| | Three Victories for the Pinks!
August 19, 2008 | | | St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, August 18, 2008 – The Minime Joakim Albert and Cadette Anne-Marie Morin from the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault cycling team won yesterday during the Championnats Québécois Espoirs in St-Georges-de-Beauce. The Junior William Garneau, won as for him the last road race at the Grand Prix de Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, which ended at the same time yesterday.
Joakim Albert and Anne-Marie Morin have both had an excellent season: he, who almost won every race in which he took part, and she, who took nearly twenty podiums during her season. They both received the Champion Québécois title, which is the result of maintained efforts.
At the Grand-Prix de Beauce, which was occuring at the same time, William Garneau won the last 105-km road race. He was in the 6-racer breakaway who reached the arrival with a 7-minute advance, and William even rode ahead every racer at the final sprint, which made him take the first step of the podium. For the Seniors, the Brazilian, Kleber Ramos, from the Garneau-Crocs team, finished 2nd at the 135-km road race, only 1 cm behing Arnaud Papillon, the Montréal-Québec Classic winner. The finale was so tight that the commissaires needed to confer for a while in order to determine the winner with the photo finish help.
The Junior and Senior members of the team will take part in the Championnats Québécois Élite on
August 23rd and 24th in Les Cèdres. Since this competition is only for Quebec racers, the Australian and Brazilian members of the Garneau-Crocs team will end their Canadian season with the Grande Finale at the Mardis Cyclistes in Lachine, next Tuesday, August 19th.
| | | L’équipe cycliste Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault, édition 2008
May 29, 2008 | | | Constantly seeking excellence, Garneau-Crocs will maintain for 2008, its international standard by introducing once again, five talented Québec riders, who will be lending assistance to the four foreign riders from Australia and Brazil. “Our objective is not only to improve the calibre of the races, but also to make our local young people even more competitive”, declared Mr. Garneau.
Australian riders, Tim Hucker and Peter Ladd are with their second year with the team and will be supported by Kleber Ramos Da Silva and Patrique Gama Azevedos, both members of the Brazil National Team. Da Silva definitively made his presence known during his stay with the team in 2007, he alone gaining 8 victories during the season. Quebecers, Michael Joanisse and Jean-François Racine are also returning this year, with the cooperation of Vincent Quirion and Antoine Matteau both with the junior team last year and Dominic Hamel. The team’s goal is to win the “Mardis de Lachine” series, as well as being on the podium at the Grand Prix de Beauce.
Since its inception in 2006, the Garneau-Optik team has shown that it was a forceful team requiring cautiousness from other riders. Last year, Garneau-Crocs imposed its presence by gaining more than 40 podiums in Quebec and in the North-Eastern United States. This year’s team will be feared with its powerful international riders as well as the talent of its Québécois riders. Furthermore, the team started its 2008 season with 8 races, of which a complete “pink” podium for the ZM Islander Criterium in Toronto. With the arrival of the two Brazilian riders yesterday, the entire team will challenge with force the Grand Prix de Charlevoix this weekend, in preparation for the upcoming Tour de Beauce international race, held in 6 stages, from June 10-15.
In addition to the riders of the Senior 1-2 category, the Garneau-Crocs team will include a junior team of 8 boys as well as six cadet and two minime riders, covering a greater number of categories, allowing a better development and asserting itself on the circuit. By doing so, this maintains the team’s mission, which consists of preparing promising talent towards a professional cycling career, permitting the riders to illustrate themselves on the Québec and North-American circuits, and to pursue their objectives in this sport. The members of the Garneau-Crocs team will thus begin an entire series of races, in Quebec with the Tour de Beauce and the Classique Montréal-Québec, as well as in Ontario and in the North-Eastern United States.
