September 13/13 16:17 pm - Grand Prix Cycliste: Quebec City results and report
Posted by Editoress on 09/13/13
Robert Gesink definitely loves Québec. Winner in Montreal three years ago, the Dutchman surged on Grande Allée to win in Quebec City, becoming the first man to bag both Canadian WorldTour races.
Gesink wins
“I’m really happy. I had an unlucky season so far and I worked really hard for this. I really love this area and I had a great preparation for almost a month here in America,” said Gesink, better known as a climber but who turns into a real circuit specialist when he comes to Canada. Having ridden the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, the Dutchman opted to come to America instead of going to the Spanish Vuelta to better prepare for the world championships and the option obviously paid off.
In the final stretch, the Belkin-Pro Cycling Team rider overtook French champion Arthur Vichot, who made his attempt a little too early. “It’s my first podium in a World Tour race so I cannot realistically be disappointed but I finished close for sure,” said Vichot.
In third position was Greg van Avermaet (BMC) who made it on the podium for the second year in succession thanks to a brilliant last gasp surge.
The contenders for final victory waited until the very last ascent of the decisive Cote de la Montagne to make their move after a series of breaks took place during the 16 laps on the 201.6 km race distance. Tour de France champion Chris Froome and favourite Peter Sagan, who attacked three times unsuccessfully, were seen assaulting the climb but were eventually not in contention in the final sprint. The last man out was Dutchman Niki Terpstra, who was only caught in the final two kilometres and saved enough strength to finish 6th, just behind 2011 Montreal winner Rui Costa.
The mountain classification (GPM) went to Portugal’s Tiago Machado, who was rewarded for staging the longest break of the day for 143 kms along with Valerio Agnoli (Astana) and Pello Bilbao (Euskaltel).
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The best Canadian was, as often, Ryder Hesjedal, who finished 39th, 40 seconds back.
Thanks to his knowledge of the terrain, Robert Gesink will again be the man to beat in Montreal on Sunday. “It’s true that the Montreal course, with a longer climb, normally suits me better,” he warned.
And van Avermaet, who failed to deliver in spite of the tremendous teamwork by his BMC teammates all day, now has a strategy ready for Sunday. “Since Gesink is stronger in Montreal, I’ll stick to his wheel all day and beat him on the line,” he said. As for Vichot, 8th and 13th in Montreal in the past, he admitted his podium placing had given him hopes to do even better.
Canada’s Ryan Anderson of Vancouver, BC (Canadian National Team) was the top finisher for the Canadian team, finishing in 40th position, just one position after Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) who won the Best Canadian Jersey.
“It think it was a pretty interesting edition today. The early break went, but it didn’t last very long. They started racing pretty hard with six laps to go, and it was really hard for the rest of the day. I didn’t quite have it at the end and we had a great team effort today,” said Anderson, who was the dedicated sprinter for Canada at the finish line.
“Each year it gets better and more pristine. I think it will continue to be a strong event. Each year it gets bigger, and becomes even more important to win. It’s a special event, and I am glad it’s in Canada.”
The riders will now transfer to Montreal tomorrow morning on Via Rail, arriving in Montreal train station at noon. The Grand Prix cycliste de Montréal will be held Sunday.
Results from today's Quebec City GP
| Quebec City Circuit, 201.6 km | |
| 1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 4.58:13 |
| 2 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| 3 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
| 4 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 5 Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team | |
| 6 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| 7 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
| 8 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 9 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | all s.t. |
| 10 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:06 |
| 11 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08 |
| 12 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
| 13 Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| 14 Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
| 15 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Radioshack Leopard | |
| 16 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| 17 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 18 Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 19 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 20 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 21 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Radioshack Leopard | |
| 22 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha | |
| 23 Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| 24 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica-GreenEDGE | |
| 25 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 26 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 27 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 28 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
| 29 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEDGE | |
| 30 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| 31 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | all s.t. |
| 32 Ion Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:15 |
| 33 Miguel Minguez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 34 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:19 |
| 35 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:24 |
| 36 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| 37 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | both s.t. |
| 38 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack Leopard | 0:35 |
| 39 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp | 0:40 |
| 40 Ryan Anderson (Can) Canadian National Team | s.t. |
| 41 Christopher Froome GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:42 |
| 42 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | |
| 43 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 44 Adrian Saez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:57 |
| 45 Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 46 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 47 Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 48 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | all s.t. |
| 49 Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 1:12 |
| 50 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 51 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
| 52 Alberto Contador (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 53 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
| 54 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
| 55 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| 56 Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha | |
| 57 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 58 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
| 59 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol | |
| 60 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ.fr | |
| 61 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| 62 Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack Leopard | |
| 63 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 64 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 65 Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 66 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEDGE | all s.t. |
| 67 AlexeÏ Tcatevitch (Rus) Katusha | 1:32 |
| 68 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 69 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 1:40 |
| 70 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| 71 Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 72 Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 73 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | 1:56 |
| 74 Ryan Roth (Can) Canadian National Team | 2:08 |
| 75 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 76 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | all s.t. |
| 77 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 2:22 |
| 78 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 79 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 80 Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 81 Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
| 82 Bert Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 83 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 84 Sergei Chernetskii (Rus) Katusha | |
| 85 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 86 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 87 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 88 Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 89 Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEDGE | |
| 90 Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 91 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
| 92 Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
| 93 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | all s.t. |
| 94 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha | 3:02 |
| 95 Jesus Herrada (Esp) Movistar Team | 3:13 |
| 96 Tejay Vangarderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 3:37 |
| 97 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | s.t. |
| 98 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | 3:39 |
| 99 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano | 4:14 |
| 100 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 4:46 |
| 101 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 5:01 |
| 102 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | s.t. |
| 103 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 5:05 |
| 104 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 6:31 |
| 105 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 106 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | 10:40 |
| 107 George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard | |
| 108 William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 109 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| DNF Ian Boswell (USA) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF Joseph Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| DNF Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| DNF Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| DNF Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| DNF Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp | |
| DNF Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | |
| DNF Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp | |
| DNF Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| DNF Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| DNF Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| DNF Ruben Plaza (Esp) | |
| DNF Eloy Teruel (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| DNF Francisco José Ventoso (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| DNF Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha | |
| DNF Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha | |
| DNF Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha | |
| DNF Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| DNF Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step | |
| DNF Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF Andy Schleck (Lux) Radioshack Leopard | |
| DNF Danilo Hondo (Ger) Radioshack Leopard | |
| DNF Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack Leopard | |
| DNF Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| DNF Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| DNF Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | |
| DNF Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEDGE | |
| DNF Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF Pello Bilbao (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| DNF Ruben Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| DNF Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| DNF Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
| DNF Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
| DNF Sander Cordeel (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
| DNF Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
| DNF Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar | |
| DNF Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | |
| DNF Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| DNF Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| DNF Zach Bell (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF Rob Britton (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF Marsh Cooper (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| DNF Nic Hamilton (Can) Canadian National Team |
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