Wild wins Grand Prix de Gatineau
Numainville and Majerus round out podium
Kirsten Wild's (Hitec Products) first trip to the Gran Prix Cycliste Gatineau proved to be highly successful, with the Dutch rider winning the field sprint at Thursday evening's road race, beating former winner Joelle Numainville (Canadian National Team) and Christine Majerus (National Team Luxembourg).
The 108 kilometre race began with a large loop that climbed through the Gatineau national park outside of Ottawa before six laps of a technical circuit.
Team Velocio SRAM was one of the teams that was extremely active, sending riders off regularly on breakaway attempts to avoid a sprint finish, but Hitec was vigilant, never allowing any efforts to gain more than 20 seconds before reeling it back in. A last lap effort by Karol-Ann Canuel (Velocio SRAM) saw the Canadian gain 15 seconds, but at that point Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies was ready to help Hitec shut it down as they tried to set up their sprinter; Canadian road champion Leah Kirchmann.
The finish was a long and slightly uphill drag after a right hander off a descent. Wild was clearly in control, leading from 150 metres out and distancing Numainville by a bike length. Kirchmann got boxed in against the barriers and finished sixth.
"We knew it would be hard to get the race down to a sprint, but that was our goal," explained Wild. "A lot of teams tried to attack, but our girls were closing everything that went. It was so nice for me to see so much control; everything that went, we were there. It worked out."
For Numainville, the result was a vindication after a lost year dealing with the effects of a concussion from a crash.
"I'm super happy," agreed Numainville, "I came back here after one year of injury, and to come back to what is sort of my hometown race ... I'm so happy. I know I had good shape coming into the race so i just wanted to put it out there."
Numainville now has a win, three second places and a fourth in five appearances at Gatineau.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Hitec Products | 2:45:14 |
2 | Joelle Numainville (Can) Equipe Nationale du Canada | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Christine Majerus (Lux) TEAM Luxembourg National | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Team Velocio SRAM | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Emily Mary Collins (NZl) Team TIBCO-SVB | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team OPTUM p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Kendall Ryan (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Lenore Pipes (USA) West Quebec Wheelers | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Heather Fischer (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Alison Jackson (Can) Equipe Nationale du Canada | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Liza Rachetto (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Denise Ramsden (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ganna Solovei (Ukr) Équipe Nationale Ukraine | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Loren Rowney (Aus) Team Velocio SRAM | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Team Velocio SRAM | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Kirsti Lay Giroux (Can) SAS-MAZDA-MACOGEP-SPECIALIZED | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Erica Zaveta (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Maryna Ivaniuk (Ukr) Équipe Nationale Ukraine | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Olivia Dillon (Irl) VISIT DALLAS Cycling p/b Noise4Good | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jacqueline Parker (USA) Selection de la région Nationale Capitale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Emma White (USA) Zimmer Capital Orthopedics p/b Foundation | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Amy Charity (USA) Team OPTUM p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Cecilie G. Johnsen (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Stephanie Roorda (Can) SAS-MAZDA-MACOGEP-SPECIALIZED | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Leah Gulolen (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Olena Demydova (Ukr) Équipe Nationale Ukraine | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Team Velocio SRAM | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jamie Gilgen (Can) Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Allison Beveridge (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) Team OPUS - The Cyclery | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Elise Delzenne (Fra) Team Velocio SRAM | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Irena Ossola (USA) Alberta - Calgary | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Brianna Walle (USA) Team OPTUM p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Justine Clift (Can) West Quebec Wheelers | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Mehgan Grant (Can) West Quebec Wheelers | 0:00:13 |
41 | Beth Ann Orton (USA) VISIT DALLAS Cycling p/b Noise4Good | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Olga Shekel (Ukr) Équipe Nationale Ukraine | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Col) Selection de la région Nationale Capitale | 0:00:16 |
44 | Alexxa Albrecht (Can) Team OPTUM p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Ellen Watters (Can) Team OPUS - The Cyclery | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Nicole Moerig (Aus) Team Ontario | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tiffany Pezzulo (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Sara Bergen (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team OPTUM p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marie Soleil Blais (Can) Équipe du QUEBEC | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Elizabeth Albert (Can) Équipe du QUEBEC | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Katherine Maine (Can) Team OPUS - The Cyclery | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Megan Rathwell (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Elise Maes (Lux) TEAM Luxembourg National | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Fabienne Schaus (Lux) TEAM Luxembourg National | 0:00:20 |
