Blocks Cycle XC8: 8 Hour Enduro Mountain Bike Race
Hosted by the Offroad Syndicate
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, September 8th, 2007

XC8 2007 was a grand success. 83 racers took to the valley from across three provinces, the weather was excellent (minus 5 minutes of rain) and the racers are overwhelmingly supportive of the event. We had racers from across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. People travelled from as far as Canmore, Jasper, Lake Louise, Winnipeg, and Portage La Prairie to race the XC8. Welcome and thanks to all. The Alberta Dead Goats cleaned house on the podium in the solo categories, sparing one 3rd place finish to one of our Manitoba friends. 2005 Champion Pat Doyle took 1st place Solo Male, and has become the only athlete to win XC8 two times. Trish Grajczyk took 1st place Solo Female. Offroad Syndicate's very own "Insidious Again" (Dave and Kris) took 1st in the Doubles category and "Train in Vain" won the Team category. The $1,400 Grand Prize 2007 Corsa World Cup Fork was won by Erik Bakke from Calgary, AB.

The ORS would like to give a giant thank you to our many volunteers and sponsors.

Comments
"Great race and well organized. Thank you very much for the excellent time and great company. When can I register for next year?"

"I have nothing to pass along but good things about this year's XC8!"

"The course was FANTASTIC. Funnest trail I've ridden all year, it never got old." -- Erik Bakke, Calgary, AB

"This is not the Saskatchewan that most people get to see ... From the hilltops, there were spectacular views of the valley ... It was breathtaking" -- Tori Fahey, Calgary, AB


Solo Male - Official Results, posted September 10th, 2007
Laps+TimeNamePlaceLocation
13 08:05:11.2343750Pat Doyle1 ssCalgary, AB
13 08:06:12.8125000Craig Stappler2Calgary, AB
13 08:06:18.3906250Erik Bakke3Calgary, AB
11 07:45:00.7812500Dave Dorning4 ss, pWinnipeg, MB
11 07:51:16.7031250Jeremy Erdmann5Regina, SK
10 07:53:36.9218750Amit Dutta6Jasper, AB
10 08:01:52.1718750Cory Smith7Portage La Prairie, MB
10 08:05:05.9843750Shayne Burwell8Saskatoon, SK
10 08:05:40.8750000Albie Malan9Saskatoon, SK
10 08:06:43.8750000Hal Loewen10 ssWinnipeg, MB
9 06:42:30.7500000Cory Zetterstrom11Saskatoon, SK
9 07:34:01.9062500Scott MacTavish12Cochraine, AB
9 07:47:30.4062500Shawn Zayac13Winnipeg, MB
9 07:58:25.2500000Mike Kuczer14Winnipeg, MB
9 07:59:51.7500000Daniel Tomczak15Calgary, AB
9 08:00:45.3437500Darrell Kaczyash16Regina, SK
8 07:05:53.4843750Darren Dyck17Moose Jaw, SK
8 07:43:22.5625000Randy Lewis18Regina, SK
8 07:47:12.0312500Robin Camley19Stonewall, MB
8 07:57:04.5156250Shane Lindsay20Portage La Prairie, MB
8 08:11:05.5000000Brent Waliduda21Regina, SK
7 04:51:29.9843750Neil Clarke22Saskatoon, SK
7 07:46:14.6093750Jeremy Kozack23Regina, SK
7 07:56:45.7031250David Meban24Regina, SK
6 06:55:24.5781250Kurt Stushnoff25Moose Jaw, SK
4 05:03:29.6093750David Waldner26Regina, SK
3 02:18:08.7031250Tomek Jasiakiewicz27Winnipeg, MB
3 07:18:03.2343750Howard Epoch28Moose Jaw, SK
2 04:27:01.4531250Ken Syrnyk29Regina, SK

ss - single speed racer
p - prime winner (-2:00)

Doubles - Official Results, posted September 10th, 2007
Laps + TimeNamePlaceLocation
12 07:32:50.9218750Insidious Again1Regina, SK
12 07:54:40.2500000LacockTrask2Regina, SK
11 07:33:38.0625000FreeWheel Fatties3Jasper, AB
11 07:46:03.1250000CamnoRebound4Canmore, AB
11 07:48:24.3281250The Wave5Saskatoon, SK
11 07:48:31.4375000Dead Goat6Calgary, AB
11 07:54:22.8593750Homegrown7 pMoose Jaw, SK
11 08:05:21.8125000Offroad Experience8Regina, SK
11 08:06:50.7656250Team Bushwhackers9Moose Jaw, SK
11 08:07:37.35937502 Bikes for Sister Sarah10Regina, SK
10 07:42:16.6093750Doug is your Uncle11Moose Jaw, SK
9 07:00:06.3281250Mel Sysing12Saskatoon, SK
9 07:56:20.8750000NORGE13Regina, SK + Calgary, AB
8 07:29:19.2812500Hot Cross Buns14Regina, SK
8 07:42:36.0781250Double Trouble15St. Brieux, SK
6 05:50:35.4218750Team J.O.A16Regina, SK
4 05:54:44.7968750Transformers17Regina, SK

Deadgoat Racing: Linda Green, Gery McCuaig. Transformers: Zlatan Fazlagic, Caleb Fazlagic*. Double Trouble: Brennan Martin, Kelby Martin. Freewheel Fatties: Andre Bovard, Chris Peel. Insidious Again: Dave Bitschy, Kris Abrahamson. Doug is Your Uncle: Sandor Makkos, Bob Myrchak. Team JOA: Jayden Aldrich, Orville Aldrich**. CanmoRebound: Gary Buxton, Laurie Buxton. Hot Cross Buns: Cory Elek, Christine Martyn. The Wave: Tom Wolf, Peter Burgess. Offroad Experience: Jay Van Ginneken, Shane MacNaughton. Team Bushwackers: Joe Jackson, Brian Fish. NORGE: Phil Anderson, Victoria Daae. Homegrown: Chris Kell, Tyler Large. LacockTrask: Reyno LaCock, Jeremy Trask. Mel Sysing: Mel Sysing, Joanne Weninger. Two Bikes for Sister Sarah: Tom Schmidt, Rick Vircavs.
* Caleb was our youngest racer, 7 years old.
p = prime winner, (-2:00)
** Orville won best crash, broken collar bone.

Solo Female - Official Results, posted September 10th, 2007
Laps + TimeNamePlaceLocation
10 07:44:55.5312500Trish Grajczyk1 pCalgary, AB
8 07:36:02.9843750Tori Fahey*2Calgary, AB
8 07:56:08.4062500Seema Saini3Winnipeg, MB
7 07:12:00.4375000Susan Bladyko4Regina, SK

*Tori Fahey won best dressed as "the Bumblebee"
p = prime winner, (-2:00)

4-Persom Teams - Official Results, posted September 10th, 2007
Laps + TimeNamePlaceLocation
11 08:13:26.5937500Train in Vain1Saskatoon, SK
11 08:14:17.6718750Team Western Cycle2Regina, SK
10 07:32:12.5312500Haven't Got a Clue3 pRegina, SK
7 07:37:58.0468750Drive4Regina, SK

Team Western Cycle: John Baker, Kristian Miller, Trevor Hopkin, Alex Ready. Drive: Richard Rollings, Christian Hockhold, Ryan Currie, John Eneas. Train in Vain: Ron Cooley, Paul Sartison, Susan Clarke. Haven't Got a Clue: Mark MacNaughton, Steve Matthews, Neil Speers, Russ Down. p = prime winner, (-2:00)