August 06, 2018 (St. George, Utah) – Tejay van Garderen (USA) led a BMC Racing Team sweep winning the opening 5.3km Prologue with Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) the top Canadian in 17th as the 2018 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah got underway on Sunday and runs from August 6-12. Defending champ, Robert Britton (Rally Cycling) finished 29th.

Results
1. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 6:27
2. Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:04
3. Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:06
4. Neilson Powless (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:07
5. Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:11
6. Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
7. Nathan Brown (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
8. Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:12
9. Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling
10. William Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
11. Koen Bouwmam (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:13
12. Joe Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
13. Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
14. Hugh Carthy (Gbr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
15. Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:14
16. George Simpson (USA) Elevate-KHS
17. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
18. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:15
19. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
20. Adam Roberge (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
21. Brendan Canty (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
22. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo
23. Ruben Plaza (Esp) Israel Cycling Academy 0:17
24. Jan Maas (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
25. Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo
26. Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo
27. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
28. Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:18
29. Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling
30. Thomas Revard (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon 0:19
31. Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling
32. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Rally Cycling 0:20
33. Gage Hecht (USA) Aevolo
34. Bryan Steve Gomez Peñaloza (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
35. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Hagens Berman Axeon
36. Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy
37. Pier-André Côté (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 0:21
38. Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
39. Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
40. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
41. James Piccoli (Can) Elevate-KHS
42. Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
43. Kilian Frankiny (Sui) BMC Racing Team
44. Alex Hoehn (USA) Aevolo 0:22
45. Angus Lyons (Aus) Mobius Bridgelane 0:23
46. Sean Bennett (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon
47. Emile Jean (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 0:24
48. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott
49. Ruben Companioni (Cub) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
50. Rob Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
51. Samuel Bassetti (USA) Elevate-KHS 0:25
52. Luis Ricardo Villalobos Hernandez (Mex) Aevolo
53. Jack Burke (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
54. Benjamin Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:26
55. Cormac McGeough (Irl) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
56. Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
57. Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) Elevate-KHS
58. Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:27
59. Maarten Wynants (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo
60. TJ Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
61. Jordan Cheyne (Can) Elevate-KHS
62. Keegan Swirbul (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
63. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:28
64. Imerio Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:29
65. Taylor Shelden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
66. Charles Etienne Chretien (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 0:30
67. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
68. Daan Olivier (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
69. Tyler Magner (USA) Rally Cycling
70. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:31
71. Ed Anderson (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon
72. Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
73. Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
74. Michel Ries (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
75. Fernando Islas Lopez (Mex) Aevolo
76. Jesse Coyle (Aus) Mobius Bridgelane 0:32
77. Gregory Rast (Sui) Trek-Segafredo
78. Griffin Easter (USA) 303 Project
79. Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling
80. Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Hagens Berman Axeon 0:33
81. Danick Vandale (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 0:34
82. Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman Axeon
83. Freddy Ovett (Aus) BMC Racing Team
84. Isaiah Newkirk (USA) 303 Project
85. Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
86. Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:35
87. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
88. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
89. Tony Baca (Mex) 303 Project 0:36
90. Alexander Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
91. Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy 0:37
92. Michael Hernandez (USA) Aevolo
93. Hamish Schreurs (Nzl) Israel Cycling Academy
94. Lionel Mawditt (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:38
95. Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling
96. Flavio De Luna (Mex) 303 Project
97. Jonathan Brown (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon
98. Connor Brown (USA) Mobius Bridgelane 0:39
99. Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Mex) Elevate-KHS
100. Bernat Font Mas (Esp) 303 Project 0:41
101. Ben Carman (Aus) Mobius Bridgelane
102. Laurent Gervais (Can) Aevolo 0:42
103. Peter Livingstone (Aus) Mobius Bridgelane 0:43
104. Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:44
105. Lance Haidet (USA) Aevolo 0:47
106. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 0:48
107. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
108. Cullen Easter (USA) 303 Project
109. Russell Finsterwald (USA) Mobius Bridgelane 0:49
110. Edwin Avila (Col) Israel Cycling Academy 0:50
111. Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
112. Cristhian Ravelo Avila (Col) 303 Project 0:54
113. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:57
114. Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy
115. Brian McCulloch (USA) Elevate-KHS 0:58
116. Brayan Chaves Rubio (Col) Mitchelton-Scott 1:00
117. Conor Murtagh (Aus) Mobius Bridgelane 1:07

August 06, 2018 (Kentville, NS) – Here’s a selection of photos from the 2018 Canada MTB Cup XCO #7 in Kentville, NS where Haley Smith (ON) Norco Factory Team won the Elite/U23 Women’s race and BC’s Sean Fincham (Forward Racing Norco) won his first Elite men’s Canada Cup race – results here.

More Brianne Steinman pics here
More Sports Abound Photography pics here and here.

August 06, 2018 (Vallée Bras-du-Nord, QC) – I’m completely new to stage racing and the first thing I’ve learned is that I have a lot to learn. The good news is that there are several veteran racers here with plenty of friendly advice. The QSE is also a small enough group that even after only two days, it’s beginning to feel like a family. Of course there are a few rivalries on the go within the age categories and the overall leader, but even these appear to be tempered with fun.

Lucky me to be the only female in my age category as it means that coveted “Leader” plate will remain on my bike for the entire seven days. A gal could get used to being first, though I’d rather have some competition in my category (50-59 ladies where are you? Drop everything and register for next year.) Which brings me to lesson two: I am not nearly as fit as I’d like to think I am. Two words: hill repeats. Enough said.

Today’s stage gave me plenty of hill repeats to practice on. Unlike yesterday, where rocks. roots and more rocks were the name of the game, the Saint-Raymond sector of Vallée Bras du Nord offered up some incredible flow, both up and down. A few stretches rolled alongside the bean fields of local farms, but most was contained within some stunning pine forests that afforded open views of the trail ahead, and – more importantly today – a bit of respite from the sun and high humidity that had temperatures soaring to near 40C with the humidex.

It’s truly hard to choose a highlight of the day. Despite my increasingly evident lack of pre-race training, I found the climbs enjoyable, but of course it was the fast, bermy descents, punctuated with tabletops and small jumps that put the grin on my face.

Yet, there was one standout – a completely new trail, La Montée de Julien, that opened this very morning just for the QSE. At 4+km in length, it was part climb, part descent and a total rip the entire way, and not just because I was one of the first to ride it. True, it was mushy under the tires, as most new trails are, and that in itself was a lot of fun, but once it firms up and opens officially, it will be a stellar addition to the existing Saint-Raymond network.

Such new trails are part of the legacy left by QSE. A not-for-profit, the organization has designated a portion of its annual income generated through sponsorships and registration fees towards the creation of new trails in the Québec area.

Each year, the local networks can apply for one of five grants that are up for grabs. La Montée de Julien, along with a new bridge, will add to the experience for local and visiting riders at Saint-Raymond, making the region an even greater mecca than it already is.

 

August 06, 2018 (Maniago, Italy) – Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC, successfully defended his men’s C2 road race world title on Sunday, the final day of competition at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Maniago, Italy. Chernove’s medal was Canada’s fourth gold medal and seventh overall for the Championships, with two silvers and one bronze adding to the total. Canada finished the world championships ranked fifth overall by world titles.

Chernove, who had won a silver medal in the time trial two days earlier, beat 12 other riders in a field sprint at the end of the 68 kilometre race. Alejandro Perea Arango of Colombia won the silver medal and Darren Hicks of Australia the bronze.

“I had a ton of confidence coming in here,” said Chernove. “Although I spent a lot of time on the front, I felt like I was in control. I just wanted to stay safe, pick my line and stay out of hazard’s way. I was surging and keeping control of the pace and making the others hurt. Then it got tactical when I needed to recover for my sprint.”

“I knew I’d be sprinting from a slower speed, so I wanted to be first wheel on the final corner on the cobbles. I pretty much rode to my plan and it came out great. I came to the Worlds really wanting to win the road race. I was willing to do anything to win and was super happy the way it turned out.”

In other Canadian results, Marie-Claude Molnar of St Hubert, Quebec, finished seventh and Keely Shaw of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was eighth in the women’s C4 category, while Nicole Clermont of St Denis de Brompton, Quebec, was tenth in women’s C5. In men’s C1, Ross Wilson of Edmonton was 14th and Michael Sametz of Calgary was 14th in the men’s C3. Canada’s lone entry in the men’s Tandem, Daniel Chalifour (Mont-Laurier, QC) and his pilot Jean Michel Lachance (Quebec City, QC) finished seventh.

“The international level in Para-cycling is constantly rising,” said Sebastien Travers, Head Para Coach at Cycling Canada. “I’m glad to see we can keep up. Our athletes have achieved key performances which have led to high results both in terms of medals and qualification points. It’s above expectations for the level we are currently at. We come out of this world championships very satisfied with where we are two years from the [Tokyo 2020] Games. Besides the medals, we’re having top-5 and top-8 performances from our newcomers, which shows that our NextGen coaches are doing a great job.”

August 05, 2018 (Valcartier, QC) – Starting easy at the Quebec Singletrack Experience is not really an option. Today’s stage at Valcartier, a Canadian Armed Forces base about 20 minutes outside the city, may have looked tame on paper given that it was billed as one of the shortest stages, but it didn’t take long to figure out why it was short – it was technical and twisty with some exceptionally steep pitches.

While the Armed Forces aren’t generally associated with mountain biking, they have built a solid network of running trails on the base, many of which cut across the wider tracks used for biathlon and cross-country skiing. Even though they’re not purpose-built for knobby tires, if you love old-school, this is the place.

The riding was similar to what I typically do in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, so the rocks and roots felt like old friends, but there were few sections to relax over the first 19km of the stage. The timed ascent – the longest of the week at 1.7km – was relentless and had me wondering, briefly, if I’d made a mistake in signing up for this. Hell, no! There’s always a descent from the top, and Valcartier’s choppy and narrow downhill sections made every metre of climbing worth it. So did the lakeside finish, the pulled pork buns and the complementary beer from event sponsor Boréale.

Judging by the mood and comments at the finish, today’s stage received a resounding thumbs-up from most riders, even those unaccustomed to the technical features of the day. While my own finish time was in the bottom half of the pack of 112 registered riders, I was happy that I was able to pace myself with six days yet to come. Kudos go to the 20 or so riders who nailed the 25km course in less than two hours. A fantastic first day.

Technically speaking, however, this was our second ride of the event. Most of the riders joined our warm up yesterday – a stunning night ride through old Québec, complete with police escort, cheers from the crowds on the street and a short tour of the citadel overlooking the city and St. Lawrence river.