In order to achieve these ambitious objectives, a rigorous structure was put in place with regards to the athletes, Louis Garneau Sports and its partners’ image. It goes without saying that the realisation of such a project requires the essential support of several sponsors. The persons in charge of the team are particularly proud to be associated again this year with a great sponsor, Crocs Canada as official partner. The following sponsors also made a point of being part of this project, aimed at supporting our future Canadian cyclists: Ogilvy Renault, BMW City of Quebec, Cascades, Forzani Sport-Experts Group, Shimano Pro, Aquafina, Bank of Montreal, Couture-Rochette, Samson Bélair, CIBC Wood Gundy, Primotex, Selles San Marco and Vittoria. | | | Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault Podium in Toronto
May 13, 2008 | | | St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, May 13, 2008 – The Seniors of the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault Cycling Team filled up the podium at the ZM Islander Criterium in Toronto last Sunday.
Three senior racers of the team, Michael Joannisse, Tim Hucker and Peter Ladd drove to Toronto after the GP de Granby last Saturday to participate to this criterium. The event was held in cold and windy conditions on Toronto Island. Despite numerous attacks from Michael Joanisse and Tim Hucker, the Jet Fuel Coffee Team delivered a strong competition in not having any breakaways at the beginning of the race. Peter Ladd finally succeeded, closely followed by a tenacious Jet Fuel Coffee team member. Michael Joanisse was able to recover his team mate, then solo, 10 minutes from the end of the race. Tim Hucker, on his side still in the peloton, covered all attacks from other racers with respect to the two leading pink riders. With a one minute lead, Ladd and Joanisse finished in the first places and Hucker won the final peloton sprint. A good team strategy that paid off!
1st: Peter Ladd, 2nd: Michael Joanisse, 3rd: Tim Hucker
Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault Cycling Team
The next race for the senior team will be in St-Raymond for the 3-stages Grand Prix on May 17th and 18th.
| | | Another first place for Houle and Albert of Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault
May 12, 2008 | | | Junior Hugo Houle and Minime Joakim Albert of the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault cycling team remain unbeaten after the 3e race on the Quebec circuit, the Grand Prix de Granby Time Trial held last Saturday.
Minime Joakim Albert was the fastest of his category, with a comfortable lead of more than 23 seconds on the 5km race. The girls of the Cadet category, Anne-Marie Morin and Frédérique Lord finished at the 5th and 6th position on their 8km race.
In the Junior category, Hugo Houle offered an excellent performance by arriving first of his category and 5th overall during the 19km Time Trial. Ludovic Fleury and William Garneau finished respectively third and fourth of the Juniors and senior Peter Ladd walked up the third step of the podium.
GP Granby position summary of the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault team:
| Category | Position | Name | Time Trial | Time (M:S:H) | | Minime – M | 1 | Joakim Albert | 5 km | 8:00:58 | | | 4 | Matthieu Chouinard | 5 km | 8:58:28 | | Cadet – W | 5 | Anne-Marie Morin | 8 km | 14:14:32 | | | 6 | Frédérique Lord | 8 km | 14:17:66 | | Cadet – M | 6 | Édouard Garneau | 8 km | 12:52:46 | | Junior – M | 1 | Hugo Houle | 19 km | 24:31:60 | | | 3 | Ludovic Fleury | 19 km | 25:55:22 | | | 4 | William Garneau | 19 km | 26:04:70 | | Senior 1 – M | 3 | Peter Ladd | 19 km | 24:25:98 |
The team will be split for the races taking place next week. The Minimes and Cadets will participate at the Coupe du Québec Espoir in Drummondville and the Juniors and Seniors will be at the St-Raymond Grand Prix for the 3-stages on May 17th and 18th. | | | 2 in 2 for Hugo Houle and Joakim Albert of Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault
May 06, 2008 | | | St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, May 5, 2008 – Following their last week’s victories, Junior Hugo Houle and Minime Joakim Albert of the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault Cycling Team, once again attained the first step of the podium Sunday, at the Grand Prix de Brossard.
