July 13/14 22:07 pm - Canada Cup #3, Sudbury report, photos, interviews and results
Posted by Editor on 07/13/14
One week prior to the Canadian National Cross-Country Championships, most of the top Canadian riders lined up in Sudbury for round three of the Canada Cup series, which carried exta weight for Junior and Under-23 riders, who were being evaluated for the world championships. Missing from the start line were one Elite woman and three Elite men - Catharine Pendrel (Luna), Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox), Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain) and Max Plaxton (Cannondale Factory).
The two reigning national champions - Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) and Derek Zandstra (Scott-3Rox) - took the Elite wins, while Marc Andre Fortier (Equipe Quebec) and Soren Meeuwisse (Trek Store Canada) were the Junior winners.
Derek Zandstra
Emily Batty
The course was a true northern Ontario circuit - rocks, bush, a few swampy sections and repeat. Overnight rain made some of the rocks slicker and the boggy sections a little wetter, but didn't change the 6.3 kilometre circuit enough to make a difference. The Elite men (and U23) did six laps, Elite women (and U23) five, Junior men four laps and Junior women three.
Soren Meeuwisse
Marc Andre Fortier
In the Junior women, first year phenomenon Meeuwisse jumped to an early lead and rode away to take victory, and the Canada Cup leader's jersey. Fortier had more of a battle in Junior men, battling with fellow Quebecer Felix Burke (Opus/OGC) for the first lap before pulling away to win, and taking the Canada Cup leader's jersey.
In the Elite women's race, it started somewhat more tactical, with Batty holding back to follow Canada Cup leader Sandra Walter for the first couple of laps, as they rode the other riders off their wheels. On the third lap, Batty upped the pace to ride away for the win by a minute and half over Walter, who kept the leader's jersey.
In the men's race, Zandstra and team mate Cam Jette, the Canada Cup leader, began in a group of five, with Leandre Bouchard (Equipe Quebec), Evan McNeely (Norco Factory) and Evan Guthrie (Norco Factory). Guthrie was the first dropped, then Bouchard and finally McNeely. Zandstra dropped his team mate with a lap and a half to go to take the win, with Jette's second place ensuring he would stay in the leader's jersey for the series.
Results from today's Canada Cup XC #3 in Sudbury ON
| Elite Women, 32.09 Km (5 laps) | |
| 1 Emily Batty (ON) Trek Factory Racing | 1:41:00 |
| 2 Sandra Walter (BC) Liv/giant Canada | at 1:31 |
| 3 Mikaela Kofman (ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing | 3:55 |
| 4 Cindy Montambault (QC) Équipe du Québec | 4:44 |
| 5 Catherine Fleury (QC) Cyclone d’Alma : Équipe du Québec | 5:16 |
| 6 Haley Smith (ON) Norco Factory Team | 6:45 |
| 7 Amanda Sin (ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing | 6:48 |
| 8 Rebecca Beaumont (QC) Cyclone d’Alma : Ekoï Devinci | 7:19 |
| 9 Jean Ann Berkenpas (BC) XPREZO-BORSAO | 9:36 |
| 10 Karlee Gendron (ON) Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team : Team NCCH p/b DEC Express | 10:33 |
| 11 Rachel Pageau (QC) Équipe du Québec : Devinci / Ekoï | 12:07 |
| 12 Laurence Harvey (QC) Rocky Mountain/Procycle | 12:48 |
| 13 Gabrielle April (QC) Rocky Mountain/Procycle | 15:05 |
| 14 Sarah-Claudie Dostie-Ménard (QC) Équipe du Québec | 15:59 |
| 15 Elyse Nieuwold (ON) Team Spoke O'Motion | 18:03 |
| 16 Andréanne Pichette (QC) Opus/OGC | 19:06 |
| 17 Katlyn Dundas (ON) Trek Store C.C. | 19:22 |
