Svein proves Tuft to beat
Bell takes comfortable second
Svein Tuft (Garmin-Transitions) repeated as men's elite time trial champion while Hugo Houle (Equipe Quebec) took the Under 23 men's title. Tuft was the favourite by far, with most of the field virtually conceding the win to him.
Back to Canada after a spring of racing on the ProTour circuit, including the Giro d'Italia, Tuft was unstoppable, finishing nearly two minutes up on second place Zach Bell (Kelly Benefit Strategies), and close to three minutes ahead of bronze medalist Ryan Roth (SpiderTech-Planet Energy).
Ed Veal (La Bicicletta) set the first sub 53 minute time, but was soon surpassed by Andrew Randell (SpiderTech-Planet Energy), at 52:32.7 . Randell's time was eventually good enough for 11th, before Nic Hamilton (Trek Red Truck-Mosaic Homes) dropped the leading time below 52 minutes.
The times continued to drop slowly until François Parisien (SpiderTech-Planet Energy) put in a very strong 51:15, which held up until the final three riders came through the finish line. Ryan Roth (SpiderTech-Planet Energy) knocked eight seconds off the top time, but was immediately supplanted by Bell, nearly a minute faster at 50:12.3 .
However, Bell knew that his time in the lead was very limited - Tuft had already made up a minute and five seconds of the two minute gap by the turn around, and looking over his shoulder at the finish he could see his former Symmetrics teammate powering to the line, only 10 seconds back. Tuft's time was a very impressive 48:23.1 .
Bell was not unhappy with his second place. "For the last three years I've finished third," he commented. "Two years ago, Svein caught me before the turn, and last year a little after the turn, so just to avoid getting caught is a big accomplishment."
Tuft pointed to having Bell as his 'rabbit', as a factor in his phenomenal ride, as well as having an opportunity to spend some time on his TT bike. "Zach was very strong today, and it gave me the best possible rider to chase. The other thing is that I've actually had some time now to ride my TT bike, which we don't usually get to do. Usually, we are either racing or resting, so this has been a real bonus for me to be able to practice and prepare like this."
The time trials were held in the town of Devon, south and west of Edmonton, Alberta. While most of the surrounding country is flat, race organisers managed to find an out and back course that included a tough descent and climb out of a river valley. In addition to the valley, which the riders had to climb out of in both directions, headwinds on the outward leg added to the difficulty.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Svein Tuft (Garmin-Transitions) | 0:48:23.1 |
2 | Zachary Bell (Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 0:01:49.2 |
3 | Ryan Roth (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy) | 0:02:43.9 |
4 | François Parisien (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy) | 0:02:51.9 |
5 | Rob Britton (BISSELL Pro Cycling) | 0:03:03.0 |
6 | Ryan Anderson (Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 0:03:17.3 |
7 | David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies) | 0:03:22.1 |
8 | Christian Meier (Garmin-Transitions) | 0:03:27.3 |
9 | Nic Hamilton (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) | 0:03:28.6 |
10 | Cyrus Kangarloo (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | 0:03:58.0 |
11 | Andrew Randell (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy) | 0:04:09.6 |
12 | Jamie Sparling (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | 0:04:18.1 |
