The men’s 2014 UBC Grand Prix gave spectators a master class in controlling a race. The lesson was provided by UnitedHealthcare, which swept the podium. On the women’s side, national champion Leah Kirchmann continued to find her way to the top-three.
B.C.’s Anika Todd of Team Tibco leads the race around the S-curve. Photo: Scott Robarts
It was a photo finish between Team Tibco’s Joanne Kiesanowski and Leah Kirchmann ofOptum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies, with Kiesanowski taking the win. Photo: Scott Robarts
The locomotive that is the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling steams in pursuit of the lead group, led by a bloodied Ken Hanson, last year’s winner of the UBC Grand Prix. Photo: Scott Robarts
The women’s podium, from left: Leah Kirchmann (second), Joanne Kiesanowski (first) and Laura van Gilder (third). Photo: Scott Robarts
A bloodied and banged up Ken Hanson gets interviewed by Brian Walton after the race. Hanson went down in one of the hairpin corners midway through the race, but still finished third. Photo: Scott Robarts
UnitedHealthcare teammates Hilton Clarke (second), Luke Keough (first) and Ken Hanson pose together after their sweep of the podium. Photo: Scott Robarts
