June 7/14 20:02 pm - Grand Prix Saguenay: Stage 3 report and results
Posted by Editoress on 06/7/14
The third stage of the Grand Prix cycliste de Saguenay was a criterium of 74.2 kilometres covering 35 laps of a 2.2 kilometre loop, utilizing the charming streets of downtown Chicoutimi.
The race scenario could not have be more perfect for this showcase stage of the inaugural Grand Prix, with the national Criterium champions of the United States, Eric Young (Optum-Kelly Benefits), and Canada, Pierrick Naud (Garneau-Quebecor), competing for the General Classification. Young is ranked first, wearing the yellow jersey, followed a few seconds behind by Naud.
The course started with a flat section along the Saguenay River before taking a right turn to face a steep climb of 150 metres with an 11% grade. After another right turn, the peloton paraded on Racine Street alongside all the restaurant and pub patios of the downtown core, a flat section for about 800 metres, before making two consecutive right turns to get to the finish line.
Optum was controlling the peloton for much of the race
A breakaway of about fifteen riders left early but did not last very long, with the bunch thirsty for a sprint finish. A little later the reigning U.S. Champion Eric Marcotte (Team SmartStop) and the 2012 Canadian Champion Ryan Roth (Silber Pro Cycling) took off on a breakaway with Viesturs Luksevic (Amore & Vita) and Anatoliy Pakthusov (ISD Continental). Ultimately, Roth and Marcotte were too strong for Luksevic and Pakthusov and attacked their breakaway companions.
Ryan Roth (Silber) and Eric Marcotte (SmartStop) were the last suvivors of a breakaway
It was only with less than five laps to go that the peloton managed to rejoin the two riders ahead, setting the scene for a bunch sprint.
At the line, it was Argentinean former ProTour rider Juan José Haedo (Team Jamis-Hagens Berman) who crossed the finish line first, edging at the finish line Shane Kline (Team SmartStop) and Pierrick Naud.
JJ Haedo (Team Jamis-Hagens Berman) wins the sprint
The third place for Pierrick Naud earned him the green jersey of leader in the Points classification with 41 points, only one more than Jure Kocjan (Team Smartstop).
"It is certain that I would love to get a win, but three podiums in three days ... I did not expect that at all coming here. I take possession of the green jersey, so mission accomplished so far," said Naud, after the race. "When there is a breakaway, there is always a little bit of stress that sets in, whether it will be caught or not. My team, I had two guys in the first breakaway, so I just had to wait in the pack and hope the break comes back."
Naud was wearing the jersey of the Canadian Criterium Champion. "It was a great event tonight with a large number of spectators who came out to see the race. Encouragements always give a small boost to the field in the final laps."
Podium
Jerseys
The race leader since Stage 1, Eric Young, managed to retain the yellow jersey despite the small time difference between him and closest rivals Pierrick Naud and Jure Kocjan, and will ride Sunday to defend the jersey in the final stage. Young has yet to win a UCI stage race in his career since transferring from track to road cycling.
"The Optum-Kelly Benefits guys did a lot of work today. They rode great and I couldn't have asked anything different today with a bunch of attacks and a super aggressive field. We are really happy to keep the yellow," said Young. "It was very hectic last couple of laps. I wish I would have been higher up for the sprint, but ultimately we are happy going to the last stage with the yellow jersey."
The Italian rider Luca Benedetti of Team Amore & Vita will race the last stage tomorrow wearing the Polka Dot jersey as leader of the King of the Mountain classification. Benedetti has 28 points to date, leading comfortably over teammate Michael Woods in second place with 15 points, and Team Colombia's Edson Calderon, third with 13 points.
The White Jersey of Best Young Rider (U23) is retained for a third consecutive day by Asbjorn Kragch Andersen of the Danish team Christina Watches-Kuma. Kragch Andersen is currently nineteenth overall in the general classification.
The first Grand Prix cycliste de Saguenay ends Sunday with the fourth stage, a 149 kilometre race in and around Chicoutimi, for 14 laps of a 10.7 kilometre circuit.
