April 30, 2014 – The Canadian men’s cycling team kicked off the 2014 road season with three weeks of racing on European roads. Five riders stayed at Cycling Canada’s European base in Tielt-Winge, Belgium, competing in a series of national-level events – the team includes Ed Veal, Sean Mackinnon, Aidan Caves, William Elliott and Eric  Johnstone (read Cycling Canada release here).

Results

Dilsen-Stokkem – April 13
1. Herman Dahl (Nor) Team Norway
2. Joachim Vanreyten (Bel) EFC – Omega Pharma – QuickStep
3. Dries Hollanders (Bel) Metec
4. Amaury Capiot (Bel) Lotto – Belisol U23
5. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
6. Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Veranclassic – Doltcini
7. Per Eskeland (Nor) Team Norway
8. Robin Eckmann (USA) Team USA
9. Christopher Latham (Gbr)
10. David Vanhove (Bel) ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team

31. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
DNF William Elliott (Can) Team Canada

G-Skin Arden Challenge – April 18-21
Stage 1 – Erezée – 127km
1. Jan Lof (Ned) WTC de Amstel
2. Martijn Debaene (Bel) VL Technics-Abutriek
3. Gero Waldbrül (Ger)
4. Serge de Wortelaer (Bel) Veranclassic – Doltcini
5. Daniel Eaton (USA) Team USA U23
6. Lars van de Vall (Ned) WTC de Amstel
7. Nathan van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team
8. Angelo de Clercq (Bel) Josan
9. Axel Gremelpont (Bel) T.Palm – Pôle Continental Wallon
10. Stijn Mortelmans (Bel) Van der Vurst Development Team

87. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
96. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada

Stage 2 – Etalle – 136km
1. Jeffrey Perrin (USA) Team USA U23
2. Niels van Dorsselaer (Bel) Baguet – MIBA Poorten – Indulek
3. Daniel Eaton (USA) Team USA U23
4. Hannes Baumgarten (Ger)
5. Lars van de Vall (Ned) WTC de Amstel
6. Dirk Finders (Ger) Josan
7. Kristof Houben (Bel)
8. Dennes Kcoenen (Bel)
9. Jan Lof (Ned) WTC de Amstel
10. Gero Waldbrül (Ger)

23. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
44. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
90. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
112. Aidan Caves (Can) Team Canada
168. William Elliott (Can) Team Canada

Stage 3 – Vaux-sur-Sûre – 127km
1. Nathan van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team
2. Eamon Franck (USA) Team USA U23
3. Jasper Dult (Bel) Cycling Team 2o2o
4. Walt de Winter (Bel) Verandas Willems
5. Nicky Gieskens (Ned) Restore Cycling
6. Raymond Werst (Ned)
7. Hannes Baumgarten (Ger)
8. Niels van Dorsselaer (Bel) Baguet – MIBA Poorten – Indulek
9. Milan van den Ende (Ned) Croford Cycling Team
10. Lars van de Vall (Ned) WTC de Amstel

11. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
40. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada

Stage 4 – Bertrix – 131.715km
1. Antoine Warnier (Bel) Color Code
2. Jean-albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems
3. Jeffrey Perrin (USA) Team USA U23
4. Sibrecht Pieters (Bel) Team Ottignies – Perwez
5. Florent Delfosse (Bel) Color Code
6. Axel Gremelpont (Bel) T.Palm – Pôle Continental Wallon
7. Sten van Gucht (Bel) Verandas Willems – CC Chevigny
8. Cedric Raymackers (Bel) United Cycling Team
9. Kristof Houben (Bel)
10. Axel de Corte (Bel) BCV – Soenens

42. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
54. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada

Final GC
1. Jeffrey Perrin (USA)
2. Lars van de Vall (Ned) WTC de Amstel
3. Daniel Eaton (USA) Team USA U23
4. Nathan van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team
5. Stijn Mortelmans (Bel) Van der Vurst Development Team
6. Dirk Finders (Ger) Josan
7. Brent Goethals (Bel) Verandas Willems – CC Chevigny
8. Matti Manninen (Fin) Team Bliz – Merida
9. Kristof Houben (Bel)
10. Robin Eckmann (USA) Team USA U23

19. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
26. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada

Bever – 113km
1. Matthias Dierickx (Bel) Smartphoto Cycling Team 2:35
2. Jérémy Burton (Bel) Verandas Willems
3. Michael Polazzi (Bel)
4. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
5. David Desmecht (Bel) EFC – Omega Pharma – Quick.Step
6. Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Team Ottignies – Perwez
7. Rutger Roelandts (Bel) Van der Vurst Development Team
8. Dries De Bondt (Bel) Josan
9. Cédric Deleuze (Bel) VC Amateur Saint-Quentin
10. Dominic Schils (Gbr) Zannata Cycling Team

45. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
53. William Elliott (Can) Team Canada
DNF Aidan Caves (Can) Team Canada

Hakendover – April 26th – 118km
1. Wouter Leten (Bel) Van der Vurst Development Team 2:45:00
2. Antoine Warnier (Bel) Color Code
3. Amaury Capiot (Bel) Lotto – Belisol U23
4. Kenny Willems (Bel) Prorace Cycling Team
5. Julien Kaise (Bel) Color Code
6. Dries de Bondt (Bel) Josan
7. Kurt Geysen (Bel) Vastgoedservice – Golden Palace
8. Massimo Vanderaerden (Bel) Lotto – Belisol U23
9. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
10. Nicolas Mertz (Bel) Verandas Willems

19. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada 4:05
DNF William Elliott (Can) Team Canada
DNF Aidan Caves (Can) Team Canada

Molenstede – April 27 – 118km
1. Kevin Callebaut (Bel) Cibel 2:38
2. George Tansley (Aus) Cycling Team 2o2o
3. Davy Commeyne (Bel) Smartphoto Cycling Team
4. Dries Lehaen (Bel) Bianchi – Lotto – Nieuwe Hoop Tielen
5. Dries de Bondt (Bel) Josan
6. Dries Verstrepen (Bel) Van der Vurst Development Team
7. Koen Aerden (Bel) Verandas Willems – CC Chevigny
8. Ed Veal (Can) Team Canada
9. Joni Geeraerts (Bel) De Toekomstvrienden Baal
10. Jelto Veroft (Bel) Rupelspurters Boom

19. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team Canada
49. William Elliott (Can) Team Canada 1:35
DNF Aidan Caves (Can) Team Canada