June 3, 2010 (Saguenay, Quebec) – Danish rider Sebastian Lander won the mass sprint at the end of the 140.7km first stage of the Coupe des Nations U23-Ville de Saguenay. The stage was covered at a fast average speed of 45.57km/h. Despite numerous attempts, no breakaways could gain more than 30 seconds over the active field on a flat circuit.

The 19-year-old Scandinavian rider was pleased with the outcome of the day. “With 50km to go, my team mates asked me to get ready for the mass sprint so I started to save myself, and they helped me into position perfectly with 500 metres to go. I am glad I can thank them with this win.” Lander also claimed the yellow overall leader jersey that he will wear on Friday. Thanks to the time bonuses, he now has a 4-second lead over Germany’s Phillip Ries, 2nd on the stage, and six seconds over Canadian Hugo Houle who was 3rd on the day.

Houle was please with his 3rd place “I am happy with how things unfolded for me. This is my best result so far at this level.” The Ste-Perpetue (Quebec) native was even more so happy with the Canadian National team solidarity “The team was awesome, and they really helped me in the end. In particular, David Boily was instrumental in getting me to the front in the last kilometre so that I could launch my sprint at the ideal moment. It looks good for the upcoming stages.”

Tommorow’s stage is 148.4km over a 21.2km circuit following the spectacular countryside of La Baie. The short steep hills will surely be a challenge for the riders.

Results

1. Sebastian Lander (Den)* Danemark 3:05:13
2. Philipp Ries (Ger) Allemagne
3. Hugo, Houle (Can)* Canada B
4. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) France
5. Marcel Meisen (Ger) Allemagne
6. Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can)* Canada B
7. TOM Thill (Lux)* Luxembourg
8. Gavin Mannion (Usa)* USA
9. Sam Bennet (Irl)* Irlande
10. Jan Tratnik (Slo)* Slovénie
11. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Slovénie
12. Arnaud Papillon (Can) Canada B
13. Youheni Patenko (Blr)* Mixte UCI
14. Philip Lavery (Irl)* Irlande
15. Armindo Fonseca (Fra) France
16. Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Mixte UCI
17. Tom Schanen (Lux)* Luxembourg
18. Yannick Meyer (Ger)* Allemagne
19. Arnaud Demare (Fra)* France
20. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombie
21. Charles Prendergast (Irl)* Irlande
22. Jhon Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombie
23. Benjamin King (Usa) USA
24. Johan Chaves (Col)* Colombie
25. Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
26. Sascha Weber (Ger) Allemagne
27. Joël Zangerle (Lux) Luxembourg
28. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
29. Pierrick Naud (Can)* Canada B
30. Jorge Castillo (Pan)* Panama
31. Michael Oanisse (Can)* Canada A
32. Nairo Quintana (Col)* Alexander Colombie
33. Christopher Uul-*Ensen (Den)* Danemark
34. Nicholas Keough (Usa) USA
35. David Boily (Can)* Canada A
36. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France
37. Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
38. Hugo Salazar (Col)* Sebastian Colombie
39. Mathieu Desniou (Fra) France
40. Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
41. Cole House (Usa) USA
42. Camilo Andres Suarez (Col) Colombie
43. Ricky Ørgensen (Den)* Danemark
44. Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada A
45. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can)* Canada B
46. Ki Ho Choi (Hkg)* Mixte UCI
47. Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg
48. Andi Ba*C (Slo) Slovénie
49. Spencer Smitheman (Can) Canada A
50. Marcus Christie (Irl)* Irlande
51. Antoine Duchesne (Can)* Canada B
52. Carson Miller (Usa) USA
53. Corey Farrell (Usa) USA
54. Pelle Clapp (Den)* Danemark
55. Mads Meyer (Den)* Danemark
56. Mike Willam (Ger)* Allemagne
57. Nicki Rasmussen (Den)* Danemark
58. Johan Lebon (Fra)* France
59. Blaz Arc (Slo)* Slovénie
60. Gabor Kasa (Srb) Mixte UCI
61. Chan Jea Ang (Kor)* Mixte UCI
62. Keir Plaice (Can) Canada A
63. Marek Canecky (Svk) Mixte UCI
64. Arman Kamyshev (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
65. Fabian Danner (Ger)* Allemagne
66. Yevgeniy Pelyaikin (Kaz) Kazakhstan
67. Blaz Furdi (Slo) Slovénie
68. Fabian Pino (Pan)* Panama 2:40
69. Connor Mcconvey (Irl) Irlande
70. Ramon Carretero (Pan)* Panama 7:03
71. Jose De Leon (Pan) Panama 13:27
72. Charles Bryer (Can) Canada A DNS

