Le Tour du Grand Montréal - 2.9.1

Canada, June 2-4, 2003

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Photography

Prologue - June 2: Arrondissement Lachine ITT, 3 km

Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews.com

• Genevieve Jeanson (Rona) warms up in the shade
• Lyne Bessette (Saturn) checking out the start times
• Kim Anderson and Dede Demet-Barry (T-Mobile) happily warming up
• The Victory Brewing Team warming up as one
• Dede Demet-Barry (T-Mobile) focuses on her ride
• Leah Goldstein (Victory Brewing) started aggressively
• Karen Bockel (Rona) sets off for her ride
• Kim Bruckner (T-Mobile) smiles for Cyclingnews as she races the prologue of the Tour du Grand Montreal
• Genevieve Jeanson (Rona) went hard out of the blocks in her time trial
• Lyne Bessette (Saturn) in the final metres of her ride
• Katie Mactier (Saturn) was pleased with second place
• The prologue podium (L to R): Katie Mactier (2nd), Genevieve Jeanson (1st), and Lyne Bessette (3rd)

Stage 1 - June 2: Petite Italie Criterium, 50 km

Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews.com

• Verison girls warm up with an espresso
• Cooke and Gilmore ; the two English speaking riders on Acca Due O
• "If we want to be on the cover, we need to work harder"
• Dedes custom pink lady shoes
• Look to the right, look to the left, look to the right again
• The top 10 on the start line
• Off and racing
• Riders hit the lap's first corner
• It is all a blur at this speed
• Candice Blickem leads the peloton through the start finish line
• Gina Grain celebrates her win
• The Victory Brewing team after the race
• Gina Grain gives her DS a hug
• Cooke, Grain and Carter

Stage 2 - June 3: Ville De Rigaud, 111 km

Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews.com

• Saturn on the attack - Jessica Phillips
• Jeanson doing some damage on the climb
• Jeanson, Bessette and Neben after climb
• Jeanson, Bessette and Neben
• The peloton through the fields
• The peloton riding through fields
• Final Four: Amstrong, Neben, Bessette, Le Floch
• Lyne driving the pace
• Final three after Armstrong is dropped
• Armstrong getting caught by the peloton
• The final climb
• Almost at the top
• The finish in sight
• Le Floch talks to Cyclingnews
• Neben surprised to take the yellow jersey
• Armstrong happy after a hard day
• Newsted still smiling after a crash
• A happy Bessette talks to reporters
• The happy winner
• Dinner at the Sugar Shack
• Marsal and Jeanson enjoy the Sugar Shack

Stage 3 - June 5: Ville De Terrebonne, 80 km

Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews.com

• Nicole Cooke happy to have no broken bones
• Mavic to the rescue for Samplonius before the race.
• Ready for the start
• T-Mobile ready to defend the yellow jersey
• Manon Jutras leads the climb on lap 5
• The peloton at the top of the climb
• The Victory Brewing team chasing back on for Grain
• The peloton flies around the first corner with one lap to go
• Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O Pasta) takes the win
• A happy Acca Due o Pasta team after the race
• The top three: Rochelle Gilmore (Ausra Gruodis), Diana Ziliute and Regina Schleicher (German National Team)
• Celebrations
• Genevieve Jeanson (Rona) in the Mountain Jersey
• Sue Palmer Komar (Genesis Scuba) in the 30+ jersey
• Race winner Amber Neben (T-Mobile) with race president Daniel Mannibal
• Lyne Bessette (Saturn) thanks the huge crowds after the race
• T-Mobile DS Mike and the team celebrate the win