Results from the Chico Racing Ontario Cup #1 for 2008, held at Mansfield Outdoor Centre on April 27th.

Dave and Daniel Hill competed in the cold. Daniel placed 3rd in the Minime Male category, (way to go Daniel!). His dad Dave won the Masters category with almost a minute to spare on the second place finisher.

Mac Senior of North Bay also placed 12th, and Graham Mutchmor placed 26th in the Minime category. There was quite a good showing from North Bay riders at this, the first Ontario Cup race of the year. Great start to the 2008 season guys!

Full results on the Chico Racing site here…

The North Cycle Club represented the region of North Bay/Sault St. Marie at the Ontario Summer Games Aug 09-11, 2006.
The mountain bike event consisted of 12, four person teams made up of three males and 1 female. Each team competed in 3 events. An 8-km time trial, a 3-km four person relay and a 24 km cross country event. The three competitions saw teams compete against each other while earning points towards their team performance.
The competitors from the North Bay Cycle Club were Mac Senior, Daniel Hill, Deanna Bootan and Scott Hill, ages 12,12,13 and 14 respectively. Mac was the youngest and Daniel the second youngest of the 48 competitors.
The mountain bike events were held at Camp Fortune in the Gatineau Hills. The trails consisted of numerous grueling climbs and technical single track. The 24-km cross-country event was by far the longest single race any of these young athletes competed in.
The highlight of the cross country race was seeing the North Bay Cycle Club jersey worn proudly on the podium, as Deanna won the silver medal in the female category. She also missed the bronze medal in the time trial by 4 seconds after suffering a mechanical.
The members of the team would like to express a special thanks to Momentum Bikes and Boards, Cheap Skates and North Riders for their generous support. Thanks also to the parents and NBCC club members for their assistance in making attending this event possible.

The Ontario Summer Games now has mountain bike events!  There are highly subsidized spots available for teams from regions across Ontario, North Bay being one such region.  If you are between 12 and 16 as of 31 December 2006 you can enter.

Our regional team needs to have 4 members, and at least one female.  Update:  After talking with the other area clubs, it looks like the team will consist of 4 kids from North Bay.  We’ll have more details on the team later next week!

Read on for more details…

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