Derrick St. John wins eQuinelle GP Pro/Am criterium

Derrick St. John wins eQuinelle Pro/Am criterium

(women's race below)

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Derrick St. John (Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery) photo © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme

Derrick St. John (Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery) photo © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme

May 26, 2012 – (Kemptville, ON) – Derrick St. John (Stevens p/b The Cyclery) emerged as the winner in the men’s 70-lap contest that featured an average speed of 45.8km/hr. St. John was able to wrestle himself free near the end of the Elite men’s race to claim the win over Anton Varabei (Jet Fuel/La Bicicletta) in second and Chris Firek (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Development) in third.

Interview with Derrick St. John

Interview with Chloe Black

Women’s Race

Chloe Black (Trisports Cycle/Eclipse) is the inaugural winner of the Elite women’s 37-lap eQuinelle Grand Prix Crit that took place in Kemptville, ON, on Saturday as part of the annual Dandelion Festival. Black broke away on her own and had a 22-second margin at one point as the pack chased her down.

She was able to hold on for victory by a 5-second margin with Audrey Bernard (Equipe Du Québec) scooping second in the final sprint to the line with Jamie Gilgen (Kallisto Wheels of Oakville) taking 3rd – average speed was 38.7km/hr.

The race was marred by a bad crash on lap 3 involving Laura Haapamaki from PK Express Biemme who was taken away by ambulance as the race was halted for about 30 minutes.

Chloe Black (Trisports Cycle/Eclipse)  photo © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme

Chloe Black (Trisports Cycle/Eclipse)  photo © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme 

Ryan Roth (SpiterTech p/b C10) leads the chase group

photo © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme

Results (brief)

Elite Women

1. Chloe Black (Trisports Cycle/Eclipse) 57:18

2. Audrey Bernard (Equipe Du Québec) 57:23

3. Jamie Gilgen (Kallisto Wheels of Oakville)

4. Heather Sprenger (Team Exergy Twenty12)

5. Florence Lamarche-Laplante (Stevens p/b The Cyclery)

6. Catherine Couture ((Stevens p/b The Cyclery)

7. Julie Lafreniere (Stevens p/b The Cyclery)

8. Michelle Gauthier (Infinit Nutrition/Cycle Power)

9. Catherine Dessureault ( Real Deal Racing/ La Bicicletta)

10. Veronik Bourgon (Infinit Nutrition/Cycle Power)

Elite Men

1. Derrick St. John (Stevens p/b The Cyclery) 1:31:47

2. Anton Varabei (Jet Fuel/La Bicicletta)

3. Chris Firek (Wheels Of Bloor/Graywood Development)

4. Jean-Samuel Deshaies (Ekoi.com-Gaspesien)

5. Osmond Bakker (OCTTO-Cervelo)

6. Peter Morse (OCTTO-Cervelo)

7. Ryan Roth ( SpiterTech p/b C10)

8. Brent Aquino (Team Zuck)

9. Douglas Van Den Ham (Nine2fivepro.com)

10. Jason Valenti (Nine2fivepro.com)

Photo gallery to be posted shortly...

Elite men's podium © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme

Elite women's podium © Pasquale Stalteri / Miroir du Cyclisme

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