June 25, 2007 (Blainville, QC) — Charles Dionne (Colavita/Sutter Home) took both the fourth and final 62.7km stage of the Coupe de la Paix criterium races and ended up as the overall winner in the four-stage series. Dionne made his break on the eighteenth lap of the 33-lap course and Eric Boily (EVA-Devinci) stayed with him until the finish. The real battle was for third place, which was won by Ryan McKenzie (Volkswagen/Trek), just ahead of Greg Reain (Calyon/Litespeed).

Dionne told Pedal that, “this is the fifth race that I’ve done in six days, having competed in the Rochester (Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium in New York State) on Saturday. I flew from Quebec City to Montreal to Toronto and rented a car there to make Rochester.”

“Then there was traffic and once at Rochester, I had to rebuild my bike. I only had three hours sleep in a Toronto hotel before Sunday’s (third Coupe de la Paix criterium) race in Montreal North,” Dionne continued, “But I wasn’t worried (today). I wanted (Eric) Boily to make the break with me because he’s strong and we made a good team.”(note: they were ahead of the chase group by more than a minute near the end of today’s crit.)

Dionne was still coughing from his cold that has stayed on Dionne’s wheel all through the Coupe de la Paix.

Boily told Pedal that, “We attacked after the sprint. Dionne and I had to get away from the three VW-Trek riders who were also attacking. Dionne won because he’s stronger and has more experience, but I’m happy to be second.”

FQSC Director, Louis Barbeau thought that Dionne played it smart today, “but ultimately won because he’s strong.” Barbeau also insisted that Dionne’s lack of Colavita/Sutter Home team mates was “…not really a disadvantage considering how strong Dionne rode.”

Dionne also won in overall points, while Keven Lacombe (Volkswagen-Trek) and Nick Rowe (Volkswagen-Trek) took second and third spots. Lacombe was the only rider positioned to challenge Dionne in overall points today, but a crash on the last lap meant that he DNF’d.

A scratched-up but still witty Lacombe told Pedal, “A guy fell in front of me and I felt obliged to fall on top of him.” Lacombe, whose injuries were not serious, also crashed on Sunday.

Today’s criterium through Blainville, a suburb north of Montreal, was run on a 1.9km course notably characterized by a big climb on des Chateaux Blvd.

Results

1. Charles Dionne (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home) 1:36:29
2. Éric Boily (EVA Devinci)
3. Ryan Mckenzie (Volkswagen-Trek) 1:06
4. Greg Reain (Calyon Litespeed) 1:08
5. Guillaume Boivin (EVA Devinci) 1:17
6. William Goodfellow (Volkswagen-Trek) 1:22
7. Pierre-Olivier Boily (Sleeman Clear TATV)
8. Adam Thuss (Team RACE)
9. Jean-Sébastien Béland (Volkswagen-Trek) 1:37
10. Jean-Francois Racine (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault)
11. Tim Hucker (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault) 1:40
12. Nick Rowe (Volkswagen-Trek)
13. Daniel Belleville (Sleeman Clear TATV)
14. Mark Pozniak (Team RACE)
15. Erik Lyman (Calyon Litespeed)
16. André Tremblay (Volkswagen-Trek)
17. Osmond Bakker (Ride with Randall)
18. Dustin Macburnie (Tean RACE) 1:42
19. Christian Deshaies (Volkswagen-Trek)
20. Paul Migner (Marinoni Cadence) 1:44
21. Jean-Michel Lachance (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault)
22. Joël Dion-Poitras (EVA Devinci) 2:11
23. Jamie Lamb (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault)
24. Thierry Laliberté (Sportif de Bromont) 2:13
25. philippe Cortez (Calyon Litespeed)
26. Yann Deville (CIBC Wood-Gundy )
27. Francois Brunelle (Sleeman Clear TATV) 2:27
28. Benjamin Martel (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault) 2:30
29. Ugo Lapierre (Le Yeti) 3:07
DNF Brooke Boocock (Calyon Litespeed)
DNF Charly Vives (Calyon Litespeed)
DNF Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (Sleeman Clear TATV)
DNF Vincent Courcy (Le Yeti)
DNF Martin St-Laurent (Volkswagen-Trek)
DNF Keven Lacombe (Volkswagen-Trek)
DNF Luc Dionne (CIBC Wood-Gundy )
DNF Alexandre Cloutier (Volkswagen-Trek)
DNF Alexi Richer (CIBC Wood-Gundy )
DNF Michael Joanisse (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault)
DNF Peter Micheal Ladd (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault)
DNF Marc Dufour (Le maillot bleu)
DNF Sean Wakefield (Ride with Rendall )
DNF Kevin Hazzard (Jet Fuel)
DNF Glen Rendall (Ride with Rendall )
DNF Jean-Philippe Marion (VC Tahiti & Des Iles)
DNF Guillaume Blais-Dufour (Volkswagen-Trek)
DNF Christophe Chesseau (Specialised)
DNF Frédéric Boivin (EVA Devinci)
DNF Stephen Keeping (West Quebec Wheeler)
DNF Jean-Sébastien Maheu (Sleeman Clear TATV)
DNF Mathieu Roy (AVA Devinci)
DNF Yves Lefebvre (CIBC Wood-Gundy )
DNF Pierre-Alexandre Marquette (André Cycle/idCad )
DNF Alexandre Nadeau (Sleeman Clear Energy)
DNF Jean-Sébastien Perron (Calyon Litespeed)
DNF Nicolas Lefrançois (CIBC Wood-Gundy )
DNF Charles Thibault (AVA Devinci)
DNF Huges Lapointe (Bluberi-Martin Swiss Cycling Team)

