June 15/12 8:48 am - Tour de Beauce Stage 4 UPDATES

Posted by Editoress on 06/15/12
 

Another beautiful sunny but cool day in St Georges as the riders prepare to set out for the 4th stage, the  St-Benoît-Labre ITT, a distance of 20 km, on an out an back course.

It is a new course this year, and the road surface is in good condition. The out is a slight up hill with a tailwind, the coming back xsection is downhill, but into a headwind.

Start order is reverse of the GC standings, so first rider off will be Colter Young (Trek Red Truck Racing Team p/b Mosaic Homes)

We will do updates, as available.  Rob will be out on course 'shooting', so finish line updates may be sporadic

Riders go off in 1 minute intervals until the final the final 10, then in 2 minute intervals

A correction to yesterday's race note"  Svein Tuft WAS fined for non-regulation clothing, but because he was wearing his ProTeam shorts on yesterday's stage.

Startlists  all times am

9:00-9:22

9:23-9:50

9:51-10:18

10:19-10:47

10:am

Top 5 finishing times -  so far

Joseph Cooper (NZl) Pure Black Racing,    29:29
James Piccoli (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments,    31:40
Justin Kerr (NZl) H&R Block,    31:49
Émile Jean (Can) Ekoï.com/Le Gaspésien Pro Cycling Team,    31:49
William Blackburn (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments,    32:04

10:17 am

43 riders in & Top 5 so far

Joseph Cooper (NZl) Pure Black Racing,    29:29
Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team,    29:34
Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    30:15
Russel Hampton (GBr) Raleigh GAC,    30:20
James Piccoli (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments,    31:40

10:36 am

60 riders finished - Top 5 - so far

Will Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team,    29:16
Julian Kyer (USA) Garneau-Quebecor-Norton Rose,    29:17
Joseph Cooper (NZl) Pure Black Racing,    29:29
Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team,    29:34
Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    30:15

11:55 am

82 riders finished - top 5 so far

Svein Tuft (Can) Canadian National Team,    27:09
Zach Bell (Can) Spidertech powered by C10,    28:43
Serghei Tvetcov (Mol) Exergy,    28:54
Marsh Cooper (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies,    29:09
Will Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team,    29:16

11 am

99 riders done -Top 5 so far

Svein Tuft (Can) Canadian National Team,    27:09
Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech powered by C10,    28:18
Rob Britton (Can) H&R Block,    28:24
Ben Day (Aus) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    28:39
Zach Bell (Can) Spidertech powered by C10    28:43

11:09 am  top 5 so far - UNOFFICIAL

5 to finish

Svein Tuft (Can) Canadian National Team,    27:09
Christian Meier (Can) Canadian National Team,    28:03
Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech powered by C10,    28:18
Rob Britton (Can) H&R Block,    28:24
Marc de Maar (Aho) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    28:37

Top 10 - Unofficial

1 Svein Tuft (Can) Canadian National Team,    27:09
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    27:38
3 Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech powered by C10,    27:54
4 Christian Meier (Can) Canadian National Team,    28:03
5 Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech powered by C10,    28:18
6 Rob Britton (Can) H&R Block,    28:24
7 Marc de Maar (Aho) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    28:37
8 Ben Day (Aus) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team,    28:39
9 Zach Bell (Can) Spidertech powered by C10,    28:43
10 Mathew Cooke (USA) Exergy,    28:50

Stage profile - courtesy Tour de Beauce