After yesterday's big
escape of 21 riders that put 33 minutes on the rest of the peloton,
the remaining 88 strong peloton was considered to be out of contention
for the overall classification. With Mercury in control at the front
for the second day, the opportunity for a breakaway of non-contenders
was ripe. After about 10 kilometres of attacks against the yellow jersey,
a group of 12 formed off the front. The break was again highly motivated
and with the highest placed rider over 37 minutes in arrears in the
individual classification, the Mercury squad settled in at the front
of the main peloton.
As the attacks in the main group subsided, the attacks in the breakaway
began. Not content to work with a 12 man group, several hard attacks
on the hills leading to the first KOM at the 41 km mark split the group.
With 7 now in the lead group, the rest of the breakaway riders struggled
in the strong winds, alone or in pairs, through the wide-open and hilly
fields of the Beauce Region.
As the 7 escapees labored up and down the hills that would eventually
lead them to the base of Mt. Megantic, the gap slowly increased to over
7 minutes. The lack of a G.C. threat in the break, the Mercury team
riding tempo, and the impending 18% grade of Mt. Megantic were enough
to provide a disincentive for the peloton. The peloton was now content
to let the hard course and strong winds do the work of softening the
field. At least the rain stopped as the miles ticked by and they made
their way toward the finishing climb.
Unfortunately, as the rain subsided, the wind in the riders' faces
picked up. As the break neared the climb, they were reduced to 6 as
one of the Tecos riders lost contact and was rapidly dropped. Once the
leaders started the 5.5 km climb, their numbers were again reduced down
to just 3 riders: Philippe Koehler and Antonio Rizzi (both Mapei) and
Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Canada National). As the 3 leaders attacked each
other on the lower slopes, the main field closed in on them.
With several strong attacks coming from Navigators, Saturn, MROZ and
the Ficonseils team, the remnants of the main group exploded into individual
efforts. Navigators' Mark Walters and Chris Baldwin were active in the
action as the race for the summit intensified. All of the overall G.C.
contenders were in attendance trying to improve their positions as well
as catch the lead group of 3.
In the end, the lead trio held the main peloton at bay, finishing
1:19 ahead of the closest chaser. Koehler took the win over Lukaszewicz
with Rizzi in 3rd. The yellow jerseyed race leader Henk Vogels (Mercury)
worked hard with the help of his teammates to limit the damage to his
lead, but he still lost several minutes. However, his lead was only
reduced to 1'18 to Zbigniew Piatek (Mroz), with Mercury teammate Scott
Moninger in third at 1'23.
Tomorrow, the riders face a tough split stage day with a 15 km Time
Trial in the morning followed by a 60 km Criterium in the evening, with
a hill of course.
Report courtesy of Team Navigators
Results
1 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step 4.41.02
2 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada 0.05
3 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.36
4 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 1.19
5 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 2.08
6 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel 2.16
7 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 2.31
8 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 2.43
9 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger 2.45
10 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
11 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 2.57
12 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 3.01
13 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger
14 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances
15 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist
16 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos 3.07
17 David Mckenzie (Aus) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 3.22
18 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 3.29
19 Danniel Spence (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 3.35
20 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 3.39
21 David De Bremaeker (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 3.52
22 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 3.54
23 James Perry (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 4.03
24 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 4.03
25 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 4.05
26 Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy
27 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team 4.18
28 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team
29 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 4.38
30 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team 4.43
31 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
32 Nicolas White (RSA) Team HSBC 4.53
33 Joern Reuss (Ger) Team Nurnberger 5.02
34 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 5.03
35 Juan Gabriel Sanchez (Mex) Team Tecos
36 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel
37 Jacob Herker (Can) Team Canada
38 David Chassot (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances
39 Oleg Kozlintine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos
40 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 5.49
41 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems
42 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada 5.55
43 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 6.02
44 Min Van Velzen (Can) Team Canada 6.15
45 Raimondas Vilcinskas (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 6.18
46 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist
47 Remegijus Lupeikis (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy
48 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn Cycling Team 6.29
49 Francois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen
50 Daren Lill (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 7.14
51 Jose Garcia (Mex) Team Tecos 7.16
52 Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen 7.45
53 Bill Hurley (Can) Equipe Oryx 8.03
54 Josh Hall (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team 8.25
55 Marc Chanoine (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 8.30
56 Marc André Salois (Can) Equipe Du Quebec
57 Jean Frrancois Laroche (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 8.46
58 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
59 Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
60 James Ball (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus
61 Federico Colonna (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
62 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Team Tecos 8.48
