May 10/00 9:09 am - l'Aude, Ontario/Manitoba Midweeks, B.C. News/Results, Jeanson, Birthdays
Posted by Editor on 05/10/00
Tour de l'Aude, France
Leigh Hobson, a member of Team Canada, is sending in daily reports from the Tour de l'Aude. Here is Day 5 (May 9th).
Over the past three years, this stage has always been by far the most windy! We began the 117km from Souilhe and finished in Port Lauragais. Within the first 22km, there were two mountain sprints and two sprints for the sprint jersey...needless to say it was in everyone's best interest to stay at the front!
After approximately 30km of attacking, a group of four managed to get away...Lyne Bessette, Magali Le Floc'h, Arenda Grimberg, and Yvonne Brunen. The group got up to 3 minutes as Hanka Kupfernagel's team held tempo. Team Canada attempted to bridge the gap, but to no avail. As the race neared it's conclusion, the Belgian team brought the gap down to 28 seconds. Magali Le Floc'h took the sprint, Lyne took second, and Arenda and Yvonne were swallowed by the peloton with only one kilometre to go!
Cybil Diguistini holds on to the overall title of Best Young Rider.
Stage Results:
1st Magali Le Floc'h (FRA) 3:19:36
2nd Lyne Bessette (SAT) st
3rd Mirjam Melchers (NED) at 0:28
4th Ina Teutenberg (GER) st
5th Arenda Grimberg (NED) st
6th S. Samokhvalova (RUS) st
7th Elizabeth Chevanne Brunel (FRA) st
8th Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) st
9th Vanja Vonckx (VLA) st
10th S.Boubnenkova (RUS) st
Other Canadians:
33rd Annie Gariepy st
34th Leigh Hobson st
35th Clara Hughes st
39th Sandy Espeseth st
41st Cybil Diguistini st
61st Leah Goldstein 3:51
Overall GC:
1st Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)
2nd Geraldine Loewenguth (FRA) at 1:54
3rd Mirjam Melchers (NED) 2:00
4th Heidi Van De Vijver (BEL) 2:57
5th Tatiana Stiajkina (UKR) 2:59
6th Madeleine Lindberg (FAR) 8:02
7th Cindy Pieters (VLA) 10:20
8th Aline Camboulives (FRA) 10:26
9th Juanita Feldhahn (AUS) 10:28
10th Lyne Bessette (SAT) 11:33
Other Canadians:
16th Sandy Espeseth 13:00
19th Leigh Hobson 13:09
20th Cybil Diguistini st
28th Clara Hughes 17:37
30st Annie Gariepy 17:43
58th Leah Goldstein 34:07
Leaders Jersey: Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)
Mountain Jersey: Geraldine Loewenguth (FRA)
Points Jersey: Ina Teutenberg (GER)
Sprint Jersey: Olga Slioussareva (RUS)
La Bicicletta Midweek Criterium Series - Ontario
(courtesy Peter McCaffery)
Event 4, May 9/00
48.4 km - Average speed (scratch group): 45.8 kph
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Kevin Speacht | Kiro | 1 | 1:03:43 | 12 |
| 2 | Jeff Hansen | Ital Pasta | 1 | s.t. | 11 |
| 3 | Simon Small | Ital Pasta | 1 | s.t. | 10 |
| 4 | Greg Cavanagh | Mississauga Gears | 1 | s.t. | 9 |
| 5 | Jason Valenti | Brampton | 1 | s.t. | 8 |
| 6 | Don Zuck | Ind. | MB | s.t. | 7 |
| 7 | Graham Thomas | Halton R&T | MB | s.t. | 6 |
| 8 | Peter Morse | Kiro | 1 | s.t. | 5 |
| 9 | Tony Abramavicius | Mississauga Gears | MB | s.t. | 4 |
| 10 | ??? |
Primes: Paul Rego, Jeff Hansen
59 starters,   49 finishers,  7 women
Series standings to date:
| Name | Club | Cat | Total Points |
| Speacht, Kevin | Kiro | 1 | 42 |
| Small, Simon | Ital Pasta | 1 | 30 |
| Hansen, Jeff | Ital Pasta | 1 | 23 |
| Davidge, Piers | Mississauga Gears | 1 | 22 |
| Valenti, Jason | Brampton | 1 | 19 |
| Wadden, James J. | Kiro | 1 | 18 |
| Rego, Paul | Oakville | 1 | 15 |
| Salisbury, Duncan | Halton R&T | 3 | 15 |
| Hansen, Matt | Intersports | 1 | 14 |
| Cavanagh, Greg | Mississauga Gears | 1 | 13 |
| Krip, Bruce | RNH | 2 | 13 |
| Thomas, Graham | Halton R&T | MB | 13 |
| Bryce, Aubrey | D’Ornaellas | A | 12 |
| Sandre, John | Halton R&T | MA | 12 |
| Traini, Enrico | Mississauga Gears | 3 | 12 |
| Fry, David | RNH | 1 | 11 |
| Randall, Andrew | Jet Fuel | 1 | 11 |
| Abramavicius, Tony | Mississauga Gears | MB | 10 |
| Perez, Fred | NARC | 2 | 9 |
Next week is the first prestige event. This will be a 50 km scratch event.
