July 9/14 10:44 am - BC Superweek: UBC Grand Prix report, results and photos
Posted by Editoress on 07/9/14
Seven riders breakaway early and sprint to the finish in Women's UBC Grand Prix
UnitedHealthCare Dominates Men's Criterium
Women
Fans who watched the UBC Grand Prix p/b Mahony and Sons in 2013, when seven riders broke away early in the race and finished in a bunch sprint may have thought it was deja vu this year - except for one difference. 12 months ago, it happened during the men's race and this year it happened during the women's race.
Early on in the 40 lap, 32 kilometre race, seven riders staked their claim ahead of the peloton and it stayed that way until the very end, when New Zealand's Joanne Kiesanowski of Team TIBCO To The Top sprinted past Winnipeg's Leah Kirchmann of Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies to grab the victory in her first visit to BC Superweek.
Women's podium: photo Greg Descantes
"It was a strong break because there were a couple of other teams, so they were really content to drive it and I worked for a little bit, but then I saw I was the only one from my team and it wasn't really my job to push it. I was actually happy that if it came back to a sprint, I would have backed myself for a big bunch sprint," the 35-year-old explained. "I tried to attack them with five laps to go, I had a little dig there to see what I could do and then it came back together again so I just waited for the sprint and I jumped really early and managed to hold it all the way to the line."
With the break occurring so early in the race, the riders had to think that maybe it was too early.
"I wasn't sure if our break was going to be successful at first, but it was full of really strong riders and most of the big teams were represented and so that really worked to our advantage," said Kirchmann.
For Kirchmann, it's her third straight time on the podium at BC Superweek after wins in Sunday's White Rock | Delta Road Race and Saturday's Brenco Criterium. Both Kiesanowski and third place rider, Laura Van Gilder of Team Mellow Mushroom Racing, were well aware of their competition in the sprint to the finish.
"Leah's been in really good form lately, she's been riding super strong so I knew she was definitely one of the ones to beat today as well as some of the other ones in the break. So I'm really, really happy to win," Kiesanowski said of Kirchmann, who won the Canadian National Championship Road Race, Individual Time Trial, and Criterium last month.
49-year-old Van Gilder, who is a 22-year pro, felt the pressure from the other high-powered riders.
"There were very fast women in there in Joanne Kiesanowski and three-time Canadian Champion (Leah Kirchmann) and their teammates, so I knew I had to be as cagey as I could, and both Jo and Leah beat me to the final corner, and it was really about that corner today," said Van Gilder. Despite racing professionally since 1992, it's just the second time she's raced the UBC Grand Prix.
"Jo had the advantage in that she was the only one from her team in the breakaway and so she didn't have to do as much of the work when we were away and we didn't necessarily expect her to," Kirchmann continued. "Myself and my teammate, we probably did a little more work in the breakaway and I just wasn't in the right position there at the end to get the win today."
The UBC Grand Prix course is short (about 800 metres per lap) with a number of sharp corners, but that suits Kiesanowski just fine.
"I really love technical courses. I grew up riding track, so I love the hairpins, it's like a standing start every time, just like on the track. I was happy when I saw the course whereas some people might be scared," she smiled.
Men
BC Superweek wasn't on the 2014 schedule of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling, but the men's team of riders knew the prestige of the series and paid their own way to come and race. And if Tuesday's results at the UBC Grand Prix p/b Mahony & Sons are any indication, it was a good decision for the team to make. UnitedHealthcare finished 1-2-3 on the podium after a seven rider sprint to the finish.
Road Captain Hilton Clarke of Australia, a 13-year pro who finished second behind teammate Luke Keough, expressed how thrilled UnitedHealthcare is to be at BC Superweek.
Women's podium: photo Greg Descantes
"It's great to be here at UBC, this is a great event and our team is really happy to be here this year. Our team is really strong, we work really hard at this and we know how special tomorrow night (in Gastown) is as well, so we've really put a big emphasis on that too,” mentioned Clarke. “We're not really trying to come 1-2-3, but it's a credit to our team, they just do such hard work for us every week and I'm really happy for them doing what they did and it's great to be on the podium."
Being on the podium is nothing new for Keough, as the Sandwich, Massachusetts product has finished in the top three on nine different occasions in 2014, including a first place finish in Stage 2 of the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Criterium last month. As for his win Tuesday at UBC, the 22-year-old gave all the credit to his teammates.
"These guys are so drilled, so strong, and it's just great to have a group of guys who work so well together," Keough said. "To be able to deliver us to the line like that, it's something like nothing else."
Team UnitedHealthcare is one of the strongest at BC Superweek, but not many would have predicted the clean sweep of the podium in their first race of the series. Keough adds that they're always trying to win each race, but they don't set out with a goal of finishing first, second, and third specifically.
