David Gonda sets new Revelstoke Steamer record
David Gonda set a new record in the Mount Revelstoke Steamer, racing up the Meadows in the Sky Parkway in a time of 1:09:13 on Sunday under ideal conditions — sunny with cooler temperatures and no wind.
Gonda took 20 seconds off the course record that was set last year by 56-year-old Olav Stana. Stana, meanwhile, defended his title in the men’s 40+ age category in a time of 1:12:14.
On the women’s side, Jacuie Coward won the women’s race in a time of 1:35:50, while Laura Dyer won the women’s 40+ category in a time of 1:36:32.
The oldest competitor in the race was 74-year-old Kelowna racer Eric Rayson, who was attending the race for the third time. His time of 1:45:40 beat his previous best in 2010. He finished ahead of competitors decades his junior.
What’s his advice for tackling the daunting 26-kilometre climb? “Just keep pedalling. You can’t stop or otherwise you’ll seize up,” he said.
Rayson said he comes to the race to visit friends and because he loves the town. “It’s a fantastic ... area; I really like Revelstoke – a real outdoorsy town. If I were 10 years younger I’d move here.”
The Steamer is a gruelling 26-kilometre hill climb to the summit of Mt. Revelstoke National Park.
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Steamer results:
Womens 40+
1. Laura Dyer - 1:36:32
2. Carol Chester - 1:55:10
3. Reinet Shaw - 2:00:14
Women U40
1. Jaquie Coward - 1:35:50
2. Lina Mickelsson - 1:37:22
3. Annie Gornall - 1:46:05
Men’s 40+
1. Olav Stana - 1:12:14
2. Tom Stewart - 1:16:28
3. Stuart Smith - 1:17:13
Men’s U40
1. David Gonda - 1:09:13 - new record (old record 1:09:33)
2. Jordan Cheyne - 1:10:10
3. Evan Bayer - 1:11:08
Here are the full results:
1. David Gonda, 1:09:13
2. Jordan Cheyne, 1:10:10
3. Evan Bayer, 1:11:08
4. Daniel McDonald, 1:12:03
5. Olav Stana, 1:12:14
6. Fraser Mills-Connery, 1:14:19
7. Seth Cowie, 1:14:47
8. Tom Stewart, 1:16:28
9. Stuart Smith, 1:17:13
10. Steve Doucet, 1:17:54
11. Brian Countryman, 1:18:57
12. Jonas Sandstrom, 1:19:27
13. Daniel Dube, 1:20:17
14. Jesse-James Collins, 1:20:53
15. Harley Borlee, 1:21:48
16. Don Robertson, 1:22:21
17. Jeff Perron, 1:23:46
18. Phil MacDougall, 1:23:59
19. Jevin Almond, 1:24:57
20. Ken Schroeder, 1:25:02
21. Matt Reid, 1:25:55
22. Dominic Unterberger, 1:26:01
23. Ryan Kurz, 1:26:19
24. Pete Smillie, 1:26:20
25. James Kendal, 1:26:31
26. Brian Schroeder, 1:27:47
27. Thom Madlung, 1:27:48
28. Stavo Faban, 1:27:53
29. Simon Wedell, 1:28:37
30. Gilles Bellerose, 1:29:17
31. Bart Jarmula, 1:29:21
32. Darcy Gullacher, 1:29:47
33. Kellen Viznaugh, 1:30:21
34. Craig Morton, 1:30:42
35. Micheal Hintringer, 1:30:46
36. Dave Lundine, 1:31:23
37. Jeff Ferguson, 1:32:28
38. Dave Nielson, 1:33:05
39. Nathan Koss, 1:33:25
40. Francois Lefebvre, 1:33:34
41. Michael Rullkotter, 1:33:47
42. Kevin Wilson, 1:34:02
43. Roy Quade, 1:35:26
44. Don Cundiff, 1:35:49
45. Jaquie Coward, 1:35:50
46. Skyller Archer, 1:36:28
47. Laura Dyer, 1:36:32
48. Lina Mickelsson, 1:37:22
49. Andrew Lambert, 1:38:06
50. Iain Reid, 1:38:49
51. Jim Bay, 1:40:26
52. Doug Hammell, 1:40:37
53. Louis Perreault, 1:42:54
54. Jim Maitre, 1:43:20
55. Eric Rayson, 1:45:40
56. Annie Gornall, 1:46:05
57. Val Visotzky, 1:48:41
58. Shawna Donaldson, 1:49:37
59. Lou Brown, 1:50:50
60. Ben Parkin, 1:53:48
61. Jordan Delaney, 1:54:05
62. Carol Chester, 1:55:10
63. Robbin Penney, 1:57:23
64. Cindy Malone, 1:58:50
65. Reinet Shaw, 2:00:14
66. Min Rayson, 2:24:51
67. Heather Cretelli, 2:41:00
68. Elizabeth Kozak, 2:52:58
69. Jerry Livesey, 3:24:01
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