Gerrans stakes his claim in Quebec
Van Avermaet falls short in Canada
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) showed his late-season form is right on track for the world championships with a brilliantly timed victory in the GP Quebec WorldTour race.
Gerrans, who last won in Milan-San Remo, followed an attack from Van Avermaet with 4km to the finish. The Australian came into the race with high hopes and is looking to bring his form to the world championships in two weeks time. Pre-race favourite Peter Sagan tried to chase them down, but faded at 300 metres to go and slumped to 26th. He was absorbed by the chasing peloton and last year’s Montréal winner Rui Costa (Movistar) won the sprint for third place.
Entering the final lap it was Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank) and Dries Devenyns (Omega Pharma – Quick Step) held a 20 second lead. They couldn’t hold the chasing peloton off and were caught at the foot of the final climb. Gerrans has had his eye on the late season with the World Championships in sight. “There are quite a few races that suit me at this time of year,” he said. “I have put a lot of emphasis to do well at this time of year.
“It was pretty nerve wracking. Both Greg and I worked had to build that gap and we couldn’t really slow down,” Gerrans continued. “We had one of the best riders in the peloton chasing us, Peter Sagan. It could have gone either way and I’m glad it went my way.”
Van Avermaet had mixed emotions after the race, “I’m disappointed because I thought I could win the race and I had the legs to do it. I attacked on the final climb and went full gas to the finish, to make sure that one of us won. We had to keep going because Sagan was chasing. Simon was just fresher and I’m happy with second.”
Thomas Rohregger (RadioShack) and Vladimir Gusev (Katusha), who’d already been part of a break, launched the big break of the day. The move was instigated by the Swiss rider with Gusev chasing him down. Danilo Wyss (BMC), Thomas Leezer (Rabobank) and Lucas Euser (Spidertech) followed suit and joined the front group. Casar (FDJ-BigMat), Marsh Cooper (Canada), Hugo Hule (Spidertech) were slightly further behind, but brought the lead group up to eight riders.
The escapees built up a maximum lead of 6:10, but with six laps to go Garmin and Europcar took to the front and started to drive the gap down. Casar was the first of the breakaway men to crack the Frenchman obviously feeling his earlier efforts he was spat straight out the back and pedalling squares. With just over two laps remaining it was all together for the peloton after the break, who’d been out since the fourth lap, were finally caught on the Cote de la Montagne.
Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank) and Bruno Langlois (Team Canada) took their opportunity and held a 20 second lead at the start of the penultimate lap. Behind them the peloton began to string out as a number of riders tried their luck. Langlois was replaced the Dries Devenyns (Omega Pharma – QuickStep) at the start of the last lap as the peloton behind them began to break up with the pace. With a stronger escape companion to work with they were able to drag the advantage open once again. It looked possible but once the peloton was out on the flat by the quay the gap was obliterated.
The catch was made at 4km to go, at the foot of the final climb, and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) immediately went off the front. Hot on his tail was Milan-San Remo champion Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge). The peloton tried to react, but the steep climb proved too much for some until Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) shot off the front. Under the flamme rouge the leading pair could see Sagan closing quickly behind them. The Slovak didn’t have the legs and faded at the 3km mark. Van Avermaet lead the sprint, but it was Gerrans who had the speed on this flatter finish.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 4:53:04 |
2 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | 0:00:04 |
4 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Francois Parisien (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:08 |
20 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:14 |
28 | David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Canada | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:16 |
34 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:21 |
35 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:24 |
36 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:00:30 |
37 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:32 |
38 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) KAT | 0:00:34 |
39 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:42 |
40 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:45 |
42 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Rob Britton (Can) Canada | 0:01:00 |
53 | Nic Hamlton (Can) Canada | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:05 |
55 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:26 |
56 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:01:40 |
61 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:01:47 |
62 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:03 |
77 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:02:35 |
78 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:48 |
80 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp | 0:03:22 |
83 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:03:34 |
84 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:04:03 |
85 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:04:41 |
86 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp | 0:05:18 |
95 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:05:31 |
99 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:06:24 |
100 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:51 |
104 | Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:09:57 |
108 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada | 0:13:56 |
110 | Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:18:59 |
111 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISD | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marsh Cooper (Can) Canada | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Canada | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Salas (Can) Canada | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charly Vives (Can) Canada | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
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