Wray wins 2023 Spring Stage races

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Blizzard Bicycle Club member Nigel Wray is this year’s Spring Stage series champion.

Wray and 13 other cyclists took part in five races over eight days, starting on April 6th.

The final race on Thursday evening was a chilly, windy one for the bicyclists.

Fellow Blizzard member Ray Avanthay followed closely behind Wray throughout the 16-kilometre course. Tough headwind after the turnaround worked out in Avanthay’s favour, helping him win the fifth and final race of the series. Avanthay defeated Wray by four seconds.

Overall, Wray earned the most points in the series to take the 2023 Spring Stage Champion title.

The club’s next race begins at Woods Corner on Sunday, April 16th, at 2:00 p.m. For more information, visit the Blizzard Bicycle Club’s Facebook page. 

See below for the full results and standings of the Spring Stage Series:

Race 5 results:

Ray Avanthay – 24:26

Nigel Wray – 24:30

Ard Hoogenboom – 29:35

Dan Webster – 29:52

LT McDonnel – 30:00

Kristine Bock – 30:43

Richard Wood – 32:42

Landis Dell – 32:45

Trevor McDonnel – 33:44

Sam Keats – 34:35

8km circuit:

Robin and Hunter – 20:46

George and Grace  – 21:52

Spring Series Standings:

Men

Nigel Wray – 24pts

Ard Hoogenboom – 18pts

Dan Webster – 14pts

George Gamble – 5pts

Ray Avanthay – 5 pts

Trevor McDonnel – 4 pts

Sam Keats – 2pts

Richard Wood – 2pts

Pat Ferris – 1pt

Ladies

Kristine Bock – 25pts

Junior Men

Jack Webster – 10 pts

LT McDonnel – 5pts