July 22, 2012 (Rouyn-Noranda) – The U.S. national team may not have won the 7th and last stage of the competition, but the team still remains the overall winner of the 44th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi. Eisenhart, the front runner from the American team, ranks highest, which earned him a brown jersey, while Alexandre Darville, his teammate, wears the orange jersey for the 7th time, by winning the title of best pointer. The blue jersey stays within the American team, returning to Geoffrey Curren, who initially wore it after the first stage
The final of this last stage started after a 43 km course, with the first of a series of ten circuits. A group of seven cyclists, comprised of members of the American, Columbian, and Mexican teams, took a lead of more than two minutes over the rest of the pack. After a very close final sprint, the three racers of the champion team surprised the crowd by finishing at the end of the leading group. The finish line was crossed first by Vincente Gerardo Medina Robles of Major Motion, followed by Lucas Wardein of Southeastern Regional and Justin Oien of USA selection A, all of them being on the podium for the first time.
The overall ranking of the 44th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi has no doubt been dominated by the Americans. For the first time in the Tour’s history, the team conquered the top six positions in overall ranking, breaking the record of top four positions held by members of the same team, which was earned by the Canadian team in 2006.
A Successful Tour Across the Board
It is with great pride that the organizing committee closed the 44th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi. “I am extremely satisfied with the way the Tour played out this year. The organizing committee was proactive, there was a lot of collaboration, and everything went smoothly. I was under the impression that the members of the committee had many years of experience. However, most of them were at their first experience with the Tour!” commented the president, Suzanne Fortin, at the end of the last race. The 45th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi, which will also take place in Rouyn-Noranda, is looking very promising.
Final Jerseys
– Brown – GC – Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Team USA
– Orange – Sprint – Alexandre Darville (USA) Team USA
– Blue – Best First Year Junior – Geoffrey Curren (USA) Team USA
Results
1. Gerardo Vicente Medina Robles (Mex) Major Motion Development 2:16:59
2. Lucas Wardein (USA) Southeastern Regional
3. Justin Oien (USA) USA Selection A
4. Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team USA
5. Wilson Steeven Cardona Garcia (Col) Colombie
6. Geoffrey Curren (USA) Team USA
7. Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Team USA 00:04
8. Alexander Darville (USA) Team USA
9. Miguel Byron (USA) USA Selection A
10. Gregory Ratzell (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock
11. Eric Johnstone (Can) Spidertech PB/Powerwatts
12. Gregory Daniel (USA) Team USA
13. Brandon Etzl (Can) Team Canada
14. Julio Cesar Quintero Maldonado (Col) Colombie
15. Romeo Daniel Quicibal Estrada (Gua) Guatemala
16. Trevor Rolette (USA) Borah Development
17. Jorge Armando Moreno Martinez (Mex) Major Motion Development
18. Nicholas Torraca (USA) USA Selection B
19. Yohan Patry (Can) Team Canada
20. Cesar Lopez (USA) Major Motion Development
21. Dakota Schaeffer (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock
22. Evan Hartig (USA) Borah Development
23. Christopher Meacham (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock
24. Jay Major (USA) Borah Development
25. Luis Fernando Pop Laj (Gua) Guatemala
26. Neil Symington (Can) Atlantique
27. Maxwell Ackermann (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team
28. Gerson Victorino Toc Xon (Gua) Guatemala
29. Kaleb Koch (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team
30. Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) Ontario
31. Adam Kopera (Can) Ontario
32. Christopher Calder (USA) USA Selection A
33. Jonah Tannos (USA) USA Selection B
34. Emmanuel Gagne (Can) Abitibi – IAMGOLD
35. Julien Roussel (Can) Atlantique
36. Logan Owen (USA) Team USA
37. Hendrik Pineda (Can) Spidertech PB/Powerwatts
38. Alberto Ivan Covarrubias Rocha (Mex) Major Motion Development
39. Vincent Désilets-Jacob (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT
40. Peter Davis (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team
41. Alvaro Pinzon Chan (Gua) Guatemala
42. Benjamin Chartrand (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT
43. Matthew Phillips (USA) Colavita Baci
44. Dean Haas (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation
45. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Cycling BC
46. Justin Mallet (Can) Atlantique
