Gerrans stakes his claim in Quebec

Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) showed his late-season form is right on track for the world championships with a brilliantly timed victory in the GP Quebec WorldTour race.

Gerrans, who last won in Milan-San Remo, followed an attack from Van Avermaet with 4km to the finish. The Australian came into the race with high hopes and is looking to bring his form to the world championships in two weeks time. Pre-race favourite Peter Sagan tried to chase them down, but faded at 300 metres to go and slumped to 26th. He was absorbed by the chasing peloton and last year’s Montréal winner Rui Costa (Movistar) won the sprint for third place.

Entering the final lap it was Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank) and Dries Devenyns (Omega Pharma – Quick Step) held a 20 second lead. They couldn’t hold the chasing peloton off and were caught at the foot of the final climb. Gerrans has had his eye on the late season with the World Championships in sight. “There are quite a few races that suit me at this time of year,” he said. “I have put a lot of emphasis to do well at this time of year.

“It was pretty nerve wracking. Both Greg and I worked had to build that gap and we couldn’t really slow down,” Gerrans continued. “We had one of the best riders in the peloton chasing us, Peter Sagan. It could have gone either way and I’m glad it went my way.”

Van Avermaet had mixed emotions after the race, “I’m disappointed because I thought I could win the race and I had the legs to do it. I attacked on the final climb and went full gas to the finish, to make sure that one of us won. We had to keep going because Sagan was chasing. Simon was just fresher and I’m happy with second.”

Thomas Rohregger (RadioShack) and Vladimir Gusev (Katusha), who’d already been part of a break, launched the big break of the day. The move was instigated by the Swiss rider with Gusev chasing him down. Danilo Wyss (BMC), Thomas Leezer (Rabobank) and Lucas Euser (Spidertech) followed suit and joined the front group. Casar (FDJ-BigMat), Marsh Cooper (Canada), Hugo Hule (Spidertech) were slightly further behind, but brought the lead group up to eight riders.

The escapees built up a maximum lead of 6:10, but with six laps to go Garmin and Europcar took to the front and started to drive the gap down. Casar was the first of the breakaway men to crack the Frenchman obviously feeling his earlier efforts he was spat straight out the back and pedalling squares. With just over two laps remaining it was all together for the peloton after the break, who’d been out since the fourth lap, were finally caught on the Cote de la Montagne.

Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank) and Bruno Langlois (Team Canada) took their opportunity and held a 20 second lead at the start of the penultimate lap. Behind them the peloton began to string out as a number of riders tried their luck. Langlois was replaced the Dries Devenyns (Omega Pharma – QuickStep) at the start of the last lap as the peloton behind them began to break up with the pace. With a stronger escape companion to work with they were able to drag the advantage open once again. It looked possible but once the peloton was out on the flat by the quay the gap was obliterated.

The catch was made at 4km to go, at the foot of the final climb, and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) immediately went off the front. Hot on his tail was Milan-San Remo champion Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge). The peloton tried to react, but the steep climb proved too much for some until Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) shot off the front. Under the flamme rouge the leading pair could see Sagan closing quickly behind them. The Slovak didn’t have the legs and faded at the 3km mark. Van Avermaet lead the sprint, but it was Gerrans who had the speed on this flatter finish.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team4:53:04
2Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team0:00:04
4Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 5 - Cell 2
7Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - SharpRow 7 - Cell 2
9Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 8 - Cell 2
10Francois Parisien (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 9 - Cell 2
11Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 10 - Cell 2
12Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-NissanRow 12 - Cell 2
14Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 14 - Cell 2
16Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 15 - Cell 2
17Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 16 - Cell 2
18Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank0:00:08
20Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Michael Barry (Can) Sky ProcyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 22 - Cell 2
24Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-NissanRow 23 - Cell 2
25Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 24 - Cell 2
26Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 25 - Cell 2
27Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team0:00:14
28David Veilleux (Can) Team EuropcarRow 27 - Cell 2
29Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 28 - Cell 2
30Bruno Langlois (Can) CanadaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 31 - Cell 2
33Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:16
34Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:21
35Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team0:00:24
36Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat0:00:30
37Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank0:00:32
38Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) KAT0:00:34
39Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank0:00:42
40Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:45
42Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 42 - Cell 2
44Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 43 - Cell 2
45Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 47 - Cell 2
49Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 49 - Cell 2
51Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Rob Britton (Can) Canada0:01:00
53Nic Hamlton (Can) CanadaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD0:01:05
55Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team0:01:26
56Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 55 - Cell 2
57Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team0:01:40
61Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat0:01:47
62Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky ProcyclingRow 61 - Cell 2
63Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 62 - Cell 2
64Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 63 - Cell 2
65Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 64 - Cell 2
66Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big MatRow 66 - Cell 2
68Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:03
77Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale0:02:35
78Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 77 - Cell 2
79Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:02:48
80Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp0:03:22
83Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:03:34
84Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat0:04:03
85Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team0:04:41
86Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 86 - Cell 2
88Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 88 - Cell 2
90Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 92 - Cell 2
94Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp0:05:18
95Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 94 - Cell 2
96Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 95 - Cell 2
97Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team0:05:31
99Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:06:24
100Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 101 - Cell 2
103Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:08:51
104Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 103 - Cell 2
105Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 105 - Cell 2
107Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C100:09:57
108Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 107 - Cell 2
109Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada0:13:56
110Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:18:59
111Martin Gilbert (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 110 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Klier (Ger) Garmin - SharpRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Stetina (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Charteau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFVincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFPerrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Turgot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFJosé Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFJesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFEnrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFFrancisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFEdvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFGeraint Thomas (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFEdward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFJuraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Spilak (Slo) Katusha TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFYury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFValentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFFrancis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFMaarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFGaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFDennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFTim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFMaarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFGeorge Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-NissanRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin King (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-NissanRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFJorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFPeio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFJon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFAlan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISDRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFJohnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFSandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFManuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFMads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFAleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFTristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFMarsh Cooper (Can) CanadaRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFRémi Pelletier-Roy (Can) CanadaRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFSebastian Salas (Can) CanadaRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFCharly Vives (Can) CanadaRow 172 - Cell 2

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