March 17, 2019 (Redlands, CA) – Erica Clevenger (Sho-Air) claimed victory on the final day of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, out-sprinting Sara Poidevin (Rally UHC) in a thrilling Sunset Loop Road Race finale. Lauren Stephens (Tibco SVB) took third place after driving her two breakaway companions to the line in an attempt to claim GC. Her efforts boosted her to second overall.

“This is my second year at Redlands, this is my biggest result of my career,” Clevenger said. “I have never had a stage podium before, so this is the coolest thing ever. We had amazing team work throughout the race, even without the win this was really special for all of us. We were looking forward to this day, this is a favorite of ours. We had a really good race at Oak Glen and I think we took over the Team GC so I’m super stoked about that too.”

Amber Neben did enough to control the breakaway to secure the yellow jersey as the overall winner by 39 seconds ahead of Stephens, earning her fourth Redlands title of her career. Stephens teammate, Emily Newsom, took third place a minute back.

“I really came in with no expectations because I haven’t done a lot of top-end intensities so I didn’t know how good I was,” Neben said. “I knew I had a lot of depth to my fitness but I didn’t know if I would be good enough to do the road race. I figured I would have a good time trial but then it’s always – the road race is always difficult. I knew I had a young team and this is such a hard race to win without support. My expectations were just to go for it in the time trial and see how long I could defend the jersey if I had it. Everyday you’re one day closer, you start thinking about winning it.”

The 68-mile race started off quietly, but after the first lap the fireworks started, with five riders gaining some distance on the pack. They included Clevenger, Poidevin, Stephens, sprint leader Lily Williams (Supermint) and Emily Marcolini (Tibco). They averaged a two-minute gap for the majority of the stage until the final climb, when Stephens pushed the pace, dispatching Williams and Marcolini. The three carried on, with Stephens sitting at the front, trying to time trial her way to a GC win. She couldn’t outpace the peloton, however, and had to be content with second overall.

“Today we were all in to try and take over the leaders jersey, what I did today was part of the plan. The goal was to get Emily (Newsom) to come across but there never was the opportunity and then we were racing for. I had to put in quite a bit of time on Amber (Neben) to be able to take over the jersey so I wasn’t quite able to get that much time.

“Sunset is a great course, we always say everything changes on Sunset so no matter what happens the days before,” Stephens said. “I actually had a bad climb on Oak Glen so to finish up where I am now is pretty impressive because I had dropped down to seventh. I got from second to seventh on Oak Glen.”

Williams secured the sprint jersey, Krista Doebel-Hickok (Rally UHC) won the mountains classification and Anna Dorovskikh (Amy D Foundation) claimed best amateur jersey.

Men’s Race

Cory Lockwood (Semper Porro) claimed the biggest win of his career after a gutsy move in the Sunset Loop Road Race, breaking away with five laps to go and hanging on with Quinn Simmons (Landis Cyclery) to the line.

“It’s fantastic,” Lockwood said. “I’ve been doing this race for quite a few years now. Specifically this race, I remember Paul Abrahams (KHS Elevate Director) telling me, ‘someday you’ll win this race,’ but then I remember coming out here getting lapped and crashing and this and that, 40thplace, but I just kept working at it. It ended up coming around today. It came around on the last day, it’s pretty exciting.”

An early crash involving Sean Quinn and Thomas Revard of Hagens Berman Axeon, left Kevin Vermaeke with one teammate for the remainder of the race after the two were unable to continue racing. The unfortunate mishap caused some chaos in the bunch, with no one taking up the responsibility to chase .

Lockwood and Simmons’ attack held at two minutes each lap closer to the finish, and despite attempts by Johann Van Zyl (303 Project) and Michael Garrison (Landis Cyclery) to bridge across, the duo withstood their separation and came into the five finishing circuits in downtown Redlands with the same advantage. It was the third day spent in the break in as many days but the first stage win for Simmons.

“A little redemption for sure,” Quinn said. “The initial goal was to come here to train, and I definitely accomplished that goal. It’s nice to not be a marked rider, maybe now, you only get to do that once in your life so. I worked until Cory got the time gap he needed. I just needed enough time to make it to the finish. I agreed to help him until we got a gap and then it was my job to sit on and wait until the finish.”

Alexander Cowan (Floyd’s Pro Cycling) won the bunch sprint for third place.

“The race was all over the place, especially with losing Axeon no one really knew what to do,” Cowan said. “DC Bank was on the front for some reason and then it went to doo doo. Everyone started attacking and then some bridges started happening.”

Kevin Vermaerke (Axeon Hagens Berman) took second overall and Eder Frayre (Elevate KHS) claimed third.

“No one really wanted to take control so there were a lot of people attacking and Corey went up the road, there were other people in a position to work in order to save their positions on GC but nobody wanted to work,” Vermaerke said. “We were in a tough position, the break was working well together, but no one wanted to do the work back in the main field and the gap opened up, and it was just a tough day. It’s a hard course so there’s nowhere really to recover, a very hard day.”

Quinn Simmons (Landis) landed both the mountains jersey and the sprint jersey after the week of racing. Sean Gardner (Gateway Devo) wrapped up the best amateur competition.

Results coming

March 17, 2019 (Redlands, California) – Rachel Langdon (Amy D Foundation) took victory in the Redlands Criterium today, sprinting from the breakaway ahead of sprint leader Lily Williams (Hagens Berman Supermint) and Helena Coney (Instafund La Prima). Langdon didn’t hold back around the final turn to the line and wound up a sprint that only Williams could challenge.

Putting herself into the early move of six which included Williams, Coney, Abby Mickey, Emily Newsom, and Lauren Stephens, Langdon wasn’t guaranteed the breakaway would stick in the later part of the race, when Rally and Supermint began to drive the peloton closer.

“It kept dangling and I thought for sure we were going to get caught,” Langdon said. “And every time we came around the turn, Hagens would drive it a little bit more. With two to go I was planning on the break sticking and thinking about what my plan would be from there.”

The hour long criterium in downtown Redlands has traditionally seen surprise finales and today’s action was no exception.

“I love Redlands Classic, the circuits and the road race, but obviously in the crit I get to have a little bit more fun,” Langdon said. “I didn’t have a great day yesterday, so I think that fueled my fire a little bit more today to get into the break and play a smart race.”

Race leader Amber Neben finished safely in the bunch and starts tomorrow’s Sunset Loop Road Race a minute and one second ahead of Emily Newsom (Tibco).

“Tibco, Sho – Air, Rally – all three teams are in the mix for GC, so it’s going to be a super hard day. There’s a lot of racing ahead and there are no guarantees at this point,” Neben said.

After the criterium, Neben was honored with the annual Redlands Classic Legends award, a testament to her ongoing legacy, on and off the bike. The award is usually reserved for a retired athlete, but Neben was this year’s exception.

“I was surprised because I’m still racing, but it’s such an honor,” Neben said. “I love this race and it has such and place in the history of the sport, you look at all the riders who have come through here and to be on that list is super special.”

Men’s Race
Noah Granigan outsprinted Scott Mcgill to win the Downtown Redlands Criterium Race on Saturday. A break of nine riders was established a few laps into the 90-minute stage, working together in order to fight for the win in the final lap. The 9-corner circuit was marred by several crashes that caused the race to be neutralized a number of times. Granigan had the extra kick in the final meters to earn the first Pro Road Tour stage victory for his new team, Floyd’s Pro Cyclery and the best result of his career. Scott Mcgill (Gateway Devo) finished just behind in second, with First Internet Bike Cycling, Jarret Oldham in third.

“The crashes are just something that happens with racing,” Granigan said of the stage. “The first time was actually one of my teammates, Noah Simms on the ground, so I’m hoping he’s okay. Each time coming out, the legs were locked up, just from sitting around a few minutes. It’s definitely not ideal but you just kind of roll with it. It’s great winning, Floyd’s Cycling got a lot of support from Floyd Landis, and all of his partners, so it’s good to have really good people helping us and supporting us.”

Hagens Berman Axeon kept a tight leash on the escapees throughout the race, mostly to keep GC leader Kevin Vermaerke safe from the chaos of the day. The break also included Michael Hernandez and Alex Hoehn of Aevolo Pro Cycling, Hugo Scala Jr (Gateway Devo) and Michael Garrison helping his Landis Trek teammate, Quinn Simmons, extend his lead in the points classification.

Simmons had initially missed the early move, until Garrison pulled him up to join the break, in order to fight Hernandez (Aevolo) for the 6 sprint lines available on the stage. The 17-year-old now holds a 10-point lead over the Aevolo rider.