47. William Richter (USA) Southeastern Regional
48. Benjamin Veillette (Can) Abitibi – IAMGOLD
49. Olivier Miclette (Can) Québec
50. Chris Prendergast (Can) Team Canada
51. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Ontario
52. William Rekemeyer (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer
53. Jonathan Petrillo (USA) USA Selection A
54. Elliott Doyle (Can) Québec
55. Paul Price (USA) Southeastern Regional
56. Geovani Macario Sam Poz (Gua) Guatemala
57. Marc-Antoine Soucy (Can) Team Canada
58. Spencer Downing (USA) USA Selection B
59. Isaac Kaplan (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation
60. Ethan Fedor (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation
61. Jordan Duncan (Can) Cycling BC
62. Travis Samuel (Can) Ontario
63. Ian Moore (USA) USA Selection A
64. Jake Schneidewind (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer
65. Benjamin St-Onge (Can) Québec
66. Klisman Orlando Rodriguez Vanegas (Col) Colombie
67. Michael Keller (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer
68. William Elliot (Can) Ontario
69. Rudyard Peterson (USA) Borah Development
70. Setthawut Yordsuwan (Tha) Thailande
71. Darrell Kohli (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer
72. Luke Lukas (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock
73. Thitiwat Rathachokhiranphon (Tha) Thailande
74. Mayron Octavio Betancur Parra (Col) Colombie
75. Nicolas Masbourian-Parent (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT
76. Sebastian Munoz Martinez (Col) Colombie
77. Gabriel Cano Alzaga (Mex) Major Motion Development
78. Andrew Hodges (USA) Southeastern Regional
79. Jerome Corneau (Can) Québec
80. Samuel Gagnon (Can) Québec
81. Zachary Bender (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation
82. Aidan Caves (Can) Cycling BC
83. Tony Kaatz (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer
84. Erik David Tello Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala
85. Taylor Skinner (USA) USA Selection B
86. Zachary Hutchins (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation
87. John Ryan (USA) USA Selection B
88. François Vaillancourt (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT
89. Olivier Brisebois (Can) Team Canada
90. Jérôme Bastien (Can) Abitibi – IAMGOLD
91. Quinn Moberg (Can) Cycling BC
92. Max Toeldte (Can) Atlantique
93. Christofer Keeling (USA) Colavita Baci
94. Zachary Houlik (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock
95. Lambert Gatineau (Can) Québec
96. Lionel Rocheleau (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer
97. Brady Barker (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation
98. Cameron Rex (USA) Borah Development
99. Diego Alejandro Roncancio Buitrago (Col) Colombie
100. Matthew Russell (USA) USA Selection B
101. Perrapong Ladngern (Tha) Thailande 05:17
102. Raphael Gagnon-Gascon (Can) Spidertech PB/Powerwatts 05:53
103. Trevor Pearson (Can) Cycling BC 11:29
104. Devin Doiron (Can) Atlantique 11:43
105. Krisana Kaewprapa (Tha) Thailande 12:32
106. Joseph Tarnowski (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 16:32
107. Alex Breakstone (USA) Colavita Baci 16:32
108. David Hart (USA) Borah Development 22:26
109. Ben Stein (USA) Colavita Baci 22:26
110. Nathan Labecki (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 25:25
111. Kittipong Wong-On (Tha) Thailande 26:02
Final GC
1. Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Team USA 13:45:09
2. Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team USA 01:03
3. Geoffrey Curren (USA) Team USA 01:06
4. Justin Oien (USA) USA Selection A 01:25
5. Gerardo Vicente Medina Robles (Mex) Major Motion Development 01:41
6. Wilson Steeven Cardona Garcia (Col) Colombie 01:50
7. Lucas Wardein (USA) Southeastern Regional 01:55
8. Alexander Darville (USA) Team USA 02:40
9. Gregory Daniel (USA) Team USA 02:44
10. Brandon Etzl (Can) Team Canada 03:03
11. Logan Owen (USA) Team USA 03:08
12. Evan Hartig (USA) Borah Development 03:12
13. Yohan Patry (Can) Team Canada 03:12
14. Olivier Brisebois (Can) Team Canada 03:23
15. Jorge Armando Moreno Martinez (Mex) Major Motion Development 03:25
16. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Cycling BC 03:25
17. Miguel Byron (USA) USA Selection A 03:33
18. Cameron Rex (USA) Borah Development 03:35
19. Alberto Ivan Covarrubias Rocha (Mex) Major Motion Development 03:36
20. Marc-Antoine Soucy (Can) Team Canada 03:39
21. Ian Moore (USA) USA Selection A 03:39
22. Sean Mackinnon (Can) Ontario 03:40
23. Travis Samuel (Can) Ontario 03:42
24. Gregory Ratzell (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock 03:44
25. Christofer Keeling (USA) Colavita Baci 03:48
26. Christopher Meacham (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock 03:51
27. Samuel Gagnon (Can) Québec 03:51
