September 02, 2014 (Calgary, AB) – The Netherland’s Tom Dumoulin, racing for Team Giant-Shimano, lived up to his billing as race favorite, by convincingly winning the opening Subway® Prologue at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary Tuesday night.

The 23-year-old is the national time trial champion in his cycling-crazy country of Holland. Dumoulin showed his skills in the Tuesday’s race against the clock, winning by 14 seconds over Romania’s Serghei Tvetcov of Jelly-Belly p/n Maxxis and 17 seconds over American Tom Danielson of Garmin-Sharp.

“I knew I could do a good race here,” Dumoulin said, who recently won two stages at the Eneco Tour, a major race in Europe. “It was a difficult prologue. You had to gauge your effort on the flats as well as the on the climb. And, coming from sea level, the altitude was a bit of a factor at 1,200m.”

Danielson and Tvetcov are coming off great performances in Colorado at the USA Pro Challenge only 10 days ago, finishing 2nd and 3rd overall respectively, were far outdistanced by Dumoulin. Danielson had predicted at Monday’s press conference that Dumoulin would be the man to beat. Entering today’s hilly circuit race in Lethbridge, Dumoulin said: “The 14 second lead is more than I could hope for. It is a great position to be in.”

The 2013 Canadian champion Zach Bell of Team SmartStop posted the fastest time for his country and is in 8th place overall. Christian Meier of Sussex, NB (Team Orica-GreenEDGE) finished just behind Bell in ninth position while Ryan Roth of Cambridge, ON (Silber Pro Cycling) was tenth.

“I picked up cycling in Calgary, so I am pretty familiar with the area. I am happy with how the race went. I’m with some pretty good company up there, so this is a good start for Team SmartStop, and I believe we can follow it up over the next few days,” said Bell. “The Canadian guys were pretty hungry for this race. The guys around me (in the top 10) are good buddies. This course was laid out in order to give us some pretty good opportunities.”

Interview with Zach Bell

Jordan Cheyne of Belleville, ON was the fastest on the Canadian National Team posting a time of 6:35. The rider from the Russ Hays Cycling Team based in Victoria currently sits 29th in the general classification.

Professional cyclist Hugo Houle of Ste-Perpétue, QC, from WorldTour Team AG2R La Mondiale, is pleased to see progress as he comes back from health issues.

“I was feeling really good. I’ve had stomach problems for the last two weeks, and today I didn’t feel any pain, which is very positive. I gave everything I had for the prologue today, but there was still a little something missing to make the difference,” said Houle, after the race.

“The climb was slightly difficult, of course, because you arrive at the base already exhausted. The weather was quite cold, so it was difficult for the lungs. The suffering came mostly from the respiration than the legs.”

With files from Cycling Canada.

Jerseys
Yellow: Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
Green: Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
Red: Zach Bell (Can) SmartStop
White: Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
Mountain: Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp

