BMC dominates Beauce's opening day
By Daniel Simms published
Wyss starts Canadian race with a win
BMC Racing Team has enjoyed a strong start to its Tour de Beauce campaign, with the opening stage victory capping a successful day of racing for the squad. Swiss rider Danilo Wyss claimed BMC Racing Team its stage victory at the North American race, after out sprinting his four breakaway partners in the final sprint.
South Africa's Darren Lill (Team Type 1) took second place while Ryan Roth (Planet Energy) took a solid third place and was the highest finishing Canadian rider. Benjamin Day (Fly V Australia) and Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefit Strategies) filled the top five spots, while Great Britain's Tom Southam (Rapha Condor) fell off the group's rear over the closing kilometre to finish three seconds behind.
Wyss fought hard for his stage victory. The rider had missed the day's defining break, but together with a few other riders bridged across to the 10-strong lead group which included his team-mate Chad Beyer.
"With over 100 km to go, Chad had escaped with nine or 10 other riders," Wyss said. "Soon after that, Darren Lill counter-attacked and I made sure to follow his wheel since I knew he was the type of rider who could very well bridge up to the leaders."
After initiating the original breakaway 40 kilometres into the race, Beyer started collecting mountains points over the day's three climbs. Claiming the mountains classification lead wasn't a planned effort by American, but something he willingly took nonetheless.
"I wasn't really planning on going for the mountain points, the opportunity just presented itself and I took it," Beyer said. "There were three climbs today and I was first over two and second over the other."
BMC Racing Team also leads the teams classification, with a 23 second margin over Fly V Australia. Wyss holds the points classification lead over Lill.
BMC Racing Team director Mike Sayers isn't getting ahead of himself with his outfit's success. Sayers says there's plenty of challenges ahead over the remaining six stages.
"The crit is hard, the time trial is hard and the stages are always going up and down," Sayers said. "But the guys are obviously strong so we have a lot of options to play."
With the majority of the peloton now 4:32 minutes behind, Wyss is hopeful of defending the jersey. Just 13 riders are within 1:21 minutes of Wyss.
"For the rest of the race, we'll have to see how we go about defending the jerseys," Wyss said. "We certainly promise to make it as good of a race as possible, that's for sure."
1 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 3:57:03 |
2 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | |
3 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | |
4 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
5 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
6 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:00:03 |
7 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:48 |
8 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
9 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:01:12 |
10 | Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:01:21 |
11 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
12 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | |
13 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | |
14 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:04:32 |
15 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
16 | Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia | |
17 | Francois Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | |
18 | Otavio Bougarelli (Bra) Garneau-Club Chat | |
19 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
20 | William Rodriguez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
21 | Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
22 | Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
23 | Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
24 | Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
25 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
26 | Casey Munro (Aus) Kuk-Kinesis | |
27 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
28 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | |
29 | Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
30 | Timothy Henry (USA) DLP Racing | |
31 | Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
32 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
33 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
34 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
35 | Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
36 | Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
37 | Matthew Bell (Can) Canada National Team | |
38 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | |
39 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy | |
40 | Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
41 | Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 | |
42 | Keven Lacombe (Can) Planet Energy | |
43 | Bazzanna Alesandro (Ita) Fly V Australia | |
44 | Cameron Evans (Can) Canada National Team | |
45 | Bjorn Selanler (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
46 | Dan Craven (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
47 | Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | |
48 | Ian Macgregor (USA) Team Type 1 | |
49 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
50 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
51 | David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
52 | Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada National Team | |
53 | Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
54 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:06:35 |
55 | Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Team Quebec | 0:07:23 |
56 | Peter Salon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
57 | William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:08:05 |
58 | James Moss (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | 0:13:39 |
59 | Ryan Belliveau (Can) Canada National Team | |
60 | James Stewart (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
61 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
62 | Janis Rezins (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
63 | Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
64 | Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:17:37 |
65 | Ugo Lapierre (Can) Team Quebec | |
66 | William Goodfellow (Can) Team Quebec | |
67 | Andre Tremblay (Can) Team Quebec | |
68 | Jean-Francois Racine (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
69 | Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Quebec | |
70 | Bryson Bowers (Can) Canada National Team | |
71 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
72 | Charlie Bryer (Can) Canada National Team | |
73 | Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
74 | Steve Lampier (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
75 | Mark Bathy (Can) Planet Energy | |
76 | Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong | |
77 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
78 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Quebec | |
79 | Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy | |
80 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
81 | Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
82 | Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
83 | San Bewley (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
84 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Quebec | 0:26:18 |
85 | Jeffery Schiller (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:30:23 |
86 | Scott Tietzel (USA) DLP Racing | |
87 | Phillip Martz (USA) DLP Racing | |
88 | Steven Gordon (USA) DLP Racing | |
89 | Robert Wardell (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
90 | Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
91 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
92 | Camilo Suarez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
93 | Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong | 0:38:08 |
DNF | Shawn Kane (USA) DLP Racing | |
