Symmetrics (cycling team)

Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team

Team information
UCI code	SYM
Registered	Canada
Founded	2005
Disbanded	2008
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Continental
Key personnel
General manager	Kevin Cunningham
Team manager(s)	Kevin Field
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.

2008 Team Roster

As of June 20, 2008.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Ryan Anderson (CAN) July 22, 1987  Zach Bell (CAN) November 14, 1982  Brandon Crichton (CAN) February 22, 1985  Jacob Erker (CAN) December 22, 1975  Cameron Evans (CAN) January 10, 1984  Geoff Kabush (CAN) April 14, 1977

Rider Date of birth  Christian Meier (CAN) February 21, 1985  Andrew Pinfold (CAN) August 14, 1978  Andrew Randell (CAN) July 4, 1974  Will Routley (CAN) May 23, 1983  Jeff Sherstobitoff (CAN) June 17, 1982  Svein Tuft (CAN) May 9, 1977  Eric Wohlberg (CAN) January 8, 1965

Major results

2008

2008 UCI Road World Championships (Varese, Italy)

• 2nd, Time Trial (Svein Tuft^[2])

Olympic Games (Beijing, China)

• 7th, Time Trial (Svein Tuft)
• 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, Prologue Mad River Glen Green Mountain Stage Race (Andrew Randell)^[3]
• 1st, Stage 4 Tour de la Guadeloupe (Cameron Evans)^[4]
• 1st, in Stages 1 and 2 Tour de White Rock (Andrew Pinfold)
• 1st, Giro di Burnaby (Andrew Pinfold)
• 1st, Tour of Gastown (Andrew Pinfold)^[5]
• 1st, Overall GC Tour de Delta (Zach Bell)^[6]
• 1st, in stages 1,2 and 3 Tour de Delta (Svein Tuft,^[7] Cameron Evans,^[8] Andrew Pinfold^[6])
• 1st, Elkhorn Stage Race (Will Routley)
• 1st, Stage 4 Tour de Nez (Eric Wohlberg)^[9]
• 1st, Premier etape Mardis Cycliste de Lachine, Montreal Canada (Zach Bell)^[10]
• 1st, 2008 Tour de Beauce Overall, Canada (Svein Tuft)^[11]
• 1st, stage 4A Tour de Beauce, St. Georges Canada (Svein Tuft)^[12]
• 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)^[13]
• 1st, 2007 Vuelta a Cuba (Svein Tuft)
• 1st, 2007 Canadian Championships, Road Race (Cameron Evans)^[14]
• 1st, 2007 Canadian Championships, Espoir Road Race (Christian Meier)^[15]

References

2. https://web.archive.org/20080929022233/http://www.velonews.com:80/article/83644. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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9. https://web.archive.org/20080626220945/http://www.velonews.com:80/article/78674. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. "Les Mardis cyclistes de Lachine - 17 juin 2008". Veloptimum.net. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
11. "Cyclingnews presents the 23rd Tour de Beauce". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
12. "Cyclingnews presents the 23rd Tour de Beauce". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
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External links

• Official website