January 12, 2015 (Milton, ON) – Speed was the theme for Day 3 of the Milton International Challenge, which hosted riders from nine different nations at the new Mattamy National Cycling Centre velodrome’s first international competition.

The Elite women put in some quick times for the Omnium Time Trial. Allison Beveridge (CAN) beat her closest rivals, Steph Roorda (CAN) and Jasmin Glaesser (CAN), by over a second. Their position in the Omnium overall was now in that exact same order following the event. Quebec’s Remi Pelletier-Roy (CAN) defended his lead from the previous day by winning the Kilo over Ed Veal (CAN) by less than half a second followed by Trinidad & Tobago’s Varun Maharajh for third.

One ride worth mentioning here was from junior rider Bayley Simpson (CAN). He put in a time of 1:06.997 and was on the leader board for quite some time. Pretty impressive for a 17-year-old to be up there with the big guns. The Omnium overall stayed the same for the men: 1. Pelletier-Roy 2. Veal 3. Zachary Kovalcik.

The Junior Keirin races were up next, starting off with the women, with the top three in each heat moving on to the next round. Eva Burke (USA), Amelia Bell (CAN) and Ruby West (CAN) advanced in the first heat with Allyson Wasielewski (USA), Naomi Desousa (CAN) and Ali Van Yzendoorn (CAN) in the second. The other riders had a second chance to advance via the Repechage.

The Junior men had three heats with only two from each round advancing. Round one saw Nick Wammes (CAN) and Ian Currie (CAN) advancing; Thierry Kirouac (CAN) and Sei Daniel (TTO) topped the second round; and in round three it was Jordann Jones (CAN) and Lucas Taylor (CAN).

The Elite women’s Keirin tournament had a large enough field that it had to be broken up into three rounds. In the first round, the top two from each heat made it through to the next round, with the others getting a second chance to advance via the Repechage. Monique Sullivan (CAN), Kyra Lamberink (NED), Yesna Rijkhoff (NED), Sarah Byers (CAN), Kate O’Brien (CAN), Lizanne Wilmot (CAN), Alissa Maglaty (USA) and Krista Ruby (CAN) all advanced.

For the Elite men, the heats all had seven riders, with the top two advancing. With the large fields, some riders who ranked quite high at nationals last week were forced into the Repechage to try get back in. Advancing to the second round were Hugo Barrette (CAN), Nate Koch (USA), Kwesi Browne (TTO), Edward Horvet (USA), Joe Veloce (CAN) and James Mellen (USA).

Back to the Omnium and the Flying Lap event, two women topped out at over 60km/h for 250m. Roorda was fastest, followed closely by Beveridge and Glaesser, making the points total going into the Points race very tight. Glaesser had the lead with 192 followed by Roorda (190) and Beveridge (186).

In the men’s event, Real Deal’s Veal got the crowd going with a 13.678… almost 66 km/h. TTO’s Varun Maharajh was second and Pelletier-Roy third. The men’s Omnium order remained the same 1. Pelletier-Roy 2. Veal 3. Kovalcik), but Veal moved a little closer to the Canadian Omnium champ with his ride. Apparently he had been experimenting with some bigger gears on Thursday’s open training and decided to try it in competition and it certainly paid off. Who knows what will happen if he goes bigger?

Round 2 of the Elite Keirin decided who would go into the medal round. Heat 1 went to Mullis followed by Sullivan and Maglaty. Heat 2 was won by Rijkhoff of the Netherlands, followed by her countryman Lamberink and and the USA’s Dana Feiss. The other women would ride off in the Final 7-12. Round 2 for the Men finished Barrette, Horvet, Mellen, Veloce, Browne and Archambault making the final.

Following round 2 of the Elite races, the schedule shifted to the Junior Keirin finals where Burke won gold, Van Yzendoorn took the silver and Desousa the bronze. The junior men had a great finish with Kallisto-FCV teammates Wammes and Taylor finishing 1-2 with Daniel getting the last step on the podium.

