Photo from Team Raleigh

Results (brief)

Junior Expert Men
1. McKay Vezina (USA) Cycles Devinci/newbury Park Bike Shop    3:56.0
2. Lee Jackson (Can) Norco Factory Team    4:04.6
3. Matt Hardwick (Can) Devinci    4:07.8
4. Jayson Giorio (Can) Performx/ Commencal    4:13.1
5. Benjamin Després-Morin (Can) Indépendant    4:13.7

Senior Women

1. Miranda Miller (Can) Santa Cruz/SRAM    4:24.7
2. Vaea Verbeeck (Can) Indépendant    4:46.7
3. Kristen Courtney (Can) Adrenalineracer/towheels    4:49.3
4. Anne Laplante (Can) Xprezo – Borsao    4:55.5
5. Kim Huard (USA) Indépendant    5:01.0
6. Jaime Hill (Can) Santacruz Bicycles/troy Lee Designs/marz 5:03.4
7. Lindsay Trimble (Can) Rocky Mountain Bikes/bryson Racing Clan 5:09
8. Audree Vaillancourt (Can) Indépendant  5:42.7

Senior Men
1. Remi Gauvin (Can) Performx/ Commencal    3:47.4
2. Kyle Sangers (Can) Performx/ Commencal    3:50.4
3. Matthew Beer (Can) Intense Cycles/ Fox Shox/ Troy Lee Designs    3:50.8
4. Forrest Riesco (Can) Indépendant    3:55.7
5. Philippe Cyrenne Blanchard (Can) Sports Aux Puces / Norco    3:56.7

Results

Sportif Men – 25.4 km – Average Speed 31.9 km/h
1. Martin Stickland (Independent – PMMB.3) 0:47:46
2. Kevin Wattier (Forest City Velodrome – RMU17) 00:02
3. Aidan Webster (Waterloo Cycling Club – RMU17) 00:02
4. David Sypher (Independent – PMMC.3) 00:09
5. Peter Lowry (Team Chch – National Cycling C – PMMB.3) 00:16
6. Joe Tran (Midweek Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 00:38
DNF Jesse Rowley (Coachchris.Ca/Ted Velikonja – RMU17)
DNF Anthony Murphy (Oakville Cycling Club – PMMB.3)

Elite 4 Men – 62.5 km – Average Speed 35.2 km/h
1. Cameron Hildebrandt (Bikes On Wheels – RME.4) 1:46:26
2. Samuel O’Donnell (Nine2Fivepro.Com Cycling Team – RME.4)
3. James Keezer (Midweek Cycling Club – RME.4)
4. Mark Van Doormaal (Lapdogs Cycling Club – RME.4)
5. Andrew Mouck (Beaches Cycling Club – RME.4)
6. Christopher Bozek (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.4)
7. Adam Lentini (Team Race – RME.4)
8. Nathan Poulton (Independent – RME.4)
9. Ilya Bakoulin (Independent – RMU23.4)
10. Brandon Burton (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMU23.4)
11. Kabir Toor (Independent – RME.4)
12. Paul Mckeever (Beaches Cycling Club – RME.4)
13. Tyler Boucher (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.4)
14. Francesco D’Elia (Bikes On Wheels – RME.4) 00:16
15. Matthew Krivosudsky (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.4) 00:33
16. Anthony Scavone (Esteemtraining.Com – RME.4) 00:38
17. Travis Marshall (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RME.4) 00:44
18. James Sully (Independent – RME.4) 00:48
19. Warren Shiau (Independent – RME.4) 01:39
20. James Sreblowski (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMU23.4) 02:57
21. Pete Gemakas (Novofit-C360R – RME.4) 03:37
22. Brandon Livingston (Independent – RMU23.4) 03:42
23. Chris Giambattista (Evolution Cycling Club – RME.4) 04:56
24. Dan Thompson (Midweek Cycling Club – RME.4) 07:24
25. Matthew Dempster (Independent – RME.4) 09:29
26. Simon Mcivor (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.4) 09:48
27. Mike Naccarato (Peterborough Cycling Club – RME.4) 13:59
28. Luke Maricic (Independent – RME.4) 16:01
29. Adam Barton (Independent – RME.4) 17:16
DNF Nick Chiappetta (Mbrc.Org-Gears – RME.4)
DNF Corey Wood (Independent – RME.4)
DNF Mark Ganhao (Independent – RME.4)
DNF Liam Parker (Bikes On Wheels – RME.4)
DNS James Draper (Beaches Cycling Club – RME.4)

