June 17, 2010 (Mont Mégantic, QC) – The third stage of the 25th Tour de Beauce, the Mont Megantic stage, crowned a new leader in the overall standings. By winning the 153-kilometre race, Marc de Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare took over the yellow jersey. He was followed at 8s by Canada’s Derrick St. John (Garneau Club Chaussures) in second and Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type I at 16 seconds behind in third.

It was quite a while before a real breakaway formed but during this wait there was a lot of action in the pack with several small attacks creating a fast pace.

Finally, at 58km into the stage, six riders got away and managed to hold on until reaching Mont Megantic, with a gap of more than three minutes at some points.

Riders benefited from an unexpected rest when the race was held up due to extensive road work on the main street in Piopolis as it would have been very dangerous to let proceed at full speed. The six leaders were stopped first and then it was the peloton’s turn. The result was a seven-minute rest for everyone.

The short rest was good for David Boily (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy who finished tenth on this stage. “The rest gave me back my legs,” explained the Quebec rider. “At the beginning of the mountain, my team was well-placed in the pack and I was able to get a small lead. Five kilometres from the finish, the team did an exceptional job. This is my first Tour de Beauce and I am happy with what I have done up to now. I had heard about the mountain and was told it was difficult. It’s true, but I was able to manage my race well. It’s really fun to race in this part of the country.”

St. John, who had managed to slip away from the other riders in the breakaway group, seemed to be heading to the finish line for a victory, but this did not take into account Marc de Maar. “At 150 metres from the line, he passed me quite fast. It was impossible for me to follow. All the training that I did this year was in preparation for today’s stage. I’ve been confident in my abilities since the Tour began. I did my part in the break and waited for the right moment to launch my attack on the mountain. This is, without doubt, my best performance and I’m sure that the big boss (Louis Garneau) will be very happy,” commented St. John.

De Maar mentioned that he had not been feeling very good at the start. “I felt bad for a good portion of the day but everything straightened out when we got to the foot of the mountain. Our team really worked well, and when I saw that Ben Day didn’t seem very comfortable, I told myself that it was the time to take off. However, I wasn’t sure if I was the winner because I didn’t know how many riders there were in front. It was only a few metres from the finish that I could see I was the winner. The Mont Megantic hill is imposing but it isn’t a problem for me. I race a lot in Europe and I’ve seen a lot of hills of this type. I knew that there was a risk that the overall standings would be upset after today’s stage. Friday are the time trials and there are several riders to watch, like Day.”

Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia, who wore the yellow jersey, finished in the middle of the pack and held on to one polka-dot jersey as the best climber. The red jersey for best young rider (U23) went to Boily, and the white points leader jersey remained with Canada’s Andrew Pinfold (Unitedhealthcare).

Overall, de Maar in yellow holds a lead of seven seconds over St. John, 14 seconds on Kobzarenko, 19 seconds over Björn Papstein (SC Wlendenbruck 2000) and 24 seconds over Darren Rolfe (V Australia). Boily is in ninth at 41 seconds and François Parisien (SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy) is in 13th at 59 seconds.

