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July 16/17 10:47 am - Tour de White Rock criterium, report, photos and results


Posted by Editoress on 07/16/17
 

Numainville Second at White Rock Crit

The three riders who made it to the podium on Saturday in the Choices Markets Criterium at Steve Nash Fitness World presents Tour de White Rock are each familiar names at BC Superweek. However, for winner Josie Talbot and third place finisher Lizzie Williams, it's because of their performance in the races this year. For runner up Joelle Numainville, it's not only because of how she's done this year, but in previous years as well - the 2012 Canadian Olympian has been riding BC Superweek since 2006.  Between the three of them, they have a combined 17 top-10 finishes at BC Superweek this year.

Talbot, who is riding for Wisconsin-based ISCorp p/b Progress, was third at the Tour de Delta's Ladner criterium last Saturday as well as on Thursday at the Giro di Burnaby presented by Appia Development. The 20-year-old was also fourth in the New West Grand Prix on Tuesday, the PoCo Grand Prix presented by Dominion Lending Centres on Friday, and fifth in last Sunday's Tour de Delta White Spot | Delta Road Race. However, she had not tasted victory until Saturday. It was clear her ISCorp team had its collective eye on the prize, not chasing the impressive primes offered in White Rock.

 

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Josie Talbot takes the win in front of Joelle Numainville and Elizabeth Williams

 

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Womens podium: Joelle Numainville, Josie Talbot, Elizabeth Williams

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"We always come to win the race first and then the primes second. I was just focused on that win because that hill on the top straightaway of the course hurt lots, we didn't want to waste too much energy," said the Aussie who now lives in the United States. She has already made a name for herself as a Junior rider, including winning the Junior team pursuit world title and two bronze medals at the 2014 Junior Track World Championships.

Regarding the course in White Rock, the plan was to be first into the final corner at Johnston and Roper and hang on to the finish line. "The line comes up on you really quick on the downhill so definitely first to that corner is the best option," Talbot said, impressed by the field of riders at the Tour de White Rock and BC Superweek. "I never feel confident around these girls. I was just making sure my last push to the corner was strong enough so they wouldn't come around."

Saturday's 30-lap, 30 kilometre course was a big challenge for the 29-year-old Numainville, despite the fact she's ridden it a number of times - she's riding this year without any teammates and like Talbot, is impressed by the field.

"It's super hard, the young talent from Canada is racing super strong, Maggie Coles-Lyster is there and she's been there all week, so it's cool to see her. I've been coming here since I was 16, so it's more than ten years, and I really appreciate what you do," said the three-time Canadian National Road Race Champion. "BC Superweek is one of the greatest races in the country and I love it. It's the best ten days of the year! Thank you everybody, it's really awesome!"

Numainville has been a top-10 finisher in every race at BC Superweek she's started this year, including top-5 finishes in the Ladner Criterium and the Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix.

33-year-old Aussie Lizzie Williams quit cycling in 2004 and returned in 2014, but it doesn't appear her time away hindered her riding. The Hagens Berman | Supermint rider has finished top-6 in every single BC Superweek race this year. In addition to the third place in White Rock on Friday, she also came third a week ago at the MK Delta Lands Criterium and second at the White Spot | Delta Road Race.

 

Men's Race

Much has been made of Florenz Knauer's history at the Steve Nash Fitness World presents Tour de White Rock. There's just something about riding the event that brings out the best in Knauer - although he's actually done very well at all BC Superweek events since first coming from Germany to race the series in 2012.

On Friday at the Choices Markets Criterium, Knauer, who now makes his home in Tsawwassen, nabbed his third career win at the Tour de White Rock. Depending on his result in Sunday's Peace Arch News Road Race, he is in line to pick up his fourth career omnium at the event after claiming the overall points for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014. The 28-year-old's success over the years has earned him the nickname of "Mr. Tour de White Rock".

 

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Mens finish: Knauer finishing ahead of Cote-Bouvette

 

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Mens podium: Felix Cote-Bouvette, Florenz Knauer, Campbell Stewart

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"I've been here now six years, I know the course fits me and I was totally out for the win. I went in the middle of the hill - like every year," laughed the Stradalli Safatti sprinter. "I figured because we had headwind up on the straight, it was a bit early and I had to be careful, but after the crowd prime and the lead out of the Canadian guys, it was perfect for me and I just hit it hard. I opened a gap and saw it could work for me today."