"We set it up so we try and guarantee something on the podium. When we can run (the race) that late, we can obviously even sweep it,” he explained. “We're always happy for any good result, the racing is super fast here (at BC Superweek) and we're psyched for that."
The race was marred by numerous crashes, most of which occurred at a hairpin turn not far from the start/finish line. Third place finisher Ken Hanson was a victim of a crash on the 20th lap, but was able to get back into the race and claim a spot on the podium.
"A rider crashed in front of me in the 180 (degree turn) and when that happens, there's really no place to go, so I ended up on the ground too,” said Hanson. “Fortunately, I was okay and the bike just needed some adjustments, I got back in and then just wanted to make sure I could help the team finish strong in the sprint."
As a result of the fall, Hanson was nursing some battle wounds afterwards. He sported a nasty gash on his left elbow and left knee and had a scrape on his rear end where his shorts ripped.
Courtesy BC Superweek
Results
| Women | |
| 1 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-To the Top | 0:57:28.10 |
| 2 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 0:57:28.10 |
| 3 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Mellow Mushroom | 0:57:28.10 |
| 4 Gillian Carleton (Can) Vanderkitten | 0:57:28.10 |
| 5 Jamie Gilgen (Can) RealDeal/Gears p/b WASPcam | 0:57:29.80 |
| 6 Elle Anderson (USA) Vanderkitten | 0:57:29.80 |
| 7 Annie Ewart (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 0:57:34.40 |
| 8 Miranda Griffiths (Aus) Vanderkitten | 0:58:31.70 |
| 9 Tina Pic (USA) Mellow Mushroom | 0:58:33.30 |
| 10 Sam Schneider (USA) Team TIBCO-To the Top | 0:58:33.30 |
| 11 Liza Rachetto (USA) Vanderkitten | 0:58:33.30 |
| 12 Maria Luisa Calle (Col) Team Colombia | 0:58:33.30 |
| 13 Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 0:58:33.30 |
| 14 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) independent | 0:58:33.30 |
| 15 Kate Chilcott (NZl) Vanderkitten | 0:58:33.30 |
| 16 Courteney Lowe (NZl) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 0:58:33.30 |
| 17 Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 0:58:33.30 |
| 18 Gina Haatz (Ger) independent | 0:58:33.30 |
| 19 Amy Cutler (USA) FCS|Zngine p/b Mr. Restore | 0:58:33.30 |
| 20 Joanie Caron (Can) Garneau Factory Team | 0:58:33.30 |
| 21 Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-To the Top | 0:58:33.30 |
| 22 Denise Ramsden (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 0:58:33.30 |
| 23 Catherine Dessureault (Can ) Sas-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | 0:58:33.30 |
| 24 Leah Guloien (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 0:58:33.30 |
| 25 Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) Stevens - The Cyclery | 0:58:33.30 |
| 26 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Team TIBCO-To the Top | 0:58:33.30 |
| 27 Ellen Watters (Can) Stevens - The Cyclery | 0:58:33.30 |
| 28 Anika Todd (Can) Team TIBCO-To the Top | 0:58:33.30 |
| 29 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) RealDeal/Gears p/b WASPcam | 0:58:39.40 |
| 30 Heather Kay (Can) ATAC Sportswear | 0:58:39.40 |
| 31 Lauren Dagostino (USA) independent | 0:58:39.40 |
| 32 Kinley Gibson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 0:58:39.40 |
| 33 Shoshauna Routley (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 0:58:41.70 |
| DNF Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) Vanderkitten | |
| DNF Rosalie Cardin (Can) Sas-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | |
| DNF Anne Morin (Can) Sas-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | |
| DNF Adriane Provost (Can) Sas-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | |
| DNF Sarah Coney (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Tessa Pinckston (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Ashley Barson (Can) RealDeal/Gears p/b WASPcam | |
| DNF Sarah Anne Rasmussen (Can) RealDeal/Gears p/b WASPcam | |
| DNF Krista Ruby (Can) RealDeal/Gears p/b WASPcam | |
| DNF Sara Bergen (Can) ATAC Sportswear | |
| DNF Meghan Grant (Can) ATAC Sportswear | |
| DNF Katie Rushton (Can) ATAC Sportswear | |
| DNF Amelie Bruneau (Can) Stevens - The Cyclery | |
| DNF Carrie Cartmill (Can) Stevens - The Cyclery | |
| DNF Emily Flynn (Can) Stevens - The Cyclery | |
| DNF Milena Salcedo (Col) Team Colombia | |
| DNF Emma Lujan (Can) Bike Barn | |
| DNF Emily Spence (Can) CRCA BH/Comedy Central | |
| DNF Amy Bradley (Aus) Garneau Factory Team | |
| DNF Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) Local Ride Racing | |
| DNF Natalie Koncz (USA) Nemesis Racing | |
| DNF Brenna Pauly (Can) Tripleshot Cycling | |
| DNF Maddi Campbell (NZl) independent | |
| DNF Norrene Godfrey (USA) independent | |
| DNS Lizzie Williams (Aus) Vanderkitten | |
| DNS Kristi Lay (Can) Sas-Mazda-Macogep-Specialized | |
| DNS Jenny Lehmann (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNS Kristine Brynjolfson (Can) ATAC Sportswear | |
| DNS Rachel Canning (Can) ATAC Sportswear | |
| DNS Megan Rathwell (Can) ATAC Sportswear | |
| DNS Ariane Bonhomme (Can) Stevens - The Cyclery | |
