July 11, 2010 (Delta, BC) – Svein Tuft (Garmin-Transitions) expected David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies) to try and make a break for it. He just didn’t expect the powerful young Canadian to do it so soon. Veilleux , a 22-year-old from Quebec who rides for the American-based Kelly Benefit Strategies Pro Cycling team, broke away from Tuft with one lap left and stayed out in front right to the finish line to win the Canadian Criterium Championship at the 10th annual Tour de Delta on Saturday night.

Tuft, a Langley native who rides for Garmin-Transitions Pro Tour team in Europe, and Veilleux broke away with 22 laps left around the 900-meter course through the streets of Ladner. They stayed close, with Tuft winning a $2,400 crowd prime with eight laps left, but Veilleux made his move at the finish line as the bell lap sounded and stayed away.

“I knew if I went earlier Svein was way too strong and he would catch me easily,” said Veilleux. “I was afraid he would just attack me, so with one lap left I thought I would just take a chance and try to stay out there.”

Tuft, who was also second in Friday’s Prologue and will wear the leader’s jersey in Sunday’s Road race, was caught off guard by the move. “We were just giving it everything and he caught me off guard,” said Tuft, who recently won a third straight National Time Trial championship. “He’s such a great sprinter I was expecting him to just kind of wait for that final bit, but he caught me off guard and he’s got really good acceleration so it was pretty tough to try and bring him back for that final stretch.”

Tyler Trace of Vancouver’s Trek Red Truck won a sprint for third, barely staying ahead of a hard charging Andrew Pinfold of United Healthcare. “These are big races for us as a Vancouver team so we tried hard to get up there,” said Trace. “Those are some great riders so I’m real happy.”

In addition to Tuft and Christian Meier, his Pro Tour teammate on Garmin Transitions, that field included several top American teams. Veilleux was backed up by Kelly Benefit Strategies teammates that included Canadian Olympian Zach Bell and Ryan Anderson, who won this race last year, and the Tour de Delta overall title. But Saturday night was Veilleux’s time to shine.

After winning the general classification of the 51st annual Fitchburg Longsjo Classic back east a week earlier, Veilleux finally collected a Maple Leaf jersey he can wear for the rest of the year. He’d already won four National under-23 Time Trial and two Espoir Road Race championships, but none of those come with the right to wear the Canadian jersey. “It’s good visibility for the team,” he said. “Lots of the best Canadians riders showed up and as a Canadian I wanted to be here.”

Leah Kirchmann, a Winnipeg native now riding for Vancouver-based Trek Red Truck, jumped past Laura Brown of Total Restorations Cycling with 200 meters left to win the women’s National Criterium Championship.

“I managed to get on a fast wheel and came around her on the last straightaway,” said Kirchmann, who finished the 40-lap race in 57 minutes and 46 seconds. “It worked out perfect at the end.”

Brown, who won the MK Delta Prologue on Friday night, maintained the GC lead and will wear the Tour de Delta leader’s jersey to start the White Spot Road Race on Sunday morning. Jasmin Glaesser, a German riding for Total Resorations, finished third, so Heather Kay of United Cycle moved up from fourth to third in the Canadian Criterium Championship.

Kirchmann, who turned 20 less than two weeks ago, also won the under-23 Canadian Road Race title in late June in Edmonton. But that doesn’t come with a jersey. This race did, meaning she will wear a Maple Leaf as part of a special Trek Red Truck jersey at criteriums for the next year.

“It means so much to be wearing the Canadian flag,” Kirchman said. “You are representing your country and people know where you are from and that you’ve won a big race so it’s definitely exciting and it feels great.”

Kirchmann and her teammates kept a close eye on the Okanagan-based Total Restorations team took the top-4 spots in the MK Delta Prologue the night before. But she was still left without a friendly wheel to lead her out on the final sprint, so Kirchman looked instead for a fast one. She found one in Brown, then jumped past her after the final corner.

“We were expecting them to be very aggressive and were prepared to chase their attacks down and counter anything they were going to do,” said Kirchmann. “It was aggressive the whole race and coming into the finish I was able to move into a good position and move into second wheel on the last corner and throwing out a good sprint … My teammates worked so hard chasing during the race that it just ended up I had to jump on another team there. I just had to improvise.”

