September 28/08 3:54 am - Tobago International Cycling Classic: Stages 1-4
Posted by Editoress on 09/28/08
Tobago International Cycling Classic
reports courtesy Chris Atkins
A composite team of riders from Ontario, BC, and Quebec headed to the 5 stage 600km Tobago International Cycling Classic from September 25-28th. The team is generously sponsored for a second year by mazurcoaching.com.
This year, teams from Germany, USA, Greece, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad will be battling for top honours riding under severely hot and humid temperatures over challenging terrain.
Mazurcoaching.com riders:
Trevor Connor
Jonathon Gormick
Matthew O'Hagan
Hugh Trenchard
Vincent Veilleux-Lessard
Chris Atkins (support / island guide / medic)
In the results you will notice other Canadian riders Alex Bhogal, Chris Reid, and Jean-Michel Lachance riding for local favorite Emile Abraham who races with Team Type 1 in the US.
The stages start out relatively 'tame' until the final epic stage 5 course, which includes category 1/2/3 climbs at Castara, Bloody Bay, L'anse Fourmi, Charlotteville, and the showcase climb at Speyside.
Stage 1 - Circuit Race 110km (10 laps - minor rolling inclines)
Stage 2 - 11km Time Trial
Stage 3 - Circuit Race 120km (6 laps - one 3km category 3 climb per lap)
Stage 4 - Circuit Race 110km (12 laps - minor rolling inclines)
Stage 5 - Tour of Tobago 120km (mountainous terrain - category 1/2/3 climbs - Palatuvier 10km ascent & notorious Speyside)
Stage 2
Just a quick update, Mazurcoaching.com had a great showing today on the stage 2 time trial. I was driving the team car behind Trevor Connor, our GC hope, who was aiming to come back from a tumble in yesterday's stage which took him out of a top finishing spot. I was laying on the horn for anything that moved...dogs...chickens...goats...dump trucks. Trevor had it pegged and claimed the top spot only seconds ahead of Heath Blackgrove riding for Gremli in Tobago (rides for Toyota United in the US). It was amazing to witness.
Jonathon Gormick also had a strong ride, placing in the top 10 today.
The heat is building up right now. Stage 3 (circuit race) starts later this afternoon. The stage is taking the riders through a steep climb that, from what I hear, goes 15-20% for 2km. It's going to blow apart today, and the GC is really going to shake up.
I'll try to get updates when I can. The internet is pretty sketchy here.
Note: Chris has not been able to provide regular updates, but full results from each stage are posted below
| Stage 1 (September 25th) :110km Circuit Race | |
| 1 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:23:26 |
| 2 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Gremli | 2:24:11 |
| 3 Marloe Rodman (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:24:11 |
| 4 Jonas Schmeiser (Ger) Racing Students | 2:24:11 |
| 5 Heath Blackgrove (New) Team Gremli | 2:24:12 |
| 6 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Gremli | 2:24:12 |
| 7 Joshua Alexander (Tri) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:24:12 |
| 8 Timo Scholz (Ger) Racing Students | 2:24:13 |
| 9 Andreas Feistel (Ger) Racing Students | 2:24:26 |
| 10 Paul Voigt (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:27:33 |
| 11 Jens Grewe (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:33 |
| 12 Alexander Gut (Ger) Racing Students | 2:28:21 |
| 13 Adam Alexander (Tri) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:28:21 |
| 14 Simon Clarke (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:28:21 |
| 15 Tyron Thomas (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:28:22 |
| 16 Bjorn Ruter (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:28:22 |
| 17 Linford Blackwood (Jam) Team Trek | 2:28:23 |
| 18 Vincent Veilleux-Lessard (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:28:24 |
| 19 Alex Bhogal (Can) Team Gremli | 2:28:25 |
| 20 Mario Forde (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:28:29 |
| 21 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Team Gremli | 2:28:30 |
