June 14, 2006 – We were expecting an animated stage for this long 180 km St-Joseph-St-Joseph course and we got what we wanted. But very few could predict that Navigators would lose their Yellow jersey after a long break that resulted in victory for John Fredy Parra Calada (Tecos/Trek). German rider Stefan Parinussa (Team Sparkasse) will now wear the leader’s jersey at tomorrow’s Stage 3.

With their rider in yellow after Stage 1, Navigator’s task was clear: No rider that could be a threat to the yellow jersey should escape from the peloton, in particular Parinussa and Mexican Fausto Esparza Munoz (Tecos Trek) who were respectively 2nd and 4th in Stage 1.

In the early part of the race many attacks occurred but all were caught back by the main field until a break of 14 riders succeeded in getting away at 35 km. This group included Danny Pate (TIAA-Cref), Symmetrics riders Christian Meier and Andrew Pinfold as well as Parinussa. A few kms later, four other riders joined the escape and helped the leaders build a gap that reached 6 min 35 sec at 71 km.

With riders working in the main group Navigators managed to reduce the gap back to 1:35 at the 155 km mark, By then the break had whittled down to six riders, including two from Navigators who obviously did not want to collaborate. With 25 km to go, things looked pretty bad for the break and it seemed clear that the pack would swallow it up. But that didn’t happen. The gap began to increase again to a point where it was clear that the Navigators would not catch the front riders.

Mexican Parra Calada crossed the finish line first in a sprint with Parinussa and Australia’s Cameron Hughes (Ital Pasta/Transport Belmire). Kobzarenko came in 8th, 2:14 behind the winner. Dominique Rollin was the best Canadian today finishing 11th.

Tomorrow the peloton will gather in St-Georges and face the grueling Mt. Mégantic on Stage 3, a 153 km ride that should take its toll on the overall rankings.

