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<\/a>Ethan Wood launching into the lead in Langford.\nU17 and Juniors<\/p>\n
Canada Cup racing\u2019s youngest category kicked things off, with the under-17 men and under-17 women. In the U17 men\u2019s race, James Pinfold (Escape Velocity) soloed away from James Chalkley (Cyclemeisters\/Bow Cycle) to win both the race and the battle of the James\u2019s. Joshua Tyers (Hot Tubes Dev.) followed less than a minute behind Chalkley in third.<\/p>\n
The under-17 women\u2019s field, while smaller, had perhaps the most geographically balanced podium of the day. Hannah Lehmann (Collingwood Collective) took a solid win ahead of Elin Grimmett (PEI) while Hazel Roberts of Peak Pursuits put the prairie provinces on the box.<\/p>\n
In the junior women\u2019s race, Julia Lehmann powered away to take another win for the Collingwood Collective. Lacey Dennis (Charge Racing) followed in second after a close race against Sierra Jolicoeur (Academie de Velo Mt Tremblant) in third and Elisabeth Martin in fourth.<\/p>\n
National champion Ethan Wood (Charge Racing) attacked early to win the junior men\u2019s race, putting the field in the rear view after the start loop and extending his lead all the way to the finish. Farland Lamont (Collingwood Collective) finished second ahead of the U.S.A.\u2019s Jude Marsden. With a string of UCI races starting mid-week in Arkansas, there was less international presence than in some years, but several riders did cross the border north to join in Saturday\u2019s racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast week I was pretty sick, coming back from Puerto Rico,\u201d Wood admitted after the race, \u201cI was a little bit nervous with the sickness, so I\u2019m pretty stoked to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s race was one of the smaller fields and both most accomplished of the day. Jenn Jackson (Orbea Factory Team) put in a move early, leaving Marin Lowe (Liv Factory Racing) and Ella Macphee (Wilier Vittoria) to chase. Eleanor Winchell (Gravity Collective) initially followed before dropping back to finish fourth.<\/p>\n \u201cJenn got away early in a sneak attack,\u201d Macphee said after the race, with Lowe adding \u201cShe\u2019s really good at those. That\u2019s something we can learn from. We could see her for a while, and we were talking to each other saying, like, she\u2019s right there we can get her!\u201d<\/p>\n The two under-23 racers train together in Victoria, giving the a bit of a training ride feel but also giving them an advantage in chasing the elite national champion. \u201cWe were just kind of trading places, letting each other lead where we were stronger, trying to close the gap,\u201d Macphee said. A race is a race, though, and when the pursuit of Jackson ran out of runway, they inevitably had to start racing each other for the places and points on offer. When did the switch happen? \u201cOn the last lap\u201d Lowe says. \u201cI new she wouldn\u2019t let me back in front.\u201d Macphee held position leaving the singletrack. \u201cI was kind of concerned about her sprint already, so I didn\u2019t let her by at the top of hte last climb. But she had her sprint still.\u201d Lowe outkicks Macphee for second.<\/p>\n It is Jenn Jackson, though, that takes the win.<\/p>\n \u201cThe course was fun. The changes they made from last year, adding the extra descent, it just made it feel like a more dynamic course. Even the climb up was mega hard, it was worth it for the descent.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say I had a plan for when I wanted to ride away, but I had a plan for how I wanted to race, to be able to set a firm, steady rhythm. I think I made the difference not on the steep part of the climb but through the transitions at the top. That\u2019s been a focus for me, not just pushing on the climbs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI really appreciate 94Forard and Jon (Watkin, Panache Sports) were able to bring the event her for us. We have so many top riders, even though the fields aren\u2019t enormous. Being able to bring races to us, for the kids that are going to school here or local to reduce our travelling is amazing. I really appreciate that effort and just being able to race close to home is fasntastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Jenn Jackson drops in at Jordie Lunn Bike Park
\nElite\/U23 women<\/p>\n<\/a>Lowe leads Mcphee up the climb.<\/p>\n