Sadly, this is to be the swan song for Valcartier as a stage for the QSE as we were informed by race organizer, Francois Caletta, during the opening meeting that it would be their final race there. There is always a question of whether a military situation might require the base to close to outside visitors on short notice, which does not make it the ideal location for a stage race. I’m very glad I was able to ride here but will also look forward to seeing what network of trails they replace it with next year. Just hope it’s old-school!

 

 

 

 

August 05, 2018 (Kentville, NS) – Haley Smith (ON) Norco Factory Team won the Elite/U23 Women’s 5-lap race while BC’s Sean Fincham (Forward Racing Norco) topped the men’s field in their 7-lap competition at the final round of the 2018 Canada MTB Cup XCO #7 in Kentville, NS.

Krystel Gagnon (QC) Centre du vélo Mascouche won the 4-lap Junior Women’s race while William Côté (QC) Équipe du Québec led the Junior Men.

Results (brief)

Elite/U23 Women
1. Haley Smith (ON) Norco Factory Team 1:16:55
2. Jennifer Jackson (ON) AWI Racing 1:18:01
3. Mackenzie Myatt (NS) Cyclesmith Cycling Club 1:25:00
4. Kierstyn Hawke (ON) Durham Shredders 1:38:14
5. Jenny Jones (NS) Independent -1 lap
DNS Amélie Simard (QC) Independent

Elite/U23 Men
1. Sean Fincham (BC) Forward Racing Norco 1:38:02
2. Andrew L’Esperance (NS) Forward Racing-Norco 1:39:25
3. Quinton Disera (ON) Norco Factory Team 1:39:50
4. Peter Disera (ON) Norco Factory Team XC 1:39:57
5. Brody Sanderson (ON) AWI Racing p/b The Crank and Sprocket 1:43:22

Junior Women
1. Krystel Gagnon (QC) Centre du vélo Mascouche 1:14:50
2. Madison Baudoux (NS) Pictou County Cycle 1:27:30

Junior Men
1. William Côté (QC) Équipe du Québec 1:10:08
2. Zachary Brunelle (QC) Dalbix Siboire 1:15:06
3. Dylan Kerr (ON) Aj”s Evolution P/B Norco 1:15:38

August 05, 2018 (Vordingborg, Denmark) – Canada’s Hugo Houle (Astana Pro Team) finished strong in 8th overall following a 13th-place result in the Stage 4 ITT 19.1 km and was just outside of the top 10 on the final Stage 5 from Faxe to Frederiksberg, 199.1km, placing 11th. Fellow Canuck Adam De Vos (Rally Cycling) finished 19th overall as Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan prevailed winning the GC

“It was a good day for me. It happened in the sprint finally, so Minali played his card, but before that, there was a lot of action all day. There was a big wind and a lot of open sections and changes of direction. We expected a border stroke, which means a level where there is no place for everyone on the road, and indeed, it happened,” Houle told Sportcom.

“I was happy because I managed to be at the forefront where we were twenty riders and we were shaking the overall standings. Unfortunately, my leader was not part of me, otherwise we could have made the difference and I could easily go fifth overall and put pressure on the race,” he continued.

“Once on the track, my group of twenty riders got caught up. I attacked again with a group of six riders, but the cohesion was not good and I saw that it would be useless, so I came back in the pack doing my job for Minali for the sprint. I placed it as best as I could. He then lost me a little and he still managed to do a good sprint,” Houle concluded

Results

Stage 4 – Aug. 4 – Nykøbing Falster – ITT 19.1 km
1. Mads Pedersen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:21:52
2. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 8
3. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:11
4. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:19
5. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:33
6. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:35
7. Mathias Norsgaard Jørgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 0:36
8. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:37
9. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick 0:45
10. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick 0:48
11. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:53
12. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:56
13. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team 0:58
14. Christoffer Lisson (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
15. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb 1:01
16. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb
17. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 1:03
18. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
19. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team Sunweb 1:09
20. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
21. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 1:10
22. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club 1:15
23. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling 1:17
24. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling 1:19
25. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:22
26. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling
27. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo
28. Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb
29. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo 1:23
30. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 1:24
31. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo 1:27
32. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 1:28
33. Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 1:31
34. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 1:36
35. Troels Rønning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 1:38
36. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling 1:40
37. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 1:42
38. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club 1:43
39. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:44
40. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 1:48
41. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 1:49
42. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Club 1:54
43. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
44. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 1:56
45. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 1:57
46. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom 1:58
47. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2:00
48. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 2:01
49. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo 2:04
50. Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo
51. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club
52. Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal 2:05
53. Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal
54. Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 2:06
55. Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 2:07
56. Fritjof Røinås (Nor) Joker Icopal 2:09
57. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 2:12
58. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
59. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
60. Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal 2:15
61. Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:20
62. Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club 2:22
63. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb 2:23
64. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 2:24
65. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
66. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal 2:27
67. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
68. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:29
69. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 2:30
70. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:33
71. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal 2:34
72. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick
73. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
74. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF 2:37
75. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom 2:40
76. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
77. Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy 2:41
78. Mark McNally (Gbr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:43
79. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 2:45
80. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2:49
81. Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy 2:51
82. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 2:52
83. Steffen Munk Christiansen (Den) Team Coloquick 2:53
84. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 2:57
85. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 3:01
86. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 3:02
87. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club 3:03
88. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 3:05
89. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk 3:06
90. Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick 3:09
91. Emil Toudal (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 3:16
92. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 3:17
93. Nicolai Brøchner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
94. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 3:20
95. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 3:21
96. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom 3:24
97. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
98. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:25
99. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom 3:27
100. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 3:30
101. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:31
102. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling 3:35
103. Eryk Laton (Pol) Team Hurom
104. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 3:36
105. Michael Carbel (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
106. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 3:37
107. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo 3:40
108. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 3:41
109. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
110. Tobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
111. Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 3:55
112. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
113. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom 3:56
114. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 3:58
115. Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling 4:15
116. Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Team Coloquick 4:20
117. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 4:22
118. Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 4:39
119. Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 4:50

Stage 5 – Aug. 5 – Faxe to Frederiksberg – 199.1km
1. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 4:18:23
2. Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb
3. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
4. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
5. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
6. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
7. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club
8. Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy
9. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF
10. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
11. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
12. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
13. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
14. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
15. Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
16. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb
17. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
18. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
19. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
20. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
21. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal
22. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
23. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
24. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
25. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
26. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo
27. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
28. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
29. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
30. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
31. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club
32. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
33. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club
34. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
35. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick
36. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
37. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team Sunweb
38. Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal
39. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick
40. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling
41. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
42. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling
43. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
44. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
45. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom
46. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:10
47. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
48. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
49. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo
50. Troels Rønning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
51. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb
52. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
53. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
54. Fritjof Røinås (Nor) Joker Icopal
55. Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo
56. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
57. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
58. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
59. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
60. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 0:17
61. Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick
62. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo
63. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
64. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick
65. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:20
66. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:24
67. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:34
68. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:35
69. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
70. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
71. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
72. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
73. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 0:38
74. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo 0:40
75. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
76. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
77. Nicolai Brøchner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:43
78. Mark McNally (Gbr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:47
79. Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Team Coloquick 1:43
80. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Club 2:12
81. Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 2:27
82. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 5:02
83. Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 6:20
84. Tobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 7:02
85. Mathias Norsgaard Jørgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 0:10
86. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo
87. Christoffer Lisson (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
88. Mads Pedersen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:10:26
89. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:11:00
90. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
91. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk
92. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
93. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
94. Emil Toudal (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
95. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
96. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
97. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom
98. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom
99. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom
100. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom
DNF Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb
DNF Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
DNF Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
DNF Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
DNF Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
DNF Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club
DNF Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club
DNF Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal
DNF Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal
DNF Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal
DNF Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling
DNF Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
DNF Steffen Munk Christiansen (Den) Team Coloquick
DNF Michael Carbel (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
DNF Eryk Laton (Pol) Team Hurom

Final GC
1. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 18:08:25
2. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:32
3. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:36
4. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:50
5. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick 0:56
6. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick 0:58
7. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 1:06
8. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team 1:11
9. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling 1:18
10. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 1:23
11. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club 1:28
12. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo 1:30
13. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 1:37
14. Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb 1:38
15. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling 1:39
16. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
17. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb 1:48
18. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 1:49
19. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
20. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 1:56
21. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:00
22. Troels Rønning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 2:01
23. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 2:19
24. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo 2:21
25. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2:23
26. Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal 2:29
27. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 2:35
28. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy 2:36
29. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 2:37
30. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club 2:41
31. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling 2:44
32. Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy 2:54
33. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2:56
34. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 3:02
35. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 3:12
36. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb 3:43
37. Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo 3:57
38. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club 4:19
39. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
40. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 4:32
41. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team Sunweb 5:08
42. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 5:39
43. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
44. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
45. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 5:55
46. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo 6:09
47. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 6:42
48. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 6:44
49. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 7:05
50. Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy 7:57
51. Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 8:46
52. Mark McNally (Gbr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 9:06
53. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 9:20
54. Fritjof Røinås (Nor) Joker Icopal 9:33
55. Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 9:38
56. Nicolai Brøchner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 9:51
57. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 9:53
58. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 9:59
59. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo 0:10:35
60. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:10:49
61. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 0:10:54
62. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling 0:11:01
63. Christoffer Lisson (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:11:11
64. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 0:11:22
65. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport 0:11:58
66. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 0:12:39
67. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:13:12
68. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 0:13:21
69. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:13:45
70. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo 0:14:01
71. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom 0:14:17
72. Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick 0:14:57
73. Mads Pedersen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:15:06
74. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 0:15:59
75. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:16:15
76. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:16:27
77. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom 0:17:04
78. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport 0:17:14
79. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:17:43
80. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:18:11
81. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 0:18:28
82. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom 0:18:47
83. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom 0:19:17
84. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:23
85. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:20:15
86. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:20:31
87. Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Team Coloquick 0:20:46
88. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick 0:22:47
89. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:26:28
90. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:26:34
91. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:29:31
92. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk 0:29:39
93. Mathias Norsgaard Jørgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 0:31:15
94. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 0:31:46
95. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:32:17
96. Emil Toudal (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:32:56
97. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 0:35:00
98. Tobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 0:38:16
99. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 0:43:22
100. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom 1:05:13

August 05, 2018 (Victoriaville, QC) – Lex Albrecht (Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) claimed the Senior Women’s title while Hendrik Pineda (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) topped the Senior Men’s field at the 2018 Quebec Criterium Championships held in Victoriaville, on August 4.

