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Epic solo ride brings Svein Tuft his second Canadian road race title, second double

In an extraordinary show of power and stamina, Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) soloed for 120 km on a hot day in Lac-Mégantic, QC to win his second Canadian road race title. With the victory, Tuft also takes his second double championship, first achieved in 2011, having won his ninth elite men’s time trial title Thursday. On Friday, Leah Kirchmann (Optum) also achieved the double. 2012 champion Ryan Roth (Silber) was runner up and Tuft’s teammate Christian Meier, the 2008 champ, came third.

After a moment’s silence for the victims of last summer’s train derailment, 129 riders set off on a 175 km course. After a few failed attacks on the 20 km of road that led to the first of nine 15 km circuits, the decisive escape formed. Among the 17 riders were Tuft, Meier and Roth, along with Ryan Anderson and Will Routley (Optum), Rob Britton and 2013 champion Zach Bell, and ProTour men like Antoine Duchesne (Europcar), Hugo Houle (Ag2r) and Guillaume Boivin (Cannondale).

On the second lap Tuft attacked on Mont Morne in the sizzling heat and took the lead that he would never relinquish. As the laps ticked off more and more riders fell off the back of the chase group as dozens of riders behind climbed off their bikes. Meier never had to work and survived every sifting of the chase group until it consisted of himself, Roth and Michael Woods, who only very recently joined 5-Hour Energy.

Roth and Woods tried desperately to close the gap – 1:30 with 15 km to go – and Meier tried to squirt away to take second place, but he was pulled back. In the end, Tuft won by a minute. Benjamin Perry (NCCH presented DEC Express) placed 8th to take the U23 title.

It has been a memorable season for Tuft, who wore the pink jersey at the Giro d’Italia in May. Recently named to the Canadian Commonwealth Games team, Tuft has yet to be included in Orica-GreenEdge’s Tour de France squad.