Master 3 Men – 62.5 km – Average Speed 35.8 km/h
1. Chris Monette (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 1:44:53
2. Alan Kriss (Tower/Cipollini Racing – RMMB.3)
3. Mick Caturay (Independent – RMMB.3)
4. Trevor Rands (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3)
5. Emanuel Martins (London Centennial Wheelers Inc – RMMC.3)
6. Andy Mill (Speed River Cycling Club – RMMB.3)
7. Josh Spicer (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMA.3)
8. Ed Witvoet (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMC.3)
9. Rick Bulmann (Forest City Velodrome – RMMB.3)
10. Jacques Rusinek (D’Ornellas Cycling Club – RMMB.3)
11. Arthur Parsons (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 00:13
12. Colin Mcdarmont (Lapdogs Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 00:21
13. Louis Belanger (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMA.3) 00:21
14. Marc Joanisse (London Centennial Wheelers Inc – RMMB.3) 00:21
15. Steve Grundy (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMB.3) 00:26
16. Michael Taniguchi (Silent Sports – RMMA.3) 00:37
17. Tim Griffin (Lapdogs Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 00:44
18. Darren Johnston (Speed River Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 02:30
19. Nick Schwertfeger (Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club – RMMC.3) 02:33
20. Vadim Kats (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 03:13
21. Raffaele Curitti (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMB.3) 03:19
22. Tom Cichon (Mbrc.Org-Gears – RMMB.3) 03:19
23. Larsen Fernandes (D’Ornellas Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 03:19
24. Patrick Gostovic (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 03:19
25. Mitchell Kamiel (D’Ornellas Cycling Club – RMMD.3) 05:02
26. Frank Vassallo (St. Catharines Cycling Club – RMMC.3) 05:16
27. Derek Hsiung (Midweek Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 05:43
28. Richard Ugalde (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMC.3) 06:05
29. Ryan Clendening (Coachchris.Ca/Ted Velikonja – RMMA.3) 06:05
30. David Chong (Lapdogs Cycling Club – RMMC.3) 06:05
31. Jim Neal (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMC.3) 06:05
32. Alex Simonovic (Velocity Cycling Club – RMMC.3) 06:05
33. Rodrigo Arenas (Independent – RMMB.3) 06:05
34. Armando Mastracci (Esteemtraining.Com – RMMB.3) 06:05
35. Philip Gil (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.3) 06:12
36. Jason Shuker (Beaches Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 06:17
37. Greg Elmhirst (Peterborough Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 06:17
38. Richard Bartolo (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.3) 06:38
39. Dan Horchik (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMC.3) 07:29
40. Michael Longfield (Midweek Cycling Club – RMMA.3) 09:40
41. Aron Cleugh (Independent – RMMA.3) 09:45
42. Enoch Tse (Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club – RMMA.3) 11:05
43. Rob Emery (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 12:44
44. John Chisholm (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMC.3) 13:17
45. Mackenzie Ogilvie (Dark Horse Flyers – RMMA.3) 13:17
46. Jorge Cabezas (Dark Horse Flyers – RMMB.3) 16:28
47. Gerry Vienneau (The Hamilton Cycling Club – RMMB.3) 24:04
48. Wallace Pei (Lapdogs Cycling Club – RMMA.3) 25:09
DNF Campbell Macmillan (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMMA.3)
DNF Joseph Carriero (St. Catharines Cycling Club – RMMB.3)
DNF Kris Deyarmond (Waterloo Cycling Club – RMMA.3)
DNF Christopher Lamont (Hummingbirds International Cyc – RMMA.3)
DNF Colin Ruskin (Independent – RMMB.3)
DNS Rob Stockl (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMB.3)
DNS Daniel Diotte (Dmd Velocity – RMMB.3)
DNS Jeffrey Shore (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.3)

Junior Women – 50 km – Average Speed 31.5 km/h
1. Mary Clare Holton (Invita-Fcv – RWJ) 1:35:08
2. Claudia Newdick (Invita-Fcv – RWJ)
3. Mackenzie Lemieux (Chain Reaction Cycling Club – RWJ)
4. Rachel Blair (Chain Reaction Cycling Club – RWJ) 00:11
DNF Kristen Sears (Invita-Fcv – RWJ)
DNF Hillary Lowry (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RWJ)

Elite 3 Women – 50 km – Average Speed 33.3 km/h
1. Suzanne Zelazo (Independent – RWE.3) 1:30:10
2. Karen Duquette (Euro-Sports – RWE.3) 04:58
3. Kari Hueber (Waterloo Cycling Club – RWE.3) 07:45
4. Emily Mckenzie-Picot (Cycles London Racing Team – RWE.3) 10:49
5. Kaitlyn Steeves (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RWE.3) 12:50
6. Kristina Skovbjerg (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RWE.3) 13:56
7. Lindsay Wilson (Independent – RWE.3) 14:14

Master A Women – 50 km – Average Speed 31.5 km/h
1. Sharolyn Higgs (Cyclefit Chicks – RWMA) 1:35:08
2. Shelly Mckee (Novofit-C360R – RWMA)
3. Leslie Horn (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RWMA) 03:51
4. Caitlin Crooks (Cyclefit Chicks – RWMA) 07:50
5. Chris Scully (Novofit-C360R – RWMA) 22:42

Master B Women – 50 km – Average Speed 31.5 km/h
1. Sandra Deegan (Novofit-C360R – RWMB) 1:35:08
2. Jany Mitges (Erace Cancer Cycling Team – RWMB)

