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• Local rider wins juniors at provincial downhill race

  A local 18-year-old mountain biker topped the juniors at this year's Provincial Downhill Mountain Bike Championships, held at Mount Washington at the end of August. Simon Garstin completed the two-kilometre course, which over its length drops about 1,400 vertical feet, in three minutes and 43 seconds. That fastest time of the day, by a senior elite rider, was just one second ahead of Garstin's time. "They're the fastest in B.C.," said Garstin. "I was a second off from the first place in pro. I wanted to get the fastest -- I knew I could, but I made a few mistakes. ... Posted Sep 09 2008, 08:47 PM by Skifreak with | with no comments Filed under: BC Cup Races, Cycling Events, Simon Garstin