Liberty! Bicycles Off-Road Squeezer 2008

Sunday 28 September, St.Catharines, Ontario.
Success!

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We did it! The 14th Annual Liberty! Bicycles Off-Road Squeezer was a tremendous success! Congratulations to all the winners, and a big Thank You to all those who supported the event. This was a year of changes: We offered self-seeding starting waves, included a late-day Elite-level start, and we added more sweet singletrack into the course. We also increased the size and depth of the cash prizes which helped make the A-wave very exciting by pulling in so many great cyclists. It was also wonderful to see the community come out and support the event: The spectators at this year's Squeezer were unbelievable! Huge crowds! Once again, a big thank you to everyone involved!

Organizing Group:
Kevin Fitzpatrick - Event Engineering
Kurt Gwisdek - Event Management
Manisha Solomon - Registration Co-ordination
Bailey Walters - Volunteer Co-ordination

Key Support Group:
Kelly Artuso - Ground Co-ordination
Bernd Fuchs - Underworld Demon
Simon Holden - Finish-Line Set-up, Event Suppport
Lyndon Madden - Finish-Line Set-up, Event Support
Athena Maden - Event Support
Rick Monette - Judging
Dylan Powell - Finish-Line Music with CFBU
Maud Rostaing - Web Photography, Land-Use PR
Marv Srigley - Course Management/Set-up
Marc, Doug and Martin at Sportstats!
Lyle at www.racekit.ca
Liberty! Bicycles Staff - Stef, Ben, Adam, Michelle, Andrew, Chris and Sheila.

Course Set-Up Group:
Mark Allaart, Andrew DeCal, Al Jeckell, Jeff Lemon, Nick LePalud, Adam Luffman, Derek Macauley, Nathan Smith, Marv Srigley.

Shirt Folding and Bagging Team:
Carol Allan, John Allan, John Branderhorst, Finley Buchanan, Mike Hoggan, Pat Hoggan, Ed Kwarta, Linda Kwarta, Camilla Pettit.

Other Volunteers and Marshals:
There were lots of Volunteers who helped with the Squeezer. They did everything from folding shirts, to setting up the course, to registering riders, marshalling the course, handing out water and bananas, working in the bike corral, sweeping the course, and cleaning the trail and park. We are indebted to all of you. Thanks for making the Squeezer memorable for all those involved: Jarett Abernathy, Kaitlyn Abernathy, Ioanna Al-Kayed, Mark Allaart, Brett Auger, Karen Bailey, Regan Bates, Brennyn Bauer, Victoria Bedesky, William Birdsall, Andre Blais, John Branderhorst, Tricia Brennaman, Terry Carruthers, Randall Chamberlain, Kevin Cornelius, Gaye Cortese, Cindy Cortese, Cody Cortese, Cole Cortese, Valerie Coutu, Heather Decal, Bert Decal, Andrew Decal, Brittney Demetriades, Rachelle Demetriades, Ginette Doak, Samantha Doak, Gabrielle Doak, Joan Dundas, Bill Durksen, Jeff Dyck, Dawn Elliott, Justin Felker, Claire Freel, Jeff Fumio, Claire Gallop, Arnold Goertzen, Justin Graham, Mike Haggar, Kate Hannah, Andrew Harkness, Tyler Harkness, Palen Healey, Ronan Healey, Cory Henderson, Annette Henri, Chantal Henri, Eric Hughes, Brian Hughes, Greg Huizinga, Paula Ianello, Pauline Ianello, Connie Ianello, Liz Isaac, Linda Isaac, Karl Jakob, Al Jeckell, Wendy Jeckell, Mark Jemison, Tonya Kantola, Kai Kantola, Taylor Kantola, Cathy Karkus, Meagan Kit, Peter Kroeker, Ed Kwarta, Lindsay Kyne, Joanne Kyne, Katlyn Kyne, Mark Les, Nikki L'Hirondelle, Adam Luffman, Derek Macauley, Noah MacCallum, Athena Madan, Browyn Marler, Peter Marshall, Dustin Mather, Ron Matsushita, Bianca Mattei, Brad Maybee, Pam McAndrews, Joshua Mclean, Lori MeKeon, Samantha MeKeon, Sandy Middleton, Lexi Muniak, Glenn Northcotte, Michelle Peters, Camilla Pettit, Steve Rivers, Jan Rivers, Pat Robertson, Sylvia Roy-Muniak, Dino Sabic, Lila Sheppard, Nathan Smith, Ben Sparrow, Dennis Theal, Sandra Theal, Bruce Tulloch, Jim Waldeck, John Walsh, Patricia Wilson, John Wilson, Sina Woerthle, Julia Wood, Nathan Woods, Susan Wright, Scott Wright, Ruth Yap, Jewelle.

Public and Private Partners:
Bob Farquhar at Maxx Marketing
Jim Kosmenko at NCC Enterprises
St.John Ambulance
Ostanek's Music - Thanks Rick!
Starbucks - Thanks Brenda and Larry!
Zehrs at Fairview Mall
Des at Peninsula Press
Peter Leyser - The City of St.Catharines
Const. John Vujasic and James Taylor at the Niagara Regional Police Service
Mark Custers - Short Hills Provincial Park
Alison Scarlet - Niagara Wine Festival
Gary Konkle - Friends of Morning Star Mill
Dean Norton - Ontario Power Generation
Rick and Mark Sherk at Verge Insurance
The Yates/Salina Street Community

Sponsors:
Kona Mountain Bikes - Thanks Matt!
Shimano - Thanks Ben, Phil and John
Performance Acura (on Lake) - Thanks Steve
Cannondale - Thanks Khawar!
Light & Motion - Thanks Dan, Forest and the Norco guys!
Tacx/Lezyne - Thanks Martin and Kelly!
Ryders Sunglasses - Thanks, again, Martin!
Specialized - Thanks Andy and Tim!
Starbucks on Geneva
Eureka - Thanks Lyndon!
CFBU 103.7 - Thanks Dylan and Deb!
Outdoor Gear Canada - Thanks Brian!

And to all those we've accidentally missed: Thank you! Liberty! Bicycles is proud to host the Off-Road Squeezer.

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