Gallery: 2016 Canadian elite men’s cyclocross championships
Martin rides conservatively early before using his technical skills to take the elite men's win in Sherbrooke, Que.
Raphaël Gagné took the holeshot
But on the next lap would slide out
Jérémy Martin
Hot Sauce on the attack in 2016
Kabush finished third last year
The pit crews where busy cleaning bikes
Marc-André Daigle powers through the mud
Martin takes a bike change in the pits
Schooler bunny hops barriers
Martin celebrates his victory
Schooler celebrates his teammates victory and second place ahead of Geoff Kabush
Martin and Schooler share a laugh at the finish line
McConnnell, the races early leader would finish in fourth
Jérémy Martin took the Canadian national elite men’s cyclocross title in Sherbrooke, Que. on Saturday afternoon. It was a cold and damp day making the course muddy and technical for the riders. Martin rode a conservative first half of the race before using the courses technical sections to his advantage, striking out from the front group and building up a lead.
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“The course was very physically and technically challenging,” said Martin after being awarded his maple leaf jersey. “I said yesterday the winner would be a very deserving one so I am pretty stoked to get the win today.”
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Raphaël Gagné took the holeshot out of the gate with Mark McConnell then riding at the front before a chase containing Geoff Kabush, Aaron Schooler and Martin caught and passed McConnell, who goes by the handle ‘Hot Sauce’. Martin then took the opportunity to strike out and build a lead that steadily grew as the race neared its conclusion. Behind, his Focus CX Team Canada team manager and teammate, Schooler held veteran Geoff Kabush off to take second place. It was the races second title of the day after 17-year-old Sidney McGill took the under-23 women’s title.
Earlier in the day, Peter Disera took the under-23 men’s title ahead of his brother Quinton while Gunnar Holmgren rode convincingly to the junior men’s title.
