August 2, 2010 - Will Duggan is 2010 Champion after Quebec Rounds

Will Duggan (Cobble Hill, BC) tops the podium on Sunday

The riding conditions were perfect, sunny and dry on both days.

Saturday, in the top class Champ, Will Duggan (from B.C.) took the first step of the podium with only 6 marks on his card, confortably ahead his next rival Jonathan English (ON) who scored 21 followed by Daniel Munro (QC) with 54. In the Expert class Devon D'Argis (BC) took first place ahead of Paul-Yvan Bélanger (QC). In the Advanced class Giancarlo Capporicci (QC) took the 1st place followed by Daniel Santerre (QC) and John Purse (ON).

On Sunday, a similar scenario in the Champ class with Duggan still in 1st place (this time with 22 points), followed by English (29 points) and Devon D'Argis (69 points).

In the Expert class Paul-Yvan Bélanger took first place ahead of Hugo Piché (QC). In Advanced this time John Purse was ahead of Daniel Santerre and Michel Bélanger (QC).

Congratulations to Will Duggan, crowned 2010 WEC National Trials champion.

A lot of work was put by Stephan Fotheringham and his team to prepare the sections and the interzone, which was longer than usual at this location.

41 riders attended on Saturday and 40 on Sunday. Riders were mainly from Québec, Ontario and B.C.

Full results for Saturday can be seen Here, and Here for Sunday.

We now have the standings for the 2010 WEC National Championships after the first two rounds. In the Champ class, Wilson Craig leads, followed by Will Duggan, Thomas Cordner, Brandon Wince, Jonathan English and Stephen Foord, in that order.

Some classes appear to be exciting, with a three-way tie for second place in the Advanced competition, where Christy Williams has a comfortable lead, followed by Mike Graham, John Dearie and Matt Fracy, each with eleven points.

It will be interesting to see how the standings look after the Quebec rounds on the July 31st - August 1st weekend.

The full standings for all classes can be seen HERE.

Nicolas Roy at one of the youth sections

ATAQ once again had a strong entry of Junior and Youth riders. The picture shows the action at one of the youth sections.

36 riders attended the event, which was made possible with the help of Paul Thériault and his crew.

Full results can be seen HERE. The results are in PDF format.

The first three places in the Expert class at La Tuque, QC went to Paul-Yvan Bélanger, Daniel Munro and Stephan Fotheringham on May 22. The next day the leaders switched places, with Daniel Munro in first place. The trial was organized by ATAQ (L'Association des trialistes amateurs du Québec), and was sanctioned by the WEC.

Full results from both days can be seen HERE and HERE. The results are in PDF format.

The Alberta Trials Riders Association promoted a Scott-type (time and observation) trial at Sony Plain, Alberta on Sunday, May 16th, sanctioned by the WEC.

The winner was Chris Tronnes, but runner-up Shane Cuthbertson was only four points behind on time, so it must have been an exciting day at Stony Plain.

The full results can be seen by Clicking Here. The results are in PDF format.

Club members pitched in and we were also joined by a surprise visitor and friend from Ontario, Jonathon English! Not only was it a great chance to renew friendships after last season's series, it was a nice gesture by Jonathan to volunteer and come out and pitch-in! Jonathon was fortunate enough to enjoy some lovely weather while here, and take advantage of a scenic tour of our club property, along with some of the sections that will be set for the National.

Jonathan will be back in May to contest our event in the Champ class, and this year will be aboard a 2010 Beta Evo 290 supported by D&J Motorcycles. It was great for us to have Jonathan out west, and we look forward to seeing him again in May.

The WEC-sanctioned Adrian Brown Memorial trial was held at Yankee Flats, near Vernon, BC on April 3rd.

The big winner on the day in the Expert class was Brandon Wince from Westbank, who lost just 15 points to take home the "Wobbly Road Trophy".

Click HERE for the results (in PDF format).

World Enduro Canada would like to congratulate Stephen Foord, the 2009 Wiesner Insurance Canadian Trials Champion. Stephen was recently given recognition for his efforts right from the Sherco Factory, which features Stephen in its publicity. See the Sherco website HERE and HERE

Now that Canada has a true national trials series, the competitors can finally attract the attention they so richly deserve. Way to go Stephen!

Here is an example of the artwork for the national championship plaques. The plates have been completed, and have been mailed out.

They look great...

To see an image of all the number-one plates, please Click Here

Rounds 3 and 4 of the WEC national chamionships will be held at Deschambault, QC on the weekend of July 31st and August 1st.

This is a beautiful and well-maintained site in the middle of the province, 30 min west of Quebec city.

This announcement completes the schedule for the 2010 Canadian National Trials Championships - see the announcement below regarding the western rounds.

The date for the WEC Nationals on Vancouver Island next year are May 22, 23 &24. The event will follow the same format as the 2009 event in Summerland, with the Vintage Outlaw running on the Monday. Steve Fracy will be in charge of the trial. Mark the date, and book your ferries early!

This will also confirm that there will be eastern rounds in 2010, in either Ontario or Quebec. More on this later...

This new website for trials is initiated. Welcome...

Anyone interested in having their name added to the World Enduro Canada email Press Release list please Contact us and we will make sure you get all the latest information regarding the Canadian Off Road scene.

The final rounds of the Championship were held in Mansfield, Ontario on the weekend with a strong turnout of riders. Visit our results page for event photos, event results and Championship standings.

The First ever WEC Canadian Trials Championship, was held in Summerland last weekend, with almost perfect weather conditions, for all three days. Round #1 was held on Saturday, and Round #2 on Sunday.

The event was very well attended with 54 riders on Saturday and 55 on Sunday and everybody seemed to have fun. Unfortunately we only had one rider from Eastern Canada, but Jonathan English showed lots of style, and was very impressive on section #12 on Sunday coming very close to getting a “clean.”

The riders were started at 1 minute intervals by the time keeper Lorraine Fracy, at 10am. The loose uphill in section #1 proved to be a struggle for the Juniors. The other classes had few problems as well. The Champ and Experts found the rocky steps of #3 difficult on lap one and we saw a number of crashes, but none that caused any injury. The double section of #4 & 5 proved to be the big point takers on Saturday. We saw some great rides from Dean Wandler and Chris Tronnes through these sections.

It was then off on a ride across the open flower filled meadow to the huge rock slab at #6. Grouse hill was next and Steve Fracy later said this was his “Bogy” section. The flat in 4th Hill climb at #9 stopped many riders, and although the rock walls at #10 were menacing, Christy Williams escaped with just a dab.