Posted by Editoress on 07/12/15
Australia's Jason Lowndes Sprint to Victory in Benco Criterium
Four-time Canadian Criterium National Champion Wins Women’s Race
Men
His rider profile on the Garneau-Quebecor website says that one of his nicknames is “Sleepy Jase”, but he proved to be anything but sleepy on Saturday night as Jason Lowndes won the 2015 Brenco Criterium in a sprint to the finish line on the final lap. His official time to complete the 60-lap, 54 kilometre race was one hour, 13 minutes, and 25 seconds.
The 21-year-old just edged North Vancouver’s Ryan Anderson of Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies and Astellas Cycling Team rider Brandon Feehery to take the victory. The orange helmets of Optum were prominent in the final laps of the race, as it looked like they’d be able to hang on for the win.
“There was a whole Optum lead out train there and they’ve proved to be strong absolutely everywhere, but I was pretty keen to test my ability against them and was pretty surprised to come out on top,” said Lowndes, who’s from Kalgoorlie, Australia. “I’ve been sprinting pretty well this year, so I’m pretty happy.”
The Brenco Criterium is an extremely fast course, which sees riders navigating the tight corners of the downtown core of the historic fishing village of Ladner. The speed of the race was on display especially a quarter of the way through when close to 15 riders were lapped and subsequently withdrawn from the field.
2015 marks the fourth straight year that Anderson has found himself on the podium at the Brenco Criterium, after a third place finish last year along with a second place in 2013 and a win in 2012. The 27-year-old product of the Victoria Academy of Cycling also finished atop the podium at this race in 2009. Anderson was quick to give the credit for this year’s second place finish to his Optum teammates.
“The guys did unreal tonight for me, it was really nice,” he said. “We just were beaten in the finish, but the team was really good tonight.”
Despite the drowsy nickname, Lowndes is excited about what Sunday brings with the White Spot | Delta UCI 1.2 Road Race and is relishing the opportunity to be on top of the podium for the second straight day.
“Tomorrow’s been on my radar for a long time, a flat UCI race… they’re not everywhere so (a first place finish) is a result I’m looking for at the moment,” he said.
Although Anderson knows he’ll need his teammates to be successful in Sunday’s Road Race, a win would be extra special for him on an individual level.
“The road race is one of the stages of the Tour de Delta I haven’t won, so I’d really like to do that tomorrow,” he said, before acknowledging the fans, sponsors, and organizers. “We’re really thankful for everyone coming out, the community and all of Delta. It’s really nice to have this event, and it’s fantastic every year.”
Women
The primes at the Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium are famous across North America, but sprinting for the big bucks wasn’t on the mind of 2015 winner Leah Kirchmann of Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies. The Winnipeg native finished the 40-lap, 36 kilometre race in 56 minutes and five seconds, winning it for the second straight year.
“I knew it was the (final) sprint that counted the most, so I’m happy about that,” said Kirchmann.
On the final lap, Kirchmann was set up well by her Optum teammates Annie Ewart and Lex Albrecht, who claimed the crowd prime.
“It was perfect, Lex was right up there, she got the last prime, (and was) keeping everything together,” said Kirchmann, who is the only woman to win the road race, time trial and criterium at the Canadian Road Championships, which she did in 2014. “Annie just killed it on the last lap, gave me a lead out through that last corner and I had a clean sprint to the line… it was perfect.”
One rider who cleaned up on primes came in second place, Ale Cipollini’s Shelley Olds of Gilroy, California. At one point, she won four primes in a row and finished with six overall. Afterward the race, Olds admitted that going for the primes may have expended too much energy when it came to the final lap.
“I think maybe it did, but it’s all for training,” said the 34-year-old who is using BC Superweek as a tune up for the women’s Tour de France next month. “I want to get as many sprints in as I can here, so it’s all good.”
Finishing third in the sprint was Aussie Lauretta Hanson of Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing. Hanson made her BC Superweek debut back in 2013 with a second place finish at the UBC Grand Prix – and the 21-year-old was hooked.
“I love this series and this race in particular,” she expressed. “I wanted to be on the podium with girls as high calibre as Shelley and Leah.”
Her teammate Laura Van Gilder, who’s a veteran of more than 20 years of cycling, set up Hanson with a fantastic lead out at the end.
“She’s an excellent competitor and I wanted to be riding with her this series,” said Hanson of Van Gilder. “She’s come on board with Fearless Femme and we’re hoping to keep the results coming.”
With eight laps to go, the rain that British Columbia has so desperately needed lately started to fall, which changed the already challenging course significantly and made the roads very slick.
