`t see any one close on my tail where the course looped back on itself.  I kept going as hard as I could, telling myself how great it would be to finally win one of these Canada Cups. 

It was a great feeling to be able to raise my arm in celebration crossing the finsih line.  It was also great to share the podium with Amanda Sin who finished 3rd and Mical who claimed her third 2nd place finish of the season.

 That day I was to also get another first...trying to pop a champagne bottle open while the centre of attention.  I fumbled desperately for some time, but eventually managed to get a little celebratory spray.

 Thanks again to all those who have helped me get to the podium, Bike Barn, Elitewave .com, Cycling BC , Mom and Dad, Carb-boom, keith and friends. 

I`m now back in Quebec preparing for mountain bike Nationals. I`ll let you know how it goes.

 Cheers for now,

 Catharine

June 5, 2005

Sparling on Podium in Regina

Jamie Sparling took a well earned 5th place overall in Regina this weekend and earned his fifth podium placing of the year.  After finishing 4th in the time trial, Jamie took 2nd to Manitoba 's Murray Carter in the Stage 2 Criterium.  In the final stage, Jamie soloed across a large gap and into the 4 man break with teammate Phil Abbott.  On the last climb, Sparling got popped, but was able to preserve his lead over the main field to finish 5th.  Next weekend, Jamie competes for a spot on Alberta 's Provincial Road Racing team for Nationals and Canadian Superweek - at the Prairie Steam Road Race in Calgary .

June 5, 2005

Pendrel Wins Canada Cup #3

Catharine Pendrel took her first Canada Cup win today at Hardwood Hills resort in Ontario .  Comments and a report from Catharine are expected shortly. 

Elite Women
1. Catharine Pendrel (The Bike Barn)
2. Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing)
3. Amanda Sin (3 Rox Racing)
4. Melanie McQuaid (Independant)
5. Danelle Kabush (Independant)
6. Heather Morrisen (3 Rox Racing)
7. Stephanie Martinek (Arrow / Oakley)
8. Catherine Vipond (Gears Racing)
9. Olivia Gagne (Team La Vie Sportive)
10. Helena Coney (Independant)

June 5, 2005

Naeth Wins Triathlon

Angela Naeth wons the women's overall title at the Hinton Triathlon in Alberta this weekend.  Naeth had a solid bike ride and completed the Olympic Distance race with  41:27 for the 10km run course to take the win.

June 5, 2005

Radomsky 4th in Seattle

At the Volunteer Park Criterium in Seattle , Alena Radomsky worked hard against the team from Wines of Washington, ending up 4th in the final sprint.  "It was a tough race", said Radomsky "the Wines of Washington team was really working well together and there was no way to get away from them".  Radomsky has been working on her tactical abilities, so the race offered her an excellent problem to solve.  It's hard for one rider to win the race against 4 other riders who are working well together.  Radomsky had a solid race and was pleased with her ride. "It was such a positive race and the girls were great down there", said Radomsky.

June 5, 2005

Stewart wins at Panorama

Congratulations to Sarah Stewart who one the 25-29 age group division at the Panorama Classic Triathlon on Vancouver Island this weekend.

June 4, 2005

Elitewave   In Action  

Elitewave team riders are competing in several different events this weekend:

Alena Radomsky - Seattle , WA Criterium

Angela Naeth - Hinton , Alberta Triathlon

Catharine Pendrel - Canada Cup #3, Ontario    

Jamie Sparling - Tour of Regina Sask.

Jenny Trew - Wachovia Liberty Classic, PA

June 4, 2005

Trew Completes Tour of Montreal with a Solo Breakaway

Jenny Trew completed the final day of the tour by going on a solo adventure that saw her lead the main field for 1.5km before her attack was brought back by the Nurimberger team.  It was a fantastic ending to a gruelling race where Trew exceeded expectations.  Trew's comments on the race and a few words about her performance from the National Team coach are here....

June 2, 2005

Stage 4 Tour of Montreal

Jenny Trew moved up several positions in the General Classification at the Tour yesterday with a 26th place finish in the Terrebonne pack sprint.  This moves Trew up to 64th position overall on GC.  Trew was happy with the ride commenting that it was a much easier stage than the previous day since there was a solid breakaway of riders up the road with all of the major teams represented.  She said that the break effectively neutralized the race and forced a bunch finish.  Despite the nature of the race, several riders finished outside of the time cut and were eliminated from the race.  

June 1, 2005

Trew to Race for Canada at  Wachovia Liberty Classic in Philadelphia

Elitewave 's Jenny Trew has been named to the National Team for another project - the Wachovia Liberty Classic in Philadelphia on Sunday June 5th.

Trew will join Canada 's Lynn Bessette, Suzanne Macht, Lisa Sweeney, Heather Lamson and Elise Gagnon.  Trew's performance in the time trial and criterium at the Tour of Montreal earned her the spot with the team.

The criterium in Philadelphia is part of the USA Cycling's National Race Series and the Pro Tour.  All of the the best pro riders in North America will be attendance for the prestigious race.

May 31, 2005

Stage 3 Tour of Montreal

A very difficult course and a world class field of climbers moved Jenny Trew to 70th place at the Tour of Montreal today.   Today's course featured 3 laps and a severe climb in each lap that turned the race into a battle of the climbers. Trew commented "I'm happy with my ride.  We never gave up.  The climb in Rigaud is 18% and it was very tough.  I got dropped at the very top of the climb...I just had nothing left from going so hard up it.  We climbed that thing 3 times. Our group figured out what we had to do to make the time cut, so we went for it......the goal was just to survive so that we could start at Terrebonne (Stage 4)".

May 31, 2005

The Pendrel Report - Canada Cup #2 Mount Tremblant

Howdy from Sudbury Ontario ,

 I'm now spending the week getting to know northern Ontario with fellow mtb racer and former maritimer Amanda Sin.  This week will be a good chance to rest up from the marathon mud fest that was Canada Cup #2 and to prep for Canada cup 3 being held near Barrie Ontario .