Results from the third stage in Chicoutimi, Quebec
| Stage 3: Chicoutimi criterium | |
| 1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Jamis Hagens Berman | 1:36:45 |
| 2 Shane Kliine (USA) SmartStop | |
| 3 Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 4 Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Christina Watches | |
| 5 Jesse Kerrison (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 6 Elliot Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 7 Jure Kocjan (Slo) SmartStop | |
| 8 Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Amore & Vita | |
| 9 Maksym Vasilyev (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 10 Ian Crane (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 11 Yean Stefan Rodriguez Sepulveda (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 12 Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 13 David Drouin (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 14 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Christina Watches | |
| 15 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Novo Nordisk | |
| 16 Léandre Bouchard (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 17 Luca Benedetti (Ita) Amore & Vita | |
| 18 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 19 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 20 Éric Marcotte (USA) SmartStop | |
| 21 Charles Planet (Fra) Novo Nordisk | |
| 22 Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Astellas Cycling | |
| 23 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita | |
| 24 James Stemper (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 25 Joshua Berry (USA) SmartStop | |
| 26 Christopher Uberti (USA) Astellas Cycling | |
| 27 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Christina Watches | |
| 28 Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 29 Timothy Rugg (USA) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
| 30 Jonathan Hornbeck (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 31 Jake Tanner (GBr) Christina Watches | |
| 32 Talor Shelden (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 33 Benjamin Perry (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 34 Stephen Hyde (USA) Astellas Cycling | |
| 35 Gavin Mannion (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 36 Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 37 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 38 Sam Witmitz (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 39 Matt Green (GBr) Astellas Cycling | |
| 40 Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 41 Javier Megian Leal (Esp) Novo Nordisk | |
| 42 Jimmi Sorensen (Den) Christina Watches | |
| 43 Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 44 Michael Woods (Can) Amore & Vita | |
| 45 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 46 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 47 Nicolas Lefrançois (Fra) Novo Nordisk | |
| 48 Maxime Jenkins (USA) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
| 49 Alexis Cartier (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 50 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Novo Nordisk | |
| 51 Alex Wohler (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 52 Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 53 William Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 54 Volodymyr Dzhus (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 55 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 56 Sebastian Forke (Ger) Christina Watches | |
| 57 Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 58 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 59 Michael Torckler (NZl) SmartStop | |
| 60 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 61 Bruno Langlois (Can) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 62 Yors Santofimio (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 63 Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 64 Daniel Durango (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 65 Kirk Carlsen (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 66 David Lozano Riba (Esp) Novo Nordisk | |
| 67 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 68 Anatoliy Budyak (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 69 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 70 Bjorn Selander (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 71 Will Elliot (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 72 Olivier Brisebois (Can) Norco Premier Tech | |
| 73 Frédéric Cossette (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 74 Williams David (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 75 Jeremy Durrin (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 76 Émile Jean (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 77 Chad Beyer (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 78 Jacob Rathe (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 79 Clay Murfet (Aus) Astellas Cycling | |
| 80 Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 81 Joshua Lucas Galloway Prete (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | all s.t. |
| 82 Kristofer Dahl (Can) SmartStop | 00:15 |
| 83 Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Garneau-Québecor | 00:49 |
| 84 Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau-Québecor | s.t. |
| 85 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 01:04 |
| 86 James Gene Piccoli (Can) Amore & Vita | 01:29 |
| 87 Julian Kyer (USA) SmartStop | 01:50 |
| 88 Benjamin Chartrand (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | 02:19 |
| 89 Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | 02:22 |
| 90 Jordon Cheyne (Can) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | 02:46 |
| 91 Antonio Di Batista (Ita) Amore & Vita | 03:07 |
| 92 Martin Rupes (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | 04:11 |
| 93 Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Astellas Cycling | 05:15 |
| 94 Ian Burnett (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | 06:41 |
| DNF Michael Vink (NZl) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| DNF Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| GC | |
| 1 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 2 Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 3 Jure Kocjan (Slo) SmartStop | |
| 4 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Novo Nordisk | |
| 5 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 6 Éric Marcotte (USA) SmartStop | |
| 7 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 8 Ian Crane (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 9 Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Astellas Cycling | |
| 10 James Stemper (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 11 Michael Torckler (NZl) SmartStop | |
| 12 Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 13 Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 14 Luca Benedetti (Ita) Amore & Vita | |
| 15 Talor Shelden (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 16 Bruno Langlois (Can) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 17 Jacob Rathe (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 18 Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 19 Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Christina Watches | |
| 20 Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Amore & Vita | |
| 21 Elliot Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 22 Léandre Bouchard (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 23 Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 24 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita | |
| 25 Joshua Berry (USA) SmartStop | |
| 26 Timothy Rugg (USA) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
| 27 Christopher Uberti (USA) Astellas Cycling | |
| 28 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Christina Watches | |
| 29 Gavin Mannion (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 30 Jonathan Hornbeck (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 31 Charles Planet (Fra) Novo Nordisk | |