| DNS Justine Clift (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNS Krista Rawlings (Can) Mount Royal Bagel Factory | |
| Pro 1/2 Men | |
| 1 Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1:18:18.70 |
| 2 Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1:18:18.70 |
| 3 Ken Hanson (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1:18:18.70 |
| 4 Sebastian Molano (Col) Team Colombia | 1:18:18.70 |
| 5 Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Garneau-Quebecor | 1:18:18.70 |
| 6 Kristofer Dahl (Can) SmartStop | 1:18:18.70 |
| 7 Adam Myerson (USA) SmartStop | 1:18:20.90 |
| 8 Jan-Niklas Droste (Ger) Team Heizomat | 1:18:27.80 |
| 9 Jordan Parra (Col) Team Colombia | 1:18:27.80 |
| 10 Brandon Etzl (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee / Norco Bicyles | 1:18:27.80 |
| 11 Kevin Mullervy (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubes | 1:18:27.80 |
| 12 Mat Stephens (USA) Boneshaker Project | 1:18:27.80 |
| 13 Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:18:27.80 |
| 14 Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 1:18:29.50 |
| 15 Hogan Sills (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | 1:18:30.50 |
| 16 Dylan Davies (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | 1:18:31.90 |
| 17 Ole Quast (Ger) KED Stevens Radteam Berlin | 1:18:34.80 |
| 18 Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Heizomat | 1:18:34.80 |
| 19 David Guttenplan (USA) SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching | 1:18:34.80 |
| 20 Issac Howe (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubes | 1:18:34.80 |
| 21 Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1:18:43.90 |
| 22 Shannon Johnson (Aus) NCCH p/b Dec Express | 1:18:48.50 |
| 23 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Baku | 1:18:56.40 |
| 24 Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 1:18:57.40 |
| 25 Brad Huff (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 1:18:57.40 |
| 26 Alexander Ray (NZl) Hincapie Devo | 1:18:57.40 |
| 27 Chris Prendergast (Can) Team H&R Block | 1:18:59.50 |
| 28 Dustin Andrews (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 1:18:59.50 |
| 29 Bailey Mcknight (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 1:18:59.50 |
| 30 Tom Soladay (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | 1:18:59.50 |
| 31 Alexander Grad (Ger) Team Heizomat | 1:19:16.10 |
| 32 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 1:19:17.40 |
| 33 Jonaton Restrepo (Col) Team Colombia | 1:19:25.70 |
| 34 Aaron Perry (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:19:29.00 |
| 35 Robert Hargrove (Can) Musette Racing | 1:19:31.20 |
| 36 Charles Eldridge (USA) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:19:31.20 |
| 37 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | 1:19:35.80 |
| DNF Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Thomas Brown (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Matt Green (GBr) Astellas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Max Korus (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Clay Murfet (Aus) Astellas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Chris Uberti (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Justin Williams (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Cody Canning (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNF Greg Christian (USA) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNF Raphael Lalumiere (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNF Cid Martinez (Bol) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNF Mike Rothengatter (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNF Jeffrey Werner (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNF Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Heizomat | |
| DNF William Elliott (Can) NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
| DNF Luke Vanlauwe (Can) NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
| DNF Ruud Cremers (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Justin Morris (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Benjamin Dilley (USA) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Brad Clifford (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Henri De Boever (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Geordie Morrison (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Joel Taylor (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNF Benjamin Chaddock (Can) Garneau-Quebecor | |
| DNF Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau-Quebecor | |
| DNF Jacob Kauffman (Aus) Garneau-Quebecor | |
| DNF Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau-Quebecor | |
| DNF Luke Ockerby (Aus) Garneau-Quebecor | |
| DNF Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Ryan Macdonald (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Federico Marchiori (Ita) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Stuart Wight (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNF Drew Christopher (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubes | |
| DNF Gavi Epstein (Can) Champion System - Stan's NoTubes | |