Simone Boilard (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) was the fastest Junior Women and teammate Alexis Rochette took the Junior Men’s crown

Results

Junior Women
1. Simone Boilard (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0.50:17
2. Josephine Peloquin (Quebecor/Stingray)
3. Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Quebecor/Stingray)
4. Lyse Ann Coffin (Espoirs Elite Primeau Velo)
5. Emy Joncas (IAMGOLD)
6. Noemie Fortin (Espoirs Elite Primeau Velo)
7. Lily Plante (Quebecor/Stingray)
8. Emma Delisle (Espoirs Elite Primeau Velo) 0:08
9. Patricia Davidson (Espoirs Elite Primeau Velo) 5:02
10. Lisa Marie Latulippe (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 7:24
11. Magalie Tardif (Ottawa Bicycle Club) 11:49

Junior Men
1. Alexis Rochette (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0.49:26
2. Tristan Jussaume (Dynamiks de Contrecoeur)
3. Alexandre Poirier (Velo 2000/Rhino Rack)
4. Jacob Lacroix (Ottawa Bicycle Club)
5. Pierre Antoine Larochelle (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell)
6. Charles Antoine Forest Leblanc (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell)
7. Bryan McDuff (Dynamiks de Contrecoeur)
8. Kevin Labelle (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell)
9. Thomas Nadeau (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell)
10. Felix Robert (Dynamiks de Contrecoeur) 0:11

Senior Women
1. Lex Albrecht (Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) 0.50:17
2. Raphaele Lemieux (Independant-RP)
3. Allyson Gillard (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell)
4. Beatrice Le Sauteur (Logica sport Biemme)
5. Emilie Fortin (Espoirs Elite Primeau Velo)
6. Elise Piedalue (Quebecor/Stingray)
7. Isabelle Mayrand (Dac Jet)
8. Alizee Brien (Independant-RP)
9. Evelyne Gagnon (Independant-RP)
10. Katherine Bergeron (Independant-RP)
11. Emilie Hauss (Logica sport Biemme)
NF Genevieve Coulloudon (Logica sport Biemme)
NF Laurie Coulombe (Logica sport Biemme)
NF Benedicte Lebel (Logica sport Biemme)

Senior Men
1. Hendrik Pineda (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) 0.58:48
2. Samuel Blanchette (Premier Tech p/b Argon18)
3. Sacha Cantor (IBike)
4. Christopher Gill (Ma Bicyclette)
5. Jean Francois Soucy (IAMGOLD) 0:13
6. Guillaume Fiset (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:13
7. Guillaume L. Walsh (VeloSelect-Apogee) 0:13
8. Olivier Brisebois (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) 0:13
9. Felix Boutin (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0:13
10. Michel Jean (Quebexico) 0:13
11. Maximilien Moreau (Factory Five-thePACK) 0:13
12. Elliott Doyle (EC Velo Cartel) 0:13
13. Nicolas Cote (IBike) 0:13
14. Etienne Samson (CC Bello-Farnham) 0:13
15. Philippe Mireault (Velo 2000/Rhino Rack) 0:13
16. David Boivin (CC de Sherbrooke) 0:13
17. Bruno Labelle (Factory Five-thePACK) 0:13
18. Guillaume Davidson (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0:17
19. Julien Brazeau Seguin (Velo 2000/Rhino Rack) 0:17
20. Remi Fagnan (Independant-RP) 0:17
21. Jean Sebastien Plante (CC Bello-Farnham) 0:17
22. Francis Izquierdo Bernier (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) 0:17
23. William Goodfellow (VeloSelect-Apogee) 0:17
24. Sebastien Rousseau (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:17
25. Edouard Beaudoin (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) 0:17
26. Dominic Cantin (Dac Jet) 0:17
27. Jean Gabriel Dumais (Apogee RBC-Valeurs Mobilières) 0:17
28. Justin Shoubridge (Factory Five-thePACK) 0:17
29. Felix Dolbec (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) 0:17
30. Nicolas Paquin (Velo Gare) 0:17
31. Julien Houle-Dorval (Independant-RP) 0:17
32. Gabriel Guay (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0:17
33. Alexandre Bilodeau Laflamme (CC Bello-Farnham) 0:23
34. Andre Tremblay (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:23
35. Adam Wolfe (NCCH Elite p/b MGCC) 0:25
36. Jonathan Cassivi (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0:25
37. Pierre Olivier Santerre (Espoirs Elite Primeau Velo) 0:25
38. Thomas Baillargeon (IBike) 0:25
39. Laurier Balthazard (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:25
40. Marc Antoine Soucy (Silber Pro Cycling) 0:25
41. Benjamin Loslier (IBike) 0:30
42. Julien Gagne (Probaclac/Devinci Probalac/Devinci) 0:30
43. Jules Cusson Fradet (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:30
44. William Blackburn (Velo 2000/Rhino Rack) 0:30
45. Mathieu Bouchard (Velo 2000/Rhino Rack) 0:30
46. Olivier Peloquin (Probaclac/Devinci) 0:30
47. Simon Hamel (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:36
48. Mathieu Gabriel (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:46
49. Antoine Ippersiel (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 0:46
50. Arnaud Mercier (Premier Tech p/b Argon18) 0:58
51. Felix Pelletier (Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell) 1:58
NF Laurent Levasseur (VeloSelect-Apogee)
NF Guillaume Levesque (EC Velo Cartel)
NF Charles Ouimet (IBike)
NF Simon Ouellet (Proco)

Full results here.

August 03, 2018 (Maniago, Italy) – Team Canada took home four more medals including two rainbow jerseys on Day Two of the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Italy, as Toronto’s Shelley Gautier and Calgary’s Michael Sametz, won gold defending their respective individual time trial titles.

Gautier’s victory in the 13.6km women’s T1 was her 13th gold medal marking an unbroken tally of world championship titles since 2010. It was Sametz’s second career title in the 27.2 km men’s C3 event as Matthias Schindler (Ger) was second with Benjamin Watson (Gbr) third.

“I took guidance from my coaches and my training partner and it all went as planned,” said Gautier. “It was a fun race when everything came together perfectly. I’d like to thank all of the Cycling Canada staff who helped Team Shelly win a seventh TT world championships!”

“I felt ok coming in to the Worlds,” said Sametz. “During the TT I realized how good I was feeling and went from there. It was a good fast course – it had everything. And it was great to have the locals coming out and cheering us on.”

Cranbrook, BC’s Tristen Chernove,  the defending world champ, settled for silver in the men’s C2 TT race while Edmonton’s Ross Wilson took home silver in the 13.6km men’s C1 competition bringing Canada’s tally to five medals in two days.

“Silver is obviously a bittersweet pill to swallow,” admitted Wilson. “But the objective is Tokyo not Maniago, and I continue to progress towards my goals. Kudos to our whole support team – we’re building towards excellence at the Paralympics.”

With files from Cycling Canada
Results coming

August 03, 2018 (Vordingborg, Denmark) – Canada’s Hugo Houle (Astana Pro Team) is currently sitting in the top ten on GC after three stages of the PortNord Tour of Denmark. Three time cyclocross world champion Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan is leading with a 6-second gap to Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo in second place.

Houle started well finishing 11th on the fairly straight-forward, 218.4 km, first stage with a flat profile, finishing with circuits around the City of Aalborg. Denmark’s Lasse Norman Hansen of the Aqua Blue Sport team surprised everyone, attacking in the final kilometers narrowly holding off the sprinters for the win. De Vos finished 20^th.

On Stage 2 from Viborg to Vejle, 174.2 km, De Vos was 8th on the day as American Robin Carpenter (Rally) rode aggressively in the second stage, holding a small gap through the tough final circuits with breakaway partner Julius Johansen. With every punchy climb, the peloton would continue to shrink, until Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo and Van Aert attacked in the last two kilometers, catching Carpenter and Johansen on the final climb (400m at Max 20%). As Van Aert shot past the breakaway, Camp got held up on the corner, leaving the Belgian to take the win solo. Houle held onto the front group finishing 17th, only losing 11 second to race leader Van Aert.

“With one lap to go, I tried to follow Van Aert’s attack, but we were swarmed by the other teams,” Houle told Sportcom. “Riders from smaller teams were able to go out and Van Aert finally caught the break to win the race. He’s an explosive guy who really excels on this type of terrain. ”

The 27-year-old rider from Saint-Perpétue was happy to not lose too much time, but was disappointed with his positioning heading into the final climb. “For my part, by finishing in the main group, I do not waste too much time. It’s good, but not great either. I began to feel the cramps on the penultimate climb. It was very hot and I was a little too far at the base of the last climb to follow the leaders,” he continued.

The third stage from Naestved to Vordingborg, 178.4 km, saw Houle claim 10th as Van Aert’s teammate, Tim Merlier, took the bunch sprint victory. With no changes to the GC, Houle will take on the 19 kilometer Stage 4 time-trial in Nykøbing Falster at 21 seconds down on the race leader.

Houle has high hopes for the TT stage and overall. “My result on Thursday was good for the general classification and I should be no worse to make the difference in the time trial and climb up the rankings,” added Houle.

The race will culminate on Sunday with the final 199.1km Stage 5 that starts in Faxe and includes nine hilly laps around Frederiksberg until the final podium is decided.

Results

Stage 1 – Aug 1 – Aalborg – 218.4 km
1. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 5:05:35
2. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club
3. Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb
4. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
5. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
6. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
7. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
8. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
9. Christoffer Lisson (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
10. Mihkel R_im (Est) Israel Cycling Academy
11. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
12. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
13. Mads Pedersen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
14. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
15. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club
16. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
17. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF
18. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
19. Asbj¿rn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo
20. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
21. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
22. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo
23. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo
24. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
25. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
26. Bj¿rn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal
27. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling
28. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
29. Mark McNally (Gbr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
30. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
31. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
32. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick
33. Nicolai Br¿chner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
34. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club
35. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
36. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom
37. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick
38. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling
39. Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
40. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
41. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
42. Troels R¿nning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
43. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
44. Michael Carbel (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
45. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo
46. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team Sunweb
47. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
48. Chris Anker S_rensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
49. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
50. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo
51. Lennard K_mna (Ger) Team Sunweb
52. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
53. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
54. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo
55. Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
56. Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
57. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
58. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom
59. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
60. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club
61. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
62. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb
63. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:11
64. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:13
65. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:40
66. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
67. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 1:10
68. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
69. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 1:15
70. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 1:28
71. Fritjof R¿inŒs (Nor) Joker Icopal
72. Rasmus B¿gh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick
73. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
74. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
75. Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
76. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF
77. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom
78. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
79. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal
80. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
81. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
82. Christian Moberg J_rgensen (Den) Team Coloquick
83. Steffen Munk Christiansen (Den) Team Coloquick
84. Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
85. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
86. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
87. Mathias Norsgaard J¿rgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
88. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 2:05
89. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 2:30
90. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb
91. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 3:10
92. Emil Toudal (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
93. Eryk Laton (Pol) Team Hurom
94. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
95. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb
96. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom
97. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 3:42
98. Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
99. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
100. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
101. Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
102. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 3:59
103. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 5:19
104. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk
105. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Club
106. Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal 6:11
107. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
108. Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling 6:52
109. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
110. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
111. Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 8:14
112. Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal 9:42
113. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 10:09
114. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 11:02
115. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom 11:24
116. Tobias M¿rch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 12:01
117. J_r_my Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club 14:55
118. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick 15:05
119. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm

