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~end,.as 759 riders in 32. cate-

~gories took to the hills for the -

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"» While.the mud, wind and

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~~” snow. made life miserable for

“most competitors, the Victoria- -

“Dave Seth

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i Canucks i in both the men’s and 7

2 women’ s Pro Elite’ category.

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who finished third i in 2:20:19. -

In the women’s PE, Melanie
McQuaid, 24, cruised toa first- -

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man “and: Burnt. Bridge »
founder “Dave | Smith’ ‘said
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:: the BBC has grown into one of

~ this’ country’s: biggest and:
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races and the’ first: Canadian
~ stop on the World Cup circuit.
- One of the highlights of the

, weekend was: the » perfor-
mance ‘of 17- year-old Ryder
‘Hesgedal... Sponsored '.. by ©
‘Smith. and his’ promotional”
‘company, Professional Com-
‘petition,

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ent spread 0 out ren 29 stations that i inch
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through the field to take first

place: finish in the 37-km’ race
‘in 2:05:24. Trish Sinclair of Vic- -

riders (from other parts” of
- North America) who couldn’t | place i in the Junior:Expert cat-.
“take the conditions, but for ~~ egory. Not only did he domi- :
‘our local riders it was a walk “nate, Hesgedal — — the 1997 na-
tional Junior champ — closed:

-.-. the two-minute gap separating

: : Hestler, 27, finished the 50-km a
_ course in 2:16:41, edging fel
~Jow. national team riders toria was “second in’2:08 and”

: i Roland Green: (ranked i in the Christine: Platt: of. Vancouver. .
“top 10 in: the world) by two 1
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