July 23/14 0:35 am - Tour de l'Abitibi Desjardins: Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 07/23/14
The cyclists from the 46th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi Desjardins set off on a windy day, the first and longest stage of the week. After a beginning marked by several crashes, a second neutral start allowed many racers to rejoin the pack. Early in the race several attempts by cyclists from the national teams were made, but only after the 80th kilometre did two riders succeed in taking a significant lead on the rest of the pack. At the finish it was Rayane Bouhanni (France) and Magnus Bak Klaris (Denmark)arrived first and second, with a gap of more than a minute over the closest competitors.
A Well Decorated Rider
France honoured its first position in the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) general ranking, by winning not one, but two spots on the podium. Léo Danes won a third place for France. However, Bouhanni stood out with a first place and the brown jersey for best cyclist in the general ranking, and an orange jersey for best time. It should also be noted that he is the brother of Nacer Bouhanni, road cycling champion of France and racer for the professional team FDJ.fr.
Several Teams to Watch
Despite the fact that the France team is actually leading, the teams from Denmark and Morocco also shone during this stage. In addition to their second position on the podium, Danish racer Niklas Larsen won the blue jersey for best first year junior racer. As for the Moroccans, they once again proved their superiority on the hills, by finishing in the top 3 of all the King of the Mountain trials. This earned Abderrahim Zahiri the polka dot jersey for best climber.
Wednesday the Government of Quebec Stage
Wednesday the racers will leave from the La Sarre Coliseum at 4:45 p.m., and head toward Amos, via Palmarolle and Taschereau. After 99 kilometres on the road, the cyclists will perform 3 laps of the urban circuit, to finish their journey in front of the cathedral.
Tour de l'Abitibi press release
All photos by Christian Leduc
Results from the first stage of the Tour de l'Abitibi Desjardins, in Rouyn-Noranda, QC
| Stage 1: Rouyn-Noranda to Amos, 115.9 km | |
| 1 Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) France | 2:31:45 |
| 2 Magnus Bak Klaris (Den) Denmark | at s.t. |
| 3 Léo Danes (Fra) France | 0:15 |
| 4 Clayton Stone (USA) Flagstaff Selection | 0:17 |
| 5 Damien Touze (Fra) France | |
| 6 Adrien Carpentier (Fra) France | |
| 7 David Lombardo (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | |
| 8 Jonah Meadvancort (USA) EL Grupo Junior Select | |
| 9 Francisco Lara Carbajal (Mex) Mexico | |
| 10 Raphael Auclair (Can) Québec | |
| 11 Pier-André Côté (Can) Canada | |
| 12 Abderrahim Zahiri (Mar) Morocco | |
| 13 Daiki Magosaki (Jpn) Japan | |
| 14 Noah Granigan (USA) Race CF | |
| 15 Quentin Valognes (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 16 Ahmed Amine Galdoune (Mar) Morocco | |
| 17 Florian Maitre (Fra) France | |
| 18 Keigo Kusaba (Jpn) Japan | |
| 19 Tanner Browne (USA) GS Cyclelife | |
| 20 Antoine Côté (Can) André Cycle-Kaycan-RDS | |
| 21 El Mehdi Chokri (Mar) Morocco | |
| 22 Nicholas Harris (USA) EL Grupo Junior Select | |
| 23 Tommy Lucas (USA) Flagstaff Selection | |
| 24 Sébastien Havot (Fra) France | |
| 25 Jean-Simon D'anjou (Can) Canada | |
| 26 Andreas Hyldgaard Jeppesen (Den) Denmark | |
| 27 Alex Lessard (Can) Espoirs Quilicot TRJ Téléc | |
| 28 Laurent Gervais (Can) Québec | |
| 29 Willem Boersma (Can) Canada | |
| 30 Harold Tejada Canacue (Col) Colombie | |