Winner of the women’s SIDI Evolution shoes, donated by Veltec, is Amy Jarvis of Intersports. Congratulations!
Manitoba Midweek MTB Series
(courtesy Dave Benson)
The second race in the Kids of Mud Series was held at LaBarriere Park tonight (May 9th). This is the earliest we have been able to access this course in years, as it usually is still covered by winter flood waters. Fifty racers competed on the LaSalle River course. Following this event, Olympia Cycle sponsored an MCA midweek event that challenged twenty nine racers. The results are as follows. Any concerns with regards to these postings should be directed towards dbenson@mbnet.mb.ca
| Place | Cadet - 8.5 km | |
| 1 | Kristie Biluk | 27:38 |
| 1 | Mike Harris | 23:15 |
| 2 | Justin Enns | 23:33 |
| 3 | Philip Bietz | 23:34 |
| 4 | Marc Foidart | 23:36 |
| 5 | Justin Stadnyk | 24:22 |
| 6 | Tommy Allen | 24:43 |
| 7 | Adam Powney | 24:49 |
| 8 | Jordan Letkeman | 24:56 |
| 9 | Collin Gagnon | 24:59 |
| 10 | Jason Hawcroft | 25:42 |
| 11 | Jamie Biluk | 25:59 |
| 12 | Sean Derhak | 26:35 |
| 13 | Kyle Wiebe | 27:06 |
| 14 | Tyler Snitynsky | 27:36 |
| 15 | Josh Ayers | 27:39 |
| 16 | Brian Phillips | 27:40 |
| 17 | Jerrod Kusyk | 28:15 |
| Minime - 6.8 km | ||
| 1 | Kathryne Ayers | 23:55 |
| 1 | Eric Scheepers | 19:29 |
| 2 | Chris Staniforth | 20:08 |
| 3 | Jon Benson | 20:16 |
| 4 | Eric Levin | 20:51 |
| 5 | Eric Foidart | 22:25 |
| 6 | Francois Roche Gagne | 22:35 |
| 7 | Drew Johnson | 23:08 |
| 8 | Cameron Skrypnyk | 23:27 |
| 9 | James Deacon | 23:56 |
| 10 | Spencer Guest | 25:50 |
| 11 | Scott Bergan | 29:55 |
| PeeWee - 5.1 km | ||
| 1 | Nicholas Lacko | 16:08 |
| 2 | Paul Benson | 16:22 |
| 3 | Greg Hawcroft | 16:50 |
| 4 | Danyel Campeau | 16:51 |
| 5 | Daryl Dowsett | 16:52 |
| 6 | Mac Brentnall | 17:59 |
| 7 | Jordan Kelsch | 18:05 |
| 8 | Daniel Baldwin | 18:28 |
| 9 | Kyle McComas | 22:18 |
| Under 10 - 3.4 km | ||
| 1 | Emily Levin | 12:26 |
| 1 | Michael McLean | 10:37 |
| 2 | J-C Campeau | 10:43 |
| 3 | Mark Wiebe | 10:45 |
| 4 | Tyler Rutledge | 11:41 |
| 5 | Cole Guertin | 12:10 |
| 6 | Adrian Huemmer | 12:40 |
| 7 | Even Bennett | 13:24 |
| 8 | Wesley Poneira | 13:39 |
| 9 | Jason Bergan | 16:32 |
| 10 | Zach Page | 17:22 |
| MCA Mid Week Race | ||
| Elite/Expert/Vet.Expert Combined | 18.5 km/15.5 km | |
| 1 | Sean Anastasiadis | 41:07 |
| 2 | Leith McLeod | 42:21 |
| 3 | Ian Case | 43:27 |
| 4 | Lindsay Gauld | 43:32 |
| DNF | Jason Knievel | DNF |
