Peak / Ride with Rendall Winter Indoor Racing Series – Stage 5 Results

92 riders from Ottawa, Montreal, Canmore and Vancouver took part in Stage 5 of the Ride with Rendall/ Peak Winter Series. On a rolling course riddled with short steep climbs, the GC contenders came out swinging in an effort to end the winning streaks of Warren MacDonald and Sue Schlatter.

In the woman's field, Elite Triathlete Tenille Hoogland went head to head with series leader Sue Schlatter. Over the first half of the course both riders were evenly matched until Tenille gradually opened up a lead of 41 seconds that held to the end. Tenille's time of 46:10.1 was good enough to take 4th overall in one of the largest fields to date. Sue's time was 46:52.6 and Cynthia Wilson took third with a time of 49:07.5.

In the men's category, Warren MacDonald's 4 stage winning streak came to an end thanks to the efforts of Marc Boudreau. 43:17.3 and 43:57.5 were the final times as both riders averaged over 34km/h over the hilly course that saw climbing speed win out over downhill power. Master's rider Rick Sudac finished in 3rd place with a time of 44:26.4.

Stage 4 Podiums
Woman's Field
1. Tenille Hoogland 46:10.1
2. Sue Schlatter 46:52.6
3. Cynthia Wilson 49:07.5

Men's Field
1. Marc Boudreau 43:17.3
2. Warren MacDonald 43:57.5
3. Rick Sudac 44:26.4

The complete Stage results are at http://www.peakcentrevancouver.ca/race_series.php and http://www.ridewithrendall.com/results/2007/?race=20070107&city=Combined.

With 12 races left in the 17 stage RWR/ Winter Series, riders will once again return to the series TT course this upcoming weekend for Stage 6. Riders will have another crack at breaking the course records held by Aaron Fillion (34:36.7 in 2007) and Natasha Elliot (38:02.6 in 2006).

We are taking CompuTrainer reservations for Stage 6 which runs in Vancouver on Saturday January 13th and Tuesday January 16th this week. The series is raced on your own bike on linked CompuTrainers at the Peak Centre where riders race head-to-head in heats of 5. Heats are starting to fill up so to book your start times contact the Peak Centre in Vancouver at 604-299-7959. Further information including race dates, heat times, costs and rules are available at http://www.peakcentrevancouver.ca/race_series.php.

The first race is free so come on out and give it a try.

Thanks to Easton, riders who purchase 10 or 17 race packages will be eligible for a draw to win a set of Easton Tempest 2 Race wheels.