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JOELLE NUMAINVILLE TAKES ROAD RACE CROWN

Numainville sprints to victory to earn the Red and White Jersey

(Saint-Georges, QC – June 26, 2015) Joëlle Numainville (Laval, QC) of Team Bigla Pro Cycling won the road race Elite Women Canadian title Friday in Saint-Georges, QC, taking the crown for the second time on this very same challenging course, and for the third time of her career.

Numainville won the top honors in the 2013 edition of these Championships that took place on the very same course.

Numainville won the coveted Red and White Jersey in a photo-finish sprint against the defending Champion, Leah Kirchmann of Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies. Jamie Gilgen of Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodbridge took third, crossing the line one second after.

This is the third time that Numainville grabs hold of the Red and White jersey identifying her as the Canadian Champion. She won in 2010 in Edmonton, and twice in Saint-Georges in 2013 and 2015.

A series of unsuccessful breakaways were attempted leading up to the St-Odillon circuit in the first 30km of racing. The first real break came courtesy of Leah Guloein (Trek Red-Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) who rode solo for two of the three circuit laps.

Leaving the circuit in St-Odillon, Guloein was caught by a group of approximately 30 cyclists. A few minutes later, it was 2012 Canadian Champion Denise Ramsden (Trek Red-Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) who attacked the lead group, riding solo about 20km and caught with about 5 kilometers to go.

With no attack that stood, the race ended in a sprint finish, and Numainville used her power strength to outsprint Kirchmann in the uphill finish, completing the 108.5-km course in 3:10:22, averaging speeds of 34.2km/h.

Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Équipe du Québec), Catherine Ouellette (Equipe du Québec) and Alizée Brien (Team TIBCO-SVB) were the top three among the U23 racers.

A VIDEO NEWS RELEASE is available with the race highlights.

COMPLETE RESULTS are available.

Tomorrow, the men group will tackle their road race, using the same course. They will race eight laps of the circuit for a total distance of 186km of racing.

Friday, the women’s road race will be presented while the men will tackle their road race Saturday.

For more information, please check out the event website at: http://www.championnatscanadiensroute.com/

PODIUM – ELITE WOMEN – ROAD RACE

  1. NUMAINVILLE, Joelle (Bigla Pro Cycling) 3:10:22
  2. KIRCHMANN, Leah (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) Same Time
  3. GILGEN, Jamie (Rise Racing p/b Cyclepath Woodridge) +0:01

U23 RANKING

  1. PILOTE FORTIN, Gabrielle (Equipe du Quebec) 3:10:25
  2. OUELLETTE, Catherine (Equipe du Quebec) Same Time
  3. BRIEN, Alizée (Team TIBCO-SVB) +0:19