Symmetrics

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Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team
Team information
UCI codeSYM
RegisteredCanada
Founded2005 (2005)
Disbanded2008
Discipline(s) Road
StatusUCI Continental
Key personnel
General managerKevin Cunningham
Team manager(s) Kevin Field
Symmetrics jersey Symmetrics-jersey.jpg
Symmetrics jersey
Jersey

Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team ( UCI team code:SYM) was a Canadian UCI Continental cycling team, active until 2008, focusing on road bicycle racing and title sponsored by Symmetrics, a Canadian-based computer software company. The team is owned by brothers Kevin and Mark Cunningham with assistance from directeur sportif Kevin Field. The Cunninghams are entrepreneurs, owners of multiple businesses and lead sponsors of the team with their respective companies Westlam and Symmetrics. The team won the 2007 UCI America Tour teams classification, while team member Svein Tuft won the UCI America Tour Individual Classification.

Contents

2008 roster

As of June 20, 2008. [1]

RiderDate of birth
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Anderson (CAN) (1987-07-22) July 22, 1987 (age 34)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Zach Bell  (CAN) (1982-11-14) November 14, 1982 (age 39)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brandon Crichton (CAN) (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985 (age 36)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacob Erker (CAN) (1975-12-22) December 22, 1975 (age 46)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Evans (CAN) (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 38)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Geoff Kabush  (CAN) (1977-04-14) April 14, 1977 (age 44)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Christian Meier  (CAN) (1985-02-21) February 21, 1985 (age 36)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Pinfold (CAN) (1978-08-14) August 14, 1978 (age 43)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Randell (CAN) (1974-07-04) July 4, 1974 (age 47)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Will Routley  (CAN) (1983-05-23) May 23, 1983 (age 38)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Sherstobitoff (CAN) (1982-06-17) June 17, 1982 (age 39)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) (1977-05-09) May 9, 1977 (age 44)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Eric Wohlberg  (CAN) (1965-01-08) January 8, 1965 (age 57)

Major wins

2008

Pan American Road and Track Championships (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Canadian national championships

  • 1st, Canadian Championships - Elite Road Race (Christian Meier)
  • 1st, Canadian Championships - Time Trial (Svein Tuft)
  • 1st, Individual Pursuit - Track Championships (Svein Tuft)
  • 1st, Points Race - Track Championships (Zach Bell)

Other Major 2008 Results

  • 1st, Prologue Mad River Glen Green Mountain Stage Race (Andrew Randell) [2]
  • 1st, Stage 4 Tour de la Guadeloupe (Cameron Evans) [3]
  • 1st, in Stages 1 and 2 Tour de White Rock (Andrew Pinfold)
  • 1st, Giro di Burnaby (Andrew Pinfold)
  • 1st, Tour of Gastown (Andrew Pinfold) [4]
  • 1st, Overall GC Tour de Delta (Zach Bell) [5]
  • 1st, in stages 1,2 and 3 Tour de Delta (Svein Tuft, [6] Cameron Evans, [7] Andrew Pinfold [5] )
  • 1st, Elkhorn Stage Race (Will Routley)
  • 1st, Stage 4 Tour de Nez (Eric Wohlberg) [8]
  • 1st, Premier etape Mardis Cycliste de Lachine, Montreal Canada (Zach Bell) [9]
  • 1st, 2008 Tour de Beauce Overall, Canada (Svein Tuft) [10]
  • 1st, stage 4A Tour de Beauce, St. Georges Canada (Svein Tuft) [11]
  • 1st, 2008 Westside Classic Road Race, Vancouver Canada (Cameron Evans)
  • 1st, St. Lawrence Market Criterium, Toronto Canada (Andrew Pinfold)
  • 1st, 2008 MERCO Classic Road Race, California (Eric Wohlberg)
  • 1st, 2008 San Dimas Stage Race, California (Cameron Evans)
  • 1st, stage 5 2008 Mount Hood Classic Stage Race (Andrew Pinfold)

2007

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