Race Schedule

The Stevens Cross team will be traveling to New England this weekend to race in the New England Verge Series.

On Nov. 3, the team will be racing at the Chainbiter 9.0 race in Farmginton, Connecticut.

On Nov. 4, the team will be racing at the 17th Annual Cycle-Smart International race in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Nationals Race Report

Sorry for the delay in posting this race report. It has been a bit hectic since returning to Ottawa from Kamloops. So the race.

I really enjoyed the nationals course. It offered a little bit of everything. Sand, tight turns, running, gravel paths, and grass. Considering this was the first time the organizers had hosted a cyclo-cross race, I think they did an excellent job.

I raced in the Masters 30+ Women's race. We had a small field this year - only eight riders. This is too bad but not really surprising. Off the start I was sitting in fourth. I felt okay about my position and was comfortable. The first time through the sandy run, there was a crash. This caused a bit of chaos and allowed the leader to get a gap. I ended up falling back to fifth place. I just kept on working because you never know what is happening up the road. I passed the fourth place rider and then the third placed rider had to pit her bike. Once on her new bike, she caught up to me. I suggested we work together but the rider responded by attacking me...

So I did the same. I continued to keep hitting it hard. Each time I slowed for a corner or after a run I hit the pedals hard to try to open the gap. It worked. I was gaining on second and first place but ran out of race time. Finishing in third place, 44 seconds off of first place.

All things considered I'm content with the race. Everyone wants to win but only one person can. My performance was good for the day. This is all I can really ask for. It was cool to stand on the podium at Cyclo-Cross Nationals.

Thanks to my team mates for their support, encouragement, and technical advice. Particularly Marc without whom I probably wouldn't be racing my bike. Also Steve for his patient teaching methods (thanks to Steve I can now hop a curb).

Nationals Pics

Here are some pictures from Nationals (thanks to Rob Jones of Canadian Cyclist):

Nationals Flash

Here are the results for the Steven Cross team from Nationals:

Vicki Thomas: 3rd place Masters Women 30 - 39
Steve Proulx: 3rd place Masters Men 30 - 39
Osmond Bakker: 6th place Elite Men
Marc Boudreau: 7th place Masters Men 30 - 39
Natasha Elliott: 9th place Elite Women

Race reports and photos to come.

Stevens Cross Team

The Stevens Cross team is composed of five Ottawa, Ontario based riders. We are racing this cyclo-cross season in North America and Europe.

This weekend is the Canadian Cyclo-Cross Nationals in Kamloops, B.C. The five of us are racing on Sunday October 21.

Here are the frames the Stevens Cross team is riding this year.

The Carbon Team:






The Super Prestige:






Check back for race reports, results, and photos.