CANADIAN XCO CHAMPION REGISTERED FOR 2014 CANADIAN MOUNTAIN BIKE MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Geoff Kabush is attempting to win his second Canadian Mountain Bike title of the season at the Marathon Championships

(Squamish, BC – August 15, 2014) The 2014 Canadian Mountain Bike Marathon Championships will take to the trails of Squamish (BC) tomorrow, August 16, with some of the best cross-country mountain bikers battling it out for long-distance supremacy.

The Championships course will feature the same trails as the regular JABR presented by Pearson Financial Services LTD, but with a couple of extensions added on to total over 60 kilometers of racing.

Notably, the 2014 Canadian Cross-Country Champion Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, BC/SCOTT 3Rox Racing) will attempt to add a Marathon title to his long list of titles, won in both cross-country and cyclo-cross.

The men’s title was won in 2013 by Cory Wallace (Victoria, BC/Kona Factory). Wallace finished as the top Canadian in 20th place of the UCI XCM World Championships earlier in June. Wallace will be present to defend his title.

Other elite cross-country riders are expected to provide stiff competition, such as Evan McNeely (Kingston, ON/Norco Factory), Evan Guthrie (Peachland, BC/Norco Factory) and Andrew L’Esperance (Halifax, NS/Norco Factory).

In the women’s race, Sandra Walter (Coquitlam, BC/LIV Giant) and Cindy Montambault (Val David, QC/CVM 2 Vals) are headlining the women’s crew registered for the race. The reigning champion, Kaarin Tae of Nova Scotia, will not be defending her title as she rehabilitating from an ankle injury.

More information can be found here: http://testofmetal.com/pages/jabr.php

JABR is part of the Test of Metal Group of Events which consists of the Orecrusher, Test of Metal, GearJammer and Just Another Bike Race. For more information, contact JABR race director Dwayne Kress at admin@justanotherbikerace.com.

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