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Kirchmann claims third Canadian time trial title

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Defending champion beats Canuel and Blais

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Leah Kirchmann on the podium

Leah Kirchmann on the podium (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Olivia Baril (Macogep Tornatech Specialized P/P mazda)

Olivia Baril (Macogep Tornatech Specialized P/P mazda) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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U23 Podium: Laurie Jussaume, Olivia Baril, Gillian Ellsay

U23 Podium: Laurie Jussaume, Olivia Baril, Gillian Ellsay (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Leah Kirchmann on her way to victory

Leah Kirchmann on her way to victory (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Alison Jackson (Tibco- Silicon Valley Bank)

Alison Jackson (Tibco- Silicon Valley Bank) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Karol-Ann Canuel (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team)

Karol-Ann Canuel (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Allison Beveridge (Rally UHC Cycling)

Allison Beveridge (Rally UHC Cycling) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Annie Foreman-Mackey (The Cyclery Racing)

Annie Foreman-Mackey (The Cyclery Racing) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Marie-Soleil Blais (Astana Women's Team)

Marie-Soleil Blais (Astana Women's Team) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Luce Bourbeau (Macogep Tornatech Specialized P/Pmazda)

Luce Bourbeau (Macogep Tornatech Specialized P/Pmazda) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
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Karol-Ann Canuel and Leah Kirchmann on the podium

Karol-Ann Canuel and Leah Kirchmann on the podium (Image credit: Rob Jones)

Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) successfully defended the women's time trial title at the Canadian Road Championships, winning the third ITT title of her career.

Held on the same roads as the Tour de Beauce time trial a week prior, riders faced a rolling 28-kilometre course on rough pavement.

Kirchmann was the favourite, having finished second two weeks earlier to former world champion Amber Neben at the Chrono Gatineau. Kirchmann's time of 38:51 was 29 second faster than her main rival, former champion Karol-Ann Canuel (Boels Dolman). Marie-Soleil Blais (Team Astana) was third at 1:51, a fraction of a second ahead of Annie Foreman-Mackey (The Cyclery).

Olivia Baril (Macogep Tornatech Specialized) was the top under-23 rider, finishing 11th overall. Magdeleine Vallières-Mill (Equipe du Quebec) dominated the Junior race.

"I'm really happy to win another title, but I had to work really hard for it today," said Kirchmann. "This course was really demanding, always either up or down, and there was some wind. It was a painful ride.

"I went out quite hard in the first five K, and then I realized that maybe I needed to be a little smarter with my pacing. I saw Karol-Ann ahead of me on the final climbs, so then I really gave everything. It was enough to take the victory."

Results

#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb)0:38:51
2Karol-Ann Canuel (Boels Dolmans)0:00:29
3Marie-Soleil Blais (Astana)0:01:51
4Annie Foreman-Mackey (The Cyclery Racing)0:02:20
5Alison Jackson (Team Tibco-SVB)0:02:26
6Luce Bourbeau (Macogep Tornatech Specialized)0:02:33
7Miriam Brouwer (The Cyclery Racing)0:02:50
8Allison Beveridge (Rally UHC)0:02:58
9Alizee Brien (Logica Sport Cycling Team)0:03:19
10Emily Marcolini (Team Tibco-SVB)0:03:22

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