2016 GP Cycliste de Québec (World Tour), Canada
7th edition: Friday, September 9, 2016
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201.6 km: 16 laps of 12.6 km
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Peter Sagan wins the 2016 GP de Québec
The Race: Here's how winner Peter Sagan's Tinkoff team told the tale.
Peter Sagan bounced back in perfect fashion after withdrawing from his last race due to sickness by taking an emphatic win at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec today in Canada. Peter rounded out a perfect team race from Tinkoff to sprint to his second Canadian WorldTour win after claiming the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal in 2013.
“We started pulling from early on as we had a clear idea for the race – to try to win with Peter – even though we didn’t really know exactly how his form would be after Plouay,” explained Sport Director Patxi Vila after the race. “The guys stuck to the plan and worked really hard throughout the race and then Peter finished it off with an awesome sprint. I did think that Moscon might hold on at the end but it was a superb finish from Peter.”
An early eight rider move moved clear of the field, building up an advantage of several minutes, but the peloton, led by Tinkoff amongst other teams, was keeping a close eye on their gap. The repetitive rolling circuit gradually took its toll on the peloton as the pace increased with riders sliding off the back as the break’s advantage shrank. Then with 20km it all came back together, sparking a flurry of attacks.
Despite a strong push from several small groups in the final kilometres, including a big solo effort that looked like it would take the victory, the race came back together as the sprint was launched. Perfect timing and a cool composure from Peter saw him take a stunning win in front of the adorning public.
After the race, the UCI world champion said: “After 200km the last kilometres were very fast. I saw Rigoberto in the front and I thought that we would maybe be playing for second place. In the end he slowed before the line as it was really hard. The guys from FDJ started early and that set the sprint up for me.
“I am very happy and must thank all my teammates as they worked really hard today. It was unbelievable because I didn’t feel very good during the race, and I was getting cramps in the legs but they passed and I’m really happy to take the win. For sure I didn’t expect that I could win today.”
The action continues on Sunday with the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, the second of the WorldTour double header, with nearly the same field as we saw in Québec. On a harder parcours the team will be watched closely, but after their display of strength today they can take confidence into the one-day race.
Vila continued: “Sunday is another race, and it’s a harder parcours. Of course after today people will look to us but we know that it’s already a hard race so we’ll go out with the same objective, to win, and do our best together.”
Complete Results:
168 starters, 51 abandons, 117 classified finishers
201.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.373 km/hr
| 1 | SAGAN, Peter | TINKOFF | 5hr 7min 13sec |
| 2 | VAN AVERMAET, Greg | BMC | s.t. |
| 3 | ROUX, Anthony | FDJ | s.t. |
| 4 | BETTIOL, Alberto | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | @ 1sec |
| 5 | MATTHEWS, Michael | ORICA-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 6 | HAAS, Nathan | DIMENSION DATA | s.t. |
| 7 | ULISSI, Diego | LAMPRE-MERIDA | s.t. |
| 8 | MOLLEMA, Bauke | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 9 | VAKOC, Petr | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 0:02 |
| 10 | KUZNETSOV, Viacheslav | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. |
| 11 | KELDERMAN, Wilco | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 12 | COSTA, Rui | LAMPRE-MERIDA | s.t. |
| 13 | WELLENS, Tim | LOTTO SOUDAL | 0:03 |
| 14 | SLAGTER, Tom-Jelte | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | 0:04 |
| 15 | OFFREDO, Yoann | FDJ | 0:05 |
| 16 | BOIVIN, Guillaume | ÉQUIPE CANADA | s.t. |
| 17 | BENOOT, Tiesj | LOTTO SOUDAL | 0:06 |
| 18 | ARU, Fabio | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 19 | HESJEDAL, Ryder | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0:08 |
| 20 | GESCHKE, Simon | GIANT-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 21 | BARDET, Romain | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 0:09 |
| 22 | ELMIGER, Martin | IAM CYCLING | 0:10 |
| 23 | SCHLECK, Frank | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0:11 |
| 24 | NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | s.t. |
| 25 | HOULE, Hugo | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 26 | WOODS, Mike | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | s.t. |
| 27 | TEUNISSEN, Mike | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | 0:12 |
| 28 | TANNER, David | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 29 | MORI, Manuele | LAMPRE-MERIDA | s.t. |
| 30 | NIEVE, Mikel | SKY | s.t. |
| 31 | OOMEN, Sam | GIANT-ALPECIN | 0:13 |
| 32 | LANGLOIS, Bruno | ÉQUIPE CANADA | 0:14 |