After several observation laps in the pack, Joakim Albert (Minime category) escaped in a breakaway on his own, to finish the criterium with nearly a one minute advance. As for the Juniors, they won three of the first four places, thanks to excellent team work. William Garneau opened the race with the first breakaway, followed of Ludovic Fleury who was alone during 4 laps. Hugo Houle and William Garneau counter-attacked thereafter, to respectively finish first and second, while Jérôme Boucher finished in 4th position.
Finally, a breakaway of 12 racers was formed during the Senior mid-race, including Tim Hucker, who arrived earlier in the week from Australia for his second season with the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault team. Hucker finished the race in the 6th position.
Position summary of the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault team:
| Category | Position | Name | 1.8 km Criterium | Time | | Minime - Boys | 1 | Joakim Albert | 25 minutes | 18min. 00s. | | Cadet - Boys | 3 | Marc-André Beadoin | 45 minutes | 40min. 27s. | | Junior - Boys | 1 | Hugo Houle | 60 minutes | 50min. 58s. | | | 2 | William Garneau | 60 minutes | 51min. 07s. | | 4 | Jérôme Boucher | 60 minutes | 51min. 54s. | | Senior 1 - Men | 6 | Tim Hucker | 75 minutes | 1h 01min. 18 s. |
The next race, the Grand Prix de Granby, will be held next Saturday, May 10th, 2008. | | | Strong Start for the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault Cycling Team
April 28, 2008 | | | St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, April 28, 2008 –The Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault Cycling Team outperformed itself during the first Québec road race, placing 6 of its riders in the top 5, at the Grand Prix de Sainte-Martine on Sunday.
Joakim Albert, the Québec champion of his category, had an early breakaway in the first lap and comfortably arrived first in the Minime category, a 28 km course. A breakaway of two runners was also quickly formed during the Cadets 42 km race which was never caught up with. The counter-attack included Édouard Garneau who was outdistanced by little for third place, finishing 4th. Anne-Marie Morin on her side, delivered a heated race for the first place finish in the girls race and was beaten only by little at the sprint, finishing 2nd.
In the Junior category, a breakaway of ten cyclists started in the first lap but the arrival was played between five riders. Hugo Houle, was the winner and William Garneau finished 4th. Jérôme Boucher finished 6th, taken by a cramp at the end of the 84 km race.
Finally, a large fall took place during the 3rd lap of the Seniors race, obstructing several riders, just after the formation of the first breakaway. A second breakaway then developed, and succeeded in finishing the 112 km race. Australian Peter Ladd, who is in his 2nd year with the team, was part of this breakaway and finished 5th.
Position summary of the Garneau-Crocs Ogilvy-Renault team:
| Category | Position | Name | Distance | Time |
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| Minime - Boys | 1 | Joakim Albert | 28 km | 36min. 29s. | | Cadet - Boys | 4 | Édouard Garneau | 42 km | 57min. 07s. | | Cadet - Girls | 2 | Anne-Marie Morin | 42 km | 1h 09min. 49s. | |
| Junior - Boys | 1 | Hugo Houle | 84 km | 2h 00min. 23s. | | | 4 | William Garneau | 84 km | Même temps | | Senior 1 - Men | 5 | Peter Ladd | 112 km | 2h 38min. 53s. |
The next race, the Grand Prix de Brossard, will be held next Sunday May 4th, 2008.
| | | The Garneau-Crocs Cycling Team, Edition 2008
March 19, 2008 | | | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, February 2008 – Louis Garneau Sports is proud to present the 2008 edition of the Garneau-Crocs cycling team. Always in quest for excellence, Louis Garneau confirms that the Garneau-Crocs team returns for 2008 with its international flair, an innovative strategy successfully implemented last year. The senior team will feature four talented Canadian riders teaming up with four foreign riders from Australia and Brazil. “Our goal is not only to improve the overal racing level, but also to help young Canadian cyclists in becoming more competitive,” says Mr. Garneau.