The Garneau-Quebecor team was one of the biggest in Friday's 60-lap, 60-kilomete criterium, with six riders taking the start line out of 91. The best result was by 24-year-old Felix Cote-Bouvette, who sprinted just behind Knauer with a time of one hour, eight minutes and 46 seconds.

"We've been doing pretty well here, and I think we missed a little bit of luck, so we were trying stuff and we're here to race hard. Whether we're on the podium or not, we're going to come out fighting and it's nice to actually get on it," Cote-Bouvette said. "We've had a couple of close calls and we've been working well together, so I think the team will be happy and I'm happy, it's pretty nice."

When Knauer attacked on the straightaway up Fir Street, Cote-Bouvette was well aware of the threat. "We were teammates a few years ago on H&R Block and we're pretty good friends," he said. "Florenz goes early in this race, every time - every single time! Next time maybe I'll be the first one to attack, we'll see."

Four-time Junior world champion Campbell Stewart was on the podium for the third straight race at BC Superweek, after winning Friday's PoCo Grand Prix and Thursday's Giro di Burnaby.

"It's a very hard course, these boys rode pretty strong, all the teams were riding hard, trying to get a break going and I enjoyed it, it was a great time," said the 18-year-old, who was riding for Cycling New Zealand. "We were pretty open to everything, we only had three riders today so we wanted to mix it up a little and just give it a crack to see how the race was going to play out. I just sat back for the last few laps, followed a few wheels and tried to go for it, but these two guys were just a bit stronger today."

With a number of Cycling New Zealand riders making their first trip to race BC Superweek, the series and the Lower Mainland communities definitely left an impression.

"I was just talking to some people who have been riding in America (this week), and I told them I'm probably going to come over here next year and give this one a crack instead," Campbell said. "It's been an awesome week and everyone on the team's enjoyed it, so we'll definitely be back."


BC Superweek wraps up on Sunday with Steve Nash Fitness World presents Tour de White Rock Peace Arch News Road Race. The women's race starts at 9:00 am and the men begin at 9:05 am.
Report Brian Wiebe - BC Superweek

 

 

 

 

Results from the Tour de White Rock criterium in White Rock BC on Saturday July 15th

Pro/1/2/3 Women
1 Josie Talbot (Aus) ISCorp p/b Progress 0:39:00
2 Joelle Numainville (Can) Cylance Cycling Team
3 Elizabeth Williams (Aus) Hagens Berman | Supermint
4 Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
5 Rachel Langdon (GBr) ISCorp p/b Progress
6 Carrie Cartmill (Can) Rise Racing
7 Monica Volk (Can) Rally Cycling - Women
8 Janna Gillick (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
9 Rachel Canning (Can) Fluevog's Crit Nasty
10 Ariane Bonhomme (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii all s.t.
11 Karlee Gendron (Can) Rise Racing 0:39:05
12 Megan Heath (USA) Rally Cycling - Women 0:39:08
13 Margot Clyne (USA) UBC Cycling Team
14 Gillian Ellsay (Can) Team Colavita | Bianchi Pro Cycling p/b Vittoria Tires both s.t.
15 Alizee Brien (Can) Independent 0:39:11
16 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) Independent 0:39:17
17 Emma Lujan (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling 0:39:23
18 Erin J Attwell (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing 0:39:25
DNF Sarah Coney (Can) Fluevog's Crit Nasty
DNF Emily Flynn (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNF Sara Giovannetti (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNF Suzanne Hamilton (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNF Catherine Ouellette (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNF Ashley Barson (Can) Rise Racing
DNF Kassandra Kriarakis (Can) Rise Racing
DNF Joyce Spruyt (Can) Rise Racing
DNF Anna Talman (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNF Anika Todd (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNF Anna Gabrielle (Gabby) Traxler (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNF Caroline Baur (Sui) ISCorp p/b Progress
DNF Hannah Shell (USA) ISCorp p/b Progress
DNF Anna Booth (Aus) CBR Women's Cycling Team
DNF Chloe Mcintosh (Aus) CBR Women's Cycling Team
DNF Lora Genaille (Can) Pender Racing p/b BICICLETTA
DNF Isabella Bertold (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
DNF Esta Bovill (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
DNF Callie Swan (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
DNF Kendelle Hodges (Aus) Colavita - Bianchi
DNF Dafne Theroux-Izquierdo (Can) Desjardins-Ford
DNF Brenna Pauly (Can) Tripleshot Cycling Club
DNF Devaney Collier (Can) Independent
DNF Meghan Grant (Can) Independent
DNF Amanda Mcrae (Can) Independent
DNF Eloise Vaughan (Aus) CBR Women's Cycling Team
DNF Julie Kuliecza (Can) Hagens Berman | Supermint
DNF Elizabeth Gin (Can) Independent
DNS Helena Coney (Can) Fluevog's Crit Nasty
DNS Anne Ouellet (Can) Fluevog's Crit Nasty
DNS Amelie Bruneau (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNS Gillian Carleton (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNS Kinley Gibson (Can) The Cyclery - 4iiii
DNS Haley Gill (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNS Sara Bergen (Can) Rally Cycling - Women
DNS Allison Beveridge (Can) Rally Cycling - Women
DNS Kirsti Lay (Can) Rally Cycling - Women
DNS Miriam Brouwer (Can) Rise Racing
DNS Michele Schaeffer (USA) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNS Holly Simonson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNS Bryony Botha (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Holly Edmondston (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Elyse Fraser (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Racquel Sheath (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Jamie Gilgen (Can) Rise Racing
DNS Iona Halliday (Aus) CBR Women's Cycling Team
DNS Rebecca Stephens (Aus) CBR Women's Cycling Team
DNS Allyson Gillard (Can) Desjardins-Ford
 
