Langlois wins men's road title as last man standing
By Robert Jones
Ben Perry and Will Routley complete podium
After years of coming close, Bruno Langlois (Garneau Quebecor) finally won the Elite Men's title on Sunday, at the Canadian Road Championships, in Ottawa. Ben Perry (Silber) finished second, and was also awarded the Under-23 national title, with Will Routley (Rally Cycling) taking third.
Langlois was literally the last man on his bike, after a crash in the final corner took three of four members of the leading break out of contention. Matteo Dal-Cin (Silber) led into the corner but was carrying too much speed and slide across the pavement into the grass verge. Routley managed to avoid him, but rolled his rear tire in the effort, while Perry crashed into Dal-Cin. Perry was able to ride his bike to the finish line, while Routley ran with his bike. Dal-Cin was taken to hospital, but latest reports from the team say that he has no serious injuries.
The 180 kilometre race was one of attrition, with only 18 finishers out of 141 starters, due to the heat and intense pace. The 37-year-old Langlois was one of ten riders that broke away from the main field early in the 18 lap race and steadily built up an insurmountable lead over the rest of the field. In addition to the final four, the break included Rob Britton (Rally), David Boily and Olivier Brisebois (both Garneau Quebecor), Nicolas Masbourian (Silber), Danick Vandale and Travis Samuel (both H&R Block).
Significantly, missing from the break were Euro-based pros Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge), Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale) and Ryan Anderson (Direct Energie). All had been heavily marked in the peloton, and were aggressively chased down whenever they attempted to bridge across to the break.
The final composition of the break was formed at the halfway mark, and began to pull away rapidly from the field, with all the main domestic teams in the group. By the time the race entered the final 60 kilometres, the gap to the next chase group was over six minutes, and the peloton was approaching 12 minutes in arrears, and in danger of being lapped. With four laps remaining the bunch was pulled, and the race for the title was down to ten riders.
The attacks began in the next lap, starting with Britton, which was then countered by Langlois, setting the stage for the final four riders. Langlois tried a couple of attacks but was brought back, leading to the final crash-marred finish.
"I think I've done all the top ten places except the win," said Langlois. "Today I raced from the front, because on this course it was one where you had to gamble. I tried to attack at the end because I don't have a good sprint, but the others guys were too strong. At the end I think the others guys went too fast into the last corner and unfortunately they crashed, so I was able to come around. Nationals is always a game of poker, especially on a course like this. It's my best result; to be champion of your country. Everybody wants this, and I've been chasing it for a long time."
Perry, the Under-23 champion, while happy with his title, admitted to being disappointed. "We came here today without thoughts of the Under-23 title. I was really, really wanting to win the elite title. It's an opportunity missed due to bad luck."
Routley, who was clearly one of the strongest riders in the break, was also bitterly disappointed, commenting "it's virtually flat, so everyone talked about it not being a hard enough race, but it was ridiculously hot and windy, and the race was full gas right from the get-go. At the end the attacks start happening and that was perfect for me, I love those accelerations. I had just latched onto Matteo's [Dal-Cin] wheel, and it was 100% perfect; there was no way I was going to lose the race ... and then he took a massive yardsale in the corner. I managed to keep it up but I rolled my tire right off the rim. I figured I was going to win the race, so it's a little disappointing."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Garneau-Québécor | 4:17:23 |
2 | Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:00:27 |
3 | William Routley (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:01:03 |
4 | David Boily (Can) Garneau-Québécor | 0:01:05 |
5 | Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:01:23 |
6 | Olivier Brisebois (Can) Garneau-Québécor | 0:04:08 |
7 | Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
8 | Danick Vandale (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 0:04:10 |
9 | Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 0:04:14 |
10 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:08:15 |
11 | Kristofer Dahl (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:11:04 |
12 | Anton Varabei (Can) RealDeal/D'Ornellas p/b Garneau | |
13 | Marc-Antoine Soucy (Can) Garneau-Québécor | |
14 | Christopher Prendergast (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 0:11:08 |
15 | Gaelen Merritt (Can) Wheels of Bloor/Graywood | 0:12:03 |
16 | Brad Bradford (Can) RealDeal/D'Ornellas p/b Garneau | 0:12:57 |
17 | Ed Veal (Can) RealDeal/D'Ornellas p/b Garneau | 0:13:40 |
18 | Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:13:42 |
DNF | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF | Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
DNF | Alex Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Bayden Pritchard (Can) OCTTO Cycling Team | |
DNF | Andrew Lees (Can) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
DNF | Normand Richard (Can) Independent | |
DNF | Ben Andrew (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNF | Alexis Cartier (Can) Garneau-Québécor | |
DNF | Timothy Burton (Can) RealDeal/D'Ornellas p/b Garneau | |
DNF | Nathan Underwood (Can) Euro-Sports | |
DNF | Warren Macdonald (Can) Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Team | |
DNF | Bailey McKnight (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Remi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Garneau-Québécor | |
DNF | Marc-Antoine Brassard (Can) Stingray/Trek/Lacasse | |
DNF | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | |
DNF | Dylan Davies (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNF | Greg Boileau (Can) Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Team | |
