The Test of Metal 2009 went off on a perfect day in Squamish June 20. Almost 1000 riders finished the race. 
Conditions could not have been better for racing. The last few weeks have been very dry which hardened the course up. Rain the day before the race knocked the dust down and provided a very tacky surface ideal for racing. 
A new course record was set by Max Plaxton who literally blew the field away. By the time he exited the Alice Lake loop he already had a 2 minute lead on the other elite riders and he extended from there to the finish winning by almost 5 minutes in 2:30:15
Steed riders ripped the field. Notable results in the top 100 included Matt Green finishing in 6th, Andy Traslin in 12, Justin Mark in 38th, and Mike Traslin in 71st. The better half of the Steed team was well represented by Melanie Vaughan finishing 4th in Female Elite (116th), Carey Sather 3rd in Womens 40-49 (431st) and Calindy Ramsden 1st in Womens under 20 (476th). Full results at http://testofmetal.com/media/Results/2009TOMResultsOverall.pdf
Conditions could not have been better for racing. The last few weeks have been very dry which hardened the course up. Rain the day before the race knocked the dust down and provided a very tacky surface ideal for racing. A new course record was set by Max Plaxton who literally blew the field away. By the time he exited the Alice Lake loop he already had a 2 minute lead on the other elite riders and he extended from there to the finish winning by almost 5 minutes in 2:30:15Steed riders ripped the field. Notable results in the top 100 included Matt Green finishing in 6th, Andy Traslin in 12, Justin Mark in 38th, and Mike Traslin in 71st. The better half of the Steed team was well represented by Melanie Vaughan finishing 4th in Female Elite (116th), Carey Sather 3rd in Womens 40-49 (431st) and Calindy Ramsden 1st in Womens under 20 (476th). Full results at http://testofmetal.com/media/Results/2009TOMResultsOverall.pdf Spectators were out in force following the action in a multitude of locations.
It is the enthusiasm of these supporters that make this this the classic race that it is. Hats off to all these individuals and the volunteers that make this the amazing event that it is.
I had heard there was a ton of 'Team Green' out there on Sat, congrats on the solid performance!!
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