Gatineau Grand Prix News
There is still room for two men's teams in the UCI-sanctioned time trial on June 12.
The Gatineau Grand Prix is only two weeks away on June 12 and 13, and there are still two spots open in the men’s UCI-sanctioned time trial. Organizer John Large, says “We’ve got great city support and excellent representation for the women’s ITT and road race with teams like Webcor, HTC Columbia, TIBCO and Specialized Mazda Samson, but we need two more men’s teams for the ITT to meet sanction requirements. With an $8,000 purse we’re excited about these UCI races and hope to build this event into a regular top-level stop on the Canadian calendar.”
Jelly Belly, UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team presented by Maxxis, and a team from Holland have signed on but organizers need five teams to meet their UCI requirements and says Large, “The teams do not require UCI Continental status which means many US squads qualify. We need to find a dozen more heavy hitters.”
The schedule for the race weekend is:
Saturday June 12
* 09:00 La Grande Visite – 90km CycloSportif
* 09:00 La Grande Visite – 35km CycloSportif
* 10:30 Québec Games regional final – ITT – 8 km Minime – cadet boys/girls
* 12:00 CHRONO GATINEAU TT – WOMEN UCI – 17.7km
* 14:00 Skills Competition – bibites, peewee, minimes
* 14:30 CHRONO GATINEAU TT – MEN UCI – 2 x 17.7km = 35.4km
* 19:00 Dinner of Champions
Sunday June 13
Criterium. – 1 km course. 2- 500m straights (2 lane) with traffic circles at either end. Fantastic course for the display of skill and tactics.
* 09:00 – Master 50+ and Women (jr, sen, master)
* 10:00 – Master 40-49 and Junior men
* 11:00 – Senior 1/2 and Master 30-39
* 12:30 – La Petite Visite – kids ride on the 1 km race circuit.
* 13:00 – Women UCI 99km Road Race
To find out more about the race weekend and to register your team for the UCI time trial, contact Large at johnlarge@primus.ca.
