GILLIAN ELLSAY, DEREK GEE CROWNED JUNIOR CANADIAN TIME TRIAL CHAMPION

Time Trial kicks off junior and master portion of 2015 Canadian Road Championships

(Thetford Mines, QC – July 2, 2015) The junior and master portion of the 2015 Global Relay Canadian Championships kicked off thursday in Thetford Mines, Quebec, with the presentation of the individual time trial races for all categories.

In the junior men race, Derek Gee of Osgoode, ON (Team Ontario) dethroned 2014 Champion Pierre-Andrée Côté of St-Henri de Lévis, QC, (Équipe du Quebec) to take the title and the coveted jersey, posting a very fast time of 40:48 in the 28.4 km course. Evan Burtnik of Edmonton, AB (Team Alberta) finished second just 19 seconds out of first place, while Côté took the third place more than 1:15 over the new Canadian Champion.

Gillian Ellsay of Courtenay, BC (Cycling BC) was in a class of her own atop the standings of the women’s race, posting a time of 23:27 on the 14.2 km course. Emeliah Harvie of Banff, AB (Team Alberta) took the second place, 44 seconds out of the first place, followed by Erin Attwell of Victoria, BC (Cycling BC).

The master racers will have their road race tomorrow, while the junior will compete in their road races Saturday.

For complete information and results on the 2015 Global Relay Canadian Championships, please visit www.championnatscanadiensroute.com

PODIUMS – TIME TRIAL – 2015 GLOBAL RELAY CANADIAN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

JUNIOR WOMEN

1. ELLSAY, Gillian (Cycling BC) 23:27

2. HARVIE, Emeliah (Team Alberta) 24:11 +00:44

3. ATTWELL, Erin (Cycling BC) 24:18 +00:51

JUNIOR MEN

1. GEE, Derek (Team Ontario) 40:48

2. BURTNIK, Evan (Team Alberta) 41:07 +00:19

3. COTE, Pier Andre (Equipe du Quebec) 42:04 +01:16

MASTER A

1. MCNICOLL, Jerome (Abc cycles/Honda centre-ville) 42:01

2. DODDY, Dan (Tower International Cycling Team 0:43:51 +01:50

3. VAN EVERY, Russell (Tower International cycling team) 44:26 +02:25

MASTER B

1. GAZSI, David (TrueNorthMedicalRoadCorps) 41:45

2. MCKEOWN, Brian (The Radical Edge) 43:00 +01:15

3. BOITEAU, Alexandre (Trek-Fiera) 43:02 +1:17

MASTER C

1. AMOS, Ron (Hammer/53×11) 21:17

2. BAUER, Steve (independent) 21:44 +00:27

3. GEE, Jon (Ride with Rendall) 22:04 +00:47

MASTER D

1. ANDERSON, Robert (Team Specialized Racing Masters) 22:45

2. GOULET, Alain (independent) 23:08 +00:23

3. LAIRD, James (Peak Racing / Gear Works Cyclery) 23:38 +00:53

MASTER E

1. BOILEAU, Caroline (Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Team) 27:38

MASTER F

1. CHISHOLM, Allison (Morning Glory) 25:00

2. HAYES, Judith (Martin Swiss) 25:29 +00:29

3. MASUN, Katya (CYKL – Junek Velodromes) 25:35 +00:35