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Cameron Mcknight Cameron started road racing with ERTC in 1999 as a junior. Crossing over from mountain biking, Cameron discovered why people actually liked riding those 'funny look'n skinny tire bikes'. Since then, he has honed his racing skills winning provincial races as well as racing with the Provincial and National teams. Cameron has recently graduated from the UofA with a B.Sc. in Kinesiology and is continuing to pursue his racing goals. His favourite race is the criterium. 1st: 2005 Bikes on Broadway Stage Race Prologue 1st: 2005 Pigeon Lake Road Race 1st: 2004 Bikes on Broadway Stage Race 1st: 2004 Down n' Dirty MTB XC expert men 1st: 2003 Bikes on Broadway Stage Race 1st: 2003 Ardrossan Prologue Time Trial 1st: 2002 Saskatoon Stage Race 1st: 2002 Ardrossan Stage Race 1st: 2001 Regina Stage Race road race 1st: 2001 Regina Stage Race cirterium 1st: 2001 Regina Stage Race 1st: 2001 ERTC Canada Day Criterium 1st: 2001 Canada Summer Games Road Race 1st: 2000 Pigeon Lake Road Race Aaron Schooler Aaron decided to give road racing a try after he graduated from Nait as a Mechanical Engineering Techologist in the summer of 2006. Aaron quickly picked up the sport of road racing and by the end of the summer, he had moved himself into Category 3. From his mountain biking and free riding background, Aaron soon discovered the sport of cyclocross and excelled at it from the gun. After coming 2nd place at his very first National Championships in the Espoir Category, Aaron soon realized that Europe was the place for him. He has competed at various World Cup Cyclocross Events in 2007 and 2008 and competed for Team Canada at the World Championships in Belgium and Italy. Aaron Has recently moved on to race for the Calgary based Team H & R Block in the 2008 season, although he still trains and rides with the club, not forgetting his roots. 1st: 2008 Tour de Bowness Overall 2nd: 2008 Tour de Bowness Road Race 56th: 2008 World Cyclocross Championships (Elite) 4th: 2007 Canadian National Cyclocross Championships (Elite) 3rd: 2007 Provincial Cyclocross Championships 55TH: 2007 World Cyclocross Championships (Espoir) 2nd: 2006 Canadian National Cyclocross Championships (Espoir) Richard Cairney Rich joined ERTC in 2003 and his most memorable race highlights include being attacked and bitten by a dog during a race - ouch! - getting into a break, and surviving The Big Nasty, a notorious climb near Moab that rises 3000 ft in 11km. Rich is incorporating Mountain Bike racing into the mix and will try his hand at track this year as well. During the off season, rich enjoys cross-country skiing.     Cody Canning Cody Canning AKA Codily Awesome McCoolness started riding mountain bikes in 1999 as summer training for the NHL. He soon realized he was small and better suited to riding bicycles. After two years of getting last place at every race he finally turned down the suck and started winning races. He was soon forced/persuaded to start wearing spandex and to ride road bikes. In 2006 as a junior Cody won the National Mountain Bike Championships and was the top UCI ranked Junior Mountain Biker in North America. If I were asked to use one word to discribe Cody it would have to be "megachampion". Cody currently rides Road, Mountain and Cyclocross for ERTC and is working on upgrading the one word used to discribe him. 2nd: 2008 Alberta Provincial Mountain Bike Championships 3rd: 2008 Alberta Provincial Road Championships 5th: 2008 Canadian National Cyclocross Championships (U23) 1st: 2006 Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships (Junior) 1st: 2004 Alberta Mountain Bike Provianial Championships (Junior as a U17) 1st: 2004 Fernie and Sun Peaks Canada Cups MTB (U17) 1st: 2003 Saskatchewan Provincial Mountain Bike Championships and Overall (Junior