2012 Manitoba Cycling Association Awards- Portage Junk Yard Dogs Represent!

The 2012 Annual Awards Banquet was held at Rossmere Golf and Country Club on Saturday, November 24th.

Sport Manitoba Order of Excellence Winners for 2012 included:
Jenna Leonhart, John Palmer & Richard Allan


National Medalists included: 
Willem Boersma – 3rd Cross Nationals

Annual Awards-Nominees & Recipients:

Mountain Bike Most Promising Rider:
Willem Boersma-Nominee

Mountain Bike Top Young Female
Jenna Leonhart-Nominee
Keesha Otsuji-Winner









Mountain Bike Top Young Male Rider
Willem Boersma-Winner

Mountian Bike Commisaire of the Year
Shaun Leonhart-Nominee

Road/Cyclo Cross Most Promising Rider
Willem Boersma-Winner


Road/Cyclo Cross Top Young Male Rider
Willem Boersma-Nominee

Road/Cyclo Cross Most Improved
Jenna Leonhart-Nominee



Road/Cyclo Cross Top Young Female Rider
Jenna Leonhart-Winner





Road/Cyclo Cross Commisaire of the Year
Shaun Leonhart-Winner

Road/Cyclo Cross Organizer of the Year
Portage Junk Yard Dogs-Nominee

Road/Cyclo Cross Volunteer of the Year
Dori Boersma-Nominee
Phil Neudorf-Winner

Our very own JYD president Bob Guenther accepting on behalf of Phil Neudorf

Congratulations to all on nominees & recipients on their achievements this year!!!!! We are proud!!!!!

Local Cyclist Was Triumphant In Conquering His Competition At The Canadian National Cyclocross Competitions

Willem Boersma

Willem Boersma wins U17 Men category at BC Grand Prix CX in Surrey, BC

Willem entered the Junior Category which is above his age category and came in 3^rd. The following day he mastered the sport by leading the entire pack on the race course to secure his well earned Gold Medal for his age category.

http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/sport/cyclo-cross/news/wet-and-rainy-course-makes-for-wild-canadian-cyclo-cross-championships/

WAY TO GO WILLEM!!!!!

JYD Announces Clothing Lne

Portage Junk Yard Dogs now have a clothing line available. Please review the sales flyer with available merchandise. Click Here for Flyer

All orders are to be placed through JYD board member Jean-Marc Nadeau @ arctic.stitch@gmail.com

If people want to stop by Screen Door to try on the clothing that would be fine, but that orders must be forwarded to Jean-Marc.  

Screen Door will not accept order/purchases at the store.  Please note that each piece of clothing/bag will have a JYD logo on it (See photo above: the black/grey design but with the "red" collar.)   

Orders will be placed every 2 weeks unless number of orders dictates otherwise.

Get that Christmas Shopping out of the way early this year and be well dressed for the 2013 cycling season!!!!

Honorary JYD Michael Barry Announces His Retirement As A Professional Cyclist

Montreal 2012

Click Here for the Story

Republic of Manitoba Cyclocross Results

The Portage Junk Yard Dogs were pleased to see the great turnout for our race today (91 riders)!
 Thank-you to all who participated in our first cyclocross event. We hope you enjoyed the course & the days events. Our apologies to those in the B Race who should have raced for 40 minutes but only raced for 30 (small glitch that no one seemed to be complaining about )

Kids Results:

2 laps
Brandon Ferg      
Eryn Guenter    
Jonah Huebner    
Mia Sawatsky    
Thomas Wiebe      

1 lap   
Nelson Faurschou
Jacob Sawatsky
Kate Sawatsky  
William Sawatsky
Levi Wiebe        

C Race Results:

Citizen

Christopher Neufeld  32:38  1st Place

Sandra Carr              29:05  2 (minus 1 lap)

Joanne Wiebe           29:25  3 (minus 1 lap)

