Ride with Rendall - Peak Winter Series - Stage 16 Results

RWR/Peak Winter Series – Stage 16 Results

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So far this series, Mike Nash has been the dominant rider winning multiple stages. Going into Stage 16 of the Ride with Rendall/Peak Winter Series, the question for most wasn't if Mike would win, but rather by how much. Marc Boudreau threw down a stellar time of 52:38.8 and looked to be on his way to repeating his stage 15 win, that is until Nash took over and blew the minute hand of the clock with a time of 48:32.5. As a result, Boudreau had to settle for second. Third place went to Rob Orange who posted a time of 54:30.8.

Wendy Blagdon took the stage on the challenging 30km course. Her winning time of 1:01:22.9 moved her higher in the general classification and might prove that consistency pays off. Second place went to Nicola Johnson and third place went to Frances Russell. Both riders had steady rides to finish with times of 1:07:33.5 and 1:11:00.9 respectively.

Smooth and steady might win the stage, but a burst of power puts you on top in the Maxxis sprint competition. Stage 16 was also part of the competition where riders Max watts/kg at the end of the stage determines the sprint winner. Top bragging rights went to Ryan Phelps, who powered up to an astounding 17.2 watts/kg. Second place went to Glen Rendall (16.2 watts/kg), and third to Mike Nash (14.6watts/kg). The surprise women's Maxxis sprinter went to Ingrid Cooney (6.7 watts/kg). Blagdon took second with 6.1 watts/kg, followed by Johnson (5.5 watts/kg) in third.

For more detailed stage 16 results please see www.ridewithrendall.com or http://www.peakcentrevancouver.ca/race_series_2007-08.php.

Stage 17 returns one last time to the series' time trial. Keen followers of the series are hoping for a match-up between Mike Nash and current record holder, Jet Fuel's Derrick St. John. Nash came pretty close to the record held by St. John and with Nash's form right now looking to be unstoppable, the question is will St. John rise to the challenge and put everything on the line to defend the record.

Will we see the magic again . . . who knows? Perhaps someone else will come out of the woodwork to challenge the record. Riders like Warren MacDonald, Osmond Bakker, Natasha Elliott, Aaron Fillion, or someone we haven't even thought of will give it a go. Then again, the record might just be untouchable. Let's find out! Do you have a PB in you?

To book your start time, call:

Vancouver, Peak Centre, (604) 299-7959

Montreal, Peak Centre Mansfield, (514) 390-1230

Ottawa, Peak Centre, (613) 737-PEAK or use the online booking system at www.ridewithrendall.com

With only a few more stages to go, RWR would once again like to take the time to thank all of the riders and the series' sponsors, Easton, Pedal, Maxxis, and the Peak Center.

Cheers,

Mike

Mike McIvor

Peak Centre for Human Performance - Vancouver

101-4181 East Hastings Street.

Burnaby, B.C., V5C 2J3

Tel: 604-299-7959 Fax: 1-866-752-5264

Web: www.peakcentrevancouver.ca

email: mike@peakcentrevancouver.ca

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