Lander lands the first blow
Sprint finish favours Euro riders
Danish rider Sebastian Lander won in a mass sprint at the end of the 140.7km Coupe des Nations - Ville de Saguenay first stage. With an average speed of 45.57km/h, numerous breakaway attempts had no chance, with none ever gaining more than 30 seconds over the active field on a flat circuit.
The 19-year-old Scandinavian was pleased with the outcome of the day "With 50km to go, my teammates asked me to get ready for the mass sprint so I started to save myself, and they helped me postion myself perfectly until 500 metres to go - I am glad I can thank them with this win," said Lander afterwards.
Lander grabbed the yellow overall leader's jersey and thanks to time bonuses, he now has a four-second lead over German Phillip Ries, who finished second on the stage, and six seconds over Canadian Hugo Houle, who took third in Jonquière.
Houle was pleased with his third place "I am happy with how things unfolded for me. This is my best result so far at this level," said the young Canadian.
The Ste-Perpetue (Quebec) native was even more so happy with the Canadian National team's work throughout the day. "The team was awesome, and they really helped me in the end. In particular, David Boily was instrumental in getting me to the front in the last kilometre in a way that I could launch my sprint at the ideal moment. It looks good for the upcoming stages," he explained.
Tomorrow's stage will 148.4km over a 21.2km circuit over the spectacular countryside of La Baie, with the short steep hills sure to be a challenge for riders.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Lander (Den) Danish National Team | 3:05:13 |
2 | Philipp Ries (Ger) German National Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Hugo Houle (Can) Canada B Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) French National Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) German National Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Canada B Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tom Thill (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Gavin Mannion (USA) US National Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Sam Bennet (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Arnaud Papillon (Can) Canada B Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Youheni Patenko (Blr) UCI Mixed Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) French National Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) UCI Mixed Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Tom Schanen (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Yannick Meyer (Ger) German National Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) French National Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Charles Prendergast (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jhon Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Benjamin King (USA) US National Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Johan Chaves (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sascha Weber (Ger) German National Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Joël Zangerle (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada B Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jorge Castillo (Pan) Panama National Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Michael Joanisse (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Nairo Alexander Quintana (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Danish National Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Nicholas Keough (USA) US National Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | David Boily (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) French National Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Hugo Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Mathieu Desniou (Fra) French National Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Cole House (USA) US National Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Camilo Andres Suarez (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ricky Jørgensen (Den) Danish National Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Jamie Riggs (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Canada B Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Ki Ho Choi (HKg) UCI Mixed Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Andi Bajc (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Spencer Smitheman (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marcus Christie (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada B Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Carson Miller (USA) US National Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Corey Farrell (USA) US National Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Pelle Clapp (Den) Danish National Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Mads Meyer (Den) Danish National Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mike Willam (Ger) German National Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Nicki Rasmussen (Den) Danish National Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Johan Lebon (Fra) French National Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Gabor Kasa SRB19890203 UCI Mixed Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Chan Jea Jang (Kor) UCI Mixed Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Keir Plaice (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marek Canecky (Svk) UCI Mixed Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Fabian Danner (Ger) German National Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Yevgeniy Pelyaikin (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Blaz Furdi (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Fabian Pino (Pan) Panama National Team | 0:02:40 |
69 | Connor Mcconvey (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Ramon Carretero (Pan) Panama National Team | 0:07:03 |
71 | Jose De Leon (Pan) Panama National Team | 0:13:27 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Lander (Den) Danish National Team | 3:05:03 |
2 | Philipp Ries (Ger) German National Team | 0:00:04 |
3 | Hugo, Houle (Can) Canada B Team | 0:00:06 |
4 | Sam Bennet (Irl) Irish National Team | 0:00:07 |
5 | Benjamin King (USA) US National Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Cole House (USA) US National Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Camilo Andres Suarez (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Youheni Patenko (Blr) UCI Mixed Team | 0:00:08 |
9 | Nicholas Keough (USA) US National Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) French National Team | 0:00:09 |
11 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) French National Team | 0:00:10 |
12 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) German National Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Canada B Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Tom Thill (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Gavin Mannion (USA) US National Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Arnaud Papillon (Can) Canada B Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) French National Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) UCI Mixed Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Tom Schanen (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Yannick Meyer (Ger) German National Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Charles Prendergast (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jhon Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Johan Chaves (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sascha Weber (Ger) German National Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Joël Zangerle (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada B Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jorge Castillo (Pan) Panama National Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Michael Joanisse (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Nairo Alexander Quintana (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Danish National Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | David Boily (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) French National Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Hugo Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombian National Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Mathieu Desniou (Fra) French National Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ricky Jørgensen (Den) Danish National Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Jamie Riggs (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Canada B Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Ki Ho Choi (HKg) UCI Mixed Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg National Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Andi Bajc (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Spencer Smitheman (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marcus Christie (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada B Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Carson Miller (USA) US National Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Corey Farrell (USA) US National Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Pelle Clapp (Den) Danish National Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Mads Meyer (Den) Danish National Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mike Willam (Ger) German National Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Nicki Rasmussen (Den) Danish National Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Johan Lebon (Fra) French National Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Gabor Kasa SRB19890203 UCI Mixed Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Chan Jea Jang (Kor) UCI Mixed Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Keir Plaice (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Marek Canecky (Svk) UCI Mixed Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Fabian Danner (Ger) German National Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Yevgeniy Pelyaikin (Kaz) Kazakh National Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Blaz Furdi (Slo) Slovenian National Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Connor Mcconvey (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Slovenian National Team | 0:00:19 |
69 | Fabian Pino (Pan) Panama National Team | 0:02:50 |
70 | Ramon Carretero (Pan) Panama National Team | 0:07:13 |
71 | Jose De Leon (Pan) Panama National Team | 0:13:37 |
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