July 14/13 9:43 am - Superweek: Tour de White Rock: Stage 2 report, results
Posted by Editoress on 07/14/13
German National Team Member Tim Gebauer Claims Tour de White Rock Criterium
Team NOW and Novartis for MS Continues Dominance of BC Superweek
Tim Gebauer (National Team Germany) broke free of the pack to win the Tour De White Rock’s Choices Market Criterium on Saturday night, finishing five seconds in front of countryman Florenz Knauer (Team Baier Landshut) and Australian Tommy Nankervis (BISSELL Pro Cycling Team).
Gebauer, who was part of the pack that saw 2012 USA National Criterium Champion Ken Hanson break away with six and a half laps to go, finished the hilly 30-lap, 60 kilometre course in one hour, ten minutes and one second. Hanson looked like he would cruise to victory before falling to the back of the group for an undisclosed reason, much to the surprise of everyone in attendance.
“I felt good for all of the race, I was at the front and attacking,” Gebauer said. “At the end, I raced away and it’s very good for me and our team.”
For Knauer, the podium is becoming a familiar place at BC Superweek as the 24-year-old has made five straight appearances in the top three this year. The Lisberg, Germany product was second in Friday’s Hill Climb, he won the Giro di Burnaby on Thursday and finished third in Wednesday’s Gastown Grand Prix and Tuesday’s UBC Grand Prix.
“One of my teammates made a good chop for me on the hill on the last step,” Knauer expressed. “That move helped me win the sprint from the peloton.”
Knauer is also getting used to having little recovery time. After being in the last heat in the Hill Climb yesterday and then having to race it again less than ten minutes later, he and all the riders now have to get ready for a 9 a.m. start in Sunday’s Tour de White Rock Road Race. Knauer’s confident he’ll be good to go.
“I hope so, yesterday’s Hill Climb was so hard, I felt so bad today,” Knauer added. “During the race though, I got better and better.”
The second place finish ensures that Knauer goes into the final day of the Tour de White Rock wearing the leader’s jersey.
Nankervis first came to BC Superweek in 2005 to jump start his professional road cycling career, and returned in 2011 to win the Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium, beating multiple-time BC Superweek winner Andrew Pinfold in a late sprint. Nankervis was back on the podium last year, taking second place at the Giro di Burnaby and third place at the Brenco Criterium. He’s been there this year too, with another third place finish at Brenco Criterium.
“I got pretty lucky in the end, usually this race goes to a breakaway, especially because there’s a couple of really strong teams here and they like to do a bit of blocking,” Nankervis explained. “It’s a pretty easy course to get out of sight down the finish straight, so I kept pushing and pushing, hoping for something to go and nothing would. Then we got in a move with about three to go and Tim had a bit of a gap and the rest of us hesitated for a minute and as the bunch was catching up to us, I started my sprint down the bottom of the hill and got passed by Florenz.”
Women’s Race
Fans in White Rock could be forgiven if they thought they were seeing a replay of Friday’s Homelife Realty Hill Climb on Saturday at the Choices Markets Criterium as Team NOW and Novartis for MS swept the podium for the second straight day at BC Superweek.
Devon Gorry of Logan, Utah and Robin Farina from Nashville broke away from the pack close to midway through the 30 kilometre race and managed to maintain the lead the rest of the way. In third place, eight seconds back was their teammate Lauren Rauck Komanski from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The finish ensured that Rauck Komanski would wear the Tour de White Rock leader’s jersey heading into Sunday’s final day.
“Maura (Kinsella) and Olivia (Dillon) started it off making it hard (for the field), getting out front early, people had to chase and then once they got caught, we attacked again,” Gorry said. “Robin and I got off and she was working hard pulling me along, cheering me on. It’s definitely a team win, all the other girls on the team made it hard for people to chase us.”
The NOW and Novartis for MS team’s goal, which was founded by Phil Keoghan, host of "The Amazing Race", is to show the world that multiple sclerosis does not define those living with the disease. With results like the team is having at 2013 BC Superweek, it’s safe to say more and more people are becoming aware of their cause.
“The fans were great, lots of cheers kept us going,” Gorry added. “It’s a great crowd out here and we thank the organizers for putting on a fantastic race.”
Farina, who owns a bike shop in Charlotte, North Carolina which also serves as a training center where she coaches riders, made her fourth appearance on the podium at BC Superweek.
“Robin’s usually on the top step of the podium, she’s our team captain,” smiled Gorry, who’s had six podium finishes herself in 2013. “We were both working really hard and she said, ‘You have this one today’. She still gave me a little sprint, but just wanted to make me work hard at the end. It was definitely a team effort and a team win.”
Overall NOW and Novartis for MS has 12 podium appearances as a team during BC Superweek.
“We’re really happy, we’ve been here all week, this is our second to last race, we’ll be here one more day and then head to the Cascade Cycling Classic,” said Farina. “We really use these races to kind of learn how to ride some crits together better and get dialed in before one more stage race.”
“Everybody’s contributed really well this week, so we try to share the love and that comes from attacking and counter-attacking and keeping it aggressive.”
