What a day on the North Shore. 300 riders arrived at the start line for what was Round # 2 for the
Osprey BC Enduro Series and a combined race of Round # 1 for the
Shimano Cascadia Dirt Cup Series presented by Cannondale.
Its was great to see such a big representation from Washington coming up to check out the trails on the North Shore. The course for sure put everyone to the test no matter if you were a local or come from a far. Riders set out on course in different directions: Pro/Elite Men and Master 40+ Men set off to stage 2 to start with, doing it in order of 2, 3, 4, 1. This meant they had to save enough energy for the toughest and longest stage at the end of the day. The Open Men, Juniors and Women, doing the order of stage 1, 2, 3, 4 got to put their skills to the test right off the bat with a line up of Corkscrew, Salvation, Pingu and Pangor - a full body beat, old school, mind game from top to bottom.
Photo: Adam Craig showing us the lines.
Photo: Others didn't quite find the same lines!
This lead into Stage 2 which was the start of Severed into Asian Adonis - which provided some flow, berms, and doubles mixed in with a few ladder bridges at the start. This stage seemed to be the favorite of the day.
Photo: Dylan Wolsky.
Stage 3 was short and sweet and riders that knew how to carry speed did well.
Photo: Josh Carlson hitting the doubles.
Stage 4 started with a multi line option right out of the start gate, take the safe left line 's' turn, or hit the chute right down the middle with a triple drop move, this lead into some amazing trail work that Martin and Penny have been working on, on lower Severed, then down some high speed old school bridle to blair range, both with many line options amongst the cobweb of roots.
Photo: Leonie Picton making the triple drop straight line look like a breeze.
Everyone was praising the trails on the shore and the amazing work that
NSMBA do. It really is an amazing community with so many volunteers and riders that all pitch in a hand to come help keep the trails in shape. The BC Enduro Series and Cascadia Dirt Cup Series donated $2500 to NSMBA as a thanks for supporting the North Vancouver race on the Seymour Trail network. Your work is truly appreciated!
FULL RESULTS HEREPhoto: Giant Bikes taking over the podium!
Pro/Elite Men
1 Josh Carlson - Giant Factory Off-Road Team, Dissent labs, SPY Optics
2 Adam Craig - Giant Factory Off-Road Team
3 Yoann Barelli - Giant Factory Off-Road Team
Open Women
1 Leonie Picton - Arbutus Routes
2 Amanda Sin - Kona
3 Tara Mowat
Open Men
1 Douglas Chalmers - Raceface - Knolly Bikes
2 Craig Wilson
3 Michael Watt
Junior 15 & Under Men
1 Ruben Guibert
2 Jack Cormack - Royal
3 Layton Meyers - RAD Racing NW
Junior Under 19 Men
1 Conrad Murdoch Raceface / Santacruz / smith optics
2 Jason Eiswald
3 Merin S Pearce - Knolly Knation
Junior Under 19 Women
1 Laura Holt
Master 40+ Men
1 Dave Pfaffenberger - Procity Racing
2 Lars Andrews
3 Rich Marshall - Derailed, NRG, 7mesh
3 Andy Moore
All the Podium Winners walked away with a fresh bag of
Bean Around the World Coffee to get them jazzed up for the next race! They also got a selection of Race Face product,
Osprey Packs, Alpinestar Gear, or Cash!
Those that weren't so lucky to make the podium still got a chance to win a selection of
Smith Optics Pivlock Sunglasses or Forefront Helmet,
Race Face product and
Alpinestar product. The
Bond Training 2 x $50 vouchers this round went to 16 year old Anthony Palandri and Angela LeFebvre who for both of them was their first ever mountain bike race - way to go for choosing the Nth Shore to be your first race!
James Reenie and Leonie Picton hold on to the
Kazoom Leader Jerseys after round 2.
Photo: The amazing volunteer crew chilling after a hard days work looking after all the riders.
All images by Scott Robarts.
Thanks everyone from the team at
BCES and
CDC
My high speed spill at the end of stage 4 cost me a mid pack finish for sure.. here is the aftermath..
instagram.com/p/2hmXNKjVPV/?taken-by=denomerdano
Just below that where it opens up, I managed to pogo off one of the drops (tried to double to consecutive drops, ended up catching the rear wheel and boooing) which resulted in a lovely endo.
Glad you were able to get back up, albeit slowly.
The other guy (in the above picture) jumped up and rode away immediately... so you get the award for worst crash of the day in that spot for sure!
I followed a very similar line to the very last guy in your video, but when he veered towards the last tree on the right he quickly corrected, I didn't....
Never noticed that top right hand option Yoan and others took, will have to check it out next time!
As for photos they are coming, I have dozens more photos of Open Men/Women, Juniors and Masters. They don't just process themselves and I don't put up photos straight out of my camera. If you want banger photos of yourself shredding then you need to be a little patient. They are coming."
Our muscles are still aching.. I would have benefited from a 2 day break.
I am a professional photographer and know exactly what it takes to get out there and shoot, finish and present a project, small or big. I was so slow that I spotted 10s of photogs along the stage and many people with iphones. I have no doubt many photos, videos will surface.
I have the patience, the journalist who posted the article didn't.
The race was a quality event from start to finish and it was a pleasure being a part of it. I especially thank the food stop ladies who boosted our destroyed moral..
my comments come from a deep compassionate place..
Link to a photog's gallery from the race.
Not my shots.
Personally, I'm not willing to pay $14 bucks for a single picture ESPECIALLY as a digital download. I'll be content without pictures of myself or hope one pops up somewhere.
EDIT: Although I reserve the right to change my mind because vanity haha
Then do North Shore DH with jelly legs.
Mad props to all who did this race.
I am completely wasted today.
where are the photos of Open Men/Women juniors and Masters??? the underdogs...
I would have waited 2 more days and gather photos from the dozen photographers I passed on the stages before posting this.
Only saying this because I had so much fun racing, i want to see the shit eating grin on my face in the photos..
I want to see my friends having a blast!
As for photos they are coming, I have dozens more photos of Open Men/Women, Juniors and Masters. They don't just process themselves and I don't put up photos straight out of my camera. If you want banger photos of yourself shredding then you need to be a little patient. They are coming." @denomerdano