Posted by Editoress on 06/14/13
A cool drizzle welcomed the riders for the start of the Lake Louise Road Race. The original 81km route along the scenic Bow Valley Parkway had to be shortened to 64km due to a family of bears and wolves that had moved into the area. This was a similar occurrence to what happened two years ago.
The 9:30am neutral roll-out saw our Cat 1/2 Men's leader, Evan Bayer (Team Niklaus), don the yellow jersey and ride the 2km to the start with the group. Once at the start, the 2-way radio signaled that there was a grizzly bear on the course and that we had to hold the race. This was a déjà vu from last year's race, where eight bears near the course kept the wildlife spotters and race caravans on constant alert.
Once underway, the Cat 1/2 men played things pretty safe. An early break by Colter Young (Team Saskatchewan) got up to a max of 18 seconds, yet was steadily reeled in by the 14km marker with strong work by both the Trek Red Truck and Rundle Mountain teams.
At the 37km marker the sun peaked through the cloud cover to help warm things up. And it couldn't have happened at a better time as just past the Castle Mountain Junction the peloton was neutralized to a 20km pace as there were three black bears feeding on the side of the road ahead.
With 40km still to be covered the race was back on. At the 5km-to-go marker, the boys of Trek Red Truck moved to the front and increased the tempo heading into the final stretch of rolling, twisting terrain leading into the final up-hill sprint.
With the pack together, it came down to a bunch sprint with Kris Dahl (H&R Block) out-muscling Doug van Den Ham (Nine2FivePro.com) for the win. Bailey McKnight (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) finished third and he and Dahl moved into a three-way tie for the lead with Bayer, who finished 20th, and is still in the leader's jersey.
The victory for Dahl had extra special meaning for this U23 rider from Calgary, Alberta. With the UCI Tour of Alberta race coming in September, Banff Lake Louise Tourism and the Alberta Peloton Association is awarding the top-U23 Alberta rider with a spot on the U.S. Continental cycling team SmartStop presented by Mountain Khakis competing at the Tour.
"I would love to win the opportunity to go to the Tour of Alberta. It will give me an opportunity to race with World Tour riders. I am also lucky to have a team here that is not only focused to win at Banff, but willing to help me win the spot on that team," commented an enthusiastic Dahl.
But the finish of the Cat 1/2 Men's race was not all smooth sailing. A crash with 2km to go saw two GC contenders, Jesse Reams (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) and defending champ, Aaron Schooler (H&R Block) go down in a crash. Though battered and bruised, it is hopeful both riders will be able to continue the race.
The Open Women's race start at 10am had the same wildlife delays as the men. The strong Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes took charge early in the race and continued its dominance until the end. GC leader Kirsti Lay (Bicisport), crested the final hill first, but was no match for the power of Jenny Lehman (Trek Red Truckp/b Mosaic Homes) in the finishing sprint. "Our team controlled the race from beginning to end. That was the plan," said Lehman. "After hurting my knee a few weeks back, this victory was important to my season. It feels great to be back."
Teammate Megan Rathwell took second while Lay took third. With the victory, Lehman takes over the GC lead and will wear the yellow jersey at Saturday's Stage 2 Time Trial.
Just like the other two races, the Cat 3/4 Men's race also stayed mostly together. The up-hill drive to the finish saw Cat 4 rider Colin Croston (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) solo clear to victory amidst the cheers of local friends and family. Scotty Lundy (Serious Cycling) took home the Cat 3 Men's win.
Saturday’s two-stage affair will bring the first real opportunity at the morning time trial for riders to put significant time on their rivals leading into the evening Criterium. Whoever races the fastest against the clock in the TT around Lake Minnewanka tomorrow could be our GC winner come Sunday.
