Steve Bauer, the head coach at the Milton Cycling Academy, kicked off the program’s inaugural race night with a new event. He calls it the team chase. It’s setup like a team pursuit, with groups on opposite sides of the track. The teams were seeded based on the evening’s scratch race results. Team sizes ranged from seven to 10 riders. Each group has 24 laps to chase the other. Bauer calls it an “endurance pursuit.” On the evening of March 25 at the velodrome in Miton, Ont., Bauer ran three team chase events for three ability categories.
While the new velodrome has been the site of some high-profile events—such as the Canadian national championships (which also functioned as a test for the Pan Am Games), the Milton International Challenge and Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) O-Cup events—the Academy’s race night is an important grassroots event according to Bauer. It featured racing within the community for the community. The races weren’t timed, but the event was sanctioned by the OCA and featured a chief commissaire. Races not only included the team chase, but scratch, kilometre sprint (which Bauer calls a “soft kerin”), elimination and longest lap/last man standing (an exercise in slowness). Bauer said the event lasted about three hours and went smoothly.
The race night was for riders 19 years old and older. On March 31, the Academy will run its youth race night for under-19 riders, which Bauer feels is even more important. “The youth racing is what this place should be all about,” Bauer said. The youth event will have similar races to the adult race. It will also be ability-based, so riders can compete and have fun, too.
Scratch Race, 60 Laps, Cat A
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Steven McKee |
| 2 |
Erik Box |
| 3 |
Scott Laliberté |
| 4 |
Krzysztof Kurzawinski |
| 5 |
Gary Wright |
| 6 |
Chris Firek |
| 7 |
Enrico Traini |
| 8 |
Mark Palma |
| 9 |
Paul Beit |
| 10 |
Ozren Opacic |
| 11 |
Rob McCarty |
| 12 |
Chris Freeland |
| DNF |
Killian Cummings |
| DNF |
David Enns |
Scratch Race, 40 Laps, Cat B
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Ian Whenham |
| 2 |
Richard Ugalde |
| 3 |
Sarah Rasmussen |
| 4 |
James Kritz |
| 5 |
James McLean |
| 6 |
William Trischuk |
| 7 |
Gordon Singleton |
| 8 |
Brian Cashin |
| 9 |
Darren Johnston |
| 10 |
Matt DeLuco |
| 11 |
Mark Hopper |
| 12 |
Ralph Neumann |
| 13 |
Chris Dunbar |
| 14 |
Derek Koops |
| DNS |
Hamish Gordon |
| DNS |
Chris Riecker |
Scratch Race, 30 Laps, Cat C
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Darren Hobson |
| 2 |
Rob Nishman |
| 3 |
Orrin Bowser |
| 4 |
Ken Macdermid |
| 5 |
James Gantley |
| 6 |
Mandeep Gulati |
| 7 |
Alex Mulholland |
| 8 |
Darrell Gabourie |
| 9 |
Frank Morrow |
| 10 |
Thomas Lowry |
| 11 |
Marcus Boyle |
| 12 |
Stephen Lake |
| 13 |
Danielle Schon |
| DNF |
Jo Accardi |
| DNF |
Josée Larocque |
| DNF |
Kathleen MacEwen |
| DNF |
Shane O’Brien |
| DNF |
Michael Presutti |
| DNF |
Lisa Ulrich |
Kilometre Sprint Race – Qualification, Cat. A
Heat 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Paul Beit |
| 2 |
Ozren Opacic |
| 3 |
Scott Laliberté |
| 4 |
Krzysztof Kurzawinski |
| DNS |
David Enns |
Heat 2
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Chris Firek |
| 2 |
Mark Palma |
| 3 |
Erik Box |
| 4 |
Rob McCarty |
Heat 3
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Steven McKee |
| 2 |
Gary Wright |
| 3 |
Killian Cummings |
| 4 |
Enrico Traini |
| DNS |
Chris Freeland |
Kilometre Sprint Race – Qualification, Cat. B
Heat 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Gordon Singleton |
| 2 |
Hamish Gordon |
| 3 |
Ralph Neumann |
| 4 |
Derek Koops |
| 5 |
William Trischuk |
| 6 |
Brian Cashin |
Heat 2
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Matt DeLuco |
| 2 |
James Kritz |
| 3 |
Richard Ugalde |
| 4 |
Sarah Rasmussen |
| 5 |
Mark Hopper |
| DNS |
Lisa Ulrich |
Heat 3
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
James McLean |
| 2 |
Chris Dunbar |
| 3 |
Darren Johnston |
| 4 |
Ian Whenham |
| DNS |