Staying with Keirin action, Sullivan got her favoured position on the back of the motorbike in the women’s final as she did for the entire tournament. When the motor dropped off, the paced picked up and there were some charges from the back, but the leaders held them off. On the final lap, Rijkhoff had the kick at the end of the race to come past Sullivan in the final straight to win the gold – it was Sullivan’s first loss in Milton. Yesna’s teammate Lamberink earned the bronze.

In the men’s Keirin final, the race had to be restarted twice. The first because of a mechanical and the second because Canadian champ Veloce was taken down just after the start. The third try was a charm with Veloce getting to the moto first. After the motorbike dropped off, there was a flurry of attacks, but the Veloce didn’t panic and controlled them well. Barrette then put in a surge that looked like it could win the race, but Veloce got right on his wheel. Veloce put in a very impressive burst of speed to come around Barrette and win the tournament. The race finished Veloce (gold), Barrette (silver), Browne (bronze).

In the Omnium finals, the men were up first for the last event the Points race. Very early in the race, a mistake from the commissaires caused Pelletier-Roy quite a bit of upset. He lapped the field and it was not recorded (lapping the field is worth 20 points, the equivalent of winning four sprint laps). There were also some riders that had been in a break and their points were not counted.

Attacks were constant throughout the race, but riders cautiously countered most of the moves. After the finish of the race, there was a lengthy delay before the women’s Points race could start. When it was all sorted out, Pelletier-Roy won the gold, Veal silver, and Kovalcik bronze. An honourable mention goes to Ben Perry (CAN) of Team Silber (U23 National Road Champion), who has been working hard on his track racing skills, finishing 5th overall.

Once the women’s Points race got going, Glaesser took control and did not relinquish it. Beveridge fought hard to try and move up the leader board but Roorda matched every point that Beveridge gained. In the end Glaesser won the gold, Roorda silver and Beveridge bronze.

The day ended with a Madison race. Unfortunately, it was not very well attended as most of the endurance riders’ legs were shot from the Omnium. The team named Schweizer Bros (C.Schweizer/ M.Schweizer) from Germany handily won the race followed by Team Wibatech (D. Wauch/T. Wauch) from Austria in second and Team Trek Red Truck (D. Davies/J. Lamoureux) of Canada in third.

This was a great weekend of racing – fast and hard. The only downside was the number of athletes who picked up colds over the last two weeks of racing. Hopefully the riders going to Cali, Colombia for the World Cup will recover quickly to try and secure a spot at Track Worlds in France.

Now that the two TO2015 PanAm test events are over, the track is open for all to use and Track Certification courses start this week – visit here.

Results below…

Results

Women’s Omnium

500 TT
1. Allison Beveridge (Can) 36.605
2. Stephanie Roorda (Can) 37.626
3. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) 37.916
4. Anita Stenberg (Nor) 38.606
5. Marie Soleil Blais (Can) 39.451
6. Jamie Gilgen (Can) 39.472
7. Catherine Ouellette (Can) 39.687
8. Judith Bloem (Ned) 40.054
9. Allie Guenther (Can) 40.110
10. Kate Wilson (USA) 40.341
11. Amy Hill (Gbr) 40.614
12. Meghan Grant (Can) 41.058
13. Jo Tindley (Gbr) 41.096
14. Sarah Anne Rasmussen (Can) 41.174
15. Sarah Coney (Can) 41.853
16. Alizee Brien (Can) 42.766

Flying Lap
1. Stephanie Roorda (Can) 14.936
2. Allison Beveridge (Can) 14.948
3. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) 15.140
4. Anita Stenberg (Nor) 15.509
5. Judith Bloem (Ned) 15.830
6. Jamie Gilgen (Can) 15.886
7. Marie Soleil Blais (Can) 15.978
8. Catherine Ouellette (Can) 16.101
9. Allie Guenther (Can) 16.332
10. Amy Hill (Gbr) 16.367
11. Sarah Coney (Can) 16.547
12. Kate Wilson (USA) 16.709
13. Sarah Anne Rasmussen (Can) 17.165
14. Meghan Grant (Can) 17.238
15. Alizee Brien (Can) 17.541
16. Jo Tindley (Gbr) 17.817