Stage 2 – Aug 2 – Viborg to Vejle – 174.2 km
1. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Crelan 4:13:51
2. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo 0:02
3. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling 0:04
4. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick 0:06
5. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:11
6. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
7. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
8. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
9. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe Resources
10. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
11. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
12. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton – Scott
13. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
14. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
15. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick
16. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
17. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
18. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Bhs – Almeborg Bornholm
19. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
20. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
21. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
22. Troels R¿nning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team
23. Christoffer Lisson (Den) Bhs – Almeborg Bornholm
24. Robbert De Greef (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:18
25. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo 0:19
26. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 0:20
27. Bj¿rn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:22
28. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
29. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
30. Max Kanter (Ger) Development Team Sunweb 0:24
31. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) Bhs – Almeborg Bornholm
32. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Csf 0:32
33. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom 0:35
34. Lennard K_mna (Ger) Team Sunweb
35. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo
36. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:41
37. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
38. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:48
39. Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe Resources 0:50
40. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani Csf 1:04
41. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Hagens Berman Axeon 1:09
42. Chris Anker S¿rensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team 1:14
43. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Cycling Club
44. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Crelan
45. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling 1:20
46. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani Csf
47. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick 1:35
48. Asbj¿rn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo 1:41
49. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:45
50. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 1:52
51. Casper Phillip Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 2:20
52. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 2:31
53. Cees Bol (Ned) Seg Racing Academy 2:40
54. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani Csf 2:52
55. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani Csf
56. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Crelan
57. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Crelan
58. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Cycling Club
59. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal 3:00
60. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo 3:03
61. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek – Segafredo
62. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 3:06
63. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team 3:49
64. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Development Team Sunweb 3:57
65. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom 4:19
66. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom
67. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
68. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) 4:29
69. Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Team Fortuneo – Samsic
70. Mark Mcnally (Gbr) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 5:02
71. Mihkel R_im (Est) Israel Cycling Academy 5:04
72. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe Resources
73. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) Bhs – Almeborg Bornholm 5:44
74. Fritjof R¿inŒs (Nor) Joker Icopal
75. Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe Resources 5:51
76. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 5:56
77. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
78. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe Resources
79. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
80. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
81. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team 8:00
82. J_r_my Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club 8:02
83. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
84. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 8:07
85. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani Csf
86. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport 8:26
87. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
88. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
89. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) Bhs – Almeborg Bornholm
90. Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 8:59
91. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo 9:10
92. Rasmus B¿gh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick 9:22
93. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 9:56
94. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom
95. Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal
96. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal
97. Eryk Laton (Pol) Team Hurom
98. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
99. Christian Moberg J¿rgensen (Den) Team Coloquick
100. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk
101. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom
102. Mathias Norsgaard J¿rgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team
103. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb 10:02
104. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe Resources
105. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
106. Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
107. Tobias M¿rch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team
108. Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) 10:11
109. Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Crelan 10:39
110. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Crelan
111. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 10:48
112. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 11:28
113. Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal 14:13
114. Emil Toudal (Den) Bhs – Almeborg Bornholm 14:20
115. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) 15:47
116. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 15:49
117. Charles Huff (USA) Rally Cycling 15:52
118. Steffen Munk Christiansen (Den) Team Coloquick 15:54
119. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport

Stage 3 – Aug. 3 – Naestved to Vordingborg – 178.4 km
1. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 4:08:46
2. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
3. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
4. Mihkel R_im (Est) Israel Cycling Academy
5. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo
6. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
7. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
8. Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb
9. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
10. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
11. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
12. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
13. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club
14. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal
15. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
16. Christoffer Lisson (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
17. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
18. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
19. Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
20. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom
21. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
22. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
23. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
24. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
25. Fritjof R¿inŒs (Nor) Joker Icopal
26. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
27. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club
28. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
29. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
30. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
31. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
32. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling
33. Nicolai Br¿chner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
34. Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal
35. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
36. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
37. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
38. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
39. Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
40. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo
41. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
42. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
43. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
44. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
45. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick
46. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo
47. Troels R¿nning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
48. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
49. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick
50. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
51. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb
52. Bj¿rn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal
53. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
54. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo
55. Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
56. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling
57. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
58. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom
59. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom
60. Michael Carbel (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
61. Asbj¿rn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo
62. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
63. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club
64. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
65. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
66. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
67. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
68. Lennard K_mna (Ger) Team Sunweb
69. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
70. Chris Anker S_rensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
71. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team Sunweb
72. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
73. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 0:15
74. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk 0:16
75. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
76. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club 0:20
77. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo
78. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
79. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:22
80. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:26
81. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom 0:30
82. Mark McNally (Gbr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:32
83. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:36
84. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:39
85. Rasmus B¿gh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick
86. Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 0:43
87. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
88. Steffen Munk Christiansen (Den) Team Coloquick
89. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
90. Eryk Laton (Pol) Team Hurom
91. J_r_my Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club
92. Emil Toudal (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 1:09
93. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 1:26
94. Mads Pedersen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 1:35
95. Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 1:38
96. Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling
97. Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 1:47
98. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
99. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 2:06
100. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 2:43
101. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Club 2:46
102. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 2:54
103. Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
104. Christian Moberg J_rgensen (Den) Team Coloquick 3:17
105. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick
106. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
107. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 3:19
108. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 3:49
109. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 4:20
110. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal 4:29
111. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 4:36
112. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
113. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
114. Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
115. Tobias M¿rch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 5:37
116. Mathias Norsgaard J¿rgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 9:13
117. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
118. Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal 15:02
119. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom 29:27:00

GC after Stage 3

1. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 13:28:02
2. Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Waoo 0:06
3. Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling 0:10
4. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:11
5. Julius Johansen (Den) Team Coloquick 0:16
6. Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:21
7. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
8. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
9. Christoffer Lisson (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
10. Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
11. Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
12. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark
13. Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
14. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club

15. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
16. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
17. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
18. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
19. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
20. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm
21. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Team Coloquick
22. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
23. Troels R¿nning Vinther (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed
24. Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 0:28
25. Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Waoo 0:29
26. Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:30
27. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy 0:32
28. Bj¿rn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal
29. Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
30. Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 0:34
31. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:45
32. Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Waoo
33. Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Team Hurom
34. Lennard K_mna (Ger) Team Sunweb
35. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:58
36. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:02
37. Chris Anker S_rensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 1:18
38. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 1:19
39. Senne Leysen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 1:24
40. Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club
41. Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling 1:30
42. Asbj¿rn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Waoo 1:51
43. Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 2:09
44. Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 2:30
45. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb 2:50
46. Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 2:52
47. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:00
48. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:02
49. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 3:11
50. Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 3:15
51. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club 3:22
52. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:25
53. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team Waoo 3:33
54. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 3:49
55. Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 3:59
56. Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 4:06
57. Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team Sunweb 4:07
58. Michael Carbel (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 4:39
59. Mads Pedersen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 4:48
60. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Team Hurom 4:58
61. Mihkel R_im (Est) Israel Cycling Academy 5:14
62. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 5:37
63. Mark McNally (Gbr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 5:44
64. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 5:57
65. Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Team Hurom
66. Nicolai Br¿chner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 5:59
67. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 7:02
68. Fritjof R¿inŒs (Nor) Joker Icopal 7:22
69. Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
70. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 7:25
71. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling 7:34
72. John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 8:11
73. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 8:22
74. Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport 8:51
75. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 8:56
76. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal 9:04
77. Niklas Larsen (Den) Team Waoo 9:20
78. Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 9:27
79. Martin Toft Madsen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 9:28
80. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 9:41
81. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 9:42
82. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 9:52
83. Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal 10:46
84. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 11:38
85. Rasmus B¿gh Wallin (Den) Team Coloquick 11:39
86. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 12:26
87. Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 12:34
88. Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 12:42
89. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb 13:04
90. Mariusz Gasiorowski (Pol) Team Hurom 13:16
91. Eryk Laton (Pol) Team Hurom 13:59
92. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 14:05
93. Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk 14:37
94. Patrick Clausen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 14:39
95. Christian Moberg J_rgensen (Den) Team Coloquick 14:51
96. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport 15:28
97. Sam Brand (Gbr) Team Novo Nordisk 15:41
98. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 16:07
99. Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal 16:17
100. Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Club
101. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 16:32
102. Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 16:57
103. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 17:47
104. Steffen Munk Christiansen (Den) Team Coloquick 18:15
105. Stijn Steels (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 18:35
106. Emil Toudal (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 18:48
107. Silas Zacharias Clemmensen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 18:58
108. Daniel Bligaard Lyhne (Den) Team Coloquick 20:04
109. Mathias Norsgaard J¿rgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 20:47
110. Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 21:34
111. Nicklas Overgaard Amdi Pedersen (Den) BHS-Almeborg Bornholm 23:39
112. Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
113. J_r_my Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club 23:50
114. Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling 24:32:00
115. Shane Archbold (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport 26:13:00
116. Tobias M¿rch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed 27:41:00
117. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Den) Team Postnord Danmark 30:29:00
118. Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal 39:07:00
119. Mateusz Manowski (Pol) Team Hurom 50:57:00

August 03, 2018 (Outaouais, Québec) – In the Outaouais region, happiness comes on two wheels, with bike paths and routes for all ability levels. With so many trails to choose from you’ll be amazed at the recreational route options and likely never take the same one twice. Here’s a look at three memorable cycling adventures to write home about.

Explore the National Capital Region

Gatineau Park offers over 290 kilometres of pathways and bicycle paths where you might travel between Québec and Ontario as you discover the region. Don’t miss the Canadian Museum of history with majestic architecture in a breathtaking setting. Take in fascinating exhibitions with authentic artifacts and fascinating stories as you explore this country’s rich cultural heritage. There’s also a casino, three different rivers to explore, Parliament Hill, along with urban beaches for relaxing stop on your cycling excursion. Or perhaps follow the Ottawa River and take in a majestic sunset at the Aylmer Marina.

Pamper yourself at the luxurious Hilton Lac-Leamy featuring a selection of great restaurants, a fabulous spa and four-season indoor and outdoor heated pools. Choose from a range of soothing and re-invigorating services, including massages, body scrubs, body wraps, facials, manicures and pedicures. Extensive amenities include 17 therapy rooms, pools, whirlpools, steam bath and the sauna.