| 1 | Susanne Baldwin | 34:34 |
| 2 | Naomi Humenny | 36:47 |
| Senior/Master/Vet. Sport | 15.5 km/9.3 km | |
| 1 | Paul Verwymeren | 30:56 |
| 2 | Ray Baril | 30:57 |
| 3 | Rene Razzak | 31:44 |
| 4 | Jon Peters | 32:35 |
| 5 | Gilles Gobert | 34:18 |
| 6 | David Armishaw | 34:49 |
| 7 | Petr Michaluk | 34:50 |
| 8 | Larry Klassen | 35:33 |
| 9 | Wayne Lacko | 35:44 |
| 10 | Tim Deacon | 36:34 |
| 11 | Howard Skrypnyk | 37:03 |
| 12 | Gerald Adams | 37:04 |
| 13 | Paul Tomlinson | 37:35 |
| 14 | Bill Ayers | 38:09 |
| 1 | Angela Adams | 29:48 |
| 2 | LeeAnn Benson | 34:33 |
| Junior/Youth Categories | 12.5 km/9.3 km | |
| 1 | Sean Guertin | 30:01 |
| 2 | Cabrel Boucher | 30:02 |
| 3 | Joel Simard | 33:09 |
| 4 | Richrad Simard | 33:33 |
| DNF | Brian Kratsch | DNF |
| 1 | Kylie Case | 27:53 |
Tour de Vine Criterium - Penticton, B.C.
(courtesy Ron Hayman)
Race held May 6th.
Cat 1-3 Women
1 Jenny Trew (Calgary)
2 Marianne Trevorrow (Calgary)
3 Diane Bladon (Calgary0
Cat 1-2 Men
1 Van Velzen (Vancouver)
2 Matthew Barth (Delta)
3 Trevor Wurtele (Vernon/Victoria)
4 Bryce McCallum (Vancouver)
5 Steve Kraetzer (Kelowna)
Cat 3 Men (raced with the 1-2)
1 Clayton Hiltz (Penticton) 18 years
2 Adam Larsen (Penticton)
other riders were pulled before the finish
Cat 4
1 Mark Emery (Vancouver)
2 Brandon Archer (Vernon)
3 Ryan Ingram (Vernon)
4 Peter Matthews (Penticton)
5 Lindsay Graff (Victoria)
Cat 5
1 Kees Sinke (Calgary)
2 Max Nobwell
3 Dave Kitson
4 Gil Poitras
5 Brad Lee
Genevieve Jeanson on Television
(courtesy Jacques Landry)
Road racer Genevieve Jeanson will be featured tonight on CBC Newsworld sometime between 7:15 pm and 8:00 pm (EDT)
Gary Lund Classic - BC Cup #2
Due to the many many phone calls and emails, we have decided to re-instate the Vet race. The Vets will race 80km in one group with the Cat 4 men. If you have any questions please call Marc at 250-384-8840 or email Jennifer at jburton@direct.ca.
Thanks
Jennifer Burton
Marc Burgess
Race Directors
Mario in the Nude
Sprinter Mario Cipollini is garnering lots of press coverage in Europe with his new ad for Reebok. Mario appears nude (well, he is wearing a pair of Reeboks...) in the print campaign. Before you get too excited, you can't see anything other than Mario's very buffed looking physic.
Happy Birthday To...
U.S.-based road pro Scott Price (today), mountain bike pro Andreas (Dr Dre) Hestler (tomorrow) and women's road pro Annie Gariepy (tomorrow).
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