“Overall it went well, I didn’t exactly expect the break to make it all the way to the end so that was a nice surprise,” Simmons said. “Right as the break formed, Michael Garrison called us both up there, which was the biggest thing because I missed the initial break. He pulled super strong all day to keep the time gap up and help me go for the sprint points. Sadly I wasn’t strong enough to hold it off until the end when we went for it, but still a good day.”

Alex Hoehn (Aevolo) was the highest placed rider in the break, sitting over 3 minutes down on GC. Back in the field, Elevate’s Jordan Cheyne, crashed upon crossing the line with 2 laps to go. The Canadian was unable to finish the stage due to damage to his bike, but crashing in the final 3 laps allowed him to maintain his third place on GC.

The leader classifications and top ten on GC remained the same ahead of the final day of racing on the Sunset Loop Sunday. Kevin Vermaerke (Axeon) leads the general classification, 24 seconds ahead of Eder Frayre and 27 seconds ahead of Cheyne (Elevate – KHS).

The Beaver Medical Group Sunset Road Race men’s 94.1mile road race will begin Sunday at 2 p.m. LIVE streaming presented by Wildlife Generation and CycleStream.TV begins at 9:30 a.m. with our amateur races, before the pro races finale.

Results coming

March 17, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – Legendary fan favourite, Jens Voigt, was on hand for the newly opened Trek Bicycle Store on Queen West in Toronto – his only Canadian stop during a multi-week North American tour.

Voigt held court with 100+ fans for a Q&A session full of laughter as people peppered him with questions trying to meet his “ask me something no-one else has” challenge. Questions ranged from what sort of underwear he likes (boxers), to what has made him blush (see the video).

Fans lined up to get an autograph and a selfie with their popular hero. Store staff had the pleasure of sharing a glass with Voigt for an enjoyable dinner at Terroni afterwards with more stories courtesy of “Jensie, a master story-teller”.

In Pedal’s wide-ranging interview with journalist Peter Kraiker before the event officially started, Voigt talked about everything from his family, to his love of zoos, to how his life has evolved since retiring from the pro peloton.

March 16, 2019 (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) – Team Canada concluded the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships on Saturday in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, with gold and silver medals, bringing the total number of medals for the event to five – one gold, two silver and two bronze.

In the men’s C2 category, Tristen Chernove finished his world championships by winning the Scratch Race, adding to the silver medal he won on Thursday in the Individual Pursuit, and the bronze medal on Friday in the 1000 metre time trial.  In addition, Chernove topped the standings in the first ever Omnium; a compilation of points over four events.  The Omnium in Apeldoorn is a test event for possible inclusion at the 2024 Paralympics, so no medals were awarded.

“It was a super fun day,” said Chernove.  “I always love bunch racing, so this is the event I was most excited about.  To come away with a victory in the Scratch, I feel thrilled.  It was a great race that finished in a bunch sprint, and to take home the jersey for the Scratch was my goal coming here.  And to win the Omnium was a bonus.”

In the women’s C4 competition, Keely Shaw won her first ever world championship medal, finishing second in the Individual Pursuit to Emily Petricola of Australia, who set a world record.  Marie-Claude Molnar finished just out of the medals in fourth place for the same event.  Molnar finished third overall in the Omnium standings; Shaw did not compete in all four events.

“I really excited for the outcome,” said Shaw.  “I don’t think any of us were expecting this, so when I realized I was racing for the world title, I was super excited.”

Ross Wilson was fifth in the C1 men’s Scratch Race, to finish third overall in the Omnium standings.

Sebastian Travers, Para Head Coach at Cycling Canada, said, “It was a very good Worlds for us.  If we include the Omnium podiums, we tied our best Worlds ever.  This is great to see in our athletes, one year away from the Paralympic Games.  Although we haven’t put everything together for peak performances, I happy to see how everyone worked together as a team.  I have been relying on personal coaches as well as national coaches to get our athletes ready, and everyone has done an amazing job.We developed a four year mission plan following Rio and we continue to progress according to this plan. We are confident that this will lead to key performances in Tokyo 2020 .”

Results (brief)

Men’s C2 – Scratch Race
1. Tristen Chernove (Canada)
2. Alejandro Perea (Colombia)
3. Liang Guihua (China)

Women’s C4 – Individual Pursuit
1. Emily Petricola (Australia)
2. Keely Shaw (Canada)
3. Mag Lemon(Great Britain)
4. Marie-Claude Molnar  (Canada)

March 14, 2019 (Peterborough, Ont.) – Shimano launches their new cycling shoe recycling program as of Wednesday morning, intending to provide a renewable process previously unavailable to their customers. The program is specifically intended for the Canadian market and a total of 70 IBDs have signed on to participate in the movement until April 20the.

Cyclists can deposit any branded cycling shoes to one of the registered IBD’s, and in return, they will receive a 25% discount towards a new pair of Shimano footwear. The company intends to recycle thousands of shoes in the weeks leading up to earth day on April 22th, which will all be recycled by industry-leading recycling partner, TerraCycle. Everything from carbon fiber soles to plastic buckles will be reused in any way possible, while all other materials will be 100% recycled.

“While we bring to market cycling shoes across Canada, we need do our part in protecting nature and recycling plays a key part. With this program, we’re ensuring that Shimano is also taking products back in the most ecologically way possible,” said general manager of Shimano Canada Tim Hadfield.

The effort is in conjunction with an industry-wide effort to reduce the amount of waste being produced. Other companies like Trek bikes have launched similar initiatives aimed at recycling carbon frames, while Shimano will be first to do the same for cycling footwear.

The full list of retailers involved in the program can be found here.

March 13, 2019 (Victoriaville, QC) – At the recent Montreal Bike Show, the organizers of the Appalachian Classic announced that the event will not be held in 2019 to allow a new focus on three Gran Fondos and the new La Grinta gravel race being held on August 24th, along with the Quebec Criterium Championships to be held on July 13.

“The decision to put the race on hold this year has been matured for a long time,” said Alexis Pinard. co-founder and president of the Appalachian Classic. “By talking with our volunteers, our partners and many employees, the Board of Directors believes that we need to decide based on what our people on the ground tell us: the rapid growth of the organization, coupled with the addition of events complementary, impose a steady pace that we must consider and, above all, manage well. We have the chance to have the support of an extraordinary population and generous and willing volunteers, who must to remain our priority if we wish to perpetuate the event.”

In addition, the organization will  in 2019, which implies a break for the competitive part of the FQSC’s regular calendar this year. More than an opportunity to push its limits, La Grinta is a journey-tribute to the very definition of the word Grinta who, in Italian, refers to passion, determination, courage and resilience. Unique in North America, this course promises a great cycling and “Gravel Bike” experience: participants will not have the opportunity to live it only once in their life … because the course will be offered only once, August 24, 2019, as part of the festivities surrounding the 5th Anniversary of the Appalachian Classic.

The new “La Grinta” gravel race features a new 220km mystery course – of which more than 80% is on clay – and 4,200m of climbing as part of a cycling festival on Aug. 24th at the summit of Mont Arthabaska celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Appalachian Classic. The registration fee for La Grinta is $220 and the maximum number of participants is also 220.

“We are definitely not closing the door for the Appalachian Classic in our annual lineup on the FQSC calendar race,” said Pinard. “We just want to think about how best to promote this component of competition and take the time to find answers to our questions. Is it too difficult for runners and runners from here? Is it a question of date? Are there any obstacles to runners outside Quebec? participate? That’s the kind of thinking we want to have with the community in Quebec, which by then, will find in La Grinta a major challenge, in addition to the Quebec Championships in critérium.”

Over the years, several WorldTour and Continental runners have participated at the Appalachian Classic, as well as several members of Canada’s national team, most using the event in anticipation of participation in the road world championships. Among these, we note in particular:

– Mike Woods (EF – Cannondale Drapac), vainqueur pro/élite en 2015-16
– Antoine Duchesne (Groupama FDJ), vainqueur pro/élite en 2017
– Nikolas Zukowsky (Silber Pro Racing), vainqueur pro/élite en 2018
– Kirsti Lay (Rally Cycling), vainqueur chez les Femmes en 2017
– Simone Boilard (Desjardins Ford), vainqueur chez les Femmes en 2018

 

March 12, 2019 (Nanaimo, BC) – Canadian BMX Junior Champion, Aidan Webber, passed away on March 9 due to a workplace accident near his hometown of Nanaimo BC. The 17-year-old’s career was highlighted by two Canadian national titles in 2016 and 2018, along with being awarded the Steve Smith Memorial trophy for achievements in extreme sports in 2017.

