Preview - Tour du Grand Montréal
& World Cup
Montreal World
Cup, 30 May 2009
Tour du Grand
Montréal, 1-4 June
2009
Preview
The best
cyclists in the world have arrived in Montreal. They are preparing for both the
World Cup and the Tour du Grand Montréal. Some of the top teams like Cervelo Test Team, Columbia
High Road, Nurnberger Versicherung, Selle Italia – Ghezzi will compete as well as the
national teams of Australia, Germany, Mexico, Sweden and Canada. A notable
exception is World Cup leader, Marianne vos (DSB Bank), there will most
likely be a new World cup leader on Saturday evening, Emma Johanson (red Sun
Cycles) needs only 5 points to overtake Vos. For the first time ever a South
African professional team will be taking part in a UCI World cup event, Team
MTN Energade will line up in Montreal on Saturday lunchtime. Team
owner, Doug Rider is excited at the prospect. It brings great exposure for
his principle sponsors MTN ( A cellular phone network provider) and Energade
(nutritional products). The team will also compete in the tour of Montreal
next week.
The Tour du
Grand Montréal, is one of the most important tours in the Americas. It
starts next week, following on from the Montreal World Cup race on
Saturday.
The
Tour du Grand Montréal has become the largest road cycling tour in North
America. Presence of champions such as Judith Arndt (winner of the Montreal
World Cup event in 2008), Emma Pooley (Silver Medalist of the Olympic Time
Trial in Beijing) and Emma Johansson (second in the actual World Cup
ranking), attest to the quality of athletes who will start the event.
In addition to
the individual rankings for each stage, there will be two general rankings
(time, team) and the following awards:
-
Best U23
-
Best climber
-
Best sprinter
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Stages
The Tour du
Grand Montréal takes place in 5 stages:
The first stage
will take place on Monday, June 1 in Châteauguay. This stage will include a
road circuit of 5.7 km and 15 laps, for a total of 85.5 km. The race will
start at 5:30 pm.
The second stage
will take place on Tuesday, June 2 in Granby. For the second year, the
course will remain the same, with a length of 9.46 km and 11 laps, for a
total of 104.06 km. The start will be given at 5 pm.
The third stage
will take place on the morning of Wednesday, June 3 in René Lévesque park
in Lachine, a district with a well-established cycling culture. The stage
will be an individual time trial over 2.8 km. The first start will be at
11:30 am.
The fourth stage
will take place on Wednesday, June 3 in the evening in the Little Italy
district, as a criterium of 50 km with intermediary sprints and public
prizes. Each year, more and more spectators gather along the race route,
providing an electrifying atmosphere. We should emphasize the backing of the
Italian community, which wholeheartedly supports the event. The start will
be given at 7:15 pm.
The fifth and
final stage will take place on Thursday June 4 in the late afternoon in
Mont-Saint-Hilaire. This five-lap-circuit totals 115 km and will have a
start-finish area on Chemin Osias-Leduc (in front of la Chocolaterie la
Cabosse d’Or). The race will start at 4:15 pm
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Start
List - Provisional
| Name |
|
Team |
| Martine |
Bras |
Selle
Italia Ghezzi |
| Luisa |
Tomanini |
Selle
Italia Ghezzi |
| Giada |
Borgato |
Selle
Italia Ghezzi |
| Gloria |
Presti |
Selle
Italia Ghezzi |
| Agne |
Bagdonaviciute |
Selle
Italia Ghezzi |
| Marina |
Romoli |
Selle
Italia Ghezzi |
| Mara |
Abbott |
Team
Columbia Highroad Women |
| Kim |
Anderson |
Team
Columbia Highroad Women |
| Judith |
Arndt |
Team
Columbia Highroad Women |
| Kate |
Bates |
Team
Columbia Highroad Women |
| Ellen |
Van Dijk |
Team
Columbia Highroad Women |
| Alex |
Wrubleski |
Team
Columbia Highroad Women |
| Catherine |
Cheatley |
Colavita
Sutter Homes Cooking Light |
| Tiffany |
Cromwell |
Colavita
Sutter Homes Cooking Light |
| Rachel |
Heal |
Colavita
Sutter Homes Cooking Light |
| Heather |
Logan |
Colavita
Sutter Homes Cooking Light |
| Andrea |
Dvorak |
Colavita
Sutter Homes Cooking Light |
| Tina |
Pic |
Colavita
Sutter Homes Cooking Light |
| Larissa |
Kleinmann |
Team
MTN Energade |
| Chrissie |
Viljoen |
Team
MTN Energade |
| Marissa |
Van-der-Merwe |
Team
MTN Energade |
| Cherise |
Taylor |
Team
MTN Energade |
| Carla |
Swart |
Team
MTN Energade |
| Charlotte |
Becker |
Equipe
Nuernberger Versicherung |
| Suzanne |
De-Goede |
Equipe
Nuernberger Versicherung |
