BC Bike Race Comes to Cumberland, Campbell River for First 3 Stages
Disera edged Nino Schurter at the line, while Holcomb held the women’s lead after a climb and both races stayed close.
- BC Bike Race's final seven-day event continued with Peter Disera and Ruth Holcomb holding commanding positions after three stages completed in Cumberland and Campbell River.
- Tight finishes have defined the early stages, with Stage 1 ending in a photo-finish featuring multiple world-champion Nino Schurter, while Sunday's races in Campbell River saw Sandra Walter edge Hannah Simms, Holcomb and Nash by fractions of a second.
- Men's standings after day three show Schurter first, Disera second, and Carter Nieuwesteeg third nearly three minutes behind; women's standings have Holcomb first, Katerina Nash second, and Sandra Walter third.
- Disera took the sprint at the line on day three, joining Nieuwesteeg and Schurter after the final climb, while Holcomb took the lead after the climb and never looked back.
- The remaining four stages from Parksville on Tuesday through Maple Mountain on Friday will test whether Disera and Holcomb can maintain their leads as Nieuwesteeg's aggressive climbing suggests the final standings could shift.
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BC Bike Race comes to Cumberland, Campbell River for first 3 stages
BC Bike Race’s final seven-day event is underway, with the first three stages coming to exciting finishes in Cumberland and Campbell River. Stage 1 ended with a photo-finish, with multiple world-champion Nino Schurter in the mix. On the final climb of the race, young rider Carter Nieuwesteeg was fighting against Shurter, leading in to the first section of singletrack. However, at the end of the race, Nieuwesteeg and Shurter had been joined by fo…
BC Bike Race comes to Cumberland, Campbell River for first three stages
BC Bike Race’s final seven day event is underway, with the first three stages coming to exciting finishes in Cumberland and Campbell River. Stage 1 ended with a photo-finish, with multiple world-champion Nino Schurter in the mix. On the final climb of the race, young rider Carter Nieuwesteeg was fighting against Shurter, leading in to the first section of singletrack. However, at the end of the race, Nieuwesteeg and Shurter had been joined by fo…
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