Anyone who has not had the good fortune of riding in Quebec  has to try it out.  The trails are fast, rooty, rocky and fun. This year a new single track section with lots of fun bridges was added to the Tremblant course.  Staying true to its track record of muddy events however, what should have been a 25 min lap turned into 35min after about 12hrs of solid rain.  Mud puddles which at the beginning of the race went up to your knees grew to accomodate riders right up to their waists.  Being from the maritimes, mud seems to be a good ally and my bike worked amazingly well leading to successful weekend.

The first lap saw Former Xtera World Champion Melanie Mcquaid storm off the front.  The rest of the women thought we were in trouble having a trained runner/mtb racer off the front.  By lap two Mical Dyck and I had caught and passed Brazilian rider Jacqueline Mourad and were closing on Melanie.  We reached her at the base of the paved climb up through the village.  I tried to gap both women on the climb, but they weren't going to let that happen.  Half way into the next lap Mical and I were able to get by Melanie in the woods and put her out of sight.  4th lap (over 2 hrs into race with one lap to go) Jacquelin came on strong and got past both Mical and I.  She conceded later that she's a bit of a marathon specialist, a good strength for this race!  Heading into the fith and final lap I was about 20 secs off Mical.  Knowing that last year I passed her on the final climb of this course she knew she had to get to gap me in the woods.  She rode very strongly and openned an impressive 2 minute gap, finishing 2nd, 52 seconds behind Jacqueline who had a winning time of 2hr 51 min+.  I finished 3rd in what was a very dynamic and one of the more challenging of races I have done.

A Canada Cup win still remains elusive for both myself and Mical Dyck, but the caliber of riders showing up at the canada Cups has been great.  I'm off to hardwood hills, ont. on friday where we'll duke it out again.

 I want to congratulate all my elitewave.com team mates on their stellar riding last weekend. Keep it up guys. 

Also thanks to Neil Mackinnon at Norco for setting me up with a new derailer hanger.

 Later,

Catharine

May 30, 2005

Trew - Top Placed Team Canada Rider on GC at Tour of Montreal

Full Results and Photos Here...

Jenny Trew placed 16th overall today and was the 5th Canadian in the Stage 2 - Little Italy Criterium at the Tour of Montreal.  The event was won by World Cup Leader Oenone Wood (Aus) of the Nurnberger Versicherung team.  Jenny said "it was a very cool race.  I was off the front for a little while with Judith Arndt and Oenone Wood....it was very hard!! I didn't really get to sprint in the end because someone clipped a pedal in the last corner and took the whole group wide.....in the final laps it was so hard that I thought I was going to die". With one lap to go, there was a prime which was won by Wood who eventually took the victory at the line. 

Earlier in the morning, Trew placed 37th in the 3km prologue time trial.  Here total time on the General Classification now makes here the top ranked rider in the Tour among those representing the National Team at the race.  This sets up Trew for the possibility of competing in Philidelphia next week with the National team.  

Tomorrow, the race turns hilly with a stage at Rigaud , Quebec .  Trew will be trying to race defensively and preserve her position of 36th overall in this World Class field of 80 riders.

May 30, 2005

Sparling 3rd Overall in Montana - Ecology Center Classic

Jamie Sparling added another podium finish to his already stellar season with a 3rd place overall finish on the General Classification at the Ecology Center Cycling Classic.  Sparling moved up steadily throughout the race from a 5th in the first road race stage.  Comments from Jamie will be added to this page upon Jamie's return to Calgary .

To look at a complete listing of results click here...

May 29, 2005

Radomsky and Naeth Take on the field at Bastion Square Criterium

It was a disappointing day for Alena Radomsky who took 9th overall in the Bastion Square Criterium. "Last year I would have been satisfied with today, this year I am not", said Radomsky at the end of the race.  Alena missed a decisive move where two Symmetrics riders (Mandy Poitras and Marnie Hambleton) and Trek's Leah Goldstein escaped off the front of the peleton.  The chase group was disorganized and competing against each other instead of going after the break.  Radomsky and Naeth were forced to try and sprint in the main group as neither rider was able to project themselves down the road.  For Angela Naeth, the race was quite positive.  After earning a 5th place the day before at the Provincial Road Race Championships, she was a bit out of here league on the tough and technical downtown Victoria course.  Despite here lack of experience, Angela is a quick learner who rapidly adapted to the group's movements and cornering.  What could have been a dangerous and unrewarding ride for Naeth quickly turned into a chance to ride along with BC's best.  Several strong riders who placed well the previous day's road race were dropped from the  field and lapped - this included a 2004 Olympian in triathlon - Samantha McGlone of Victoria who had placed 3rd in the road race.  Both Radomsky and Naeth will join forces to contest the Hatsic Valley BC Cup in two weeks time.

Chris Reid and Dan Skinner both raced well for themselves in the 70 lap Category 1/2 race.  They were, however, no match for the tempo set by 2 time World Mountain Bike Champion, Roland Green and the Symmetrics team.  They lasted for the first 1/3 of the race - which was well over 45km/hr average speed  - before being dropped with nearly half of the field.  Dan Skinner managed to ride 10 laps in the top of the field before being delayed by a crash at the infamous "crash corner" on Warf Street .  In the end, there were only 30 finishers left on the final lap.  While the results do not show it, both Skinner and Reid have made huge gains in performance and are lasting longer and longer in each criterium event (their weakest event). As their technical and tactical abilities improve, the results will increase exponentially.

May 28, 2005

Amazing Day for Elitewave Riders on the National, Provincial  and International Racing Season.

Catharine Pendrel took third place overall in the Elite women's field at Canada Cup #2 in Mount Tremblant Quebec today.  She was 3 minutes behind Brazil 's Jaqueline Mourad (Independant) 2:51:23 and two minutes behind last season's Canada Cup winner Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing).

