Veilleux claims elite men's criterium title
Naud best in Under23 category
David Veilleux (Europcar) took a closely contested men's Crit title at the Immunity-FX Canadian Road National Cycling Championships. The Criterium championship was contested as a Points race this year, with sprints every five laps [5-3-2-1], and double points for the final sprint. Derrick St-John (Ride with Rendall) took an early lead and managed to keep it for much of the race, but Veilleux was always staying within reach by points.
The 1.1 kilometre circuit was very tight and narrow, and there were a number of crashes, particularly in the large men's field. Keven Lacombe (SpiderTech) went down in the first corner about halfway into the men's race, and hit his face on the pavement, suffering facial injuries. He was taken to hospital, and has lost at least one tooth, with either a fractured or dislocated jaw. National TT and Road Race champion Svein Tuft (SpiderTech) also crashed, and needed stitches to his chin.
The final double point sprint proved to be crucial, with St-John tiring and unable to match Veilleux's speed. Veilleux took second in the final sprint, and it was enough to move him one point ahead of St-John for the title, with 22 points. Ben Chaddock (Team Exergy), by winning the final sprint, jumped into third, at 20 points.
"I knew that I was close to Derrick [St-John], but I wasn't sure how close I was," explained Veilleux. "Even though this is not the usual type of race that I do in Europe, I wanted to finish these championships with a strong performance."
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | 10 | pts |
2 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Pierrick Naud (Rocky Mountain Desjardins Vale) | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Will Routley (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 5 | pts |
2 | Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ed Veal (Jet Fuel Coffee/La Bicicletta) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Zachary Bell (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 5 | pts |
2 | Bradley Clifford (Team H&R Block) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 5 | pts |
2 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Arnaud Papillon (Equipe Du Quebec) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Aaron Schooler (Team H&R Block) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | 5 | pts |
2 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Zachery Garland (Team H&R Block) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 5 | pts |
2 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Will Routley (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Chris Gruber (Kallisto/Wheels Of Bloor) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Zachery Garland (Team H&R Block) | 5 | pts |
2 | Antoine Duschesne (Equipe Du Quebec) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gavriel Epstein (Chipotle Development Team) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 5 | pts |
2 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Dustin Macburnie (Team H&R Block) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Zachery Garland (Team H&R Block) | 5 | pts |
2 | Zachary Bell (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David Veilleux (Team Europcar) | 22 | pts |
2 | Derrick St. John (Ride With Rendall) | 21 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Benjamin Chaddock (Team Exergy) | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Zachery Garland (Team H&R Block) | 12 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Zachary Bell (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 8 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Will Routley (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 7 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Pierrick Naud (Rocky Mountain Desjardins Vale) | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Bradley Clifford (Team H&R Block) | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Antoine Duschesne (Equipe Du Quebec) | 3 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Arnaud Papillon (Equipe Du Quebec) | 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Dustin Macburnie (Team H&R Block) | 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Gavriel Epstein (Chipotle Development Team) | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Chris Gruber (Kallisto/Wheels Of Bloor) | 1 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Aaron Schooler (Team H&R Block) | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Team Spidertech Powered By C10) | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Ed Veal (Jet Fuel Coffee/La Bicicletta) | 1 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
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