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Love for Sport - a Family Cycle

By Todd Anderson hockey, with the Bantam B NGS
Braves this season, Kyle relies on
ormer professional road his relaxed demeanour to excel.
Fracing cyclist Greg Lemond His attitude is rubbing off on
said, “It never gets easier, you just Jamie.
go faster” in reference to his sport.
The American who won three “Kyle likes the individual “dad
Tour de France competitions was time” that race day brings,” says
an inspiration to many. Locally, Jamie. “I’m always giving a little
a young Monkland athlete has bit of advice to help him improve
drawn inspiration from his father both physically and mentally. I
and is feeding off his experience love watching Kyle race and
to enjoy his time on the bike. really proud to see him push
himself for the entire duration
Jamie McManus introduced of the race. If I had a bad race, I
his son, 12-year-old Kyle, to the used to get upset with my results
sport of cyclocross two seasons but now watching and helping
ago. Since then, the father-and-
him brings a smile to my face and
son duo has embraced their time
I forget any problems I just had.”
together in competition.
Cyclocross is a form of bicycle
“Kyle has watched me compete
racing. Races typically take
over the years and wanted to try
place in the autumn and winter
it,” says Jamie. “He likes the (the international or “World
individual part of the sport and Cup” season is from October to
riding at the different courses February). The race consists of
throughout the season. They are many laps of a short 2.5 kilometre
always different and challenging. to 3.5 kilometre course featuring
I have always had a competitive pavement, wooded trails, grass, Monkland’s Jamie and Kyle McManus are a father-son duo competing
in the sport of cyclocross. They compete in a local off-road cycling
streak and once I quit racing steep hills, and obstacles. Part tour. Photo Submitted
motorcycles, I picked up road of the appeal requires riders to
cycling and then cyclocross. quickly dismount, carry the bike enjoying its 28th season this include an average of about 300
Coming from a motocross while navigating the obstruction year, from September to competitors in categories for
background, cyclocross has the and remount. Races tend to be 45 the end of November, every women, men, and kids as young
bike handling requirements that I minutes to 1 hour in duration for Sunday. Cornwall is the closest as five, competing on a modified
like…trying to go fast on a variety adults. race location with other stops course. Some competitors in the
of terrain and weather.” including Kingston, Cobden, loop are sponsored professionals
The duo races the 10-race Perth, and Renfrew. There are that compete at the North
As a goaltender in minor
OBC/Eastern Ontario Series, four races during the day that Continued on page 11

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