More Greg Descantes photos here.

Results (brief)

Women

1. Leah Kirchmann (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 57:46.0
2. Laura Brown (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
3. Jasmin Glaesser (Ger) Total Restoration Cycling Team
4. Heather Kay (Can) United Cycle
5. Jean Ann Mckirdy (Can) Local Ride Racing
6. Shailie Sanbrooks (Can) Russ Hays Cycling Club
7. Amy Dearden (Can) Keller Rohrback
8. Jenny Lehmann (Can) Mighty Riders 57:48.6
9. Claire Cameron (Can) Mighty Riders
10. Annie Ewart (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
11. Sarah Stewart (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
12. Sarah Coney (Can) Independent
13. Leah Guloien (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
14. Erin Redl (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
15. Andrea Bunnin (Can) dEVo Escape Velocity
16. Courtney Albert (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
17. Rachel Mcbride (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
18. Shoshauna Laxson (USA) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
19. Angela McClure (Aus) Webcor/ Alto Velo
20. Tannille Stickley (Can) Kelowna Cycle
21. Morgan Cabot (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
22. Rachel Canning (Can) Local Ride Racing
23. Kristine Brynjolfson (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
24. Naomi Cooper (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
25. Chelsea Bilsbarrow (Can) Local Ride Racing
26. Marie-Claude Gagnon (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
27. Shawn Wenger (Can) Interior Grasslands Cycling Club 57:57.7
28. Jessica Hannah (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 57:58.7
DNF Leslie Vice (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNF Jennifer Kohm (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNF Margaret Pugh (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
DNF Jennifer Gerth (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports

Men
1. David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:13:38.40
2. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions 1:13:43.00
3. Tyler Trace (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:14:17.10
4. Andrew Pinfold (Can) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling
5. Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
6. Ben Chaddock (Can) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
7. Mike Northey (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
8. Zach Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
9. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions
10. Rory McAdams (USA) Glotman Simpson Cycling
11. Andres Diaz (Col) Team Exergy
12. Adam Thuss (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
13. Garrett McLeod (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:14:19.90
14. Nic Hamilton (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
15. Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
16. William Goodfellow (Can) BikeReg.com/Cannondale
17. Spencer Smitheman (Can) Hagens Berman LLP
18. Justin Kerr (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
19. Aaron Schooler (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
20. James Neil (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
21. Boris Martin (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
22. Jesse Reams (Can) Garneau Evolution
23. Cuylar Conly (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
24. Geoff Macdonald (Can) ERTC Revolution
25. Julian Base (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
26. John Perkins (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
27. Scott Laliberte (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
28. Mike Elliston (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
29. Chris Worsfold (Can) Team Coastal
30. Bob Welbourn (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
31. Morgan Schmitt (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling
32. Stephen Ferris (Can) Calgary Cycle/top gear
33. Mike Sidic (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
34. Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling
35. Sebastian Salas (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
36. Bradley Clifford (Can) ERTC Revolution
37. Craig Logan (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
38. Kai Applequist (USA) Team Exergy
39. Lang Reynolds (USA) Hagens Berman LLP
40. Colter Young (Can) ERTC
41. Taylor Gunman (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
42. Jamie Sparling (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
43. Mike Laxdal (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
44. Marvin Guzman (Can) Independent
45. Christopher McGarity (Can) Garneau Evolution
46. Galen Mittermann (USA) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
47. Roman vanUden (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
48. Matthew O’Hagan (Can) Garneau Evolution
49. David Stephens (Can) Team Coastal
50. Christopher Wingfield (USA) Hagens Berman LLP
51. Jason Allen (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
52. Kevin Rowe (USA) Team Exergy
53. Jeffrey Werner (Can) Garneau Evolution
54. Shawn Bunnin (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
55. Roman Kilun (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling
56. Dave Vukets (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
57. Steve Fisher (USA) Hagens Berman LLP
58. Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team Coastal
59. Curtis Deardon (Can) Garneau Evolution
60. Mike Rothengatter (Can) dEVo
61. Dan MacDonald (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
62. Quinn Keogh (USA) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG
63. Paul Berry (Can) spoke
64. Ian Terry (USA) Hagens Berman LLP
65. Ted Martin (USA) Garneau Evolution
66. Maurice Worsfold (Can) Team Coastal
67. Cyrus Kangarloo (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
68. Marsh Cooper (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
69. Marcel Aarden (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
70. Dan Skinner (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes
71. Geoff O’Toole (Can) Garneau Evolution
72. Cody Campbell (Can) Trek-Livestrong U23
73. Jacob Schwingboth (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
74. Guy Biggar (Can) Garneau Evolution
75. David Gerth (Can) Garneau Evolution
76. Mark MacDonald (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
77. Chris McNeil (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
78. Chris Christie (Can) Suarez/Christie-images.com
79. Chris Stuart (USA) Team Exergy
80. Dustin Andrews (Can) Team H&R BLOCK
81. Tim Abercrombie (Can) Garneau Evolution
82. Keith Jones (Can) Garneau Evolution
83. Bailey Mcknight (Can) Synergy
84. Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee
85. Stephen Meyer (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee
86. Ted Martin (USA) Garneau Evolution
87. Marvin Guzman (Can) Independent
88. Mike Berkenpas (Can) Local Ride Racing 1:16:23.64
89. Andrew Kyle (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:25:28.15
DNF Kevin Rowe (USA) Team Exergy
DNF Kai Applequist (USA) Team Exergy
DNF David Gillam (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNF Sam Loud (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports
DNF Zachary Young (Can) Local Ride Racing
DNF Remi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team
DNF Emile De Rosnay (Can) Organic Athlete Victoria p/b Green Cuisine
DNF Scott Inman (Can) Team Coastal