Results

1. Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 3:55
2. Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 0:08
3. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 0:16
4. Björn Papstein (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 0:19
5. Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:23
6. Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:26
7. Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita-Conad 0:34
8. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis
9. Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:39
10. David Boily (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:41
11. Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1
12. Jai Crawford (Aus) Fly V Australia
13. Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:53
14. François Parisien (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:59
15. Ryan Roth (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 1:06
16. Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 1:19
17. Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Type 1
18. Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Amore & Vita-Conad 1:25
19. Will Routley (Can) Canadian National Team
20. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) DCM 1:32
21. Chris Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 1:33
22. Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 1:41
23. Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team
24. Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 1:51
25. Bernardo Colex Tepox (Mex) Amore & Vita-Conad 1:54
26. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 2:00
27. Sergiy Grechyn (Ukr) Amore & Vita-Conad 2:06
28. Andreas Keuser (Ger) Restore Cycling Team 2:08
29. Alex Hagman (USA) Bahati Foundation 2:12
30. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 2:14
31. Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 2:18
32. Hugo Houle (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 2:21
33. Benjamin Martel (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 2:33
34. Corey Collier (USA) Bahati Foundation 2:39
35. Jeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 2:41
36. Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia
37. William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1 2:47
38. Jason Donald (USA) Bahati Foundation 2:51
39. Raphael Gagné (Can) Équipe Québec 2:53
40. Travis Allen (RSA) DCM
41. Holger Slevers (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 2:55
42. Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 3:00
43. Yannick Bédard (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 3:07
44. Arnaud Papillon (Can) Équipe Québec 3:16
45. Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 3:34
46. Oliver Johr (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 3:44
47. Pascal Bussières (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 3:56
48. Danny Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23
49. Deon Locke (Aus) CKT Champion System 4:32
50. Vincent Quirion (Can) Équipe Québec 4:41
51. André Tremblay (Can) Équipe Québec 4:48
52. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 5:02
53. Antoine Matteau (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy
54. Clinton Barrow (RSA) DCM 5:26
55. Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 5:29
56. Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia
57. Tim Abercrombie (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 5:40
58. Jay Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia 5:49
59. Nathan O’neil (Aus) Bahati Foundation 6:08
60. Joris Boillat (Swi) CKT Champion System 6:13
61. Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Global Cycling Team 6:19
62. Bobby Lea (USA) Bahati Foundation 6:21
63. Jean-François Racine (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 6:24
64. Pieter Seyfert (RSA) DCM 6:54
65. Keir Plaice (Can) Canadian National Team
66. Stefano Maiorana (RSA) DCM
67. Danny Vrolijk (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 7:10
68. Jorne Videler (Ned) Global Cycling Team 7:19
69. Harm Bronkhorst (Ned) Global Cycling Team 7:24
70. Rodney Green (RSA) DCM 7:46
71. Erik Kooiman (Ned) Global Cycling Team
72. Nic Hamilton (Can) Canadian National Team 8:35
73. Holger Burkhardt (Ger) CKT Champion System
74. Mart Ojavee (Est) CKT Champion System
75. Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 8:49
76. Jean-Sébastien Perron (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures
77. Dennis Klemme (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 8:54
78. Vincent Veilleux (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 9:28
79. Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 0:10:17
80. Benjamin Stauder (Ger) CKT Champion System 0:10:44
81. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 0:11:04
82. Fausto Fognini (Ita) Amore & Vita-Conad
83. Jamie Sparling (Can) Canadian National Team
84. William Blackburn (Can) Équipe Québec
85. Jar Deutschmann (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 0:11:08
86. David Tanner (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:11:13
87. Jaume Rovira Pous (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 0:11:44
88. Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 0:11:51
89. Max Durtschi (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 0:12:07
90. Roger Beuchat (Swi) CKT Champion System 0:12:12
91. Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 0:12:16
92. John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team
93. Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy
94. Matthew Rice (Aus) Bahati Foundation 0:12:19
95. Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita-Conad
96. Tim Nederlof (Ned) Global Cycling Team 0:12:30
97. Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:12:34
98. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Équipe Québec 0:12:42
99. Jamie Ball (RSA) DCM 0:13:26
100. Flavio Pasquino (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:13:48
101. Laurent Dallaire (Can) Équipe Québec 0:14:30
102. Jesse Reams (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 0:14:49
103. Hendrik Werner (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 0:15:34
104. Michael Joannisse (Can) Canadian National Team 0:15:42
105. Marvin Guzman (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy
106. Chris Heiberg (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:15:48
107. Salvador Guardiola Tora (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 0:15:54
108. Ruurd-Jan Zwarts (Ned) Global Cycling Team 0:16:06
109. Marc Den Hoed (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:19:41
DNF Robbie Squire (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23
DNF Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy
DNF Shaun Mccarthy (Aus) Garneau Club Chaussures

