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24th Tour de Beauce - 2.2
Canada, June 9-14, 2009
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Stage 1 - June 9: Lac-Etchemin - Lac-Etchemin, 165 km
BMC dominates Beauce's opening day
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BMC Racing Team has enjoyed a strong start to its Tour de Beauce campaign, with the opening stage victory capping a successful day of racing for the squad. Swiss rider Danilo Wyss claimed BMC Racing Team its stage victory at the North American race, after out sprinting his four breakaway partners in the final sprint.
South Africa's Darren Lill (Team Type 1) took second place while Ryan Roth (Planet Energy) took a solid third place and was the highest finishing Canadian rider. Benjamin Day (Fly V Australia) and Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefit Strategies) filled the top five spots, while Great Britain's Tom Southam (Rapha Condor) fell off the group's rear over the closing kilometre to finish three seconds behind.
Wyss fought hard for his stage victory. The rider had missed the day's defining break, but together with a few other riders bridged across to the 10-strong lead group which included his team-mate Chad Beyer.
"With over 100 km to go, Chad had escaped with nine or 10 other riders," Wyss said. "Soon after that, Darren Lill counter-attacked and I made sure to follow his wheel since I knew he was the type of rider who could very well bridge up to the leaders."
After initiating the original breakaway 40 kilometres into the race, Beyer started collecting mountains points over the day's three climbs. Claiming the mountains classification lead wasn't a planned effort by American, but something he willingly took nonetheless.
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"I wasn't really planning on going for the mountain points, the opportunity just presented itself and I took it," Beyer said. "There were three climbs today and I was first over two and second over the other."
BMC Racing Team also leads the teams classification, with a 23 second margin over Fly V Australia. Wyss holds the points classification lead over Lill.
BMC Racing Team director Mike Sayers isn't getting ahead of himself with his outfit's success. Sayers says there's plenty of challenges ahead over the remaining six stages.
"The crit is hard, the time trial is hard and the stages are always going up and down," Sayers said. "But the guys are obviously strong so we have a lot of options to play."
With the majority of the peloton now 4:32 minutes behind, Wyss is hopeful of defending the jersey. Just 13 riders are within 1:21 minutes of Wyss.
"For the rest of the race, we'll have to see how we go about defending the jerseys," Wyss said. "We certainly promise to make it as good of a race as possible, that's for sure."
Photography
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Images by Jerome Lessard
- Tour de Beauce's announcer Louis Bertrand takes a break before to kick off 2009 edition.
- Riders from Garneau-Club Chaussure sign in a few moments before the start of stage one at Tour de Beauce 2009.
- Team Trek Livestrong's race machines ready to race.
- This kid thinks Tour de Beauce rocks.
- Riders enjoy signing autographs before the start.
- Cyclists were the stars at Lac-Etechemin in Beauce before stage one.
- Le Tour de Beauce 2009 gets underway as the peloton rolls out for stage one.
- Jackson Stewart (BMC Racing Team) rides near a team-mate early on.
- The peloton settled in early during stage one at Tour de Beauce 2009.
- The peloton ride up hill for the first time today.
- Team-mates Martin Gilbert and Kevin Lacombe (Team Planet Energy) stick together.
- Hayden Brooks (Fly V Australia) leads William Munoz (Colombia Es Pasion) and Valery Kobzarenko (Team Type 1).
- Jackson Stewart (BMC Racing Team)
- Fly V Australia showed its cards early on the first stage.
- Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies) rides behind the race's medical car.
- Youngsters enjoying the action at Tour de Beauce 2009.
- Jonathan Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies) climbing on one of the day's three climbs.
- Team Quebec rider Ugo Lapierre feels the pain on a climb.
- Clay Murfet (Kelly Benefit Strategies) leads Cody Campbelll (Team Trek Livestrong).
- Eric Boily (Planet Energy) in front of Jesse Sergent (Team Trek Livestrong) and Bryson Bowers (Team Nationale Canadienne).
- Canadian riders Bryson Bowers (Team Nationale Canadienne) and William Goodefellow (Team Quebec).
- The lead group stays tight over a small rise in the course.
- Stage winner Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) rides at the rear of the lead group.
- The rest of the riders from the break climb behind the new, smaller lead group.
- Teams Fly V Australia, Kelly Benefit Strategies and Team Type 1 pushing hard on stage one.
- Colombia Es Pasion team-mates Sergio Luis Henao and Darwin Atapuma.
- Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) controls the race in the front group.
- Stage one winner Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) gives post-race interviews.