Elite Women
1. Jaqueline Mourad (Independant) 2:51:23
2. Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing) 2:52:15
3. Catharine Pendrel (The Bike Barn) 2:54:41
4. Jean-Ann McKirdy (Rocky Mountain) 2:58:26
5. Melanie McQuaid (Ford Basis) 3:01:40

At the Provincial Cycling Championships in British Columbia , Elitewave 's Angela Naeth took 5th place in the Category 1-2 Women's Provincial Raod Championships.  This was Angela's first real road race and the results confirmed what she has shown in training  - that she has the fitness to compete well as both a cyclist and triathlete.  After racing very aggressively in the first half of the race,  Alena Radomsky cramped up on the final climb of the day. Alena rolled home at 2 minutes behind the main field.  Both Radomsky and Naeth will compete in tomorrow's Bastion Square Criterium.  

In the men's Provincial Road Race Championships, Chris Reid had a great race and finished confidently in the main field.  Teammate and training partner, Dan Skinner finished several minutes back today after being forced into the ditch to avoid a crash.  The rider who went down was taken away in an ambulance.

Jenny Trew raced at the Montreal World Cup today.  She grabbed some unexpected CBC television time as she assisted teammate Kristen Robbins to reach the from of the peleton in the opening laps of the race.  Trew and the entire National team were instructed to protect Robbins who is expected to perform well in today's race.  With 2 laps remaining in the race, Robbins is still in the hunt at the front of the fast dwindling field.....

Équipe Nationale du Canada (CAN)
- Kirsten Robbins (CAN)
- Anna Tratnyek (CAN)
- Kylie Case (CAN)
- Jenny Trew (CAN)
- Suzanne Macht (CAN)
- Lisa Sweeney (CAN)
- Kris Westwood: Directeur sportif

May 28, 2005 Ecology Center Classic

Sparling takes 5th in Stage 1 RR

Jamie Sparling is off to a strong start in Montana where he took a hard fought 5th place in the opening stage.  

1/2 Men (80 miles)
1. Philippe Abbott (Bicisport)	4:14:06
2. Rob Britton ( Team Sask /Coastal)
3. Andy Schultz (Team Montana )	both s.t.
4. Shawn Bunnin (team Sask )	0:59
5. James Sparling (Bicisport)	1:05
6. Nick Friesen (Bike Shop)	2:55
7. Per Strom (Bicisport)	4:13
8. Clint Muhlfeld (Team Montana )	6:45
9. Evan Lawrence (Hammer Gel)	6:45
10. Mark Macdonald (Sport Chek Cycling)	6:45

May 26, 2005

Trew Rides for Canada

Jenny Trew will represent the Canadian Cycling Association's  Team at the Montreal World Cup this Saturday and the Grand Tour of Montreal next week.

This will be Trew's second time on the team.  She was to ride for the Development Team at the Univest Grand Prix in 2001 when all events were cancelled in light of the 911 tragedy.

Trew will compete on a six rider squad.  The plan is to ride through the World Cup and then onto the Tour where the courses suit her abilities more.  The field will be truly world class.  The goal at these races is to learn how to compete under pressure.  Any results along the way are truly a bonus.

May 25, 2005

The Pendrel Report

Hey everyone,

Well the race season is on!   Canada Cup XC #1 in Bromont , Quebec brought some of Canada 's and the world's top talent out.  Marie Hélene Prémont, Olympic silver medalist graced the women's field, while Roland Green, former World Champion challenged the mens xc race.

Needless to say the starts were fast.  Practicing mtb starts over the off season paid off however (thanks Dan and Keith).  By the end of the first long climb i had pulled into second behind Marie.  I was leading a line of  women, Mical Dyck (Last year's Canada Cup leader), Jacquline (Brazilian National Team) Martina Feldman and Jean Ann Mckirdy when to my disappointment I bent my derailer hanger....i was just riding along, honest.  I guess it must just be my monstrous legs putting out too much torque on the climbs. haha.  Whatever the cause, stopping to fix my bike twice that lap pushed me back into 20th position (twice).  I was very pleased to work my way back up to 6th position, finishing with a punctured rear tire spewing sealant, but holding together long enough to finish.

It looks like we'll have another strong year on the xc circuit.  Mical Dyck has shown she's stepped it up again from last year and Martina Feldman and Jean ann Mckirdy are making their presence felt.

I'm feeling strong on my bike and looking forward to contesting the next weekend ( Canada Cup #2).  hopefully this time from the front of the race!  Please send some good luck Karma!

Thanks to The Bike Barn for sending me off well supplied and ready to go, Dan for the training programs that allow me to be competitive at this level of racing, Keith -training partner and all round support,  Dana - for the time off work, Carb-Boom for keeping me well fueled, Cycling BC for their athlete assistance and of course mom and Dad for your continual support.

Until next week,
Catharine

May 23, 2005

Pendrel Named to CCA's Commonwealth Games Team Long-list.

Thanks to a rock solid performance at last year's World Mountain Bike Championships, Elitewave 's Catharine Pendrel has earned some recognition by being named to the long-list of athletes with the potential to qualify for the Commonwealth Games next summer.  It will be a tough team to make with only 2 mountain bikers slated to compete - the National Champion and a Committee Choice.  At this point, it's an honor just to be named to the long list which is forwarded to the Commonwealth Games Society and media.

To view the selection criteria and list of potential athletes, click here...

May 22, 2005

Sparling takes 2nd Place in Bikes on Broadway Prologue Time Trial

Continuing his stellar performances in the 2005 season, Jamie Sparling notched another podium position on Saturday with a 2nd place finish in the prologue time trial at the Bikes on Broadway Stage race in Saskatoon .

May 21, 2005

Pendrel Suffers Mechanical and Takes 6th at Canada Cup #1.

