Anthony wins White Spot Delta Road Race

Jesse Anthony (Optum) wins the White Spot Delta Road Race

Jesse Anthony (Optum) wins the White Spot Delta Road Race (Image credit: Greg Descantes)

Jesse Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) took his first UCI victory since 2011 in the White Spot/Delta Road Race on Sunday. The 29-year-old soloed away from the field with two kilometers to go, winning ahead of teammate Ryan Anderson,w ith Pierrick Naud (Garneau-Quebecor) in third.

"The team was on point all day, we rode at the front, we were aggressive, but I think we rode really smart and brought a really strong team with Ryan Anderson - one of the fastest sprinters here, so it's always great to have the speed in the field and it lets us race a little bit more abandoned," Anthony said.

The race was a bit of a roller coaster with break aways forming and being caught and the peloton changing in size a number of times. Anthony noted that his team relied on previous experience to pull out the win.

"We were communicating a little bit, but we have a really experienced team and it makes a big difference when you get in a race like this when things are constantly shuffling, it's going back and forth, the groups are coming together and breaking apart, and everyone (on our team) just knows what to do," he explained.We were really keying off each other and we were able to see how we were riding and how the other teams were riding, so I think we were all just on point today and that makes a big difference."

With five laps to go, Will Routley jumped ahead of the pack for Team Optum and at one point had a 40 second lead, which set the tone for his team the rest of the way.

"From the beginning this morning, we wanted to be all hands on deck with everyone contributing to forcing the move and Will really set up the day for us," Anderson said.He was up there first, he was the first guy to get away, I think it took about 100k before someone went clear and then when Jesse and I were able to come across and then having an additional rider there, made all the difference in the end."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies3:27:46
2Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies0:00:07
3Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau QuebecorRow 2 - Cell 2
4Aurelien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Shane Kline (USA) Team Smartstop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 4 - Cell 2
6Garrett McLeod (Can) Team H&R BlockRow 5 - Cell 2
7Nigel Ellsay (Can) Range Road Racing0:00:10
8Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling Team0:00:15
9William Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies0:01:15
10Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Germany National Team - Regional Team0:01:16
11Dylan Davies (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hay's p/b ScotiabankRow 10 - Cell 2
12Ole Quast (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 11 - Cell 2
13Steven Wilssens (Bel) Range Road RacingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Stuart Wight (Can) Team H&R Block0:01:18
15Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Garneau Quebecor0:02:22
16Elliott Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Benjamin Chaddock (Can) Garneau QuebecorRow 16 - Cell 2
18Shannon Johnson (Aus) Team NCCH p/b DEC ExpressRow 17 - Cell 2
19Michael Schweizer (Ger) Germany National Team - Regional TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 19 - Cell 2
21Brandon Etzl (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee - Norco BicyclesRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Aaron Perry (NZl) Team Novo NordiskRow 22 - Cell 2
24Thomas Brown (USA) Astellas Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jure Rupnick (Slo) Range Road RacingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Charles Joe Eldridge (USA) Team Novo NordiskRow 25 - Cell 2
27Stephen Clancey (Irl) Team Novo NordiskRow 26 - Cell 2
28Cody Canning (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hay's p/b ScotiabankRow 27 - Cell 2
29Ryan MacDonald (Can) Team H&R BlockRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jordan Parra (Col) Colombian National Team0:02:26
31Hogan Sills (USA) Astellas Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Craig Richey (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic HomesRow 31 - Cell 2
33Christopher Pendergast (Can) Team H&R Block0:02:28
34Dustin Andrews (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic HomesRow 33 - Cell 2
35Anton Varabei (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee - Norco BicyclesRow 34 - Cell 2
36Sebastian Molano (Col) Colombian National Team0:02:30
37Nigel Kinney (USA) Musette RacingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Kyle Buckosky (Can) Team H&R BlockRow 37 - Cell 2
39Greg Christian (USA) Accent Inns/Russ Hay's p/b ScotiabankRow 38 - Cell 2
40Vincent Marcotte (Can) Musette RacingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Derrick St-John (Can) Silber Pro Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Raphael Lalumiere (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hay's p/b ScotiabankRow 41 - Cell 2
43Kris Dahl (Can) Team Smartstop p/b Mountain Khakis0:02:35
44Travis Streb (Can) Glotman Simpson CyclingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Dylan Cunningham (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hay's p/b Scotiabank0:02:36
46Arturo Suarz (Can) Glotman Simpson CyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Adam De Vos (Can) Team H&R BlockRow 46 - Cell 2
48Julian Kyer (USA) Team Smartstop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 47 - Cell 2
49Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau QuebecorRow 48 - Cell 2
50Will Elliott (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC ExpressRow 49 - Cell 2
51Chris Uberti (USA) Astellas Cycling Team0:02:39
52Kevin Massicotte (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee - Norco Bicycles0:02:40
53Bradley Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefits StrategiesRow 52 - Cell 2
54Emile De Rosnay (Can) Musette Racing0:02:43
55Tom Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies0:03:33
56Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefits StrategiesRow 55 - Cell 2
57Travis Livermore (USA) Team Smartstop p/b Mountain Khakis0:04:09
58Travis Samuel (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee - Norco Bicycles0:05:31
59Mark Rainer (Can) Glotman Simpson CyclingRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFRuud Cremers (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFBen Dilley (USA) Team Novo NordiskRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFJustin Morris (Aus) Team Novo NordiskRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFJean-Michel Lachance (Can) Silber Pro Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFMax Korus (USA) Astellas Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFClay Murfet (Aus) Astellas Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Grad (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFFabian Schormair (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFJan-Niklas Droste (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFLuke Ockerby (Aus) Garneau QuebecorRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Mullervy (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubesRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFConor Mullervy (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubesRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFGavriel Epstein (Can) Champion System - Stan's NoTubesRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFDrew Christopher (USA) Champion System - Stan's NoTubesRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFDominik Roels (Ger) Germany National Team - Regional TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFVladi Riha (Ger) Germany National Team - Regional TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFBailey Mcknight (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic HomesRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFBrad Clifford (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic HomesRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFGeordie Morrison (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic HomesRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Van Den Ham (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic HomesRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFCid Martinez (Bol) Accent Inns/Russ Hay's p/b ScotiabankRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFBen Andrews (Can) Steven's- The CycleryRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFConor O'Brien (Can) Steven's- The CycleryRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFBraydon Bourne (Can) Steven's- The CycleryRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFStephen Rockwood (Can) Steven's- The CycleryRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFGlenn Ferreira (USA) Steven's- The CycleryRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Gerth (Can) Musette RacingRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Knapton (Can) Musette RacingRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Gillam (Can) Glotman Simpson CyclingRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFTrevor Pearson (Can) Glotman Simpson CyclingRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Fothergill (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC ExpressRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFLuke Canlauwe (Can) Team NCCH p/b DEC ExpressRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFJacob Restall (Aus) Team NCCH p/b DEC ExpressRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFIan Baldwin (USA) Range Road RacingRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFColin Gibson (USA) Range Road RacingRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFChris Darcy (Can) Range Road RacingRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFJordan Parra (Col) Colombian National TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFSebastian Molano (Col) Colombian National TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
DNSMatt Green (GBr) Astellas Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
DNSHendrik Werner (Ger) Germany National Team - Regional TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
DNSMark Sherman (Irl) Musette RacingRow 99 - Cell 2
DNSJames Anderson (Can) Glotman Simpson CyclingRow 100 - Cell 2

 

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