| 18 Heather Gray (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny's CC p/b Norco LG | 19:58 |
| 19 Frédérique Larose-Gingras (QC) CVM Subway Sigma | 21:21 |
| 20* Mandy Dreyer (ON) TUF RACK Racing | -1 lap |
| 21* Victoria Giangrande (ON) Trek Store C.C. | -1 lap |
| 22* Andréane Lanthier Nadeau (QC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team | -1 lap |
| 23* Cayley Brooks (ON) Norco Factory Team | -1 lap |
| 24* Haley Golding (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny's CC p/b Norco LG | -2 laps |
| 25* Kate Kaikkonen (ON) Pedal Power Racing | -3 laps |
| DNF Frédérique Trudel (QC) Specialized Racing Canada | |
| DNF Laura Bietola (ON) Specialized Racing Canada | |
| Junior Expert Women, 19.16 Km (3 laps) | |
| 1 Soren Meeuwisse (ON) Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team | 1:03:21 |
| 2 Marine Lewis (QC) Independent | at 1:36 |
| 3 Anne-Julie Tremblay (QC) Cyclone d’Alma | 2:14 |
| 4 Paige Foxcroft (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny'sCC p/b Norco LG | 2:43 |
| 5 Liah Harvie (AB) Team Alberta | 3:19 |
| 6 Élodie Bernier (QC) Specialized : Équipe du Québec | 4:00 |
| 7 Sabrina Bureau (QC) CVM Subway Sigma | 4:59 |
| 8 Jennifer McTavish (BC) Independent | 6:30 |
| 9 Laurie Arseneault (QC) Iris | 6:58 |
| 10 Siobhan Kelly (ON) ToWheels/EpicSport/BCC/London | 10:42 |
| 11 Kayla Morin-Blanchette (QC) CVM 2 VALS | 12:05 |
| 12 Judith Desmeules (QC) Charlevoix/Baie-Saint-Paul | 12:16 |
| 13 Kelsey MacDonald (BC) Cycling BC | 18:57 |
| 14 Amélie Simard (QC) CVM Subway Sigma | 21:38 |
| DNS Marie-Pierre Nadon (ON) Two Wheel Racing : Team NCCH p/b DEC Express | |
| Elite/U23 Men, 38.56 Km (6 laps) | |
| 1 Derek Zandstra (ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing | 1:42:33 |
| 2 Cameron Jette (ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing | at 0:18 |
| 3 Evan McNeely (ON) Norco Factory Team | 1:20 |
| 4 Léandre Bouchard (QC) Équipe du Québec : Devinci / Ekoï | 2:43 |
| 5 Evan Guthrie (BC) Norco Factory Team | 2:51 |
| 6 Adam Morka (ON) WFP Coaching / Trek Bikes | 2:56 |
| 7 Mitchell Bailey (ON) Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team | 3:28 |
| 8 Jérémy Martin (QC) Équipe du Québec : Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team | 3:38 |
| 9 Peter Disera (ON) Norco Factory Team | 4:04 |
| 10 Andrew Watson (ON) Norco Factory Team | 4:56 |
| 11 Antoine Caron (QC) Specialized Racing Canada | 5:55 |
| 12 Peter Glassford (ON) Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team | 7:50 |
| 13 Marc-Antoine Nadon (ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing | 8:08 |
| 14 Emmanuel Boily (QC) Cyclone d’Alma | 8:22 |
| 15 Jacob McClelland (ON) AWI Racing | 8:55 |
| 16 Steven Noble (ON) Opus/OGC | 9:15 |
| 17 Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette (QC) Opus/OGC | 10:16 |
| 18 Andrew L'Esperance (NS) Norco Factory Team | 10:16 |
| 19 Matthew Martindill (ON) Independent | 11:36 |
| 20 Vincent Belhumeur (QC) Lessard Bicycles | 12:34 |
| 21 Adrian Retief (XX) Auckland MTB Club | 13:42 |
| 22 Alexandre Vialle (QC) Espresso Sports : Équipe du Québec | 14:02 |
| 23 Scott Lynch (ON) Two Wheel Racing | 15:27 |
| 24 Matthew Turcotte (QC) Lessard Bicycles | 15:58 |
| 25 Kelsey Krushel (ON) TUF RACK Racing | 16:12 |
| 26 Mark Winfield (ON) Team Bikeland | 17:31 |
| 27 Samuel Tremblay (QC) Rocky Mountain/Procycle/Alma | 17:36 |
| 28 Luc Boily (QC) CVM Procycle Hull-Aylmer | 17:37 |
| 29* Jon Slaughter (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny's CC p/b Norco LG | 18:07 |