Stage 2 Results

1. John Fredy Parra Calada (Col) Tecos Trek VH 4:32:32
2. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse
3. Cameron Hughes (Aus) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C.
4. Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance
5. David O’Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance
6. Danny Pate (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref all s.t.
7. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 2:11
8. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance 2:14
9. Jairo Hernandez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
10. Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse
11. Dominique Rollin (Can) Canadian National Team
12. Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling
13. Jean-Sébastien Maheu (Can) Équipe Du Québec
14. Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity
15. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
16. Jairo Salas Atehortua (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
17. Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance
18. Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
19. Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
20. David Veilleux (Can) Garneau – Optik
21. Fausto Esparza Munoz (Mex) Tecos Trek VH
22. Zachary Garland (Can) Équipe Du Québec
23. Peter John Herzig (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello
24. Gregorio Ladino Vega (Col) Tecos Trek VH
25. Francisco Matamoros Navarro (Mex) Tecos Trek VH all s.t.
26. Yovanny Torres Castro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion 2:32
27. Brent Bookwalter (USA) Priority Health Cycling
28. Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance
29. Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse
30. Joshua Dillon (USA) Fiordifrutta
31. Russel Downing (GBr) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
32. Diego Montoya (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
33. Brendan Brooks (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello
34. Bernie Sulzberger (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
35. David Harrigan (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
36. Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
37. Jamie Lamb (Can) Garneau – Optik
38. Bryan Smith (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref
39. Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Altipower
40. Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse
41. Dan Timmerman (USA) Fiordifrutta
42. Tom Flammang (Lux) Team Sparkasse
43. Dustin MacBurnie (Can) Canadian National Team
44. William Frischkorn (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref all s.t.
45. Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity 2:50
46. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Tiaa-Cref 2:53
47. Derek McMaster (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. s.t.
48. Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau – Optik 2:55
49. Satoshi Hirose (Jap) Aisan Racing Team
50. Alexis Rojas Dias (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
51. Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jap) Aisan Racing Team
52. Mathieu Roy (Can) Garneau – Optik
53. Alexandre Lavall̩e (Can) Garneau РOptik
54. Matthew White (USA) Fiordifrutta
55. Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref
56. Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics
57. Philippe Abbott (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C.
58. Simon Kelly (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn all s.t.
59. Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling 3:18
60. Kevin Miller (Can) Fiordifrutta s.t.
61. Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 3:24
62. Cody Stevenson (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello
63. Jacob P. Erker (Can) Symmetrics
64. Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team
65. Martin Lazarski (Can) Canadian National Team
66. Ryan Roth (Can) Canadian National Team all s.t.
67. Rodolfo Lopez (Mex) Tecos Trek VH 3:44
68. Greg Reain (Can) Canadian National Team 4:08
69. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics 4:13
70. Miles Olman (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
71. Hector Rangel Zimarron (Mex) Tecos Trek VH both s.t.
72. Koki Simbo (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 5:35
73. Takeaki Ayabe (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 5:44
74. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics 7:30
75. Tony Mann (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello 9:19
76. David O’Brien (Can) Équipe Du Québec
77. Christopher Rozdilsky (USA) Fiordifrutta
78. Joel Dion-Poitras (Can) Calyon-Litespeed
79. Raphaël Tremblay (Can) Volkswagen Trek
80. Eric Boily (Can) Volkswagen Trek81. Peter McDonald (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello
82. Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse
83. Stefan Loffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse
84. Frank Wierstra (Ned) Altipower
85. Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Altipower
86. Thorben Wieditz (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C.
87. Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Altipower
88. Jesus Zarate Estrada (Mex) Tecos Trek VH
89. Brandon Crichton (Can) Symmetrics
90. Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
91. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics
92. Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
93. Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health Cycling all s.t.
94. Niek Asbroek (Ned) Altipower 13:37
95. Clovis Auger (Can) Volkswagen Trek
96. Joshua Gewirtz (USA) Fiordifrutta
97. Pim Van Den Berg (Ned) Altipower all s.t.
98. Ryan MacKenzie (Can) Volkswagen Trek 16:41
99. Jean-Sébastien Beland (Can) Volkswagen Trek
100. Daniel Maggiacomo (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C.
101. Peter Sanowar (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C.
102. Morgan Fox (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn
103. Derek Burke (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn
104. Condor Murphy (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn
105. Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Calyon-Litespeed
106. Alexi Richer (Can) Équipe Du Québec
107. Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity
108. Sean Finning (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
109. Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling
110. Darren Shea (NZl) Equipe Nat. Nouvelle-Zelande
111. Glen Mitchell (NZl) Priority Health Cycling
112. Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity
113. Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity
114. Joe Mcdonnell (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello all s.t.
115. Charly Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 21:06
116. Ken Akita (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 21:23
117. Maxime Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 21:35
118. Erik Lyman (Can) Calyon-Litespeed s.t.
119. David J. Richter (USA) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 32:38
120. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Garneau – Optik s.t.