Discover Papineau’s Footsteps

Roll through the lush Petite-Nation landscapes and soak in the beauty of the surroundings first discovered by the region’s great surveyor, notary and politician, Joseph Papineau. Fall in love with the region’s magical scenery and enjoy a meal at le Café du Bistrot in St-André-Avellin. Meet local artisans and sample the very best local fresh products and enjoy the panorama views along the Route des Zingues’ trails.

Escape from the ordinary and experience a delightful retreat at Fairmont Le Château Montebello, the world’s largest log cabin. This famous rustic hotel known for its luxurious accommodations, excellent service and refined gastronomy is nestled in the heart of the scenic Montebello village, surrounded by nature. Enjoy a “true Canadian experience” at this architectural marvel with two restaurants and exquisite menus featuring regional products.

Legs on Fire Adventure

Don’t miss the Champlain Lookout, at the top of the Eardley Escarpment on the Champlain Parkway, that offers the best-known and most popular view in Gatineau Park. Your reward for climbing the 335 metres to the lookout is a gourmet stop in Chelsea or Wakefield.

Built in 1838, the Wakefield Mill is now a charming, four-star country boutique hotel surrounded by the splendid Gatineau Park and the picturesque village of Wakefield. With 42 unique guest rooms, the Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa features a dining room specializing in fine cuisine québécoise, a full-treatment spa with outdoor massage tent, two outdoor hot tubs and swimming pool, five meeting/banquet rooms, as well as a cozy fireplace lounge. You’ll be ready for any adventure the next day even another trip to the lookout for another “legs on fire” adventure.

More links:
For more information, visit CyclingQuébec here.
On the shore of the Capital here.
In Papineau’s footsteps here.
Legs on fire here.

August 02, 2018 (Québec) – The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is renowned for excellent cycling routes and amazing options from health centres and massages to Nordic spas, saltwater pools, and more to help soothe tired muscles following your cycling adventures.

Kamouraska
Check out the charming and unique Auberge La Grand Voile in the quaint village of Kamouraska featuring a health spa along with five rooms including private bathroom and balcony. Take in the salt-sea air and treat yourself to magnificent water views overlooking the islands along with fabulous sunsets.

Notre-Dame-du-Portage
Another great stop is the elegant Victorian-style, Auberge du Portage, in Notre-Dame-du-Portage on the shore of the St. Lawrence River with 46 rooms and Health Center that offers Balneotherapy, Thalassotherapy, hydrotherapy, Fangotherapy, pressure therapy and Massotherapy by certificated personnel.

A great refreshing stop In the heart of the village is their public saltwater pool. Enjoy their delightful menus while taking in the salt-sea air along with fabulous views and amazing sunsets.

Rivière-du-Loup
While in Rivière-du-Loup don’t miss the Hotel Universel’s open-air urban Nordic Spa adjacent to their health spa. Finish your cycling excursion in style as they offer two hot tubs, a cold waterfall, steam bath, dry sauna, multi-spray shower and a relaxation lounge. With 300 rooms and a luxury Penthouse with terrace and view of the city and the St. Lawrence you’ll be refreshed for your next day’s adventures.

Two more great stops in Rivière-du-Loup include the chic Best Western Plus, Hotel Levesque with modern health spa, body treatments, massage therapies, Nordic spa including Finnish sauna (dry), Hamman (steam bath) and hot and cold waterfalls along with two elegant restaurants.

The Spa Center in Auberge de la Pointe is another great place to take in legendary sunsets and enjoy everything you dreamed of including massage, body treatments, head-to-toe beauty treatments, therapeutic hydro-thermal baths, indoor pool, Finnish sauna, whirlpool bath, and a relaxation room. Stop by their stylish café-bar and restaurant while enjoying spectacular terraces views.

Rimouski
Great cycling deserves great rewards and our final stop in the legendary Bas-Saint-Laurent region is the Rimouski Spa Center located downtown in front of a cycling trail beside the St. Lawrence River. Featuring all kinds of massage therapy, Balneotherapy, body and beauty treatments, the 185-room centre features stunning views of the St. Lawrence River to help smooth out your day as you prepare for your next cycling excursion.

For more information on the Bas-Saint-Laurent region click here.

 

August 01, 2018 (British Columbia) – Well…..August is upon us and after that….September. The FULL cross race season is ALMOST here and we have another wicked year planned. A few series tweaks which we will outline in the next newsletter toward the end of August/2 weeks before Topaz Park.

Time to start planning your race season. Making sure you have days off that are needed. AND…..that dreaded word…..”intervals”.

Welcome to Cross on the Rock new Coffee Sponsor: Eleven Speed Coffee!

1. The Mid Summer CX Race

If you don’t follow Cross on the Rock on the Face Book OR MIVA or are on Facebook at all…and have no friends that race cross that ARE on Facebook you might not have heard about this race. It is in the 3rd year this year…….but it is never guaranteed to happen.

Right now there are 15 spots left in the A race and around 11 in the B race…..so if you want to do this race….get on it!!

Registration link here.

There are MANY names for it:

1) Mid Summer Cross race. (the normal name)
2) Holy Crap Last minute secret Cross Race (Patricks working name for it)
3) MIVA’s The Kona Adventure Team’s Mid-Bike packing trip we came across a Mid Summer Cross race with COTR (My working name for it)

What ever you want to call it. It is coming up tomorrow (Thursday)
Yup….you heard it RIGHT. ONLY 1 DAY until Cross Season starts!

Here are some details you might want to know:

August 2nd.
Diver Lake
5pm Course open for pre riding. Number pick up and sign on open
5:45pm Free Kids race (Little kids race and “almost” full track)
6:15 B race – Race length close to 40 minutes for 1st person
7:15 A Race – Race length close to 50 minutes for 1st person
8:15 course tear down and clean up

Besides the LITTLE KIDS and BIGGER KIDS races there are 2 other categories:

A Race – You’ve been riding and racing all summer with lots of miles in your legs and you’re feeling fit

B Race – You’re pretty sure you remember where you left your bike after Hot cross bunnies last year but you don’t know if you cleaned it. (You will be heckled if we think you belong in the A race)

Either way it’s a fun event no matter which category you pick.

Pre-Registration is MANDATORY we are NOT registering anyone at the race. (Except for kids. Kids can come out for sure!!).

Field is listed to 55 people per race.

Oh…..there is a 30% chance of rain that day if you look at the forecast. PERFECT. Tell your friends. Cross is HERE!!

#COTR2018hasbegun

2. Licence Requirements for 2018

Licensing is confusing. It does not help that every year the licences change. The insurance requirements change and it all starts again…..WHICH LICENCE DO I NEED TO RACE?

So here we go. I will try to explain your options.

1) Don’t buy any license. Race COTR races ONLY. Pay for a Day of Race Licence each time you race $10 for an adult. $5 for youth. This is OK if you are only going to race once or twice a year. But it is a PITA if you are going to race more than that!

2) Buy a “Provincial Ride License” from Cycling BC. $60. If you are going to race 6 or more COTR events this year. This is your best bet but ONLY if you are ONLY going to race Cross on the Rock which is a Grassroots level event.

3) Buy a “Provincial Race License” from Cycling BC.Adult $90. Youth $60. Get this one if you want to race COTR as well as in Vancouver and Provincial Championships.

4) Buy a UCI license (Cost varies depending on age) if you want to race BIGGER races such as UCI races or National Championships.

Those are your current (for this year) options for Cross on the Rock for 2018

3. Race Schedule Outline

We typically publish this schedule in our last newsletter of the year and it goes out to this complete e-mail list. Annually I will get e-mails from people starting around mid January asking when the race schedule will be published. Most of the time it is a “reply” from the newsletter with the newsletter that has the schedule in the body of the e-mail…….to which I reply, “Read the e-mail that you are sending back to me”.

BUT to give everyone the benefit of the doubt that the www ate their original e-mail here is a copy of the schedule outline for 2018

Year #13 of COTR.

This is a “MORE”-SOLID draft at this point. There might be some small variations BUT unlikely that everything would change!

Race #1: Season opener September 9th. Victoria. Currently: Topaz Pre-race day race number and chip pick up at Pro City from 5:00 – 8:00. Same as the last 2 years.

Race #2: September 16th…..back in Cumberland with the Saturday NIGHT pub/taco race. (Moving up 2 weeks from this year) Note: Saturday night taco race is NOT confirmed. Village park IS confirmed.

Race #3: September 30th: Qualicum Beach. Group favourite! (earlier). Confirmed.

Race #4: October 8th: Bowen Park Nanaimo (Status Quo) (YES this is a MONDAY)

Race #5: October 21st: Port Alberni. The return of P.A. Currently one of two possible venues…..but more likely than not a return to McLeans Mill for this year which would be UNREAL!

Race #6: October 28th. Crosstoberfest. MID island. Either at Cowichan Exhibitions, Sun Fest or Ladysmith. Close to confirmation

Race #7: November 4th SINGLE HEADER at MIVA’s choice Venue. Arbutus Meadows or back at Beban

(Nationals champs on the 10th in Peterborough)

Race #8: Series final. November 17th Saanich Fairgrounds OR Speedway for the final race of the year. Need to confirm venue. But in Victoria. Bookending the race season with Victoria races. Looking like Speedway. Close to confirmation.

This series does not happen without the support from.

SERIES SPONSORS (Some Confirmed for 2018!)
Title Sponsor: Mazda
Presenting and main prizing Sponsor: Muc Off (CONFIRMED)
Sponsor for the Victoria races: Pro-Pearl Izumi-Shimano
Super Masters Men’s Category Sponsors Island Cycles
Corey and Sean from Rock City Cycles Nanaimo (CONFIRMED)
Peter Creighton from Cycles Lambert/Muc OFF (CONFIRMED)
Phillips Brewery for their continued support for the Single Speed category and series prizes for all categories (including Root Beer for the youth).
Frontrunners who let me race and organize (CONFIRMED)
Nutcase do a great job supporting the little kid races
KONA the sponsor of the Kona Kup
Trek Bikes Victoria. Pro City Cycles for Topaz (CONFIRMED)
Wade Luksay Riverway Dental
Andreas and Danielle from Study Build from Quadra Island who are sponsoring the Youth race for FREE program
And Sam Wittingham from Naked Bikes….because he is SAM

As well as tonne of local sponsors from each community that we tried to give recognition to after each of the events.

This is an ISLAND series and the past support we have received from our island community is awesome. Lets keep it up in the future as it is what drives this series and makes it special. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SPONSORS. These are local businesses and companies that support local businesses. On-line companies, amazon, big business (besides Shimano) do NOT support community events.

