Symmetrics

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.

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
Jersey

2008 roster

As of June 20, 2008.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Ryan Anderson (CAN) (1987-07-22) July 22, 1987
 Zach Bell (CAN) (1982-11-14) November 14, 1982
 Brandon Crichton (CAN) (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985
 Jacob Erker (CAN) (1975-12-22) December 22, 1975
 Cameron Evans (CAN) (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984
 Geoff Kabush (CAN) (1977-04-14) April 14, 1977
Rider Date of birth
 Christian Meier (CAN) (1985-02-21) February 21, 1985
 Andrew Pinfold (CAN) (1978-08-14) August 14, 1978
 Andrew Randell (CAN) (1974-07-04) July 4, 1974
 Will Routley (CAN) (1983-05-23) May 23, 1983
 Jeff Sherstobitoff (CAN) (1982-06-17) June 17, 1982
 Svein Tuft (CAN) (1977-05-09) May 9, 1977
 Eric Wohlberg (CAN) (1965-01-08) January 8, 1965

Major wins

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
  • 1st, 2007 UCI America Tour, Individual (Svein Tuft)
  • 1st, 2007 UCI America Tour, Team
  • 1st, 2007 US Open, Richmond Virginia (Svein Tuft)[12]
  • 1st, 2007 Vuelta a Cuba (Svein Tuft)
  • 1st, 2007 Canadian Championships, Road Race (Cameron Evans)[13]
  • 1st, 2007 Canadian Championships, Espoir Road Race (Christian Meier)[14]

References
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