SILBER PRO CYCLING SWEEPS TOP 5 OF CRIT AT CANADIAN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Alison Jackson wins women’s criterium thanks to a great attack
(Saint-Georges, QC – June 28, 2015) Alison Jackson (TWENTY-16 p/b Sho-Air) and Benjamin Perry (Silber Pro Cycling) won the criterium races on Sunday, closing the elite and para-cycling portion of 2015 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships.
In the men’s race, the pack was ready to roar, and Silber Pro Cycling came out strong with the hopes of securing the title. Benjamin Perry quickly took control of the race, attacking early and staying ahead of the peloton for the majority of the 40km race.
His teammate Alex Cataford launched an attack to chase Perry with about 15 laps to go, and another Silber Pro Cycling rider, Nigel Ellsay, soon launched his chase along with Emile Jean (Équipe du Québec).
Matteo Dal-Cin recognized the opportunity to join his teammates up ahead, also leaving the peloton to join the three-man chase. But with the powerful riders in the chase, Emile Jean was soon dropped, setting up for a four-man Silber sweep. In the sprint of the peloton, yet another Silber riders, Nicolas Masbourian, sprinted to secure the fifth place.
Among the 45 women who started the race, only 11 managed to finish after 28 laps of the 1.3 km course in the industrial heartland of Saint-Georges.
Ultimately, Alison Jackson was the strongest of the day, attacking the small peloton with about ten laps to go. Her efforts were quickly answered by Denise Ramsden, who bridged and stayed with Jackson until 500m to go in the race when Jackson sprinted the uphill finish to the victory. Leah Kirchmann, who won the race last year, crossed the finish line third.
The junior and master championships will be presented starting Thursday July 2 in Thetford Mines.
MEN – CRIT
- PERRY, Benjamin (Silber Pro Cycling) 1:07:07
- ELLSAY, Nigel (Silber Pro Cycling) 1:07:54 +0:47
- DAL-CIN, Matteo (Silber Pro Cycling) 1:07:54 +0:47
- CATAFORD, Alex (Silber Pro Cycling) 1:07:54 +0:47
- MASBOURIAN, Nicolas (Silber Pro Cycling) 1:08:12 +1:05
WOMEN – CRIT
- JACKSON, Alison (TWENTY16 p/b Sho-Air) 1:06:01
- RAMSDEN, Denise (Trek Red-Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) 1:06:08 +0:07
- KIRCHMANN, Leah (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 1:06:18 +0:17
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