63 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 9.08
64 Sttephane Gremaud (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances
65 Morne Bester (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 9.13
66 Greg Sieniewicz (Can) Equipe Oryx
67 Jurgen Werner (Ger) Team Nurnberger 9.49
68 Joerg Foester (Ger) Team Nurnberger
69 Robert Foster (Ger) Team Nurnberger
70 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Team HSBC
71 Erik Sanders (USA) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 9.50
72 Andy Capelle (Bel) Saint-Quentin Oktos 10.46
73 Bart Herirweah (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 10.55
74 Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen 11.16
75 Cesare Diciento (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 11.37
76 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team 11.41
77 Jean Francois Racine (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 11.54
78 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel 12.06
79 Philippe Viau-Dupuis (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 13.10
80 Christophe Cheseaux (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 13.13
81 Simon Kessler (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 13.46
82 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC
83 Jac Louis Van Wijk (RSA) Team HSBC
84 Cameron Macleod (RSA) Team HSBC
85 Renaud Boxus (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems
86 Sebastien Mattozza (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems
87 Ryan Guay (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist
88 Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Mercury-Viatel 13.58
89 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team 14.03
90 Jose Luis Castel (Mex) Team Tecos 14.07
91 Micheal Sayers (USA) Mercury-Viatel 14.35
92 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 14.40
93 Emmanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 15.45
94 Andrew Randell (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 17.02
95 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team
96 Kevin Monhan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 18.42
97 Eduardo Garciano (Mex) Team Tecos 19.21
98 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury-Viatel 19.38
99 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Team Canada 19.38
100 Florencino Ramos (Mex) Team Tecos 39.16
DNF David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
DNF Malcom Lange (RSA) Team HSBC
DNF Ross Hooker (Can) Team Canada
DNF Gladish Corey (Can) Volkswagen
DNF Owen Hannie (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus
TC Alexandre Lavallée (Can) Team Canada
General classification after stage 5
1 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 18.13.33
2 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 1.18
3 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel 1.23
4 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 1.41
5 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 1.49
6 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger 2.03
7 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 2.16
8 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 2.40
9 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 2.50
10 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 2.53
11 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 2.59
12 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 3.11
13 David Mckenzie (Aus) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 3.15
14 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos 3.25
15 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 3.38
16 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 4.19
17 Nicolas White (RSA) Team HSBC 5.01
18 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 5.01
19 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 5.54
20 Min Van Velzen (Can) Team Canada 5.57
21 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 8.18
22 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn Cycling Team 32.44
23 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step 32.57
24 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada 33.16
25 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 33.38
26 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 34.27
27 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada 35.24
28 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger 35.54
29 Daren Lill (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 36.03
30 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 36.22
31 Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 36.33
32 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team 36.46
33 Danniel Spence (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 36.55
34 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 37.14
35 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 37.17
36 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team 37.23
37 James Perry (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 37.23
38 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team 37.48
39 David De Bremaeker (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 37.59
40 Joern Reuss (Ger) Team Nurnberger 38.29
41 Oleg Kozlintine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos 38.31
42 Remegijus Lupeikis (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 38.37
43 Raimondas Vilcinskas (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 38.38
44 Jacob Herker (Can) Team Canada 38.58
45 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 39.15
46 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 39.24
47 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 39.30
48 David Chassot (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 40.14
49 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 40.38
50 Jose Garcia (Mex) Team Tecos 41.06
51 Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen 41.40
52 Josh Hall (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team 42.10
53 Marc André Salois (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 42.14
54 Marc Chanoine (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 42.16
55 Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 42.28
56 Jean Frrancois Laroche (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 42.30
57 Morne Bester (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 42.33
58 Robert Foster (Ger) Team Nurnberger 42.39
59 Jurgen Werner (Ger) Team Nurnberger 42.42
60 Bill Hurley (Can) Equipe Oryx 42.50
61 Sttephane Gremaud (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 42.58
62 Erik Sanders (USA) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 43.20
63 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Team HSBC 43.29
64 Federico Colonna (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 43.48
