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17.06.2008/Canadian Svein Tuft (Symmetrics) was honored as king of the 23rd Edition of the Tour de Beauce in Quebec City, Sunday. The cyclist from British Columbia, who finished 11th in the 6th and final stage, did what hadn’t been done since 1995, when another Canadian, Eric Wolber, won the coveted title.  Australia’s Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) took the final stage. Second to cross the finish line was Germany’s Philipp Mamos (Team Sparkass), followed by American Neil Shirley (Jittery Joe’s) in third place.

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Colex (2), Tuft (1), Aldape(3) during the ceremony. (© Tour de Beauce)

Rain preceded the start of the final stage, held exceptionally this year in Quebec City to commemorate its 400th anniversary. Happily, for the riders as well as the spectators lining the route, the clouds parted just in time. The riders thus took off on a reasonably dry road with 125 kilometres in front of them, with France’s Miguel Martinez (Amore E Vita-McDonald’s) as the leader. The peloton didn’t lose time in neutralizing the early attack.

The Frenchman meanwhile inspired 7 other riders to do the same during the first lap. Several other short-lived chase groups preceded a 5-man group formed on the fourth lap. One of these riders didn’t waste time in trying to join the lead group. A second attack followed, which managed to briefly merge with the first. The 11-member chase group, forming different combinations, never managed to make up the gap between them and the break. Behind, no rider who could threaten the overall ranking was allowed to leave the peloton.

The winner of the stage, meanwhile, went to Australia’s Matt Wilson (Team Type 1). Second to cross the finish line was Germany’s Philipp Mamos (Team Sparkass), followed by American Neil Shirley (Jittery Joe’s) in third place.

For Matt Wilson (Team Type 1), it was his second victory of the year and his first in North America. The former Australian national road race champion had been slowed this season by a broken wrist suffered in a training accident. But in Sunday’s 77.7-mile (125 km) circuit race in Quebec City, Wilson played team tactics to perfection by escaping out of the main break to claim the win by four seconds over Mamos.
 
“We knew Symmetrics would try to ride a slow pace today and that the field would probably let them go,” Team Type 1 sports director Ed Beamon said. “So we gambled that they might let the break get the five minutes Chris (Jones) needed to move into the top three overall. We got to almost four minutes, but some of the guys in the break would not cooperate and it started coming back.”

Svein Tuft and Bernado Colex Tepoz (Tecos Trek Uga) crossed the finish line at the same time. The Mexican, who nonetheless fought hard, gave the yellow-jersey holder a pat on the back to show his camaraderie. The revelation of the Tour, Tepoz, finished in second place in the overall standing, behind by only 7 seconds.

Tuft struggled to believe what had happened to him. 'It was an unbelievable race. I can never say it enough, but I believe that the guys don’t realize how important it is that each teammate believes in the goal that we make. Nothing can work unless that’s done. They raced in an unbelievable fashion, each of them giving all they had. And in the end, they let me do what I had to. I could have never hoped for more!'

A dream come true? 'I participated in my first Tour de Beauce in 2001, and since then, I’ve won a few stages. That said, I always thought it would be great to win the Tour. For us Canadians, it’s even more wonderful. It’s our first win in a European-style race, and it’s opened our eyes and made us realize what a true race is really like', he said.

This star of the 23rd Edition of the race, hopes to secure a place on the Olympic team. 'Winning certainly doesn’t hurt my chances in the selection process. But the decision is up to the selection committee. I came here to do my best, and ideally win. That’s what I concentrated on. I ignored the rest', admitted the three-time Canadian Time Trial Champion.

As to the jerseys, South African Johann Rabie (South African U23 National Team) was the best young rider, New Zealander Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1) took the KOM jersey, and Mexican Moises Aldape (Team Type 1) was the best sprinter.

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Results Tour de Beauce  2008
 
Stage 1
 
1 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                          4.17.09 (38.498 km/h)
2 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                       0.16
3 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                        
4 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                            
5 Ramos Kleber (Bra) Garneau-Crocs                                         
6 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse                              0.17
7 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1                                          
8 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                     
9 Paul Brousse (Fra) A-Style Stomn                                         
10 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's
 
Stage 2
 
1 Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                  4.17.00 (38.754 km/h)
2 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                    0.01
3 Ramos Kleber (Bra) Garneau-Crocs                                       
4 Charles Dionne (Can) Équipe Québec                                     
5 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Konica-Minolta                             
6 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                        
7 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                        
8 Herman Fouche (RSA) Konica-Minolta                                     
9 Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Col) Équipe Nationale Colombienne        
10 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse
 
Stage 3
 
1 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                      4.22.03 (35.031 km/h)
2 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                             0.06
3 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                       0.08
4 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1                                       0.13
5 Gregorio Ladino Vega (Col) Tecos Trek Uag                             0.21
6 Soren Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                            0.23
7 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics                                           0.25
8 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                  0.31
9 Christopher Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Recyclingcouk                   0.38
10 François Parisien (Can) Team Race Pro                                0.43
Stage 4a
 
1 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics                                          25.45 (46.601 km/h)
2 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                  0.40
3 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Team Sparkasse                                 0.55
4 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                             0.58
5 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                       1.14
6 François Parisien (Can) Team Race Pro                                 1.16
7 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1                                       1.17
8 Ryan Roth (Can) Team Race Pro                                         1.19
9 Sylvain Georges (Fra) A-Style Stomn                                   1.26
10 Zachary Bell (Can) Symmetrics                                        1.32
Stage 4b
 
1 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's                                     1.23.55 (42.899 km/h)
2 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                   0.07
3 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Recyclingcouk                          
4 Dan Timmerman (USA) Team Race Pro                                        
5 Dominique Perras (Can) Eva Devinci                                       
6 Luis Macias Hernandez (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                               
7 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                                     
8 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                            
9 Sylvain Georges (Fra) A-Style Stomn                                      
10 Hichem Chaabane (Alg) Konica-Minolta                                 0.23
 
Stage 5
 
1 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse                          3.48.08 (37.872 km/h)
2 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                       
3 Paul Brousse (Fra) A-Style Stomn                                     0.51
4 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                      1.06
5 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                                 1.08
6 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor Recyclingcouk                    1.12
7 Jean-Sébastien Perron (Can) Eva Devinci                              1.18
8 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type 1                                        1.29
9 Carlos Oyarzun Guinez (Chi) Tecos Trek Uag                           1.41
10 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                     1.54
Stage 6
 
1 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                     3.07.25 (40.017 km/h)
2 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                   0.04
3 Matt Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe's                                        
4 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                     0.11
5 Florencio Ramos Torres (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                          0.15
6 Jairo Perez Suarez (Col) Équipe Nationale Colombienne                   
7 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Team Race Pro                                 0.41
8 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type 1                                        0.45
9 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                      2.10
10 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                           2.13
 
Final General Classification

1 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics                                      21.48.45
2 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos Trek Uag                            0.07
3 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                      0.44
4 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                 0.58
5 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1                                      1.27
6 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Team Sparkasse                                1.54
7 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Sparkasse                             2.26
8 François Parisien (Can) Team Race Pro                                2.32
9 Gregorio Ladino Vega (Col) Tecos Trek Uag                            2.50
10 Soren Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                          2.53

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