2014 elite and under-23 men’s Canadian road cycling championship race results

Place Name Team Category Time Gap
1 Svein Tuft Orica-GreenEdge Elite 04:27:51 00:00:00
2 Ryan Roth Silber Pro Cycling Elite 04:28:51 00:01:00
3 Christian Meier Orica-GreenEdge Elite 04:28:51 00:01:00
4 Michael Woods 5-hour Energy presented by Kenda Elite 04:29:09 00:01:18
5 Guillaume Boivin Cannondale Pro Cycling Elite 04:32:02 00:04:11
6 Antoine Duchesne Team Europcar Elite 04:32:02 00:04:11
7 Hugo Houle Ag2r-La Mondiale Elite 04:32:02 00:04:11
8 Benjamin Perry NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23 04:32:02 00:04:11
9 Bruce Bird Wheels of Bloor/Graywood Elite 04:45:09 00:17:18
10 Geoffroy Dussault Garneau-Québécor Elite 04:45:30 00:17:39
11 Kristofer Dahl Team SmartStop Under-23 04:45:31 00:17:40
12 Jay Lamoureux NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23 04:45:31 00:17:40
13 Nigel Ellsay Cycling BC Under-23 04:45:31 00:17:40
14 Leandre Bouchard Transports Lacombe/Devinci Under-23 04:45:31 00:17:40
15 Julien Gagne Equipe du Québec Under-23 04:45:31 00:17:40
16 Robert Gutgesell Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Under-23 04:45:34 00:17:43
17 Stuart Wight Team H&R Block Under-23 04:45:39 00:17:48
18 Derrick St-John Silber Pro Cycling Elite 04:45:56 00:18:05
19 William Elliott NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23 04:45:56 00:18:05
20 Peter Disera Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Under-23 04:51:41 00:23:50
21 Christopher Prendergast Team H&R Block Under-23 04:51:46 00:23:55
22 Bailey Mcknight Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Elite 04:51:46 00:23:55
23 Stephen Keeping Transports Lacombe/Devinci Elite 04:51:50 00:23:59
24 Jean-Francois Girard La Vie Sportive-Apogée Under-23 04:51:50 00:23:59
25 Jordan Landolt IRC presented by Robert Cameron Law Elite 04:51:50 00:23:59
26 Aaron Fillion Ride With Rendall presented by Biemme Elite 04:51:51 00:24:00
27 Derrek Ivey Wheels of Bloor/Graywood Elite 04:51:51 00:24:00
28 Brandon Spencer VC Pays de Loudeac Under-23 04:51:51 00:24:00
29 Ben Andrew Stevens-The Cyclery Under-23 04:51:53 00:24:02
30 Jérémy Martin Rocky Mountain Factory Under-23 04:51:55 00:24:04
31 Dylan Cunningham Accent Inns/Russ Hay’s Elite 04:52:14 00:24:23
32 Gaelen Merritt Wheels of Bloor/Graywood Elite 04:52:16 00:24:25
33 Benjamin Martel Vélo Station Elite 04:52:20 00:24:29
34 Alexis Cartier Transports Lacombe/Devinci Elite 04:59:38 00:31:47
35 James Piccoli Amore&Vita-Selle SMP Elite 04:59:49 00:31:58
36 Marc-Antoine Soucy Transports Lacombe/Devinci Under-23 05:00:06 00:32:15
37 Dylan Davies Accent Inns/Russ Hay’s Elite 05:00:56 00:33:05
38 Kevin Massicotte Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Elite 05:04:12 00:36:21
39 Jack Burke NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23 05:09:03 00:41:12
DNF Zachary Bell Team SmartStop Elite
DNF Rob Britton Team SmartStop Elite
DNF Bruno Langlois 5-hour Energy presented by Kenda Elite
DNF Jordan Cheyne Accent Inns/Russ Hay’s Elite
DNF Cody Canning Accent Inns/Russ Hay’s Elite
DNF Curtis Dearden Accent Inns/Russ Hay’s Elite
DNF Ryan Aitcheson Astellas Pro Cycling Elite
DNF Joshua Krabbe Edmonton Road & Track Club Elite
DNF Benjamin Chaddock Garneau-Québécor Elite
DNF Pierrick Naud Garneau-Québécor Elite
DNF Rémi Pelletier-Roy Garneau-Québécor Elite
DNF Jean Francois Racine Garneau-Québécor Elite
DNF Olivier Lavigueur Guru Racing Team Elite
DNF Jean-Roch Marion Guru Racing Team Elite
DNF Michael L. Rossignol Independent Elite
DNF Anton Varabei Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Elite
DNF Rob Hargrove Musette Racing Elite
DNF Charlie Gorman Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Elite
DNF Andrew Lees Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Elite
DNF Samuel Blanchette Norco Bicycles Premier Tech Elite
DNF Logan Cornel Norco Bicycles Premier Tech Elite
DNF Joel Desgreniers Norco Bicycles Premier Tech Elite
DNF Étienne Samson Norco Bicycles Premier Tech Elite
DNF Ryan Anderson Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies Elite
DNF William Routley Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies Elite
DNF Larbi Benhabib RealDeal/Gears presented by WaspCam Elite
DNF Grahame Rivers RealDeal/Gears presented by WaspCam Elite
DNF Ed Veal RealDeal/Gears presented by WaspCam Elite
DNF Justin Purificati Ride With Rendall presented by Biemme Elite
DNF Casey Roth Ride With Rendall presented by Biemme Elite
DNF Rémi Grégoire-Jacques Specialized Québec Elite
DNF Alexandre Ricard Specialized Québec Elite
DNF Braydon Bourne Stevens-The Cyclery Elite
DNF Garrett Mcleod Team H&R Block Elite
DNF William Blackburn Silber Pro Cycling Elite
DNF Matteo Dal-Cin Silber Pro Cycling Elite
DNF William Goodfellow Silber Pro Cycling Elite
DNF Jean-Michel Lachance Silber Pro Cycling Elite
DNF Robert Ralph Silber Pro Cycling Elite
DNF Jean Sébastien Perron Stevens-The Cyclery Elite
DNF Antoine Matteau Transports Lacombe/Devinci Elite
DNF Dustin Andrews Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Elite
DNF Chris Freeland Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Elite
DNF David Boily Independent Elite
DNF Nicholas Hamilton Jelly Belly presented by Maxxis Elite
DNF Ugo Lapierre Acquisio-ACQ Elite
DNF Fabien Lemaire Acquisio-ACQ Under-23
DNF Edouard Tougas Acquisio-ACQ Under-23
DNF Mackenzie Garvin Cyclemiesters/Bow Cycle Under-23
DNF Frederic Cossette Equipe du Québec Under-23
DNF Edouard Duma Longpre Equipe du Québec Under-23
DNF Emile Jean Equipe du Québec Under-23
DNF Olivier Brisebois Equipe du Québec Under-23
DNF Simon-Pierre Gauthier Garneau-Québécor Under-23
DNF Willam Laurie Holiday Inn (Calgary Airport) Under-23
DNF Brandon Etzl Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Under-23
DNF Travis Samuel Jet Fuel Coffee/Norco Bicycles Under-23
DNF Vincent Désile Jacob La Vie Sportive-Apogée Under-23
DNF Nicolas Ducharme La Vie Sportive-Apogée Under-23
DNF Simon Ouellet La Vie Sportive-Apogée Under-23
DNF Julien Roussel La Vie Sportive-Apogée Under-23
DNF Charles Fortier Lessard Bicycles Performance Under-23
DNF Simon Fothergill NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23
DNF Eric Johnston NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23
DNF Martin Rupes NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23
DNF Aaron Thomas NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23
DNF Luke Vanlauwe NCCH presented by DEC Express Under-23
DNF Tyler D’Arcy O’Regans Subaru Cycling Under-23
DNF Sean Mackinnon Racer Sportif/Mattamy Homes Under-23
DNF Kiernan Orange Ride With Rendall presented by Biemme Under-23
DNF Conor O’Brien Stevens-The Cyclery Under-23
DNF Kyle Buckosky Team H&R Block Under-23
DNF Adam De Vos Team H&R Block Under-23
DNF Ryan Shaun Macdonald Team H&R Block Under-23
DNF Stephen Welsh Team RACE Under-23
DNF Benjamin Chartrand Silber Pro Cycling Under-23
DNF Olivier Delaney Silber Pro Cycling Under-23
DNF Elliott Doyle Silber Pro Cycling Under-23
DNF David Onsow Silber Pro Cycling Under-23
DNF Jules Cusson-Fradet Véloselect Under-23
DNF Hendrik Pineda T-Palm Pole Continental Under-23
DNF Samuel Gagnon Transports Lacombe/Devinci Under-23
DNF Yohan Patry Transports Lacombe/Devinci Under-23
DNF Henri De Boever Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Under-23
DNF Michael van den Ham Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Under-23
DNF Felix Cote Bouvette Véloselect Under-23
DNF Marc-Antoine Noel Véloselect Under-23
DNF Mitchell Macdonald O’Regans Subaru Cycling Under-23
DNF Connor Wilson Juventus Under-23
DNS Philippe Allard Guru Racing Team Under-23