65 Francois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen 44.07
66 Bart Herirweah (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 44.21
67 Joerg Foester (Ger) Team Nurnberger 44.30
68 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel 44.39
69 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team 44.46
70 Greg Sieniewicz (Can) Equipe Oryx 45.31
71 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 46.01
72 Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen 46.46
73 Sebastien Mattozza (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 47.12
74 Simon Kessler (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 48.03
75 Cesare Diciento (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 48.05
76 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Team Tecos 48.12
77 Ryan Guay (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 48.45
78 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 48.54
79 Micheal Sayers (USA) Mercury-Viatel 49.24
80 Jose Luis Castel (Mex) Team Tecos 49.32
81 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC 49.41
82 Andrew Randell (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 50.35
83 Andy Capelle (Bel) Saint-Quentin Oktos 51.09
84 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury-Viatel 52.17
85 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Team Canada 52.50
86 Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Mercury-Viatel 52.54
87 Eduardo Garciano (Mex) Team Tecos 53.11
88 Cameron Macleod (RSA) Team HSBC 53.20
89 Kevin Monhan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 53.25
90 James Ball (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 55.01
91 Juan Gabriel Sanchez (Mex) Team Tecos 57.28
92 Jean Francois Racine (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 1.00.14
93 Emmanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 1.00.42
94 Jac Louis Van Wijk (RSA) Team HSBC 1.02.44
95 Renaud Boxus (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 1.05.47
96 Christophe Cheseaux (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 1.06.33
97 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team 1.09.29
98 Philippe Viau-Dupuis (Can) Equipe Du Quebec 1.17.04
99 Florencino Ramos (Mex) Team Tecos 1.18.19
100 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team 1.20.54
Points classification
1 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel 28 pts
2 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 27
3 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team 24
4 David Mckenzie (Aus) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 24
5 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 23
6 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada 22
7 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger 21
8 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 19
9 Bart Herirweah (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 19
10 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 16
11 Federico Colonna (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 15
12 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step 15
13 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 15
14 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 14
15 Robert Foster (Ger) Team Nurnberger 14
16 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada 14
17 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 13
18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 13
19 Nicolas White (RSA) Team HSBC 13
20 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 13
21 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 12
22 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 11
23 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 10
24 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel 10
25 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 10
26 Jurgen Werner (Ger) Team Nurnberger 8
27 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 7
28 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team 6
29 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 6
30 Remegijus Lupeikis (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 5
31 Oleg Kozlintine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos 5
32 Andy Capelle (Bel) Saint-Quentin Oktos 4
33 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 3
34 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos 3
35 Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen 3
36 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger 3
37 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 2
38 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 2
39 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 1
Mountains classification
1 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step 28 pts
2 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Team Tecos 28
3 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada 24
4 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team 21
5 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 21
6 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 21
7 Florencino Ramos (Mex) Team Tecos 20
8 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada 17
9 Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 17
10 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Team Canada 14
11 Danniel Spence (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus 12
12 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 11
13 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 10
14 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 10
15 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 8
16 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel 7
17 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 7
18 Jose Luis Castel (Mex) Team Tecos 7
19 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist 6
20 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos 5
21 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos 5
22 Francois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen 4
23 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy 4
24 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger 3
25 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances 3
26 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team 3
27 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel 1
Teams classification
1 Mercury - Viatel 54.46.20
2 Mroz - Supradyn Witaminy 0.20
3 Saturn Cycling Team 27.13
4 Mapei - Quick Step 30.42
5 Navigators Cycling Team 37.34
6 Ficonseils - Rcc Conseils Assurances 39.11
7 7Up - Colorado Cyclist 40.51
8 Team Canada 1.07.32
9 Saint-Quentin Oktos 1.08.39
10 Team Nurnberger 1.10.14
11 Team Tecos 1.17.43
12 Team Hsbc 1.31.50
13 Team I.B.M. Lotus 1.42.58
14 Ville De Charleroi - New Systems 1.50.07
15 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 1.57.59
16 Volkswagen 2.04.46
17 Equipe Du Quebec 2.06.16