Philip Lavery riding in the colours of the H&R Block Canadian team, second from the left, begins his campaign in Canada with a very strong 5th place on the opening stage yesterday.
Philip Lavery may have left it late to make his way to Canada for the Tour de Beauce which opened today, but there was little sign of jet lag in the legs of the Dubliner when he barrelled in for 5th place on stage 1.
Based in France this season but guesting with the H&R Block team over the next six days, Lavery bagged the result in the group sprint to the line after 165km today.
He had been in Dublin at the weekend, where he honoured a prior engagement on Sunday to appear as a star turn at the Wicklow 200 sportive run by the Irish Veteran Cyclists' Association. However, his departure yesterday to fly across the Atlantic for the first of six stages in Canada today does not appear to have taken the edge of his purple patch of form of late.
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Three weeks ago he took victory in the Prix des Vallons in Schweighouse-sur-Moder in France. The race was the third of six rounds of the DN2 Coupe de France. That followed on from wins in the first stage of the Tour de Franche Comté, the Souvenir Jean Lacroix and the Tour du Charolais. He took those wins in the colours of his AC Bisontine team.
His win today, in a race with the same UCI rating as the An Post Rás, comes against a field featuring a number of national selections and Pro Continental teams, including Philip Deignan's Unitedhealthcare and Matt Brammeier's Champion System.
Deignan was 11th today, minding himself against splits of a few seconds in the bunch sprint with a view to an all out assault on the general classification. Brammeier was down to start but is not in the field.
Dubliner Anthony Walsh (Astellas Oncology Cycling Team), who is returning after a broken collarbone, came home in a group some 1:05 down on the winner and overall leader, Belgian Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager Cycling Team).
A good week in Canada could set Lavery up nicely to try and secure a contract in the pro ranks for next year, with the race a good shop window to showcase what he can do.
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Deignan is one of the favourites to win the event outright and take a stage win when the road goes up later in the race, with Thursday's stage 3 featuring a summit finish. There is also a hilly TT on Friday and a lumpy penultimate stage on Saturday, with a 10 per cent climb to be tackled 12 times on a circuit in Québec City.
See stage results just below these video highlights:
Tour de Beauce June 11th to 16th (UCI 2.2, Canada)
Stage 1: Lac-Etchemin 165km
1 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Cycling Team 4:06:11
2 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Canada National Team
3 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
4 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
5 Phillip Lavery (Irl) H&R Block
6 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
7 Joe Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
8 Robert Sweeting (USA) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
9 Joey Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
10 Tanner Putt (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team
11 Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
12 Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman
13 Christian Meier (Can) Canada National Team
14 Antoine Duchesne (Can) Bontrager Cycling Team
15 Robert Britton (Can) Canada National Team
16 Michael Woods (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor
17 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
18 Kirk Carlsen (USA) H&R Block
19 Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team
20 Nathaniel English (USA) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
21 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis-Hagens Berman
22 Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
23 Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
24 Max Jenkins (USA) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
25 Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita
26 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
27 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
28 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
29 David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
30 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja, Dominican Cycling Team
31 David Boily (Can) Amore & Vita
32 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman
33 Marsh Cooper (Can) Canada National Team
34 Matthew Cooke (USA) Century Road Club Association
35 Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
36 Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor
37 Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
38 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
39 Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
40 Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team
41 Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
42 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
43 Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team
44 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team 0:00:19
45 James Schurman (USA) Century Road Club Association 0:00:23
46 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
47 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team 0:00:23
48 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team 0:00:27
49 Chris Gruber (Can) Century Road Club Association 0:00:33
50 Anton Varabei (Can) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech
51 Philip Mooney (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman
52 Garrett Mcleod (Can) H&R Block
53 Zachary Hughes (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor
54 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman
55 Daniel Holloway (USA) Amore & Vita
56 Samuel Blanchette (Can) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech
57 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Inteja, Dominican Cycling Team
58 Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor
59 Adam Carr (USA) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech
60 Conor Mullervy (USA) Century Road Club Association
61 Jordan Brochu (Can) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci
62 James Piccoli (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments
63 Matthew Green (GBr) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team
64 Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor
65 Coultan Hartrich (USA) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team
66 James Driscoll (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman
67 Shawn Milne (USA) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
68 Christian Parrett (USA) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
69 Andy Baker (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
70 Bruno Langlois (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor
71 Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
72 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling
73 Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments 0:00:44
74 Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita
75 Kyle Buckosky (Can) H&R Block
76 Mark Korus (USA) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team 0:00:47
77 William Blackburn (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments
78 Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team
79 Dominique Rollin (Can) Canada National Team
80 Anton Mikailov (Isr) Amore & Vita 0:01:07
81 Ryan Shaun MacDonald (Can) H&R Block
82 Olivier Delaney (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments
83 Anthony Walsh (Irl) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team 0:01:15
84 Diego M Jimenez (Dom) Inteja, Dominican Cycling Team
85 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:01:25
86 Juan Miguel Perez Garcia (Spa) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci
87 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita
88 Hugo Houle (Can) Canada National Team
89 Robert Ralph (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments 0:01:28
90 Mike Midlarsky (USA) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci
91 Federico Marchiori (Ita) H&R Block 0:01:56
92 James Stemper (USA) 5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda
93 Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 0:01:58
94 Daniel Chabanov (USA) Century Road Club Association 0:02:02
95 Benjamin Zawacki (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team 0:02:08
96 Demis Aleman (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman 0:02:10
97 Emile Jean (Can) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci 0:02:14
98 Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 0:02:16
99 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk 0:02:20
100 Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team 0:02:24
101 Clinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
102 Thomas Raeymaekers (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk
103 Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
104 Cortlan Brown (USA) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team 0:02:59
105 Étienne Samson (Can) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech
106 Benjamin Chartrand (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments
107 Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor 0:03:21
108 Antoine Matteau (Can) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci 0:03:47
109 Nicholas Hamilton (Can) Canada National Team 0:04:22
110 Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
111 David Onsow (Can) Team Medique p/b Silber Investments
112 Jacob Rytlewski (USA) Astellas Oncology Cycling Team 0:04:32
113 Jason McCartney (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:05:53
114 Jesse Keough (USA) Century Road Club Association 0:07:34
115 Jorge Perez Pena (Dom) Inteja, Dominican Cycling Team 0:08:29
116 Guillaume Fiset (Can) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech 0:16:58
117 Sébastien Rousseau (Can) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech 0:17:01
118 Logan Cornel (Can) Norco Bicycles-Premier Tech
119 Artúr Sagát (Hun) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci 0:17:19
120 François Chabot (Can) Equipe Cycliste Ekoï-Devinci
121 Enmanuel Nunez Marzan (Dom) Inteja, Dominican Cycling Team 0:27:00
122 Nicholes Keough (USA) Century Road Club Association 0:27:39
123 José Frank Rodriguez Hernandez (Dom) Inteja, Dominican Cycling Team 0:31:44
DNS Robin Clegg (Can) H&R Block
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