Final Points

1. Charles Dionne (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home) 790
2. Keven Lacombe (Volkswagen-Trek) 535
3. Nick Rowe (Volkswagen-Trek) 520
4. Erik Lyman (Calyon Litespeed) 490
5. Greg Reain (Calyon Litespeed) 395
6. Éric Boily (EVA Devinci) 385
7. Ryan Mckenzie (Volkswagen-Trek) 380
8. Tim Hucker (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault) 370
9. Daniel Belleville (Sleeman Clear TATV) 355
10. Osmond Bakker (Ride with Randall) 350
11. Guillaume Boivin (EVA Devinci) 340
12. Pierre-Olivier Boily (Sleeman Clear TATV) 260
13. Sebastien Moquin (Sleeman Clear TATV) 245
14. Brandon Crichton (Symmetrics) 240
15. William Goodfellow (Volkswagen-Trek) 205
16. Stephen Keeping (West Quebec Wheeler) 200
17. Ugo Lapierre (Le Yeti) 185
18. Jean-Sébastien Béland (Volkswagen-Trek) 180
19. Mathieu Roy (AVA Devinci) 180
20. Cameron Evans (Symmetrics) 170
21. Alexandre Nadeau (Sleeman Clear Energy) 165
22. David Pell (Saving and Loans) 160
23. Buck Miller (Team Race) 150
24. Adam Thuss (Team RACE) 145
25. Maxime Vives (Calyon Litespeed) 135
26. Charly Vives (Calyon Litespeed) 130
27. Jean-Francois Racine (Garneau-Crocs-Ogilvy Renault) 125
28. Christian Deshaies (Volkswagen-Trek) 105
29. Marc Dufour (Le maillot bleu) 90
30. Mark Pozniak (Team RACE) 85
31. André Tremblay (Volkswagen-Trek) 85
32. Marc Boudreau (Ride with Rendall ) 75
33. Jason Cheney (Ride with Rendall ) 75
34. Marc Allard (Volkswagen-Trek) 70
35. Martin Rooseboom (Cycles Patrick) 70
36. Jean-Philippe Marion (VC Tahiti & Des Iles) 55
37. Zack Morris (Jet Fuel) 50
38. Dustin Macburnie (Tean RACE) 45
39. Luc Dionne (CIBC Wood-Gundy ) 35
40. Joël Dion-Poitras (EVA Devinci) 25