Reports were confirmed by the B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC on March 12, saying that Webber died in an accident involving a fish pen approximately 16 kilometers off the coast of Port Hardy.

An out pour of posts have been made in response to his passing, including those from the Nanaimo BMX association.

“Aidan was an amazing son, brother, rider, and friend to many. He has been a constant figure racing around Nanaimo’s track and tracks all around the world. His friends come from far and wide. Aidan will be missed by all,”

Pedal joins the cycling community in their thoughts and prayers to the Webber family during this tough time.

March 11, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) — Cycling Canada is sending a small but powerful team of four athletes to the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on March 14-17.

“We look forward to racing in Apeldoorn again, as we have had success on this track in the past,” says Sebastien Travers, Para-cycling head coach at Cycling Canada. “The 2019 Track World Championships will be a great way of evaluating how our athletes stack up against the world. Our eyes are set on Tokyo and we will use Apeldoorn to refine our processes, fine tune our preparation, equipment and strategies in the final push towards the Games.”

In addition to Time Trial, Pursuit and Scratch Race events, the 2019 world championships will add the Flying 200 metre time trial, so that a comprehensive Omnium standing can be awarded.

The team will be led by defending world champion Tristen Chernove, who won the 2018 world title in the Men’s C2 Pursuit, took the silver medal in the Time Trial and bronze in the Scratch Race. For the men, he will be joined by C1 rider Ross Wilson, who won the silver medal in the Pursuit last year.

In the Women’s C4 category, Canada will be represented by Marie-Claude Molnar and Keely Shaw. Molnar finished fourth and Shaw fifth in the Pursuit at last year’s world championships.

– Marie-Claude Molnar – St-Hubert, QC [Women’s C4 500m time trial, Pursuit, Scratch, Omnium]
– Keely Shaw – Saskatoon, SK [Women’s C4 Flying 200m time trial, Pursuit]
– Ross Wilson – Sherwood Park, AB [Men’s C1 1000m time trial, Pursuit, Scratch, Omnium]
– Tristen Chernove – Cranbrook, BC [Men’s C2 1000m time trial, Pursuit, Scratch, Omnium]

March 10, 2019 (Stanford, California) – US Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion, Kelly Catlin, 23, from St. Paul, Minnesota, passed away on March 7th. A member of the Rally UNHC Pro Cycling Team as of 2017 she was enrolled in the graduate program pursuing a degree in Computational Mathematics at Stanford University.

“There isn’t a minute that goes by that we don’t think of her and think of the wonderful life she could have lived,” her father told Velonews. “There isn’t a second in which we wouldn’t freely give our lives in exchange for hers. The hurt is unbelievable.” Catlin was found deceased by her roommate in their shared dorm room located on the Stanford University Campus. According to reports she died by suicide.

As a major figure in the U.S cycling scene, Catlin played a pivotal role in helping the U.S achieve three consecutive world titles in team pursuit between 2016 and 2018, along with a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.  Her individual achievements are highlighted by a bronze medal in individual pursuit at the 2018 track world championships.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Catlin family,” said USA Cycling in a statement. “Kelly was more than an athlete to us, she was and will always be part of the USA Cycling family. This is an incredibly difficult time for the Catlin family and we want to respect their privacy while they support each other.”

After suffering from injuries pertaining to running in her mid-teens, Catlin picked up cycling as an alternative sport at the age of 17. She was picked up by Rally UNHC Pro Cycling Team in 2017 at the age of 21, and has been with them ever since.

The team released a statement in wake of her passing, saying that, “The news of Kelly Catlin’s passing has hit the team hard. Losing an incredible person at such a young age is very difficult,” read the statement. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family and those who were fortunate enough to know her best.

After graduating with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and Chinese at the University of Minnesota in 2018, Catlin began pursuing a graduate degree in Computation and Mathematical Engineering at Stanford University. She recently published a blog on Velonews.com depicting the struggles of being a professional cyclist and a full-time student.

“Being a graduate student, track cyclist, and professional road cyclist can instead feel like I need to time-travel to get everything done. And things still slip through the cracks.”

“This is probably the point when you’ll expect me to say something cliché like, “Time management is everything.” Or perhaps you’re expecting a nice, encouraging slogan like, “Being a student only makes me a better athlete!” After all, I somehow make everything work, right? Sure. Yeah, that’s somewhat accurate. But the truth is that most of the time, I don’t make everything work.”

Pedal Magazine joins the cycling community around the globe in sending condolences to Kelly Catlin’s family and friends and everyone at Rally UHC Pro Cycling Team.

Crisis Services Canada (CSC) is a collaboration of distress and crisis centres from across Canada, offering Canada’s first nationally available, regionally delivered suicide prevention service. Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS) is available to anyone thinking about or affected by suicide. Call us toll-free anytime at 1.833.456.4566 or text us at 45645 between 4pm-12am ET.

March 10, 2019 (Larciano, ITA) – Canada’s Antoine Duchesne (Groupama FDJ) was in the lead group but suffered a broken shoe to finish 63rd at GP Industria and Artigianato, 199.2km, on Sunday. Germany’s Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) took the win over Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec with Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec in third.

“Everything was going very well, but unfortunately on the third climb, our leader David Gaudu fell and my shoe broke,” said Duchesne in a Sportcom interview. These complications meant that Duchesne was left behind to change his equipment.

“I was still feeling good and only had 12km to go, so I really wanted to finish,” said the rider from Saguenay. “It’s a shame as I felt good today and it was quite technical with the rain, but I was comfortable in these conditions. ”

Results

1. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 4:40:01
2. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
3. Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:14
4. Paolo TotÚ (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
5. Davide Villella (Ita) Italy
6. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
7. Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
8. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
9. Eduard Prades Reverter (Esp) Movistar Team
10. Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
11. Krister Hagen (Nor) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
12. Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
13. Simone Petilli (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
14. JosÈ Rojas (Esp) Movistar Team
15. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
16. Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) Uae Team Emirates
17. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
18. Julen Amezqueta Moreno (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga
19. Gregor M¸hlberge (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
20. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
21. Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:36
22. Dayer Quintana (Col) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
23. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team Katusha Alpecin 0:49
24. Manuele Mori (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
25. Davide Gabburo (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
26. Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani Csf
27. Marco Tizza (Ita) Italy
28. JÈrÈmy Maison (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
29. Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
30. Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
31. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
32. Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Team Katusha Alpecin 1:08
33. Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Ef Education First
34. Matteo Sobrero (Ita) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
35. Matteo Busato (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 1:16
36. Andreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 1:22
37. Federico Zurlo (Ita) Giotti Victoria
38. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
39. Paolo Baccio (Ita) Team Colpack
40. Samuele Battistella (Ita) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
41. Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Biesse Carrera
42. Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Team Colpack 1:29
43. Ian Boswell (USA) Team Katusha Alpecin
44. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy 2:06
45. Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm 2:11
46. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:16
47. Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Italy 4:12
48. Alessandro Covi (Ita) Team Colpack
49. Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani Csf 4:21
50. Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 5:35
51. Awet Andemeskel (Eri) Israel Cycling Academy
52. Logan Owen (USA) Ef Education First
53. Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’ 6:04
54. Florian Vachon (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 6:09
55. David Gonzalez Lopez (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga
56. LÈo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
57. Fabio Mazzucco (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
58. Cristian Camilo MuÒoz Lancheros (Col) Uae Team Emirates
59. Filippo Magli (Ita) Italy
60. Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Team Katusha Alpecin
61. Filippo Rocchetti (Ita) Team Colpack
62. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
63. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-Fdj
64. Antonio Di Sante (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
65. Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
66. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
67. Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
68. Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team
69. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
70. Alessandro Iacchi (Ita) Italy
71. Xavier CaÒellas Sanchez (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga
72. Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Delko Marseille Provence
73. Filippo Conca (Ita) Biesse Carrera
74. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
75. Alexander Cataford (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 6:32
76. Riccardo Ciuccarelli (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis 6:44
77. Davide Botta (Ita) Team Colpack
78. Brice Feillu (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
79. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Csf 7:25
80. Gregorio Ferri (Ita) Italy 9:09
81. Martin Lavric (Slo) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
82. Samuele Zambelli (Ita) Italy
83. Denis Marian Vulcan (Rom) Giotti Victoria
84. Tommaso Fiaschi (Ita) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
85. Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
86. Alberto Amici (Ita) Biesse Carrera
87. Tanel Kangert (Est) Ef Education First
88. Wilson Estiben Pena Molano (Col) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
89. Domingos GonÁalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga 9:22
90. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 0:1 9
DNF Oscar Gatto (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Sean Bennett (USA) Ef Education First
DNF Simon Clarke (Aus) Ef Education First
DNF Sacha Modolo (Ita) Ef Education First
DNF Lachlan Morton (Aus) Ef Education First
DNF Carlos Barbero (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team
DNF Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
DNF Michael Albasini (Sui) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Edoardo Affini (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Steff Cras (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF Nathan Haas (Aus) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF Kristijan #NAME? (Cro) Uae Team Emirates
DNF Edward Ravasi (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
DNF David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
DNF Umberto Marengo (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
DNF Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
DNF Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
DNF Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani Csf
DNF Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani Csf
DNF Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani Csf
DNF Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani Csf
DNF Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Moreno Moser (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Sebastian Mora Vedri (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga
DNF Mauricio Moreira (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga
DNF Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga
DNF Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence
DNF Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence
DNF Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence
DNF Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence
DNF Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence
DNF Evgeny Kobernyak (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Aleksei Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Petr Rikunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF PÈter Kusztor (Hun) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
DNF Romain Le Roux (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
DNF Robert Thomas Wagner (Ger) Team Arkea-Samsic
DNF Sebastian Alexander CastaÒo MuÒoz (Col) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
DNF Matteo Domenicali (Ita) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
DNF Nicolo’ Parisini (Ita) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
DNF Javier Ignacio Montoya Montoya (Col) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
DNF Thomas Pesenti (Ita) Beltramitsa Hoppla’ Petroli Firenze
DNF Andrea Berzi (Ita) Biesse Carrera
DNF Lorenzo DelcÛ (Sui) Biesse Carrera
DNF Jacopo Menegotto (Ita) Biesse Carrera
DNF Giovanni Pedretti (Ita) Biesse Carrera
DNF Davide Baldaccini (Ita) Team Colpack
DNF Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Team Colpack
DNF Leonardo Bonifazio (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
DNF Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
DNF Niccolo’ Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
DNF Emanuele Onesti (Ita) Giotti Victoria
DNF Emil Dima (Rom) Giotti Victoria
DNF Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Giotti Victoria
DNF Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Giotti Victoria
DNF Simone Sterbini (Ita) Giotti Victoria
DNF El Mehdi Chokri (Mar) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
DNF Alexander Konychev (Ita) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
DNF Luca Mozzato (Ita) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
DNF Natnael Tesfazion Ocbit (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka Continental Team
DNS Rui Oliveira (Por) Uae Team Emirates