| DNF Conor Mullervy (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubes | |
| DNF Nigel Kinney (USA) Musette Racing | |
| DNF Kevin Massicotte (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee / Norco Bicyles | |
| DNF Travis Samuel (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee / Norco Bicyles | |
| DNF Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Elliott Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Robert Ralph (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Ben Andrew (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Braydon Bourne (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Conor O'brien (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Stephen Rockwood (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | |
| DNF Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Baku | |
| DNF Christopher D'arcy (Can) Todd's Racing | |
| DNF Marvin Guzman (Can) Tranquilio/Code Sports | |
| DNF Mackenzie Garvin (Can) Cyclemiesters BowCycle | |
| DNF Jure Rupnik (Slo) Range Road Racing | |
| DNF Mark Mcconnell (Can) Synergy Racing | |
| DNF Vladi Riha (Ger) VC Vegesack | |
| DNF Glenn Ferreira (USA) Team Metra / Cycles 54 | |
| DNF Aurelien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Dominik Roels (Ger) independent | |
| DNF Derrick St-John (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF Chris Stastny (USA) Firefighters Upsala | |
| DNF Garett Olsen (USA) Team Skyline | |
| DNF Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | |
| DNF Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | |
| DNF Alex Candelario (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | |
| DNF William Routley (Can) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | |
| DNF Eric Young (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits | |
| DNS Dylan Cunningham (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNS Curtis Dearden (Can) Accent Inns / Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank | |
| DNS Simon Fothergill (Can) NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
| DNS Eric Johnston (Can) NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
| DNS Jacob Restall (Aus) NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
| DNS Craig Richey (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNS Trevor Stothard (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
| DNS Adam De Vos (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNS Garrett Mcleod (Can) Team H&R Block | |
| DNS Anton Varabei (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee / Norco Bicyles | |
| DNS William Goodfellow (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNS Daniel Echavarria (Col) Team Colombia | |
| DNS Hendrik Werner (Ger) RRG Porz | |
| DNS Bruno Nella (Can) independent | |
| DNS Ira Sy (Can) Echelon Racing | |
| 3/4 Men | |
| 1 Neil Davies (Can) Jubilee | 0:35:07.80 |
| 2 Michael Wegner (Can) independent | 0:35:07.80 |
| 3 Brett Wakefield (Can) Local Ride Racing | 0:35:08.90 |
| 4 Simon Stanlake (Can) independent | 0:35:08.90 |
| 5 Wai-Ben Wong (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | 0:35:08.90 |
| 6 Brendan Cowley (USA) DEVO/EV p/b Catalyst Kinetics | 0:35:08.90 |
| 7 Mike Elliston (Can) Speed Theory | 0:35:08.90 |
| 8 Joshua Kropf (Can) Range Road Racing | 0:35:08.90 |
| 9 Mark Mathew (Aus) UBC | 0:35:08.90 |
| 10 Hunter Lowden (Can) Steed Cycles | 0:35:08.90 |
| 11 Greg Inkster (Can) VO2min | 0:35:19.40 |
| 12 Chris Jameson (GBr) Gastown Cycling | 0:35:35.50 |
| 13 Masa Higuchi (Can) BiciSport | 0:35:42.70 |
| 14 Ian Hilts (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | 0:36:13.60 |
| 15 Eric Hung (Can) Steed Cycles | -1 lap |
| 16 Ryan Jones (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | -1 lap |
| DNF Tom Birk (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Bart Egnal (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Conor Fox (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Michael Parrish (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
| DNF Dan Gronross (Can) Steed Cycles | |
| DNF Bradley Dean (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
| DNF Adam Holcombe (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
| DNF Simon Le Pine (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
| DNF Derek Ulrich (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
| DNF Julian Base (Can) Local Ride Racing | |
| DNF Albert Nomura (Can) Triple Crown Racing | |
| DNF Andrew Pickell (Can) Daryl-Evans Racing | |
| DNF Brian Storey (Can) EV pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
| DNF Steven Hewick (Can) Fortius PowerWatts | |
| DNF John White (GBr) Racing Reds, Gastown Cycling | |
| DNF Sean O'Mahony (Can) Todd's Racing | |
| DNF Kevin Atkinson (Can) independent | |
| DNF Alberto Crane (Can) independent | |
| DNF Mackenzie Dupuy (Can) independent | |
| DNF Jonathan Slywka (Can) independent | |
| DNF Kurt Withers (Can) independent | |
| DNF Cameron Fitzmaurice (Can) TAG | |
| DNF Tony Zachary (USA) Echelon Racing | |
| DNS James Kirker (Can) UBC | |
| DNS Richard Wooles (Can) Cycling BC |
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