Cyclingnews TV   News  Tech   Features   Road   MTB   BMX   Cyclo-cross   Track    Photos    Fitness    Letters   Search   Forum  
Home

Recently on Cyclingnews.com


Giro finale
Photo ©: Bettini

 UCI codes explained

Le Tour du Grand Montréal - 2.9.1

Canada, June 2-4, 2003

Main Page    Results    Next Stage

Prologue - June 2: Arrondissement Lachine ITT, 3 km

Jeanson Pleases Home Crowd Again

By Kristy Scrymgeour in Montreal

Jeanson too quick again
Photo: © Kristy Scrymgeour/CN
Click for larger image

Only two days after her brilliant win in the Montreal World Cup, Jeanson came back to take the first stage of the Tour du Grand Montreal today, only a few kilometers from her home. The Jeanson fans flocked to the scene again to watch the women ride the three kilometer Time Trial set on narrow bike paths that run through a recreational park and the young Quebecois did not disappoint.

On a beautiful sunny Montreal day, the course handed the riders a strong headwind as they took off along the canal. After a few hundred meters, they hit a sharp left and a sweeping right-hand loop before heading back to the finish line with a headwind. Katie Mactier set a high standard early in the event when she used her newly learned pursuiting skills to clock a time of 3.56.03. Amber Neben (T-Mobile), Manon Jutras (Saturn) and Diana Ziluite (Acca Due O Pasta) all neared her time as the crowd waited for the duel between Lyne Bessette (Saturn) and Jeanson.

Bessette had a strong ride, and for a moment it looked as though she may have set a winning time, however re-calculation of the splits eventually put her in second place behind Mactier and it wasn't until Jeanson took to the road that Mactier's time was beaten by just over three seconds.

Lyne Bessette
Photo: © Kristy Scrymgeour/CN
Click for larger image

Jeanson was all smiles again after the finish as she faced the swarming journalists and fans, "I didn't expect to win today" She said "So, I am happy with my ride. My team helped me out on the course because they were finished before me. They were able to tell me the sharp turns and curves in the road to help me gain those extra seconds".

Mactier was also pleased with her result, which back up her impressive fourth place in the World Cup on Saturday. Cyclingnews spoke with Mactier after the event "I am very excited with my ride, having just won the Australian National pursuit title I knew that preparation would benefit me today. Most importantly, we (Saturn) have three GC riders in the top four after the prologue. Rona will have a hard time defending the yellow".

Photography

Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews.com

Results

1 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Rona - Esker                    3.52
2 Katie Mactier (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team                 0.04
3 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                 0.05
4 Manon Jutras (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                  0.07
5 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile                              0.08
6 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta                    0.09
7 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                      0.10
8 Karen Bockel (Ger) Rona - Esker                         0.11
9 Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC                0.12
10 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Genesis Scuba/FFCC
11 Anne Samplonius (Can) Équipe Québec                    0.13
12 Erin Carter (Can) Équipe Nationale du Canada
13 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile
14 Amy More (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                     0.14
15 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                       0.15
16 Maggie Shirley (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC                0.16
17 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Rona - Esker
18 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona - Esker                        0.17
19 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's         0.18
20 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile
21 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's
22 Frances Newstead (GBr) Great Britain National Team
23 Grace Fleury (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC                  0.19
24 Jessica Phillips (USA) Saturn Cycling Team
25 Stacey Peters (USA) T-Mobile
26 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta
27 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Ausra Gruodis - Safi                0.20
28 Erinne Willock (Can) Rona - Esker                      0.21
29 Nicole Freedman (USA) Basis Women's Cycling Team
30 Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba/FFCC
31 Jessica Hulser (USA) S.A.T.S.
32 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team                  0.22
33 Sarah Grab (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team
34 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe Nationale du Canada
35 Nicole Demars (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's
36 Catherine Bearce (USA) Basis Women's Cycling Team      0.23
37 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta
38 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                0.24
39 Ayumu Otsuka (Jpn) Japan National
40 Diana Rast (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team                    0.25
41 Annette Beutler (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team
42 Julia Bradley (Can) Team Ontario
43 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Rona - Esker
44 Heather Albert (USA) Basis Women's Cycling Team
45 Claudia Meyer (Ger) Charly Lietzsport                  0.26
46 Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's
47 Sabine Batz (Ger) Charly Lietzsport
48 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Ausra Gruodis - Safi            0.27
49 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National
50 Meredith Miller (USA) S.A.T.S.
51 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Charly Lietzsport
52 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team              0.28
53 Rachel Heal (GBr) Great Britain National Team
54 Magalie Boulay (Can) Équipe Nationale du Canada
55 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe Nationale du Canada       0.29
56 Trine Hansen (Den) S.A.T.S.
57 Yvonne Ilton (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo
58 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team
59 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team
60 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Japan National
61 Karin Wieser (Aut) Charly Lietzsport                   0.30
62 Sara Waller (GBr) Great Britain National Team          0.31
63 Penny Edwards (GBr) Great Britain National Team
64 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team
65 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Ausra Gruodis - Safi
66 Holland Gidney (Can) Team Ontario                      0.32
67 Stéphanie Bourbeau (Can) Équipe Québec
68 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) Great Britain National Te    0.33
69 Geneviève Leblanc (Can) Équipe Nationale du Canada
70 Caroline L'heureux (Can) Équipe Québec                 0.34
71 Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's
72 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National                     0.35
73 Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team
74 Ann-Marie Miller (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo
75 Julie Monagle (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo           0.36
76 Julie Belanger (Can) Équipe Nationale du Canada        0.37
77 Geneviève Gagnon (Can) Équipe Québec
78 Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe Québec                       0.38
79 Petra Pilz (Aut) Charly Lietzsport                     0.39
80 Sophie St-Jacques (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's
81 Lauren Gaffney (USA) Basis Women's Cycling Team        0.40
82 Anne Wagner (Den) S.A.T.S.
83 Regina Schleicher (Ger) German National Team           0.41
84 Barbara Brzezicki (Can) Team Ontario
85 Sarah Foulkes (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo
86 Christina Peick-Anderson (Den) S.A.T.S.
87 Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Basis Women's Cycling Team     0.43
88 Clara Constantinescu ROM Genesis Scuba/FFCC            0.44
89 Claudine Labelle (Can) Team Ontario                    0.50
90 Amy Maher (Can) Team Ontario
91 Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Ausra Gruodis - Safi        0.53
92 Sophie Blanchette (Can) Équipe Québec                  1.26
93 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta                   1.32
94 Magosha Pyjor (Can) Team Ontario

Teams

1 Saturn Cycling Team                                    11.52
2 Rona - Esker                                            0.11
3 T-Mobile                                                0.15
4 Genesis Scuba/FFCC                                      0.31
5 ACCA DUE O PASTA                                        0.35
6 Équipe Nationale du Canada                              0.47
7 Victory Brewing/Amoroso's                               0.50
8 Basis Women's Cycling Team                              0.53
9 Great Britain National Team                             1.01
10 S.A.T.S.
11 Ausra Gruodis - Safi                                   1.02
12 Swiss Cycling Team
13 Équipe Québec                                          1.03
14 Japan National                                         1.04
15 German National Team                                   1.05
16 Charly Lietzsport                                      1.07
17 Team Ontario                                           1.22
18 Verizon Wireless-Cervélo                               1.24