Lapthorne takes comeback victory
By Greg Johnson published
Aussie escapes to win
Darren Lapthorne (Rapha Condor) has claimed his first victory since returning to the sport at Canada's Tour de Beauce, resisting attempts by a surging peloton to recapture him. The Australian rider lifted the pace with two kilometres remaining and held a mere one hundred metre gap to the finish line.
The Victorian broke away 31.5 kilometres into the 161 kilometre stage, which was made all the more challenging by fog and damp conditions. Peter Stetina (Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin) was allowed off the front of the peloton with Lapthorne as he attacked.
The two men stayed ahead alone for 10 kilometres, until Canadian rider Phillip Cortes (Garneau-Club Chaussure) successfully bridged across to what become a lasting move.
Racing was brought to a stand still for nearly six minutes following the day's third climb. A wooden bridge following the descent was deemed too slippery to race across, so officials stopped the leaders while the peloton caught up and crossed the bridge. The three riders were then sent ahead by the same margin they'd started with as racing re-commenced.
His Beauce victory is Lapthorne's first at an International Cycling Union-ranked event since returning at January's Jayco Bay Series. Lapthorne, a former Australian Open Road Champion, had considered leaving the sport permanently after putting his career on hold to join father Dale search for sister Britt in Croatia after she went missing last September. Britt's body was later recovered floating off a resort in Croatia, but mystery continues to surround the circumstances of her death.
Swiss rider Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) continues to lead the race overall.
1 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | 4:01:22 |
2 | Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:00:03 |
3 | Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
4 | Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia | |
5 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
6 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
7 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
8 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy | |
9 | William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team | |
10 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | |
11 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
12 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
13 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
14 | Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
15 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
16 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Quebec | |
17 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
18 | James Stewart (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
19 | Timothy Henry (USA) DLP Racing | |
20 | James Moss (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
21 | Janis Rezins (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
22 | Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
23 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
24 | Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
25 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
26 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | |
27 | Camilo Suarez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
28 | Otavio Bougarelli (Bra) Garneau-Club Chat | |
29 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
30 | Ugo Lapierre (Can) Team Quebec | |
31 | William Rodriguez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
32 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | |
33 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | |
34 | Bjorn Selanler (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
35 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
36 | Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
37 | Steve Lampier (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
38 | Dan Craven (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
39 | Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Quebec | |
40 | San Bewley (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
41 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
42 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | |
43 | Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 | |
44 | Keven Lacombe (Can) Planet Energy | |
45 | Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
46 | Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team | |
47 | William Goodfellow (Can) Team Quebec | |
48 | Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
49 | Charlie Bryer (Can) Canada National Team | |
50 | Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
51 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
52 | Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
53 | David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
54 | Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
55 | Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | |
56 | Robert Wardell (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
57 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
58 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
59 | Ian Macgregor (USA) Team Type 1 | |
60 | Ryan Belliveau (Can) Canada National Team | |
61 | Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong | |
62 | Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
63 | Peter Salon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
64 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
65 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
66 | Casey Munro (Aus) Kuk-Kinesis | |
67 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | |
68 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
69 | Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada National Team | |
70 | Andre Tremblay (Can) Team Quebec | |
71 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
72 | Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
73 | Bryson Bowers (Can) Canada National Team | |
74 | Bazzanna Alesandro (Ita) Fly V Australia | |
75 | Matthew Bell (Can) Canada National Team | |
76 | Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
77 | Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
78 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Quebec | |
79 | Jean-Francois Racine (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
80 | Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Team Quebec | |
81 | Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
82 | Steven Gordon (USA) DLP Racing | 0:02:44 |
83 | Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy | 0:03:03 |
84 | Mark Bathy (Can) Planet Energy | |
85 | Francois Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | |
86 | Cameron Evans (Can) Canada National Team | 0:00:03 |
87 | Jeffery Schiller (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:04:32 |
88 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:05:16 |
89 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 0:06:01 |
90 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
DNF | Scott Tietzel (USA) DLP Racing | |
DNF | Phillip Martz (USA) DLP Racing | |
DNS | Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team |
1 | Rapha Condor | 12:04:12 |
2 | BMC Racing Team | 0:00:03 |
3 | Fly V Australia | |
4 | Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U | |
5 | Garneau-Club Chaussure | |
6 | Colombia National Team | |
7 | Kuk-Kinesis | |
8 | Team Type 1 | |
9 | Planet Energy | |
10 | Team Quebec | |
11 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
12 | Trek Livestrong | |
13 | Canadian National Team | |
14 | Latvian National Team | 0:06:01 |
1 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 7:58:15 |
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 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:01:33 |
11 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | |
12 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:01:34 |
13 | Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team | |