Cindy Hiebert             30:46  4 (minus 1 lap)

Women

Haley Warkentin       30:22   1st Place

Alex Barios-Novak     31:52   2

Jenna Leonhart          32:12   3

Cheryl Koop               34:31   4

Mary Prendergast      28:51  5 (minus 1 lap)

Janice Kenworthy      30:46  6 (minus 1 lap)

Miriam Huebner          34: 19  7 (minus 1 lap)

Megan Ferg                29:54  8 (minus 2 laps)

Men

Kurt Penno               28:51   1st Place 

David Hamm            29:27    2

Greg Mickelson        29:48    3

Jason Howden         30:01    4

Jackson Locken       30:46    5

Quinn Desrochers    30:46    6

Dave Bell                  31:36     7

David Newson          31:36     8

Steven Wiebe           31:43     9

Don Rose                 31:58     10

Mitchell Ketler           31:58     11

David Ristau             32:26     12

Jeff Fawcett              32:45     13

John Brubacher        32:50     14

Johnathon Millions    32:50     15

Teagan Algeo            33:20     16

Sebastian Kroupa     33:41     17

Robert Fraser            33:53     18

Bill Gendron               33:57     19

Jonathan Klassen     34:11     20

Sean Monaco           34:26      21

Hayden Rose            34:55     22

Colin Fast                 35:14     23

Philip Evans              30:37     24 (minus 1 lap)

Matthew Jackson      38:00     25 (minus 2 laps)

B Race Results:

Women

Melanie LeClair         36:45  1st Place

Charlene Guenter     31:53  2 (minus 1 lap)

Men

Oliver Evans           30:53  1st Place

Jake Allaire              32:51   2

Jon Carson             32:56   3

Jared Fawcett         33:01   4

Cameron McLaren  33:09    5

Peter Dueck            33:42    6

Ian Hall                    33:50     7

Carl Chandler         34:05     8

Mark Reimer           34:14     9

Gavin Faurchou      34:21     10

Aaron Carter           34:51     11

Johnny Sawatsky    35:02     12

Jaron Friesen          35:04     13

Gary Sewell            35:04     14

Bob Friesen            35:16     15

Phil Tripp                35:27     16

Trevor Ketler          35:33     17

Bill Algeo                35:48     18

Chris Yorke            36:03     19

Tim Runtz              36:27     20

Jarret LaBuick        36:27     21

Murray Braun         37:06     22

David Unger           31:08     23 (minus 1 lap)

Brandon Bertram   31:40     24 (minus 1 lap)

Mike Hutton           DNF

A Race Results:

Willem Boersma       60:51   1st Place

Don Sawatsky           61:14   2

Daniel Enns               62:19   3

Olli  Hyytiainen           63:15   4

Chris Huebner           63:24   5

Paul LaPointe            63:48   6

Greg Sherwin            63:51   7

Craig Penner             64:12   8

Rob Brigden              65:03   9

Graham Wiebe          65:35   10

Dan Lockery              65:36   11

Milo Del Bigio            60:51    12 (minus 1 lap)

Ari Robinson             61:14   13 (minus 1 lap)

David Coughlin         61:33   14 (minus 1 lap)

Hal Loewen              63:19    15 (minus 1 lap)

Jon Guenter             63:21     16 (minus 1 lap)

Marc Fournier          63:30     17 (minus 1 lap)

THANK-YOU!!!!  Hope to see you next year!!!!

Portage Junk Yard Dogs Proudly Present: The Republic of Manitobah Cyclocross September 22, 2012

The Republic of Manitobah Cyclocross September 22, 2012

Host Club: Portage Junk Yard Dogs with the cooperation of Portage Regional Recreation Authority Inc (PRRA).

Contact: portagejunkyarddogs@gmail.com

Date: September 22, 2012

Location: Republic of Manitobah Park

Driving Directions: Google Map Direction to the Republic of Manitobah Park

Eligibility:

The race is open to all those with a valid UCI/CCA/MCA license. MCA citizen license holders are eligible to race in the Citizen category only.

Categories and Start Times:

• Kids U11 kids and younger, U13 kids with less racing experience: 1:00 (20 min)
• C Race (beginner, U13 and U15 racers with less racing experience and MCA citizen, male and female): 1:30 PM (30 min)
• B Race (U15; U17; sport level male; sport, expert, and elite female): 2:15 PM (40 min)
• A Race (expert and elite male) 3:30 PM (60 min)

Online Registration:

Pre: Registration:

The pre-registration deadline is Thursday September 20, 2012 at midnight.

         Click here to register online

Race Day Registration:

Race day registration for the events opens at 11:00 am and ends 30 minutes before your event starts. Please print out and bring the entry form and waiver with you to the race. 

Check In:
All pre-registered riders must "Check-in" at the registration table.
Check in opens at 11:00 am and closes 30 minutes before your event start.

Cost:

$20 for pre-registration for those holding a UCI/CCA/MCA license

$40 the day of the race for those holding a UCI/CCA/MCA license

$10  for those holding a MCA citizen license
No entry fee for those U11 and younger or U13 with less experience racing in the kids race

Race Course:

The course will be open for pre-riding at about 11:30 am on race day. Length will be 2.5 km. The course will consist of hard packed gravel paths, grass fields and an ascent of “Lookout Hill”.

Assembly and Seeding:

•         Riders in the C, B, and A races will assemble 10 minutes before the scheduled race start and will be called to the start line in seeded order.
•      Seeding is based on placement in prior races of the 2012 season.
•      Riders who have not raced yet will start at the back of their group.
•      Riders must start in their seeded position or be relegated.

General Race Rules:

• Riders are required to wear a hard-shell ANSI or SNELL approved helmet while racing, warming up, and cooling down.
• Hand-ups (food, tools, or supplies) are not allowed anywhere on the course.
• A rider may NOT take on any additional water or food at any time during the race.
• Mechanical work, bike exchange, and wheel exchange may take place, but only within the designated pit lane.
• Riders may never cut across the course and may never backtrack along the course to get to the pit lane.
• Road, mountain, and cyclocross bikes are allowed in the C and B category, road and cyclocross bikes only are allowed in the A race. Tires in the A group are restricted to a maximum width of 1.5” for 26”wheels and 35mm for all others.
• MTB handlebars must not have bar-ends.
• All bikes must have functional front and rear brakes.

Please consult the UCI and CCA rules to see all applicable rules and regulations

Parking:

Parking is available at the site.

Courtesy and Safety:

The course is open and the public can access the course at any point. Signs will indicate that bike race is in progress, but be aware that marshals do not have authority to prevent people from entering the course. Keep your head up at all times. Be courteous to others.

Washrooms:

Washrooms available

Race Map:

Click here to view map

Bird's Hill Triathlon Sees Kids Of Steel Wind-Up the Season!!!

Despite chilly morning temperatures, there was a good showing for the last Triathlon even of the season. Weather conditions resulted in the swim portion being cancelled, changing things up to a duathlon.

Results for Portage Junk Yard Dogs: 

500m Run/5km Bike/1km Run

Brandon Ferg    24:27

1k Run/5km Bike/2 km Run

Alex McRae       43:46

Erin Morisseau   31:07

Sydney Strocen  32:07


1.5k Run/10 km Bike/3km Run

Hailee Morisseau  46:41  2nd place
Sonya Strocen     51:32  4th place

Naomi Kitchen     60:14  6th place

Victoria Newham  64:57  7th place

2k Run/10 km Bike/ 4km Run

Caven McRae  56:23  8th place

Try a Tri (Do a Du?) Adult Participants

Michelle Strocen  43:32  1st place

Rhonda Kitchen   48:26  7th place

A great season for all JYD KOS participants!!!!!! See you next year!