Catharine Pendrel took 6th at the first stop of the Canada Cup tour in Bromont , Quebec .  Pendrel had a great start and worked hard on the first long climb to maintain contact with Olympic Silver Medallist Marie-Helene Premont.  "I went into the single track and I bent my derailleur.  I stopped and tried to fix it.  Eventually I rode back to the feedzone and got someone to talk me through the adjustment......eventually I got going...with half a lap remaining I flatted.  Thanks to the slime in my tires they stayed half inflated to the finish."  Despite the mechanical and severe time deficit, Pendrel sprinted ahead of Amanda Sinn to take 6th overall in the race. Pendrel said, " I just wished I could have seen how it would have panned out without the mechanicals...I was feeling strong."

May 21, 2005

Trew Takes 3rd in Quebec Cup

Jenny Trew took 3rd today in the Quebec Cup Road Race  near Bromont , Quebec .  The race was part of the qualification process for Quebec 's Canada Games Team and a training race for the CCA Women's Development Camp which Trew is attending as preparation for the Montreal World Cup and Grand Tour de Montreal.

May 15, 2005

Sparling Continues Podium Finishes

Jamie Sparling took a podium position again this past weekend in the Canmore Crtierium.  Sparling broke away with Ryan McKenzie (Subway) in the Cat 1/2 Criterium  to finish a lap ahead of the field.  The second place finish came on the heals of a solid performance for Sparling in the ITT (6th) and the Team Time Trial.  Sparling will compete at Bike on Broadway this weekend in Saskatoon .  

May 9, 2005

10th Anniversary of Elitewave Penticton Training Camp Complete

The Penticton Training Camp is now complete.  The camp played host to over 30 athletes and staff from across BC and Alberta .  C group riders completed over 500kms of riding during the 9 day camp.  B group riders did 750km.  The A group completed 850-900km with two riders extending the camp by a couple days to achieve 1300kms!

The miles are only a small portion of the story however.  The greater aspect of the camp was the team work, friendship and camaraderie experienced by all of the campers.  Below are some of the comments on this year's edition of the camp:

Hi Dan and everyone!  If you could forward this to everyone I would appreciate it.  Thanks to everyone for being so supportive, friendly and understanding to myself, a bit in over my head ability wise. I learned so
much from all of you especially Beat.  I feel more confident and a lot safer on the road thanks to all of you.  Hope to see you in Aug, take care. 
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[We] are happy campers and would love to come back again next year. We both learned a lot, had fun and gained some confidence for Ironman. We appreciated all the support, the other campers, the well planned rides to great locations and the skills clinics. It was all so well done. Now we have lots to work on. Thanks a million.

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Hi Dan. Just wanted to thank you for the great week.  i'm exhausted but happy.  it was a great time.
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 Dan, this year was unbelievable. It was everything I had thought the 'training camps' could be. I know it must be an enormous effort to accommodate for such a wide variation in abilities and personalities. Everyone I talked to, be they C, B or A had an amazing time, that is a great accomplishment.

 Some key aspects of the camp that really stood out.

 - Great truck support. It made us feel like real pros out there.

- Fit and motivated ride guides. To me this is very important and I appreciate it very much.

- Good timing of the social events.

- Great clinic at Mclean Creek on the recovery day.

- Great diversity in rides. For example the Giants Head ride, Apex resort, Rock Creek, Naramata brick workout, they were all great and all in different directions, awesome.

  Thanks for a good time, I'll be back next year.

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Hi Dan, I hope you made it back safely to Victoria , it was tempting to follow you home after hearing about the rain in Calgary .

 Thank you again for putting on such a great training camp, even though I could only make it to the last few days, I was very impressed with how organized it was.  I will definitely be there for the whole thing next year.

 Take care and hope to see you in 2006.

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Well thanks, I had an amazing time at the camp! It was a blast and I met a lot of great people.  
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Thanks so much, I had a blast! You run a great show, you're a very talented coach.  That was one of the best holidays I've had in a while. Please send my hello and thanks to the ride guides.  I really enjoyed their company.

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Thanks for putting on another great camp.  I don't know how you do it, but they keep getting better every year.  The quality and level of coaching and support was really appreciated by myself and everyone I talked to.  Some of the first-timers I talked were especially amazed that someone could put together a camp as well as you do.  Thanks again and I hope you have a fun summer.

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Kudos to you for a great camp Dan .

It was the perfect blend of toughness, fun and sensibility. Some good laughs and good company makes 800km and LOTS of climbing pass by very painlessly. The camp got my miles up and did what I wanted it to do, which was get me back on track with my riding this season. Sign me up for 06'

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Many thanks to you Dan!  I had an amazing time, and learned so much in a week.  I don't think I have stopped talking to my friends about what an awesome week we had, and the great desire and appreciation I have now for climbing.  Now they are all wanting to sign up for next year!

Only problem now is, I want to quit my job and train full - time!  Thanks again, and it was great to meet you

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May 9, 2005

Sparling 2nd at Ardrossan

Jamie Sparling took a hard fought second place finish in the Criterium this weekend at the Ardrossan Stage Race - just outside of Edmonton Alberta .

May 9, 2005

Radomsky Completes Columbia Plateau

Alena Radomsky completed her longest race to date - finishing the challenging Columbia Plateau Stage Race.  Radomsky rode hard and finished in the top half of the field on the General Classification.  Radomsky's extra effort paid off as the 4 day race features several 40min to 1 hour climbs in the middle of grueling road stages.  This will be excellent preparation for Road Nationals later this summer.

Columbia Plateau Results Here...

May 1, 2005

Trew places 3rd at Warp Speed Time Trial in Vancouver .

Jenny Trew earned a third place podium position in the Warp Speed Time Trial this weekend. Teammate Alena Radomsky earned a solid 5th place.  Chris Reid placed 13th overall and 6th among the Category 2 riders.

Results for the Warp Speed Time Trial are Here...

April 28, 2005

Tour of Walla Walla Results

Official Results from the Tour of Walla Walla are now available.

