For the first time since 2010, the Gearjammer winner came from south of the border.
Snoqualmie, Wash. native Toby Swanson wrestled the title from 麻豆社国产resident and defending champion Greg Day with a time of 2:33:28. Day finished 27 seconds behind Swanson at the Saturday (July 18) race.
Gearjammer was another excellent showing in July from Day, who also won the BC Bike Race鈥檚 open men team of two division earlier this month.
Whistler鈥檚 Michael Robinson placed third, completing the course in 2:36:02.
Squamish鈥檚 Meghan Kindree was the fastest female, posting a time of 3:02:40. She placed 26th overall and edged out Squamish鈥檚 Zoe Dawson by three minutes and 43 seconds to earn top female spot.
It鈥檚 the first win at the Gearjammer for Kindree. It continues a strong summer for her, after a solid sixth place finish amongst all women at the Test of Metal on June 20.
Day, Kindree and Dawson weren鈥檛 the only locals to fare well, as other 麻豆社国产residents in the top 50 included: Chris Christie (ninth), Eric Goodwin (12th), Nathan McKay (13th), Jean-Sebastien Lareau (16th), Mike Reed (20th), Michael Kinney (25th), Joel Harwood (27th), Rob Phoenix (31st), Simon Gravel (35th), Mark Haldenby (42nd) and Kyle Good (44th).
For complete results from Gearjammer, visit www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=47112.
Next up for local riders is the final race in the Test of Metal series 鈥� Just Another Bike Race. JABR, which challenges racers to battle some of the newer trails in the Valleycliffe and Ring Creek areas, occurs on Aug. 15.
For more information on the Test of Metal series and JABR, visit www.testofmetal.com/jabr.