DNF | Robert Gutgesell (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNF | Derek O'Farrell (Can) Tekne Cycle Club | |
DNF | Kevin Massicotte (Can) 613 Cycling | |
DNF | Cody Canning (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hays p/b Champion | |
DNF | Isaac Leblanc (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hays p/b Champion | |
DNF | John Fee (Can) Cyclery Racing | |
DNF | Ryan Anderson (Can) Direct Energie | |
DNF | Shawn Cranwell (Can) ECHELON | |
DNF | Tyler D'arcy (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNF | Cameron McPhaden (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNF | Jean-Sébastien Perron (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNF | Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau-Québécor | |
DNF | Brandon Jones (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Felix Cote Bouvette (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Jure Rupnik (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Jacob Schwingboth (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Christian Deshaies (Can) IAMGOLD | |
DNF | Chris Freeland (Can) Independent | |
DNF | Dorel Pop (Can) La Bicicletta | |
DNF | Alan Dempsey (Can) La Shop / Santé Universelle | |
DNF | Brent Dallimore (Can) Mountain Equipment Co-op | |
DNF | Ben McNabb (Can) NCCH p/b DEC Express | |
DNF | Alex Schmidt (Can) PHI Hotel Group/P-K Express p/b Holiday | |
DNF | Pierrick Naud (Can) Rally Cycling | |
DNF | Cedrick Bourgeois (Can) RBC/Vo2 | |
DNF | Conor O'Brien (Can) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
DNF | Casey Roth (Can) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
DNF | Derrick St John (Can) Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme | |
DNF | Emile Jean (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Michael Lerossignol (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Matt Surch (Can) Tekne Cycle Club | |
DNF | Andrew House (Can) To Wheels Epic Sports BCC | |
DNF | Eric Hueston (Can) To Wheels Epic Sports BCC | |
DNF | Jeff Schiller (Can) To Wheels Epic Sports BCC | |
DNF | Philippe Allard (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNF | Benoit Boulay (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNF | Stephen Keeping (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNF | Mitchell Macdonald (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNF | William Blackburn (Can) Veloselect | |
DNF | Mathieu Borduas (Can) Veloselect | |
DNF | Julien Brazeau-Séguin (Can) Veloselect | |
DNF | Francois Chabot (Can) Veloselect | |
DNF | Osmond Bakker (Can) Wheels of Bloor/Graywood | |
DNF | Aaron Hamill (Can) Wheels of Bloor/Graywood | |
DNF | Walter Meco (Can) Independent | |
DNF | Kyle Buckosky (Can) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes | |
DNF | Alexander Cowan (Can) Team RaceClean | |
DNF | David Drouin (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
DNF | Sean Mackinnon (Can) Team RaceClean | |
DNF | Edward Walsh (Can) Team RaceClean | |
DNF | Adam Roberge (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNF | Nicolas Ducharme (Can) TRJ Télécom - Desjardins Ford | |
DNF | Isaac Niles (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hays p/b Champion | |
DNF | Adam Jamieson (Can) Team RaceClean | |
DNF | Derek Gee (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Chris Macleod (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Elliott Doyle (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Connor Toppings (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Laurent Gervais (Can) TRJ Télécom - Desjardins Ford | |
DNF | Will Elliott (Can) Team RaceClean | |
DNF | Navarro Fong Roy (Can) Independent | |
DNF | Joshua Kropf (Can) Team Saskatchewan | |
DNF | Jack Burke (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Marc-Antoine Noel (Can) TRJ Télécom - Desjardins Ford | |
DNF | Timothy Austen (Can) La Shop / Santé Universelle | |
DNF | Tommy Waldeck (Can) OCTTO Cycling Team | |
DNF | Alexander Amiri (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Lukas Conly (Can) Team Saskatchewan | |
DNF | Max Rubarth (Can) Tekne Cycle Club | |
DNF | Mitch Ketler (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hays p/b Champion | |
DNF | Olivier Péloquin (Can) Stingray/Trek/Lacasse | |
DNF | Joel Taylor (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Pier-André Côté (Can) TRJ Télécom - Desjardins Ford | |
DNF | Jean-François Soucy (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNF | Lukas Adomonis (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Mason Burtnik (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Kellen Viznaugh (Can) Giant Langley/ SmartSavvy + p/b | |
DNF | Jérôme Bastien (Can) IAMGOLD | |
DNF | Felix Belhumeur (Can) Indpendent | |
DNF | Mathieu Tremblay-Gravel (Can) La Shop / Santé Universelle | |
DNF | Jackson Pickell (Can) Cycling BC | |
DNF | Brandon Etzl (Can) NCCH p/b DEC Express | |
DNF | Simon Fothergill (Can) NCCH p/b DEC Express | |
DNF | Eric Johnston (Can) NCCH p/b DEC Express | |
DNF | Martin Rupes (Can) NCCH p/b DEC Express | |
DNF | Raphael Auclair (Can) Pivot Cycles - OTE | |
DNF | Trevor O'Donnell (Can) RealDeal/D'Ornellas p/b Garneau | |
DNF | Vincent Brassard (Can) Rossi-ThePack | |
DNF | Jules Cusson-Fradet (Can) Stingray/Trek/Lacasse | |
DNF | Etienne Dubuc (Can) Stingray/Trek/Lacasse | |
DNF | Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk Development | |
DNF | Willem Boersma (Can) Team RaceClean | |
DNF | Hendrik Pineda (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNF | Hubert Laferrière (Can) TRJ Télécom - Desjardins Ford | |
DNF | Fabien Lemaire (Can) Veloselect | |
DNF | Christian Ricci (Can) Veloselect | |
DNS | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | |
DNS | James Piccoli (Can) Transports Lacombe/Devinci | |
DNS | Kevin Archambault (Can) Norco Premier Tech p/b Chew Pod | |
DNS | Antoine Coquard (Can) Rossi-ThePack | |
DNS | Olivier Lavigueur (Can) Rossi-ThePack | |
DNS | Amiel Flett-Brown (Can) Accent Inns/Russ Hays p/b Champion | |
DNS | Simon Ouellet (Can) Équipe Cycliste LowestRates.com | |
DNS | Simon Ouellet (Can) Norco Premier Tech p/b Chew Pod | |
DNS | Julien Gagné (Can) Silber Pro Cycling |
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