Women's Pro Time Trial

Women's Pro Criterium

Women's Pro GC

Men's Pro Time Trial

Men's Pro Criterium

Men's Pro GC

Story Originally Posted April 24th

Jenny Trew had another consistent weekend in the saddle at the Tour of Walla Walla .  She battled from 9th place on GC after the 8km prologue time trial to finish 4th overall on GC at the end of the shortened 2 stage event.  In the final criterium, Jenny captured a 2 second time bonus prime and 5 second bonus for finishing 2nd overall in the criterium.  

Chris Reid and Dan Skinner represented Elitewave in the Men Category 1/2 race in Walla Walla .  They both rode well in the time trial, but struggled in the criterium.  Both riders completed the event.  

The Stage 2 Road Race was cancelled due to a severe lightening storm.  The race was fully underway when the decision was made to pull the riders from the course.  Elitewave riders use aluminum and carbon frames to minimize the risk of potential lightening strikes.

April 25, 2005

Elitewave Penticton Training Camp 

The 10th Anniversary edition of the Elitewave Penticton Training Camp begins this Saturday in the Okanagan.  30 athletes are set to take their place on the starting line of this unique training experience.  This is the 10th consecutive year that the camp has filled to capacity.  

April 24, 2005

North America 's Newest Indoor Velodrome in London , Ontario

Congratulations to Rob Good and the volunteers at the Forest City Velodrome in London , Ontario .  They have renovated a local arena and turned it into a beautiful indoor racing track (see pic above).  This initiative will set an example for other venues and supporters of track cycling in North America .  Forest City joins Burnaby and Los Angeles as the only indoor velodromes on the continent.  Great work!

April 19, 2005

Trew takes 3rd in Seattle

Jenny Trew earned her 3rd podium finish of the year in Seattle at the Seaward Park Criterium.  Trew, along with teammate Alena Radomsky were aggressive throughout the race.  It was a tricky finish with the primary contenders watching each other.  Clare Cameron (Black Dog Bikes) was able to launch the winning attack that surprised the field.  In the end it was Cameron, Lisa Sweeney, and Trew for the podium.  Alena Radomsky, who launched a brave attack leading into the final technical corner, finished fifth.

Chris Reid did a great job in the men's Cat 1/2 Race which was won by Seattle local Kenny Williams who launched a solo attack on the final two laps to win convincingly.  Reid finished in the main peleton (all same time).

The next series of events for the Elitewave road crew will be the Tour of Walla Walla - then the Warp Speed Time trial - followed by the Elitewave Penticton Training Camp.

April 10, 2005

Elitewave Women Battle Hard Fought Road Race at Harris Roubaix.

Congratulations to Jenny Trew and Catharine Pendrel on their great efforts this weekend in the winning break of the Harris Roubaix Classic.  Both Elitewave riders were part of an elite group  that included Olympic Medallist Alison Sydor, World Endurance Champion Leslie Tomlinson, National Cyclocross Team Member Wendy Simms, Olympian Leah Goldstein and Lisa Sweeney.  For Pendrel, Trew and Sweeney it was a chance to be among some of the best riders Canada has ever seen.  For the three "youngsters", all under the age of 24, it was a glimpse at what may be in the future if they keep working hard and making the key moves that allowed them to be part of this winning effort! Pendrel lauched the attack that started the breakaway.  Sydor quickly countered the move, which was chased by Trew and company, "we were at 42km/hr, I looked back and we had 200m ...[on the field]" In the end, Sydor launched the final fatal attack that put her over 30 seconds ahead of a splintered and exhausted group of escapees.  Elitewave 's Alena Radomsky rode strongly in the chasing group and commented "I think it was the toughest race I have ever done.  Our group was chasing and chasing.  We could see the breakaway the whole time, but no matter what we did, we couldn't close it".  Pendrel agreed, "it was a tough race and girls were riding hard the entire time.  It was great to be in such a strong group...especially with Alison being there."

Trew said, "Alison just kept jumping every time she came to the front.  It was killing me....I had to move onto someone else's wheel so I could stay in."

Women (All Cats) - 40 Starters
1. Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain Business Objects)
2. Wendy Sims (Frontrunners)
3. Leah Goldstein (Trek Red Truck Racing)
4. Lisa Sweeny (Adventure Bound)
5. Leslie Tomlinson (Rocky Mountain Business Objects)
6. Jenny Trew (Coastal)
7. Catharine Pendrel (Bike Barn)
8. Marnie Hambleton (Symmetrics)
9. Jean-Anne McKirdy (Adventure Bound)
10. Moriah MacGregor (Dizzy Chicks)
11. Suz Weldon (Subway Pro Cycling)
12. Helena Coney
13. Barb Zimich (Team Coastal)
14. Alena Radomsky (Coastal)
15. Maria Lee (Symmetrics)
16. Amanda Buttler (Coastal)
17. Suzanne Macht (Adventure Bound)
18. Sara Laliberte' (Black Dog)
19. Lisa Tasa ( Chapman Land Suveying)

April 10, 2005

Sparling Continues Great Races...

Showing that his early season results were no fluke, Jamie Sparling raced aggressively in the Cat 1/2 race at the Harris Roubaix BC Cup today.  Sparling made the break and rode with 12 riders for most of the event.  Among the break were 8 Symetrics riders, Derek McMaster, former 2x World Mountain Bike Champ Roland Green, Corey Lange and Sparling.   With 7km to go, Sparling was dropped and could not regain contact, "I was riding all out and only going 27km/hr into the wind...I was praying that I wouldn't be caught....it was my own fault, I was just too agressive in the break".  The pack eventually reeled in Sparling in the final 200m of the race - a tough lesson for the young rider who will soon be on his way to Belgium .   