Of course, the junior team also returns this year with seven riders eager to win. Among team members, William Garneau and Hugo Houle will help making the team one of Canada’s best. But new this year is the fact that Garneau-Crocs adds six cadets and 2 minimes, including the number one in Quebec, Joakim Albert, so that the team be represented in more categories, thus providing better development possibilities and improving visibility on the entire circuit. Adding categories is a very logical step for Garneau-Crocs. It meets the team’s mission, which is to prepare young aspiring athletes to a professional cycling carreer, while giving them the opportunity to win races in both Quebec and the northern United States as well as helping them to blossom thanks to sport. The Garneau Crocs team members will therefore participate in many prestigious races, in both the province of Quebec and the northeastern United States, for a busy 2008 race calendar.
To make sure the team’s ambitious, yet achievable goals are met, a rigourous structure was implemented, depicting not only the image of athletes, but that of Louis Garneau Sports and the team’s sponsors. However, the accomplishment of such a project implies the essential support of many partners. Once again this year, the team responsibles are delighted to announce a partnership with Crocs Canada, the famous sandals manufacturer, as the official sponsor. The following sponsors are also proud to participate in this project to sustain tomorrow’s Canadian cycling champions: Ogilvy Renault, Shimano Pro, BMW Ville de Québec, Cascades, Le Groupe Forzani Sports-Experts, Aquafina, Couture Rochette, Banque de Montréal, Samson Bélair, Primotex, CIBC Wood Gundy, Selles San Marco and Vittoria. The fact that Sports-Experts joins the team for the first year is particularly important considering its long business relationships with Louis Garneau Sports.
| | | Louis Garneau Sponsors Bouygues Telecom Professional Cycling Team
November 29, 2007 | | | St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, November 29, 2007 - Generally anniversaries are times of reflection, times of sentiment, and times of historical perspective. However, in 2008, Louis Garneau will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary by strategizing for the future. With tremendous growth in the helmet product category and plans for continued evolution, the decision to continue sponsorship of Bouygues Telecom Professional Cycling Team for a 3rd consecutive season is blueprinted in the company’s marketing plan for 2008. Upon return from the 70.3 World Ironman Championships, Pierre Perron, Marketing Director for Louis Garneau USA shared market share statistics at a staff briefing. “The 70.3 World Championships included 1,624 athletes from over 52 countries. Of those participants, 563 wore aero helmets. And of those 563, 43% wore Louis Garneau aero helmets. These stats represent the largest segment of those 563 participants with Giro falling behind at only 24%. This concludes that our efforts to increase market share of Louis Garneau helmets has been successful, and we will continue to push in 2008,” remarked Perron.
Bouygues Telecom, who came on board with Louis Garneau in 2006, has been central to that growth. The team has worked in conjunction with Louis Garneau’s team of product engineers to refine and innovate the Louis Garneau helmet line by providing feedback and participating in windtunnel testing. “It is one thing to support a high caliber team whose philosophy and interest lies in notable young riders. It is another thing to use the visibility of that team to advertise the company’s interest and development of cycling gear, and it is yet another thing to collaborate with that team to push the limits and innovate with our products. And that is where Louis Garneau goes beyond the competition. Our sponsorship decisions are more than mere advertising opportunities. We use them as building blocks”, notes Founder and President, Louis Garneau. And 2008 may represent a powerful year for the Bouygues Telecom team. Working with renown returning riders Thomas Voeckler, Pierrick Fédrigo, and Jérôme Pineau, several young, aggressive, and inexperienced racers will make their debut at the professional level including: Damien Gaudin, Sébastien Turgot and Perrig Quemeneur as well as the Russians Yuri Trofimov and Evgeny Sokolov. Being part of the Bouygues Telecom team will allow them to demonstrate their qualities that are the strengths and identity of the team: Solidarity, Distinction, and Unity. The Tour de France will once again be the highlight of their racing calendar. Other highlights of their 2008 schedule include a first stage early in December, their official launch of the season on January 10th, followed by the departure to Australia for the first race of the season.