March 10, 2019 (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FRA) – Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team finished 21st on Stage 1 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 138.5km, as  Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma made the best of the great team work on a windy and eventful day to take the first stage of Paris-Nice and put the yellow jersey on his back.

Already winner of a stage in Vierzon a year ago, the Dutch sprint rocket was a little bit too fast for Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), who had to settle for second place. The day, animated by countless echelons, was tarnished by the absence in the finale of Australia’s Michael Matthews, forced out of the race by a crash with 50 km to go.

“There was a lot of action and a lot of wind today,” said Houle in a Sportcom interview. “It was very stressful as a day. There were several breaks in the peloton and it was necessary to remain vigilant and placed in front. For me it was a beautiful day, it was good and I was strong. But we lost one or two leaders in the final so it’s not very good for the general.”

Although he was pleased with his own form, Houle was disappointed that two of his team-mates, Miguel Angel Lopez (81st at 1 minute 4 seconds) and Ion Izagirre Insausti (128th, at 2 minutes 50 seconds), did not manage to stay in the lead group.

“We wanted to put them ahead, it’s a shame for us, but we’ll see how we can rectify things in the next days,” continued the cyclist from Sainte-Perpétue. “Everything is still possible but the wind is likely to continue to blow strongly. It could be another stressful day and we’ll have to avoid any pitfalls and stay at the front.”

Results

1. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 3:17:35
2. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal
3. Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep
4. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
5. John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
6. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
7. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
8. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
9. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
10. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Direct Energie
11. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
12. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
13. Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
14. André Greipel (Ger) Arkéa Samsic
15. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
16. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Bora-Hansgrohe
17. Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
18. Luis León Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team
19. Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida
20. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
21. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
22. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
23. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
24. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
25. Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
26. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Direct Energie
27. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
28. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
29. Patrick Müller (Sui) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
30. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Movistar Team
31. Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
32. Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep
33. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Groupama-FDJ
34. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First
35. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team
36. Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
37. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
38. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott
39. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
40. Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
41. Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
42. George Bennett (Nzl) Team Jumbo-Visma
43. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal
44. Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-QuickStep
45. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
46. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
47. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
48. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team
49. Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
50. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr) Team Sky
51. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal
52. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First
53. Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First
54. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
55. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott
56. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
57. Jhonatan Manuel Narvaez Prado (Ecu) Team Sky
58. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
59. Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
60. Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma
61. Ivan Garcia (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 0:16
62. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:24
63. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 0:26
64. Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:00
65. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team
66. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 1:01
67. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
68. Jesper Hansen (Den) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
69. Francisco Ventoso (Esp) CCC Team
70. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 1:02
71. Amaro Antunes (Por) CCC Team
72. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
73. Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team
74. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott
75. Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
76. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo 1:03
77. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott
78. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First
79. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
80. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team
81. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 1:04
82. Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
83. Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education First
84. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
85. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie 1:33
86. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 2:42
87. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 2:43
88. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
89. Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
90. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 2:44
91. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
92. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Dimension Data
93. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal
94. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
95. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 2:45
96. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data
97. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
98. Reto Hollenstein (Sui) Katusha-Alpecin
99. Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Team Sunweb 2:46
100. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
101. Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
102. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott
103. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
104. Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
105. Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:47
106. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale
107. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
108. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin
109. Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 2:48
110. Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
111. Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
112. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
113. Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team
114. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
115. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha-Alpecin
116. Victor De La Parte (Esp) CCC Team
117. Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
118. Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
119. Laurent Pichon (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
120. Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
121. Bram Welten (Ned) Arkéa Samsic 2:49
122. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
123. Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie
124. Rafael Valls (Esp) Movistar Team
125. Amael Moinard (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 2:50
126. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
127. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
128. Ion Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team
129. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
130. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Education First 2:51
131. Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
132. Scott Davies (Gbr) Dimension Data
133. Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Direct Energie
134. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Groupama-FDJ 2:52
135. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
136. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) CCC Team 2:53
137. Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 4:30
138. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UAE Team Emirates
139. Sergio Henao (Col) UAE Team Emirates 4:31
140. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
141. Will Barta (USA) CCC Team
142. Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC Team
143. Hector Carretero (Esp) Movistar Team 4:32
144. Ivan Sosa (Col) Team Sky
145. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida
146. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
147. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 4:33
148. Casper Pedersen (Den) Team Sunweb
149. Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
150. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie 4:34
151. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 7:36
152. Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data 8:49
153. Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 8:50
154. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Dimension Data
155. Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal
156. Daniel McLay (Gbr) EF Education First 8:51
157. Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
158. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Team Sunweb 0:12:59

March 09, 2019 (Siena, ITA) – Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep claimed another victory at the 184km Strade Bianche on Saturday as the lone Canuck, Antoine Duchesne (Groupama-Fdj), finished 57th working for his team.

Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team, out-dueled by Alaphilippe at the end, settled for silver at 2 seconds behind, while Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma, who fell back and was unable to re-join the leaders, took third.

“It was a magnificent race! I still felt very good today and I was well positioned throughout the race,” Duchesne told Sportcom. “I was in the lead group, but had a chain problem and had to stop… and I was not able to come back.” The Chicoutimi rider was supporting Stefan Kung (Sui) and Romain Seigle (Fra) who finished 15th and 27th respectively.