Cat 1 / 2 Men
1. Will Routley (Symmetrics)
2. Scott Goguen (Symmetrics)
3. Brad Fairall (Symmetrics)
4. Marsh Cooper (Symmetrics)
5. Cory Lange (Symmetrics)
6. Derek McMaster (Coastal)
7. Jeff Sherstobitoff (Symmetrics)
8. Brett Boniface (Organic Athlete Victoria )
9. Lloyd Thomas (Sugoi/Giant)
10. Richard Minichiello (Trek - Red Truck Racing)
11. Dan Schmit (Blak Dog Racing)
12. Svein Tuft (Symmetrics)
13. Michael Hunter (Rocky Mountain)
14. Basse Clement (Rocky Mountain)
15. Chris Meier (Symmetrics)
16. Sven Sturm (Organic Athlete )
17. Roland Green ( Kona Mountain )
18. Jamie Sparling (Bicisport)
19. Josh James (Trek - Red Truck Racing)
20. Scott Slater (Rocky Mountain)

33. Dan Skinner (MXC)

April 9, 2005

Trew and Pendrel Riding Well at Race the Ridge Time Trial

Elitewave 's Catharine Pendrel and Jenny Trew raced strongly in the opening time trial event of the BC cycling season.

Trew placed third overall in the women's category with Pendrel following close behind for 4th.  The race was won by Israeli National Team member, Leah Goldstein.  Lisa Sweeney of Vancouver was second, just thirty seconds back of the Goldstein who attended the Olympics in Athens last summer.

Chris Reid, racing for Team Coastal, placed 5th overall in the men's event.

Results - 32 k TT  Race the Ridge

Leah Goldstein 49:33, 

Lisa Sweeney 50:06

Jenny Trew 51:42.

April 7, 2005

Trew Invited to CCA Development Camp

Jenny Trew was recently added to the roster of the Canadian Cycling Association's National Development Camp for Women in Bromont , Quebec .  

This appointment comes as a welcome surprise for the 23 year old who has already captured one National Sprint Championship title and eight National Championship medals in her career.  In 2002, Trew was 4th in the Senior Women's National Road Racing Championships.  In 2004, Trew was top 4 in several track events and the criterium at the National Championships.

The camp will be a selection program for the Montreal World Cup and the Grand Tour of Montreal in May and June.  If Trew is among the top six riders at this camp, she will compete for the Women's Development Team at these competitions.  

Regardless of the outcome, Trew intends to compete at the World Cup and Tour.  She has already been offered a position on a composite team for Montreal and will focus her efforts on the Grand Tour which involves some criterium races and rolling road courses that suit her riding style and skill set.

Trew has been a member of the National Development team in the past (1999 and 2000).  Her original entry into this level came as a result of a silver medal at the National Championships in 1999 behind a young girl named Genvieve Jeanson.  At the time, Canada focused its efforts and standards upon Jeanson who became a Junior World Champion that same year.  In those seasons, girls on the rung below Jeanson were overlooked.  Not until Jeanson became a Senior did the CCA renew its efforts to find the next level of young women riders.  It was too late for Trew, but just in time for rising stars such as Laura Yoisten and Julie Belanger who have greatly benefited from the CCA's new efforts to support young women's racing.

Trew now has a shot at returning to the level she once knew.  She will be competing for team spots with the very same girls she competed strongly with throughout 1997-2002.  Despite health set-backs in 2003 and 2004, Trew has made a return to the form she used to have when she was healthy.  The camp will be a big challenge for the track and criterium specialist.  The CCA will be looking for girls with extreme climbing abilities.   Trew commented, "I am just happy to have this opportunity.  I am going to ride as best I can and support the girls as much as possible.  It's an honor just to be invited!"

Trew has benefited greatly from the support of her  teammates at Elitewave - particularly from fellow road specialist Alena Radomsky who will focus her season's efforts on winning a BC Cup and finishing well at the National Road Championships.  National Mountain Bike Team member Catharine Pendrel has also been an inspiration for Trew - especially when she earned a team spot for the World Championships last season.  With National Keiren Champion Breanna Loster, Elitewave rounds out it's women's team with four strong National caliber riders who all believe that anything is possible!  

March 23 - Tri BC Provincial Team Camp

The Triathlon British Columbia junior training camp was held this week in Victoria - hosted by the PacificSport Regional Triathlon Center .  25 athletes from across the province took part in this week long event.  Participants were exposed to a wide variety of experts in sport specific training and sport science.  Presenters included experts such as National Swim Center Head Coach Jim Fowlie and National Center Excercise Physiologist Gord Slievert.

Elitewave 's Dan Proulx provided cycling specfic sessions focused on tactics and strategies for draft legal triathlons.  The athletes completed a 2 hour session on the road that included race simulations and discussions of strategies to improve performance.   This was a unique session because it looked at the tactics and strategies of bike racing in a triathlon specific context.  Athletes were asked to apply tactics in a way that would help them to optimize the cycling portion of the race in order to maximize run performance.  For these athletes,  running ability largely dictates the best strategy on the bike.  Strong runners may prefer to sit in while weaker runners may choose to attack in order to cushion their advantage as they head into the run.

Following the road session, athletes were presented with a one hour lecture and discussion on cycling technique and training protocols for juniors.  The theme of the presentation was Myth Busters.  As you may know, cycling is filled with lore and tradition.  This talk helped the athletes to separate fact from fiction and focused on the unique needs of juniors within the sport.  

March 23 - Final Trinidad Update

Breanna Loster has recently returned to Canada after racing in the Southern Cross Games in Trinidad .  Here is her description of the track for the final weekend of racing: "The track that we have been training on, and will be racing on tomorrow, is very intense.  It is 500m, and the banking is about 48 degrees (some claim higher).  That would be fine, except the corners are not tight, rather they are about 100m long.  For the trackies reading this, you may understand how scarey this is, but I thought nothing of it until I tried to ride it.  It took me 3 laps to ride the entire banking without coming off the track, and many people took considerably longer.  Some of the international crew are even refusing to ride it as 2 of our guys crashed in the corner.  By the end of the first session, joel and I were the only ones who were able to ride at the top of the banking - and it was SCARY! I just close my eyes and hope i come out at the other sie, and try to keep above 35km/hr for good measure.    Racing shallbe fun on this baby."