August 01, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – A recent poll by the Ekos Research Associates found overwhelming support as 9 out of 10 Toronto residents in the downtown area feel that separated bike lanes are necessary to protect vulnerable road users reports CBC.ca. Suburban areas, such as Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough, showed similar support with over 70% support. The poll was co-sponsored by the David Suzuki Foundation and Cycle Toronto, a cycling advocacy group, following the death of three cyclist and 20 pedestrian in 2018.

The most impressive statistic was that three quarters of respondents who commute by car still promote the use of separated cycle lanes, demonstrating that ALL road users wish to see a more organized and safe city layout. Road safety has been a polarizing issue in the city of Toronto with plans such as Vision Zero and the Transform Young having varied success. But with large percentages of the population in support, this poll predicts cycling will be a hot issue in the upcoming municipal elections, slated for October 22.

Read more in CBC.ca here.

July 31, 2018 (Cambridge ON) – Check out our selection of more photos from the Fieldstone Criterium of Cambridge 2018 O-Crit #3, held on Saturday, July 28 in Cambridge Ontario. Emily Flynn (Cyclery Racing) won the Elite Women’s race while Derek Gee (Team Race Clean) topped the Elite men’s field. – results here.

Men

Women

July 31, 2018 (Kitchener, ON) – Here’s a selection of more photos from the Kitchener Twilight Grand Prix, held on Friday, July 27 in Kitchener Ontario. Trevor O’Donnell (Toronto Hustle) took top honurs in the Elite 1&2 Men’s race while Kaitlyn Rauwerda (NCCH Elite pb MGCC) was the top Canadian woman and top Junior just behind American Laura Van Gilder (Team Mellow Mushroom) who won the women’s race.. – results here.

Men

Women

July 29, 2018 (Paris, FRA) – Geraint Thomas claimed his first overall victory while Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome rounded out the podium. European champion Alexander Kristoff won the conclusive stage of the 105th Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, the second success for UAE Team Emirates after super combative Dan Martin took stage 6 in Mûr-de-Bretagne. It’s Kristoff’s third victory after two stages in 2014.

Stage 21 in Houilles – 145 Starters
In the first kilometres covered on a slow motion, Team Sky celebrated their probable sixth overall victory in seven years. As the race entered Paris throughout the famous avenue Montaigne, the street of fashion, Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) did a lap of honour as this was his 18th and last Tour de France.

After setting this all-time record, the Frenchman decided to retire at the end of the season. Silvan Dillier (AG2R-La Mondiale), Taylor Phinney (EF), Michael Schär (BMC), Damien Gaudin (Direct Energie), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) and Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) rode away from the pack with 52km to go.

Lampaert the last attacker to surrender
Groupama-FDJ and Bora-Hansgrohe were the most active teams in the chase. The deficit of the peloton was 40’’ with 20km to go. It was game over for the breakaway riders 6km before the end as Politt was the last man to surrender at bell lap.

Marco Marcato (UAE Team Emirates) rode away from the peloton 2.5km before the line to force the other sprinters’ teams to spend some energy before the last rush. Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe) countered but Belgian champion Yves Lampaert (Quick Step) was the last man to try and stay away from the pack.

He was eventually swallowed with 250 metres to go, firstly by Trek-Segafredo working for stage 9 winner John Degenkolb but Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) was the fastest of the remaining sprinters while stage 18 winner Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) rounded out the stage podium.

Thomas Won the 105th Tour de France
Geraint Thomas wrote another page of British cycling history after sealing an incredible overall victory at the Tour de France.
The 32 year old became only the third Brit and first ever Welshman to win the yellow jersey, with an eventual winning margin of one minute and 51 secondsafter three weeks of hard racing.

Rolling into Paris alongside his teammates, Thomas’ victory represents the sixth success in seven years for Team Sky at the world’s biggest bike race.

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was able to join Thomas on the podium after securing third place with a gutsy ride on Saturday’s time trial. Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) finished second and joined the duo on the fan-lined Champs-Elysees.

After thanking his teammates on the podium, he added: “I got into cycling because of this race. I remember running home from school to watch the Tour de France and the dream was always just to be a part of it. That came through 11 years ago back in 2007. Now I’m here, stood in the yellow jersey. It’s incredible and it’s a dream come true.

“To everyone back home, kids and the Maindy Flyers, just dream big. If people tell you it can’t be done, if you believe in yourself and work hard just keep going. You’re going to have knocks and downs. But keep believing, anything is possible and with hard work everything pays off in the end. Thanks for all the support!”

Results

1. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 2:46:36
2. John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
3. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
5. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
6. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
7. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
8. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
9. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
10. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
11. Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
12. Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie
13. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
14. Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team
15. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
16. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team
17. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
18. Edward Theuns (Bel) Team Sunweb
19. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
20. Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
21. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
22. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team
23. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
24. Dion Smith (Nzl) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
25. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie
26. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team
27. Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
28. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
29. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo
30. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
31. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
32. Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
33. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
34. S¿ren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb
35. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
36. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb
37. Stefan KŸng (Sui) BMC Racing Team
38. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
39. Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
40. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
41. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
42. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb
43. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team
44. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott
45. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team
46. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
47. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
49. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
50. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
51. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
52. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
53. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team
54. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55. Mikel Nieve (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott
56. Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
57. Simon Gerrans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
58. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
59. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Sky
60. Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data
61. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
62. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
63. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates
64. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Groupama-FDJ
65. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
66. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
67. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky
68. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates
69. Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky
70. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
71. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:00:24
72. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
73. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team
74. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
75. Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
76. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida
77. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data
78. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal
79. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
80. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky
81. Paul Martens (Ger) LottoNL-Jumbo
82. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
83. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
84. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie
85. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:30
86. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
87. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale
88. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
89. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
90. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
91. Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
92. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
93. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
94. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
95. Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team
96. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
97. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
98. Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin
99. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott
100. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
101. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ
102. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb
103. Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data
104. Amund Gr¿ndahl Jansen (Nor) LottoNL-Jumbo
105. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
106. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie
107. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb
108. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:38
109. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:39
110. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
111. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:00:42
112. Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
113. Michael Valgren (Den) Astana Pro Team
114. Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:55
115. Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates
116. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:59
117. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:01:01
118. Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
119. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:03
120. Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie 0:01:07
121. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:11
122. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
123. Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:15
124. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team
125. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:01:22
126. Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
127. Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:28
128. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UAE Team Emirates
129. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:34
130. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
131. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:45
132. Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:02:07
133. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:16
134. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:03:19
135. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 0:03:21
136. Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:03:23
137. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:04:04
138. Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:04:06
139. Michael Sch_r (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:04:08
140. Taylor Phinney (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:04:10
141. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:04:11
142. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:04:18
143. Lukas P_stlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
144. Silvan Dillier (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:44
145. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie

Final GC
1. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky 83:17:13
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:01:51
3. Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 0:02:24
4. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:03:22
5. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:06:08
6. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:57
7. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team 0:07:37
8. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 0:09:05
9. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:12:37
10. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 0:14:18
11. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors 0:16:32
12. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:19:46
13. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:22:13
14. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 0:27:26
15. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky 0:27:52
16. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:34:52
17. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:37:06
18. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:39:08
19. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:39:57
20. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:42:31
21. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:44:18
22. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 0:46:36
23. Mikel Nieve (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott 0:49:19
24. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 0:50:02
25. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:50:15
26. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 1:06:33
27. Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 1:09:09
28. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 1:10:14
29. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 1:17:35
30. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie 1:18:09
31. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 1:21:13
32. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:23:05
33. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 1:28:08
34. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:30:01
35. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 1:34:12
36. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 1:38:38
37. Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 1:39:01
38. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:47:36
39. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie 1:47:47
40. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates 1:48:06
41. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:51:19
42. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 1:58:08
43. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:58:54
44. Michael Valgren (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:59:20
45. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 2:00:32
46. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 2:00:53
47. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 2:01:52
48. Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 2:03:20
49. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 2:05:29
50. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team 2:05:38
51. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb 2:06:22
52. S¿ren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 2:06:23
53. Stefan KŸng (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2:07:14
54. Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:09:54
55. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 2:10:29
56. Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team 2:10:33
57. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team 2:10:59
58. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 2:13:23
59. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data 2:13:58
60. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 2:17:32
61. Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 2:17:52
62. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 2:18:51
63. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 2:20:24
64. Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:20:31
65. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:24:41
66. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 2:29:36
67. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 2:32:02
68. Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team 2:32:26
69. Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates 2:35:47
70. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Sky 2:36:06
71. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:38:08
72. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 2:39:40
73. Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie 2:42:53
74. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ 2:45:40
75. Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data 2:45:57
76. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:46:13
77. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team 2:47:46
78. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 2:48:29
79. Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin 2:51:47
80. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 2:52:37
81. Paul Martens (Ger) LottoNL-Jumbo 2:52:46
82. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 2:53:41
83. Silvan Dillier (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 2:55:15
84. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data 2:57:00
85. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 2:58:56
86. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 3:00:48
87. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 3:00:54
88. Edward Theuns (Bel) Team Sunweb 3:02:15
89. Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie 3:04:07
90. Michael Sch_r (Sui) BMC Racing Team 3:04:14
91. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 3:04:27
92. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:04:48
93. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie 3:05:34
94. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:07:14
95. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 3:09:34
96. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 3:11:55
97. Dion Smith (Nzl) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 3:12:24
98. Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 3:12:46
99. Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 3:13:47
100. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3:15:40
101. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:15:55
102. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 3:16:54
103. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal 3:19:10
104. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team 3:19:22
105. Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 3:19:49
106. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UAE Team Emirates 3:21:22
107. Simon Gerrans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 3:21:37
108. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 3:21:55
109. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
110. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 3:24:25
111. John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo 3:26:35
112. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:32:29
113. Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo 3:32:54
114. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 3:33:33
115. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3:34:17
116. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:36:11
117. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 3:36:30
118. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 3:37:21
119. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 3:37:31
120. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie 3:37:56
121. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott 3:39:02
122. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:39:20
123. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 3:40:30
124. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:41:55
125. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida 3:42:24
126. Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 3:42:54
127. Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:49:03
128. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky 3:50:55
129. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3:50:59
130. Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:51:15
131. Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 3:51:16
132. Lukas P_stlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:56:53
133. Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 3:57:02
134. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 3:58:01
135. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors 3:58:58
136. Taylor Phinney (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3:59:07
137. Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 4:01:05
138. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 4:01:34
139. Amund Gr¿ndahl Jansen (Nor) LottoNL-Jumbo 4:02:04
140. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie 4:02:07
141. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 4:08:18
142. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 4:08:54
143. Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data 4:09:49
144. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Groupama-FDJ 4:12:29
145. Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 4:34:19