“I hasn’t rained here in a long time and when it does, all the oil comes out from the road and I was actually scared at the end of the race,” explained Kirchmann. “I was losing my rear wheel around some of the corners, so I took it pretty chill on the last lap – as chill as you can – and was really careful, just knowing it was really slippery.”
The Tour de Delta wraps up with the White Spot | Delta UCI 1.2 Road Race in Tsawwassen on Sunday, which the women’s field immediately began looking forward to as soon as the Brenco Criterium was in the books. Hanson knows her Fearless Femme team is geared up for the potential to gain UCI points.
“We’ve got some really strong girls, we’ve got Mandy Heintz who’s just coming back from a broken collarbone so we’re hoping to put together some good results and we’re looking forward to it,” she said.
As for Kirchmann, the two-time defending champion at the White Spot | Delta Road Race, she hopes to ride a wave of success right into the women’s Tour de France.
“After the White Spot | Delta Road Race tomorrow, I’m actually heading to Europe with Optum and doing a month-long block of racing over there that will include the La Course by the Tour de France race – I’m excited to return – and we’re also doing the Sparkassen World Cup and the Route de France.”
Tour de Delta press release
Results from the second stage of the Tour de Delta's Brenco Criterium on Saturday July 11th
Pro/1/2/3/ Women | |
1 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:56:05.3 |
2 Shelley Olds (USA) Ale-Cipollini | |
3 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | |
4 Irena Ossola (USA) independent | |
5 Jamie Gilgen (Can) Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge | |
6 Marie-Soleil Blais (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | |
7 Sara Bergen (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
8 Annie Ewart (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
9 Kinley Gibson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
10 Sabrina David (USA) Groove Subaru - Excel Sports | |
11 Alice Georgia Simmerling (Can) independent | |
12 Ashley Barson (Can) Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge | |
13 Sarah Coney (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
14 Sara Poidevin (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
15 Lex Albrecht (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
16 Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) Local Ride Racing | |
17 Heidi Wood (USA) independent | |
18 Lindsay Bayer (USA) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | |
19 Catherine Ouellette (Can) independent | |
20 Juliette Wheler (Can) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
21 Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | |
22 Kimberley Johnson (USA) Naked Women's Racing | |
23 Emily Flynn (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | all s.t. |
24 Meghan Grant (Can) Alete-FLC | 0:56:10.0 |
25 Suzanna Dupee (USA) Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth | |
26 Amalie Bruneau (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | |
27 Rachel Canning (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
28 Suzanne Hamilton (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
29 Ellen Watters (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | |
30 Jannalyn Luttrell (USA) Roosters Bikers Edge | |
31 Natalie Koncz (USA) Nemesis Racing | |
32 Allison Daniel (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
33 Ariane Bonhomme (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | all s.t. |
34 Alysia Withers (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | 0:56:15.7 |
35 Kelsey Macdonald (Can) BOC Racing / Team Giant Vancouver | |
36 Claire Cameron (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
37 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | all s.t. |
38 Cady Chintis (USA) Garage Racing | - 1 lap |
DNF Leah Guloien (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNF Jennifer Gerth (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
DNF Janna Gillick (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
DNF Emma Lujan (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
DNF Brenna Pauly (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
DNF Melanie Von Stetten (Can) Women's Team ATAC | |
DNF Jessica Uebelhart (Sui) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | |
DNF Jody Rechenmacher (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Mandy Heintz (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | |
DNF Jennifer Vollmer (USA) Roosters Bikers Edge | |
DNF Michele Schaeffer (USA) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
DNF Allie Guenther (Can) independent | |
DNF Margaret Ovenell (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
DNF Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNS Carrie Cartmill (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | |
DNS Tara Whitten (Can) The Cyclery - Opus | |
DNS Gillian Ellsay (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNS Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNS Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW presented by Happy Tooth Dental | |
DNS Morgan Cabot (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNS Justine Clift (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNS Amy Charity (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
DNS Joanne Kiesanowski (Nzl) Team TIBCO-SVB | |
DNS Christy Keely (USA) Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing | |
DNS Genevieve Krahn (Can) Holiday Inn Calgary Northwest / P-K Express | |