DNF | Martins Trautmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
DNF | Antoine Matteau (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
DNS | Owen Harrison (Can) Canada National Team | |
DNS | James Duncan (USA) DLP Racing |
1 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 3:56:50 |
2 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | 0:00:07 |
3 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | 0:00:09 |
4 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:13 |
5 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
6 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:00:16 |
7 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:59 |
8 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | 0:01:01 |
9 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:01:20 |
10 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | 0:01:33 |
11 | Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:01:34 |
12 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
13 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | |
14 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 0:04:44 |
15 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:04:45 |
16 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
17 | Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia | |
18 | Francois Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | |
19 | Otavio Bougarelli (Bra) Garneau-Club Chat | |
20 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
21 | William Rodriguez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
22 | Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
23 | Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
24 | Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
25 | Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
26 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
27 | Casey Munro (Aus) Kuk-Kinesis | |
28 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
29 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | |
30 | Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
31 | Timothy Henry (USA) DLP Racing | |
32 | Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
33 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
34 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
35 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
36 | Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
37 | Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
38 | Matthew Bell (Can) Canada National Team | |
39 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | |
40 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy | |
41 | Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
42 | Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 | |
43 | Keven Lacombe (Can) Planet Energy | |
44 | Bazzanna Alesandro (Ita) Fly V Australia | |
45 | Cameron Evans (Can) Canada National Team | |
46 | Bjorn Selanler (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
47 | Dan Craven (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
48 | Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | |
49 | Ian Macgregor (USA) Team Type 1 | |
50 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
51 | David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
52 | Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada National Team | |
53 | Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
54 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:06:48 |
55 | Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Team Quebec | 0:07:36 |
56 | Peter Salon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
57 | William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:08:18 |
58 | James Moss (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | 0:13:52 |
59 | Ryan Belliveau (Can) Canada National Team | |
60 | James Stewart (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
61 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
62 | Janis Rezins (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
63 | Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
64 | Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:17:50 |
65 | Ugo Lapierre (Can) Team Quebec | |
66 | William Goodfellow (Can) Team Quebec | |
67 | Andre Tremblay (Can) Team Quebec | |
68 | Jean-Francois Racine (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
69 | Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Quebec | |
70 | Bryson Bowers (Can) Canada National Team | |
71 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
72 | Charlie Bryer (Can) Canada National Team | |
73 | Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
74 | Steve Lampier (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
75 | Mark Bathy (Can) Planet Energy | |
76 | Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong | |
77 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
78 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
79 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Quebec | |
80 | Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy | |
81 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
82 | Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
83 | Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
84 | San Bewley (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
85 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Quebec | 0:26:31 |
86 | Jeffery Schiller (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:30:36 |
87 | Scott Tietzel (USA) DLP Racing | |
88 | Phillip Martz (USA) DLP Racing | |
89 | Steven Gordon (USA) DLP Racing | |
90 | Robert Wardell (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
91 | Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
92 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
93 | Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong | 0:38:21 |
1 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 18 | pts |
2 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | 14 | |
3 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | 13 | |
4 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | 12 | |
5 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 12 | |
6 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 11 | |
7 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 11 | |
8 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | 10 | |
9 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | 8 | |
10 | Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team | 6 | |
11 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 5 | |
12 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | 4 | |
13 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | 4 | |
14 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | 2 | |
15 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 1 | |
16 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1 |
1 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 25 | pts |
2 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 16 | |
3 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | 12 | |
4 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | 8 | |
5 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | 8 | |
6 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 7 | |
7 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 5 | |
8 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | 4 | |
9 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 4 | |
10 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | 3 | |
11 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | 2 | |
12 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 1 | |
13 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | 1 |
1 | BMC Racing Team | 11:56:29 |
2 | Fly V Australia | 0:00:24 |
3 | Team Type 1 | 0:00:33 |
4 | Colombian National Team | 0:01:54 |
5 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:03:44 |
6 | Planet Energy | |
7 | Rapha Condor | 0:03:47 |
8 | Trek Livestrong | 0:04:32 |
9 | Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 | 0:08:16 |
10 | Canada National Team | |
11 | Garneau-Club Chaussure | 0:18:10 |
12 | Kuk-Kinesis | 0:26:30 |
13 | Latvian National Team | |
14 | Team Québec | 0:37:17 |
15 | DLP Racing | 0:59:58 |

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