GC after Criterium

Elite Women

1. Laura Brown (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:01:58.42
2. Leah Kirchmann (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:02:04.37
3. Jasmin Glaesser (Ger) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:02:05.28
4. Sarah Stewart (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:02:13.33
5. Leah Guloien (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:02:14.53
6. Heather Kay (Can) United Cycle 1:02:15.81
7. Amy Dearden (Can) Keller Rohrback 1:02:17.54
8. Jean Ann Mckirdy (Can) Local Ride Racing 1:02:17.91
9. Rachel Mcbride (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:02:18.35
10. Kristine Brynjolfson (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:02:21.09
11. Shailie Sanbrooks (Can) Russ Hays Cycling Club 1:02:24.06
12. Naomi Cooper (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:02:26.12
13. Sarah Coney (Can) Independent 1:02:26.81
14. Annie Ewart (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:02:26.84
15. Courtney Albert (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:02:27.91
16. Shoshauna Laxson (USA) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:02:30.55
17. Jessica Hannah (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:02:31.16
18. Rachel Canning (Can) Local Ride Racing 1:02:31.59
19. Angela McClure (Aus) Webcor/ Alto Velo 1:02:32.25
20. Jenny Lehmann (Can) Mighty Riders 1:02:33.47
21. Shawn Wenger (Can) Interior Grasslands Cycling Club 1:02:33.89
22. Andrea Bunnin (Can) dEVo Escape Velocity 1:02:34.53
23. Chelsea Bilsbarrow (Can) Local Ride Racing 1:02:36.42
24. Morgan Cabot (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:02:37.76
25. Marie-Claude Gagnon (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:02:38.10
26. Erin Redl (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:02:45.54
27. Claire Cameron (Can) Mighty Riders 1:02:48.30
28. Tannille Stickley (Can) Kelowna Cycle 1:02:49.85
29. Leslie Vice (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:04:09.49
30. Margaret Pugh (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:04:23.27
31. Jennifer Gerth (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:04:31.20

