Canadians Racing Tough at the TOC

The highlight of the third stage of the Tour of California was the climb up Bonny Doon Road. A hard-charging break full of Canadians including Will Routley (Jelly Belly), Ryan Anderson (Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Eric Boily (SpiderTech) was caught just before the base of the infamous climb at around 150 kilometers into the stage. Routley was the last to be caught as he attacked the break and lead a solo attempt up the climb before being overtaken by the fast-charging peloton. Routley was awarded the Most Aggressive rider award for his efforts in stage three of the Tour of California.

A break of three riders eventually got away on the climb with race winner David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) sprinting to victory over Micheal Rogers (HTC-Colombia) and Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack).

The top Canadian on the day was Francois Parisien (SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy) in ninth position followed by Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) in 10th position.

Additional Canadian results:
29 David Boily SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
39 Robert Britton Bissell
56 Charles Dionne Fly V Australia
58 Dominique Rollin Cervelo Test Team
60 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies
66 Will Routley Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
79 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies
85 Zachary Bell Kelly Benefit Strategies
96 Guillaume Boivin SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
107 Bruno Langlois SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
112 Martin Gilbert SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
114 Eric Boily SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
122 Andrew Randell SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy