First Stage of the Tour of California

A number of Canadians lined up for the first stage of the Tour of California on Sunday May 16. This first stage took riders from Nevada City to Sacramento, covering 167.8 kilometers.

The final laps of the finishing circuit were marred by a number of crashes that split the field and ultimately on the final lap lead to a small group separating itself from the pack. Canadian Guillaume Boivin (SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy) held steady in the chaos at the end of the race and sprinted to a seventh place finish.

Here are the results for the rest of the Canadians racing in this eight stage race:

14 Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
15 Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia
31 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
35 Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
46 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
57 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
60 Robert Britton (Can) Bissell
86 Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
90 Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
103 David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
104 Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
108 Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
112 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
121 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team
127 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis

Racing continues today with the riders racing from Davis to Santa Rosa, a flat start to the 176.2 kilometer stage takes the riders into the hills of Napa County.