Junior Men – 75 km – Average Speed 38.0 km/h
1. Adam Jamieson (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ) 1:58:27
2. Simon Fothergill (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ) 00:13
3. Christian Ricci (Invita-Fcv – RMJ) 00:13
4. Biran Falk-Dotan (Invita-Fcv – RMJ) 00:13
5. Miles Eastwood (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ) 00:13
6. Jesse Schultz (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ) 00:13
7. Nathan Jeffs (Centurion Development Canada – RMJ) 00:13
8. Brady Lee (Invita-Fcv – RMJ) 00:13
9. Tyler Lee (Invita-Fcv – RMJ) 00:13
10. Martin Rupes (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ) 06:55
11. Logan Strasser (Barrie/Simcoe Cycling Club – RMJ) 07:07
12. Jack Burke (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ) 08:40
13. Cameron Mason (Invita-Fcv – RMJ) 13:22
14. Bayley Simpson (Invita-Fcv – RMJ) 18:12
DNF Stefen Stangherlin (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ)
DNF Jaxon Brennan (Team Spoke O’Motion – RMJ)
DNF Daniel Nesbitt (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMJ)
DNS Adam Pugsley (Centurion Development Canada – RMJ)

Elite 3 Men – 75 km – Average Speed 38.0 km/h
1. Anthony Sreblowski (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RME.3) 1:58:30
2. Alex Gibson (Esteemtraining.Com – RMU23.3) 00:10
3. Christopher Rowley (Coachchris.Ca/Ted Velikonja – RMU23.3) 00:10
4. Andrew Merrick (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.3) 00:10
5. Stephen Welsh (La Bicicletta Cycling Club – RMU23.3) 00:10
6. Ben Mcnabb (Collingwood Cycling Club – RME.3) 00:10
7. Nigel Roedde (Independent – RME.3) 00:10
8. Kyle Smith (Independent – RME.3) 00:10
9. Scott Weldon (Soigneur Race Services (Srs) – RME.3) 00:10
10. Ian Gartley (Aquila/Racer Sportif/Mattamy H – RME.3) 00:10
11. David Grose (Evolution Cycling Club – RME.3) 00:10
12. Ben Reid (Waterloo Cycling Club – RME.3) 00:10
13. Mark Gilligan (Silent Sports – RME.3) 00:10
14. Grahame Rivers (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.3) 00:25
15. Rod Smit (Silent Sports – RME.3) 00:27
16. Philip Sheffield (Waterloo Cycling Club – RME.3) 01:11
17. Niles Vaivars (Independent – RME.3) 04:04
18. Brian Lee (Invita-Fcv – RME.3) 04:53
19. Brendan Cubello (Esteemtraining.Com – RMU23.3) 05:31
20. Ted Clark (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.3) 07:31
21. Jordan Broad (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RME.3) 13:07
22. Elliot Galbraith (Centurion Development Canada – RMU23.2) 13:07
23. Adam Poll (Waterloo Cycling Club – RME.3) 13:07
24. Kevin Intini (Mbrc.Org-Gears – RME.3) 13:07
25. Markus Schroeter (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.3) 13:19
26. Giordano Piccolotto (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.3) 13:19
DNF David Jack (Invita-Fcv – RME.3)
DNF Andrew Macphail (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RME.3)
DNF Mark Cascella (Dark Horse Flyers – RME.3)
NP Walid El-Sayed (Team Tdi Zuck Bikes – RME.3)
NP Max Gabaldo (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMU23.3)
NP Ian Frith (Todds Racing – RME.3)