as a U17) 1st: 2002 Saskatchewan Provincial Mountain Bike Championships and Overall (U15)     Katie Hegan I’m not going to play the ‘third person’ game. My name is Katie. I don’t take myself seriously. I love trail running and music and oceans and tan lines and pretending that I’m still 6. I also love biking for hours and hours. I joined ERTC in the spring of 2008, and am planning to race the 2009 road season to see how I like it. And if I don’t like it, I’m still going to rock out on the training rides and wear the awesome jersey. The ERTC people are doubtless some of the most wonderful and hilarious people I’ve ever met. And you know how the old saying goes: “Friendships formed while congregating in matching spandex last forever.” 1st: 2003 University Orientation hula hoop endurance contest 1st: 1989-1995 : Only Children Race Themselves Down the Driveway Championships I often eat a whole box of popsicles in one sitting Mad numchuck skills.     Dominik Kubicki Dominik started racing bikes seriously in the fall of 2007, when he decided to join the ERTC. He managed to move into Cat 1/2 in just one season, causing outrage and controversy in the upper ranks of the ERTC (and the lower ranks of H&R Block). The rapid progress he made during the 2008 season could be attributed to his motivation to make the 2009 Canadian Cyclocross team. However, he didn’t make the team, and his dreams were shattered. He is now on a strict diet of alcohol and women, as ordered by his coach. Dominik is currently in the process of filing for bankruptcy due to the excessive cost of bicycle racing, and is very thankful to his Platinum-level sponsor, his dad. For the 2009 season, Dominik is planning on increasing his cycling ability by using techniques proven by cycling greats such as Landis, Millar, and Armstrong. One love. 1st: 2008 Milford 200 Ontario Cup Road Race (Cat 3) 1st: 2008 CHIN International Criterium (Cat 3) 2nd Last: 2008 Alberta Road Provincials 7th: Canadian Cyclocross Nationals (U-23) 3rd: 2008 Alberta CX Provincials (Elite men) DNF: 2008 Toronto UCI CX races     Scott Book Scott had always enjoyed mountain biking, from 24 hours of adrenalin to local XC races. In 2003, he took his love for the bike from recreational to professional when he started his career as a bicycle courier. Soon after Scott was introduced to road racing, where he has found he truly exceled in Time Trials and Criteriums. This past year (2007) has been the best so far as Scott earned his way into Cat 3 with a glorious triumph at the Canada Day Criterium after being off the front most of the race. In 2006, Cyclocross worked its way into Scott's heart, combining his love for the technical aspects of mountain bike and the heart pounding pace of a criterium. Future plans include top 3 in Masters A at Cyclocross Nationals, moving into Expert in XC Mountain biking and someday be able to race with his son, London. 1st: 2008 Bikes on Broadway TT (Cat 4) 1st: 2008 Criterium Maximum (cat 4) 1st: 2008 Canada Day Criterium (cat 4) 2nd: 2006 Provincial Time trial (Cat 4) Kevin Rokosh I’m a ‘retired’ electrical engineer, who is now working hard as a stay-at-home dad and the ERTC Treasurer. I began bike racing in 1984, placing second in the Palm Dairies “Ice Cream Classic” Novice race, which was held on our current Canada Day Criterium course. Then, after a long hiatus of earning my EE degree at the U of A, and carving out a living as a radar engineer in Ottawa, I finally jumped back into bike racing in 1997, getting my re-start on the same crit course in Ottawa that Gord Fraser began his career on. Since arriving back in Edmonton, I have devoted more serious time to training, and can finally consistently ride sub-one-hour 40km time trials. I’m looking forward to a long career as a Master racer, and giving the young pups a run for their money in Cat 1/2 races! 