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Pro Men 42km
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Empire Speed's Dennie Humphrey attacked and pushed the pace easrly in the race while Roces' Derik Beier and Empire Speed's Eddie Wilcox attempted breaks but were caught. Peter Doucet, Sergio Almarella, Aaron Arndt, Eddie Wilcox, and Ian Rubenzahl pushed the pace as the main field went from 15 skaters down to 5 in the last 8km. Mogema's Peter Doucet attempted a break with 4km and got a 40 meter gap on the pack but was caught with only 50 meters left. Steve Robillard outhawked Eddie Wilcox for the win.
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Pro Men 10km
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The race was fast from the start. With Empire Speed's Dennis Humphries pushing the pace, the Toronto Inline Skating Club skaters had to step up to plate to try to contain the field. Ian Rubenzahl looked very comfortable in the pack along with Aaron Arndt, but it was Mogema's Peter Doucet who attacked for over half the race. Steve Robillard and Sergio Almeralla covered Doucet's breaks until there were 5 laps (1500m) remaining. Eddie Wilcox surged past the leaders in the last lap and go a lead of about 3 meters and won the race with his hands up. The battle for 2nd was close as Robillard and Aleralla lunged for the line. Robillard took 2nd place.
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Pro Men 1.5km
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The Toronto Inline Skaters took the lead from the start, with Aaron Arndt, Benoit Joubert, and Ian Rubenzahl pushing for the lead. Peter Doucet took a hard lead 700 meters into the race but was passed by Steve Robillard, Sergio Almeralla, and Eddie Wilcox. With the four skaters in tow, Wilcox was able to take the win, with Robillard finishing in 3rd, right behind Alemralla.
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Pro Women 42km
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Second place finisher Martine Charboneau said that the race was hard as Beth Clarke, Meaghan Buisson, and Conny Strub pushed the pace. As the race started, Martine Charboneau attacked in the 2nd corner (3km into the race). Charboneau attacked on the 2nd and 3rd laps as well. Beth Clarke then attacked while Montreal's Allison Turner was in the lead. From thatn point on, Conny Strub, Martine Charboneau, Beth Clarke, and Meaghan Buisson formed the lead pack. In the last lap, Toronto Inline's Beth Clarke led the race out for a long pull and the race came down to a final sprint. The four leaders came down the final stretch with Meaghan Buisson getting the win over Martine Charboneau, Beth Clarke, and Conny Strub.
[In French courtesy Martine Charboneau] Après un départ sans accrochage, le peloton de femmes prit rapidement forme. Une première attaque fut lancée par Martine, au virage # 2, forçant ainsi plusieurs patineuses à abandonner la tête. Au second tour, une deuxième, puis une troisième solide attaque toujours dirigée par Martine, mèna au retrait des deux membres de la famille Raetsen. À mi chemin, alors qu'Allison qui tirait le peloton, elle fut surprise par un dépassement de Beth. Les trois autres patineuses (Connie, Martine et Meaghan) ont réussis à la rejoindre après un effort soutenu, mais Allison ne connu pas cette chance. À partir de cette instant et jusqu'à la fin, la locomotive fut propulsé par l'endurance de quatre patineuses et le vagon de poursuite était composé de Allison et de Carla. En court de route, une attaque initiée par Beth, a bien failli éliminer Connie, mais cette dernière a tout donné et est revenue prendre sa place au sein de la tête. Beth qui donnait toute une cadence au peloton, à bien tenté de récidiver, mais Connie, à son tour, servait une super accélération à Beth dès quelle quittait son poste de pilote. La courses tirant presque à sa fin, Meaghan planifia de mistifier ces adversaires avec une feinte de sprint final. Le 10e tour fut rapide, avec un rythme imposé par Beth au dernier kilomètre. Avec 300m à faire, Meaghan lança le vrai sprint final. La voie était libre et elle se donna à fond pour gagner la course de façon convainquante. Derrière, Beth fut doublée par Martine. Parce qu'un patineur moins rapide venait obstrué son chemin, elle dù faire un petit slalom entre les cônes. Malgré une lègère perte d'élan, Martine s'en tira fort bien et poursuivit son sprint jusqu'à la ligne d'arrivé. Connie, quant à elle, fut surprise par l'homme. Déséquilibrée, elle perdit ainsi son élan qui aurait pu lui permette de rattraper Beth qui prit le troisième rang.