Pro/1/2 Men
1 Florenz Knauer (Ger) Stradalli Safatti 1:08:46
2 Felix Cote-Bouvette (Can) Garneau Quebecor at s.t.
3 Campbell Stewart (NZl) Cycling New Zealand 1:08:48
4 Pier-Andre Cote (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
5 Steve Fisher (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles both s.t.
6 Liam White (Aus) Kallisto FCV p/b Peloton Contracting Cycling Team 1:08:50
7 Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
8 Hendrik Pineda (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci
9 Jordann Jones (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock all s.t.
10 Trevor O'donnell (Can) Toronto Hustle 1:08:52
11 Alberto Covarrubias (Mex) Stradalli Safetti 1:08:54
12 Danick Vandale (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
13 Sam Boardman (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
14 Harrison Bailey (Aus) Storck CCN
15 Simon Ouellet (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci
16 Max Rubarth (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci
17 Olivier Brisebois (Can) Garneau Quebecor
18 Thorsten Askervold (USA) Storck CCN
19 Connor Toppings (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team
20 Chris Winn (Aus) Hangar 15 Bicycles
21 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
22 Manuel Fehlmann (Can) Fulgas
23 Rolando Gonzalez (CRc) Veloselect Racing Team all s.t.
24 Craig Richey (Can) Garneau - Easton Cycling 1:08:58
25 Alexander Murison (GBr) Trek Red Truck Racing
26 Benoit Boulay (Can) Toronto Hustle both s.t.
27 Garrett Mcleod (Can) Garneau - Easton Cycling 1:09:00
28 Wolfgang Brandl (Ger) Movistar Team Ecuador 1:09:05
29 Emile Jean (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 1:09:08
30 Alexander Amiri (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team 1:09:11
31 Jake Cullen (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team
32 Chris Macleod (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team both s.t.
33 Chris Prendergast (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 1:09:16
34 William Goodfellow (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
35 Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Hangar 15 Bicycles both s.t.
36 Cortlan Brown (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles 1:09:18
37 Kaler Marshall (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles 1:09:19
38 Erik Slack (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles s.t.
39 Nicholas Kergozou (NZl) Cycling New Zealand 1:09:24
40 Cory Greenberg (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles 1:10:06
41 Philip Lavery (Irl) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 1:10:24
42 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 1:10:37
DNF Alexis Cartier (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNF Ryan Macanally (Aus) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNF Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNF Matt Staples (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNF Peter Foerster (Ger) Stradalli Safetti
DNF Andy Scarano (USA) Stradalli Safetti
DNF Alexander Cowan (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
DNF Brendan Cowley (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNF Sean Henry (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNF Adam Lefebvre (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNF Isaac Niles (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNF Nate Freed (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNF Sam Bassetti (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNF Jean-Simon D'anjou (Can) Garneau Quebecor
DNF Elliott Doyle (Can) Garneau Quebecor
DNF Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau Quebecor
DNF Marc-Antoine Soucy (Can) Garneau Quebecor
DNF Cameron Fitzmaurice (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
DNF James Grant (Can) TaG Cycling Race Team
DNF Alan Dempsey (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
DNF Christian Gomes (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
DNF Antoine Fabry (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
DNF Tom Sexton (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNF Brad Bradford (Can) Toronto Hustle
DNF Evan Murphy (USA) Toronto Hustle
DNF Ty Andrews (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNF Robert Gutgesell (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNF Mitchell Ketler (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team