| 22 Jonathon Gormick (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:28:31 |
| 23 Christian Kern (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:29:45 |
| 24 Alexander Rutz (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:30:35 |
| 25 Jassette Bromfield (Jam) Team Trek | 2:30:36 |
| 26 Sydney Walters (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:30:38 |
| 27 Oniel Sinclair (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:30:55 |
| 28 Christopher Breulmann (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:33:29 |
| 29 Jason Perryman (Bar) Team Guetersloh | 2:33:30 |
| 30 Dominic Ollivierre (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 2:33:30 |
| 31 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:33:31 |
| 32 Kevin Alexis (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:33:31 |
| 33 Carsten Eggert (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:33:32 |
| 34 Christopher Reid (Can) Team Gremli | 2:33:32 |
| 35 Trevor Connor (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:33:32 |
| 36 Matthew O'Hagan (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:33:32 |
| 37 Winston Williams (Lca) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 2:33:33 |
| 38 Victor Silberer (Ger) Racing Students | 2:33:50 |
| 39 Christoph Kindle (Ger) Racing Students | 2:34:07 |
| 40 Troy Felix (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:40:54 |
| 41 Kurt Maraj (Lca) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 3:00:54 |
| 42 Orano Andrews (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 3:00:54 |
| 43 Colin Wilson (Tri) Team Trek | 3:00:54 |
| 44 Dwight Sargeant (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 3:00:54 |
| Stage 2 (September 26th): 11k Time Trial | |
| 1 Trevor Connor (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 14:39 |
| 2 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Team Gremli | 14:42 |
| 3 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 15:08 |
| 4 Marloe Rodman (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 15:11 |
| 5 Timo Scholz (Ger) Racing Students | 15:12 |
| 6 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Team Gremli | 15:17 |
| 7 Jonathon Gormick (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 15:18 |
| 8 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Gremli | 15:21 |
| 9 Jonas Schmeiser (Ger) Racing Students | 15:23 |
| 10 Bjorn Ruter (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 15:26 |
| 11 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Gremli | 15:31 |
| 12 Jens Grewe (Ger) Racing Students | 15:32 |
| 13 Paul Voigt (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 15:35 |
| 14 Andreas Feistel (Ger) Racing Students | 15:40 |
| 15 Kurt Maraj (Lca) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 15:45 |
| 16 Dominic Ollivierre (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 15:53 |
| 17 Colin Wilson (Tri) Team Trek | 15:55 |
| 18 Jason Perryman (Bar) Team Guetersloh | 15:55 |
| 19 Linford Blackwood (Jam) Team Trek | 15:59 |
| 20 Jassette Bromfield (Jam) Team Trek | 16:01 |
| 21 Vincent Veilleux-Lessard (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 16:03 |
| 22 Tyron Thomas (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 16:06 |
| 23 Victor Silberer (Ger) Racing Students | 16:15 |
| 24 Alex Bhogal (Can) Team Gremli | 16:18 |
| 25 Joshua Alexander (Tri) Rafmon Mecalfab | 16:18 |
| 26 Christopher Breulmann (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 16:19 |
| 27 Christian Kern (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 16:25 |
| 28 Oniel Sinclair (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 16:30 |
| 29 Orano Andrews (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 16:35 |
| 30 Troy Felix (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 16:44 |
| 31 Adam Alexander (Tri) Rafmon Mecalfab | 16:45 |
| 32 Matthew O'Hagan (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 16:52 |
| 33 Alexander Rutz (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 16:57 |