13 | Hugo Houle (Team Quebec) | 0:04:20.8 |
14 | Chris McNeil (Team H&R BLOCK) | 0:04:27.9 |
15 | Guillaume Boivin (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy) | 0:04:32.5 |
16 | Ed Veal (La Bicicletta Elite Team) | 0:04:34.6 |
17 | Warren MacDonald (Nine2FivePro.com) | 0:04:48.0 |
18 | Mike Sidic (Team H&R BLOCK) | 0:04:50.0 |
19 | Jordan Cheyne (Mazur Coaching/Wheels of Bloor) | 0:04:59.6 |
20 | Jean Sebastien Perron (Garneau-Club Chaussures-Ogilvy Renault) | 0:05:06.8 |
21 | Charles Bryer (Mazur Coaching/Wheels of Bloor) | 0:05:08.2 |
22 | Curtis Deardon (Garneau Evolution) | 0:05:22.3 |
23 | Owen Harrison (Cycling BC) | 0:05:36.9 |
24 | Charly Vives (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy) | 0:05:44.2 |
25 | William Goodfellow (BikeReg.com/Cannondale) | 0:05:48.8 |
26 | Andre Tremblay (Nativo-PG-Devinci) | 0:05:55.2 |
27 | Mike Rothengatter (Cycling BC) | 0:05:55.7 |
28 | Cuylar Conly (Team Saskatchewan) | 0:06:07.0 |
29 | Shaun Adamson (Scott Racing p/b The Cyclery) | 0:06:22.6 |
30 | Keir Plaice (Team Ontario) | 0:06:28.9 |
31 | Cody Campbell (Trek-Livestrong U23) | 0:06:29.6 |
32 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Team Ontario) | 0:06:35.7 |
33 | Trevor Connor (Chris Cookies/Swan Cycles) | 0:06:37.3 |
34 | Kyle Fry (Peterborough Cycling Club) | 0:06:43.9 |
35 | Jesse Reams (Cycling BC) | 0:07:05.9 |
36 | Garrett McLeod (Team H&R BLOCK) | 0:07:09.5 |
37 | Spencer Smitheman (Hagens Berman LLP) | 0:07:18.4 |
38 | Zane Westerbeek (CMC/Bow Cycle) | 0:07:45.6 |
39 | Nicholas Jendzjowsky (Pedalhead Road Works) | 0:07:53.6 |
40 | Boris Martin (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) | 0:07:56.4 |
41 | Marcel Aarden (Total Restoration Cycling Team) | 0:07:59.9 |
42 | Justin Middleton (ERTC/Revolution Cycle) | 0:08:01.6 |
43 | John Stewart (Mazur Coaching/Wheels of Bloor) | 0:08:06.4 |
44 | Nathan MacDonald (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) | 0:08:06.7 |
45 | Christopher Hillier (Colavita Racing Inc) | 0:08:07.9 |
46 | Pierrick Naud (Team Quebec) | 0:08:41.7 |
47 | Devon Novakowski (Team Ontario) | 0:08:45.7 |
48 | Colter Young (ERTC/Revolution Cycle) | 0:08:46.6 |
49 | Jamie Riggs (Team Ontario) | 0:08:50.3 |
50 | Vincent Quirion (Team Quebec) | 0:08:52.1 |
51 | Bradley Clifford (Team Saskatchewan) | 0:09:05.7 |
52 | Geoff O'Toole (Garneau Evolution) | 0:09:32.9 |
53 | Nicolas Andrichuk (CMC/Bow Cycle) | 0:09:39.1 |
54 | Ryan Aitcheson (Team Ontario) | 0:09:51.0 |
55 | Evan Mundy (Team Ontario) | 0:10:03.0 |
56 | David Boily (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy) | 0:10:30.0 |
57 | Clayton Meisner (Olympia) | 0:10:30.9 |
58 | Arnaud Papillon (Team Quebec) | 0:10:34.7 |
59 | Kevin Massicotte (Team Ontario) | 0:11:10.8 |
60 | Keith Jones (Cycling BC) | 0:11:59.1 |
61 | Colin Reinholt (La Bicicletta Elite Team) | 0:12:40.4 |
62 | Timothy Burton (mbrc.org-gears) | 0:13:16.6 |
63 | Michael Joannisse (Team Quebec) | 0:24:30.3 |
DNF | Josh Gillingham (Nova Cycle Sports Foundation Inc/ISCorp Cycling) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Trevor Gunderson (Pedalhead Road Works) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brody Pasciullo (Thunder Bay Cycling Club) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Kyle Marcotte (Speed Theory) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Shawn Taylor (Cafe Racers) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ryan Correy (CMC/Bow Cycle) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jacob Schwingboth (Team H&R BLOCK) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
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