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Kindree makes it four for four in Squamish
SANDRA WALTER WINS WOMEN’S DIVISION AT JUST ANOTHER BIKE RACE
By John French
It was just another win for Neal Kindree
at Just Another Bike Race (JABR) in
Squamish.
Fresh off a narrow win at the BC Bike
Race, Kindree owned the trails just below
Garibaldi Provincial Park on Saturday. He
completed the JABR course in two hours,
five minutes and 16 seconds.
The win was the fourth Squamish
event win for Kindree. He started the bike
season by winning Orecrusher in May, the
Test of Metal in June, and Gearjammer
last month.
“It was wickedly fun,” Kindree
said of the race. “The trails themselves
are amazing and they’re not the most
commonly used trails. This time of year
you get on the trails people know and
like and ride all the time, they are pretty
beat up.”
He said the trails that make up the
course are difficult. According to Kindree,
the JABR course is the most difficult and
technical of all the races in Squamish.
“I would call it the cathedral of the
Hell of a Series races,” said Kindree.
Next up for Kindree is his first
participation in the Fondo on Sept. 8.
Cory Wallace of Jasper finished the
race in second place in a time of 2:11:13
while Kris Sneddon of Sechelt placed third
with a time of 2:13:06.
Quinn Moberg of Squamish placed
fourth overall and first amongst the
competitors under the age of 20. Moberg’s
time was 2:19:02.
Jesse Melamed proved to be the fastest
Whistler racer finishing seventh in a time
of 2:21:03.
Sandra Walter of Coquitlam raced the
course in two hours and 28 minutes. She
beat Brandi Heisterman of Squamish,
who clocked a time of 2:33:37. Ann
Yew, who splits her time between North
Vancouver and Whistler, finished third in
just over two hours and 49 minutes while
Rua Reed of Squamish just missed the
podium with her fourth place finish in
the Pro Elite group.
JUST ANOTHER WIN Neal Kindree led Just Another Bike Race (JABR) from start to fi nish to
sweep each of the four major mountain bike races held in Squamish this season.
Top age group finishers from Whistler
included Nina Arnold, Carl Goldstraw,
Rick Reid, Tony Routley and John Blok.
Top Squamish finishers included
Heather Adamson, Sam Bowerman of
Squamish, Davey Mitchell, Eric Goodwin,
PHOTO BY JOHN FRENCH
Olivier Gendron, Troy Lynn, Chris Christie
and Jordan Tesluk.
Pique requested an interview with
Sandra Walter but she was travelling to
the Chilcotins and didn’t respond by the
Pique’s deadline. ■
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