Sandra and Jean Ann have had a string of great local results, as together they took both of the top two places in the last two BC Cups, and Sandra also finished 2nd to current National Champion and World Cup Leader Catherine Pendrel at the classic Test Of Metal.
On June the 13th, Sandra and Jean Ann took 1st and 2nd in the Burnaby Mountain Cardiac Classic BC Cup. This race has one very long climb on each lap. The name of the climb is actually Cardiac, from where the race gets it's name. Once at the top riders descend through some fast technical singletrack to the bottom, and do it all over again. Jean Ann had the climbing legs on the day, and took first place, with Sandra following in 2nd. The Local Ride Racing team brought 11 riders to the event that weekend, and Jeanine Ball, Sue Weston, and Steve Devantier also brought home medals.
Sandra places 2nd behind Catherine Pendrel, and Catherine Vipond is 3rd. Photo by Patrick Graham
The following weekend the team raced what is one of the most popular races in BC, the classic Test of Metal in Squamish. It was an elite field of competitors on the start line, which included Catherine Pendrel, the current Canadaian Champion and World Cup leader, as well as Catherine Vipond, the current Canada Cup leader. Jean Ann started fast and aggressively first half of the event, while Sandra paced herself for the long race. Jean Ann eventually double flatted, but Sandra had found her climbing legs and caught her, along with Catherine Vipond who was currently riding in 2nd, and took that place on the podium behind Catherine Pendrel who won for her second year in a row.
Sandra followed up that great result with a win at the BC Cup at Bear Mountain, Mission. This time she started aggressively, and put her fabulous descending skills to work to out pace her teammate Jean Ann and take the win. Local Ride Racers Ryan Newsome and Jeanine Ball also placed on the podium, with Jeanine winning the master women's race, and Ryan placing 2nd with the master men.