28. Dean Haas (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation 03:51
29. Elliott Doyle (Can) Québec 03:52
30. Adam Kopera (Can) Ontario 03:55
31. Darrell Kohli (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 03:57
32. Romeo Daniel Quicibal Estrada (Gua) Guatemala 03:58
33. Lionel Rocheleau (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 03:59
34. Jérôme Bastien (Can) Abitibi – IAMGOLD 04:00
35. Nicholas Torraca (USA) USA Selection B 04:03
36. Benjamin Chartrand (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT 04:05
37. Lambert Gatineau (Can) Québec 04:07
38. Setthawut Yordsuwan (Tha) Thailande 04:08
39. Jonathan Petrillo (USA) USA Selection A 04:10
40. Julien Roussel (Can) Atlantique 04:14
41. Jordan Duncan (Can) Cycling BC 04:14
42. William Richter (USA) Southeastern Regional 04:17
43. Taylor Skinner (USA) USA Selection B 04:18
44. Klisman Orlando Rodriguez Vanegas (Col) Colombie 04:19
45. Luis Fernando Pop Laj (Gua) Guatemala 04:19
46. Neil Symington (Can) Atlantique 04:19
47. Christopher Calder (USA) USA Selection A 04:20
48. Peter Davis (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 04:25
49. Hendrik Pineda (Can) Spidertech PB/Powerwatts 04:25
50. Jay Major (USA) Borah Development 04:26
51. William Rekemeyer (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 04:30
52. Benjamin St-Onge (Can) Québec 04:36
53. Kaleb Koch (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 04:37
54. Matthew Phillips (USA) Colavita Baci 04:43
55. Cesar Lopez (USA) Major Motion Development 04:44
56. Eric Johnstone (Can) Spidertech PB/Powerwatts 04:48
57. Max Toeldte (Can) Atlantique 04:50
58. John Ryan (USA) USA Selection B 04:56
59. Vincent Désilets-Jacob (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT 04:57
60. François Vaillancourt (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT 04:57
61. Matthew Russell (USA) USA Selection B 04:57
62. Julio Cesar Quintero Maldonado (Col) Colombie 04:58
63. Zachary Bender (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation 05:10
64. Benjamin Veillette (Can) Abitibi – IAMGOLD 05:12
65. Emmanuel Gagne (Can) Abitibi – IAMGOLD 05:13
66. Alvaro Pinzon Chan (Gua) Guatemala 05:18
67. Isaac Kaplan (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation 05:21
68. Gerson Victorino Toc Xon (Gua) Guatemala 05:26
69. Brady Barker (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation 05:31
70. William Elliot (Can) Ontario 05:41
71. AIDAN Caves (Can) Cycling BC 05:54
72. Chris Prendergast (Can) Team Canada 05:57
73. Mayron Octavio Betancur Parra (Col) Colombie 05:59
74. Erik David Tello Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala 06:06
75. Diego Alejandro Roncancio Buitrago (Col) Colombie 07:31
76. Jerome Corneau (Can) Québec 07:48
77. Justin Mallet (Can) Atlantique 08:00
78. Raphael Gagnon-Gascon (Can) Spidertech PB/Powerwatts 08:08
79. Perrapong Ladngern (Tha) Thailande 08:17
80. Rudyard Peterson (USA) Borah Development 08:33
81. Sebastian Munoz Martinez (Col) Colombie 08:41
82. Jake Schneidewind (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 09:45
83. Andrew Hodges (USA) Southeastern Regional 09:48
84. Michael Keller (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 09:48
85. Jonah Tannos (USA) USA Selection B 09:52
86. Gabriel Cano Alzaga (Mex) Major Motion Development 10:01
87. Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) Ontario 10:08
88. Quinn Moberg (Can) Cycling BC 10:21
89. Trevor Rolette (USA) Borah Development 12:01
90. Tony Kaatz (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 12:14
91. Maxwell Ackermann (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 13:16
92. Paul Price (USA) Southeastern Regional 14:14
93. Spencer Downing (USA) USA Selection B 15:17
94. Dakota Schaeffer (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock 15:42
95. Ethan Fedor (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation 16:26
96. Devin Doiron (Can) Atlantique 16:39
97. Krisana Kaewprapa (Tha) Thailande 16:52
98. Olivier Miclette (Can) Québec 24:23
99. Geovani Macario Sam Poz (Gua) Guatemala 26:43
100. Thitiwat Rathachokhiranphon (Tha) Thailande 26:46
101. David Hart (USA) Borah Development 27:03
102. Nathan Labecki (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 27:33
103. Nicolas Masbourian-Parent (Can) Espoirs QUILICOT 28:53
104. Trevor Pearson (Can) Cycling BC 37:38
105. Zachary Hutchins (USA) Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation 38:14
106. Joseph Tarnowski (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team 40:23
107. Luke Lukas (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock 40:46
108. Zachary Houlik (USA) Young Medalists/Team Rothrock 46:22
109. Kittipong Wong-On (Tha) Thailande 48:49
110. Alex Breakstone (USA) Colavita Baci 58:51
111. Ben Stein (USA) Colavita Baci 1:13:15
Full results HERE.