Master 2 Men – 75 km – Average Speed 36.9 km/h
1. Bryan Tyers (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMA.2) 2:02:06
2. Charlie Squires (Team London Cycling – RMMD.2)
3. Peter Turk (Silent Sports – RMMB.2)
4. Steve Deboer (Team 905 P/B Steelmark Busines – RMMB.2)
5. Greg Connor (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
6. Richard Westwood (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMMC.2)
7. Kim Connelly (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
8. Jeff Sharp (Barrie/Simcoe Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
9. Jim Weir (Beaches Cycling Club – RMMC.2)
10. Patryk Biegalski (Beaches Cycling Club – RMMA.2)
11. Hank Verhoeven (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMB.2)
12. Richard Poulin (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMA.2)
13. David Enns (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMB.2)
14. Paul Beit (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMB.2)
15. Robert Meeder (Velocity Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
16. Greg Bishop (Peterborough Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
17. Michael Zikovitz (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMA.2)
18. Phill Hodgkinson (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMMB.2)
19. Tony Di Silvestro (P-K Express/Hnzstrategic.Com – RMMB.2)
20. Doug Richards (Elite Health – RMMB.2)
21. Marco Salvati (Tower/Cipollini Racing – RMMB.2)
22. Massimo Pascazi (Team Tdi Zuck Bikes – RMMB.2)
23. Peter Chae (Tower/Cipollini Racing – RMMB.2)
24. Jeff Ker (Independent – RMMB.2)
25. David Moore (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
26. Ryan Trant (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMA.2)
27. Dennis James (Esteemtraining.Com – RMMC.2) 00:08
28. Carlos Goncalves (Team London Cycling – RMMC.2) 00:14
29. Kees Louws (Team London Cycling – RMMB.2) 00:14
30. Kieran Andrews (Peterborough Cycling Club, Pet – RMMB.2) 00:31
31. David Blondel (Peterborough Cycling Club, Pet – RMMA.2) 00:31
32. Peter Skalenda (Beaches Cycling Club – RMMB.2) 03:04
33. Rã©Mi Laroche (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMA.2) 03:16
34. Andrew Auld (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMA.2) 03:32
35. Rolie Springall (The Hub Race Team – RMMC.2) 03:50
36. John Bietola (Independent – RMMC.2) 04:17
37. Joe Narciso (Team London Cycling – RMMC.2) 05:02
38. Camilo Mondaca (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMMB.2) 07:28
39. Carl Clarke (Brant Cycle – RMMC.2) 09:32
40. Fulvio Cubello (Esteemtraining.Com – RMMC.2) 09:32
41. Martin Ray (Team Ifg By Cyclelogik/Enduros – RMMB.2) 09:54
42. Jan Pearson (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMB.2) 16:23
43. Jason Mottaz (Silent Sports – RMMB.2) 18:46
DNF Peter Sutton (Beaches Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
DNF Anthony Simpson (Mbrc.Org-Gears – RMMB.2)
DNF Joe Accardi (Tower/Cipollini Racing – RMMB.2)
DNF Bryan Tencic (Independent – RMMA.2)
DNF Dave Rigby (Evolution Cycling Club – RMMB.2)
DNF Travis Joyce (Cyclepath Oakville Race Team – RMMB.2)
DNF Jeff Meade (Chain Reaction Cycling Club – RMMC.2)
DNS Eric Petersen (Team T1C London Honda-Village – RMMB.2)
DNS Scott Edgington (Silent Sports – RMMC.2)
NP John Kwarta (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RMMA.2)
NP Don Macphail (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.2)
NP Elgar Vaivars (Independent – RMMC.2)

Elite 1&2 Women – 62.5 km – Average Speed 33.8 km/h
1. Candice Vermeulen (Invita-Fcv – RWE.1) 1:51:03
2. Sarah Anne Rasmussen (Infinit Canada/Cyclepower – RWE.1)
3. Rhonda Stickle (P-K Express/Hnzstrategic.Com – RWE.2)
4. Stephanie Bester (Coachchris.Ca/Ted Velikonja – RWE.2)
5. Antje Thamm (Invita-Fcv – RWE.2)
6. Lori Kofman (Erace Cancer Cycling Team – RWE.2)
7. Tatjana Zaharova (Aquila/Racer Sportif/Mattamy H – RWE.2)
8. Jennifer Fawcette (P-K Express/Hnzstrategic.Com – RWE.2)
9. Sara Byers (Invita-Fcv – RWE.1) 04:05
10. Saskia Kowalchuk (Team Chch – National Cycling C – RWE.2) 09:08
DNF Suzie Brown (P-K Express/Hnzstrategic.Com – RWE.1)
DNF Chantal Thompson (Madonna Wheelers Cycling Club – RWE.2)
DNF Morgane Echardour (Aquila/Racer Sportif/Mattamy H – RWE.2)

