Quebec and Montreal 2015 *SPOILERS*

frenchfighter

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURAN

Get in there!

Sprinters can suck on that one.

Etixx too.

2015 GP Cycliste de Québec Results
COL 1 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 5:09:46
AUS 2 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)
NOR 3 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA)
NED 4 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (TEAM CANNONDALE - GARMIN)
ITA 5 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE - MERIDA)
NED 6 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TREK FACTORY RACING)
BEL 7 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)
FRA 8 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO SOUDAL)
FRA 9 BARGUIL, Warren (TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN)
BEL 10 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING)

Very strong field over there.

Last 20km:
https://youtu.be/a3fjoBBbW-M

Crampeur

Properly bizarre top 10.

takethehighroad

Mollema is in some good form at the minute.

Dark horse for the Worlds?

frenchfighter

Just dripping in talent this race. Guess it must be due to the Worlds being in the US and the acclimatisation.

Really happy for Uran.

Best GBR rider is my man Yates. Who the complete losers at BC decided not to take to the Worlds. Well placed he was along with Formolo.

Good photos from Veloimages:
http://www.steephill.tv/2015/grand-prix-cycliste-de-quebec/photos/page-01/

blazing_saddles

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701429#p19701429]frenchfighter[/url] wrote:

Just dripping in talent this race. Guess it must be due to the Worlds being in the US and the acclimatisation.

Really happy for Uran.

Best GBR rider is my man Yates. Who the complete losers at BC decided not to take to the Worlds. Well placed he was along with Formolo.

Good photos from Veloimages:
http://www.steephill.tv/2015/grand-prix-cycliste-de-quebec/photos/page-01/

Yeah, finishing one place ahead of Hennie Haussler in 32nd is really at the pointy. :roll:

DeadCalm

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701437#p19701437]Blazing Saddles[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701429#p19701429]frenchfighter[/url] wrote:

Just dripping in talent this race. Guess it must be due to the Worlds being in the US and the acclimatisation.

Really happy for Uran.

Best GBR rider is my man Yates. Who the complete losers at BC decided not to take to the Worlds. Well placed he was along with Formolo.

Good photos from Veloimages:
http://www.steephill.tv/2015/grand-prix-cycliste-de-quebec/photos/page-01/

Yeah, finishing one place ahead of Hennie Haussler in 32nd is really at the pointy. :roll:

Given the reported nature of the course it does seem a slightly odd selection though.

dolan_driver

Uran seemed to just power off the front, never really attacked, they just let him go. He just had enough in the tank to hold on at the finish. A classy win for the Colombian hardman.

DD.

frenchfighter

Nice win for Wellens in Montreal. And lookie who is 2nd and 16th, my men the Yates, who BC in all their non-wisdom are not taking to the Tour, probably because these lads have balls and snubbed Sky.

2015 GP Cycliste de Montréal Results
BEL 1 WELLENS, Tim (LOTTO SOUDAL) 5:20:09
GBR 2 YATES, Adam (ORICA GreenEDGE)
POR 3 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 2
BEL 4 BAKELANTS, Jan (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 4
BEL 5 BENOOT, Tiesj (LOTTO SOUDAL)
NED 6 KELDERMAN, Wilco (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 5
FRA 7 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
NED 8 GESINK, Robert (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 9
BEL 9 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)
NED 10 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (TEAM CANNONDALE - GARMIN)
BEL 11 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LOTTO SOUDAL)
POL 12 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (ETIXX - QUICK STEP)
ITA 13 MORI, Manuele (LAMPRE - MERIDA)
GER 14 GESCHKE, Simon (TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN)
FRA 15 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 12
GBR 16 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE)
NED 17 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TREK FACTORY RACING)
KAZ 18 LUTSENKO, Alexey (ASTANA)
AUS 19 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE)
FRA 20 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO SOUDAL) + 15
ESP 21 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR)
EST 22 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)
CAN 23 WOODS, Michael (CANADA)
ESP 24 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)
COL 25 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (ETIXX - QUICK STEP)
CZE 26 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF - SAXO) + 19
FRA 27 BARGUIL, Warren (TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN) + 39
DEN 28 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 1:06
NOR 29 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA)
GER 30 VOSS, Paul (BORA-ARGON 18) + 1:18
AUS 31 NORRIS, Lachlan (DRAPAC)
SUI 32 DILLIER, Silvan (BMC RACING)
DEN 33 VALGREN, Michael (TINKOFF - SAXO)
ESP 34 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR)
DEN 35 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF - SAXO)
SUI 36 FRANK, Mathias (IAM CYCLING)
BEL 37 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING) + 1:21
ITA 38 BENEDETTI, Cesare (BORA-ARGON 18) + 1:31
USA 39 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING)
NZL 40 ARCHBOLD, Shane (BORA-ARGON 18)

Last 4km:
https://youtu.be/_N_gc-jXPSE

Great photos by Veloimages again:
http://www.steephill.tv/2015/grand-prix-cycliste-de-montreal/photos/page-01/

Yates and Wellens attacked on the final decisive climb over Mont Royal and held off a chase group that included Costa, Jan Bakelants and Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) and Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo). The pair rounded the final U-turn and tested one another in the final 400 metres to see who would jump first, almost getting caught by the chasers. In the end, it was Wellens who sprinted to the line with the victory, leaving Yates in second place.

"Wellens was super strong, and all they way in toward the finish he was doing the most work and giving the biggest turns," Yates said. "He wasn't just the strongest at the finish but also from the top of the last climb. I'm happy with second and I'll come back next year to try and do one better."

FJS

Lots of (very) young riders doing well there: Wellens and Yates fighting it out for the win; Benoot, and Kelderman in the top 10, 21 year olds Vervaeke and Soler in the break

inseine

Believe which ever version you like.

the Yates, who BC in all their non-wisdom are not taking to the Tour, probably because these lads have balls and snubbed Sky.

“I don’t think that it’s a course for myself or Adam to do well in, maybe on the day and in certain conditions, but I haven’t seen the course, only heard what people have said. We had a quick discussion and there are better riders to help the leaders.”

lostboysaint

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19702563#p19702563]inseine[/url] wrote:

Believe which ever version you like.

the Yates, who BC in all their non-wisdom are not taking to the Tour, probably because these lads have balls and snubbed Sky.

“I don’t think that it’s a course for myself or Adam to do well in, maybe on the day and in certain conditions, but I haven’t seen the course, only heard what people have said. We had a quick discussion and there are better riders to help the leaders.”

"Never let facts get in the way of a good rant" - FF

gweeds

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19702563#p19702563]inseine[/url] wrote:

Believe which ever version you like.

the Yates, who BC in all their non-wisdom are not taking to the Tour, probably because these lads have balls and snubbed Sky.

“I don’t think that it’s a course for myself or Adam to do well in, maybe on the day and in certain conditions, but I haven’t seen the course, only heard what people have said. We had a quick discussion and there are better riders to help the leaders.”

Shall we go with the version from the people actually have a clue?