1st: 2002 Ardrossan Stage Race road race (cat 4) 1st: 2003 Alberta 40 km Time Trial Championships (master men) 4th: 2004 Canadian time trial Championships (master men) 2nd: 2004 Alberta 40 km Time Trial Championships (master men) Kyle Anderson Kyle began riding with ERTC in 2005. After recieving his Bachelor of Education from the U of A in 2006, Kyle took off to England to teach, travel, and ride his bike. There he rode with many strong cyclists like Dan Martin (Garmin). During a cycling 'holiday' in southern France, he rode through a snow storm at the summit of the Port de Paelheres climb in the Pyrenees. Kyle also enjoy cross-country skiing and the social life of ERTC. Kyle also did his first Mountain Bike race in 2008 and won his category. In the fall Kyle likes to race Cyclocross. 1st: 2008 Mountain Bike Provincials (Senior Sport) 4th overall: 2008 Tour de Bowness (Cat 3) 3rd: 2008 Tour de Bowness Road Race (Cat 3) 2nd: 2008 Tour de Bowness Hill Climb (Cat 3) 6th: 2008 Provincial Road Race Championships (Cat 3) 25th: 2007 Midlands Regional Cyclocross Championships (Elite) Award for excellence in the field of tanlines (ERTC Awards) Scott Klarenbach Scott started racing as a junior with Two Wheel Resource, and then joined ERTC in 1995, and has been riding with the club ever since. He started racing again when the world master's games came to Edmonton, and enjoys the Thursday night ERTC hill ride (City Circuit). 4th: 2008 4th Canada Day Criterium (Masters Men A) 2nd: 2007 2nd Canada Day Criterium (Masters Men A) 4th: 2007 4th Pigeon Lake Road Race (Cat 3) 17th: 2005 17th World Masters Games Road Race (ok not a great finish, but it was a great race!) Geoff MacDonald Geoff has been racing eight years and joined ERTC in 2006. He lives in Grande Prairie and works as a high school teacher. He really enjoys ERTC and sends special thanks to Corey and all the guys who support his efforts. 2nd: 2007 Tour de Dieppe 10th: 2007 Canadian Masters Time Trial Championships 7th: 2006 Halifax Criterium 1st: 2006 China Point Road Race 4th: 2006 Maritime Superweek GC 6th: 2005 World Masters Road Race 15th: 2005 Canadian Masters Time Trial Championships Lloyd Kupchanko Lloyd has been an ERTC club member since 1984 when he started road racing. Lloyd's best races in 1997 were winning the Mink Lake Spring Classic Road Race and the Saskatoon Stage Race Criterium. Lloyd works as a software developer. 3rd: 2000 Pigeon Lake Road Race 1st: 1999 Fort Saint John Road Race #1 1st: 1999 Whitecourt Road Race 2nd: 1999 Lethbridge Stage Race Criterium 3rd: 1999 ERTC Canada Day Criterium 2nd: 1999 Prairie Steam Road Race 3rd: 1999 Mink Lake Road Race 1st: 1998 Alberta Provincial Criterium 2nd: 1998 Saskatoon Stage Race criterium 1st: 1997 Mink Lake Road Race Jere Hu Jere started road racing in an effort to get in shape for mountain bike racing, but quickly abandoned the mountain biking in favour of a full-time pursuit of road cycling. His favorite races are any that include climbing. As for training, his favorite rides are the city hill circuit or the 6+ hour Calmar bakery rides. Jere has completed his Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and plans to pursue a Ph.D. degree at the University of Alberta. Off the bike, Jere enjoys golf, tennis, and eating. 4th: 2004 Doug Grieder Memorial Cup 3rd: 2004 Stampede Road Race 2nd: 2004 Ride for the Wild Roses 2-Up TT 3rd: 2004 Prairie Steamer Stage Race Overall 1st: 2004 Prairie Steamer Stage Race Hill Climb 4th: 2004 Prairie Steamer Stage Race Road Race 4th: 2004 Canmore ITT, TTT, and Criterium Overall 4th: 2004 Canmore TTT Club Challenge 2nd: 2003 Canmore TTT Club Challenge 3rd: 2003 Bikes on Broadway Stage Race Hill Sprints 4th: 2003 Fish Creek Circuit Race 6th: 2002 Tour de Delta Hill Climb 4th: 2002 Canada Day Criterium Jonathan Wood Jonathan has been a member of ERTC since 1993, Jonathan hasn't let geographical barriers stand in the way of retaining his membership to the most celebrated cycling club in Alberta. Jonathan currently lives in Calgary, where he works as an Art Director. 