March 19 - 23, 2005

Spring Development Camp hosted by Regional Triathlon Centre

The Regional Triathlon Centre welcomed 24 junior triathletes at the National Junior Development Triathlon Camp, held in Victoria from March 19 – 23, 2005 . The Camp participants ranged in age from 14 – 19 years of age and came from across BC ( Vancouver Island , Lower Mainland and the Interior), from Saskatchewan and from Ontario . The Development Camp provided triathlon-specific training in the three disciplines, Swimming, Riding, and Running, as well as seminars on nutrition, sport psychology, training principles and logs, strength and core training, and yoga.

Patrick Kelly, Director and Head Coach for the RTC, provided leadership as the Training Camp Director. He was supported by a distinguished list of Coaches and Speakers, as well as triathletes from the Regional Triathlon Centre:

Jim Fowlie, National Swim Centre, Head Coach, National and Olympic Team Coach
Neil Harvey, NTC swim coach specialist
Steve Lund, NCCP level 4 cycling coach, NTC, RTC cycling coach specialist
Dan Proulx , NCCP level 4 cycling coach, NCCP level 3 swim coach
Mike Neil, professional triathlete, elite Ironman athlete, CTC triathlon coach
Gord Sleivert, PhD, PacificSport Exercise Physiologist
Dave Pinel, PhD, Sport Psychologist
Jeremy Shepard, M.Sc, Strength and Conditioning specialist
Elizabeth Peckham, Yoga instructor

The Camp was made possible thanks to the hard work of the coaches, trainers, and speakers, but also by the support shown from parents who provided billets and the food services provided by the local business community.

The Camp provided a healthy dose of fun along with the serious training. The athletes enjoyed an evening of laser tag and a night at the movies, as well as bike skill games and the ever popular hot/cold contrast sessions!

The Camp reviews include the following comments:

“I loved the hot/cold, the diverse group of lunchtime speakers. I also like the biking and maintenance of a road bike lecture.”
“I really enjoyed learning about bike maintenance, yoga, stretching, drills, sport psych, and training cycles as well as bicycle training. I think it’s really great to learn stuff that you can take back with you.”
“I liked the skill development, especially for the swim and bike.”

March 14, 2005 - Southern Cross Games

Breanna Loster won the Gold medal in yesterday's 1500m race at the Southern Games.  Earlier in the day, Loster took the silver medal in the 500m to Olympian Daniella Larreal of Venezuela and just ahead of American Allie Warfel.  Times were characteristically slow on the grass velodrome surface with Larreal's winning time of only 43.86 seconds.  On Saturday, Victoria 's Sarah Kirby took the silver medal in the women's 1000m event.  Competition continues for the Canadians with next weekend's Palo Seco Games.

March 13, 2005 - Southern Cross Games

Breanna has sent her first report from this weekend's racing at the Southern Cross Games, "The racing is great, with Daniella Larreal (Venezualen Olympian, who placed 5th in the sprints in Athens ) here to make me go [fast].  In the last race I was at her front axle and gaining fast on her as I had just closed a 30 meter gap".  Racing continues today at 4:00pm .  The riders are competing in front of a full grandstand of spectators surrounding the 450m grass track.  Riders are using gears in the range of 82-84 inches on this unque racing surface.

March 11, 2005 - Southern Cross Games

The Southern Cross games are set to begin in Trinidad and Tobago .  Elitewave 's Breanna Loster is attending the games and has sent this link from Trinidad .  Breanna will be competing in the Caribbean islands for the next two weeks.  Here is a like to the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad .

March 9 ,2005 - Victoria Update

The warm weather has returned to Victoria and the season is finally starting.  This morning I coached a hill workout on Mount Douglas where the bottom of the hill was sunny and the top was covered in a thick fog. This is a great time of year to be out on the island.

Last weekend Alena Radomsky, Jenny Trew , Chris Reid and Jamie Sparling all headed over to the mainland for some Spring Series racing action.  There were 60-70riders in the B Group - where the girls raced and 40-50 riders in the A Group for the guys.  It was a great chance to test the legs and begin working in with new teammates (Chris, Alena and Jenny are all riding with Vancouver based - Team Coastal).  The riders reported feeling surprisingly strong and in some cases "fitter than ever at this time of year".

Breanna Loster leaves tonight for Trinidad .  She will be down there with fellow Victoria trackie Sarah Kirby.  They will compete as part of a multi-sport games with track and field and track cycling on display for packed crowds.  The first weekend they will compete on a grass velodrome.  The second weekend will be on a concrete 500m track.  Thanks to Elitewave 's Keith Bruneau for coming up with the contacts to make this trip possible.

Catharine Pendrel is continuing to work toward top form up in Penticton .  She has a great support network up there including the Bike Barn and Carbo Boom.  She is getting out there with the local ride gang and putting in some serious training.  Catharine will be heading to Sea Otter in mid-April.

Angela Naeth, who is from Prince George , but living in Missouri , has made a solid entry into the world of bike racing.  She competed in a regional race where she took a hard fought 7th place in the Open women's category (her first road race ever). Angela will be coming to the Penticton Camp to meet here fellow Elitewave rs.

April 2nd we will be hosting a special time trial event at the JDF velodrome.  If you are interested in competing, please let me know.  This is a Monday session and will be planned for 12:00pm-2:00pm .

Preparations for the Victoria Camp and the Penticton Camp are running full steam ahead.  We have just finished getting the cycling jerseys designed and ordered with JOS.  They are going to be very good.  The quality of work that JOS produces is incredible.  They have really refined their techniques and will be able to give all of our campers a new sharp look!

There is one spot for a female athlete still available for the Penticton Camp.  Please email Dan@elitewave.com

If you are still thinking of the Victoria camp, you have until March 15th to secure your spot.