Master 1 Men – 99.84 km – Average Speed 37.3 km/h
1. Patrick Kings (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1) 2:40:44
2. Shannon Hunt (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMA.1)
3. Matthew Di Silvestro (Blacksmith Cycle – RMMA.1)
4. Mark Rasile (Blacksmith Cycle – RMMB.1)
5. Jamie List (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.1) 00:09
6. Cary Moretti (Team Ifg By Cyclelogik/Enduros – RMMB.1) 00:24
7. Ian Scott (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1) 01:50
8. Chris Firek (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1) 01:50
9. Wieslaw Matuszczak (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1) 01:50
10. Bryan King (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.1) 01:50
11. Rolston Miller (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.1) 01:50
12. Scott Fitzgerald (Blacksmith Cycle – RMMA.1) 01:50
13. David Thompson (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1) 01:50
14. Tim Marshall (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMA.1) 01:50
15. Steve Smith (Erace Cancer Cycling Team – RMMB.1) 01:54
16. Peter Mogg (Team T1C London Honda-Village – RMMA.1) 01:54
17. Mike Mckee (Blacksmith Cycle – RMMB.1) 01:54
18. Matthias Schmidt (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1) 02:05
19. Robert Mann (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1) 02:05
20. John Provart (Midweek Cycling Club – RMMA.1) 02:05
21. Chris Kirk (Independent – RMMB.1) 02:12
22. Jason Vincze (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1) 02:12
23. Andy D’Angelo (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMMB.1) 02:15
24. Andrew Stewart (Team Ifg By Cyclelogik/Enduros – RMMB.1) 02:15
25. Carmine Caravaggio (Team Tdi Zuck Bikes – RMMC.1) 02:19
26. Tom Nesbitt (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.1) 02:23
27. Blair Purvis (Neworld Cycle – RMMA.1) 02:54
28. Jeff Weber (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1) 03:43
29. Jason Maclaren (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1) 03:43
30. Tony Abramavicius (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMC.1) 04:34
31. Jeff Sykes (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMA.1) 06:29
32. Miguel Novo (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.1) 06:58
33. Mike Peshko (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.1) 11:53
34. Bobby Mrvelj (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1) 12:05
35. Doug Blades (Team Ifg By Cyclelogik/Enduros – RMMB.1) 15:39
36. Edmond Mellina (Morning Glory Cycling Club – RMMB.1) 18:17
37. Peter Kofman (Erace Cancer Cycling Team – RMMC.1) 21:19
38. Duncan Jackson (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.1) 46:01
DNF Ed Makarchuk (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1)
DNF Marc Booth (Vinylbilt/Six S Partners – RMMB.1)
DNF Derek De Gannes (Nacsworld.Com Norco – RMMC.1)
DNF Lawrence Akot (Nacsworld.Com Norco – RMMB.1)
DNF Scott Gilligan (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1)
DNF Victor Pwu (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMB.1)
DNF Robert Chiocca (Blacksmith Cycle – RMMB.1)
DNF Marc Mazer (Midweek Cycling Club – RMMB.1)
DNF Leo St. Germain (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RMMC.1)
DNF Stanislav Blazek (Kurzawinski Coach/Pbnj.Ca – RMMC.1)
DNF Gary Weinstein (Team Tdi Zuck Bikes – RMMB.1)
DNF Marc Polsinelli (Team Tdi Zuck Bikes – RMMC.1)
DNF Fred Perez (Novofit-C360R – RMMB.1)
DNF Chris Wood (Sound Solutions – RMMB.1)
DNF Ray Lee (Novofit-C360R – RMMA.1)
DNF Scott Coulas (Team Ifg By Cyclelogik/Enduros – RMMB.1)
DNF Bob Tomsic (Nacsworld.Com Norco – RMMA.1)
DNF Tom Fernandez (Team T1C London Honda-Village – RMMB.1)
DNF Michael Steed (Nacsworld.Com Norco – RMMA.1)
DNF Joe Torchia (Team T1C London Honda-Village – RMMC.1)
DNF Claudio Buffone (Team Tdi Zuck Bikes – RMMB.1)
DNF Justin Rogers (Nacsworld.Com Norco – RMMA.1)
DNF Bryan Rusche (Blacksmith Cycle – RMMA.1)
DNS Steve Mckee (Nacsworld.Com Norco – RMMB.1)

Elite 1&2 Men – 124.5 km – Average Speed 37.9 km/h
1. Anton Varabei (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RME.1) 3:17:09
2. Chris Gruber (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RME.1) 00:35
3. Yuri Hrycaj (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RME.1) 00:35
4. Brandon Spencer (Mt. Borah/Minerva Design P/B B – RMU23.1) 00:35
5. Ed Veal (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RME.1) 05:20
6. Etienne Moreau (Xprezo- Borsao – RMU23.2) 05:20
7. Peter Morse (Octto-Cervelo – RME.1) 05:20
8. Gaelen Merritt (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Devel – RME.2) 05:20
9. Sean Boileau (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RME.2) 05:20
10. Kevin Massicotte (Ride With Rendall – RMU23.1) 05:20
11. Travis Samuel (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RMU23.1) 05:20
12. Dan Doddy (Independent – RME.2) 05:20
13. James Lucas Bent (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RME.1) 05:20
14. Quinn Hanam (Waterloo Cycling Club – RME.2) 05:20
15. Nathan Chown (Independent – RME.1) 05:20
16. Sean Mackinnon (Aquila/Racer Sportif/Mattamy H – RMU23.2) 05:20
17. Brandon Etzl (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RMU23.1) 05:20
18. Michael Aston (Adrenalineracer/Towheels – RME.2) 05:20
19. Robert Gutgesell (Aquila/Racer Sportif/Mattamy H – RMU23.2) 05:20
20. Conor O`Brien (Independent – RMU23.2) 05:20
21. Braydon Bourne (Stevens Racing P/B The Cyclery – RMU23.2) 05:28
22. Colin Busby (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RME.2) 05:34
23. Bayden Pritchard (Octto-Cervelo – RME.1) 12:01
24. Christopher Bradbury (Blacksmith Cycle – RMU23.2) 12:03
25. Isaac Smith (Blacksmith Cycle – RME.2) 12:27
26. Charles Dumas (Sudbury Cycle Club – RME.2) 21:16
27. Rob Rice (Sudbury Cycle Club – RME.2) 21:16
DNF Chris Freeland (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RME.1)
DNF Joe Giuliano (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RME.1)
DNF Jean-Roch Marion (Martin Swiss – RME.1)
DNF Domenic Valela (Independent – RME.2)
DNF Zachary Hughes (Equipe Garneau – Quebecor – RME.1)
DNF Marco Li (Beaches Cycling Club – RME.1)
DNF Jacques Cormier (Bikes On Wheels – RME.2)
DNF Andrew Bradbury (Blacksmith Cycle – RME.1)
DNF Michael Mandel (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RME.1)
DNF Will Simonds (Octto-Cervelo – RMU23.2)
DNF Kenneth Ng (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RME.1)
DNF Andrew House (Coachchris.Ca/Ted Velikonja – RME.1)
DQ Nick Di Cristofaro (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RME.2)
NP Adrian George (Realdeal/Gears P/B Fieldgate – RMU23.2)
NP David Byer (Octto-Cervelo – RME.1)
NP Luke Vanlauwe (Waterloo Cycling Club – RMU23.2)
NP John Stewart (The Hub Race Team – RME.2)
NP Jeff Schiller (Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles – RMU23.1)