1st: 2008 Tour de Bowness Road Race 1st: 2007 Tour de Terra Cotta 1st: 2007 Ontario Criterium Championships (Masters A) 1st: 2007 Canadian National Road Race Championship (Masters A) 2nd: 2007 Chris Thater Memorial Criterium (New York) 2nd: 1997 ERTC Pigeon Lake Road Race 3rd: 1997 Alberta Provincial Road Race Dan Wood Dan joined ERTC in 1994, and his previous highlights included being on Team Alberta for three years and multiple race wins in Western Canada. He also completed various races in North America like the 1996 Olympic Road Trials, The Tour de Beauce, 4th place stage in the Tour de Saguenay and several top 8 results at the National Time Trials. He prefers Criterium racing, and has won the Comox Criterium, placed 2nd just behind Roland Green in the Bastion Square Victoria Criterium and placed 2nd in Portland's Grand Prix Pro Criterium. He was also the final cog in the formidable lead out machine that often assisted Mike Haponiuk win many more criteriums! Dan was away from the ERTC for a few years, when he did such crazy things as live in small town Alberta, and bike the world for a year fully loaded touring with Tonia. They have bike toured in 26 countries, and in all the world's major mountain ranges, but he still doesn't like racing uphill. He does however, now have a particular affection for sticky rice, squat toilets and camping for free. He decided to race again in 2004, but to only train by cycle commuting to work. This training regimen is much better for family time, but makes races seem much harder. The ABA declined his Cat 4 license request and gave him back his Category 1 license. That was probably alright, as he then won the silver medal in the Provincial Criterium Championship for Cat 1/2! He then led the team to float down the Bow River. He will probably be seen on various criterium courses again this year, or maybe on a loaded touring bike somewhere, or maybe just floating down some river on an inner tube. 1st: 2007 Pigeon Lake Road Race 1st: 1999 Fort Saint John Road Race 2nd: 1999 Giovanni Caboto Criterium 6th: 1998 Canadian National Time Trial Championships 2nd: 1998 Mink Lake Road Race 1st: 1998 Lethbridge Stage Race Time Trial 1st: 1998 Lethbridge Stage Race Criterium 1st: 1998 Lethbridge Stage Race Overall 1st: 1997 Saskatoon Stage Race Overall Best All Around Cadet Rider - 1988 Best All Around Junior Rider - 1989, 1990 Blizzard Bicycle CLub Most Improved - 1989 Half Wheel (best, costliest crash) - 1989 Fastest 16 km time - Baldonnel Circuit - 1993 Fastest 16 km time - Baldonnel Circuit - Recumbent bike - 1998 Stephen Mundy Stephen joined the ERTC in 1999 and started racing in 2000. Being the CEO of an emerging High Tech Telecommunications company, my time was at premium and something had to give, thus I retreated from racing for approximately two years. I reemerged in 2004 with a fresh prospective on racing and achieved most if not all of my racing goals in 2004, one of which was a consistent top 5 finisher in each and every race. The other was obtaining my upgrade to Category 1&2. Thanks to the boys around me for protecting me just when I needed it most and to Coach Corey for his tireless efforts and encouraging words. 