2009 Ontario Criterium Championships

BikeRace Ottawa presents the Ontario Criterium Championships on July 19, 2009. Download the Technical Guide [pdf].

Pre-registration closes on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Register on the Ontario Cycling Association website. Race-day registration will be available on-site starting at 7 a.m. and closes 30 minutes prior to each event.

The race will be held at the National Research Council at 1200 Monteal Rd., Ottawa, ON.

Prize list will be posted at the race site and announced to the riders on the line.

For more information, please check the technical guide [pdf] or contact Doug Corner.

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37th Annual Preston St. Criterium photos

Mike Bennett of Zoomphoto took over 1500 photographs of this year’s Preston St. Criterium!! Please visit Zoomphoto’s archive of the 2009 Preston St. Criterium to see yourself in action!

And also visit Zenfolio’s archive of the 2009 Preston St. Criterium - they managed to get the entire crash sequence from the Master2/3 race, including this nasty looking fall!

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37th Annual Preston St. Criterium results

The Ontario Cycling Association has posted results for the 2009 Preston St. Criterium [pdf].

A big thank you to all the sponsors, volunteers, and athletes who made this event a success!

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37th Annual Preston St. Criterium

The 37th annual Preston St. Criterium Races in Ottawa, Ontario will take place on June 21, 2009. This year there will be 4 events:

The 2009 edition of the Preston St. Criterium includes total prizes of $5650, $4400 in cash and $1250 primes. Directions are available at the bottom of the page.

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Ontario Criterium Championships - July 13, 2008

BikeRace Ottawa presents the Ontario Criterium Championships on July 13, 2008. Download the Technical Guide.

Pre-registration closes on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. Register on the Ontario Cycling Association website. Race-day registration will be available on-site starting at 7 a.m. and closes 15 minutes prior to each event.

The race will be held at the National Research Council at 1200 Monteal Rd., Ottawa, ON.

Prize list to be announced.

For more information, please check the technical guide or contact Doug Corner.

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Italian Festival Results- June 15, 2008

It was an epic day in Ottawa as multiple extreme storms swept through the area. The day started under perfect conditions but that changed dramatically about halfway through the “B” race.

We had to shorten the “B” race because of a lightening strike on a building inside the course and the resulting slew of firetrucks that responded to the alarm that was triggered. The sight of firetrucks coming through the barricades on very wet roads resulted in a quick call to stop the race. The commissaires were challenged to sort out the results as riders were spread around the course at the time

1. Shawn Kelly- Peterborough CC
2. Mason Hanrahan - Ottawa Bicycle Club
3. Doug Hinan - Peterborough CC
4. Duncan Beard- West Of Quebec Wheelers
5. Brendan Gorman- Fresh Air Experience
6. Chris Olsen- Cyclery

There was a brief respite in the weather and the sun reappeared. We needed this time because the heavy rain had flooded one of the streets and the entire width was a pond. A chain gang of volunteers with brooms worked hard to push the water to one of the drains that was not blocked. Eventually the road was passable though still somewhat muddy.

The “A” race started about 10 min. late but the storms came back. There were power outages, more lightning strikes, hail and heavy rains. Our timing equipment was blown off the stage. The street flooded once again, this time deeper and we quickly said “5 to go”. The weather had split the field into many groups and lapped riders were numerous. Osmond Bakker and Bryson Bowers were off the front at the time and they held the gap to the finish, with Osmond grabbing the first place prize of $1000 .

Here are the top 10:

1. Osmond Bakker- EMD Sorono
2. Bryson Bowers- Jet Fuel Coffee
3. Craig Hawkes- EMD Serono
4. Thomas Devissche- Eli Cycle
5. Daniel Coldrey- Team Ultraline
6. Stephen Keeping- Blueberry Mountain Swiss
7. Marc Boudreau- Ride With Rendall
8. James Brooks- The Cyclery
9. Warren McDonald- EMD Serono
10. Jeffery Schiller- London Centennial

The volunteers deserve special mention because they got drenched in the first storm, some shivering from cold, but remained in position as the second storm came through. Riders were able to dive under tents/shelters/cars but many volunteers stayed at the corners using whatever they had for protection.

Thanks to all the participants who I am sure will have survival stories of their own.

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2008 Italian Festival

The 36th Italian Festival Grand Prix Criterium Races in Ottawa, Ontario will take place on June 15. We’ve posted full race information for the A and B events and the 2nd Annual Morley Hoppner Kiddie Criterium.

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Alan Large Memorial Trophy

Derrick St.John of the Cyclery team won the Senior Men’s Ontario Criterium Championship on July 15/07 and is the first recipient of the Alan Large Memorial Trophy. This trophy honours Alan Large for the tremendous contribution that he made to the sport of bicycle racing. Derrick won the race with a perfect combination of tactics, timing and speed, all the skills that Alan would have understood and appreciated.

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Criterium Championship Registration- July 15/07

Registration will be  available  at the  race site  on Sunday. Give yourself  at least  30 minutes  before  your  race starts.

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Provincial Criterium Championship- Registration

In addition to the on-line pre-registration at the OCA website www.ontariocycling.org/ , registration will be available at the race headquarters: Quality Hotel Downtown, 290 Rideau St., Ottawa K1N 5Y3, on Friday, July 13 from 3:00pm until 8:30 pm. and on Saturday July 14 from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

Pick up your race kit for the OBC Grand Prix on Friday and register for the Criterium Championship at the same time.

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