Women, 81 km | |
1 Jenny Lehmann (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | 1:50:59 |
2 Megan Rathwell (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
3 Kirsti Lay (Bicisport) | |
4 Trina Van Dyck (Cranked) | |
5 Kinley Gibson (Juventus) | |
6 Marg Fedyna (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | |
7 Meghan Grant (Escape Velocity) | |
8 Kristine Brynjolfson (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | all s.t. |
9 Sara Poidevin (Cafe Racers) | 0:04 |
10 Erin Taylor (Independent) | 0:08 |
11 Lindsay Aspen (Team Saskatchewan) | |
12 Aleksandra Macklem (Lamprey Systems) | |
13 Christina Smith (Team Feminin Languedoc Rousillon Sud De France) | |
14 Sheila Summers (TCR Sport Lab) | |
15 Nik Vogler (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
16 Allison Beveridge (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
17 Kristin Baker (Pedalhead Road Works) | |
18 Holly Ackert (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
19 Erin Redl (Steed Cycles) | all s.t. |
20 Margie Smith (Independent) | 0:39 |
21 Brittany Webster (Team Mito Canada) | 0:45 |
22 Marina Aspen (Team Saskatchewan) | 1:18 |
23 Sarah Coney (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | 1:32 |
24 Liah Harvie (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 1:44 |
25 Hilary Wille (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | 3:57 |
26 Terra Manca (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | 4:28 |
27 Kendra Fergusson (TCR Sport Lab) | 4:37 |
28 Melanie Tait (Bicisport) | 5:52 |
29 Juliette Wheler (Team Saskatchewan) | 7:06 |
30 Evangeline Fletcher (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | 7:11 |
31 Erin Ruttan (Independent) | 7:27 |
32 Kaylynn Purdy (Bicisport) | 14:25 |
DNF Sharisse Kyle (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
DNF Suzanne Hamilton (Bicisport) | |
DNF Kerry Spearing (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | |
DNF Tori Spence (Independent) | |
Cat 1/2 Men, 81 km | |
1 Kristofer Dahl (Team H & R Block) | 1:37:29 |
2 Douglas van den Ham (Nine2FivePro.com) | |
3 Bailey McKnight (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
4 Sean Crooks (Soulsportif) | |
5 Cid Martinez-Arroyo (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
6 Shawn Bunnin (Deadgoat Racing) | |
7 Marc Enter (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | |
8 Darren Anderson (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
9 Dan MacDonald (Rideokanagan.com) | |
10 Craig Richey (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
11 Connor Wilson (Rideokanagan.com) | |
12 Anthony Killick (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
13 Luke Koolman (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
14 Chris McGarity (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | |
15 Jeff Perron (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
16 Dan Wood (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | |
17 Andrew Cullingham (Synergy Racing) | |
18 Colter Young (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | |
19 Josh Krabbe (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | |
20 Evan Bayer (Team Niklas) | |
21 Trev Williams (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | |
22 Chris Mcneil (Soulsportif) | |
23 Jordan Cheyne (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
24 Emile De Rosnay (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
25 Jared Green (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | |
26 Raph Lalumiere (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
27 Michael Van Den Ham (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
28 Tavish Taylor (Kryki Sports / Audi) | |
29 Zach Heskett (Independent) | |
30 Tyson Smith (Independent) | |
31 Jason Proche (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | |
32 Brad Clifford (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
33 David Strasser (Russ Hays Accent Inns pb Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
34 Scott Peever (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | |
35 Ian Auld (Soulsportif) | |
36 Mackenzie Garvin (Cyclemeisters/BowCycle) | |
37 Warren Muir (Soulsportif) | all s.t. |
38 Scott Manktelow (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:09 |
39 Ben Wortelboer (Team H & R Block) | |
40 Drew Rapoch | |
41 Kevin Bernstein (Independant) | |
42 Ty Andrews (Cyclemeisters/BowCycle) | |
43 Peter Lawrence (Soulsportif) | |
44 Jonathan Wood (Garneau Evolution) | |
45 Robin Clegg (Team H & R Block) | |
46 Adam de Vos (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
47 Justin Kerr (Team H & R Block) | |