Pro/1/2 Men | |
1 Jason Lowndes (Aus) Garneau Quebecor | 1:13:25.50 |
2 Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
3 Brandon Feehery (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | |
4 Tobin Ortenblad (USA) California Giant/Specialized | |
5 Elliott Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
6 Sam Bassetti (USA) iRT Racing | |
7 Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop | |
8 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
9 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:13:27.40 |
10 Michael Sheehan (USA) Elbowz Racing | 1:13:28.30 |
11 Brandon Etzl (Can) Team NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
12 Anton Varabei (Can) Garneau Quebecor | both s.t. |
13 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Bike Aid | 1:13:31.20 |
14 Matt Chatlaong (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
15 Robert Hargrove (Can) Sante Universalle // Marin Bikes | |
16 Isaac Leblanc (Can) Team NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
17 Derrick St-John (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
18 Olivier Brisebois (Can) Garneau Quebecor | |
19 Jack Burke (Can) Team NCCH p/b Dec Express | all s.t. |
20 Curtis Dearden (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | 1:13:35.00 |
21 Mason Burtnik (Can) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
22 Mackenzie Champlin (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | both s.t. |
23 Torey Phillipp (USA) California Giant/Specialized | 1:13:36.40 |
24 Chris Harland-Dunaway (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
25 James Mowatt (Aus) Data#3 Symantec | |
26 Stefan Rothe (USA) Elbowz Racing | all s.t. |
27 Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | 1:13:40.00 |
28 Garrett Mcleod (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
29 Gevan Samuel (Tto) Ride with Rendall | 1:13:40.30 |
30 Kaler Marshall (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano | |
31 Pat Casey (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano | |
32 Jeffrey Werner (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
33 Nathan Elliott (Aus) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | |
34 Connor Toppings (Can) Synergy Racing | |
35 Craig Richey (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
36 Joshua Carling (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
37 Brett Wakefield (Can) Team Giant Vancouver | all s.t. |
38 Amiel Flett-Brown (Can) TaG Cycling | 1:13:43.80 |
39 Jordan Landolt (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
40 Hendrik Werner (Ger) RRG Porz 1987 | |
41 Marc-Antoine Soucy (Can) Garneau Quebecor | all s.t. |
42 Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | 1:13:46.10 |
43 Max Jenkins (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | 1:13:49.00 |
44 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:13:56.50 |
45 Curtis White (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:14:02.70 |
46 William Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:14:10.40 |
47 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 1:14:15.20 |
48 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | s.t. |
49 Alexander Cowan (Can) CycleMeisters-Bow Cycle | 1:14:17.60 |
50 Edward Walsh (Can) Team NCCH p/b Dec Express | |
51 Alex Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
52 Morgan Schmitt (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano | |
53 Dan Gardner (Gbr) Astellas Cycling Team | all s.t. |
54 Clay Murfet (Aus) Astellas Cycling Team | 1:14:54.40 |
55 Jan Niklas Droste (Ger) Team Gießen u. Weiseck | 1:14:56.80 |
56 Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team Lexxi Speedbike | s.t. |
57 Cortlan Brown (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | 1:15:07.10 |
58 Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano | s.t. |
59 Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 1:15:16.10 |
60 Florenz Knauer (Ger) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | 1:15:18.50 |
60 Bailey Mcknight (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | 1:15:24.20 |
60 Jure Rupnik (Slo) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | |
60 Jacob Schwingboth (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | |
60 Walton Brush (USA) iRT Racing | |
60 Rene Corella (Mex) iRT Racing | |
60 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
60 Eamon Lucas (USA) iRT Racing | all s.t. |
DNF Felix Cote Bouvette (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | |
DNF Chris D'arcy (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNF Jackson Pickell (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNF Sherwood Plant (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNF Jonathan Wood (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNF Ty Andrews (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
DNF Normand Richard (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
DNF Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau Quebecor | |
DNF Nate Freed (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
DNF Ariel Herrmann (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
DNF William Myers (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
DNF Nick Schaffner (USA) Herbalife p/b Marc Pro - Strava | |
DNF Alexander Ray (Nzl) Silber Pro Cycling | |
DNF Lukas Adomonis (Can) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
DNF Noah Epp (Can) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
DNF Jacob Howard (Can) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
