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August 22/00 10:45 am - GP Feminine, USPro Criterium Championships

Posted by Editor on 08/22/00

Grand Prix Feminine, Quebec

The GP Feminine is scheduled to start tomorrow, running through until Sunday. Unlike last year, when the final stage was a criterium that had little effect on the overall standings, this year the riders finish with a tough road race that will leave the final standings open until the end.

Among the starters is the ageless Jeannie Longo, fresh off a win over Genevieve Jeanson at the Mount Washington Hillclimb. Jeanson is not participating in the GP, however, there are a number of other strong challengers to Longo. Canada has the strongest team - with Olympians Lyne Bessette, Clara Hughes and Chrissy Redden riding for the national squad. Elita has a full team, as does Intersports. One of the other teams to watch will be the International Mixed team, with Tracey Gaudry and Pam Schuster.

We will have reports and results each day.

Stage 1 - 11:00 am Wednesday August 23
Farnham Road Race 97 km

Stage 2 - 10:45 am Thursday August 24
Frelighsburg Road Race 123 km

Stage 3 - 11:00 am Friday August 25
Richford, USA to Lac Brome Road Race 99 km

Stage 4 - 10:00 am Saturday August 26
Bedford Time Trial 19 km

Stage 5 - 7:00 pm Saturday August 26
Cowansville Criterium 40 km

Stage 6 - 11:40 am Sunday August 27
Sutton to Mount Sutton Road Race 90 km

Total Distance: 467 km

	TEAM ELITA (Québec)
1	GARIÉPY, Annie
2	DUNNE, Karen
3	ULMER, Sarah
4	DAVIDGE, Kim
5	St-JACQUES, Sophie
6	DI GUISTINI, Cybil
7	CARTER, Erin (s)
	Directeur Sportif: CATHCART, David

	ÉQUIPE DU QUÉBEC
21	NADEAU, Mélanie
22	MURTADA, Nadine
23	LABONTÉ, Nathalie
24	HUTSEBAUT, Julie
25	JUTRAS, Manon
26	GERMAIN, Émilie
	Directeur Sportif: TREMBLAY, Natacha

	INTERSPORTS (Ontario)
41	ESPESETH, Sandy
42	MOORE, Darnelle
43	JARVIS, Amy
44	BLACK, Chloe
45	SAMPLONIUS, Anne
	Directeur Sportif: NEUMANN, Ralph

	CHARLES SCHWAB (USA)
61	HOBSON, Leigh
62	CARDWELL, Catherine
63	EMERY, Elizabeth
64	PALMER-KOMAR, Sue
65	POWERS, Catherine
66	JACKSON, Gretchan
	Directeur Sportif: BERNA, Myke

	WALES (Pays de Galles)
81	JONES, Louise
82	COOKE, Nicole
83	HOOPER, Julie
84	DAVIES, Nina
85	BEDWELL, Nicole
86	NEWSTERD, Francis
	Directeur Sportif: JONES, Phil

	TEAM ONTARIO
101	FARELL, Julia
102	LOCKETT, Donna
103	TURRIN, Ann
104	FOX, Allyson
105	KELLETT, Amanda
106	BRADLEY, Julia
	Directeur Sportif: FOGOLIN, Frank

	CANADA - NATIONAL
11	BESSETTE, Lyne
12	TOMLINSON, Lesley
13	REDDEN, Chrissy
14	WILLOCK, Erinne
15	McQUAID, Mélanie
16	HANNOS, Stéphanie
17	HUGHES, Clara
	Directeur Sportif: KASHRIN, Yury

	BERMUDA / France
31	LONGO, Jeannie
32	CLAUDE, Mélanie
33	GODFRES, Jeana
34	HANLEYS, Julia
	Directeur Sportif: CLAUDE, Paul E.

	International Mixed Team
51	GAUDRY, Tracey
52	SCHUSTER, Pamela
53	YOUNG, Julie
54	HOLT, Melissa
55	MAY, Rosalind Reekie
	Directeur Sportif: GAUDRY, Tracey

	800.COM (USA)
71	GOLDSTEIN, Leah
72	NICHOLSON, Christy
73	GINGLES, Nicole
74	GRAIN, Gina
75	PRASZKY, Marni
76	LENGECKER, Gail
	Directeur Sportif: CARON, Yorick

	British Cycling National (UK)
91	GILFILLAN, Ceris
92	SYMINGTON, Sara
93	CARTER, Sue
94	DAVIES, Emma
95	SEARS, Melanie
	Directeur Sportif: MATHESON, Ken

USCF Criterium Championship
(courtesy John Wordin - Mercury)

Mercury's US Olympian, Derek Bouchard-Hall, won the US National title by winning the USPRO Criterium Championship Sunday in Downer's Grove, IL.

Bouchard-Hall, who will represent the US in the Olympic Team Pursuit, was second in the US Road Trails earlier this year and 2nd in this event last year, finally found the top step of the podium.

The 100k race was held in beautiful mild weather, but the action was hot. The first half of the 62 laps saw little serious attacking while everyone was getting a feel for the strategies to be revealed later.

In the last half of the race, the pace picked up and the most serious attack of the day saw 10 riders go clear with 21 laps to go. In the group were Mercury's Gord Fraser, Scott Moninger, and Mike Sayers. With Fraser in the group, the Saturn, Navigators, and Shaklee rider would not work. The group had a maximum gap of 30 seconds when the alarm bells began to ring in the field. It was the Saturn team who took control to bring the group back. They put their entire team on the front and for 8 laps, it was a test of wills.

Mercury held the upper hand, since the chase was sure to kill off any train attempts by Saturn in the last few laps. Indeed, after the group was caught, it was Mercury who took charge of the race.

In the last lap and a half, Mercury went to the front with only 15 riders able to keep pace. It was Chris Horner and Henk Vogels who led Bouchard-Hall and Fraser around to the last turn. Bouchard-Hall was first out of the turn and never looked back as Fraser cruised in for second.

USPRO Men - 100 km

1 Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Mercury 2:16:52
2 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury
3 Antonio Cruz (USA) Saturn
4 Frank McCormack (USA) Saturn
5 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators
6 David McCook (USA) Team Shaklee
7 Graeme Miller (NZl) Team Shaklee
8 Franky Van Haesebroucke (Bel) Navigators
9 Chris Fischer (USA) 7-UP/Colorado Cyclist
10 Steven Sevener (USA) Zaxby's all s.t.

24 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators at 0:17
37 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Team Shaklee 0:57
DNF Brian Walton (Can) Saturn
DNF Peter Wedge (Can) Team Shaklee
DNF Alberti Laslo (Can) Composite Team 1

Elite Women - 50 km

1 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Team Charles Schwab 1:16:22
2 Nicole Reinhart (USA) Saturn
3 Nicole Freedman (USA) Team Charles Schwab
4 Tina Mayolo (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
5 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
6 Andrea Smessaert (USA)
7 Jen Dial (USA) Team Proteus.Com
8 Deborah Durand (USA)
9 Kori Kelly (USA) P&G/Women's Health
10 Mina Pizzini (USA) P&G/Women's Health all s.t.

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