Points Classification
1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 477 pts
2. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 246
3. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 203
4. John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo 178
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 143
6. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 134
7. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 115
8. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky 110
9. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 104
10. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 98
11. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 98
12. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 82
13. Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie 81
14. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 78
15. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 75
16. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data 73
17. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 71
18. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 71
19. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie 69
20. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 69
21. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 68
22. Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 65
23. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 62
24. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 59
25. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team 57
26. Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 56
27. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors 56
28. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 55
29. Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 53
30. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie 52
31. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie 51
32. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie 50
33. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 49
34. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 48
35. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team 47
36. Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team 46
37. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 46
38. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 46
39. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie 45
40. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 45
41. Michael Sch_r (Sui) BMC Racing Team 43
42. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 43
43. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 41
44. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 39
45. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 37
46. Michael Valgren (Den) Astana Pro Team 36
47. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors 35
48. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 35
49. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 34
50. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 34
51. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 32
52. Dion Smith (Nzl) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 32
53. Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 32
54. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 31
55. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team 30
56. Silvan Dillier (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 30
57. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 30
58. Lukas P_stlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 30
59. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 29
60. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 28
61. Taylor Phinney (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 28
62. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 27
63. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 27
64. Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 26
65. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 26
66. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 26
67. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 26
68. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 25
69. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data 25
70. Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data 25
71. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 24
72. Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie 24
73. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 24
74. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team 24
75. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 23
76. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 23
77. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 21
78. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 21
79. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 21
80. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 20
81. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 20
82. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 19
83. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 19
84. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb 18
85. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 17
86. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 17
87. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates 17
88. S¿ren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 17
89. Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 17
90. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 17
91. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 15
92. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky 14
93. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 14
94. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 14
95. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Groupama-FDJ 14
96. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 13
97. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 13
98. Mikel Nieve (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott 11
99. Stefan KŸng (Sui) BMC Racing Team 11
100. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 10
101. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 9
102. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott 8
103. Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 8
104. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 7
105. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 7
106. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ 7
107. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 7
108. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 7
109. Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 6
110. Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 6
111. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 6
112. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
113. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 6
114. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 5
115. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb 5
116. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team 5
117. Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 4
118. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team 3
119. Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team 3
120. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 3
121. Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates 3
122. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Sky 2
123. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UAE Team Emirates 1
124. Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic -2

Mountain Classification
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 170 pts
2. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 91
3. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 76
4. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky 74
5. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 63
6. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 56
7. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 41
8. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 40
9. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 39
10. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 36
11. Mikel Nieve (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott 35
12. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 35
13. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 25
14. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 24
15. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team 24
16. Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 23
17. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 22
18. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 20
19. Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 20
20. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 18
21. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team 16
22. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie 15
23. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 15
24. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 15
25. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 14
26. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors 14
27. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 14
28. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 14
29. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 13
30. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 13
31. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates 12
32. Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates 12
33. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 10
34. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 10
35. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 8
36. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky 8
37. Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team 6
38. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team 5
39. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 5
40. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie 4
41. Dion Smith (Nzl) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 4
42. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 4
43. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3
44. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data 3
45. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie 2
46. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 2
47. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 2
48. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2
49. Michael Valgren (Den) Astana Pro Team 2
50. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team 2
51. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 2
52. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 2
53. Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 1
54. Silvan Dillier (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 1
55. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 1
56. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 1
57. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 1
58. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 1
59. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie 1
60. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1
61. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 1
62. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 1
63. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott 1

Best Young Rider Classification
1. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 83:39:26
2. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky 0:05:39
3. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:22:05
4. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:07:48
5. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 1:16:25
6. Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 1:16:48
7. S¿ren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 1:44:10
8. Stefan KŸng (Sui) BMC Racing Team 1:45:01
9. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 1:56:38
10. Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team 2:10:13
11. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:24:00
12. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 2:38:35
13. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 2:38:41
14. Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie 2:41:54
15. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 2:49:42
16. Dion Smith (Nzl) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 2:50:11
17. Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo 3:10:41
18. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:13:58
19. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie 3:15:43
20. Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:26:50
21. Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 3:34:49
22. Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 3:38:52
23. Amund Gr¿ndahl Jansen (Nor) LottoNL-Jumbo 3:39:51
24. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 3:46:41

Team Classification
1. Movistar Team 250:24:53
2. Bahrain-Merida 0:12:33
3. Team Sky 0:31:14
4. LottoNl-Jumbo 0:47:24
5. Astana Pro Team 1:15:32
6. Team Sunweb 1:58:54
7. AG2R La Mondiale 2:15:49
8. BMC Racing Team 2:35:45
9. Quick-Step Floors 3:06:17
10. Mitchelton-Scott 3:13:41
11. UAE Team Emirates 3:49:11
12. Cofidis, Solutions Credits 4:00:46
13. Trek-Segafredo 4:09:34
14. Fortuneo-Samsic 4:11:49
15. Groupama-FDJ 4:13:13
16. Direct Energie 4:24:13
17. Katusha-Alpecin 4:25:45
18. Bora-Hansgrohe 4:29:08
19. Wanty-Groupe Gobert 4:40:15
20. EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 4:45:48
21. Dimension Data 5:56:10
22. Lotto Soudal 7:36:47

July 27, 2018 (Kitchener, ON) – Trevor O’Donnell (Toronto Hustle) took top honurs in the Elite 1&2 Men’s race while Kaitlyn Rauwerda (NCCH Elite pb MGCC) was the top Canadian woman and top Junior just behind American Laura Van Gilder (Team Mellow Mushroom) who won the women’s race.

Emily Flynn (Cyclery Racing) was third across the line and second overall in the Elite 1&2 Women’s race. Raced on a beautiful 1.3 km course the event is the first Crit race of “Speed Weekend” in the Waterloo Region. Next up is the Fieldstone Criterium of Cambridge on July 28 in historic Galt. Full results link below.

Results (brief)

Elite 1&2 Women – 44.2 km – 38.2 km/h
1. Laura Van Gilder (Team Mellow Mushroom – RWE.1) 1:09:28
2. Emily Flynn (Cyclery Racing – RWE.1)
3. Jamie Gilgen (Rise Racing – RWE.1)
4. Allison Sauder (Faction-Smile Tigerc.r. p/b WCC – RWE.2)
5. Sophie Bernard (First Draft Garneau p/b Mercedes-Benz Oakville – RWE.1)
6. Ruby West (Specialized – Tenspeed Hero – RWU23.2)

Elite 1&2 Men – 65 km – 44.8 km/h
1. Trevor O’Donnell (Toronto Hustle – RMU23.1) 1:27:00
2. Derek Gee (Team Race Clean – RMU23.1)
3. Ryan Roth (Silber Pro Cycling – RME.1)
4. Martin Rupes (NCCH Elite pb MGCC – RME.1)
5. Ed Veal (Realdeal | Aquila – RME.1) 0:02

Junior Women – 44.2 km – 38.2 km/h
1. Kaitlyn Rauwerda (NCCH Elite pb MGCC – RWJ) 1:09:28
2. Elizabeth Archbold (Madonna Wheelers Cycling Club – RWJ) 1:11
3. Kathleen Turbitt (NCCH pb Franklin Templeton Investments – RWJ)
4. Kassandra Kriarakis (Rise Racing – RWJ)
5. Kylie Starrs (Kallisto-FCV p/b Peloton Contracting – RWJ) 5:37

Junior Men – 36.4 km – 40.6 km/h
1. Nicholas Menegon (NCCH pb Franklin Templeton Investments – RMJ) 0:53:45
2. Matthew Divittorio (Kallisto-FCV p/b Peloton Contracting – RMJ)
3. Axel Froner (Kallisto-FCV p/b Peloton Contracting – RMJ)
4. Dylan Bibic (Midweek Cycling Club – RMJ) 0:53
5. Ethan Sittlington (NCCH Elite pb MGCC – RMJ)

Full results all categories here.

July 23, 2018 – Louis Garneau was involved in a serious crash on Saturday morning and was taken to the l’hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus where he is in stable condition. According to Radio-Canada, the incident occurred on a group ride with a simple touch of wheels causing the fall. Garneau made a post that day on Facebook updating everyone on his condition and reminding everyone to wear a helmet… “It saved my life,” he wrote . The accompanying photo depicts how serious this incident was, with Garneau wearing an oxygen mask and neck brace with bandages wrapped around his head.

The 59-year-old suffered a concussion and punctured lung but is still in good spirits, posting a cheerful photo with the caption; “Good news … I’m going to my house … thx to all my friends and the hospital … great service! God Bless!” Another post thanks his helmet for doing it’s job, reminding everyone how vital these simple pieces of equipment can be. Best wishes to Louis for a speedy recovery.

 

 

 

July 23, 2018 (Kinburn, ON) – The West Carleton Gravel Series gets underway on Aug. 5 at the Kinburn Community Centre. The three-race Ontario Cycling Association sanctioned road cyclosportif series has courses that range from 80 to 90 km.

Organizers Brendan Gorman and Alain Villeneuve are hard at work organizing the first event and just rode the first course, which is 87 kilometres with 430 metres of elevation, two-thirds gravel, one-third pavement and includes a 700 metre unmaintained road climb.

“The fastest riders will be able to complete the course in about two hours while others may take as long as three or four hours,” wrote Gorman, in a blog post describing the course. “Regardless, it will be a challenging course for all and will appeal equally to those wanting to race and those looking to ride some great roads in a challenge type event. No doubt the beauty of the course will at least initially stave off the fatigue of completing the inaugural event of the West Carleton Gravel Series.”

Gorman says, he and Villeneuve are hoping to attract adventure and racing cyclists.

“I sincerely feel that the expansion of gravel racing/riding will be good for everyone and anyone whose lives are intertwined with cycling,” says Gorman. “The ability to attract the adventure and racing cyclists under one umbrella creates so much opportunity to grow the sport.”

Gorman, a former national team member and Junior road race champion (1996) who currently races Masters 1, is a big fan of the terrain near his home in the area.

“West Carleton has some of the greatest gravel roads in the area and I know them all,” says Gorman, who also blogs about gravel racing and the routes in the area at Nine2fivepro.com.

Gorman also recently launched the Kinburn Kermesse gravel cycling race series in Lanark County outside Ottawa, Ontario,

The West Carleton Gravel series is $20 per race, or $50 for all three races.

Gorman’s blog on the first course here.

July 22, 2018 (Canmore, AB) – Pedal caught up with Elite Women’s XCO winner Emily Batty (ON) Trek Factory and Elite Men’s XCO winner Peter Disera (ON) Norco Factory along with Sean Fincham (BC) Forward Racing Norco for their take on their respective races, the course, conditions and the venue.