Results

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 4:47:14
2. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:02
3. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:27
4. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:00
5. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Ccc Team 1:01
7. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:04
8. Simon Clarke (Aus) Ef Education First 1:08
9. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 1:12
10. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 1:21
11. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:28
12. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) USky 2:41
13. Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
14. Silvan Dillier (Sui) Ag2R La Mondiale 2:42
15. Stefan Kung (Sui) Groupama-Fdj 2:44
16. Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
17. Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb
18. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 2:47
19. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 2:48
20. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Dimension Data
21. Brent Bookwalter (USA) Mitchelton-Scott
22. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Team Katusha Alpecin 2:56
23. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 2:57
24. Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky 3:00
25. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 3:06
26. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha Alpecin 3:09
27. Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-Fdj 3:17
28. Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky 6:54
29. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
30. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) Uae Team Emirates 8:04
31. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 8:57
32. Rob Power (Aus) Team Sunweb
33. Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team 9:17
34. Michael Schur (Sui) Ccc Team
35. Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
36. Benjamin King (USA) Team Dimension Data
37. Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
38. Sebastian Schonberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
39. Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
40. Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida
41. Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
42. Floris De Tier (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
43. Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
44. Simone Petilli (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
45. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Team Dimension Data 9:24
46. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
47. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team Katusha Alpecin
48. Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb
49. Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
50. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal 9:26
51. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
52. Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels 9:30
53. Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Ccc Team
54. Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
55. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
56. Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team 9:44
57. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-Fdj 9:46
58. Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky 9:57
59. FranÁois Bidard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
60. Petr Vakoc (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:12:05
61. Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Ef Education First 0:12:24
62. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
63. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Ccc Team 0:12:27
64. Eduard Prades Reverter (Esp) Movistar Team
65. Owain Doull (Gbr) Team Sky
66. Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale
67. Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
68. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Dimension Data
69. Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Ccc Team
70. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal
71. Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Team Katusha Alpecin 0:12:32
72. Tanel Kangert (Est) Ef Education First
73. Marc Hirschi (Sui) Team Sunweb
74. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:12:43
75. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Dimension Data 0:12:47
76. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:12:49
77. Nico Denz (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:12:57
78. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Ef Education First 0:22:54
79. Nathan Haas (Aus) Team Katusha Alpecin
80. Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
81. Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
82. Andrea Garosio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
83. Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team 0:22:57
OTL Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb
OTL Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Uae Team Emirates
OTL Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto Soudal
OTL Markel Irizar Aramburu (Esp) Trek-Segafredo
OTL Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
OTL Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Dimension Data
OTL Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
OTL Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb
OTL Edoardo Affini (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
OTL Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo
OTL Logan Owen (USA) Ef Education First
OTL Eros Capecchi (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
OTL Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
OTL Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
OTL Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
OTL Luca Raggio (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
OTL Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
OTL Lachlan Morton (Aus) Ef Education First
DNF Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Lotto Soudal
DNF Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
DNF Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
DNF Nans Peters (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
DNF Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
DNF Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Gregor M¸hlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Josef Cern? (Cze) Ccc Team
DNF Sean Bennett (USA) Ef Education First
DNF Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF LÈo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-Fdj
DNF Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Carlos Barbero (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF JosÈ Rojas (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
DNF Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
DNF Luca Pacioni (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
DNF Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia Ktm
DNF Moreno Moser (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane’
DNF Gino M‰der (Sui) Team Dimension Data
DNF Neilson Powless (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma
DNF Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
DNF Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
DNF Steff Cras (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF Ian Boswell (USA) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky
DNF Asbj¯rn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb
DNF Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) Uae Team Emirates
DNF Rui Costa (Por) Uae Team Emirates
DNF Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
DNF Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Uae Team Emirates
DNF Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
DNF Maxime Cam (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
DNF Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
DNF Corentin Ermenault (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
DNF Steven Lammertink (Ned) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
DNF Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels

March 02, 2019 (Markham, ON) – The first ever Canadian BMX Freestyle Championships took place on February 27, at the Joyride 150 venue in Markham, Ontario. BMX Freestyle is the latest cycling discipline to be added to the Olympic program, and will take place in Tokyo for the first time in 2020.

“We are very excited to crown our first ever Canadian Champions in the BMX Freestyle discipline,” said Josh Peacock, Events Manager at Cycling Canada. “The crew at Joyride 150 organized a top quality event, attracting some of the World’s top riders amongst Canada’s best. We are looking forward to continuing our work within the discipline of freestyle BMX, and are already looking forward to our next UCI event this weekend at the Toronto XJam.”

Jaden Chipman of New Lowell, Ontario won the men’s title, while Stephanie Nychka of Calgary took the women’s. Chipman represented Canada at the inaugural world championships in Chengdu, China, in 2017, while Nychka is a newcomer to the sport, coming from mountain biking.

“It feels unreal,” said Chipman, “I’ve never been on the podium before with all these guys. I’ve been putting in a lot of work over the winter, and I guess it shows. It’s very special, such a huge honour to be the first Canadian Freestyle champion. I’ve been looking up to the riders I was on deck with ever since I started riding. I’m planning on going to all the FISE World Cup events and proudly wearing the jersey.”

“I started riding BMX about a year and a half ago, and looking back at my progression, I’m so happy with this result. We need to get more women riding, and Joyride itself is a great place for everyone to come,” said Nychka.

March 01, 2019 (Pruszkow, Poland) – Canada’s Allison Beveridge finished eighth in the Women’s Omnium on Day 3 at the UCI 2019 Track Worlds in Pruszkow, Poland following her fourth place in the women’s team pursuit with three other members of Team Canada the day prior.

Beveridge placed 8th in the Scratch Race and fifth in the Tempo Race but was out early in the Elimination Race. In the Points Race finale she was unable to gain an advantage and ended up eighth overall.

Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands won the Women’s Omnium and defended her title over Letizia Paternoster of Italy in second followed by Jennifer Valente of the United States in third.

After a strong start, Canadian Aidan Caves finished 16th in the men’s 1000 metre time trial.

 

March 01, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – Pedal Magazine caught up with Toronto Mayor John Tory following the ribbon cutting that officially opened the 2019 Toronto International Bicycle Show on Friday, March 1 at 12 noon. Tory is very pro bicycle and talks about the show, the popularity of cycling, Toronto’s 10-year plan for cycling and more. The 2019 Toronto International Bicycle Show runs March 1-3 at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, in Toronto. For more information visit here.

March 01, 2019 (Montreal, Que.) – 99 grams-per-shoe. Yes, you read that right: 99 grams. The S-Works EXOS 99 road shoes are the world’s lightest production cycling shoes—no IFs, ANDs, or BUTs about it. Of course, they still feature all of our Body Geometry features, are ultra-stiff, and have all the pedigree and performance that S-Works is synonymous with. It’s the hardest project we’ve ever completed, which is why we’re only going to produce 500 pairs of them. Ever.

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March 01, 2019 (Pruszkow, Poland) – Team Canada had a bittersweet day at the 2019 Track World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland yesterday when both the women’s and men’s squads made the bronze medal final in the Team Pursuit, only to finish fourth, just out of the medals.

For the men’s squad of Michael Foley, Derek Gee, Adam Jamieson and Jay Lamoureux, just making the medal round was a new accomplishment, one that they savoured. However, the squad was beaten by an experienced Danish team in the end.

“It’s a huge step for the program,” said Gee. “Obviously, it’s always disappointing to lose a ride but looking at it, I don’t think we expected to make a medal round; top-5 was the goal. So, to make the medal round was exceeding that and we can come away with big positives.”

The women’s team of Allison Beveridge, Ariane Bonhomme, Annie Foreman-Mackey and Georgia Simmerling had a strong ride early in the day to put themselves into the medal final against New Zealand, however, they struggled in the bronze medal race, finishing nearly four seconds behind New Zealand, and almost three seconds slower than their earlier ride.

“It was a tough race and we gave it our all,” said Simmerling. “You need four riders to do their job, and sometimes you don’t get four riders for every race.”

In other competition, Lauriane Genest qualified 12th in the women’s sprint, but was knocked out in the first round of head-to-head racing. In the men’s Keirin, neither Hugo Barrette or Joel Archambault made it past the first round.

February 28, 2019 (Montreal, QC) – Canadian businessman and cyclist, Sylvan Adams, has made a significant financial gift of two million dollars to complete the process needed for construction of the Bromont Velodrome’s new roof and upgrade of the National Cycling Center Bromont (CNCB) to a new multi-sport facility.

Last August, the Quebec government announced a significant financial contribution in addition to the City of Bromont’s investment to provide the Bromont Velodrome with a roof and refurbish the facility. With more than half of the money needed, the project began to materialize, but a shortage remained before a construction project of this size could be started.

“After several laps, we are finally approaching the finish line,” commented André Michaud, president of the Quebec Federation of Cycling Sports (FQSC). “I wish to express my gratitude for this act of generosity. Sylvan, on behalf of all current and future cyclists, I thank you. Thanks to you, they will soon have access to an infrastructure worthy of their talent and their ambitions.”

Passionate about cycling, Sylvan Adams is also co-owner of the professional team Israel Cycling Academy, which has three Canadians on board including Guillaume Boivin, Benjamin Perry and Alex Catafore. Adams, who is a billionaire, also brought the Giro d’Italia to Israel. In fact, the Quebec businessman and philanthropist managed to convince the authorities involved to hold the three opening stages of the 2018 Giro in the Jewish state.

A real tour de force, Adams himself is an accomplished masters cyclist for both the road and track with 17 Quebec titles along with six Canadian, four Panamerican and two World titles.