2004 Silver Medal Provincial Cat 3 Road Championships 2004 2nd Place Criterium di Garneau Cat 3 2004 3rd Place GC Prairie Steamer Stage Race 2004 3rd Place Prairie Steamer Road Race 2004 Bronze Medal Masters Provincial Road Championships Mike Haponiuk Member from 1990 - 2000 Mike started racing road bikes since 1990 when he joined the ERTC, and mountain bikes since 1996. Mike's best cycling results were winning the 1998 Alberta provincial road race championships and winning the Giovanni Caboto criterium three years in a row, thanks to the help of his lead-out teammates, Dan Wood, Jon Wood, and Lloyd Kupchanko. Mike also enjoys cross country ski racing and has won 3 of the 4 premiere Alberta ski races: The Kananaskis Ski Marathon (2005), The lake Louise Loppet (2003 & 2005), and The Rocky Mountain Ski Marathon (2003). The only one left to win is the Canadian Birkebeiner. 1st: 1999 Giovanni Caboto Criterium 1st: 1999 Pigeon Lake Road Race 1st: 1998 Alberta Provincial Road Race 1st: 1998 Regina Stage Race Road Race 1st: 1998 Regina Stage Race Criterium 1st: 1998 Regina Stage Race overall 1st: 1998 Giovanni Caboto Criterium 1st: 1998 Lethbridge Stage Race Road Race 1st: 1997 Giovanni Caboto Criterium 1st: 1997 Whitecourt Criterium 1st: 1996 Red Deer Stage Race Criterium     Kamren Farr Member from 1990 - 1998 Kamren started racing road bicycles in 1990 when he joined the ERTC. Kamren says the ERTC is the most exciting and well organized cycling club he knows of and enjoys having the full year group training: cycling in the spring and summer, rollerblading in the fall, and cross country skiing in the winter.     Rick Paquet Member from 1990 - 1995 Rick started racing in 1989 and joined the ERTC in 1990. Rick raced for the ERTC until 1994 and then moved to Victoria to race with the Juan de Fuca racing club in 1995. Since then, Rick has retired from racing, moved back to Alberta, and has been a casual rider with the club. Rick is a dedicated team member with a strong work ethic.     Tim Bulger Tim joined ERTC in 2003 and began racing in 2004 advancing to Category 2 by the end of the 2005 racing season. For the 2009 racing season Tim is looking forward to starting Track racing and hopes to place well in the Canadian Cyclocross Nationals. When not cycling Tim is the proud father of Forrest who, Tim is certain, has future potential as a track cycling champion. 1st World Masters Games Criterium   Jeff Klassen Jeff joined the ERTC in 1995. This is Jeff's third year in cat. 3 Last year he came in third at the Giovani Caboto Criterium. During the day Jeff works as an ambulance attendant for the City of Edmonton and is in school to become a paramedic this June. 1st: 1998 Giovanni Caboto Criterium (cat 4) 12th: 1998 Alberta Provincial Criterium (cat 4) 8th: 1998 Mink Lake road race (cat 4)   Graham Rudge Graham joined the club in 2001 while at the University of Alberta. He was a long-time triathlete and swimmer, but road cycling was always his passion. He stormed onto the cycling scene and quickly worked up the categories and is now a mainstay in Cat 1/2. He is a fierce competitor and loyal teammate. One of his greatest accomplishments has been sharing his cycling enthusiasm with his wife, who is also a member of the club. 3rd: 2007 Pigeon Lake Road Race 4th: 2004 Bikes on Broadway (cat 3) 1st: 2003 Canada Day Criterium (cat 4) 1st: 2003 pigeon lake road race (cat 4) Paul Tichelaar Member from 1996 - 2001 1st: 2001 Ardrossan stage race road race 4th: 2001 Pigeon Lake Road Race 2nd: 2001 Fish Creek road race #2 8th: 2000 ERTC Canada Day Criterium (cat 3) 1st: 2000 Ronde Van DeWinton road race (cat 4) 1st: 1999 Mink Lake road race (cat 5)   Darcy Reynard I'm looking forward to my first full year of racing in 2005 after just a half year in 2004. I'll be looking to improve my fitness and claw my way out of Cat 5. I'm part of the ERTC Calgary division because most jobs for geophysicists are in Calgary.       