July 18, 2018 (Val-d’Or, Que.) – American Ryan Jastrab (Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team) celebrated his 18th birthday with a victory on Stage 2 from Val-d’Or-Senneterre to Val-d’Or, 137.2 km, to take over the leader’s brown jersey as well.

Jastrab won the final sprint over Sam Cook (Nzl) Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell in second with Kyle Kirby (USA) Team California in third. The top Canadian Robin Plamondon in Team Canada colours finished 12th.

“I decided to go on the attack with about 10 km to go, along with two other riders, and we worked really well together,” said the winner. “With about 3 km to go, it had become obvious that we would keep going until the end. We completed the race a bit like a criterium, fighting for our positions.”

Canadian Riley Pickrell, winner of Stage 1, suffered an unfortunate rear wheel puncture with just over three kilometers to go and fell back to 70th overall.

Taisei Hino (Jpn) Team Japan is second overall and captured the Points Jersey as well. Kevin Cervantes (Mex) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team leads the KOM Climber’s Classification while Antonin Corvaisier (Fra) Team France wears the Best Young Rider jersey.

July 19 features a double-stage for riders who will start with an 11.4 km individual time trial in Val-d’Or and then travel to Malartic for an early evening 52.8km road race.

GC: Ryan Jastrab (USA) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team
Best Young Rider: Antonin Corvaisier (Fra) Team France
Points: Taisei Hino (Jpn) Team Japan
KoM: Kevin Cervantes (Mex) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team
Team GC: Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team

Results (brief)

1. Ryan Jastrab (USA) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team 3:04:16
2. Sam Cook (Nzl) Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell
3. Kyle Kirby (USA) Team California
4. Taisei Hino (Jpn) Japon
5. Riley Sheehan (USA) Etats-Unis
6. Bastien Bodnar (Fra) Sélection SCO-Dijon
7. Rémy Belouze (Fra) Sélection SCO-Dijon
8. Yoshiaki Fukuda (Jpn) Japon
9. Eduardo Cruz De La Mora (USA) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team
10. Théo Marichy (Fra) Espoirs Elite – Primeau Velo
11. Lucas Boniface (Fra) France
12. Robin Plamondon (Can) Canada
13. Sean Guydish (USA) Young Medalists
14. Sean Richardson (Can) Cycling BC
15. Antoine Dalterio (Can) Espoirs Elite – Primeau Velo
16. Thomas Schellenberg (Can) Canada
17. Ness Dalling (Can) Ottawa Bicycle Club
18. Nicolas Rivard (Can) Espoirs Elite – Primeau Velo
19. Tom Mainguenaud (Fra) France
20. Joel Domingue (Can) Quebec

GC after Stage 2

1. Ryan Jastrab (USA) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team 5:30:21
2. Taisei Hino (Jpn) Japon 0:02
3. Eduardo Cruz De La Mora (USA) Alterra Home Loans Cycling Team 0:03
4. Sam Cook (Nzl) Desjardins Ford p/b Cromwell 0:04
5. Kyle Kirby (USA) Team California 0:06
6. Thomas Schellenberg (Can) Canada
7. Antonin Corvaisier (Fra) France 0:07
8. Riley Sheehan (USA) Etats-Unis 0:09
9. Bastien Bodnar (Fra) Sélection SCO-Dijon 0:10
10. Rémy Belouze (Fra) Sélection SCO-Dijon
11. Lucas Boniface (Fra) France
12. Théo Marichy (Fra) Espoirs Elite – Primeau Velo
13. Tom Mainguenaud (Fra) France
14. Nicolas Rivard (Can) Espoirs Elite – Primeau Velo
15. Lucas Bourgoyne (USA) Etats-Unis
16. Sean Guydish (USA) Young Medalists
17. Lachlan Dickson (Nzl) Nouvelle-Zelande
18. Robin Plamondon (Can) Canada
19. Kendrick Boots (USA) Etats-Unis
20. Callum Walsh (Nzl) Team California

Full results here.