Today’s race report comes following day six’s 67km stage through the trails in Squamish. The course was designed by Sandra and Dave from Corsa Cycles (A MOMAR Community Sponsor) and was a mix of the Test of Metal, Gearjammer and the MOMAR course routes.

This is where Todd broke his bike during the Test of Metal so he had some unfinished business to take care of today. Armed with a loaner Niner bike that has held up solidly during the first five stages, Todd said he had full confidence in his bike going into today’s stage.

Riding with his new partner Jay Latiff from Arrowsmith Cycles, it sounded like they were both fairly well matched partners. Their goal for today’s stage was to have sub four hour finish. The course played to their strengths featuring tons of single track on trails like the Pseudo Psuga, Powerhouse Plunge, and Fartherside. It was a relatively uneventful day compared to the previous four, but Todd sounded very happy to clean the Plunge and finish in 3:59! Way to go boys!

Todd said that his achillies are a bit of an issue now but aside from that he’s been feeling good and hasn’t had a major crash at all. He’s been really good with his post ride recovery by getting some protein in right after he finishes, elevating his legs, doing cold water soak of the legs, and finishing off with daily massages. Todd also complained of having scratched on his arms from all the overgrown brush on the trails (what a wimp! ;0) ).

In other course news, Adam and Graham are riding strong and Justin and Jeff have REALLY cranked things up and finished 8th today! Norm and Wendy continue to win… The big news from the day though came from Rocky Mountain Bikes (Andreas Hestler and Max Plaxton) who put the hammer down in a BIG way and won today’s stage in a time of 3:15!

Tomorrow, racers head to Whistler for the FINAL stage of the BC Bike Race. The Grant Lamont designed course is 60km long and is nothing but awesome single-track. I’m sure everyone is looking forward to completing the arduous journey and putting the finishing medal around their next.

Oh crap, I forgot to ask Todd if he missed sharing a tent with Gary…