GC after Stage 3

1. Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 12:01:38
2. Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 7
3. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 0:14
4. Björn Papstein (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 0:19
5. Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:24
6. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 0:34
7. Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita-Conad
8. Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:39
9. David Boily (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:41
10. Jai Crawford (Aus) Fly V Australia
11. Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1
12. Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:53
13. François Parisien (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:59
14. Ryan Roth (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 1:06
15. Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 1:19
16. Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Amore & Vita-Conad 1:25
17. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) DCM 1:32
18. Chris Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 1:33
19. Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:41
20. Will Routley (Can) Canadian National Team 1:53
21. Bernardo Colex Tepox (Mex) Amore & Vita-Conad 1:54
22. Sergiy Grechyn (Ukr) Amore & Vita-Conad 1:55
23. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 2:00
24. Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 2:10
25. Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 2:18
26. Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 2:20
27. Hugo Houle (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 2:21
28. Andreas Keuser (Ger) Restore Cycling Team 2:26
29. Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 2:41
30. Alex Hagman (USA) Bahati Foundation
31. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 2:43
32. William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1 2:47
33. Jason Donald (USA) Bahati Foundation 2:51
34. Corey Collier (USA) Bahati Foundation 2:57
35. Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 3:00
36. Benjamin Martel (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 3:02
37. Jeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 3:10
38. Raphael Gagné (Can) Équipe Québec 3:11
39. Travis Allen (RSA) DCM
40. Holger Slevers (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 3:24
41. Yannick Bédard (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 3:25
42. Arnaud Papillon (Can) Équipe Québec 3:34
43. Oliver Johr (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 3:44
44. Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 4:03
45. Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 4:25
46. Pascal Bussières (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 4:49
47. Danny Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 4:57
48. Deon Locke (Aus) CKT Champion System 5:01
49. Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 5:06
50. Vincent Quirion (Can) Équipe Québec 5:10
51. André Tremblay (Can) Équipe Québec 5:16
52. Antoine Matteau (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 5:20
53. Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia 5:23
54. Clinton Barrow (RSA) DCM 5:55
55. Tim Abercrombie (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 6:09
56. Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Global Cycling Team 6:37
57. Joris Boillat (Swi) CKT Champion System 6:42
58. Jay Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia 7:33
59. Keir Plaice (Can) Canadian National Team 7:47
60. Nathan O’neil (Aus) Bahati Foundation 7:55
61. Bobby Lea (USA) Bahati Foundation 8:08
62. Jean-François Racine (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 8:11
63. Pieter Seyfert (RSA) DCM 8:41
64. Rodney Green (RSA) DCM 8:47
65. Erik Kooiman (Ned) Global Cycling Team
66. Jean-Sébastien Perron (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 8:48
67. Nic Hamilton (Can) Canadian National Team 9:03
68. Jorne Videler (Ned) Global Cycling Team 9:06
69. Harm Bronkhorst (Ned) Global Cycling Team 9:11
70. Dennis Klemme (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 9:47
71. Mart Ojavee (Est) CKT Champion System 0:10:22
72. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Unitedhealthcare p/b Maxxis 0:10:57
73. David Tanner (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:11:03
74. Jar Deutschmann (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 0:11:37
75. Jaume Rovira Pous (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 0:11:44
76. Benjamin Stauder (Ger) CKT Champion System 0:11:53
77. Fausto Fognini (Ita) Amore & Vita-Conad 0:11:57
78. Danny Vrolijk (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:11:59
79. Roger Beuchat (Swi) CKT Champion System 0:12:12
80. Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 0:12:34
81. John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:12:44
82. Matthew Rice (Aus) Bahati Foundation 0:12:48
83. Stefano Maiorana (RSA) DCM 0:12:54
84. Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita-Conad 0:13:14
85. Jamie Sparling (Can) Canadian National Team 0:13:18
86. Max Durtschi (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 0:13:26
87. Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:14:03
88. Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 0:14:19
89. Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy 0:14:35
90. Holger Burkhardt (Ger) CKT Champion System 0:15:47
91. Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:16:38
92. Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 0:17:10
93. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Équipe Québec 0:17:31
94. Michael Joannisse (Can) Canadian National Team 0:17:40
95. Marvin Guzman (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 0:17:56
96. Laurent Dallaire (Can) Équipe Québec 0:18:32
97. Jesse Reams (Can) Garneau Club Chaussures 0:18:51
98. Jamie Ball (RSA) DCM 0:19:07
99. Hendrik Werner (Ger) SC Wledenbruck 2000 0:19:36
100. Vincent Veilleux (Can) Team Spirit-Cibc Wood Gundy 0:20:12
101. William Blackburn (Can) Équipe Québec 0:21:10
102. Salvador Guardiola Tora (Esp) Heraklio-Murcia 0:25:31
103. Tim Nederlof (Ned) Global Cycling Team 0:25:39
104. Flavio Pasquino (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:26:57
105. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 0:37:36
106. Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Type 1 0:38:52
107. Chris Heiberg (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:48:22
108. Ruurd-Jan Zwarts (Ned) Global Cycling Team 0:48:40
109. Marc Den Hoed (Ned) Restore Cycling Team 0:52:15