| Trixi |
Worrack |
Equipe
Nuernberger Versicherung |
| Eva |
Lutz |
Equipe
Nuernberger Versicherung |
| Bianca |
Purath |
Equipe
Nuernberger Versicherung |
| Amber |
Neben |
Equipe
Nuernberger Versicherung |
| Danielle |
Bekkering |
Team
Hitec Products UCK |
| Tone |
Hatteland |
Team
Hitec Products UCK |
| Sara |
Mustonen |
Team
Hitec Products UCK |
| Line |
Foss |
Team
Hitec Products UCK |
| Margriet |
Kloppenburg |
Team
Hitec Products UCK |
| Isabelle |
Soderberg |
Team
Hitec Products UCK |
| Audrey |
Lemieux |
ESGL93-GSD
Gestion |
| Joelle |
Numainville |
ESGL93-GSD
Gestion |
| Leda |
Cox |
ESGL93-GSD
Gestion |
| Sophie |
Creux |
ESGL93-GSD
Gestion |
| Jennifer |
Letue |
ESGL93-GSD
Gestion |
| Susanne |
Ljungskog |
Swedish
National Team |
| Veronica |
Andreasson |
Swedish
National Team |
| Emma |
Johansson |
Swedish
National Team |
| Karin |
Aune |
Swedish
National Team |
| Carlee |
Taylor |
Australian National
Team |
| Lauren |
Kitchen |
Australian National
Team |
| Bridie |
O'Donnell |
Australian National
Team |
| Amber |
Halliday |
Australian National
Team |
| Ruth |
Corsett |
Australian National
Team |
| Véronique |
Fortin |
Équipe du Québec |
| Johanne |
Cyr |
Équipe du Québec |
| Lex |
Albrecht |
Équipe du Québec |
| Geneviève |
Gagnon |
Équipe du Québec |
| Chloe |
St Arnaud Watt |
|
| Leah |
Guloien |
Canadian
National Cycling Team |
| Andrea |
Bunin |
Canadian
National Cycling Team |
| Sarah |
Stewart |
Canadian
National Cycling Team |
| Megan |
Rathwell |
Canadian
National Cycling Team |
| Moriah |
MacGregor |
Canadian
National Cycling Team |
| Denise |
Ramsden |
Canadian
National Cycling Team |
| Regina |
Bruins |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| Sarah |
Duster |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| Claudia |
Hausler |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| Emma |
Pooley |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| Carla |
Ryan |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| Kirsten |
Wild |
Cervélo TestTeam |
| Linn |
Torp |
Lotto-Belisol
Ladiesteam |
| Rochelle |
Gilmore |
Lotto-Belisol
Ladiesteam |
| Vera |
Koedooder |
Lotto-Belisol
Ladiesteam |
| Emma |
Mackie |
Lotto-Belisol
Ladiesteam |
| Emma |
Silversides |
Lotto-Belisol
Ladiesteam |
| Stefanie |
Degle |
Team Uniqa-ELK |
| Nathalie |
Lamborelle |
Team Uniqa-ELK |
| Daniela |
Pintarelli |
Team Uniqa-ELK |
| Martina |
Ruzickova |
Team Uniqa-ELK |
| Monika |
Schachl |
Team Uniqa-ELK |
| Bernadette |
Schober |
Team Uniqa-ELK |
| Véronique |
Labonté |
Équipe Cascades-ABC
Cycles |
| Joanie |
Caron |
Équipe Cascades-ABC
Cycles |
| Lucie |
Poulin |
Équipe Cascades-ABC
Cycles |
| Véronique |
Bilodeau |
Équipe Cascades-ABC
Cycles |
| Anne |
Guizman |
Équipe Cascades-ABC
Cycles |
| Anne |
Milkowski |
Équipe Cascades-ABC
Cycles |
| Elisa |
Gagnon |
Specialized Mazda
Samson |
| Natacha |
Elliott |
Specialized Mazda
Samson |
| Mathilde |
Hupin |
Specialized Mazda
Samson |
| Karol-Ann |
Canuel |
Specialized Mazda
Samson |
| Julie |
Marceau |
Specialized Mazda
Samson |
| Mary |
Zider |
Specialized Mazda
Samson |
| Brooke |
Miller |
Team TIBCO |
| Lauren |
Tamayo |
Team TIBCO |
| Joanne |
Kiesanowski |
Team TIBCO |
| Emma |
Rickards |
Team TIBCO |
| Amber |
Rais |
Team TIBCO |
| Julie |
Beveridge |
Team TIBCO |
| Sindra |
Narvaez |
Team Futuro Columbia |
| Damaris |
Gutierrez |
Team Futuro Columbia |
| Yessica |
Mendoza |
Team Futuro Columbia |
| Sandra |
Valencia |
Team Futuro Columbia |
| Marcela |
Rubiano |
Team Futuro Columbia |
| Katheryn |
Mattis |
Webcor Builders |
| Janel |
Holcomb |
Webcor Builders |
| Erinne |
Willock |
Webcor Builders |
| Alexis |
Rhodes |
Webcor Builders |
| Nikki |
Butterfield |
Webcor Builders |
| Gina |
Grain |
Webcor Builders |
| Hanka |
Kupfernagel |
German National Team
Women Road |
| Anna |
Schnitzmeier |
German National Team
Women Road |
| Laura |
Dittman |
German National Team
Women Road |
| Elke |
Gebhardt |
German National Team
Women Road |
| Fransiska |
Merten |
German National Team
Women Road |
| Denise |
Zuckermandel |
German National Team
Women Road |
| Shanie |
Bergeron |
Team Ultralink |
| Emma |
Petersen |
Team Ultralink |
| Allison |
Lampi |
Team Ultralink |
| Krystal |
Jeffs |
Team Ultralink |
| Julia |
Farell |
Team Ultralink |
| Giuseppina |
Grassi |
Team Mexico |
| Jessica |
Jurado |
Team Mexico |
| Lorenza |
Morfin |
Team Mexico |
| Miriam |
Dominguez |
Team Mexico |
| Veronica |
Leal |
Team Mexico |
| Mayra |
Rocha |
Team Mexico |
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