14 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | 0:04:29 |
15 | Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 0:04:35 |
16 | Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia | 0:04:45 |
17 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
18 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
19 | Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
20 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | |
21 | Alex Howes (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
22 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
23 | Otavio Bougarelli (Bra) Garneau-Club Chat | |
24 | Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
25 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy | |
26 | Timothy Henry (USA) DLP Racing | |
27 | William Rodriguez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
28 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
29 | Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
30 | Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
31 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
32 | Bjorn Selanler (USA) Trek Livestrong | |
33 | Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
34 | Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
35 | Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 | |
36 | Dan Craven (GBr) Rapha Condor | |
37 | Keven Lacombe (Can) Planet Energy | |
38 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
39 | Casey Munro (Aus) Kuk-Kinesis | |
40 | Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
41 | Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | |
42 | David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
43 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | |
44 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
45 | Ian Macgregor (USA) Team Type 1 | |
46 | Matthew Bell (Can) Canada National Team | |
47 | Bazzanna Alesandro (Ita) Fly V Australia | |
48 | Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada National Team | |
49 | Cameron Evans (Can) Canada National Team | |
50 | Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
51 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:06:48 |
52 | Peter Salon (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 0:07:36 |
53 | Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Team Quebec | |
54 | Francois Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | 0:07:45 |
55 | William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team | 0:08:18 |
56 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:09:58 |
57 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team | 0:10:43 |
58 | James Moss (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | 0:13:52 |
59 | James Stewart (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
60 | Janis Rezins (Lat) Latvian National Team | |
61 | Ryan Belliveau (Can) Canada National Team | |
62 | Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
63 | Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:17:41 |
64 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:17:50 |
65 | Ugo Lapierre (Can) Team Quebec | |
66 | Raphael Gagne (Can) Team Quebec | |
67 | Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
68 | Steve Lampier (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
69 | William Goodfellow (Can) Team Quebec | |
70 | Charlie Bryer (Can) Canada National Team | |
71 | San Bewley (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
72 | Clay Murfet (Aus) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
73 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | |
74 | Andre Tremblay (Can) Team Quebec | |
75 | Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong | |
76 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong | |
77 | Bryson Bowers (Can) Canada National Team | |
78 | Jean-Francois Racine (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | |
79 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Quebec | |
80 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 0:19:50 |
81 | Mark Bathy (Can) Planet Energy | 0:20:50 |
82 | Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy | |
83 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Quebec | 0:26:31 |
84 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 0:30:36 |
85 | Camilo Suarez (Col) Colombian National Team | |
86 | Robert Wardell (GBr) Kuk-Kinesis | |
87 | Walker Savidge (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | |
88 | Steven Gordon (USA) DLP Racing | 0:33:17 |
89 | Jeffery Schiller (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 0:35:05 |
90 | Ryan Baumann (USA) Trek Livestrong | 0:38:21 |
1 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 29 | pts |
2 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 21 | |
3 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | 30 | |
4 | Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 19 | |
5 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | 18 | |
6 | Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 17 | |
7 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | 13 | |
8 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | 12 | |
9 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 12 | |
10 | Dionne Charles (Can) Fly V Australia | 12 | |
11 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 11 | |
12 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 11 | |
13 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | 10 | |
14 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | 8 | |
15 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Planet Energy | 8 | |
16 | William Munoz (Col) Colombian National Team | 7 | |
17 | Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Colombian National Team | 6 | |
18 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 6 | |
19 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 5 | |
20 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | 4 | |
21 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | 4 | |
22 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Rapha Condor | 4 | |
23 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | 3 | |
24 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombian National Team | 2 | |
25 | Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 2 |
1 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 31 | pts |
2 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 16 | |
3 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 14 | |
4 | Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia | 12 | |
5 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | 10 | |
6 | Phillip Cortes (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 10 | |
7 | Peter Stetina (USA) Felt-Holowesko Partners | 10 | |
8 | Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 | 8 | |
9 | Guy East (USA) Trek Livestrong | 8 | |
10 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 5 | |
11 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombian National Team | 5 | |
12 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | 4 | |
13 | Derrick St-John (Can) Garneau-Club Chat | 4 | |
14 | Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 3 | |
15 | Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1 | 2 | |
16 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 2 | |
17 | Phillip Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | 2 | |
18 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 1 | |
19 | Ryan Roth (Can) Planet Energy | 1 | |
20 | Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1 | |
21 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | 1 |
1 | BMC Racing Team | 24:00:44 |
2 | Fly V Australia | 0:00:24 |
3 | Team Type 1 | 0:00:33 |
4 | Colombia National Team | 0:01:54 |
5 | Rapha Condor | 0:03:44 |
6 | Planet Energy | |
7 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
8 | Trek Livestrong | 0:04:32 |
9 | Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23 | 0:08:16 |
10 | Canadian National Team | |
11 | Garneau-Club Chaussure | 0:18:10 |
12 | Kuk-Kinesis | 0:26:30 |
13 | Latvian National Team | 0:32:28 |
14 | Team Quebec | 0:37:17 |

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