Kirchmann wins Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau
Canadian out-sprints Beveridge and Doebel-Hickok
Leah Kirchmann, racing for Team Canada, won the Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau for the second time in three years on Thursday, holding off Rally UHC riders Allison Beveridge and Krista Doebel-Hickok on a long uphill sprint after 104 kilometres of racing.
The 10th edition of the race through the Gatineau national park, across the Ottawa River from the Canadian capital, took the field of 70 riders on a long, winding climb to a two-lap loop before they dropped back to a short finishing circuit for five laps.
Rally UHC and Team Canada were aggressive on the first major climb, splitting the field in half. Rally put all six of their riders in the lead group, while Team Canada had three. Tibco-SVB had only one rider up front, and the rest of the team led the chase from the second group, but couldn't quite manage to close the gap.
On the finishing circuit, Rally UHC were aggressive with attacks, but it was pretty clear that the race would come down to a sprint. Kirchmann took the lead out of the final sweeping turn onto the uphill finish, and held off Beveridge to win by a bike length.
"It's a really hard finish," said Kirchmann, who ordinarily rides for UCI women's team Sunweb. "You come off the ramp and then it's a really long drag to the line. It's a really hard sprint. The first climb is the most difficult part of the race, and we wanted to ride that full gas and see how small a group we could get because it's easier to control and would increase our odds in the sprint.
"Our plan worked super well," she continued, "and my teammates controlled it well for me to set up the sprint. Rally were attacking hard in the last two laps, so we had our work cut out for us. It was really a drag race against Allison, and I was happy to come out on top."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) | 2:45:14 |
2 | Allison Beveridge (Can) Rally Uhc Cycling | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally Uhc Cycling | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ariane Bonhomme (Can) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Emily Newsom (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Marie Soleil Blais (Can) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jennifer George (GBr) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Frederique Larose Gingras (Can) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Olivia Baril (Can) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Deborah Paine (NZl) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Anna Gabrielle Traxler (Can) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Isabella Bertold (Can) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Sara Bergen (Can) Rally Uhc Cycling | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Luce Bourbeau (Can) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Ann Pascale Ouellet (Can) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Emma Langley (USA) | 0:00:09 |
19 | Miriam Brouwer (Can) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Georgia Simmerling (Can) Sho-Air Twenty20 | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Stefanie Sydlik (USA) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jennifer Jackson (Can) | 0:00:16 |
24 | Gillian Ellsay (Can) Rally Uhc Cycling | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Katherine Maine (Can) Rally Uhc Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sharlotte Lucas (NZl) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | 0:06:54 |
27 | Lex Albrecht (Can) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Holly Simonson (Can) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Can) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Laurie Jussaume (Can) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Sophie Bernard (Can) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Kinley Gibson (Can) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Whitney Surgenor (Can) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Emilie Fortin (Can) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Darcie Richards (Aus) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Mireille Larose Gingras (Can) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Emily Marcolini (Can) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Camille Primeau (Can) | 0:07:01 |
40 | Laurie Coulombe (Can) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Abigail Mickey (USA) Rally Uhc Cycling | 0:07:08 |
OTL | Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Cogeas Mettler Look | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Genevieve Whitson (GBr) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Naomi Monserrat Langarica Resendiz (Mex) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Jill Messier (Can) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Helena Coney (Can) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Kara Lilly (Can) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Josephine Peloquin (Can) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Lily Plante (Can) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Elise Piedalue (Can) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Katherine Bergeron (Can) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Andreanne Murdaca (Can) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Chloe Desroche (Can) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Samantha Hargreaves (Can) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Nicole Lentini (Can) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Elizabeth Archbold (Can) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Noemie Fortin (Can) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Emma Delisle (Can) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Lindsay Sferrazza (Can) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Andrea Elliott (Can) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Kristen Marchant (Can) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Erica Leonard (Can) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Franny Jewett (Can) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kendall Ryan (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Béatrice Le Sauteur (Can) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erin J Attwell (Can) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rachel Jordan (USA) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alison Merner (USA) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maude Ebacher (Can) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
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