BC Bike Racers rode stage five on Thursday, which is the second stage situated on BC's Beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Wednesday's stage four was a tough day. Starting with a 4:30 am wake up for two ferry rides followed by a tough course with lots of climbing under the beating sun.
The second day of Sunshine Coast racing was still a challenge but very was much appreciated by riders as it showcased some of the more swooping and flowy descents on Sunshine coast.
The race began at the base camp in Sechelt, the course led them over towards the Langdale ferry terminal and dropping down into finish under the BC Bike Race arch in the ferry car park.
Again the race was exceedingly close, particularly the Open Men's category as we've seen during the whole trip.
The Stage five results were as follows:
Team of 2 Open Men
Kris Snedden & Barry Wicks (Kona) 2:37:47
Seamus McGrath & Chris Sheppard (Jamis / Santa Cruz) 2:37:49
Brandon Stewart & Max Knox (Team DCM Chrome 1) 3:33:42
Two stages left and team Kona still hold the leaders jersey with only 53 seconds in it.
In the Solo Open Men
Ruedi Schnyder 2:41:57
Colin Kerr 242.13
Kevin Calhoun 2:50:51.
Team of 2 Open Women
Catharine Pendrel & Katerina Nash (Luna Chix) 3:05:22
Alison Sydor & Lea Davison (Rocky Mountain) 3:12:52
Lisa Ludwig & Dawn Anderson (Oak Bay Bikes) 3:32:43
Solo Open Women
Megan Rose 3:50:14
Tori Fahey 4:45:17
Claire Garcia-Webb 4:38:37
Full results, each stage and overall
With the riders ready at the ferry terminal. BC Ferries will transport all to Horshoe Bay where they board buses to Stage 6 in Squamish, the stage most riders have been waiting for.
