July 8, 2005 – Last night Mandy Poitras (Symmetrics) and Charles Dionne (Quebec) took wins in the very short Criterium championships. The women raced 20km and the men 36km. Andrew Pinfold, who just missed the win, explained the finale for the men. “Martin Gilbert attacked after the last corner and Charles got right on his wheel. Svein was leading me out so when we were taken by surprise and I had to speed up 5kmh just to get Charles, so that was my sprint. He was half a bike length ahead of me and I had no chance. Disappointing, but that’s bike racing.”

Results:

Women

1. Mandy Poitras (Symmetrics)
2. Gina Grain (Victory Brewing)
3. Laura Yoisten (Diet Cheerwine)
4. Julie Belanger (Diet Cheerwine)
5. Amy Moore (Victory Brewing)
6. Lisa Sweeney (Atlantic Canada)
7. Alison Testroete (Alberta)
8. Jenny Trew (Coastal)
9. Merril Collins (LaBicicletta – J Lindeberg)
10. Lyne Bessette (Quebec)

Men

1. Charles Dionne (Quebec/Webcor)
2. Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics)
3. Kevin Lacombe (Quebec)
4. Martin Gilbert (VW – Trek)
5. JF Laroche (Quebec)
6. Svein Tuft (Symmetrics)
7. Charly Vives (SG-Espoirs de Laval)
8. Maxime Vives (SG-Espoirs de Laval)
9. Brandon Crichton (Italpasta – Transport Belmire)
10. Ryan Roth (Gearsracing.com)