| 34 Mario Forde (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 17:07 |
| 35 Carsten Eggert (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 17:20 |
| 36 Winston Williams (Lca) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 17:21 |
| 37 Kevin Alexis (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 17:36 |
| 38 Sydney Walters (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 17:36 |
| 39 Dwight Sargeant (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 17:49 |
| 40 Christopher Reid (Can) Team Gremli | 17:56 |
| 41 Alexander Gut (Ger) Racing Students | 18:00 |
| 42 Simon Clarke (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 18:01 |
| 43 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 18:29 |
| 44 Christoph Kindle (Ger) Racing Students | 22:47 |
| Stage 3 (September 26th): 100km Circuit Race | |
| 1 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Team Gremli | 2:56:15 |
| 2 Jens Grewe (Ger) Racing Students | 2:56:16 |
| 3 Jonas Schmeiser (Ger) Racing Students | 2:56:45 |
| 4 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Gremli | 2:57:30 |
| 5 Colin Wilson (Tri) Team Trek | 2:57:45 |
| 6 Timo Scholz (Ger) Racing Students | 2:58:04 |
| 7 Joshua Alexander (Tri) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:59:03 |
| 8 Alexander Gut (Ger) Racing Students | 3:03:04 |
| 9 Marloe Rodman (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 3:03:04 |
| 10 Paul Voigt (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 3:03:04 |
| 11 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Team Gremli | 3:03:05 |
| 12 Tyron Thomas (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 3:03:05 |
| 13 Andreas Feistel (Ger) Racing Students | 3:03:06 |
| 14 Trevor Connor (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 3:03:07 |
| 15 Linford Blackwood (Jam) Team Trek | 3:05:24 |
| 16 Bjorn Ruter (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 3:05:26 |
| 17 Alex Bhogal (Can) Team Gremli | 3:05:27 |
| 18 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Gremli | 3:05:27 |
| 19 Jonathon Gormick (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 3:05:27 |
| 20 Mario Forde (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 3:06:36 |
| 21 Simon Clarke (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 3:06:36 |
| 22 Jassette Bromfield (Jam) Team Trek | 3:08:19 |
| 23 Victor Silberer (Ger) Racing Students | 3:09:29 |
| 24 Christopher Breulmann (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 3:09:29 |
| 25 Dominic Ollivierre (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 3:09:30 |
| 26 Kevin Alexis (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 3:09:30 |
| 27 Kurt Maraj (Lca) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 3:09:30 |
| 28 Jason Perryman (Bar) Team Guetersloh | 3:14:19 |
| 29 Sydney Walters (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 3:21:21 |
| 30 Oniel Sinclair (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 3:23:18 |
| 31 Carsten Eggert (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 3:24:32 |
| 32 Christopher Reid (Can) Team Gremli | 3:47:21 |
| 33 Christoph Kindle (Ger) Racing Students | 3:47:21 |
| 34 Orano Andrews (Svg ) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 3:47:21 |
| Stage 4 (September 27th): 121km Circuit Race | |
| 1 Alexander Gut (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:00 |
| 2 Oniel Sinclair (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:27:01 |
| 3 Jassette Bromfield (Jam) Team Trek | 2:27:02 |
| 4 Linford Blackwood (Jam) Team Trek | 2:27:02 |
| 5 Jonas Schmeiser (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:02 |
| 6 Timo Scholz (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:02 |
| 7 Mario Forde (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:27:02 |
| 8 Paul Voigt (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:27:02 |
| 9 Dominic Ollivierre (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 2:27:03 |
| 10 Heath Blackgrove (New) Team Gremli | 2:27:04 |