Once completed, the new velodrome will be named in his honor. Thus, in Bromont, as in Tel Aviv, his adopted city, a velodrome will bear his name.

While more funds will be needed to complete the project, this new contribution allows it to take an important step. More than ever, Quebeckers can hope to ride on the track, protected from the weather, all year round. In a Nordic country, a roof on a velodrome is more a necessity than a luxury.

“Despite the lack of an adapted indoor facility, our athletes have persevered in their sport and managed to progress. Some have even managed to shine on the international stage. In these conditions, their performances are all the more remarkable. And soon, they will have an installation worthy of the name, here in Quebec,” commented Michaud.

“We must obviously highlight the extraordinary work done by the team of the National Center of National Cycling Bromont which is led by Nicolas Legault… they have worked miracles,” he added.

This fall it will be 30 years since the dismantling of the Montreal Olympic velodrome. Relocated to Bromont in 2001, the Atlanta Games track has filled some of the void left by the Olympic velodrome’s disappearance, but without roof, the solution was only temporary. Soon, Quebec riders will have a real home… with a roof.

February 25, 2019 (Ancaster, ON) – As gravel and mixed-surface events continue to explode in popularity across Canada and much of the world, a number of world-class UCI Continental Road teams are heading off-road to start their season at the Paris to Ancaster.

While the trend of gravel events is rather new, P2A has been around a long time. The race is in its 26th year and has always attracted world-class UCI-ranked individual riders from all disciplines. Race alumni include UCI Cyclocrossers Helen Wyman and Jeremy Powers, and Mountainbike Olympians Alison Sydor and Emily Batty.

This season though, several UCI Continental road teams are planning to bring small but strong squads to P2A as part of their international race program.

Floyd’s Pro Cycling, a brand new team featuring up-and-coming talent including Canadians Nick Zukowsky and Emile Jean, is planning to take their primarily road team to a few gravel events, starting with P2A, and are ready to challenge for the win.

“P2A is an iconic North American race,” said Scott McFarlane, team rep for Floyd’s Cycling. “Our riders are in sunny Tucson now but they are stoked to line-up their Van Dessel gravel bikes on the start line to take on the thrashing weather and route!”

X Speed United, another newly-formed team comprised of riders from Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong, will also be sending a delegation to ride P2A, including Guelph-native Ryan Roth, who’s been a pro at the Continental team level for 15+ years and who’s credentials include a Tro-Bro Léon win (and a 10th place finish at the 8th annual Paris to Ancaster in 2000).

Of his history at the P2A event, Roth says, “Paris to Ancaster was one of the first races I heard about over 20 years ago when I began riding more seriously. Looking forward to seeing how X-Speed United does this year!”

Joining Floyd’s and X-Speed United at P2A19 is Team CCB Siclari, a U23 squad focused on developing young athletes as they attend post-secondary. The team includes this year’s U23 Pan-American champion Spencer Petrov.

UCI teams from the world of Mountain Biking will be making an appearance as well. Norco, a long-time sponsor of P2A, has a squad set to challenge at P2A that includes the Disera Brothers, Peter and Quinten. Now a pro cyclist on the Mountain Bike circuit, Quinten Disera won the P2A 40km event in 2013 when he was just 15 years old.

It’s going to be a busy call-up line at this year’s event, with an impressive roster of teams featuring seasoned road & mountain champions vying for a P2A win.

“This is the first time that Continental pro teams have approached us about riding in our event as a team,” said co-race director Tim Farrar. “It shows the growing influence of gravel and mixed-surface events in the cycling world. Team sponsors and directors as well as riders are starting to take this seriously as an alternative to traditional road and mountainbike racing.”

The 26th Annual Paris to Ancaster takes place April 28, 2019. It won’t be surprising if this year, 3-time consecutive winner Gunnar Holmgren is unseated by a UCI Team Pro.

February 21, 2019 (Gandia, Valencia) – Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam raced to 3rd on the podium at Stage 1 from Cullera to Gandia, 126km, at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana. Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women took the win over Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini as the 4-stage race got underway in Valencia.

Results

1. Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 3:07:33
2. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini 0:06
3. Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:08
4. Margarita Victo Garcia Cañellas (Esp) Movistar Team Women 0:15
5. Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women
6. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-SRAM
7. Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team Women
8. Claudia Koster (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
9. Stine Borgli (Nor) Norway
10. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women
11. Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
12. Hannah Barnes (Gbr) Canyon-SRAM
13. Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
14. Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
15. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv
16. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
17. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women
18. Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
19. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:20
20. Elise Chabbey (Sui) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
21. Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling
22. Clara Koppenburg (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
23. Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
24. Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
25. Eider Merino Cortazar (Esp) Movistar Team Women
26. Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
27. Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
28. Danielle Christmas (Gbr) Lotto Soudal Ladies
29. Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:24
30. Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv
31. Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Esp) Movistar Team Women
32. Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
33. Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
34. Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM
35. Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango
36. Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv
37. Julie Van de Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
38. Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
39. Abby-Mae Parkinson (Gbr) Drops 1:21
40. Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini
41. Corinna Lechner (Ger) Mexx-Watersley WCT
42. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
43. Laura Camila Lozano Ramirez (Col) Health Mate-Ladies Team
44. Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
45. Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
46. Jip van den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
47. Souyris Manon (Fra) DN Dames Bio Frais
48. Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
49. Roxane Fournier (Fra) Movistar Team Women
50. Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
51. Lotta Pauliina Lepistö (Fin) Trek-Segafredo Women
52. Elizabeth Banks (Gbr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
53. Mikayla Harvey (Nzl) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
54. Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
55. Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women
56. Sarah Rijkes (Aut) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
57. Marie Dessart (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
58. Lorena Llamas Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team Women
59. Gabriella Traxler (Can) Sismic Wear Le Boulou 1:28
60. Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:31
61. Ingrid Lorvik (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport 2:06
62. Nicole D’Agostin (Ita) Bizkaia-Durango
63. Anna Christian (Gbr) Drops
64. Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women 2:15
65. Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM
66. Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 3:27
67. Marcia Eicher (Sui) RE/MAX Cycling Team 4:30
68. Nicola Juniper (Gbr) Mexx-Watersley WCT 5:05
69. Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
70. Daniela Reis (Por) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
71. Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
72. India Grangier (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
73. Annabel Fisher (Gbr) DN Dames Bio Frais
74. Nicole Hanselmann (Sui) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
75. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini
76. Meret Zimmermann (Sui) DN Dames Bio Frais
77. Désirée Ehrler (Sui) Mexx-Watersley WCT
78. Valerie Demey (Bel) CCC-Liv
79. Elizabeth Holden (Gbr) Drops
80. Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-Liv
81. Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
82. Marion Sicot (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
83. Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
84. Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango
85. Emilie Moberg (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling
86. Aafke Soet (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
87. Natalie Grinczer (Gbr) Bizkaia-Durango
88. Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
89. Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
90. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM
91. Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
92. Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women
93. Loriane Ceyssat (Fra) DN Dames Bio Frais
94. Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies Team
95. Sara Mustonen (Swe) Health Mate-Ladies Team
96. Pauline Allin (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
97. Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM
98. Puck Moonen (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
99. Belen Lopez Morales (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
100. Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM
101. Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
102. Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women
103. Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
104. Grace Anderson (Nzl) Drops
105. Jelena Eri (Ser) Ale Cipollini
106. Alba Teruel Ribes (Esp) Movistar Team Women
107. Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team Sunweb Women
108. Ingrid Moe (Nor) Norway
109. Diana Carolina Peñuela Martinez (Col) Ale Cipollini 6:32
110. Camille Devi (Fra) Dn Dames Bio Frais 6:33
111. Jessy Druyts (Bel) Sismic Wear Le Boulou
112. Fien Delbaere (Bel) Health Mate-Ladies Team 6:35
113. Severine Eraud (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
114. Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
115. Vera Adrian (Nam) Re/Max Cycling Team
116. Mireia Trias Jordan (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
117. Sandra Weiss (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
118. Selina Burch (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team 8:33
119. Giorgia Bariani (Ita) Ale Cipollini
120. Lucie Lahaye (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
121. Evy Kuijpers (Ned) CCC-Liv
122. Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Mexx-Watersley W.C.T.
123. Agnieszka Skalniak (Pol) CCC-Liv
124. Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Health Mate-Ladies Team 8:39
125. Manon Minaud (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
126. Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
127. Lisa Robb (Ger) Team Stuttgart
128. Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Health Mate-Ladies Team
129. Fabienne Tinguely (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
130. Bryony van Velzen (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport 8:41
131. Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies Team
132. Doris Schweizer (Sui) Bizkaia-Durango 8:46
133. Skylar Schneider (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
134. Hannah Payton (Gbr) Drops 0:10:53
135. Trime Homsgaard (Den) Sismic Wear Le Boulou 0:10:54
136. Line Marie Guliksen (Nor) Norway
137. María Cinta Sancho Llopis (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar
138. Lea Feder (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0:10:55
139. Mireia Benito Pellicer (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
140. Jutta Stienen (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
141. Manon Lloyd (Gbr) Drops
142. Sandra Moral Ventosinos (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
143. Aroa Gorostiza Ulloa (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango
144. Sara Bonillo (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar 0:12:45
145. Jacqueline Dietrich (Ger) Team Stuttgart
146. Femke Geeris (Ned) Mexx-Watersley W.C.T.
147. Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women 0:15:14
148. Iurani Blanco Calbet (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
149. Teresa Ripoll Sabate (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team 0:16:30
150. Elisabet Llabres Ferrer (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
151. Hannah Fandel (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0:17:06
152. Fabienne Buri (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
153. Ariadna Trias Jordan (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team 0:17:09
154. Aline Gugluelmi (Fra) Dn Dames Bio Frais
155. Lisa Groothuesheidkamp (Cur) Mexx-Watersley W.C.T. 0:17:15
156. Ariana Gilabert Vilaplana (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango 0:17:16
157. Alexandra Moreno Roca (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
158. Cristina Soler (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar
159. Lauren Jones (Aus) Sismic Wear Le Boulou
160. Sofía Pico (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar
161. Dolores Gomez Ramos (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team 0:21:00
162. Moly Elizabeth Supple (Fra) Sismic Wear Le Boulou 0:23:38
163. Paulina Klimsa (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0:24:12
164. Elné Owen (RSA) Sopela Women’s Team 0:25:28
165. Isabel Ferreres Navarro (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
166. Sofia Barriguete Rodriguez (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team 0:28:26
167. Cecilia Sopena (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar

