BOIVIN FINISHES SECOND OVERALL AT GP SAGUENAY | Cycling Canada Cyclisme

BOIVIN FINISHES SECOND OVERALL AT GP SAGUENAY

SAGUENAY, June 12, 2017 – The internationally sanctioned stage race Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay concluded on Sunday with a stage win by Canadian rider Marc-Antoine Soucy (Garneau Quebecor) and second place overall for Team Canada’s Guillaume Boivin, four seconds behind winner Steve Fisher (Canyon Bicycles) of the United States.  Less than half of the original field finished the race.

The 149.8 kilometre stage near Chicoutimi saw an initial break of ten riders go clear.  None were a threat to the overall standings, so the team of race leader Fisher did not chase them down.  The break was eventually whittled down to five, including Soucy and fellow Canadians James Piccoli (Team Canada) and Derrick St John (Ride with Rendall), with Soucy winning the final sprint for the stage win.

In addition to the overall victory, Fisher regained the Points Jersey from Boivin on the final stage, with a total of 42 points to Boivin’s 41.  Team Canada’s Piccoli finished second in the Mountains competition to Jure Rupnik (H&R Block), and Team Canada was second overall to Canyon in the Team classification.

Team Canada manager Kevin Field summarized the four days of racing, saying “It was awesome to see so many young Canadians doing well this week. A Under-23 rider won the stage today. It was great.”

For the national team, he said “From a Team Canada perspective we’re taking away some positives as well as disappointment for sure. It’s tough to be so close and not get it. Canyon was very strong, they managed the race really well. Congratulations to them.”