Points Race
1. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) 38 pts
2. Allison Beveridge (Can) 21
2. Stephanie Roorda (Can) 21
4. Anita Stenberg (Nor) 14
5. Judith Bloem (Ned) 5
6. Kate Wilson (USA) 1
7. Sarah Coney (Can) -1 lap
8. Allie Guenther (Can) -1 lap
8. Amy Hill (Gbr) -1 lap
10. Meghan Grant (Can) -1 lap
10. Marie Soleil Blais (Can) -1 lap
10. Catherine Ouellette (Can) -1 lap
13. Jamie Gilgen (Can) -1 lap
13. Sarah Anne Rasmussen (Can) -1 lap
DNF Alizee Brien (Can) -1 lap
DNF Jo Tindley (Gbr)

Final Women’s Standings (brief)
1. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) 230
2. Stephanie Roorda (Can) 211
3. Allison Beveridge (Can) 207

Men’s Omnium

1,000m TT
1. Remi Pelletier-Roy (Can) 1:05.758
2. Ed Veal (Can) 1:06.185
3. Varun Maharajh (Tto)  1:06.336
4. Zachary Kovalcik (USA) 1:06.974
5. Bayley Simpson (Can) 1:06.997
6. Akil Campbell (Tto)  1:07.155
7. Ian Holt (USA) 1:07.860
8. Emile Jean (Can) 1:08.637
9. Tobias Wauch (Aut) 1:08.696
10. Jay Lamoureux (Can) 1:08.706
11. Benjamin Perry (Can) 1:08.815
12. Curtis Dearden (Can) 1:08.861
13. Michael Schweizer (Ger) 1:09.202
14. Christoph Schweizer (Ger) 1:09.478
15. Marc Antoine Soucy (Can) 1:09.685
16. Jean Michel Lachance (Can) 1:09.775
17. Marc Antoine Noel (Can) 1:10.080
18. Dennis Wauch (Aut) 1:10.374
19. Nicholas Rogers (USA) 1:11.092
20. Dylan Davies (Can) 1:12.329
21. Robert Hargrove (Can) 1:15.686
22. Charlie Gorman (Can) 1:17.154

Flying Lap
1. Ed Veal (Can) 13.678
2. Varun Maharajh (Tto)  13.916
3. Remi Pelletier-Roy (Can) 13.975
4. Akil Campbell (Tto)  13.978
5. Zachary Kovalcik (USA) 14.187
6. Emile Jean (Can) 14.285
7. Christoph Schweizer (Ger) 14.362
8. Bayley Simpson (Can) 14.428
9. Curtis Dearden (Can) 14.453
10. Benjamin Perry (Can) 14.514
11. Tobias Wauch (Aut) 14.537
12. Ian Holt (USA) 14.643
13. Nicholas Rogers (USA) 14.676
14. Marc Antoine Soucy (Can) 14.741
15. Dennis Wauch (Aut) 14.750
16. Michael Schweizer (Ger) 14.801
17. Marc Antoine Noel (Can) 14.918
18. Jay Lamoureux (Can) 15.116
19. Dylan Davies (Can) 15.203
20. Robert Hargrove (Can) 15.365
21. Charlie Gorman (Can) 16.334
DNS Jean Michel Lachance (Can)

Points Race
1. Remi Pelletier-Roy (Can) 232
2. Ed Veal (Can) 186
3. Zachary Kovalcik (USA) 163
4. Varun Maharajh (Tto) 152
5. Benjamin Perry (Can) 142
6. Tobias Wauch (Aut) 137
7. Curtis Dearden (Can) 128
8. Emile Jean (Can) 120
9. Jay Lamoureux (Can) 109
10. Ian Holt (USA) 95
11. Michael Schweizer (Ger) 89
12. Dennis Wauch (Aut) 59
DNF Akil Campbell (Tto)
DNF Bayley Simpson (Can)
DNF Nicholas Rogers (USA)
DNF Robert Hargrove (Can)
DNF Dylan Davies (Can)
DNF Christoph Schweizer (Ger)
DNF Marc Antoine Soucy (Can)
DNF Charlie Gorman (Can)
DNF Marc Antoine Noel (Can)