July 22, 2018 (Val-d’Or, QC) – Pedal caught up with Team Canada’s Riley Pickrell following Stage 6 at the 50th annual Tour de l’Abitibi where he grabbed another podium finishing second. He now has two stage wins and two 2nd-place podiums at this year’s Tour.

July 20, 2018 (Victoriaville, QC) – Pedal has learned that Quebec will host its first official provincial championships in fixie crit racing, confirmed by Louis Barbeau, Director General of Québec’s Cycling Federation (FQSC). The brakeless bike races, one for men and another for women, will take place during the provincial Criterium Championships in Victoriaville, on August 4.

Similar events were raced in 2016 when the Québec Crit championships took place in Bromont. Back then, though, the competitions were unofficial and featured as demos. “We felt there was a growing interest toward the fixie scene. That’s what started the process of integrating fixed gear racing to FQSC as a distinct discipline,” explained Barbeau.

Two years later, FQSC came up with a brand new set of rules for fixies. “These rules were designed to be as accessible as possible in order to stimulate participation,” said Marilou Fauteux, who supervised this integration for the federation. “As an example, a rider who already owns a road licence does not have to purchase a second one specific to fixies. Also, if someone is lapped during a fixie criterium, he or she can stay in the race instead of getting a DNF,” she explained.

Alexis Pinard, the Québec Criterium championships organizer who also puts on the Appalachian Classic, was asked by FQSC to hold fixie championships in mid-May. “We gladly accepted, even though it is uncharted territories for us,” he admitted. “The fixed gear riders will race on the same one kilometre or so loop as the road cyclists, in downtown Victoriaville. “There are no hairpin bends and one little hill on the course. I think it will be a good show.”

Other fixed gear criterium racing events can be found on the FQSC calendar this season. One took place during the Crossroads Tremblant, at the end of May; the next one is scheduled for July 29, during the Critérium du centre-ville de Bromont.

There are several experienced fixie riders in Québec. One of them is Raphaële Lemieux (Specialized Rocket Espresso), who won the women’s Redhook Crit Brooklyn, NY on April 28. Others are Josh Gieni (Team iBike), owner of two cycling shops in Montreal and Cowansville, and Addison Zawada (Team iBike), an American rider who recently received his permanent residency in Canada.

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July 18, 2018 (Val D’or, Que.) – The 50th anniversary of the legendary Tour de l’Abitibi is underway July 16-22 in northwestern Quebec some 600 kilometres north of Montreal and 800 kilometres from Toronto.

Founded by Léandre Normand back in 1969, the event highlighted riders and the racing scene from small towns such as Amos and Val D’or in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, where mining for minerals such as gold and zinc is a key part of the communities. Hockey as well…lots of hockey.

But every summer for the last 50 years, the region is overrun by Spandex as it plays host to the iconic cycling stage race, Tour de l’Abitibi, for junior riders, that’s become renowned around the globe. The towns embrace it and come out by the hundreds to volunteer and line the roadways to cheer on the next generation of cycling heroes.

Heroes such as Pierre Harvey, honourary President of this year’s 50th anniversary Tour, who credits the race with giving him the confidence to launch his career, which included competing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal before competing in the 1984 Winter Olympics. Harvey was the first Canadian male athlete to compete in both a winter and summer Games.

“This was my first big result and it convinced me that I had some potential,” said Harvey. “From there I became more confident and invested all I had to get as far as I could. Soon after, I succeeded in participating in four Olympic Games, but my journey began in Abitibi. I went to school in Abitibi! to learn about cycling.”

As the only North American stop out of eight competitions that comprise the UCI Juniors Nations Cup, its humble beginning saw 52 cyclists on the start line for three stages. Fifty years later over 4,000 riders from 45 countries have pedalled their lanky cabooses through the northern region of Quebec dotted with small towns.

The famous seven-stage race has included competitors from outside Quebec since 1973 and European teams have been attending since the early ’80s. In 1986, Netherlands’ Michael Zanoli, the reigning Junior world champion, won the Tour.

According to Marc Lemay, former president of Cycling Canada, the Tour de l’Abitibi began as a season-end race similar to the 3-stage Cyclo-Nordo Challenge already organized by Leandre and his brother Yvan with cyclists from the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region competing. Soon after teams from Montreal and Ontario joined in along with more Quebec riders.

In 1981 the first international team from France participated and the Tour received its first UCI sanction becoming a juniors-only race. The original format was point-to-point but a “star” system was later adopted that “likely saved the Tour” said Lemay even-though he admits he wasn’t in favour of it at first.

Under the new “star” system all stages finished in the same town which acted as the hostfor that particular year. With four towns involved – Rouyn-Noranda, Amos, Val d’Or, La Sarre – and a two-year mandate for each, the Tour was guaranteed for eight more years.

The Tour de l’Abitibi debuted in 1969 with Gerald Rocheleau crossing the finished line first to win the inaugural Tour in the town of Amos. Decades later, the list of Tour winners and participants has grown to include some of the greatest cyclists on the planet from top Canadians Steve Bauer and Alex Stieda (winner in 1980) to Laurent Jalabert (France) and Americans Bobby Julich and Andy Hampsten.

For Rocheleau, the Tour De l’Abitibi is one of the only trophies he’s kept after all these years. “It was the first time I was taking part in such a big race. There were people sitting in patio chairs around the course to look at us pedalling,” Rocheleau says. “I still have the trophy that I won there and it stayed for a long time in my kids’ bedroom. I got rid of my other trophies but not this one.”

The race has become not only a unique competition in Canada, but also a crucial one for young riders who dream of making their mark in the world of international cycling, according to Louis Barbeau, Director General of Quebec’s Cycling Federation (FQSC).

“The Tour of Abitibi has been and still is an essential event in the development of young riders for 50 years. For most junior riders who have participated in this event, it has been their first contact with the international scene and a chance to measure themselves against some of the best athletes in the world,” says Barbeau. “We are very fortunate to have such an event in Quebec and in Canada, and very grateful to the organization who has relentlessly worked hard over the years to offer and amazing race to our athletes.”

The crowds and the volunteers are part of what makes the race so memorable and so thrilling for the young riders often cutting their teeth on their first races with international competition. When you start a race with passionate people at the helm, it tends to translate to the race volunteers and the surrounding region. Such is the case with the Tour de l’Abitibi that began with founder Léandre Normand and a group of cycling zealots from the Abitibi area.

“We can say that it’s about a bunch of passionate people, not to say maniacs, crazy about cycling, who, at this given time, started to focus on something else than hockey,” says Normand. “I was avidly gulping cycling magazines and we then decided, in a joint move, to get together and organize a stage race and showcase genuine Abitibian experiences. It just kept on expanding.”

Over the years, many of the most notable North American cyclists attended the race, with the exception of Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong. For Steida, the first North American to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey, who won the Tour de l’Abitibi back in 1980, it was a chance to compete against the best and helped hook him on cycling.

“Winning Abitibi 38 years ago feels like a dream,” said Steida. “It was so long ago, we (the British Columbia provincial team) really didn’t know what we were doing then. We were just racing hard and aggressive every day. Back then we were restricted to a 50×15 so my track racing background helped me a lot. My hockey experience gave me the power. I had great teammates with me who absolutely sacrificed for me. I can’t thank them enough. It was that feeling of shared accomplishment that drew me deeper into the sport.”

For Louis Garneau it was a big stepping stone in his cycling career. “The Tour of Abitibi was one of my first big races as a junior, in 1975 and 76, and I will never forget the experience. The Tour de l’Abitibi has always been a big, well-organized race and teams from all over are participating year after year. This race did a lot for me to gain experience, and helped propel me to the forefront of racing. My junior years were very formative, and launched my career all the way to the Olympics. They did the same for my son William, who raced in Abitibi in 2007 and again in 2008 as part of Team Canada – on his way to the World Championships. Abitibi was a big part of both our junior careers and I want to send them my warmest congratulations on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary, a true milestone in a great organization’s history. Happy 50th, and all the best for the next 50 editions,” said Garneau.

The event has played an important role for Cycling Canada as well. “Abitibi has long played a pivotal role in the development of some of Canada’s best male cyclists. We are fortunate and incredibly grateful to have such a passionate community that has sustained such a successful and impactful event,” commented Matthew Jeffries Interim CEO/Director of Marketing at Cycling Canada.

The Abitibi-Temiscamingue has been a proud partner since the beginning. “It’s a unique event in North America! In addition to highlighting the cyclists next generation, it also has made our region, Abitibi-Temiscamingue, shine for 50 years,” said Emilien Larochelle, the chairman of Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

For the 50th anniversary celebrations, a book chronicling each and every race as well as the history of the event has been released entitled La Route des Champions, penned by Normand along with Olivier Grondin and Emelie Rivard-Boudreau. There will also be a tribute evening on July 21 that will including the first five nominees to be inducted to the Tour de l’Abitibi Hall of Fame as well as a Tour of Legends featuring participants from the past 49 years of racing.

For Normand, who managed the race for the first 10 years, seeing how the Tour has not only grown but thrived over the past 50 years is what matters most.

“What makes me the most proud, it’s that it’s still there 50 years later,” he says. “For me, it’s this longevity rather than the international scope and reputations it acquired throughout the years that matters most.”

Tour de l’Abitibi here.
Photos of all 49 winners here.
To order La Route des Champions click here.

July 17, 2018 (Val-d’Or, Que.) – The 50th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi gets underway July 16-22 in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. Founded in 1969 by Léandre Normand this iconic and enduring Tour has become an essential event in the development of Junior riders in Canada and around the world. As the only North American stop out of eight competitions that comprise the UCI Juniors Nations Cup, the legendary Tour de l’Abitibi has bolstered Canada’s stature internationally and hosted over 4,000 riders from 45 countries since its inception. From the first winner, Gerald Rocheleau, back in 1969 to other Canadian greats like Alex Stieda (1980), Pierre Harvey (1975), Eric Van den Eynde (1971 and 1972) and the most recent Canuck to win, David Veilleux (2005), the Tour de l’Abitibi has seen its share of international stars as well such as Michel Zanoli (Ned) winner in 1986 and Americans Bobby Julich (1988 and 1989) and Taylor Phinney (2007). Other top international riders include Laurent Jalabert (Fra), Oscar Camenzind (Sui), Denis Menshov (Rus), Andrew Hampsten (USA), Tyler Farrar (USA) and more. We invite you to enjoy this little trip down memory lane as the 50th edition, featuring 7 stages and a total distance of 600 km, will soon be underway. Check out Léandre Normand’s new book, La Route des Champions, about the Tour de l’Abitibi’s 50-year legacy here.