| 33 | KANGERT, Tanel | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 34 | SÜTTERLIN, Jasha | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 35 | DUCHESNE, Antoine | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 36 | ROSA, Diego | ASTANA | 0:15 |
| 37 | BOONEN, Tom | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 0:16 |
| 38 | VERMEULEN, Alexey | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | 0:18 |
| 39 | CARUSO, Damiano | BMC | s.t. |
| 40 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | BMC | 0:19 |
| 41 | PAUWELS, Serge | DIMENSION DATA | 0:20 |
| 42 | OLIVEIRA, Nelson Filipe | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 43 | DROUIN, David | ÉQUIPE CANADA | 0:21 |
| 44 | ZAUGG, Oliver | IAM CYCLING | 0:22 |
| 45 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | IAM CYCLING | 0:23 |
| 46 | VUILLERMOZ, Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 0:29 |
| 47 | MOSCON, Gianni | SKY | 0:33 |
| 48 | ROOSEN, Timo | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | 0:35 |
| 49 | STUYVEN, Jasper | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 50 | VOSS, Paul | BORA-ARGON 18 | 0:36 |
| 51 | BENNETT, Sam | BORA-ARGON 18 | 0:39 |
| 52 | LUTSENKO, Alexey | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 53 | CARDOSO, Andre | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | 0:47 |
| 54 | GAUTIER, Cyril | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 0:53 |
| 55 | PETILLI, Simone | LAMPRE-MERIDA | 0:54 |
| 56 | PETROV, Evgeny | TINKOFF | s.t. |
| 57 | KREUZIGER, Roman | TINKOFF | 0:59 |
| 58 | MAES, Nikolas | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 1:02 |
| 59 | RAST, Gregory | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 60 | VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt | DIMENSION DATA | 1:03 |
| 61 | IZAGUIRRE, Jon | MOVISTAR | 1:24 |
| 62 | SCHÄR, Michael | BMC | 1:56 |
| 63 | TRENTIN, Matteo | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 2:03 |
| 64 | ALAPHILIPPE, Julian | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 2:04 |
| 65 | POLANC, Jan | LAMPRE-MERIDA | s.t. |
| 66 | HOFLAND, Moreno | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 67 | NAESEN, Oliver | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 68 | CHEREL, Mikaël | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 69 | PÖSTLBERGER, Lukas | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 70 | TCATEVICH, Aleksei | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. |
| 71 | YATES, Adam | ORICA-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 72 | THOMAS, Geraint | SKY | s.t. |
| 73 | ZAKARIN, Ilnur | TEAM KATUSHA | 2:25 |
| 74 | LE GAC, Olivier | FDJ | s.t. |
| 75 | MAJKA, Rafal | TINKOFF | s.t. |
| 76 | ANACONA, Winner | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 77 | KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas | FDJ | 2:26 |
| 78 | BONNET, William | FDJ | 2:46 |
| 79 | BERARD, Julien | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 2:52 |
| 80 | HOLLENSTEIN, Reto | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 81 | GASTAUER, Ben | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 82 | PREIDLER, Georg | GIANT-ALPECIN | 2:53 |
| 83 | MONTAGUTI, Matteo | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 84 | FUGLSANG, Jakob | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 85 | MOHORIC, Matej | LAMPRE-MERIDA | s.t. |
| 86 | NERZ, Dominik | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 87 | SCHILLINGER, Andreas | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 88 | HAYMAN, Mathew | ORICA-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 89 | DEIGNAN, Philip | SKY | 2:54 |
| 90 | SKUJINS, Toms | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | s.t. |
| 91 | DE BIE, Sean | LOTTO SOUDAL | 3:01 |
| 92 | ROELANDTS, Jurgen | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 93 | VENTOSO, Francisco | MOVISTAR | 3:48 |
| 94 | ROY, Jérémy | FDJ | 3:57 |
| 95 | PEDRERO, Antonio | MOVISTAR | 4:07 |
| 96 | PANTANO, Jarlinson | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 97 | JUUL-JENSEN, Christopher | ORICA-BikeExchange | 4:52 |
| 98 | VALGREN, Michael | TINKOFF | 4:53 |
| 99 | STETINA, Peter | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 100 | BUCHMANN, Emanuel | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 101 | BONO, Matteo | LAMPRE-MERIDA | 5:00 |
| 102 | BODNAR, Maciej | TINKOFF | s.t. |
| 103 | COQUARD, Bryan | DIRECT ENERGIE | 5:02 |
| 104 | PETIT, Adrien | DIRECT ENERGIE | 5:14 |
| 105 | VANENDERT, Jelle | LOTTO SOUDAL | 5:36 |
| 106 | DE PLUS, Laurens | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 107 | BAK, Lars | LOTTO SOUDAL | 6:00 |
| 108 | ROSSKOPF, Joseph | BMC | s.t. |
| 109 | VAN ASBROECK, Tom | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | 6:01 |
| 110 | PERRY, Benjamin | ÉQUIPE CANADA | s.t. |
| 111 | MORABITO, Steve | FDJ | s.t. |
| 112 | BERHANE, Natnael | DIMENSION DATA | s.t. |
| 113 | VOECKLER, Thomas | DIRECT ENERGIE | 6:02 |
| 114 | LIGTHART, Pim | LOTTO SOUDAL | 8:40 |
| 115 | DE BACKER, Bert | GIANT-ALPECIN | 8:41 |
| 116 | VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. |
| 117 | HERRADA, Jesus | MOVISTAR | 9:17 |