August 29/12 13:44 pm - Cape Breton Classic: report and results
Posted by Editoress on 08/29/12
A Prince Edward Island cyclist won top honours at the 4th annual Cape Breton Classic Bicycle Race this past weekend. (August 25-26)
Cory Jay, 30 who races for Craftsman Construction in Charlottetown PEI, set the course record of 41:33, in the second stage Sysco Crit Saturday afternoon, before winning the overall title Sunday morning after 5 laps of a 24 kilometre course including gruelling climbs up Barrachois Mountain. Jay’s combined time was 4:19:13 just 24 seconds ahead of second place finisher Dennis Cottreau of Yarmouth. Third place went to last year’s champion, Jeff Muise also from Yarmouth, who finished 28 seconds behind the winner.
More than 50 cyclists from the Maritimes and Ontario competed in the 3 stage, 2 day race featuring a 9 kilometre time trial, a 25 lap Criterium on Saturday, and a long distance road race up to 120 kilometres, Sunday morning. The championship is awarded based on total time for the three events. Participants race in several divisions based on skill, speed and age.
The top Cape Breton winners were FrameWork Racing’s Kilya MacNeil, 16, of Bay St. Lawrence who won silver, while Chrissy Smith, 15, of Glace Bay took third in the girls under 17 division. Bruce MacIntyre, 51 of Baddeck, captured bronze in the C division. Vince Nicholson of Englishtown placed first in the Division C time trial with a time of 12:14.
Stage by Stage results
Final GC
| Category A | |
| 1 Cory Jay (Craftsman Construction) | 4:19:13 |
| 2 Dennis Cottreau (Independent) | at 0:24 |
| 3 Jeff Muise (Coastal Financial Credit Union) | 0:28 |
| 4 Andrew L'Esperance (Cyclesmith/Norco Factory Team) | 0:38 |
| 5 Ambrose Delaney (FrameWork Racing) | 2:44 |
| 6 Ted Clark (Dark Horse Flyers) | 10:21 |
| 7 Nick Jay (Craftsman Construction) | 10:59 |
| 8 John Newgard (Java Blend Racing) | 14:52 |
| 9 Daniel Murray (FrameWork Racing) | 16:48 |
| 10 Chris Milburn (FrameWork Racing) | 16:54 |
| 11 Justin Hines (FrameWork Racing) | 17:13 |
| DNF Zach Steinman (Java Blend Racing) | |
| DNF Timothy Templeman (RCAF ) | |
| Category B | |
| 1 Tyler D'Arcy (NS) | 3:41:23 |
| 2 Gabriel LeBlanc (Independent) | at 0:18 |
| 3 Chris Price (O'Regan's Subaru Cycling) | 1:06 |
| 4 Jeremy Stewart (Team Cyclesmith) | 1:08 |
| 5 Matt Cormier (OLS 3rd Degree) | 1:49 |
| 6 Peter Martens (Independent) | 2:31 |
| 7 Shane Eno (O'Regan's Subaru Cycling) | 2:37 |
| 8 Wayne Aspinall (Valley Stove & Cycle) | 6:12 |
| 9 Matthew Rockwell (O'Regan's Subaru Cycling) | 14:03 |
| 10 Senna Bryden (Savages) | 26:03 |
| 11 Allan Scott (Pictou County Cycle) | 27:01 |
| DNF Matthew Hartlin (Cyclesmith) | |
| DNF Thomas Quigg (Independent) | |
| Category C | |
| 1 Sean Therien (Independent) | 2:53:06 |
| 2 roland hudson (Independent) | at 0:12 |
| 3 Bruce MacIntyre (FrameWork Racing) | 0:31 |
| 4 Travis Smith (Bicycle Plus Cycling) | 0:41 |
| 5 Andreas Burger (Frameworks) | 0:42 |
| 6 Bruce MacDonald (Bicycles Plus CC) | 0:49 |
| 7 Vincent Nicholson (FrameWork Racing) | 0:56 |
| 8 Adam Pearce (Valley Stove & Cycle Cycling ) | 1:12 |
| 9 Martin Willett (Pictou County Cycle) | 1:15 |
| 10 Tim Brooks (O'Regan's Subaru Cycling) | 1:32 |
| 11 Lisa Bowe (Java Blend Racing ) | 25:16 |
| DNF Darren Cottreau (Independent) | |
| DNF Andre Gallant (FrameWork Racing) | |
| Category D | |
| 1 Ken MacInnes (Independent) | 2:13:59 |
| 2 David Lavigne (Independent) | at 6:11 |
| 3 Elisa Navario (Independent) | 19:57 |
| Women | |
| 1 Tammy Slauenwhite (Independent) | 3:20:17 |
| U17 Men | |
| 1 Liam Whitman (Team Cyclesmith ) | 1:18:43 |
| 2 Luc Comeau (Cyclesmith Junior Racers) | at 0:47 |
| 3 Clay Bryden (independent) | 1:43 |
| 4 Matthew Kamermans (Team Cyclesmith ) | 1:57 |
| U17 Women | |
| 1 Odette Comeau (Cyclesmith Junior Racers) | 1:20:40 |
| 2 Kilya MacNeil (Independent) | at 10:54 |
| 3 Chrissy Smith (FrameWork Racing Team) | 15:58 |
| 4 Celina Hebert (Independent) | 20:07 |
| U13 Women | |
| 1 Maura Whitman (Cyclesmith | 1:36:26 |
Report Courtesy FrameWork Racing Team
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