Chris Riecker |
Kilometre Sprint Race – Qualification, Cat. C
Heat 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Darren Hobson |
| 2 |
Shane O’Brien |
| 3 |
Gabourie Darrell |
| 4 |
Frank Morrow |
| |
Jo Accardi |
| |
Thomas Lowry |
Heat 2
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Stephen Lake |
| 2 |
James Gantley |
| 3 |
Alex Mulholland |
| 4 |
Ken Macdermid |
| |
Orrin Bowser |
| |
Michael Presutti |
Heat 3
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Danielle Schon |
| 2 |
Mandeep Gulati |
| 3 |
Marcus Boyle |
| 4 |
Kathleen MacEwen |
| 5 |
Rob Nishman |
| 6 |
Josée Larocque |
Kilometre Sprint Race – Final, Cat. A
Heat 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Steven McKee |
| 2 |
Chris Firek |
| 3 |
Gary Wright |
| 4 |
Ozren Opacic |
| 5 |
Paul Beit |
| 6 |
Mark Palma |
Kilometre Sprint Race – Final, Cat. B
Heat 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Matt DeLuco |
| 2 |
James McLean |
| 3 |
Gordon Singleton |
| 4 |
James Kritz |
| 5 |
Hamish Gordon |
| 6 |
Chris Dunbar |
Kilometre Sprint Race – Final, Cat. C
Heat 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Stephen Lake |
| 2 |
Mandeep Gulati |
| 3 |
Darren Hobson |
| 4 |
Brien O |
| 5 |
Danielle Schon |
| 6 |
James Gantley |
| DNS |
Jo Accardi |
Elimination Race, Cat. A
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Scott Laliberte |
| 2 |
Enrico Traini |
| 3 |
Killian Cummings |
| 4 |
Mark Palma |
| 5 |
Paul Beit |
| 6 |
Erik Box |
| 7 |
Krzysztof Kurzawinski |
| 8 |
Chris Firek |
| 9 |
Ozren Opacic |
| 10 |
Steven McKee |
| DNS |
Gary Wright |
| DNS |
Rob McCarty |
| DNS |
Chris Freeland |
| DNS |
David Enns |
Elimination Race, Cat. B
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
James Kritz |
| 2 |
Sarah Rasmussen |
| 3 |
Ralph Neumann |
| 4 |
Derek Koops |
| 5 |
Hamish Gordon |
| 6 |
James McLean |
| 7 |
Brian Cashin |
| 8 |
Mark Hopper |
| 9 |
Chris Dunbar |
| 10 |
Darren Johnston |
| 11 |
William Trischuk |
| DNS |
Ian Whenham |
| DNS |
Richard Ugalde |
| DNS |
Gordon Singleton |
| DNS |
Matt DeLuco |
| DNS |
Chris Riecker |
Longest Lap – Last Man Standing, Cat. C
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Darren Hobson |
| 2 |
Frank Morrow |
| DNF |
Rob Nishman |
| DNF |
Orrin Bowser |
| DNF |
Ken Macdermid |
| DNF |
James Gantley |
| DNF |
Mandeep Gulati |
| DNF |
Alex Mulholland |
| DNF |
Darrell Gabourie |
| DNF |
Thomas Lowry |
| DNF |
Marcus Boyle |
| DNF |
Stephen Lake |
| DNF |
Danielle Schon |
| DNF |
Jo Accardi |
| DNF |
Kathleen MacEwen |
| DNF |
Shane O’Brien |
| DNF |
Michael Presutti |
| DNS |
Lisa Ulrich |
| DNS |
Josée Larocque |
Team Chase, Cat. A
Winner – Team 2
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Mark Palma |
| 1 |
David Enns |
| 1 |
Krzysztof Kurzawinski |
| 1 |
Ozren Opacic |
| 1 |
Chris Freeland |
| 1 |
Chris Firek |
| 1 |
Erik Box |
Team Chase, Cat. A
Second – Team 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 2 |
Gary Wright |
| 2 |
Steven McKee |
| 2 |
Killian Cummings |
| 2 |
Paul Beit |
| 2 |
Enrico Traini |
| 2 |
Rob McCarty |
| 2 |
Scott Laliberté |
Team Chase, Cat. B
Winner – Team 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Chris Dunbar |
| 1 |
Mark Hopper |
| 1 |
James McLean |
| 1 |
Sarah Rasmussen |
| 1 |
Ian Whenham |
| 1 |
Hamish Gordon |
| 1 |
Darren Johnston |
| 1 |
Gordon Singleton |
Team Chase, Cat. B
Second – Team 2
| Place |
Rider |
| 2 |
|
| 2 |
Brian Cashin |
| 2 |
Derek Koops |
| 2 |
William Trischuk |
| 2 |
Richard Ugalde |
| 2 |
Matt DeLuco |
| 2 |
James Kritz |
| 2 |
Ralph Neumann |
Team Chase, Cat. C
Winner – Team 1
| Place |
Rider |
| 1 |
Darren Hobson |
| 1 |
Orrin Bowser |
| 1 |
James Gantley |
| 1 |
Alex Mulholland |
| 1 |
Frank Morrow |
| 1 |
Marcus Boyle |
| 1 |
Danielle Schon |
| 1 |
Josée Larocque |
| 1 |
Shane O’Brien |
| 1 |
Lisa Ulrich |
Team Chase, Cat. C
Second – Team 2
| Place |
Rider |
| 2 |
Brian Cashin |
| 2 |
Derek Koops |
| 2 |
William Trischuk |
| 2 |
Richard Ugalde |
| 2 |
Matt DeLuco |
| 2 |
James Kritz |
| 2 |
Ralph Neumann |
| 2 |
Chris Riecker |
