Fortin wins Canadian nationals
Quebec native adds to impressive multi-sport palmares
Veronique Fortin gave local team P-K Express/HNZ Strategic.com a lot to cheer about when she became the women's national road cycling champion on Friday after breaking clear of an elite group of riders on the final climb of the 103 kilometre race. Fortin finished with a time of three hours, four minutes and nine seconds. Lex Albrecht (Juvederm-Specialized) finished 18 seconds behind to take the silver medal, and Erinne Willock (Team TIBCO/To the Top) won the bronze medal, a further two seconds in arrears.
The 12.9 kilometre circuit, on the outskirts of Burlington, Ontario, which the women covered eight times, was dominated by a steep finishing climb up the Niagara Escarpment. Albrecht's team mate Moriah MacGregor of Whitehorse, Yukon, attacked early in the race, building up a lead of over four minutes, before she was finally caught in the last five kilometres. Fortin, one of the best climbers in the race, upped the tempo on the final climb to the finish line, riding away from the rest of the field to win her first national title.
"We were concerned about [MacGregor]," agreed Fortin, "but my team mate Sue Palmer-Komar did a lot of work for me helping to bring her back, and when I got to the climb I was able to go hard. This course suited me, so I knew that I had a good chance here."
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Veronique Fortin (Can) P-K Express/ HNZ Strategic.Com | 3:04:09 |
2 | Lex Albrecht (Can) Juvéderm-Specialized | 0:00:18 |
3 | Erinne Willock (Can) Team Tibco/To The Top | 0:00:20 |
4 | Denise Ramsden (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Joelle Numainville (Can) Tibco-To The Top | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne-Futuroscope | 0:00:25 |
7 | Nik Vogler (Can) West Wood Cycle Cannondale P/ | 0:00:34 |
8 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Manitoba | 0:00:36 |
9 | Rhae-Christie Shaw (Can) Independent | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Clara Hughes (Can) Equipe Du Quebec | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne-Futuroscope | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Leah Guloien (Can) Missing Link Coaching Systems/ | 0:00:43 |
13 | Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) P-K Express/ Hnz Strategic.Com | 0:00:46 |
14 | Kristine Brynjolfson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B Mosa | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Heather Sprenger (Can) Team Ontario | 0:00:49 |
16 | Mandy Dreyer (Can) Independent | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Stephanie Skoreyko (Can) Kallisto/Wheels Of Bloor | 0:01:00 |
18 | Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Cycling Bc | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Anne Samplonius (Can) Now And Novaris For Ms | 0:01:07 |
20 | Moriah Macgregor (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | 0:02:04 |
21 | Tara Whitten (Can) Team Tibco/To The Top | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Myriam Gaudreault (Can) Rocky Mountain Desjardins Vale | 0:02:29 |
23 | Elisabeth Albert (Can) Rocky Mountain Desjardins Vale | 0:02:36 |
24 | Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) Independent | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Suzie Brown (Can) P-K Express/ Hnz Strategic.Com | 0:02:39 |
26 | Laura Bietola (Can) 3Rox Racing | 0:02:53 |
27 | Jessica Hannah (Can) Cycling BC | 0:03:03 |
28 | Pepper Harlton (Can) Juventus | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Veronique Labontè (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | 0:04:46 |
30 | Laura Brown (Can) Cycling BC | 0:04:52 |
31 | Cara Gillis (Can) Missing Link Coaching Systems/ | 0:05:10 |
32 | Joanie Caron (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | 0:06:01 |
33 | Shoshauna Laxson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B Mosa | 0:06:06 |
34 | Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Reform:Cyclpower | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Anne Guzman (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | 0:06:09 |
36 | Veronique Drapeau-Zgoralski (Can) Veronique Juvederm-Specialized | 0:06:15 |
37 | Carrie Cartmill (Can) Independent | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Florence Laplante-Lamarche (Can) Florence Team Ontario | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Julie Bellerose (Can) Metromint Cycling | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Naomi Cooper (Can) Balance Point Racing | 0:06:21 |
41 | Jenny Lehmann (Can) Cycling BC | 0:06:25 |
42 | Katy Curtis (Can) Cyclemeisters CC | 0:06:27 |
43 | Michelle Gauthier (Can) Re:Form/Cyclepower | 0:06:29 |
44 | Marie-Noel Labrecque (Can) Equipe Du Quebec | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Cayley Brooks (Can) Trek Canada | 0:06:45 |
46 | Stephanie Roorda (Can) Cycling BC | 0:07:02 |
DNF | Merrill Collins (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee/La Bicicletta | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephanie Bester (Can) Coachchris.Ca/Multisport-Zone | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julia Garnet (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B Mosa | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anne-Marie B. Morin (Can) Equipe Du Quebec | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arlene Marchildon (Can) Total Sports The Bike Shop | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Karlee Gendron (Can) Team Manitoba | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laura Haapamaki (Can) P-K Express/ Hnz Strategic.Com | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Virginie Gauthier (Can) Equipe Du Quebec | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Allison Lampi (Can) Re:Form/Cyclepower | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sara Byers (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evelyne Gagnon (Can) Atrium Cc2R | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adriane Provost (Can) Equipe Du Quebec | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elodie Gillard (Can) Atrium-Cc2R | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kaitlin Kk Michener (Can) Team Ontario | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Audrey Sarrazin (Can) Dynamiks De Contrecoeur | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sarah Rasmussen (Can) Kallisto/Wheels Of Bloor | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandria Wilson (Can) Re:Form/Cyclepower | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valina Sintal (Can) Lapdogs Cycling Club | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristen Worley (Can) Cycle Solutions/ Angry Johnny | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Krista Ruby (Can) Team Ontario | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Valérie Crête (Can) Juvederm-Specialized | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Andrea Elliott (Can) Port Hope Bicycle | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Caroline Brunet (Can) Garneau-Club Chaussures-Norton | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
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