DNF Von Winkelmann (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team
DNF Marc Dupuis (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team
DNF Stephen Keeping (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci
DNF Amiel Flett-Brown (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNF Todd Satchell (Aus) Kallisto FCV p/b Peloton Contracting Cycling Team
DNF Allan Satchell (Aus) Kallisto FCV p/b Peloton Contracting Cycling Team
DNF Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Garneau - Easton Cycling
DNF Duncan Bryson (Can) Victoria Wheelers
DNF Jackson Bocksnick (Can) Victoria Wheelers
DNF Owen Gillott (Aus) Storck-CCN
DNF Ryan Aitcheson (Can) First Internet Bank Cycling
DNF Devon Moonie (Can) Heist Cycling Team
DNF Tommy Waldeck (Can) OCTTO Cycling Team
DNF Spencer Downing (USA) Panache Houndstooth Racing
DNF Christian Bernard (Can) Independent
DNF Mason Burtnik (Can) Independent
DNF Jordan Gilmore (NZL) Independent
DNF Emmanuel Suarez (USA) Independent
DNF Lucas Taylor (Can) Kallisto FCV p/b Peloton Contracting Cycling Team
DNF Anton Varabei (Can) Toronto Hustle
DNF John Willcox (Can) Team RaceClean
DNS Oliver Evans (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNS Conor O'brien (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNS Jure Rupnik (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNS Jean-Denis Thibault (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team
DNS Alexander Fraser-Maraun (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNS Brandon Jones (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNS Nicholas Jones (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNS Normand Richard (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNS Patrick Riddell (Can) North Coast Lumber 1 p.b Giant White Rock
DNS Matt Chatlaong (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNS Chris Harland-Dunaway (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNS Justin Mauch (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNS Ryan Moore (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNS William Myers (USA) Herbalife p/b Nature's Bakery - Marc Pro
DNS Bruno Langlois (Can) Garneau Quebecor
DNS Jean-Francois Soucy (Can) Garneau Quebecor
DNS Timothy Austen (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
DNS Sascha Cantor (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
DNS Ryan Primeau (Can) Veloselect Racing Team
DNS Pieter Bulling (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Hugo Jones (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Dylan Kennett (NZl) Cycling New Zealand
DNS Kyle Boorsma (Can) Toronto Hustle
DNS Yuri Hrycaj (Can) Toronto Hustle
DNS Brendan Armstrong (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNS Kyle Buckosky (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNS Clarke Lind (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNS Kurt Penno (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing
DNS Mac Brennan (USA) Holowesko|Citadel Cycling Team
DNS Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko|Citadel Cycling Team
DNS Oscar Clark (USA) Holowesko|Citadel Cycling Team
DNS Tyler Magner (USA) Holowesko|Citadel Cycling Team
DNS John P Murphy (USA) Holowesko|Citadel Cycling Team
DNS Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko|Citadel Cycling Team
DNS Hunter Grove (USA) Cylance Cycling Team
DNS Scott Law (USA) Cylance Cycling Team
DNS Bryan Lewis (USA) Cylance Cycling Team
DNS Eric Marcotte (USA) Cylance Cycling Team
DNS Karl Menzies (USA) Cylance Cycling Team
DNS Justin Williams (USA) Cylance Cycling Team
DNS Jesse Anthony (USA) Rally Cycling - Men
DNS Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling - Men
DNS Shane Kline (USA) Rally Cycling - Men
DNS Pierrick Naud (Can) Rally Cycling - Men
DNS Tom Soladay (USA) Rally Cycling - Men
DNS Curtis White (USA) Rally Cycling - Men
DNS Adam Attwell (Can) Smart Savvy+ Garneau U23 Cycling Team
DNS Nicolas Ducharme (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci
DNS Olivier Peloquin (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci
DNS Jem Arnold (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNS Thomas Wallace (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling
DNS Davide Vigano (Ita) Team Cinelli Chrome
DNS Jared Gray (NZl) Independent
DNS Chris Ernst (Can) Kallisto FCV p/b Peloton Contracting Cycling Team

 

 


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