“We descended from Mont Cenis only to find out from a France Television crew who were interviewing an official from Meterological Dept., who had just set up road blocks closing access to Mt. Cenis and the Galibier,” wrote Chris. “They explained that the Giro would no longer go up the Galibier but would come into Valoire after the Telegraphe climb and the new finish line would be in Les Verneys about 3km from Valoire near the Marco Pantani monument.”

“We must have been the last one’s to get over before the barricades went up. Check out this shot of Tim climbing before the white-out hit. We jumped into this inn to change as our bodies were close to shutting down. This is just before we climbed the Telegraphe,” he continued.

The crew finally made it… “We just made it over Mont Cenis before it was closed and the Galibier is out due to the extreme weather. It is not normal weather for this area for mid May. We have just settled down in a chalet in a French alpine town at the foot of les Aiguilles d’Arves. Tomorrow is a rest day. We can do some laundry and watch the finish tomorrow near Valloire.”

Ted’s Giro d’Italia Challenge features London, Ontario’s Velikonja, a First Vice President at CIBC Wood Gundy, who is continuing his goal to ride all of the Grand Tours.

Velikonja has already completed the Tour de France and is now back on track to tackle the Giro with his two domestiques Pedal‘s Tim Lefebvre and Christopher Balogh.

Visconti escaped on the Col du Télégraphe following the Mont Cenis climb and never looked back despite attempts to reel him in. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale took second and Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida was third on the grueling stage that was shortened by 4km due to weather conditions ending near the Marco Pantani monument.

This was the first time the famed Galibier from the Tour de France was included in the Giro. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team held court once again maintaining his lead against all rivals as the riders enjoy the second rest day on Monday.

Results (brief)

1. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team     4:40:48
2. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale     0:42
3. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
4. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
5. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia     0:47
6. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida     0:54
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
8. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
9. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
10. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling

68. Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 11:55
121. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge 27:54
162. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge

GC after Stage 15

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team     62:02:34
2. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team     1:26
3. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling     2:46
4. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia     2:47
5. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida     3:53
6. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida     4:55
7. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale     5:12
8. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff     5:32
9. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale     5:39
10. Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Esp) Movistar Team     5:51

78. Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 1:46:07
145. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge 2:45:37
161. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge  2:59:48

Results

1. Raphael Gay (Fra) Creuse Oxygene    1:11:02
2. Philipp Bertsch (Ger) Germany
3. Neilo Perrin-Ganier (Fra) France    0:01
4. Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Italy    0:09
5. Jan Vastl (Cze) Czech Republic    0:20
6. Hugo Briatta (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Tec    1:10
7. Lukas Baum (Ger) Germany    1:29
8. Romain Boutet (Fra) Creuse Oxygene    1:41
9. Kjell Van Den Boogert (Ned) Netherlands    1:46
10. Ben Oliver (Nzl) New Zealand    1:49
11. Marc Andre Fortier (Can) Team Canada    1:56

Full results HERE.

Lap 1
Fontana jumps the start but they don’t call it back… now Florian Vogel (Sui) Swisspower and Schurter are off the front and the pack is just behind.

Down the first descent lots of riders go down on a slipper corner.

Vogel and Schurter have gapped the field – Marek Konwa (Pol) Brentjens is now in third – Kulhavy is close behind.

Canada’s Kabush and Gagne are in the teens.

Vogel bobbles but he’s still on the bike… now Schurter drops to 6th as Kulhavy is in 2nd – Gagne is 13th.

There are lots of crashes on the downhill sections.

Lap 2
Now Mathias Fluckiger (Sui) Stockli is in front at 13:48 with Absalon in second and Kulhavy in 3rd at 12s.

Vogel is 4th… Lukas Fluckiger is 5th – and Schurter is in 9th.

Gagne is 14th, Plaxton is 20th at 55s and Kabush is 21st at 57s.

Absalon takes over the lead and is riding smooth – he was caught up in one of the early crashes but regained his position.

The course is very slippery but Absalon is making good time and gapping Fluckiger.

Fontana is in third leading the chase group at 30s… Giger is 4th, Lukas Fluckiger is 5th, Vogel is 6th and Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH Suntour is 7th – Schurter has dropped to 15th at 54s.

Canada’s Gagne is now 17th at 1:05… Plaxton is 19th at 1:09 and Kabush is 23rd at 1:23

Lap 3
Absalon in alone coming thru in 27:41 to start lap 3… Mathias Fluckiger is second at 25s then it’s Giger alone in 3rd at 37s.

