Leah Kirchmann (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) took her first Canadian time trial title by rolling Thursday’s 28.8 km chrono route in Lac-Megantic, QC in 43:28. Second place in the recent Chrono Gatineau, Kirchmann nipped second-fastest rider Jasmin Glaesser (Team Tibco) by 2.56 seconds, but Glaesser is the under-23 champion.
Last year’s race against the clock runner-up Anika Todd (Team Tibco) was perched on the hot seat with the best time of 44:29, but once Kirchmann posted the best split time of 21:37, Todd’s seating was tenuous. Todd stayed on the podium, edging out Gillian Carleton of Vanderkitten by 6 seconds.
Alizée Brien of Tibco was runner-up in the U23 women with a time of 44:48 and Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin of St-Hilaire Villefrance rounded out the U23 podium with a time of 46:00.
Close one in the TT yesterday, just 2.5sec off the mark! Been 4, 3, 2 now in that order, liking the math for next year! 🙂 #GRCanRoadChamps
— Jasmin Glaesser (@JasminGlaesser) June 27, 2014
Global Relay Canadian Road Cycling Championships, U23/Elite Women’s Time Trial, 28.8 km
* designates U23 athletes
1) Leah Kirchmann (QC/Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 43:28.39
2) Jasmin Glaesser * (BC,TIBCO-To the Top) 43:30.95
3) Anika Todd (BC/TIBCO-To the Top) 44:29.16
4) Gillian Carleton (BC?Vanderkitten) 44:35.18
5) Alizée Brien * (QC?TIBCO-To the Top) 44:48.37
6) Annie Foreman-Mackey (ON/Stevens-The Cyclery) 44:59.20
7) Ellen Watters (QC/Stevens-The Cyclery) 45:45.24
8) Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin * (QC/Equipe du Québec) 46:00.56
9) Kinley Gibson * (BC/Trek Red Truck Racing) 46:02.57
10) Annie Ewart * (BC/Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 46:05.95