For 2008, Louis Garneau has launched the Rocket Air helmet, an evolution of the Rocket helmet with added ventilation that doesn’t compromise the aerodynamics. “We were the first on the scene with a certified TT helmet, and we continue to be the forefront of TT helmet technology,” states Pierre Perron. The Rocket Air’s unprecedented ability to improve speed can also be seen on the head’s of renowned triathletes including Chris Legh and Desiree Ficker. “We recognize and abide by the fact that helmets represent safety, but we also know that cyclists and triathletes alike seek out products that will shave seconds off their performance and/or increase their comfort. It is all about the gear. Innovative. Technical. Perfect Gear.” Also part of the 2008 line is the return of the Titan Carbon and Exo-Nerve helmets. With the help of a recent ad campaign, Louis Garneau is challenging consumers to consider the price they are paying per gram of weight for each helmet. The Exo-Nerve which featherweights only 270 grams is $.37 a gram. Compared with the competition, Louis Garneau is offering an extreme lightweight helmet at a more aggressive price. | | | Garneau keeps your hands dry !
October 18, 2007 | | | Louis Garneau Sports offers 18 new multisport gloves this year for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking or biking!
Our patented ERGO AIR vent system, a technology used to manufacture the gloves in this series, allows you to finally forget about moist hands and enjoy superior comfort!
Our 18 new glove models are available in a wide variety of technical fabrics and shapes to fill both the needs of sports pros and outdoor enthusiats.
See all gloves | | | GRAND PRIX LOUIS GARNEAU 2007 - CYCLOCROSS DE MAGOG
September 19, 2007 | | | 
More than 60 cyclists participated in the first edition of the GRAND PRIX LOUIS GARNEAU 2007 CYCLOCROSS DE MAGOG. Everything was ideal. The weather was perfect. The course was a delight. More than 30 volunteers helped in some way or another. Lots of LG prizes were given. All profits went to the Magog LaRuche highschool students enrolled in the the Basketball-study program.
The course was 2.7km long. There were 4 obstacles forcing cyclists to dismount. Saturday’s rain made some part of the course challenging.
Derrick John (Senior, in 59 min 43 s), Steve Proulx (Master A, in 1 h 02 min 12 s) and Nathasha Elliot (Women, in 44 min 22 s), all from the Ottawa Cyclery club finish first in their respective categories.
Local cyclist Luc Hamel finished first in the Master B-C in 41 min 22 s.
Martin Valiquette, ing.
Organisateur de compétition
819-212-2190
www.cyclocrossmagog.com
 
| | | Grand Prix Cyclocross Louis Garneau in Magog
September 05, 2007 | | |  CYCLOCROSS Competition
Septembre 16, 2007École secondaire de La Ruche de Magog
Registration :
Centre Sportif, 9 am à 12 am, closing 30 minutes before Start
COÛT:
10$ for Juvenile, 15$ for Junior, Senior, Master
INFORMATIONS:
Martin Valiquette
819-847-2899
valigagn@cgocable.ca
CATEGORIES, SCHEDULES, DISTANCES:
10:30 am Start for Juveniles and cadets
Duration : 25 minutes
11:20 am Start for women, junior M, master 40 +
Duration : 40 minutes
12:30 am Start for Elite M, U23 M, master 30-39
Duration : 60 minutes
Track open to everyone for training on Saturday from 4 pm to 6 pm | | | TOUR DE L’ABITIBI - CHABOT AND QUIRION PROVIDE THEIR TEAM WITH TOP RANKING POSITIONS
July 23, 2007 | | | Quebec, July 23, 2007 – The 39th edition of the Tour de l’Abitibi, that opened on July 16, is the only North American stage to provide ranking for the International Cyclist Union’s Junior World Cup. Despite the absence of William Garneau and Hugo Houle, riding with the Quebec Team, the Garneau Crocs junior team participated in the difficult race and had excellent results.
Prologue: July 16
Out of 155 riders from all over the world, young François Chabot started out the tour on a positive note by finishing in the 4th place at the prologue stage on July 16. With an average speed of 54.6 km/h, Chabot rided the 400-m time-trial with a chrono of 27.640 s, i.e., 1.290 s behind the winner, Phinney Taylor, member of the USA National team.