A group of six riders lead by Marotte follow at about 50s w/Vogel, Lukas Fluckiger, Kulhavy in there.

Then it’s Hermida and Van Houts… followed by Plaxton and Schurter – Gagne is off the pace.

The A-line on the jump descent was closed due to a downed rider…

Absalon is riding smooth… Giger has caught and passed Mathias Fluckiger.

Marotte and Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Wild Wolf Trek are alone in 4th and 5th.

Kulhavy is 6th, Cink is 7th and Vogel is 8th… Plaxton is now in 15th.

Gagne and Kabush are in the mid 20s… Zandstra and Jette are further back.

Lap 4
Absalon is in charge starting the 4th lap at 41:56… Giger is alone in 2nd at 0:49s.

Marotte is 3rd at 1:06, Mantecon is 4th at 1:08 and Mathias Fluckiger with a chain problem is now 5th 1:13.

The course is drying up as the sun is trying to come out.

Schurter is having some tech problems and is now in 25th.

Giger is second at 1:13… Marotte and Mantecon are not far behind at 1:26 – then it’s Mathias Fluckiger in 5th Kulhavy in 6th at 1:50 followed by Van Houts in 7th, Cink in 8th.

Plaxton is making up ground now in 11th.

Lap 5
Absalon continues his onslaught at 56:17… Giger is 2nd at 1:23.

Mantecon is together with Marotte in 3rd and 4th at 1:38 and gaining Giger - Mathias Fluckiger is 5th at 1:55 and Kulhavy is 6th.

Plaxton has moved into 10th at over 2min…

Absalon has a serious mechanical…his rear derailleur is gone and in his rear wheel (?).

He’s carrying his bike and walking/running to the next tech area.

Absalon is out.

Giger takes over the lead – not so fast Mantecon is now leading.

Lap 6
Mantecon is in front at 1:12:48 – but Giger is close behind at only 0:03 with Marotte at 12s.

Kulhavy is now in 4th at 28s with Lukas Fluckiger in 5th with him – then it’s Daniel McConnell (Aus) Trek in 6th

Plaxton is riding well now 9th at 50s… Kabush is 17th at 2:08

Mantecon is on fire at he tastes his first WCup victory.

Fluckiger passes Kulhavy for 4th

At the half way point it’s Mantecon extending his lead to 18s over Giger with Marotte only 3s behind in 3rd.

Plaxton is now 7th at 54s.

Lap 7 FINAL
Mantecon starts the final lap at 1:27:52… but Marotte is not far behind in second at 9s then it’s Giger in 3rd at 16s.

Kulhavy is 4th at 26s with Lukas Fluckiger in 5th and McConnell is 6th.

Plaxton is now 7th at 45s…

Kulhavy attacks and has caught Marotte and is now in 2nd – they are gaining on Mantecon.

Mantecon is still leading on the descent being chased by four riders lead by Kulhavy.

McConnell attacks and is now in second ahead of Kulhavy

On the final climb it’s Mantecon at 1:36:40 followed by McConnell at 8s… then it’s Kulhavy in 3rd at 9s.

Giger takes over 7th as Plaxton is now 8th at 1min…

McConnell catches Mantecon as the two are now out front on their own – neither have ever won a World Cup.

McConnell takes IT.

Results

1. Daniel McConnell (Aus) Trek Factory 1:42:36
2. Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Wild Wolf Trek 0:02
3. Jaroslev Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized 0:13
4. Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH – SR Suntour – KMC 0:17
5. Lukas Flückiger (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:31

7. Max Plaxton (Can) ShoAir-Cannondale 1:20
15. Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 2:53
36. Derek Zanstra (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 7:02
45. Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Canada 9:10
59. Cameron Jette (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 11:22
DNS Adam Morka (Can) WFPcoaching/Trek Bikes

Full results HERE.

Lap 1

The women are off and Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost and Jolanda Neff (Sui) Giant are at the front leading… in third is Katrin Leumann (Sui) Ghost… Pendrel is about 15th.

Neff is now leading… up the climb Pendrel is 13th and Batty is 15th. Vos is 37th

Sorry we missed Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Suditrol in third…

Lap 2

Neff is thru in 14:55 followed by Lechner and Engen… Leumann is just behind in 4th.

Pendrel and Batty are 12th and 13th at 15s.

Lechner has opened up a small gap with Leumann now in second followed by Engen and Neff.

The gap to the chasers is around 30s…

Morath, Wloszczowska and Nash are leading the chase – Pendrel and Batty are now 10th and 11th.

As the lap ends it’s Lechner and Leumann together leading.

Lap 3

Lechner and Leumann start the third lap at 30:35… then it’s Neff and Engen.

Wloszczowska has broken away and is now alone in 5th at 16s

Batty and Pendrel are 9th and 10th in a group of five or six riders at 34s.

Up the climb Wloszczowska is now in 3rd – both Pendrel and Batty are moving up as well on the climb.

Nash has a mechanical… Leumann is now leading as she and Lechner are breaking away.

Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team is riding well now in 6th as she passes Neff.

