It wasn’t exactly the result that Squamish’s Harry Head wanted at the Race the Ranch event in Kamloops on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, but it’s still early in the mountain biking season.
Head, the lone local in the Junior Expert Men division, placed 14th on Sunday after being seeded 17th in Saturday’s opening race.
He wasn’t the only local hitting the trails at the first BC Cup downhill race of the season. Squamish’s Lee Jackson had a strong start to the season, placing fourth in the Elite Men division. Also in the Elite Men was Squamish’s Braden Onciul, who placed 26th. Squamish’s Nick Barreau placed 25th in the men’s open 17 to 29 division.
Squamish’s Seth Sherlock also had a solid start to the year, placing eighth in the U15 men division.
The only local biker to win his division was Brackendale’s Don Van Eesteren, who captured first place in the open men’s 30 plus division. He beat out the second place rider by more than six seconds. Brackendale’s Jacob Murray came close, finishing about 2.5 seconds out of first place in the U17 sport men division. Also competing in that division were Logan Van Eesteren (10th) and Conlan Reis (20th).
Brackendale’s Jessie McAuley, competing in the U17 Expert Men division, placed 10th.
For full results from the Race the Ranch, visit www.racetheranch.weebly.com.
