TWO PODIUM SPOTS FOR CANADA AT GPC GATINEAU ROAD RACE

Cycling Canada – Gatineau, Quebec, June 8, 2018 – Canadian riders took five of the top-10 spots on Thursday at the Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau road race, with Alison Jackson (Tibco SVB) finishing second and Sara Bergen (Rally Cycling) third in a sprint finish behind Lauren Hall (UnitedHealthcare) of the United States. Team Canada’s Marie-Soleil Blais was sixth and Karol-Ann Canuel seventh.

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The 104 kilometre race saw the field of 78 riders climb into the Gatineau Park for two laps before descending back for five laps of a finishing circuit.

The field split on the first major climb, with 16 of the top riders breaking clear of the rest of the field.  The front group included all the major teams, and while the chasing peloton managed to close to within 30 seconds of the leaders, the race came down to the frontrunners.

In the final uphill sprint, Hall went to the front with 150 metres to go and held off the rest of the group to win by a bike length.

Photo Rob Jones/Canadian Cyclist (All Rights Reserved) – Karol-Ann Canuel 

Kevin Field, Road Program Manager at Cycling Canada, said “I think it went really well today; this was one of the best editions I have seen. We were hoping it would be a really open race that would take advantage of the Park terrain. We would have liked to have one more rider in the front group, but I am happy with the way it played out, and it was a good day for Team Canada.”
 
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Cycling Canada is the governing body for competitive cycling in Canada. Founded in 1882, Cycling Canada aims to create and sustain an effective system that develops talented Canadian cyclists to achieve Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championship medal performances. With the vision of being a leading competitive cycling nation by 2020 celebrating enhanced international success, increased national participation and world class event hosting, Cycling Canada manages the High Performance team, hosts national and international events and administers programs to promote and grow cycling across the country. Cycling Canada programs are made possible through the support of its valued corporate partners – Global Relay, Lexus Canada, Mattamy Homes, Louis Garneau, lululemon, 4iiii, Argon18 and Bear Mountain Resort – along with the Government of Canada, Own The Podium, the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
 

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