48 Dustin Andrews (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | all s.t. |
49 Nicholas Jendzjowsky (Pedalhead Road Works) | 0:16 |
50 James Kendal (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
51 Geoff MacDonald (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | both s.t. |
52 Frank Woolstencroft (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 0:19 |
53 Stephen Mundy (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | 0:21 |
54 Fraser Mills-Connery (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:23 |
55 Brian Countryman (Velocity Cycling Club) | |
56 Patrick Paquette (Team Niklas) | |
57 Markel Cherenkoff (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | all s.t. |
58 Jevon Almond (Team Niklas) | 0:30 |
59 Kevin Rokosh (Edmonton Road and Track Club) | 0:34 |
60 Mark Bouthillette (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | 0:37 |
61 Paul Berry (Soulsportif) | 0:53 |
62 Charles Bougie (Calgary Crankmasters) | 0:56 |
63 Eric Jensen (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | s.t. |
64 Stephen Flanagan (Rideokanagan.com) | 1:03 |
65 Rob Reid (Soul Ski & Bike) | 1:05 |
66 Chris Taylor (Soulsportif) | 1:07 |
67 Dennis Bland (Calgary Crankmasters) | |
68 Kevin Boje (Team Niklas) | both s.t. |
69 Thomas Yip (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 1:19 |
70 Geoff Power (Team SPAN) | same time |
71 Blair Chapman (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | 1:26 |
72 Harley Borlee (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 1:37 |
73 Cuylar Conly (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | 1:43 |
74 Henri De Boever (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | 2:21 |
75 Aaron Schooler (Team H & R Block) | 2:23 |
76 Shaun Adamson (Velocity Cycling Club) | 2:26 |
77 Mark McConnell (Synergy Racing) | 2:29 |
78 Dave Holmes (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 6:32 |
79 Scott Laliberte (Saskatoon Business College pb Red Goat Sports) | s.t. |
80 Brett Person (Team Niklas) | 10:40 |
DNF Jesse Reams (Trek Red Truck Racing pb Mosaic Homes) | |
DNF Dave Stephens (Team H & R Block) | |
DNF Seth Phillips (University of Montana) |
Women | |
1 Jenny Lehmann (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | 1:53:51 |
2 Megan Rathwell (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | at 0:04 |
3 Kirsti Lay (Bicisport) | 0:06 |
4 Kinley Gibson (Juventus) | 0:12 |
5 Trina Van Dyck (Cranked) | 0:16 |
6 Meghan Grant (Escape Velocity) | 0:23 |
7 Kristine Brynjolfson (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | 0:24 |
8 Marg Fedyna (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | 0:25 |
9 Allison Beveridge (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | 0:29 |
10 Christina Smith (Team Feminin Languedoc Rousillon Sud De France) | 0:35 |
11 Sara Poidevin (Cafe Racers) | s.t. |
12 Nik Vogler (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 0:36 |
13 Erin Redl (Steed Cycles) | 0:37 |
14 Erin Taylor (Independent) | 0:42 |
15 Kristin Baker (Pedalhead Road Works) | 0:45 |
16 Holly Ackert (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:49 |
17 Lindsay Aspen (Team Saskatchewan) | 0:54 |
18 Aleksandra Macklem (Lamprey Systems) | 1:01 |
19 Sheila Summers (TCR Sport Lab) | 1:02 |
20 Margie Smith (Independent) | 1:07 |
21 Brittany Webster (Team Mito Canada) | 1:34 |
22 Sarah Coney (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | 2:02 |
23 Marina Aspen (Team Saskatchewan) | 2:02 |
24 Liah Harvie (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 2:14 |
25 Hilary Wille (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 4:31 |
26 Terra Manca (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | 4:59 |
27 Kendra Fergusson (TCR Sport Lab) | 5:30 |
28 Melanie Tait (Bicisport) | 6:53 |
29 Juliette Wheler (Team Saskatchewan) | 7:50 |
30 Evangeline Fletcher (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | 8:08 |
31 Erin Ruttan (Independent) | 8:43 |
DNF Kerry Spearing (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | |
DNF Tori Spence (Independent) | |
DNF Suzanne Hamilton (Bicisport) | |
DNF Sharisse Kyle (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | |
DNF Kaylynn Purdy (Bicisport) | |
1/2 Men | |
1 Evan Bayer (Team Niklas) | 1:39:58 |
2 Bailey McKnight (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | |
3 Kristofer Dahl (Team H & R Block) | both s.t. |
4 Shawn Bunnin (Deadgoat Racing) | 0:02 |
5 Craig Richey (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | s.t. |
6 Colter Young (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 0:04 |
6 Sean Crooks (Soulsportif) | s.t. |