GC after Stage 1

1. Sebastian Lander (Den)* Danemark 3:05:03
2. Philipp Ries (Ger) Allemagne 0:04
3. Hugo, Houle (Can)* Canada B 0:06
4. Sam Bennet (Irl)* Irlande 0:07
5. Benjamin King (USA) USA
6. Cole House (USA) USA
7. Camilo Andres Suarez (Col) Colombie
8. Youheni Patenko (Blr)* Mixte UCI 0:08
9. Nicholas Keough (USA) USA
10. Arnaud Demare (Fra)* France 0:09
11. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) France 0:10
12. Marcel Meisen (Ger) Allemagne
13. Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can)* Canada B
14. TOM Thill (Lux)* Luxembourg
15. Gavin Mannion (Usa)* USA
16. Jan Tratnik (Slo)* Slovénie
17. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Slovénie
18. Arnaud Papillon (Can) Canada B
19. Philip Lavery (Irl)* Irlande
20. Armindo Fonseca (Fra) France
21. Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Mixte UCI
22. Tom Schanen (Lux)* Luxembourg
23. Yannick Meyer (Ger)* Allemagne
24. Jarlinson Pantano (Usa) Colombie
25. Charles Prendergast (Irl)* Irlande
26. Jhon Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombie
27. Johan Chaves (Col)* Colombie
28. Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
29. Sascha Weber (Ger) Allemagne
30. Joël Zangerle (Lux) Luxembourg
31. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
32. Pierrick Naud (Can)* Canada B
33. Jorge Castillo (Pan)* Panama
34. Michael Oanisse (Can)* Canada A
35. Nairo Quintana (Col)* Alexander Colombie
36. Christopher Uul-*Ensen (Den)* Danemark
37. David Boily (Can)* Canada A
38. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France
39. Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
40. Hugo Salazar (Col)* Sebastian Colombie
41. Mathieu Desniou (Fra) France
42. Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
43. Ricky Ørgensen (Den)* Danemark
44. Jamie Riggs (Can)* Canada A
45. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can)* Canada B
46. Ki Ho Choi (Hkg)* Mixte UCI
47. Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg
48. Andi Ba*C (Slo) Slovénie
49. Spencer Smitheman (Can) Canada A
50. Marcus Christie (Irl)* Irlande
51. Antoine Duchesne (Can)* Canada B
52. Carson Miller (Usa) USA
53. Corey Farrell (Usa) USA
54. Pelle Clapp (Den)* Danemark
55. Mads Meyer (Den)* Danemark
56. Mike Willam (Ger)* Allemagne
57. Nicki Rasmussen (Den)* Danemark
58. Johan Lebon (Fra)* France
59. Gabor Kasa (Srb) Mixte UCI
60. Chan Jea Ang (Kor)* Mixte UCI
61. Keir Plaice (Can) Canada A
62. Marek Canecky (Svk) Mixte UCI
63. Arman Kamyshev (Kaz)* Kazakhstan
64. Fabian Danner (Ger)* Allemagne
65. Yevgeniy Pelyaikin (Kaz) Kazakhstan
66. Blaz Furdi (Slo) Slovénie
67. Connor Mcconvey (Irl) Irlande
68. Blaz Arc (Slo)* Slovénie 0:19
69. Fabian Pino (Pan)* Panama 2:50
70. Ramon Carretero (Pan)* Panama 7:13
71. LEON, Jose De (Pan)* Panama 13:37
72. Charles Bryer (Can) Canada A 6:53:57