THE RIDE - THE RACE - THE CAUSE
2008 WESTSIDE CYCLING CLASSIC RACE RESULTS
Celebrity cyclists kick BC Cancer Foundation’s Westside Cycling Classic into high gear - $131,000 raised
Axel Merckx, Trevor Linden, Ross Rebagliati, Alex Stieda and friends led fans and fundraisers in community event to support research at BC Cancer Agency
June 2, 2008, Vancouver – The BC Cancer Foundation’s Westside Cycling Classic, presented by the Airey Group, started with an audible “bang” Sunday afternoon, when honorary event chair Premier Gordon Campbell provided the sound effects of a missing-in-action starting gun.
Vancouver Canucks’ hero Trevor Linden, cycling great Axel Merckx,, Tour de France veteran Alex Stieda, and Olympians Ross Rebagliati and Derek Porter led more than a hundred cyclists in a 36km-community ride through Vancouver’s scenic Westside, and collectively raised $131,000 for research at the BC Cancer Agency. Read More
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