Results
1. Tom Dumoulin* (NED) Team Giant-Shimano 05:59.7
2. Serghei Tvetcov (MDA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:14
3. Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:17
4. Davide Villella* (ITA) Cannondale 0:18
5. Daniel Summerhill (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:18
6. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:19
7. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:22
8. Zachary Bell (CAN) Team Smartstop 0:22
9. Christian Meier (CAN) Orica-Greenedge 0:23
10. Ryan Roth (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:23
11. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Greenedge 0:23
12. Simon Geschke (GER) Team Giant-Shimano 0:23
13. James Oram* (NZL) Bissell Development 0:23
14. Ruben Zepuntke* (GER) Bissell Development 0:23
15. Ryan Anderson (CAN) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:23
16. Rob Britton (CAN) Team Smartstop 0:24
17. Pieter Weening (NED) Orica-Greenedge 0:26
18. Daan Olivier* (NED) Team Giant-Shimano 0:26
19. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:26
20. Benjamin King (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:26
21. Michael Woods (CAN) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:28
22. Leigh Howard (AUS) Orica-Greenedge 0:30
23. Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:31
24. Dion Smith* (NZL) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:32
25. Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:33
26. David Tanner (AUS) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:33
27. Bruno Langlois (CAN) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:33
28. Joseph Lewis (AUS) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:33
29. Jordan Cheyne* (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:34
30. Simon Yates* (GBR) Orica-Greenedge 0:34
31. Cameron Wurf (AUS) Cannondale 0:35
32. Gavin Mannion* (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:35
33. Robin Carpenter* (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:35
34. Joseph Schmalz* (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:35
35. Georg Preidler* (AUT) Team Giant-Shimano 0:36
36. Taylor Sheldon (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:36
37. Will Routley (CAN) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:36
38. Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:36
39. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:36
40. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Smartstop 0:36
41. Davide Formolo* (ITA) Cannondale 0:36
42. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:37
43. Travis Mccabe (USA) Team Smartstop 0:37
44. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:38
45. Tyler Magner* (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:39
46. Hugo Houle* (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:39
47. Daniel Eaton* (USA) Bissell Development 0:39
48. Tanner Putt* (USA) Bissell Development 0:40
49. Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Garneau-Quebecor 0:40
50. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:40
51. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:41
52. Nic Hamlton (CAN) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:41
53. Cristiano Salerno (ITA) Cannondale 0:42
54. Jean-Michel Lachance (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:42
55. Matej Mohoric* (SLO) Cannondale 0:43
56. Steele Von (AUS) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:44
57. Thierry Hupond (FRA) Team Giant-Shimano 0:44
58. Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:44
59. Nathan Van Hooydonck* (BEL) Bissell Development 0:44
60. Garrett McCleod (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:45
61. David Williams (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:45
62. Jonathan Clarke (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:45
63. Sam Basseitti* (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:45
64. Toms Skujins* (LAT) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:45
65. Thomas Leezer (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:45
66. Christopher Jones (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:46
67. Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:48
68. Nicky Van Der Like* (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:48
69. Adam De Vos* (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:49
70. Matteo Dal-Cin* (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:49
71. Gregory Daniel* (USA) Bissell Development 0:49
72. Travis Livermon (USA) Team Smartstop 0:49
73. Nigel Ellsay* (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:50
74. Marc Demaar (NED) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:50
75. Jure Kocjan (SLO) Team Smartstop 0:50
76. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:51
77. Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:51
78. Chad Beyer (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:52
79. Mathew Hayman (AUS) Orica-Greenedge 0:52
80. Jacob Kauffmann (AUS) Garneau-Quebecor 0:52
81. Logan Owen* (USA) Bissell Development 0:53
82. Jacob Rathe* (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:55
83. Nicolai Brochner* (DEN) Bissell Development 0:55
84. Shane Kline (USA) Team Smartstop 0:55
85. Benjamin Chaddock (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 0:55
86. Matthew Harley Goss (AUS) Orica-Greenedge 0:56
87. Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:57
88. Derrick St John (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:58
89. Steve Fisher* (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:58
90. Davide Frattini (ITA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:59
91. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 1:00
92. Benjamin Perry* (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:01
93. Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:01
94. Edward King (USA) Cannondale 1:01
95. Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:02
96. Jonas Ahlstrand* (SWE) Team Giant-Shimano 1:03
97. James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 1:04
98. Cody Canning (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:04
99. Kristofer Dahl* (CAN) Team Smartstop 1:06
100. Aurélien Passeron (FRA) Silber Pro Cycling 1:07
101. Pierrick Naud* (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:07
102. Stuart Wight* (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:08
103. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 1:08
104. Eric Young (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:09
105. Julien Gagne* (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:11
106. Steven Lammertink* (NED) Team Giant-Shimano 1:14
107. Simon-Pierre Gauthier* (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:14
108. Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 1:15
109. Aidis Kruopis (LTU) Orica-Greenedge 1:17
110. Winden Dennis Van (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 1:20
111. William Goodfellow (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 1:20
112. Janvier Hadi* (RWA) Garneau-Quebecor 1:23
113. Robert Förster (GER) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 1:24
114. Theo Bos (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 1:28
115. Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 1:30
116. Geoffroy Dussault (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:30
117. Robert Ralph* (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 1:33
118. Jean-Sebastian Perron (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:33