Elite Men

1. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions 17:24.00
2. David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 17:28.34
3. Ben Chaddock (Can) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:03.62
4. Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:18:05.46
5. Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda 1:18:08.62
6. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions 1:18:08.82
7. Zach Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:18:10.10
8. Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling 1:18:10.72
9. Mike Sidic (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:10.76
10. Andrew Pinfold (Can) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling 1:18:11.22
11. Jesse Reams (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:11.59
12. Tyler Trace (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:11.64
13. Justin Kerr (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:12.19
14. Nic Hamilton (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:12.76
15. Taylor Gunman (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:13.36
16. Jamie Sparling (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:18:13.76
17. Aaron Schooler (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:14.06
18. Roman vanUden (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:15.14
19. Curtis Deardon (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:15.22
20. Tim Abercrombie (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:15.33
21. Mike Rothengatter (Can) dEVo 1:18:15.57
22. Jacob Schwingboth (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:15.64
23. Garrett McLeod (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:15.93
24. Bradley Clifford (Can) ERTC Revolution 1:18:16.12
25. Craig Logan (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:16.26
26. Andres Diaz (Col) Team Exergy 1:18:16.69
27. Cyrus Kangarloo (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:18:16.98
28. Mike Northey (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:17.29
29. Morgan Schmitt (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling 1:18:18.03
30. Dustin Andrews (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:18.40
31. Steve Fisher (USA) Hagens Berman LLP 1:18:18.51
32. Spencer Smitheman (Can) Hagens Berman LLP 1:18:18.87
33. Dan Skinner (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:19.05
34. David Stephens (Can) Team Coastal 1:18:19.51
35. Jason Allen (Nzl) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:20.00
36. Ted Martin (USA) Garneau Evolution 1:18:20.14
37. Cody Campbell (Can) Trek-Livestrong U23 1:18:21.37
38. Chris McNeil (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:22.34
39. Chris Stuart (USA) Team Exergy 1:18:22.55
40. Christopher Wingfield (USA) Hagens Berman LLP 1:18:22.85
41. Geoff O’Toole (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:22.92
42. Cuylar Conly (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:18:23.35
43. John Perkins (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:18:23.43
44. Quinn Keogh (USA) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:23.83
45. Marcel Aarden (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:18:24.49
46. Geoff Macdonald (Can) ERTC Revolution 1:18:25.12
47. Adam Thuss (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:25.78
48. Sebastian Salas (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:26.04
49. Keith Jones (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:26.15
50. James Neil (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:26.50
51. Bailey Mcknight (Can) Synergy 1:18:26.82
52. Chris Christie (Can) Suarez/Christie-images.com 1:18:27.29
53. Guy Biggar (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:28.16
54. Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 1:18:28.25
55. Dan MacDonald (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:18:28.51
56. Shawn Bunnin (Can) Total Restoration Cycling Team 1:18:28.97
57. Christopher McGarity (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:29.26
58. Scott Laliberte (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:18:29.41
59. Marsh Cooper (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:18:29.66
60. Mark MacDonald (Can) Team H&R BLOCK 1:18:29.73
61. Roman Kilun (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling 1:18:30.08
62. Dave Vukets (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:30.49
63. Ian Terry (USA) Hagens Berman LLP 1:18:30.56
64. Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team Coastal 1:18:30.92
65. Stephen Meyer (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 1:18:31.11
66. Colter Young (Can) ERTC 1:18:31.25
67. Jeffrey Werner (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:32.01
68. Lang Reynolds (USA) Hagens Berman LLP 1:18:33.57
69. Rory McAdams (USA) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:18:34.05
70. William Goodfellow (Can) BikeReg.com/Cannondale 1:18:34.59
71. Marvin Guzman (Can) Independent 1:18:34.60
72. Boris Martin (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes 1:18:35.25
73. Mike Elliston (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:18:35.40
74. Matthew O’Hagan (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:18:35.68
75. Mike Laxdal (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:18:35.75
76. Stephen Ferris (Can) Calgary Cycle/top gear 1:18:35.92
77. Galen Mittermann (USA) Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG 1:18:36.12
78. Julian Base (Can) Westwood Cycle/Cannondale p/b Vision Sports 1:18:43.79
79. Chris Worsfold (Can) Team Coastal 1:18:46.28
80. Paul Berry (Can) spoke 1:18:50.49
81. Bob Welbourn (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 1:18:51.69
82. Maurice Worsfold (Can) Team Coastal 1:18:52.62
83. David Gerth (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:19:02.92
84. Mike Berkenpas (Can) Local Ride Racing 1:19:47.22
85. Andrew Kyle (Can) Garneau Evolution 1:20:48.36