GC after Stage 1

1. Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 3:07:33
2. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini 6
3. Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 8
4. Margarita Victo Garcia Cañellas (Esp) Movistar Team Women 0:15
5. Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women
6. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-SRAM
7. Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team Women
8. Claudia Koster (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
9. Stine Borgli (Nor) Norway
10. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women
11. Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
12. Hannah Barnes (Gbr) Canyon-SRAM
13. Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
14. Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
15. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv
16. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
17. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women
18. Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
19. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:20
20. Elise Chabbey (Sui) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
21. Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling
22. Clara Koppenburg (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
23. Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
24. Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
25. Eider Merino Cortazar (Esp) Movistar Team Women
26. Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
27. Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
28. Danielle Christmas (Gbr) Lotto Soudal Ladies
29. Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:24
30. Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv
31. Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Esp) Movistar Team Women
32. Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
33. Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
34. Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM
35. Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango
36. Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv
37. Julie Van de Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
38. Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
39. Abby-Mae Parkinson (Gbr) Drops 1:21
40. Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini
41. Corinna Lechner (Ger) Mexx-Watersley WCT
42. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
43. Laura Camila Lozano Ramirez (Col) Health Mate-Ladies Team
44. Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
45. Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
46. Jip van den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
47. Souyris Manon (Fra) DN Dames Bio Frais
48. Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
49. Roxane Fournier (Fra) Movistar Team Women
50. Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
51. Lotta Pauliina Lepistö (Fin) Trek-Segafredo Women
52. Elizabeth Banks (Gbr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
53. Mikayla Harvey (Nzl) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
54. Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
55. Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women
56. Sarah Rijkes (Aut) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
57. Marie Dessart (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
58. Lorena Llamas Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team Women
59. Gabriella Traxler (Can) Sismic Wear Le Boulou 1:28
60. Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:31
61. Ingrid Lorvik (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport 2:06
62. Nicole D’Agostin (Ita) Bizkaia-Durango
63. Anna Christian (Gbr) Drops
64. Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women 2:15
65. Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM
66. Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 3:27
67. Marcia Eicher (Sui) RE/MAX Cycling Team 4:30
68. Nicola Juniper (Gbr) Mexx-Watersley WCT 5:05
69. Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
70. Daniela Reis (Por) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
71. Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
72. India Grangier (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
73. Annabel Fisher (Gbr) DN Dames Bio Frais
74. Nicole Hanselmann (Sui) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
75. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini
76. Meret Zimmermann (Sui) DN Dames Bio Frais
77. Désirée Ehrler (Sui) Mexx-Watersley WCT
78. Valerie Demey (Bel) CCC-Liv
79. Elizabeth Holden (Gbr) Drops
80. Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-Liv
81. Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
82. Marion Sicot (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
83. Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
84. Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango
85. Emilie Moberg (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling
86. Aafke Soet (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
87. Natalie Grinczer (Gbr) Bizkaia-Durango
88. Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
89. Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
90. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM
91. Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
92. Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women
93. Loriane Ceyssat (Fra) DN Dames Bio Frais
94. Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies Team
95. Sara Mustonen (Swe) Health Mate-Ladies Team
96. Pauline Allin (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
97. Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM
98. Puck Moonen (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
99. Belen Lopez Morales (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
100. Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM
101. Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
102. Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women
103. Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
104. Grace Anderson (Nzl) Drops
105. Jelena Eri (Ser) Ale Cipollini
106. Alba Teruel Ribes (Esp) Movistar Team Women
107. Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team Sunweb Women
108. Ingrid Moe (Nor) Norway
109. Diana Carolina Peñuela Martinez (Col) Ale Cipollini 6:32
110. Camille Devi (Fra) Dn Dames Bio Frais 6:33
111. Jessy Druyts (Bel) Sismic Wear Le Boulou
112. Fien Delbaere (Bel) Health Mate-Ladies Team 6:35
113. Severine Eraud (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
114. Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
115. Vera Adrian (Nam) Re/Max Cycling Team
116. Mireia Trias Jordan (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
117. Sandra Weiss (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
118. Selina Burch (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team 8:33
119. Giorgia Bariani (Ita) Ale Cipollini
120. Lucie Lahaye (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
121. Evy Kuijpers (Ned) CCC-Liv
122. Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Mexx-Watersley W.C.T.
123. Agnieszka Skalniak (Pol) CCC-Liv
124. Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Health Mate-Ladies Team 8:39
125. Manon Minaud (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women
126. Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
127. Lisa Robb (Ger) Team Stuttgart
128. Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Health Mate-Ladies Team
129. Fabienne Tinguely (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
130. Bryony van Velzen (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport 8:41
131. Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies Team
132. Doris Schweizer (Sui) Bizkaia-Durango 8:46
133. Skylar Schneider (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
134. Hannah Payton (Gbr) Drops 0:10:53
135. Trime Homsgaard (Den) Sismic Wear Le Boulou 0:10:54
136. Line Marie Guliksen (Nor) Norway
137. María Cinta Sancho Llopis (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar
138. Lea Feder (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0:10:55
139. Mireia Benito Pellicer (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
140. Jutta Stienen (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
141. Manon Lloyd (Gbr) Drops
142. Sandra Moral Ventosinos (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
143. Aroa Gorostiza Ulloa (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango
144. Sara Bonillo (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar 0:12:45
145. Jacqueline Dietrich (Ger) Team Stuttgart
146. Femke Geeris (Ned) Mexx-Watersley W.C.T.
147. Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women 0:15:14
148. Iurani Blanco Calbet (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
149. Teresa Ripoll Sabate (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team 0:16:30
150. Elisabet Llabres Ferrer (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team
151. Hannah Fandel (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0:17:06
152. Fabienne Buri (Sui) Re/Max Cycling Team
153. Ariadna Trias Jordan (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team 0:17:09
154. Aline Gugluelmi (Fra) Dn Dames Bio Frais
155. Lisa Groothuesheidkamp (Cur) Mexx-Watersley W.C.T. 0:17:15
156. Ariana Gilabert Vilaplana (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango 0:17:16
157. Alexandra Moreno Roca (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
158. Cristina Soler (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar
159. Lauren Jones (Aus) Sismic Wear Le Boulou
160. Sofía Pico (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar
161. Dolores Gomez Ramos (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team 0:21:00
162. Moly Elizabeth Supple (Fra) Sismic Wear Le Boulou 0:23:38
163. Paulina Klimsa (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0:24:12
164. Elné Owen (RSA) Sopela Women’s Team 0:25:28
165. Isabel Ferreres Navarro (Esp) Sopela Women’s Team
166. Sofia Barriguete Rodriguez (Esp) Massi-Tactic Women Team 0:28:26
167. Cecilia Sopena (Esp) Delikia – Ginestar

February 20, 2019 (Montreal, QC) – From February 22-24, the media are invited to visit the largest cycling and cyclotourism exhibition in Quebec, the Montreal Bicycle Show, presented simultaneously with the 5th Montreal Triathlon Show.

