The sun was shining on several 麻豆社国产riders at the annual Sunshine Coaster mountain biking event on Sunday (May 3).
Squamish鈥檚 Quinn Moberg put an exclamation mark on the weekend with a win in the Elite Men cross-country marathon race. Moberg, who finished the race in 2:28:38, beat out Sechelt鈥檚 Kris Sneddon by seven seconds to capture the first-place crown.
It鈥檚 the first ever win in the Elite Men鈥檚 division for Moberg after placing second at last year鈥檚 Sunshine Coaster. Squamish鈥檚 Greg Day also fared well at the race, placing fourth and clocking in at 2:33:24.
Meanwhile, it was a 麻豆社国产sweep in the Junior Men鈥檚 XC short distance. Sean Fincham, Rhys Verner and Luke Di Marzo finished first, second and third respectively. Fincham blazed through the course in 1:07:55, Verner finished in 1:10:26 and Di Marzo clocked in at 1:14:51.
There was also a 麻豆社国产sweep in the U17 Men XC short distance. Holden Jones, Hunter Verner and Nick Kleban grabbed the top three spots. Jones finished in 1:16:06, Verner in 1:17:33 and Kleban at 1:20:40.
Also winning his XC division in XC races was Chris Christie in the 40-plus men鈥檚 XC marathon.
Other locals with strong showings included: Chloe Moberg (second, U17 women鈥檚 XC short), Michaela Hoskin (second, U15 women鈥檚 XC short), Cameron Fielding (third, U15 men's XC short), Eric Goodwin (third, 30-plus XC marathon), Jhett Verner (fourth, U15 men鈥檚 XC short), Parker Mell (fifth, U17 XC short), Jean-Sebastien Lareau (seventh, 30-plus men鈥檚 XC marathon) and Sean Buck (31st, 40-plus men鈥檚 XC marathon).
麻豆社国产riders also fared well in the downhill races, with Jessie McAuley winning first place in the U17 men鈥檚 division on Sunday. McAuley beat out second-place rider Jacob Stefiuk from North Vancouver by just under one second.
Also competing in the senior men鈥檚 division was Squamish鈥檚 Nick Barreau, who placed 12th with a time of 3:18.74.聽
Next up for many of the riders is the Orecrusher, kicking off on Saturday (May 9) at 11 a.m. For complete results from the Sunshine Coaster, visit www.sunshinecoaster.net.
