June 13, 2007 (Vallée-Jonction, QC) — The Navigators team made up for their lackluster opening day by both winning today’s stage 2 and taking over the mountains classification.

Glen Chadwick (NZL) and Navigators teammate Valeriy Kobzarenko (UKR) were both part of a nine-rider break that formed just 23 kms into the 171km stage that started and finished in Vallée-Jonction. The two Navigators riders performed in perfect tandem, with Kobzarenko winning all of the mountain classification points on offer, and Chadwick attacking with 28km to go to solo in for the win.

“As soon as we crossed the last mountain sprint line of the day I attacked, and nobody reacted,” said Chadwick after the stage. The New Zealander battled strong winds to the finish line but held onto a 20-second margin over the remainder of the break at the finish.

Hector Hugo Rangel (MEX — Tecos) finished second, and François Parisien (CAN — Slipstream) was third, narrowly beating Quebec’s Charles Dionne who was fourth.

The Kodak gallery team comfortably defended Mark Walters’ yellow jersey today, as none of the riders in the break were a threat in the overall classification.

“We rode tempo today, it was good,” said Walters. “It was a relatively easy day.”

Tomorrow, the riders will tackle the 152-km Saint-Georges to Mont Mégantic stage, which finishes with the toughest climb of the Tour and will play a key role in determining the overall winner.

Results

1. Glen Alan Chadwick (Nzl) Navigators Insurance 4:21:47
2. Hector Hugo Rangel (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 0:14
3. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Slipstream 0:14
4. Charles Dionne (Can) Québec 0:14
5. Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics 0:14
6. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance 0:14
7. Morten Christiansen (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 0:14
8. Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse 0:14
9. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics 0:14
10. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 5:24
11. Juan Pablo Magallanes Arawda (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 5:24
12. Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance 5:24
13. Cirian Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 5:24
14. Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:24
15. Oleg Grishkin (Rus) Navigators Insurance 5:24
16. David Pell (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 5:24
17. Cody O’Rielly (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 5:24
18. David O’Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 5:24
19. Ryan Mckenzie (Can) Volkswagen Trek 5:24
20. Mark Walters (Can) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 5:24
21. Buck Milller (Can) Team R.A.C.E 5:24
22. Ivor Bruin (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 5:24
23. Martin Gilbert (Can) Québec 5:24
24. Greg Reain (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 5:24
25. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 5:24
26. Mathieu Roy (Can) Eva-Devinci 5:24
27. David Veilleux (Can) Québec 5:24
28. Dominique Perras (Can) Québec 5:24
29. Alex Howes (Usa) Team Slipstream 5:24
30. Danny Pate (Usa) Team Slipstream 5:24
31. Ben Raby (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 5:24
32. Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 5:24
33. Craig Mccarney (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 5:24
34. Mark Batty (Can) Team R.A.C.E 5:24
35. Rob Britton (Can) La_Z_Boy 5:24
36. Joel Dion-Poitras (Can) Eva-Devinci 5:24
37. Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau – Crocs 5:24
38. Heberth Gutierrez Garcia (Col) Tecos Trek Vh 5:24
39. Jesse Athony (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 5:24
40. Keven Lacombe (Can) Volkswagen Trek 5:24
41. Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 5:24
42. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics 5:24
43. Luis Fernando Macias (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 5:24
44. Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics 5:24
45. Dustin Macbernie (Can) Team R.A.C.E 5:24
46. Gregorio Ladino Vega (Col) Tecos Trek Vh 5:24
47. Jacob Nielsen (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 5:24
48. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics 5:24
49. Tilo Schüler (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:24
50. Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics 5:24
51. Dan Timmerman (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 5:24
52. Adam Thuss (Can) Team R.A.C.E 5:24
53. Matt Guse (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 5:24
54. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics 5:24
55. Mark Pozniak (Can) Team R.A.C.E 5:24
56. Peter Morse (Can) Tean Spin 12 5:24
57. Connor Trevor (Can) La_Z_Boy 5:24
58. Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:24
59. Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:24
60. Jamie Lamb (Can) Garneau – Crocs 5:24
61. Phil Cortes (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 5:24
62. William Goodfellow (Can) Volkswagen Trek 5:24
63. Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 5:24
64. Ian Macgregor (Usa) Team Slipstream 5:24
65. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:24
66. Soren Petersen (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 5:24
67. Jamie Sparling (Can) La_Z_Boy 5:24
68. Dave Vukets (Can) Tean Spin 12 5:24
69. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:24
70. Charlie Bryer (Can) Tean Spin 12 5:24
71. John Fredy Parra Calada (Col) Tecos Trek Vh 5:24
72. Pascal Bussières (Can) Québec 5:24
73. Jean-Fran̤ois Racine (Can) Garneau РCrocs 5:24
74. Benjamin Martel (Can) Garneau – Crocs 5:24
75. Peter Ladd (Aus) Garneau – Crocs 5:24
76. Éric Boily (Can) Eva-Devinci 5:42
77. Rene Ahrenkiel (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 10:19
78. André Tremblay (Can) Volkswagen Trek 13:59
79. Jeffrey Dirksen (Ned) Team R.A.C.E 13:59
80. Eric Robertson (Can) Team R.A.C.E 13:59
81. Ryan Beliveau (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 13:59
82. Thorben Wieditz (Can) Tean Spin 12 13:59
83. Maxime Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 13:59
84. Jean-Sébastien Beland (Can) Volkswagen Trek 13:59
85. Ugo Lapierre (Can) Farso Denmark Nat 15:43
86. Will Dickison (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 15:43
87. Mike Dietrich (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 15:43
88. Charly Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 15:43
89. Charles Thibault (Can) Eva-Devinci 19:28
DNF Brett Aitken (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team
DNF Tim Hucker (Aus) Garneau – Crocs
DNF Michael Joanisse (Can) Garneau – Crocs
DNF Troy Wells (Usa) Tean Spin 12
DNF Jesper Lund (Den) Farso Denmark Nat


GC after Stage 2

1. Mark Walters (Can) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 9:16:00
2. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 0:27
3. Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics 0:32
4. Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse 0:35
5. Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance 0:36
6. Juan Pablo Magallanes Arawda (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 0:36
7. David O’Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 0:36
8. Danny Pate (Usa) Team Slipstream 0:36
9. Dominique Perras (Can) Québec 0:36
10. Gregorio Ladino Vega (Col) Tecos Trek Vh 0:36
11. Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics 0:36
12. Soren Petersen (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 2:02
13. Craig Mccarney (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 5:21
14. Glen Alan Chadwick (Nzl) Navigators Insurance 8:40
15. Charles Dionne (Can) Québec 8:56
16. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Slipstream 9:01
17. Hector Hugo Rangel (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 9:01
18. Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse 9:06
19. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics 9:07
20. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance 9:07
21. Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics 9:07
22. Jacob Nielsen (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 9:39
23. Morten Christiansen (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 14:02
24. Ryan Mckenzie (Can) Volkswagen Trek 14:11
25. Tilo Schüler (Ger) Team Sparkasse 14:12
26. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse 14:15
27. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse 14:15
28. David Pell (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 14:17
29. Buck Milller (Can) Team R.A.C.E 14:17
30. Ben Raby (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 14:17
31. Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau – Crocs 14:17
32. Ivor Bruin (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 14:17
33. Rob Britton (Can) La_Z_Boy 14:17
34. Mathieu Roy (Can) Eva-Devinci 14:17
35. Joel Dion-Poitras (Can) Eva-Devinci 14:17
36. Cirian Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 14:17
37. Alex Howes (Usa) Team Slipstream 14:17
38. Luis Fernando Macias (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 14:17
39. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 14:17
40. Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 14:17
41. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics 14:17
42. Greg Reain (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 14:17
43. Peter Morse (Can) Tean Spin 12 14:17
44. Connor Trevor (Can) La_Z_Boy 14:17
45. Heberth Gutierrez Garcia (Col) Tecos Trek Vh 14:17
46. Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Sparkasse 14:17
47. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics 14:17
48. Dustin Macbernie (Can) Team R.A.C.E 14:17
49. Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Sparkasse 14:17
50. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics 14:17
51. Dan Timmerman (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 14:17
52. Pascal Bussières (Can) Québec 14:17
53. John Fredy Parra Calada (Col) Tecos Trek Vh 14:17
54. Ian Macgregor (Usa) Team Slipstream 14:17
55. Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 14:17
56. Jamie Sparling (Can) La_Z_Boy 14:37
57. Cody O’Rielly (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 19:09
58. David Veilleux (Can) Québec 19:09
59. Mark Batty (Can) Team R.A.C.E 19:09
60. William Goodfellow (Can) Volkswagen Trek 19:09
61. Jamie Lamb (Can) Garneau – Crocs 19:09
62. Benjamin Martel (Can) Garneau – Crocs 19:09
63. Peter Ladd (Aus) Garneau – Crocs 19:09
64. Jean-Fran̤ois Racine (Can) Garneau РCrocs 19:09
65. Martin Gilbert (Can) Québec 19:12
66. Oleg Grishkin (Rus) Navigators Insurance 19:12
67. Keven Lacombe (Can) Volkswagen Trek 19:12
68. Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 19:12
69. Matt Guse (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 19:12
70. Adam Thuss (Can) Team R.A.C.E 19:12
71. Mark Pozniak (Can) Team R.A.C.E 19:12
72. Charlie Bryer (Can) Tean Spin 12 19:12
73. Dave Vukets (Can) Tean Spin 12 19:12
74. Éric Boily (Can) Eva-Devinci 19:30
75. Phil Cortes (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 19:37
76. Rene Ahrenkiel (Den) Farso Denmark Nat 24:04
77. Mike Dietrich (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 24:36
78. Jesse Athony (Usa) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team 27:07
79. André Tremblay (Can) Volkswagen Trek 27:44
80. Maxime Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 27:44
81. Ryan Beliveau (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 27:44
82. Thorben Wieditz (Can) Tean Spin 12 27:44
83. Will Dickison (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team 29:28
84. Charly Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 29:28
85. Jeffrey Dirksen (Ned) Team R.A.C.E 41:11
86. Jean-Sébastien Beland (Can) Volkswagen Trek 41:11
87. Eric Robertson (Can) Team R.A.C.E 47:46
88. Ugo Lapierre (Can) Farso Denmark Nat 49:30
89. Charles Thibault (Can) Eva-Devinci 53:15