DNF Teddy Kozlowski (USA) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
DNF Joshua Kropf (Can) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
DNF Stefano Barberi (USA) California Giant/Specialized | |
DNF Coty Greenberg (USA) iRT Racing | |
DNF Willem Boersma (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNF Geordie Morrison (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNF Trevor Stothard (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNF Michael Parrish (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Kevin Massicotte (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee | |
DNF Luke Vanlauwe (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee | |
DNF Tony Baca (Mex) Elbowz Racing | |
DNF Fergus Horrobin (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
DNF Michael Pincus (USA) Super Squadra p/b Austin Bikes | |
DNF Christian Shubart-Knapton (Can) TaG Cycling | |
DNF Cory Ostertag (Can) Mighty Cycling | |
DNF Alex Hui (Can) Pro City Racing / Rumble Drinks | |
DNF Andrew Attwell (Can) Pro City Racing / Rumble Drinks | |
DNS Adam De Vos (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | |
DNS Stuart Wight (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team | |
DNS Emile De Rosnay (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNS David Gerth (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNS Nigel Kinney (USA) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNS Arturo Suarez (Mex) Langlois Brown Racing | |
DNS Danick Vandale (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
DNS Dylan Cunningham (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
DNS Cody Canning (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
DNS Raphael Lalumiere (Can) Russ Hays Accent Inns Cycling Team | |
DNS Julien Gagne (Can) Garneau Quebecor | |
DNS Bruno Langlois (Can) Garneau Quebecor | |
DNS Brad Neagos (USA) SMARTSAVVY+ p/b IRIS Cycling Project | |
DNS Jacob Albrecht (USA) California Giant/Specialized | |
DNS Zeke Mostov (USA) California Giant/Specialized | |
DNS Ben Wolfe (USA) California Giant/Specialized | |
DNS Adam Myerson (USA) Astellas Cycling Team | |
DNS Frayre Eder (Mex) iRT Racing | |
DNS Coulton Hartrich (USA) iRT Racing | |
DNS Nic Hamilton (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNS Jay Lamoureux (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNS Joel Taylor (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNS Mat Stephens (USA) Canyon Bicycles - Shimano | |
DNS Braydon Bourne (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee | |
DNS Chris Prendergast (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee | |
DNS Max Korus (USA) Team Mike's Bikes p/b Equator Coffees | |
DNS Chris Jameson (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
DNS Edouard Angue (Can) Musette Racing | |
DNS Mark Faas (Can) independent | |
Cat 3/4 Men | |
1 Cameron Fitzmaurice (Can) TaG Cycling | 0:26:00.5 |
2 Riley Pickrell (Can) Tripleshot Youth | |
3 Neil Davies (Can) Jubilee Racing | |
4 Michael Wegner (Can) Langlois Brown Racing | |
5 Julian Base (Can) Team Giant Vancouver | |
6 Brendan Armstrong (Can) TaG Cycling | |
7 William Lewis (Fra) Amical Cycliste Bisontine | |
8 Jem Arnold (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
9 Brendan Cowley (Can) Jubilee Racing | |
10 Greg Inkster (Can) V02 Min | |
11 Alan Zoller (Can) independent | |
12 Jesse Klassen (Can) independent | |
13 Daniel Owsiany (Can) independent | |
14 Matt Hornland (Can) Mighty Cycling - Pirates | |
15 Steve Bouvette (Can) Veloselect | |
16 Ted Matson (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
17 Dan Gronross (Can) Steed Cycles | |
18 Sean Zoschke (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
19 Emil Marcetta (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | all s.t. |
20 Hunter Lowden (Can) Steed Cycles | 0:26:08.7 |
21 Dylan Wiwad (Can) Gastown Cycling | 0:26:13.3 |
22 Emile Vogel-Nakamura (Can) TaG Cycling | 0:26:14.3 |
23 Max Duso (Can) TaG Cycling | s.t. |
24 Rowan Morris (Can) TaG Cycling | 0:26:23.9 |
25 Ben Auxier (Can) UBC Cycling Team | 0:26:57.1 |
26 Jeffrey Kemp (Can) independent | s.t. |
27 Maxwell Kelsch (Can) TaG Cycling | 0:26:58.2 |
28 Adam Holcombe (Can) Gastown Cycling | s.t. |
29 Matan Guttmann (Can) TaG Cycling | 0:27:01.2 |
30 John Warnock (Can) independent | 0:27:03.1 |
31 Steven Hewick (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | 0:27:25.1 |
DNF Tom Birk (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Andrew Coelho (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Ian Hilts (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Carmen Marin (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF John Tani (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Kurt Withers (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Kendrick Wong (Can) Glotman Simpson Cycling | |
DNF Jake Cullen (Can) Steed Cycles | |
DNF Kevin Owens (Can) Steed Cycles | |
DNF Owen Scott (Can) Steed Cycles | |
DNF Bradley Dean (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
DNF Chris Walls (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
DNF John White (Can) Gastown Cycling | |
DNF Wilson Tran (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
DNF James Kirker (Can) UBC Cycling Team | |
DNF Mark Mathew (Can) UBC Cycling Team | |
DNF Blair Benjamin (Can) Alete FLC | |
DNF Jeroen Rijken (Can) CRC Coastal Race Club | |
DNF James Thompson (Can) independent | |
DNF Eric Inkster (Can) EV/DEVO pb Catalyst Kinetics | |
DNS Ryan Newsome (Can) Team Giant Vancouver | |
DNS Ian Melhado (Can) independent |