OCup #5- Blue Mountain Resort

The provincial series returned to the popular Blue Mountain resort for the Super D Provincial Championships and round 5 of DH series. The venue has a great atmosphere, a busy village made for big crowds and a resort made for a great race track.

The race course was over 3 minutes long; tight wooded sections mixed in with a fair bit of pedalling would prove to be a physically demanding task for racers.

Tom K, race run.

Tom chose to participate in 3 events this weekend putting his fitness up to the test in preparation for Nationals next weekend. Tom placed 3rd in the long and grueling Provincial Championship Super D race on Saturday. He went onto place 2nd in the hardtail category in Sundays DH race. Looking to step onto all 3 podiums, Tom had no energy left in his legs for the main event. Tom finished 6th in the Pro DH and slipped back into 4th in the Provincial overall ranking after a physically demanding showing from him this weekend.

Alistair has been on his game after training in Bromont for 2 weeks mid season. He crashed hard and fast in his race run but managed to get back on the bike to finish in 3rd. Incredibly he was 2 seconds behind the winner. Alistair remains in 2nd in the junior provincial ranking, but has closed the gap with his biggest competitor, now only 3 points ahead. A spot on the provincial team and a mid winter trip to the US is looking more like a reality for Alistair.

Alistair on yet another podium

These 2 athletes are off to the National Championships in Northern Quebec this weekend to put themselves up against the best in the country.