Feb 27 - Penticton Training Camp Full

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Elitewave Penticton Training Camp is now full.  If you are still interested in attending, your name will be added to a waiting list.  If there is sufficient demand, a second week will be added to the Elitewave schedule.  Thank you to all who registered.  

There are now 8 campers registered for the Victoria Training Camp March 26-31st.  If you are still thinking about attending this unique camp and tour experience, please contact Dan.  We will be accepting registration for this one until mid-March.

Feb 24 - Penticton Camp Nears Full Capacity

There are very few spots remaining in this year's Penticton Training Camp.  If you are still planning to attend, you should email Dan@elitewave.com as soon as possible.

Due to the increased demand, Elitewave may offer a second week of training in Penticton immediately following the Original camp.

Feb 22 - Don King,  Swim Clinic with Olympian Brent Hayden, Positive Words from the Mayor

Former Pro Triathlete and Ironman specialist  Don King will be returning to the coaching staff for this year's Elitewave Penticton Triathlon Camp.  Don brings a wealth of racing and training experience to the camp.  In addition to leading all of the run workouts and technique sessions, Don will lead rides on the bike with "B" and "C" riders.  On the epic days of the camp he will join the "A" group as a rider - no holds barred!  We are looking forward to the contribution that Don will make at the Elitewave camp - both on and off the bike.

Momentum Multisport News:  Recent National Swim Team retiree Kelly Doody will be hosting a special swim clinic in Vancouver   on Saturday.  The clinic will feature 2004 Olympian Brent Hayden. "Canada's fastest swimmer in history will show us what the most efficient freestyle swimming technique looks like...Also on hand will be swimming legend Jessica Deglau - 1996 and 2000 Olympian, to show us what the other strokes look like, notably her specialty - the butterfly..." Contact Kelly@momentummultisport.com to register.

Earlier this week, Penticton Mayor David Perry commented on the Elitewave Training Camps in Penticton , "You have developed a very impressive program."  Mayor Perry will be addressing camp participants during our April 31-May 8th Okanagan expedition.

Feb 20 - Course Record for Pendrel

5th place at ToM for Trew

Catharine Pendrel established a new women's bike course record for the Apex Winter Triathlon Team Event - setting a new mark of 34:10 for what amounted to a 12km uphill time trial to Apex.  Pendrel finished 1min 20 seconds behind 2004 and 2005 Ironman Canada Champion Tom Evans. Pendrel said, "it was nice to get some confirmation of fitness although I know there's room to go."

In the  final stage of the Tour of Murrietta, Jenny Trew finished 5th.  Official results are still on the way and will be posted when they become available.

Feb 19 - Stage 2 ToM -

Yoisten wins.  Trew 3rd in Road Race

Congratulations to Laura Yoisten (Diet Cherry Wine) who won the finishing sprint of today's Stage 2 road race in the Tour of Murrieta.  Dotsie Cowden (Colavita) finished second and Elitewave 's Jenny Trew finished third.  The 60km road race came down to one desperate final sprint in the end!  Official results will be posted here as soon as they become available.

Trew commented, "I started winding it up with Erin Mirabella on my right - [we were] on the far right of the road. The speed picked up and Laura and Dotsie came around on my right (just after I wound it up a little and there was another crash behind me)... I jumped and closed the gap that they had formed with about 150m to go. Laura jumped around Dotsie on the right and I went for the left (unfortunately the windy side) and I didn't manage to come around, but Laura won!"

Feb 19 - Tour of Murrieta - Stage 1

Elitewave 's Jenny Trew is off to a good start in California this weekend - finishing 7th in Stage 1 of the Tour of Murrieta.  Dotsie Cowden of Colavita/Cooking Light won the stage in 16:53 .  Trew finished in 18:00 for the 7 mile course - only eleven seconds behind 2000 & 2004 U.S. Olympic Team rider and Athens Olympic Bronze medalist (Points Race) Erin Mirabella.    

The course had some technical features.  Jenny said, "the course started up a gradual hill (only a hill by time trial standards), flattened out, went downhill and veered to the left, then a90 degree turn to the right, slight false flat to the turnaround and back). Someone crashed into a semi at the 90 turn...I feel that it was a strong race to start up the season."

Stage 2 will be a tactical event for Trew who said,  " it's a three lap loop - supposedly relatively flat. I'm going to just try and stick in the pack ....saving it for the criterium on Sunday."

Feb18 - Camp News , California Racing, Trinidad Track Event

Only 7 spots remain in the 10th Anniversary edition of the Elitewave Penticton Training Camp. Registration closes February 28th.  

The Tour of Murrietta begins today with a time trial.  Elitewave 's Jenny Trew will compete alongside Laura Yoisten and Ryan McKenzie.

Keith Bruneau and Breanna Loster will compete in the Southern Cross Games in Trinidad - March 10th -23rd.

Western Canadian Swimming Championships are in Victoria this weekend.  Competition will be feirce and the atmosphere will be electric.  Finals start at 6pm each evening.  Over 500 athletes are competing.

Feb 15 - Victoria Camp Update

We will be extending the deadline for registration to the Victoria Camp (March 26-31st) until February 28th.  There are 6 athletes registered so far.  The maximum is 12 for this camp.  

There have been many inquires recently. The extended deadline will help all interested campers take part.  

The camp is ideal for teachers on Spring Break.  Local athletes should ask about our resident rates for the camp as fees are substantially reduced for athletes with their own accommodations in town.  

Feb 8 -  Road Race Season Begins in Cali

Jenny Trew will kick off the Elitewave road season with the Tour of Murrieta in Southern California .  The race includes 3 stages - TT, Criterium and Road Race.  Trew will combine this race with a week of training with friend and former teammate Laura Yoisten.  For Trew it will be a training race and a chance to get the legs spinning in some warmer climates.  The find out more about this race click here.