Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team

Infobox Cycling team
teamname = Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team


code = SYM
base = CAN
founded = 2005
disbanded =
manager = Kevin Cunningham
teammanager = Kevin Field
discipline = Road
status = UCI Continental
season =
oldname =
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Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team ("UCI Team Code:" SYM) is an Canadian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing and title sponsored by Symmetrics, a Canadian-based computer software company. The team is owned by brothers Kevin Cunningham and Mark Cunningham with assistance from directeur sportif Kevin Field. The Cunninghams are entrepeneurs, 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.

2008 Team Roster

As of June 20, 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.uci.ch/ucisite/uciiframe%5Cteams%5Chtml%5CUciIFrameTeamDetail_ROA_2008_CTM_AME_1021_2011_eng.htm |title=SYMMETRICS CYCLING TEAM (SYM) - Canadian Riders |work=uciamericatour.com |publisher=UCI |accessdate=2008-05-21]

Major Results

2008

2008 UCI Road World Championships (Varese, Italy)

* 2nd, Time Trial (Svein Tuft [http://www.velonews.com/article/83644] )

Olympic Games (Beijing, China)

* 7th, Time Trial (Svein Tuft) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_-_Men%27s_road_time_trial]
* 7th, Points Race (Zach Bell)

Pan American Road and Track Championships (Montevideo, Uruguay)

* 1st, 2008 Pan American Road and Track Championships, Individual Time Trial (Svein Tuft)
* 1st, 2008 Pan American Road and Track Championships, Madison (Zach Bell, Svein Tuftt)
* 1st, 2008 Pan American Road and Track Championships, Points Race (Svein Tuft)
* 1st, 2008 Pan American Road and Track Championships, Individual Pursuit (Svein Tuft)

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, Prolouge Mad River Glen Green Mountain Stage Race (Andrew Randell) [http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews/August/8.29.088.08PM27.shtml]
* 1st, Stage 4 Tour de la Guadeloupe (Cameron Evans) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/aug08/guadeloupe08/guadeloupe083 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ]
* 1st, in Stages 1 and 2 Tour de White Rock (Andrew Pinfold)
* 1st, Giro di Burnaby (Andrew Pinfold)
* 1st, Tour of Gastown (Andrew Pinfold) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/usacrits08/?id=results/usacrits086 www.cyclingnews.com presents the USA Crits Series ] ]
* 1st, Overall GC Tour de Delta (Zach Bell) [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/jul08/delta08/delta083 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ]
* 1st, in stages 1,2 and 3 Tour de Delta (Svein Tuft [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/jul08/delta08/delta081 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ] , Cameron Evans [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/jul08/delta08/delta082 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ] , Andrew Pinfold)
* 1st, Elkhorn Stage Race (Will Routley)
* 1st, Stage 4 Tour de Nez (Eric Wohlberg) [ [http://velonews.com/article/78674 VeloNews | Bajadali leads at Tour de Nez, as Wohlberg wins a tough stage | The Journal of Competitive Cycling ] ]
* 1st, Premier etape Mardis Cycliste de Lachine, Montreal Canada (Zach Bell) [ [http://veloptimum.net/courses/epreuves/Mardis/8/1_17juin.html Les Mardis cyclistes de Lachine - 17 juin 2008 ] ]
* 1st, 2008 Tour de Beauce Overall, Canada (Svein Tuft) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/jun08/beauce08/?id=results/beauce086 www.cyclingnews.com presents the 23rd Tour de Beauce ] ]
* 1st, stage 4A Tour de Beauce, St. Georges Canada (Svein Tuft) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/jun08/beauce08/?id=results/beauce084a www.cyclingnews.com presents the 23rd Tour de Beauce ] ]
* 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)
* 2nd, Overall General Classification Tour de la Guadeloupe (Cameron Evans)
* 2nd, 2008 Tour de Georgia Young Rider Classification (Christian Meier)
* 3rd, 2008 Tour de Georgia Young Rider Classification (Cameron Evans)
* 3rd, 2008 Tour de Georgia Mountains Classification (Svein Tuft)
* 3rd, 2008 Tour de Georgia Points Classification (Andrew Pinfold)
* 3rd, Tour of Missouri Overall Classification (Svein Tuft)
* 3rd, stage 3, Tour of Missouri (Svein Tuft)

2007

* 1st, 2007 UCI America Tour, Individual (Svein Tuft)
* 1st, 2007 UCI America Tour, Team
* 1st, 2007 US Open, Richmond Virginia (Svein Tuft) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/apr07/usopen07 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ]
* 1st, 2007 Vuelta a Cuba (Svein Tuft)
* 1st, 2007 Canadian Championships, Road Race (Cameron Evans) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jul07/canada07/canada077 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ]
* 1st, 2007 Canadian Championships, Espoir Road Race (Christian Meier) [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jul07/canada07/canada076 www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling ] ]

References

External links

*Official|http://www.symmetricscycling.com/