Fortin wins Canadian nationals

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Quebec native adds to impressive multi-sport palmares

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The women's RR podium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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."
 

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Full Results
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Veronique Fortin (Can) P-K Express/ HNZ Strategic.Com3:04:09
2Lex Albrecht (Can) Juvéderm-Specialized0:00:18
3Erinne Willock (Can) Team Tibco/To The Top0:00:20
4Denise Ramsden (Can) Juvederm-SpecializedRow 3 - Cell 2
5Joelle Numainville (Can) Tibco-To The TopRow 4 - Cell 2
6Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne-Futuroscope0:00:25
7Nik Vogler (Can) West Wood Cycle Cannondale P/0:00:34
8Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Manitoba0:00:36
9Rhae-Christie Shaw (Can) IndependentRow 8 - Cell 2
10Clara Hughes (Can) Equipe Du QuebecRow 9 - Cell 2
11Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne-FuturoscopeRow 10 - Cell 2
12Leah Guloien (Can) Missing Link Coaching Systems/0:00:43
13Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) P-K Express/ Hnz Strategic.Com0:00:46
14Kristine Brynjolfson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B MosaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Heather Sprenger (Can) Team Ontario0:00:49
16Mandy Dreyer (Can) IndependentRow 15 - Cell 2
17Stephanie Skoreyko (Can) Kallisto/Wheels Of Bloor0:01:00
18Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Cycling BcRow 17 - Cell 2
19Anne Samplonius (Can) Now And Novaris For Ms0:01:07
20Moriah Macgregor (Can) Juvederm-Specialized0:02:04
21Tara Whitten (Can) Team Tibco/To The TopRow 20 - Cell 2
22Myriam Gaudreault (Can) Rocky Mountain Desjardins Vale0:02:29
23Elisabeth Albert (Can) Rocky Mountain Desjardins Vale0:02:36
24Annie Foreman-Mackey (Can) IndependentRow 23 - Cell 2
25Suzie Brown (Can) P-K Express/ Hnz Strategic.Com0:02:39
26Laura Bietola (Can) 3Rox Racing0:02:53
27Jessica Hannah (Can) Cycling BC0:03:03
28Pepper Harlton (Can) JuventusRow 27 - Cell 2
29Veronique Labontè (Can) Juvederm-Specialized0:04:46
30Laura Brown (Can) Cycling BC0:04:52
31Cara Gillis (Can) Missing Link Coaching Systems/0:05:10
32Joanie Caron (Can) Juvederm-Specialized0:06:01
33Shoshauna Laxson (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B Mosa0:06:06
34Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Reform:CyclpowerRow 33 - Cell 2
35Anne Guzman (Can) Juvederm-Specialized0:06:09
36Veronique Drapeau-Zgoralski (Can) Veronique Juvederm-Specialized0:06:15
37Carrie Cartmill (Can) IndependentRow 36 - Cell 2
38Florence Laplante-Lamarche (Can) Florence Team OntarioRow 37 - Cell 2
39Julie Bellerose (Can) Metromint CyclingRow 38 - Cell 2
40Naomi Cooper (Can) Balance Point Racing0:06:21
41Jenny Lehmann (Can) Cycling BC0:06:25
42Katy Curtis (Can) Cyclemeisters CC0:06:27
43Michelle Gauthier (Can) Re:Form/Cyclepower0:06:29
44Marie-Noel Labrecque (Can) Equipe Du QuebecRow 43 - Cell 2
45Cayley Brooks (Can) Trek Canada0:06:45
46Stephanie Roorda (Can) Cycling BC0:07:02
DNFMerrill Collins (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee/La BiciclettaRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFStephanie Bester (Can) Coachchris.Ca/Multisport-ZoneRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFJulia Garnet (Can) Trek Red Truck Racing P/B MosaRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFAnne-Marie B. Morin (Can) Equipe Du QuebecRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFArlene Marchildon (Can) Total Sports The Bike ShopRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFKarlee Gendron (Can) Team ManitobaRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Haapamaki (Can) P-K Express/ Hnz Strategic.ComRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFVirginie Gauthier (Can) Equipe Du QuebecRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFAllison Lampi (Can) Re:Form/CyclepowerRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFSara Byers (Can) Juvederm-SpecializedRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFEvelyne Gagnon (Can) Atrium Cc2RRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFAdriane Provost (Can) Equipe Du QuebecRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFElodie Gillard (Can) Atrium-Cc2RRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFKaitlin Kk Michener (Can) Team OntarioRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFAudrey Sarrazin (Can) Dynamiks De ContrecoeurRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFSarah Rasmussen (Can) Kallisto/Wheels Of BloorRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandria Wilson (Can) Re:Form/CyclepowerRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFValina Sintal (Can) Lapdogs Cycling ClubRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFKristen Worley (Can) Cycle Solutions/ Angry JohnnyRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFKrista Ruby (Can) Team OntarioRow 65 - Cell 2
DNSValérie Crête (Can) Juvederm-SpecializedRow 66 - Cell 2
DNSAndrea Elliott (Can) Port Hope BicycleRow 67 - Cell 2
DNSCaroline Brunet (Can) Garneau-Club Chaussures-NortonRow 68 - Cell 2

 

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