Men’s Omnium Final Standings (brief)

1. Remi Pelletier-Roy (Can)
2. Ed Veal (Can)
3. Zachary Kovalcik (USA)

Junior Women’s Keirin

Round 1

Heat 1
1. Eva Burke (USA)
2. Amelia Bell (Can)
3. Ruby West (Can)
4. Farleigh Creswicke (Can)
5. Lara Lee (Can)

Heat 2
1. Allyson Wasielewski (USA)
2. Naomi Desousa (Can)
3. Ali Van Yzendoorn (Can)
4. Charlotte Creswicke (Can)
5. Hillary Lowry (Can)
Top 3 in each heat to Final

Final 1-6
1 Eva Burke (USA)
2 Ali Van Yzendoorn (Can)
3 Naomi Desousa (Can)
4 Allyson Wasielewski (USA)
5 Ruby West (Can)
6 Amelia Bell (Can)

Final 7-10
7. Farleigh Creswicke (Can)
7. Charlotte Creswicke (Can)
9. Lara Lee (Can)
9. Hillary Lowry (Can)

Junior Men’s Keirin

Round 1

Heat 1
1. Nick Wammes (Can)
2. Ian Curie (Can)
3. Je’Land Sydney (Can)
4. Riley McKellar (Can)
5. Joseph Kelly (Can)

Heat 2
1. Thierry Kirouac Marcassa (Can)
2. Sei Daniel (Tto)
3. Chris Ernst (Can)
4. Logan McIntyre (Can)
5. Jake Allaire (Can)

Heat 3
1. Jordann Jones (Can)
2. Lucas Taylor (Can)
3. Robert Starrs (Can)
4. Harry Mayne (Gbr)
5. Josh Smith (Can)
First 2 in each heat to Final 1-6 – 3rd and 4th to Final 7-12

Final 1-6
1. Nick Wammes (Can)
2. Lucas Taylor (Can)
3. Sei Daniel (Tto)
4. Thierry Kirouac Marcassa (Can)
5. Jordann Jones (Can)
6. Ian Curie (Can)

Final 7-12
7. Harry Mayne (Gbr)
8. Je’Land Sydney (Can)
9. Riley McKellar (Can)
10. Logan McIntyre (Can)
11. Chris Ernst (Can)
12. Robert Starrs (Can)

Women’s Keirin

Round 1

Heat 1
1. Monique Sullivan (Can)
2. Kyra Lamberink (Ned)
3. Anissa Cobb (USA)
4. Dahlia Palme (Jamaica)
5. Candice Vermeulen (Can)

Heat 2
1. Yesna Rijkhoff (Ned)
2. Sara Byers (Can)
3. Aziza Browne (Tto)
4. Kimberly Zubris (USA)
5. Jodi Goodridge (Tto)

Heat 3
1. Kate O’Brien (Can)
2. Lizanne Wilmot (Can)
3. Dana Feiss (USA)
4. Kristen Sears (Can)
5. Danielle Mullis (USA)
6. Keiana Lester (Tto)

Heat 4
1. Alissa Maglaty (USA)
2. Krista Ruby (Can)
3. Caitlin Rolfs (USA)
4. Julia Sante (USA)
5. Kollyn St. George (Tto)
DNS Colleen Hayduk (USA)
Top 2 riders in each heat to Round 2 – rest to Repechage 

First Round Repechage

Heat 1
1. Danielle Mullis (USA)
2. Anissa Cobb (USA)
3. Julia Sante (USA)

Heat 2
1. Aziza Browne (Tto)
2. Jodi Goodridge (Tto)
3. Kristen Sears (Can)

Heat 3
1. Dana Feiss (USA)
2. Kimberly Zubris (USA)
3. Candice Vermeulen (Can)

Heat 4
1. Caitlin Rolfs (USA)
2. Dahlia Palme (Jamaica)
3. Keiana Lester (Tto)
DNF Kollyn St. George (Tto)
Top rider in each heat to Round 2

