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BC Youth Road Championships

Youth Road Champs
Photo: Marnie van der Vliet

Near perfect racing weather, combined with that Vancouver Island hospitality, made Courtney BC the ideal location for the 2014 BC Youth Road and Time Trial Championships. 75 of BC’s top youth racers set the scene for what was to be some incredible racing on the rural roads in this scenic coastal community, hosted by the Comox Valley Cycle Club.

The Saturday morning road race saw strong groups of young riders race the challenging 9 km circuit. The up-hill finish had the young riders showcase their skill and fitness as they battled hard for the finish line. The large gathering of spectators were treated to a special day of entertaining racing.

The Time Trial took place Sunday morning, just a short distance north of the road race. The TT course followed the same 16 km circuit which was used for the 2013 BC Youth Road Championships. All the youth competed at the 16 km distance with the exception of the U19 boys, which raced 2 laps of the course for a total of 32 km. The fastest girl’s time went to the home town racer Gillian Ellsay, Trail Bikes, in a time of 14:52, while the fastest boy was Joel Taylor, Trek Red Truck, who did the course in 44:49.

Cycling BC would like to thank the Comox Valley Cycling club and all its volunteers and community supporters for putting on a great BC Youth Road and TT Championships. We would also like to thank the amazing support from the youth cycling clubs and teams for all their hard work in promoting cycling and helping to make these events a success.

The 2014 Youth Provincial Road Championship Photo Album

2014 BC Youth Road Champions

U13 Girls – Kate Matson – DEVO p/b Catalyst Kinetics

U13 Boys – Lief Rodgers – DEVO p/b Catalyst Kinetics

U15 Girls – Sarah Van Dam – Tripleshot

U15 Boys – Josiah Ney – VIPYRS

U17 Girls – Maggie Coles-Lyster – Local Ride Racing

U17 Boys – Erik Diertens – VAC ProCity Racing

U 19 Girls – Gillian Ellsay – Trail Bikes

U 19 Boys – Max Duso – TAG Cycling

 

2014 BC Youth Time Trial Champions

U13 Girls – Toria Kalyniuk – Tripleshot

U13 Boys – Lief Rodgers – DEVO p/b Catalyst Kinetics

U15 Girls – Sarah Van Dam – Tripleshot

U15 Boys – Lachlan Fraser – Tripleshot

U17 Girls – Maggie Coles-Lyster – Local Ride Racing

U17 Boys – James Grant – VIPYRS

U 19 Girls – Gillian Ellsay – Trail Bikes

U 19 Boys – Joel Taylor – Trek Red Truck