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Pro Women 10km
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The Pro Women 10k was a very exciting race to watch. Getting into the mix was Toronto Inline's Carla Raetsen. Raetsen provided excitement battling to stay in the pack and then just coming into 3rd place at the end. The race featured a pace which was up and down, with Bont's Conny Strub attacking and Toronto Inline's Beth Clarke and Meaghan Buisson counter attacking while Montreal's Allison Turner was in the lead. With 2 laps to go, Beth Clarke put the hammer down and was able to pull away from Meaghan Buisson. Clarke crossed the line uncontested while Buisson took 2nd. Raetsen blew by Martine Charboneau in the last 20 meters to take 3rd place.
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Pro Women 1.5km
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From the gun, the pace was hard. Toronto Inline's Beth Clarke set a pace that dropped many skaters. With a lead pack of 7 skaters, Clarke pushed the pace, but it was Meaghan Buisson's turn to shine as Buisson took charge of Clarke slowing down the pace and picked up the pace in the last lap to take the win by less than one full second. The first five skaters finished just within 2 seconds.
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Advanced Men 21km
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Thomas Detwiler, Desmond Kameka, and Nestor Milan pushed the pace and dropped skaters like Josh Willis and Toronto Inline's Ed Duncan. The three skaters finished in a very tight sprint in which Detwiler edged out Kameka by inches.
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Advanced Men 10km
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This was an exciting race to watch. As the announcer called the action over the sound system, the skaters made some moves that featured excitement and drama. Herb Gayle (Toronto Inline) pushed Desmond Kameka's limits along with Thomas Detwiler from Drive Sports. The skaters battled and the race came down to a shoot out in the last 4 laps. Team NRS's AJ Perrie pushed the pace and went off the front with 2 laps to go. After the race, Perrie said his coach told him to go at that point. It was a gamble, and the only skater who could not react to the move was Toronto Inline's Ed Duncan. With one lap to go, Herb Gayle pulled into the lead and was passed going down the backstretch by Desmond Kameka, who won the race by about 2 meters.
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Advanced Men 1.5km
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About 10 skaters were in contention in this race, but no one could really match the pace set by Desmond Kameka. Herb Gayle led the race out while Kameka passed Gayle in the last lap and took the win by over 1/2 a second.
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Advanced Women 21km
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Toronto Inline's Rhonda Nemeth came across in the race uncontested. She was able to beat 2nd place finisher Barabara Wells by over 10 seconds.
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Advanced Women 10km
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From the start, a lead pack of 5 skaters formed, including Tasha Burnside, Chelsea Parry, Rhonda Nemeth, Tammy Arnold, and Lindsay Chard. Nemeth dropped from the pace about 1/2 way into the race as Tasha Burnside pushed the pace. No one could really match Burnside as she turned on the after-burners in the last 5 laps and won over Lindsay Chard, who was the only skater in the race who posed a serious challenge to Burnside.
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Advanced Women 1.5km
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Tri-Cities' own Tasha Burnside completed the sweep in this race by setting a pace that skaters had difficulty following. Toronto Inline's Rhonda Nemeth challenged Burnside in the last lap, but fell short for the win as Burnside won by over one second.
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Citizen Men 10km
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Kyle Webster dominated the race, finishing well ahead of all the other 10k finishers.
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Citizen Men 5km
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Kyle Webster (Team NRS) was able to build a large lead on 2nd place finisher Victor Zhao to take the men's win.
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Citizen Men 1.5km
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Peter Weiss took the overall win in the race and was uncontested throughout the race.
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Citizen Women 10km
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Heather Da Garis and Carolyn Hall battled all the way, but in the end, it was Da Garis finishing ahead.
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Citizen Women 5km
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The lead pack consisting of Emily Roback, Heather De Garis, Sigrid Ziegler and Carolyn Hall kept a fast pace in this race. The action did not pick up until the last lap where Ziegler and Hall tried to make a break, but it was Hall who crossed the finish line in first place.
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Citizen Women 1.5km
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A stumble at the start set a slow starting pace. Toronto Inline's Sigrid Ziegler immediately made a break for for the lead. She led the race with a hard pace slowly pulling further ahead of her competitors. In the last lap she picked up the pace again and with a 75m lead slipped on some debris coming out of the last corner. After being down, she lost most of her lead but managed to get back up and stumble over the finish line in first place.
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