 

Always bigger and bigger
Given the high popularity of the event, the Montreal Bicycle Show continues to expand this year, with a record number of companies and brands represented. Visitors will be able to discover the latest trends in the world of cycling and cycling tourism, new clothing and equipment and the most popular destinations to visit by bike. There is also an explosion in the number of exhibitors of all types of electric bicycles. It will be the largest electric bicycle exhibition ever presented in Canada!

Several new features on the program
Here are the new features not to be missed during this 17th edition:
– The Société d’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) will be present for the first time at the Show with their Mobile Prevention Unit to raise awareness about road sharing. Various activities led by road controllers will be offered, including the testing of virtual reality glasses;
– Several launches expected:
– Official launch of MOS Racks of Quebec City, an innovative bicycle rack company, and its fundraising campaign;
– Launch of LEKKLA from Quebec and its line of women’s cycling apparel;
– Launch of a brand new project by Montreal start-up CYCLOSTATION MAVÉLOCITY;
– Canadian premiere of the brand new Evation electric bicycle drive system from the German company Fazua;
– Canadian launch of the Bia Sport clothing collection from Italy;
– First presence at the Show of bicycle PSI and bicycle Daigle, two new companies from the Montreal region;
– First presence of BIKESHIELD PROTECTION a company that helps to protect and personalize bicycles and their accessories;
– Several tourism representatives from across the province will be on hand. The province of Ontario has made a strong comeback with several regions present in 2019 and New Brunswick’s first presence at the Show.

What:
17th Montreal Bicycle Show

When: From February 22 to 24, 2019
– Friday 12 noon – 9 pm
– Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
– Sunday 10 am – 5 pm

Where:
Place Bonaventure
800 De La Gauchetière O.
To get there: placebonaventure.com

Qui:
· Jan P. Dubé, President of the Montreal Bicycle Show
· Yvan Martineau, spokesperson for the event
· More than 250 exhibitors
· Dozens of inspiring speakers to discover or perfect their knowledge of cycling and cycling tourism

The spokesperson for the bike show, Yvan Martineau, the President of the Show, Jan P. Dubé, as well as exhibitors and speakers are available to discuss the event and the many new features on the program.

As for the Salon du triathlon, Frédéric Cloutier, actor and new triathlon enthusiast, is the proud spokesperson for this 5th edition. He is also available for an interview.

For more information visit here.

February 18, 2019 (Greece) – Haley Smith of the Norco Factory Mountain Bike Team put on a clinic at the Salamina Stage Race series in Greece, taking two back to back general classification titles. Joining Smith were her Norco teammates; Andrew L’Esperance and Peter Disera as well as several other Canadians. The Salamina Epic series is a unique stage race combing a variety of MTB disciplines including a Time-Trial, Point-to-Point, Cross-Country and Marathon.

The first round took place between the 7th to 11th of February, kicking off four intense days of racing. The pair of Disera and L’Esperance would go on to finish 7th and 11th in the GC while American Keegan Swenson won the final stage.

In the women’s field, Smith dominated all four stages; sharing the final podium with Blaza Pintaric (SLO) and world cup star Yana Belomonia (UKR). Canadian Cindy Montambault finished in 9th.

The Salamina Epic Round 2 started just a day later and followed a similar story line. Smith only missed the top spot once over four days of racing, finishing second to Italian Greta Seiwald in the Marathon. She rebounded quickly, winning stage four along with the General Classification; making it nine wins in eight days race days.

Disera was the top Canadian in the men’s event finishing 6th overall, just 5:13 off Russian Ivanov Timofei. The rest of the Canadian squad – L’Esperance and Alexander Vialle – finished 16th and 26th while American Swenson took the bronze medal.

February 17th held the final race for the Greek Campaign; an Olympic Cross-Country race around a tough 4.6km lap. Smith once again dominated the women’s field, finishing nearly 50 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. Cindy Montambault also had an impressive ride to finish inside the top 5.

Peter Disera continually improved over his Greek campaign and capped it off with a 4th place finish; just 23 seconds from the podium. L’Esperance nailed a top 10 finish while compatriot Vialle rode into 25th.

With the World Cup season fast approaching, the Canadian MTB contingent is in fine form.

 

 

February 17, 2019 (Quebec City, Que.) – We’re happy to report that the Tour de la Relève International de Rimouski has been saved by new sponsor, McKadence Cycling, including new dates, name and location. The five-day stage race will now be held in the Quebec City area from August 8-11.

Head coach of McKadence Cycling, Christine Gillard, saw this as a necessary step for the development of young Canadian athletes. “Our motivation is to bring back a race of importance for young people in the Quebec City area. The Rimouski International Tour is an important event for young athletes and even a determining factor in the pursuit of their sport, especially at this age. This is the perfect event for that. In addition, it is in direct line with our mission that is the development of young talents,” said Gillard.

In a statement issued by the Quebec Cycling Federation (FQSC) and Cycling Canada the associations thanked McKadence Cycling Development for saving the nation’s most prominent youth stage race and acknowledged the former organizer for playing such an instrumental role in developing young Canadian road cyclists over the past nine years

The Tour de la Relève International de Rimouski has seen many top riders wear their yellow jersey including National Team Pursuit athlete, Adam Jamieson, and Team Sunweb rider, Michael Storer. Hopefully in another 10 years we will be still talking about former winners of this famous youth/junior Canadian stage race.

 

February 15, 2019 (Oro-Medonte, ON) – Hardwood Ski and Bike has announced “Friends of Hardwood”, a grassroots capital campaign to rebuild their chalet that was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 2017. The Friends of Hardwood campaign invites community members to support rebuilding the chalet from “puzzle piece to building block”. Supporters making a contribution of $500, $1,500, $2,500, $10,000 or $25,000 will receive a personalized puzzle piece on the Friends of Hardwood wall, along with some other great offerings. Puzzle pieces may be purchased through their website hardwoodskiandbike.ca

“I’m confident that together through our Friends of Hardwood campaign, we are going to rebuild our chalet from puzzle piece to building block,” said Gareth Houben, President and General Manager, Hardwood Ski and Bike. “The story of its’ rebuild will be a proud testament to this community’s love–and fierce support of–outdoor activities.”

The chalet where their community members and visitors gather, was truly the heart of the facility. While operations have continued since the 2017 fire, it has been challenging without one central gathering area. Despite that, Hardwood Ski and Bike has continued to offer outdoor programming, events, and activities to build community and inspire a love of the outdoors.

“Having a world-class facility like Hardwood Ski and Bike available to our community to experience the joys of playing outside in all seasons makes us very proud,” Harry Hughes, Mayor of Oro-Medonte, commented. “When a fire destroyed their chalet last year, they were able to continue. Resilient and passionate, they are working hard to rebuild their chalet and restore a central gathering place for their members and visitors. I wish them every success with their campaign.”

Building a new chalet, assisted by the Friends of Hardwood campaign, will allow Hardwood Ski and Bike to ensure that another generation of kids and parents bond over outdoor activities, another cohort of Olympians train on high caliber local trails, and that more national and international events are hosted in the Simcoe County region.

Lenny Valjas, Olympian (Team Canada Cross-Country Skiing: 2014 Sochi, 2018 PyeongChang), said about Hardwood Ski and Bike, “Pursuing an Olympic dream takes not only personal dedication, but the unwavering support of family, friends and community. I found that community at Hardwood Ski and Bike, where I grew up skiing and racing. I have wonderful memories from lots of good times spent with teammates and friends on the trails and in the chalet.”

About the Friends of Hardwood puzzle and campaign
There are five Friends of Hardwood supporter options ($500, $1,500, $2,500, $10,000 and $25,000).

Each option provides an opportunity for community members to own a personalized piece of the “Friends of Hardwood” puzzle, which will be prominently displayed inside the new Chalet. Each level also offers trail and seasonal passes and, thanks to their partner supporters Swix, Lanctôt Ltée, Salomon Canada and Rossignol, limited-edition Friends of Hardwood branded merchandise. Completing the puzzle and reaching the campaign goal of $650,000 will assist in rebuilding the best Chalet possible for Hardwood Ski and Bike, and its community. Design plans, from their selected builder Normerica, can be viewed on the Hardwood Ski and Bike website. Puzzle pieces will be assembled into an image of the new facility and displayed at Hardwood Ski and Bike’s Chalet grand opening in December 2019.