The nine-stage $110,000 BC Superweek and the 34th Tour de White Rock both wrap up with the Peace Arch News Road Race on Sunday morning.
Stage 2: Tour de White Rock Criterium
| Women | |
| 1 Devon Gorry (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS | 40:00.5 |
| 2 Robin Farina (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS | 40:01.6 |
| 3 Lauren Rauck Komanski (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS | 40:09.6 |
| 4 Olivia Dillon (Irl) NOW and Novartis for MS | 40:11.1 |
| 5 Anika Todd (Can) Ind | 40:12.3 |
| 6 Jana Schemmer (Ger) RSV Unna | |
| 7 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Ind | |
| 8 Lex Albrecht (Can) NOW and Novartis for MS | |
| 9 Justine Clift (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| 10 Megan Rathwell (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| 11 Kristine Brynjolfson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | all s.t. |
| 12 Allison Arensman (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS | 40:18.9 |
| 13 Jennifer McMahon (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | 40:20.3 |
| 14 Kathryn Donovan (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS | s.t. |
| 15 Tessa Pinckston (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | 40:26.3 |
| 16 Maura Kinsella (USA) NOW and Novartis for MS | 40:29.2 |
| 17 Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | 40:58.7 |
| DNF Beth Duryea (Aus) Specialized-lululemon | |
| DNF Audrey Bernard (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Candice Vermeulen (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Adriane Provost (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Carrie Cartmill (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Emily Flynn (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Shoshauna Laxson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Jenny Lehmann (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Sarah Coney (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Haley Warkentin (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre | |
| DNF Erin Redl (Can) Steed Cycles | |
| DNF Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) Local Ride Racing | |
| DNF Spencer Stacey (Can) Republic | |
| DNS Joëlle Numainville (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| DNS Denise Ramsden (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| DNS Gillian Carleton (Can) Specialized-lululemon | |
| DNS Sophie Williamson (NZl) Vanderkitten | |
| DNS Kate Chilcott (NZl) Vanderkitten | |
| DNS Jessica Cutler (USA) Vanderkitten | |
| DNS Rhae Shaw (Can) Vanderkitten | |
| DNS Meghan Grant (Can) Local Ride Racing | |
| DNS Katie Rushton (Can) Oak Bay Bikes | |
| DNS Gina Haatz (Ger) Ind | |
| DNS Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO | |
| Pro/1/2/Men | |
| 1 Tim Gebauer (Ger) National Team Germany | 1:10:01.4 |
| 2 Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Baier Landshut | 1:10:06.5 |
| 3 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) BISSELL Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 4 Ed Veal (Can) RealDeal / Gears p/b Fieldgate | 1:10:07.8 |
| 5 Demis Aleman (Arg) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 6 Cody Canning (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| 7 Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 8 Bailey McKnight (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| 9 Anton Varabei (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles | |
| 10 Brandon Etzl (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles | |
| 11 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEDGE | |
| 12 Philip Mooney (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 13 Jon Hornbeck (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling | |
| 14 Brad Tuhi (NZl) Full Circle Cycling | |
| 15 Chris Stastny (USA) Hagens Berman Cycling | |
| 16 Zach Bell (Can) Champion System | |
| 17 Guido Palma (Arg) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 18 Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre | |
| 19 Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | all s.t. |
| 20 Thomas Radermacher (Ger) Team HED by STAPS / Team Germany | 1:10:13.6 |
| 21 Yuri Hrycaj (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles | s.t. |
| 22 Tom Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:10:15.4 |
| 23 Mac Brennan (USA) BISSELL Pro Cycling Team | |
| 24 Travis Samuel (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles | |
| 25 Noah Bloom (Can) Garneau Evolution | |
| 26 Brad Clifford (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | all s.t. |
| 27 Marsh Cooper (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:10:17.1 |
| 28 Justin Kerr (NZl) Team H&R Block | |
| 29 Gregory Christian (USA) Garneau Evolution | |
| 30 David Gerth (Can) Triple Crown Racing | |
| 31 Travis Streb (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | all s.t. |
| 32 Colin Gibson (USA) Keller Rohrback Cycling | 1:10:58.5 |
| 33 Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Ind | 1:11:03.3 |
| 34 Ken Hanson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:11:30.0 |
| 35 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Team Baier Landshut | 1:11:31.2 |
| DNF Gabriel Varela (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| DNF Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Federico Marchiori (Ita) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Ben Wortelboer (NZl) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Hendrik Werner (Ger) Team HED by STAPS | |
| DNF Michael Schweizer (Ger) NSP Ghost / Team Germany | |