| 32 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 33 Benjamin Perry (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 34 Jake Tanner (GBr) Christina Watches | |
| 35 Nicolas Lefrançois (Fra) Novo Nordisk | |
| 36 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 37 Matt Green (GBr) Astellas Cycling | |
| 38 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 39 Michael Woods (Can) Amore & Vita | |
| 40 Anatoliy Budyak (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 41 Javier Megian Leal (Esp) Novo Nordisk | |
| 42 Maxime Jenkins (USA) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
| 43 Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 44 Daniel Durango (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 45 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Novo Nordisk | |
| 46 Chad Beyer (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 47 William Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 48 Volodymyr Dzhus (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 49 Jimmi Sorensen (Den) Christina Watches | |
| 50 Kirk Carlsen (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 51 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 52 Williams David (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 53 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 54 David Lozano Riba (Esp) Novo Nordisk | |
| 55 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 56 Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 57 Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 58 Will Elliot (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 59 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 60 Bjorn Selander (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 61 Frédéric Cossette (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 62 Shane Kliine (USA) SmartStop | |
| 63 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 64 Maksym Vasilyev (Ukr) ISD Continental | |
| 65 Alex Wohler (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 66 Yors Santofimio (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 67 Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 68 Clay Murfet (Aus) Astellas Cycling | |
| 69 Jeremy Durrin (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 70 Sam Witmitz (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 71 Joshua Lucas Galloway Prete (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 72 Jordon Cheyne (Can) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
| 73 Jesse Kerrison (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 74 Yean Stefan Rodriguez Sepulveda (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 75 Stephen Hyde (USA) Astellas Cycling | |
| 76 Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 77 Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 78 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Christina Watches | |
| 79 Sebastian Forke (Ger) Christina Watches | |
| 80 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 81 Émile Jean (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 82 Martin Rupes (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 83 Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau-Québecor | |
| 84 Ian Burnett (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | |
| 85 Antonio Di Batista (Ita) Amore & Vita | |
| 86 Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) 4-72 Colombia | |
| 87 Alexis Cartier (Can) Transport Lacombe | |
| 88 Julian Kyer (USA) SmartStop | |
| 89 David Drouin (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | |
| 90 Olivier Brisebois (Can) Norco Premier Tech | |
| 91 Kristofer Dahl (Can) SmartStop | |
| 92 James Gene Piccoli (Can) Amore & Vita | |
| 93 Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Astellas Cycling | |
| 94 Benjamin Chartrand (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| Points GC | |
| 1 Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau-Québecor | 41 pts |
| 2 Jure Kocjan (Slo) SmartStop | 40 |
| 3 Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Christina Watches | 34 |
| 4 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 30 |
| 5 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Novo Nordisk | 29 |
| 6 Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Amore & Vita | 29 |
| 7 Jesse Kerrison (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | 20 |
| 8 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis Hagens Berman | 15 |
| 9 Elliot Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | 15 |
| 10 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Jamis Hagens Berman | 15 |
| 11 Shane Kliine (USA) SmartStop | 14 |
| 12 Ian Crane (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | 14 |
| 13 Éric Marcotte (USA) SmartStop | 11 |
| 14 Luca Benedetti (Ita) Amore & Vita | 11 |
| 15 Yean Stefan Rodriguez Sepulveda (Col) 4-72 Colombia | 10 |
| 16 Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental | 9 |
| 17 Maksym Vasilyev (Ukr) ISD Continental | 7 |
| 18 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 7 |
| 19 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling Team | 6 |
| 20 Antonio Di Batista (Ita) Amore & Vita | 6 |
| 21 Benjamin Perry (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | 5 |
| 22 Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia | 5 |
| 23 James Stemper (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | 4 |
| 24 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team | 4 |
| 25 Léandre Bouchard (Can) Transport Lacombe | 4 |
| 26 Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Astellas Cycling | 3 |
| 27 Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) Garneau-Québecor | 3 |
| 28 Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | 3 |
| 29 David Drouin (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC express | 3 |
| 30 Alex Wohler (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | 3 |
| 31 Michael Torckler (NZl) SmartStop | 3 |
| 32 Talor Shelden (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | 2 |
| 33 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Christina Watches | 2 |
| 34 Jacob Rathe (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | 2 |
| 35 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | 2 |
| 36 Bruno Langlois (Can) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | 2 |
| 37 Kristofer Dahl (Can) SmartStop | 1 |
| KOM | |
| 1 Luca Benedetti (Ita) Amore & Vita | 28 pts |
| 2 Michael Woods (Can) Amore & Vita | 15 |
| 3 Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia | 13 |
| 4 Joshua Berry (USA) SmartStop | 8 |
| 5 Michael Torckler (NZl) SmartStop | 7 |
| 6 Kirk Carlsen (USA) JellyBelly p/b Maxxis | 6 |
| 7 Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman | 6 |
| 8 Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) 4-72 Colombia | 6 |
| 9 Jonathan Hornbeck (USA) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | 5 |
| 10 Bruno Langlois (Can) 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | 3 |
| 11 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Novo Nordisk | 3 |
| 12 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Christina Watches | 2 |
| 13 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Christina Watches | 2 |
| 14 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis Hagens Berman | 1 |
| 15 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Budget Forklifts Cycling | 1 |
| 16 Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental | 1 |
| 17 William Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1 |
| Team GC | |
| 1 SmartStop | 4:50:15 |
| 2 Jamis Hagens Berman | |
| 3 Christina Watches | |
| 4 Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | |
| 5 Novo Nordisk | |
| 6 Garneau-Québecor | |
| 7 Budget Forklifts Cycling | |
| 8 4-72 Colombia | |
| 9 Astellas Cycling | |
| 10 5 hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 11 Silber Pro Cycling Team | |
| 12 ISD Continental | |
| 13 NCCH | |
| 14 Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | all s.t. |
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