| 31 Davi Cardona Hurtado (Col) Colombie | |
| 32 Etienne Dubuc (Can) André Cycle-Kaycan-RDS | |
| 33 P Martinez Fernandez (Mex) Mexico | |
| 34 David Duquette (USA) Flagstaff Selection | |
| 35 Chaz Lane (USA) MID-Atlantic Development | |
| 36 Lance Eddis-Finbow (USA) EL Grupo Junior Select | |
| 37 Alec Porter (USA) Northstar Development | |
| 38 Jesper Schultz (Den) Denmark | |
| 39 Yusuke Matsumoto (Jpn) Japan | |
| 40 Trevor Stothard (Can) Cycling BC | |
| 41 Zeke Mostov (USA) United States | |
| 42 Gavin Haley (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | |
| 43 Justin Griffin (USA) Flagstaff Selection | |
| 44 Riley Hankes (USA) Southeasten Regional | |
| 45 Austin Vincent (USA) United States | |
| 46 Thomas Revard (USA) Northstar Development | |
| 47 Peter Goguen (USA) Race CF | |
| 48 Derek Gee (Can) Canada | |
| 49 Maxx Chance (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | |
| 50 Edward Walsh (Can) Canada | |
| 51 Ian Mcshane (USA) Northstar Development | |
| 52 Charles Côté (Can) André Cycle-Kaycan-RDS | |
| 53 Kyle Kato (USA) Southeasten Regional | |
| 54 Christophe Rivard (Can) Espoirs Quilicot TRJ Téléc | |
| 55 Diego Binatena (USA) United States | |
| 56 Jackson Pickell (Can) Cycling BC | |
| 57 Charles Roy (Can) IAMGOLD-Specialized | |
| 58 Gavin Hoover (USA) United States | |
| 59 Takahiro Koyama (Jpn) Japan | |
| 60 Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Den) Denmark | |
| 61 Guillaume Roussel (Can) Espoirs Quilicot TRJ Téléc | |
| 62 Juan Gaitan Alarcon (Col) Colombie | |
| 63 Mathias Norsgaard Jorgensen (Den) Denmark | |
| 64 Niklas Larsen (Den) Denmark | |
| 65 Mohcine El Kouraji (Mar) Morocco | |
| 66 Adrien Costa (USA) United States | |
| 67 Victor Bourassa (Can) Québec | |
| 68 El Mahdi Laanaya (Mar) Morocco | |
| 69 Ben Duncan (USA) Flagstaff Selection | |
| 70 William Barta (USA) United States | |
| 71 Sébastien Dumont (Can) CCB-Ultime Vélo-TREK | all s.t. |
| 72 Richard Rainville (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | 0:32 |
| 73 Evan East (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | |
| 74 Fletcher Lydick (USA) Southeasten Regional | both s.t. |
| 75 Isr Covarrubias Rocha (Mex) Mexico | 0:37 |
| 76 Ilyass Rabihi (Mar) Morocco | 0:41 |
| 77 Christian Santa Cruz (USA) Flagstaff Selection | |
| 78 Simon Ouellet (Can) IAMGOLD-Specialized | both s.t. |
| 79 Angel Carranza Urizar (Gua) Guatemala | 0:48 |
| 80 Adam Alvarez (USA) MID-Atlantic Development | 0:51 |
| 81 Andre Nicol Bos Gürtler (Gua) Guatemala | 1:07 |
| 82 Luis Rodri Godoy Ochoa (Gua) Guatemala | 1:10 |
| 83 Samu Morkal Williams (USA) Race CF | s.t. |
| 84 Oscar Emili Serech Chan (Gua) Guatemala | 1:18 |
| 85 Keenan Duncan (USA) EL Grupo Junior Select | 1:22 |
| 86 Mitchell Gray (USA) Arizona Select | 2:55 |
| 87 Jérémie Désilets-Jacob (Can) Espoirs Quilicot TRJ Téléc | 3:08 |
| 88 Franci Carratala Jorda (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 3:13 |
| 89 Christian Ricci (Can) Ontario | 3:53 |
| 90 Cameron Mason (Can) Ontario | s.t. |
| 91 Matthew Valencia (USA) Race CF | 4:01 |
| 92 Derek Cote (USA) MID-Atlantic Development | s.t. |
| 93 Joh Canaveral Vargas (Col) Colombie | 4:08 |
| 94 Nicolas Barriault (Can) André Cycle-Kaycan-RDS | 4:15 |
| 95 Anders Nystrom (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team | 4:48 |
| 96 Cooper Willsey (USA) Race CF | 5:21 |
| 97 Zach Lyons (USA) MID-Atlantic Development | 5:41 |
| 98 Logan Boyd (USA) EL Grupo Junior Select | 5:51 |
| 99 Carlos Cuervo Montemayor (Mex) Mexico | 6:22 |
| 100 Connor Toppings (Can) IAMGOLD-Specialized | s.t. |