Up the climb Batty is 8th at 40s and just behind is Pendrel in 10th at 49s – Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon is 7th.

Wloszczowska has attacked and has caught the leaders…

Lap 4

Lechner, Leumann and Wloszczowska are together at 46:14.

Engen is 4th at 13s – Zakelj 5th at 18s – Neff is 6th at 23s… then it’s Kalentieva and Batty at 33s.

Morath is 9th at 52s and Pendrel is 10th at 1:01

Engen and Zakelj have bridged to the leaders – now there are 5 out front.

Wloszczowska attacks on the climb and is now leading…Lechner is on her wheel with Leumann just behind as they start to drop Engen and  Zakelj.

Now Lechner takes over the lead on the descent… but Engen and  Zakelj are hanging in.

On the second climb Kalentieva and Batty have overtaken Neff…now they’re at 38s behind the 5 leaders w/Lechner at the front.

Pendrel sits in 11th at 1:29 as she came off the bike on the second climb and lost a bit of time.

Lap 5

It’s Lechner, Leumann, Wloszczowska and Zakelj together at 1:02:09 with Engen in 5th at 8s.

Kalentieva and Batty are 6th and 7th at 37th w/Neff in 8th at 42s.

Then it’s Morath 9th, Langvad 10th and Pendrel 11th at 1:35.

Lechner is leading on the descent as the five riders stay together…

Thru the tech zone it’s Batty passing Kalentieva to take over 6th… her front wheel looks damaged but she’s not stopping for a change.

Nash who joined her teammate Pendrel near the start of the penultimate lap is now 10th with Pendrel 11th.

Multi-decorated rider Vos has moved up to 14th…

Lechner, Wloszczowska, and Leumann have broken away on the descent…

Lap 6 FINAL

Lechner, Leumann and Wloszczowska start the last lap at 1:17:59… Zakelj is just behind in 4th at 6s.

Engen is 5th at 18s… then it’s Batty in 6th at 49s w/Kalentieva 7th at 53s – Morath is 9th, Nash is 10th and Pendrel is 11th.

Batty stops for a wheel change and loses a few spots.

Lechner and Wloszczowska are swapping the lead as the pace picks up – Leumann is still there w/Zakelj hanging in.

Lechner opens up a small gap on the descent… it’s now raining…

On the next climb it’s Lechner leading holding her small gap over Wloszczowska…

Batty has rejoined Kalentieva in 6th and 7th… the rain is coming down.

At the half way point on the final lap Vos is now 12th.

Lechner is on the descent on her own… she’s better on the descents than Wloszczowska.

Lechner charges ahead on her own

Lechner wins in 1:33:52

Results

1. Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Suditrol 1:33:52
2. Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Giant Pro 0:08
3. Katrin Leumann (Sui) Ghost 0:16
4. Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team 0:25
5. Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost 0:59
6. Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing 1:39

12. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team 2:49
35 Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 10:59
44. Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing – 1 lap

Full results HERE.

Set for 12 laps with parts of the course in Gatineau Park, the action on the moderately challenging and technical loop, did not really heat up until about the half way point when Steph Roorda (Can) GSD gestion Kallisto Specialized p/b Mazda decided to attack and soon had a 19-second gap. This prompted Lex Albrecht (Team Canada) to jump as well and she quickly bridged to Roorda and the two worked together building up almost a minute lead.

A sizeable crash took out a number of riders out on Lap 7 at about the 70km mark as the peloton soldiered on now wary of the break and trying to reel it in lead by Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies and Tibco to the Top, who drove the front of the peloton for a full lap.

During a lull in the action former Canadian road champ, Veronique Fortin (Team Canada) decided to try and bridge to the leaders and work with her teammate Albrecht. As the gap was coming down Fortin joined the two escapees and the three forged ahead working well together for another two laps.

But the big teams were not going to let them go easily as Optum, Tibco and Colivita Fine Cooking kept the pace up and closed the gap down as riders were shed off the back and the pack was slowly whittled down to a final group of about 30 riders.

On penultimate lap the gap was down to only 9 seconds and the group came together for the final lap as Rooda, Albrecht and Fortin were caught and a sprint finish was now the most likely outcome but who still had horsepower remaining from the strongest teams and their top sprinters?

With many contenders still in the mix the final lap was a cat and mouse affair as riders eyed each other as the finishline approached. Optum’s Joelle Numainville the 2010 Gatineau winner, who was on the podium several times looked like things were setting up well for her again.

With 5km to go there was a massive acceleration as the big teams really started to drill the pace, and set up lead-outs for their designated sprinters. As the 180 round-about turn 300m from the finish approached – a turn that proved to be decisive last year, with a crash that took some favourites out – riders knew that getting through it in good shape, was key.

In the end it was a drag race down the final 200m to the line with American Shelly Olds (Tibco to The Top) taking the win over Numainville in second with world track champ Katazyna Pawlowska (GSD Geston Kallisto) from Poland in third, for a truly international podium.

Full results here.
Interviews w/Olds, Numainville, Pawlowska  here.

Shelly Olds

Joelle Numainville

Katarzyna Pawlowska

Bruno Langlois