Kelly Geisheimer Kelly joined the club in 2001 after moving from Kelowna to go to University. Her cycling experience is mostly in triathlon, but she has done a few Alberta time trials, as well as a mountain bike race and some local TT's and criteriums back in BC. Kelly's favorite club ride is on Wednesday night, but she is learning to enjoy the Thursday hill circuit. Kelly's goals include running a sub-3 hour marathon in Victoria, doing at least one road race, trying out cyclocross in the fall, and cracking the top 3 at the Canadian Birkebeiner. When she is not playing outside, Kelly works full-time as an emergency RN.   Alison Rudge Alison was introduced to road cycling by her husband Graham. She joined ERTC in 2001 and has been riding ever since. Alison has used the club to train for many triathlons including several half Ironmans and in 2009 she is training to compete in her first Ironman. Alison has made many friends through the club and looks forward to many years of riding with ERTC.     Monica Olsen Monica is a cross country ski racer from the Great Canadian Sports Club who joined the ERTC to road race in 1995. Monica's claim to fame is winning the 1997 Canadian Birkebeiner 55 km women's event. Monica is a medical student and will graduate in 2004. 1st: 1999 Lethbridge Stage Race criterium 4th: 1999 Giovanni Caboto Criterium 6th: 1999 Prairie Steam road race 1st: 1998 Alberta Provincial Criterium   Marg Fedyna Marg went in her first x-c race when she was 30. Before this, she was a competitive 1500 metre track runner. She took to climbing on the bike immediately but was so scared on the technical descents that she would always run them with her bike. She realized she had a lot to learn about technical riding and pursued this by riding with local mountain bike friends and groups. Since then, she's gone on to race the Canada Cup Series and found that her specialty was endurance races. 1st: 2006 La Ruta de Los Conquistadores 1st: 2005 World Solo 24-Hour Championships 2nd: 2000 ERTC Canada Day Criterium 1st: 1999 Pigeon Lake road race 2nd: 1998 Alberta Provincial road race Tonia Wood Member from 1992 - 2000 Tonia began cycling as a tourist in Europe. She joined the ERTC in 1996 and was also introduced to cross country skiing for the first time by the club coach. Tonia is studying physiotherapy at the University of Alberta and will only give free massages if you have won the last race. 1st: 1999 Giovanni Caboto Criteriun 9th: 1999 Ardrossan road race 3rd: 1998 Alberta Provincial Criterium 2nd: 1998 GIovanni Caboto Criterium 7th: 1998 Mink Lake road race Fastest women's 16 km time - Baldonnel Circuit - 1994 BC Summer Games - Gold - Road race - 1994 Paul Kozak Paul has been racing since 1983 when he just about founded the ERTC. Paul is a recent arrival to Veteran 'B' racing and wants to be able to ride competitively with the rest of the Vet B's. In Paul's words, the level of performance and solidarity reached by the ERTC in the last few years makes him proud to be a club member.     Jeff Davis When not on a bike, 42-year-old Jeff is in front of a computer. He has been riding seriously for over 20 years and joined ERTC in 1984. Since 1986 he has been club Secretary and is active at the provincial level. His favourite race is any one in which he's a factor. By the way, the bike in the picture is for sale. 8th: 1998 Alberta Provincial Road Race (cat 4) 10th: 1998 Giovanni Caboto Criterium (cat 4)   Brian Jolly Brian Jolly is a lifetime honorary ERTC member. Brian is the president of the Canadian Cycling Association and a former professional world class cyclist. Among Brian's extensive list of professional cycling highlights are: 1969 British National road race champion Winner of the Scottish Milk Race Tour De L'Avenir yellow jersey for 3 stages

y is a lifetime honorary ERTC member. Brian is the president of the Canadian Cycling Association and a former professional world class cyclist.

Among Brian's extensive list of professional cycling highlights are:

• 1969 British National road race champion
• Winner of the Scottish Milk Race
• Tour De L'Avenir yellow jersey for 3 stages