Second Round

Heat 1
1. Danielle Mullis (USA)
2. Monique Sullivan (Can)
3. Alissa Maglaty (USA)
4. Lizanne Wilmot (Can)
6. Caitlin Rolfs (USA)
7. Sara Byers (Can)

Heat 2
1. Yesna Rijkhoff (Ned)
2. Kyra Lamberink (Ned)
3. Dana Feiss (USA)
4. Aziza Browne (Tto)
5. Kate O’Brien (Can)
6. Krista Ruby (Can)

Final 1-6
1. Yesna Rijkhoff (Ned)
2. Monique Sullivan (Can)
3. Kyra Lamberink (Ned)
4. Danielle Mullis (USA)
5. Dana Feiss (USA)
6. Alissa Maglaty (USA)

Final 7-12
7. Kate O’Brien (Can)
8. Sara Byers (Can)
9. Lizanne Wilmot (Can)
10. Krista Ruby (Can)
11. Aziza Browne (Tto)
12. Caitlin Rolfs (USA)

Men’s Keirin

Round 1

Heat 1
1. Hugo Barrette (Can)
2. Nate Koch (USA)
3. Keron Bramble (Tto)
4. Daniel Nesbitt (Can)
5. Joel Archambault (Can)
6. Evan Carey (Can)
7. Tobias Wauch (Aut)

Heat 2
1. Kwesi Browne (Tto)
2. Edward Horvet (USA)
3. Khyl Orser (Can)
4. Thomson Remo (USA)
5. James Orton (Can)
DNS Joakim Albert (Can)
DSQ Camiel Lok (Ned)

Heat 3
1. Joseph Veloce (Can)
2. James Mellen (USA)
3. Chris Singleton (Can)
4. Guillaume Roussel (Can)
5. Mark Wagner (USA)
6. Eric MacDonald (Can)
DNS Njisane Philip (Tto)
Top 2 riders in each heat to Round 2 – rest to Repechage

First Round Repechage

Heat 1
1. Evan Carey (Can)
2. Keron Bramble (Tto)
3. Guillaume Roussel (Can)
4. James Orton (Can)

Heat 2
1. Joel Archambault (Can)
2. Thomson Remo (USA)
3. Khyl Orser (Can)
4. Eric MacDonald (Can)

Heat 3
1. Chris Singleton (Can)
2. Daniel Nesbitt (Can)
3. Mark Wagner (USA)
4. Tobias Wauch (Aut)
Top 2 riders in each heat to Round 2

Second Round

Heat 1
1. Hugo Barrette (Can)
2. Edward Horvet (USA)
3. James Mellen (USA)
4. Evan Carey (Can)
5. Daniel Nesbitt (Can)
6. Thomson Remo (USA)

Heat 2
1. Joseph Veloce (Can)
2. Kwesi Browne (Tto)
3. Joel Archambault (Can)
4. Keron Bramble (Tto)
5. Chris Singleton (Can)
6. Nate Koch (USA)

Final 1-6
1. Joseph Veloce (Can)
2. Hugo Barrette (Can)
3. Kwesi Browne (Tto)
4. James Mellen (USA)
5. Joel Archambault (Can)
6. Edward Horvet (USA)

Final 7-12
7. Evan Carey (Can)
8. Nate Koch (USA)
9. Chris Singleton (Can)
10. Daniel Nesbitt (Can)
11. Thomson Remo (USA)
DSQ Keron Bramble (Tto)

Men’s Madison

Final
1. Schweizer Bros – Germany (Christoph Schweizer/Michael Schweizer) 25
2. Wibatech – Austria (Dennis Wauch/Tobias Wauch) 12
3. Teck Red Truck – Canada (Dylan Davies/Jay Lamoureux) 8
4. Canam – Canada (Robert Hargrove/Ian Holt) 4
5. Black Lodge Cycling – USA (Zachary Kovalcik/Nicholas Rogers) -1 lap
DNF Forest City – USA (Robert McCarty/Mark Wagner) – 3 laps