56 | Shoshauna Routley (Can) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Mia Manganello (USA) VISIT DALLAS Cycling p/b Noise4Good | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Dafné Theroux Izquierdo (Can) SAS-MAZDA-MACOGEP-SPECIALIZED | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Rebecca Beaumont (Can) Équipe du QUEBEC | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Cassandra Maximenko (USA) CRCA/Stan's No Tubes Classic Cycling | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Natasha Elliott (Can) SAS-MAZDA-MACOGEP-SPECIALIZED | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Sara Poidevin (Can) Equipe Nationale du Canada | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Adriane Provost (Can) SAS-MAZDA-MACOGEP-SPECIALIZED | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Emily Spence (Can) Selection de la région Nationale Capitale | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Genevieve Krahn (Can) Alberta - Calgary | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Allison Tetrick (USA) Team OPTUM p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:00:24 |
67 | Amber Neben (USA) VISIT DALLAS Cycling p/b Noise4Good | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products | 0:00:27 |
69 | Tayler Wiles (USA) Team Velocio SRAM | 0:00:40 |
70 | Catherine Dessureault (Can) SAS-MAZDA-MACOGEP-SPECIALIZED | 0:01:13 |
71 | Miriam Bjornsrud (Nor) Hitec Products | 0:01:41 |
72 | Alizee Brien (Can) Team TIBCO-SVB | 0:03:35 |
73 | BrittLee Bowman (USA) CRCA/Stan's No Tubes Classic Cycling | 0:05:34 |
74 | Sara Headley (USA) Team TIBCO-SVB | 0:06:12 |
75 | Anne Perry (USA) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | 0:06:14 |
76 | Beth Ruiz (USA) Zimmer Capital Orthopedics p/b Foundation | 0:07:58 |
77 | Sarah Rasmussen (Can) West Quebec Wheelers | 0:09:04 |
OTL | Emily Flynn (Can) Team OPUS - The Cyclery | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Nancy Labbe-Giguere (Can) Selection de la région Nationale Capitale | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Catherine Ouellette (Can) Equipe Nationale du Canada | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) TEAM Luxembourg National | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurence Thill (Lux) TEAM Luxembourg National | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anika Todd (Can) Team TIBCO-SVB | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kathryn Bertine (Skn) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Helene Pilote-Fortin (Can) Équipe du QUEBEC | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivia Baril (Can) Équipe du QUEBEC | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Melyssa Fortin (Can) Équipe du QUEBEC | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anna Grace Christiansen (USA) VISIT DALLAS Cycling p/b Noise4Good | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Catherine Fegan-Kim (GBr) DNA Cycling p/b K4 | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ariane Bonhomme (Can) Team OPUS - The Cyclery | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Suzanne Hamilton (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sarah Coney (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing p/b Mosaic Homes | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julia Bradley (Can) Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ashley Barson (Can) Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joyce Spruyt (Can) Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Suzie Brown (Can) Alberta - Calgary | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Alberta - Calgary | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brook Noble (Can) Alberta - Calgary | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carrie Cartmill (Can) West Quebec Wheelers | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Grant (Can) West Quebec Wheelers | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphanie Bester (Can) Selection de la région Nationale Capitale | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lauren Leclaire (USA) Selection de la région Nationale Capitale | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tate Devlin (USA) CRCA/Stan's No Tubes Classic Cycling | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Meredith Bunkers (USA) CRCA/Stan's No Tubes Classic Cycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristin Lotito (USA) CRCA/Stan's No Tubes Classic Cycling | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hayley Jones (GBr) Team Ontario | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kaitlyn Steeves (Can) Team Ontario | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tatjana Zaharova (Can) Team Ontario | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emily Underwood (USA) Zimmer Capital Orthopedics p/b Foundation | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ana Sirianni (USA) Zimmer Capital Orthopedics p/b Foundation | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominique Danco (Can) QCW Breakaway Bikes p/b Felt Bicycles | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Melissa Hiller (USA) QCW Breakaway Bikes p/b Felt Bicycles | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristie Nichols James (USA) QCW Breakaway Bikes p/b Felt Bicycles | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Allyson Gillard (Can) QCW Breakaway Bikes p/b Felt Bicycles | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Tara Whitten (Can) Team OPUS - The Cyclery | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Masha Schneider (USA) Zimmer Capital Orthopedics p/b Foundation | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Stefanie Sydlik (USA) QCW Breakaway Bikes p/b Felt Bicycles | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
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