Overall
1. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse 8:22:26
2. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance at 1:58
3. John Fredy Parra Calada (Col) Tecos Trek VH 2:06
4. David O’Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 2:17
5. Danny Pate (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref s.t.
6. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 2:19
7. Fausto Esparza Munoz (Mex) Tecos Trek VH 2:21
8. Cameron Hughes (Aus) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 2:33
9. Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 2:39
10. Jairo Salas Atehortua (Col) Colombia Es Pasion 4:31
11. Jairo Hernandez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion 4:34
12. Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
13. Gregorio Ladino Vega (Col) Tecos Trek VH both s.t.
14. Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 4:49
15. Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance s.t.
16. Jean-Sébastien Maheu (Can) Équipe Du Québec 4:51
17. Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity
18. Francisco Matamoros Navarro (Mex) Tecos Trek VH both s.t.
19. Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling 4:56
20. Zachary Garland (Can) Équipe Du Québec s.t.
21. David Veilleux (Can) Garneau – Optik 5:03
22. Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:04
23. Yovanny Torres Castro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion 5:09
24. Diego Montoya (Col) Colombia Es Pasion
25. Dustin MacBurnie (Can) Canadian National Team both s.t.
26. Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5:14
27. Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse s.t.
28. Brent Bookwalter (USA) Priority Health Cycling 5:21
29. Bernie Sulzberger (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
30. Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Altipower both s.t.
31. Brendan Brooks (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello 5:25
32. Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
33. Jamie Lamb (Can) Garneau – Optik both s.t.
34. Dominique Rollin (Can) Canadian National Team 5:29
35. Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed s.t.
36. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Tiaa-Cref 5:35
37. Alexis Rojas Dias (Col) Colombia Es Pasion 5:37
38. Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref 5:44
39. Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 5:48
40. Philippe Abbott (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C.
41. Mathieu Roy (Can) Garneau – Optik both s.t.
42. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais 5:59
43. Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 6:06
44. Kevin Miller (Can) Fiordifrutta s.t.
45. Dan Timmerman (USA) Fiordifrutta 6:07
46. Cody Stevenson (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello 6:13
47. Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team s.t.
48. David Harrigan (Aus) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed 6:17
49. Martin Lazarski (Can) Canadian National Team
50. Bryan Smith (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref
51. Tom Flammang (Lux) Team Sparkasse
52. Joshua Dillon (USA) Fiordifrutta
53. Russel Downing (GBr) DFL – Cyclingnews – Litespeed
54. William Frischkorn (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref all s.t.
55. Rodolfo Lopez (Mex) Tecos Trek VH 6:31
56. Derek McMaster (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 6:34
57. Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity 6:35
58. Simon Kelly (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn 6:40
59. Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau – Optik
60. Alexandre Lavall̩e (Can) Garneau РOptik both s.t.
61. Hector Rangel Zimarron (Mex) Tecos Trek VH 6:55
62. Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling 7:03
63. Ryan Roth (Can) Canadian National Team 7:09
64. Miles Olman (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais 7:58
65. Koki Simbo (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 8:12
66. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics s.t.
67. Takeaki Ayabe (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 8:26
68. Greg Reain (Can) Canadian National Team 8:36
69. Matthew White (USA) Fiordifrutta 9:03
70. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics 10:12
71. Satoshi Hirose (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 10:58
72. Tony Mann (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello 12:12
73. Jesus Zarate Estrada (Mex) Tecos Trek VH
74. Peter McDonald (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello both s.t.
75. Eric Boily (Can) Volkswagen Trek 12:34
76. David O’Brien (Can) Équipe Du Québec 12:55
77. Raphaël Tremblay (Can) Volkswagen Trek 12:57
78. Stefan Loffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse s.t.
79. Thorben Wieditz (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 13:04
80. Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
81. Frank Wierstra (Ned) Altipower
82. Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Altipower
83. Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais
84. Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Altipower all s.t.
85. Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics 13:32
86. Jacob P. Erker (Can) Symmetrics 13:41
87. Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse 15:48
88. Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health Cycling 16:18
89. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics 16:43
90. Clovis Auger (Can) Volkswagen Trek 17:22
91. Pim Van Den Berg (Ned) Altipower s.t.
92. Joshua Gewirtz (USA) Fiordifrutta 17:22
93. Peter John Herzig (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello 18:00
94. Niek Asbroek (Ned) Altipower 18:10
95. Joel Dion-Poitras (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 18:41
96. Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity 19:34
97. Brandon Crichton (Can) Symmetrics 19:36
98. Christopher Rozdilsky (USA) Fiordifrutta 19:56
99. Jean-Sébastien Beland (Can) Volkswagen Trek 20:26
100. Joe Mcdonnell (Aus) Frf Couriers – Caravello s.t.
101. Peter Sanowar (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 22:31
102. Alexi Richer (Can) Équipe Du Québec s.t.
103. Condor Murphy (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn 22:35
104. Ryan MacKenzie (Can) Volkswagen Trek 22:45
105. Glen Mitchell (NZl) Priority Health Cycling s.t.
106. Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling 23:57
107. Charly Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 24:51
108. Maxime Vives (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 25:13
109. Erik Lyman (Can) Calyon-Litespeed 25:20
110. Derek Burke (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn 26:03
111. Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Calyon-Litespeed s.t.
112. Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity 26:58
113. Sean Finning (Aus) South Australia.Com – Ais s.t.
114. Ken Akita (Jap) Aisan Racing Team 30:07
115. Daniel Maggiacomo (Can) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 32:34
116. Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe’s – pb Zero Gravity s.t.
117. Darren Shea (NZl) Equipe Nat. Nouvelle-Zelande 32:58
118. Morgan Fox (Irl) Team Murphy & Gunn / Newlyn 33:45
119. David J. Richter (USA) Italpasta – Transport Belmire C.C. 36:51
120. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Garneau – Optik 42:55