8 Michael Van Den Ham (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 0:05 |
9 Douglas van den Ham (Nine2FivePro.com) | 0:07 |
10 Marc Enter (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 0:09 |
11 Jordan Cheyne (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 11 |
12 Chris Mcneil (Soulsportif) | s.t. |
13 Mackenzie Garvin (Cyclemeisters/BowCycle) | 0:12 |
14 Warren Muir (Soulsportif) | s.t. |
15 Darren Anderson (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:13 |
16 Josh Krabbe (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | s.t. |
17 Connor Wilson (Rideokanagan.com) | 0:14 |
18 Ian Auld (Soulsportif) | |
19 Brad Clifford (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | both s.t. |
20 Cid Martinez-Arroyo (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 0:15 |
21 Robin Clegg (Team H & R Block) | |
22 Emile De Rosnay (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | both s.t. |
23 Tavish Taylor (Kryki Sports / Audi) | 0:16 |
24 Jeff Perron (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:18 |
25 Zach Heskett (Independent) | |
26 Scott Peever (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | |
27 Tyson Smith (Independent) | |
28 Andrew Cullingham (Synergy Racing) | |
29 Luke Koolman (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | |
30 Justin Kerr (Team H & R Block) | all s.t. |
31 Jared Green (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 0:19 |
32 Dan Wood (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | 0:22 |
33 Dan MacDonald (Rideokanagan.com) | s.t. |
34 Trev Williams (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 0:24 |
35 Anthony Killick (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | s.t. |
36 Jason Proche (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | 0:25 |
37 Scott Manktelow (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:26 |
38 Raph Lalumiere (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 0:28 |
39 Clayton Meisner (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 0:30 |
40 Adam de Vos (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | |
41 Dustin Andrews (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | both s.t. |
42 David Strasser (Russ Hays Accent Inns p/b Pacific Cycling Centre) | 0:33 |
43 Ben Wortelboer (Team H & R Block) | 0:35 |
44 Ty Andrews (Cyclemeisters/BowCycle) | s.t. |
45 Nicholas Jendzjowsky (Pedalhead Road Works) | 0:36 |
46 Fraser Mills-Connery (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:37 |
47 Peter Lawrence (Soulsportif) | 0:40 |
48 Geoff MacDonald (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | 0:42 |
49 Jonathan Wood (Garneau Evolution) | s.t. |
50 Drew Rapoch (Team Mito Canada) | 0:46 |
51 Jevon Almond (Team Niklas) | 0:47 |
52 Stephen Mundy (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | s.t. |
53 Kevin Bernstein (Independent) | 0:48 |
54 James Kendal (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 0:49 |
55 Patrick Paquette (Team Niklas) | 0:51 |
56 Brian Countryman (Velocity Cycling Club) | s.t. |
57 Frank Woolstencroft (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 0:54 |
58 Markel Cherenkoff (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 1:04 |
59 Mark Bouthillette (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 1:11 |
60 Kevin Rokosh (Edmonton Road & Track Club) | s.t. |
61 Eric Jensen (Rundle Mountain Cycling Club) | 1:25 |
62 Chris Taylor (Soulsportif) | s.t. |
63 Paul Berry (Soulsportif) | 1:26 |
64 Charles Bougie (Calgary Crankmasters) | 1:33 |
65 Stephen Flanagan (Rideokanagan.com) | 1:40 |
66 Dennis Bland (Calgary Crankmasters) | 1:44 |
67 Rob Reid (Soul Ski & Bike) | s.t. |
68 Thomas Yip (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 1:48 |
69 Kevin Boje (Team Niklas) | 1:56 |
70 Geoff Power (Team SPAN) | 1:59 |
71 Cuylar Conly (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 2:02 |
72 Blair Chapman (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 2:21 |
73 Harley Borlee (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 2:28 |
74 Aaron Schooler (Team H & R Block) | 2:41 |
75 Mark McConnell (Synergy Racing) | 2:43 |
76 Henri De Boever (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) | 2:53 |
77 Shaun Adamson (Velocity Cycling Club) | 3:01 |
78 Dave Holmes (Speed Theory Cycling p/b The Doctrine Training) | 7:23 |
79 Scott Laliberte (Saskatoon Business College p/b Red Goat Sports) | 7:43 |
80 Brett Person (Team Niklas) | 11:19 |
DNF Seth Phillips (University of Montana) | |
DNF Dave Stephens (Team H & R Block) | |
DNF Jesse Reams (Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes) |
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