| 11 Jonathon Gormick (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:27:05 |
| 12 Joshua Alexander (Tri) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:27:05 |
| 13 Tyron Thomas (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:27:06 |
| 14 Trevor Connor (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:27:06 |
| 15 Bjorn Ruter (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:27:08 |
| 16 Jens Grewe (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:08 |
| 17 Simon Clarke (Bar) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:27:08 |
| 18 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Team Gremli | 2:27:10 |
| 19 Alex Bhogal (Can) Team Gremli | 2:27:10 |
| 20 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Gremli | 2:27:10 |
| 21 Marloe Rodman (Jam) Rafmon Mecalfab | 2:27:10 |
| 22 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Gremli | 2:27:10 |
| 23 Andreas Feistel (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:10 |
| 24 Victor Silberer (Ger) Racing Students | 2:27:20 |
| 25 Kevin Alexis (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:27:29 |
| 26 Colin Wilson (Tri) Team Trek | 2:27:55 |
| 27 Sydney Walters (Gre) Digicel Grenada | 2:27:58 |
| 28 Kurt Maraj (Lca) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 2:28:06 |
| 29 Carsten Eggert (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:28:57 |
| 30 Vincent Veilleux-Lessard (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:30:08 |
| 31 Christopher Breulmann (Ger) Team Guetersloh | 2:32:04 |
| 32 Christoph Kindle (Ger) Racing Students | 2:33:41 |
| 33 Matthew O'Hagan (Can) Mazurcoaching.com | 2:39:13 |
| 34 Orano Andrews (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 2:41:03 |
| 35 Dwight Sargeant (Svg) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 2:44:38 |
| GC | |
| 1 Heath Blackgrove (New Zealand) Team Gremli | 8:01:45 |
| 2 Timo Scholz (Germany) Racing Students | 0:00:44 |
| 3 Jonas Schmeiser (Germany) Racing Students | 0:01:31 |
| 4 Emile Abraham (Trinidad & Tobago) Team Gremli | 0:02:18 |
| 5 Joshua Alexander (Trinidad & Tobago) Rafmon Mecalfab | 0:04:48 |
| 6 Jens Grewe (Germany) Racing Students | 0:06:26 |
| 7 Marloe Rodman (Jamaica) Rafmon Mecalfab | 0:07:37 |
| 8 Andreas Feistel (Germany) Racing Students | 0:08:26 |
| 9 Daniel Holt (Usa) Team Gremli | 0:10:12 |
| 10 Paul Voigt (Germany) Team Guetersloh | 0:11:28 |
| 11 Jean-Michel Lachance (Canada) Team Gremli | 0:11:58 |
| 12 Tyron Thomas (Grenada) Digicel Grenada | 0:12:47 |
| 13 Jonathon Gormick (Canada) Mazurcoaching.com | 0:14:19 |
| 14 Alexander Gut (Germany) Racing Students | 0:14:26 |
| 15 Bjorn Ruter (Germany) Team Guetersloh | 0:14:27 |
| 16 Linford Blackwood (Jamaica) Team Trek | 0:15:00 |
| 17 Alex Bhogal (Canada) Team Gremli | 0:15:19 |
| 18 Trevor Connor (Canada) Mazurcoaching.com | 0:16:14 |
| 19 Mario Forde (Barbados) Rafmon Mecalfab | 0:17:21 |
| 20 Simon Clarke (Barbados) Rafmon Mecalfab | 0:18:14 |
| 21 Jassette Bromfield (Jamaica) Team Trek | 0:20:06 |
| 22 Dominic Ollivierre (Svg St. Vincent) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 0:24:08 |
| 23 Victor Silberer (Germany) Racing Students | 0:25:10 |
| 24 Kevin Alexis (Grenada) Digicel Grenada | 0:26:19 |
| 25 Christopher Breulmann (Germany) Team Guetersloh | 0:29:37 |
| 26 Sydney Walters (Grenada) Digicel Grenada | 0:35:44 |
| 27 Oniel Sinclair (Jamaica) Rafmon Mecalfab | 0:35:49 |
| 28 Colin Wilson (Trinidad & Tobago) Team Trek | 0:40:44 |
| 29 Carsten Eggert (Germany) Team Guetersloh | 0:42:33 |
| 30 Vincent Veilleux-Lessard (Canada) Mazurcoaching.com | 0:43:49 |
| 31 Kurt Maraj (LCA St. Lucia) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 0:52:30 |
| 32 Matthew O'Hagan (Canada) Mazurcoaching.com | 1:00:15 |
| 33 Christopher Reid (Canada) Team Gremli | 1:05:59 |
| 34 Christoph Kindle (Germany) Racing Students | 1:16:12 |
| 35 Dwight Sargeant (Svg St. Vincent) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 1:34:01 |
| 36 Orano Andrews (Svg St.Vincent ) St.Lucia/St.Vincent | 1:44:09 |
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