| DNF Yannick Mayer (Ger) Team Baier Landshut | |
| DNF Adam de Vos (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Jesse Reams (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Dustin Andrews (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Henri De Boever (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Maurice Worsfold (Can) Tranquilo Racing PMS/ Code Performance Wear | |
| DNF Chris Worsfold (Can) Tranquilo Racing PMS/ Code Performance Wear | |
| DNF Stuart Wight (Can) Hagens Berman Cycling | |
| DNF Cid Martinez-Arroyo (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre | |
| DNF Steven Grandy (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre | |
| DNF Luke Koolman (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre | |
| DNF Mark Rainer (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Emil Marcetta (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Ted Matson (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Bartholomew Ludbrook (NZl) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF David Gillam (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Brett Boniface (Can) Garneau Evolution | |
| DNF Mackenzie Garvin (Can) Cyclemiesters Bow Cycle | |
| DNF Ty Andrews (Can) Cyclemeisters Bow Cycle | |
| DNF Geoffrey Parslow (Can) Todd's Racing | |
| DNF Sherwood Plant (Can) Musette Caffe | |
| DNF Louis Crosby (NZl) Ind | |
| DNF Teklit Zeweldi (Eri) Tranquilo Racing PMS/ Code Performance Wear | |
| DNF Dylan Davies (Can) Super Champion | |
| DNF Andrea Ciacchini (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Thomas Raeymaekers (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Branden Russell (USA) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Jeffrey Werner (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre | |
| DNF Trevor Pearson (Can) Ind | |
| DNF Mark Sherman (Irl) Musette Caffe | |
| DNF Colter Young (Can) Ind | |
| DNF Daniel MacDonald (Can) RideOkanagan.com | |
| DNF Jonathan Braunstein (Can) Todds Racing | |
| DNF Marcel deLisser (USA) Ind | |
| DNF Meisner Clayton (Can) RideOkanagan.com | |
| DNS Will Routley (Can) Accent-Jobs-Wanty | |
| DNS Nic Hamilton (Can) Jelly Belly presented by Kenda | |
| DNS Luis Amaran (Cub) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| DNS Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| DNS Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| DNS Alex Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| DNS Sebastian Salas (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| DNS Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNS Ryan MacDonald (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNS Garrett McLeod (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNS Aaron Schooler (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNS Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team HED by STAPS / Team Germany | |
| DNS Bruno Nella (Can) Tranquilo Racing PMS/ Code Performance Wear | |
| DNS Matt Usborne (Can) Tranquilo Racing PMS/ Code Performance Wear | |
| DNS Marvin Isaza Guzman (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNS Nigel Kinney (USA) Musette Caffe | |
| DNS Richard Machhein (Can) Local Ride Racing | |
| DNS Chad Adair (NZl) Full Circle Cycling | |
| DNS Matthew O'Hagan (Can) Ind | |
| DNS Craig Jones (GBr) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNS Geoffrey Homer (Can) Opus/OGC | |
| DNS Chris McNeil (Can) Soul Sportif | |
| DNS Chris Gruber (Can) Champion System p/b Stans NoTubes | |
| Cat 3/4/ MEn | |
| 1 Zachary Renwick (Can) | 36:39.4 |
| 2 Jon Bula (Can) Fulgas | |
| 3 Brian Geerts (Can) Coastal Race Team | both s.t. |
| 4 Jason Brooks (Can) Triple Crown Racing | 36:40.9 |
| 5 Robert Hargrove (Can) Mighty Cycling | |
| 6 Andrew Summers (Can) Mighty Cycling | |
| 7 Brett Wakefield (Can) Local Ride Racing | all s.t. |
| 8 Dan Gronross (Can) Steed Cycles | 36:42.8 |
| 9 Ryan Golbeck (Can) Mighty Cycling | |
| 10 Tony Routley (Can) Team Whistler | both s.t. |
| 11 Eric Hung (Can) Steed Cycles | 36:44.8 |
| 12 Graham Tutti (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 36:45.8 |
| 13 Kurt Withers (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | 36:47.4 |
| 14 Keegan Rowe (Can) Triple Crown Racing | 36:49.3 |
| 15 Ian Hoffman (Can) Steed / Sugoi | 36:50.1 |
| 16 Daniel Owsiany (Can) Ind | 36:52.5 |
| 17 Ben Jackson (Can) Triple Crown Racing | 37:03.8 |
| 18 Devan McClelland (Can) Ind | 37:59.3 |
| DNF Wai-Ben Wong (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Kevin Macdonald (Can) Triple Crown Racing | |
| DNF John Sonnenschein (Can) Escape Velocity | |
| DNF Jeffrey Gardner (Can) Ind | |
| DNF Conor Fox (Can) CVC Racing | |
| DNF James Thompson (Can) CVC Racing | |
| DNF Andrew Pickell (Can) Daryl-Evans Racing | |
| DNF Jesse Klassen (Can) Ind | |
| DNF Tyler Wardle (Can) Ind | |
| DNF David Gilmour (GBr) Atomic Racing | |
| DNF Kendrick Wong (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Robert Bescott (Can) CVC Racing | |
| DNF Alberto Crane (Can) Ind | |
| DNF Roland Rabien (Can) Pro City Racing | |
| DNF Darren Walton (Can) Musette Caffe | |
| DNF Cameron Adam (GBr) Atomic Racing | |
| DNF Joe Maika (Can) Team Whistler Cycling | |
| DNF Mike Whittle (Can) Todd's Racing | |
| DNF Matt Hornland (Can) Mighty Cycling | |
| DNS Michael Goodman (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNS Graeme Oliver (Can) Todd's Racing | |
| DNS Michael Dew (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNS Harvey Erich (Can) Atomic Racing |
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