| 30* Vincent Lessard (QC) XPREZO-BORSAO/Saint-Georges | -1 lap |
| 31* Quinn Moberg (BC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team | -1 lap |
| 32* Jean-Daniel Boily (QC) Cyclone d’Alma | -1 lap |
| 33* Pierre-Olivier Veillette (QC) CVM 2 VALS | -1 lap |
| 34* Davis Ross (ON) Team Bikeland | -1 lap |
| 35* Tim Carleton (ON) La Bicicletta Cycling Club | -1 lap |
| 36* Dave Reid (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny'sCC p/b Norco LG | -1 lap |
| 37* Corey Brioschi (ON) RealDeal/Gears p/b Waspcam | -1 lap |
| 38* Neil Symington (NB) Opus/OGC | -1 lap |
| 39* Rafael Krezalek (AB) Revolution Cycle | -1 lap |
| 40* Anthony Audet (QC) Independent | -1 lap |
| 41* Merlin Dallaire (QC) Dalbix Sherbrooke | -1 lap |
| 42* Colin Pendziwol (ON) Blacksheep Mountain Bike Club | -1 lap |
| 43* Robin Wallar (ON) RealDeal/Gears p/b Waspcam | -1 lap |
| 44* Chris Fruetel (ON) Trek Store C.C. | -2 laps |
| 45* Trent Meyers (ON) RealDeal/Gears p/b Waspcam | -2 laps |
| 46* Alex Lefebvre (ON) Speedriver.com | -2 laps |
| 47* Michael Hermanovsky (ON) Norco Evolution | -2 laps |
| 48* Preston Wagler (ON) Two Wheel Racing | -2 laps |
| 49* William Clarke (ON) Team Bikeland | -2 laps |
| 50* Corey Hakkers (ON) Two Wheel Racing | -3 laps |
| 51* Jamie Wagler (ON) Two Wheel Racing | -3 laps |
| 52* Brendan MacKillop (ON) Cyclepath Markham | -4 laps |
| 53* Mike Neilly (ON) Caledon Hills Cycling Race Team | -4 laps |
| 54* Alex Schmidt (ON) Wolfpak Racing/Inception Cyclery | -4 laps |
| DNF Sébastien Cadieux-Duval (QC) Independent | |
| DNF Steven Turcotte (QC) Lessard Bicycles | |
| DNF Jon Winfield (ON) Team Bikeland | |
| DNS Paul Guenette (ON) Wolfpak Racing/Inception Cyclery | |
| Junior Expert Men, 25.62 Km (4 laps) | |
| 1 Marc-André Fortier (QC) Independent | 1:12:29 |
| 2 Felix Burke (QC) Opus/OGC | at 1:17 |
| 3 Felix Belhumeur (QC) Pivot Cycles-OTE | 1:46 |
| 4 Luke Di Marzo (BC) Cycling BC | 2:03 |
| 5 Rhys Verner (BC) Cycling BC | 2:30 |
| 6 Guillaume Larose-Gingras (QC) Pivot Cycles-OTE | 3:03 |
| 7 Mahon Lamont (BC) Cycling BC | 3:21 |
| 8 Raphaël Auclair (QC) Pivot Cycles-OTE | 4:08 |
| 9 Thomas Gauthier (QC) Pivot Cycles-OTE | 5:03 |
| 10 Liam Mulcahy (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny's CC p/b Norco LG | 5:19 |
| 11 Charles Faucher Robert (QC) Pivot Cycles-OTE | 7:34 |
| 12 Austin Reith (BC) Team Whistler | 8:20 |
| 13 Adam Roberge (QC) C3/Vélo Pays-d'en-Haut/Prévost | 8:46 |
| 14 Bryan Meyers (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny'sCC p/b Norco LG | 8:49 |
| 15 Owen Flood (ON) Arrow Racing | 8:51 |
| 16 Anthony Bergeron (QC) Vélogamik | 8:57 |
| 17 Braedyn Kozman (ON) TUF RACK Racing | 9:32 |
| 18 Timothy Gaudreault (QC) Vélogamik | 10:37 |
| 19 Sean Germaine (AB) Team Alberta | 11:15 |
| 20 Trevor O'Donnell (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny'sCC p/b Norco LG | 13:07 |
| 21 Jared Fawcett (MB) Team Manitoba/East Selkirk | 15:22 |
| 22 Ryan Andersen (ON) Apollo Bicycles | 16:09 |
| 23 Griffin Lambert (ON) Cycle Solutions Angry Johnny'sCC p/b Norco LG | 17:14 |
| 24 Graham McDougall (ON) Team Hardwood Trek | 17:14 |
| 25 Dylan Sanders (ON) Bikesports Cycling Club | 18:35 |
| 26 Jacob Howard (AB) Team Alberta | 20:28 |
| 27 Jörn Schumann (SK) Range Road Racing | 30:41 |
| DNS Taylor Etzl (ON) St. Catharines Cycling Club | |
| DNS Brandon Freund (ON) Mountainview Cycling Club-Total Sports | |
| DNS Max Yule (ON) St. Catharines Cycling Club |
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