Results
1 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3.57.03 2 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 3 Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy 4 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 5 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 0.03 7 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 0.48 8 Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong 9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 1.12 10 Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team 1.21 11 Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 12 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team 13 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 14 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team 4.32 15 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 16 Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia 17 Francois Parisien (Can) Planet Energy 18 Otavio Bougarelli (Bra) Garneau-Club Chat 19 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team 20 William Rodriguez (Col) Colombian National Team 21 Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 22 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team 23 Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong 24 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team 25 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 26 Casey Munro (Aus) Kuk-Kinesis 27 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 28 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 29 Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvian National Team 30 Timothy Henry (USA) DLP Racing 31 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 32 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 33 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 34 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 35 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 36 Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia 37 Matthew Bell (Can) Canada National Team 38 Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy 39 Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy 40 Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 41 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 42 Keven Lacombe (Can) Planet Energy 43 Bazzanna Alesandro (Ita) Fly V Australia 44 Cameron Evans (Can) Canada National Team 45 Bjorn Selanler (USA) Trek Livestrong 46 Dan Craven (GBr) Rapha Condor 47 Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia 48 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team Type 1 49 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team 50 Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 51 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 52 Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada National Team 53 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 54 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor 6.35 55 Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Team Quebec 7.23 56 Peter Salon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 57 William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team 8.05 58 James Moss (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 13.39 59 Ryan Belliveau (Can) Canada National Team 60 James Stewart (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 61 Daniel Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 62 Janis Rezins (Lat) Latvian National Team 63 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 64 Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 17.37 65 Ugo Lapierre (Can) Team Quebec 66 William Goodfellow (Can) Team Quebec 67 Andre Tremblay (Can) Team Quebec 68 Jean-Francois Racine (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 69 Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Quebec 70 Bryson Bowers (Can) Canada National Team 71 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia 72 Charlie Bryer (Can) Canada National Team 73 Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 74 Steve Lampier (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 75 Mark Bathy (Can) Planet Energy 76 Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong 77 Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor 78 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Quebec 79 Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy 80 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong 81 Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team 82 Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies 83 San Bewley (NZl) Trek Livestrong 84 Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Quebec 26.18 85 Jeffery Schiller (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 30.23 86 Scott Tietzel (USA) DLP Racing 87 Phillip Martz (USA) DLP Racing 88 Steven Gordon (USA) DLP Racing 89 Robert Wardell (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 90 Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 91 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners 92 Camilo Suarez (Col) Colombian National Team 93 Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong 38.08 DNF Shawn Kane (USA) DLP Racing DNF Martins Trautmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team DNF Antoine Matteau (Can) Garneau-Club Chat DNS Owen Harrison (Can) Canada National Team DNS James Duncan (USA) DLP Racing General Classification after Stage 1 1 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3.56.50 2 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 0.07 3 Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy 0.09 4 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 0.13 5 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 0.16 7 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 0.59 8 Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong 1.01 9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 1.20 10 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 1.33 11 Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team 1.34 12 Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 13 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team 14 Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 4.44 15 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team 4.45 16 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 17 Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia 18 Francois Parisien (Can) Planet Energy 19 Otavio Bougarelli (Bra) Garneau-Club Chat 20 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team 21 William Rodriguez (Col) Colombian National Team 22 Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 23 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team 24 Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong 25 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team 26 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 27 Casey Munro (Aus) Kuk-Kinesis 28 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 29 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 30 Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvian National Team 31 Timothy Henry (USA) DLP Racing 32 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 33 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 34 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 35 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 36 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 37 Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia 38 Matthew Bell (Can) Canada National Team 39 Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy 40 Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy 41 Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 42 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 43 Keven Lacombe (Can) Planet Energy 44 Bazzanna Alesandro (Ita) Fly V Australia 45 Cameron Evans (Can) Canada National Team 46 Bjorn Selanler (USA) Trek Livestrong 47 Dan Craven (GBr) Rapha Condor 48 Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia 49 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team Type 1 50 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team 51 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 52 Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada National Team 53 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 54 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor 6.48 55 Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Team Quebec 7.36 56 Peter Salon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 57 William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team 8.18 58 James Moss (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 13.52 59 Ryan Belliveau (Can) Canada National Team 60 James Stewart (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 61 Daniel Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 62 Janis Rezins (Lat) Latvian National Team 63 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 64 Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 17.50 65 Ugo Lapierre (Can) Team Quebec 66 William Goodfellow (Can) Team Quebec 67 Andre Tremblay (Can) Team Quebec 68 Jean-Francois Racine (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 69 Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Quebec 70 Bryson Bowers (Can) Canada National Team 71 Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia 72 Charlie Bryer (Can) Canada National Team 73 Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 74 Steve Lampier (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 75 Mark Bathy (Can) Planet Energy 76 Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong 77 Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor 78 Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor 79 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Quebec 80 Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy 81 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong 82 Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team 83 Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies 84 San Bewley (NZl) Trek Livestrong 85 Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Quebec 26.31 86 Jeffery Schiller (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 30.36 87 Scott Tietzel (USA) DLP Racing 88 Phillip Martz (USA) DLP Racing 89 Steven Gordon (USA) DLP Racing 90 Robert Wardell (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis 91 Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 92 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners 93 Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong 38.21 Points classification 1 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 18 pts 2 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 14 3 Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy 13 4 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 12 5 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 12 6 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 11 7 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 11 8 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 10 9 Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong 8 10 Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team 6 11 Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 5 12 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 4 13 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team 4 14 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team 2 15 Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners 1 16 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1 Mountains classification 1 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 25 pts 2 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 16 3 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 12 4 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 8 5 Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong 8 6 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners 7 7 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5 8 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 4 9 Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat 4 10 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team 3 11 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 2 12 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 1 13 Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy 1 Teams classification 1 BMC Racing Team 11.56.29 2 Fly V Australia 0.24 3 Team Type 1 0.33 4 Colombian National Team 1.54 5 Kelly Benefit Strategies 3.44 6 Planet Energy 7 Rapha Condor 3.47 8 Trek Livestrong 4.32 9 Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 8.16 10 Canada National Team 11 Garneau-Club Chaussure 18.10 12 Kuk-Kinesis 26.30 13 Latvian National Team 14 Team Québec 37.17 15 DLP Racing 59.58