| 101 Ian Haupt (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team | 7:22 |
| 102 Joshua Kropf (Can) GS Cyclelife | 7:30 |
| 103 Joel Taylor (Can) Cycling BC | 7:44 |
| 104 Matthew Owens (USA) Race CF | 7:50 |
| 105 Cooper Rombold (USA) EL Grupo Junior Select | |
| 106 Samuel Perigny (Can) Québec | |
| 107 Alexandre Simard (Can) Vélo Mauricie | |
| 108 Marc-André Perron (Can) Vélo Mauricie | |
| 109 Marc-Alexandre Delage (Can) Espoirs Quilicot TRJ Téléc | |
| 110 Connor Simmons (USA) Southeasten Regional | |
| 111 Félix Boudreau (Can) Vélo Mauricie | |
| 112 Alexan Romero Moreno (Col) Colombie | |
| 113 Daniel Lehman (USA) MID-Atlantic Development | |
| 114 Jordan Marhanka (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development | |
| 115 Ethan Furois (USA) Northstar Development | |
| 116 Davis Wilkey (USA) Arizona Select | all s.t. |
| 117 Kakeru Mizutani (Jpn) Japan | 8:41 |
| 118 Jean-François Soucy (Can) Canada | 8:50 |
| 119 Spencer Virtue (Can) Arizona Select | 9:26 |
| 120 Bryan Boydstun (USA) Arizona Select | 9:47 |
| 121 Jedidiah Fritzinger (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team | 10:15 |
| 122 Daichi Tomio (Jpn) Japan | 10:32 |
| 123 Hubert Laferriere (Can) Québec | 12:46 |
| 124 Mathieu Roy (Can) Québec | 12:59 |
| 125 Vincent Girard (Can) CCB-Ultime Vélo-TREK | 13:09 |
| 126 Louis Dallaire (Can) André Cycle-Kaycan-RDS | 14:01 |
| 127 Arnaud Cossette (Can) Vélo Mauricie | s.t. |
| 128 Nicholas Vorwerk (USA) Team Novo Nordisk | 14:23 |
| 129 Max Duso (Can) Cycling BC | 14:54 |
| 130 Zachary Nehr (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team | 15:05 |
| 131 Garrett Roth (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team | |
| 132 Alejandr Guzman Medina (Col) Colombie | |
| 133 Anthony Marando (Can) CCB-Ultime Vélo-TREK | |
| 134 Daniel Yakushevich (USA) Arizona Select | |
| 135 Teddy Kozlowski (USA) GS Cyclelife | |
| 136 Cordell Dickie (Can) Cycling BC | |
| 137 Gavin Alexander (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 138 Antoine Bouchard (Can) André Cycle-Kaycan-RDS | all s.t. |
| 139 Alex Cormier (Can) Ontario | 17:43 |
| 140 Michael Gaines (USA) Northstar Development | 18:04 |
| 141 Jua Gonzalez Aguilera (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 18:10 |
| 142 Guillaume Lebrun (Can) CCB-Ultime Vélo-TREK | |
| 143 Liam Dunn (USA) ISCorp Cycling Team | |
| 144 Trevor O'donnell (Can) Ontario | |
| 145 Antoine Breton (Can) IAMGOLD-Specialized | |
| 146 Stephan Davidson (Can) Vélo Mauricie | s.t. |
| 147 Ross Graham (Can) Ontario | 19:39 |
| 148 Benjamin Hasz (USA) Southeasten Regional | 21:17 |
| 149 Will Hughes (USA) Southeasten Regional | s.t. |
| 150 Brian Gaines (USA) Northstar Development | 22:36 |
| 151 Samuel Lear (USA) GS Cyclelife | 23:00 |
| 152 Dustin King (Can) IAMGOLD-Specialized | s.t. |
| 153 Ricardo Villalobos Hernandez (Mex) Mexico | 23:35 |
| 154 Liam Whitman (Can) Ontario | 27:04 |
| 155 Pierre-Olivier Santerre (Can) Espoirs Quilicot TRJ Téléc | all s.t. |
| 156 Mason Burtnik (Can) Cycling BC | |
| 157 Olivier Péloquin (Can) CCB-Ultime Vélo-TREK | |
| 158 Olivier Proulx-Fournier (Can) IAMGOLD-Specialized | |
| 159 Philippe Mireault (Can) CCB-Ultime Vélo-TREK | 27:04 |
| 160 Emerson Lindenlaub (USA) MID-Atlantic Development | 27:46 |
| 161 Jake Thompson (USA) GS Cyclelife | 28:19 |
| 162 Keane Brennan (USA) GS Cyclelife | |
| 163 Patrick Bourguignon (Can) Vélo Mauricie | both s.t. |
| DNF Devin Reavis (USA) Arizona Select | |
| DNF Matthew English (USA) Team Novo Nordisk |
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