GC after the Prologue

1. Tom Dumoulin* (NED) Team Giant-Shimano 05:59.7
2. Serghei Tvetcov (MDA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:14
3. Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:17
4. Davide Villella* (ITA) Cannondale 0:18
5. Daniel Summerhill (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:18
6. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:19
7. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:22
8. Zachary Bell (CAN) Team Smartstop 0:22
9. Christian Meier (CAN) Orica-Greenedge 0:23
10. Ryan Roth (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:23
11. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Greenedge 0:23
12. Simon Geschke (GER) Team Giant-Shimano 0:23
13. James Oram* (NZL) Bissell Development 0:23
14. Ruben Zepuntke* (GER) Bissell Development 0:23
15. Ryan Anderson (CAN) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:23
16. Rob Britton (CAN) Team Smartstop 0:24
17. Pieter Weening (NED) Orica-Greenedge 0:26
18. Daan Olivier* (NED) Team Giant-Shimano 0:26
19. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:26
20. Benjamin King (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:26
21. Michael Woods (CAN) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:28
22. Leigh Howard (AUS) Orica-Greenedge 0:30
23. Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:31
24. Dion Smith* (NZL) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:32
25. Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:33
26. David Tanner (AUS) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:33
27. Bruno Langlois (CAN) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:33
28. Joseph Lewis (AUS) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:33
29. Jordan Cheyne* (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:34
30. Simon Yates* (GBR) Orica-Greenedge 0:34
31. Cameron Wurf (AUS) Cannondale 0:35
32. Gavin Mannion* (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:35
33. Robin Carpenter* (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:35
34. Joseph Schmalz* (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:35
35. Georg Preidler* (AUT) Team Giant-Shimano 0:36
36. Taylor Sheldon (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:36
37. Will Routley (CAN) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:36
38. Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:36
39. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:36
40. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Smartstop 0:36
41. Davide Formolo* (ITA) Cannondale 0:36
42. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:37
43. Travis Mccabe (USA) Team Smartstop 0:37
44. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:38
45. Tyler Magner* (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:39
46. Hugo Houle* (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:39
47. Daniel Eaton* (USA) Bissell Development 0:39
48. Tanner Putt* (USA) Bissell Development 0:40
49. Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Garneau-Quebecor 0:40
50. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:40
51. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:41
52. Nic Hamlton (CAN) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:41
53. Cristiano Salerno (ITA) Cannondale 0:42
54. Jean-Michel Lachance (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:42
55. Matej Mohoric* (SLO) Cannondale 0:43
56. HOFFVon Hoff Steele (AUS) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:44
57. Thierry Hupond (FRA) Team Giant-Shimano 0:44
58. Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:44
59. Nathan Van Hooydonck* (BEL) Bissell Development 0:44
60. Garrett Mccleod (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:45
61. David Williams (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:45
62. Jonathan Clarke (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:45
63. Sam Basseitti* (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:45
64. Toms Skujins* (LAT) Hincapie Sportswear Development 0:45
65. Thomas Leezer (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:45
66. Christopher Jones (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:46
67. Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:48
68. Nicky Van Der Like* (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:48
69. Adam De Vos* (CAN) Canadian National Team 0:49
70. Matteo Dal-Cin* (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:49
71. Gregory Daniel* (USA) Bissell Development 0:49
72. Travis Livermon (USA) Team Smartstop 0:49
73. Nigel Ellsay* (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:50
74. Marc Demaar (NED) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:50
75. Jure Kocjan (SLO) Team Smartstop 0:50
76. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:51
77. Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp 0:51
78. Chad Beyer (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 0:52
79. Mathew Hayman (AUS) Orica-Greenedge 0:52
80. Jacob Kauffmann (AUS) Garneau-Quebecor 0:52
81. Logan Owen* (USA) Bissell Development 0:53
82. Jacob Rathe* (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:55
83. Nicolai Brochner* (DEN) Bissell Development 0:55
84. Shane Kline (USA) Team Smartstop 0:55
85. Benjamin Chaddock (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 0:55
86. Matthew Harley Goss (AUS) Orica-Greenedge 0:56
87. Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:57
88. Derrick St John (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 0:58
89. Steve Fisher* (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 0:58
90. Davide Frattini (ITA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 0:59
91. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 1:00
92. Benjamin Perry* (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:01
93. Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:01
94. Edward King (USA) Cannondale 1:01
95. Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:02
96. Jonas Ahlstrand* (SWE) Team Giant-Shimano 1:03
97. James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy Pb Kenda 1:04
98. Cody Canning (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:04
99. Kristofer Dahl* (CAN) Team Smartstop 1:06
100. Aurélien Passeron (FRA) Silber Pro Cycling 1:07
101. Pierrick Naud* (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:07
102. Stuart Wight* (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:08
103. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 1:08
104. Eric Young (USA) Optum Pb Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:09
105. Julien Gagne* (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:11
106. Steven Lammertink* (NED) Team Giant-Shimano 1:14
107. Simon-Pierre Gauthier* (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:14
108. Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly Pb Maxxis 1:15
109. Aidis Kruopis (LTU) Orica-Greenedge 1:17
110. Van Winden Dennis (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 1:20
111. William Goodfellow (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 1:20
112. Janvier Hadi* (RWA) Garneau-Quebecor 1:23
113. Robert Förster (GER) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 1:24
114. Theo Bos (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 1:28
115. Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling 1:30
116. Geoffroy Dussault (CAN) Garneau-Quebecor 1:30
117. Robert Ralph* (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling 1:33
118. Jean-Sebastian Perron (CAN) Canadian National Team 1:33

Full results here.