Stage 1: July 17
Stage 1 featured great performances by Vincent Quirion, who rided the 114.2 km criterium in 2 h 26 m 3 s, ranking in the 8th place out of 155 riders aligned for race start.
Stage 2: July 17
Later that day also marked the second stage of the Tour de l’Abitibi. Out of 26 racing teams, Garneau-Crocs litterally won the bronze medal despite a 12 second gap between the first position held once again by the USA National Team. As of July 17, the Garneau-Crocs junior team ranks second overall.
Stage 3: July 18
During Stage 3, François Chabot finished in the 14th place, i.e., 29 seconds behind the winner, Tom David, member of the New Zealand National Team. At the end of Stage 3, the Garneau-Crocs team ranked 4th overall.
Stage 4: July 19
At Stage 4, Garrett McLeod, a new rider with the junior team, was the first Canadian to cross the finish. McLeod therefore took the 9th place in the 14.5 km individual time-trial. With more than half of the tour completed, the Garneau-Cros team was still ranking 4th overall.
Stage 5: July 19
After 3 race days, François Chabot standed out once again in the 143 km criterium with a time of 1 h 20 m 27 s, bringing him to the 5th place among 152 riders.
Stages 6 and 7: July 20-21
During Stage 6, a 78.3-km race in the city, Vincent Quirion finished in the 15th place. The day after, i.e. the next-to-last day of the Tour, his teammate François Chabot, ranked 11th in the 94.4-km road race.
Stage 8: July 22
At the end of the 8th and last stage of the Tour de l’Abitibi on July 22, our junior riders’ great performances granted Garneau-Crocs with the 4th place in the overall team ranking. The first position went to the USA National Team, the second one to the New Zealand National team, and finally the third one to the Quebec Team. The overall individual ranking featured 2 Garneau-Crocs team members among the Tour’s top 10, i.e. François Chabot and Garrett McLeod, who respectively finished in the 7th and 8th positions.
It is also worth mentionning the tremendous work of the team’s technical director, Jean-Yves Labonté, who received the Tour de l’Abitibi’s award for best technical director.
Congratulations to Jean-Yves Labonté and his riders! | | | MARDIS CYCLISTES SAPUTO DE LACHINE - Two Podium Places for Garneau-Crocs!
July 18, 2007 | | | Quebec, July 18, 2007 – The Garneau-Crocs team went to Lachine last Tuesday to participate in the 5th leg of the Mardis cyclistes Saputo de Lachine. Kleber Ramos Da Silva, helped by his Australian teammate Tim Hucker, won a podium place once again during this criterium.
The international duo efficiently united strength to win the second and third top positions. Such a great performance brought Kleber Ramos Da Silva and Tim Hucker to the 3rd and 4th places respectively in the overall point ranking.
With 294 points in only 3 participations to the mardis cyclistes, Ramos Da Silva still stands some chance to win the Saputo Pro Elite Cup that will be awarded at the end of this criterieum’s last leg, i.e. this coming August 21st.
Check out the team’s performances this coming Tuesday for the 6th leg of the Mardis cyclistes Saputo de Lachine! | | | JUNIOR RIDERS FILL UP THE PODIUM IN OTTAWA AND RAMOS DA SILVA WON THE GOLD MEDAL
July 16, 2007 | | | Quebec, July 16, 2007 – Last Saturday, July 14th, marked the 10th annual Ottawa Bicycle Club Grand Prix, held in the national capital. The Garneau-Crocs junior team definitely caught everyone’s attention by filling up the whole podium in the 88-km road race.
The 4-rider pink peloton left no chance to opponents and won the first 4 positions. The gold medal went to Vincent Quirion, who finished the race in 2 h 9 m 40 s, closely followed by William Garneau, David Boily and Hugo Houle, respectively ranking in 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions.
RAMOS DA SILVA WON THE GOLD MEDAL
The major win for the Garneau-Crocs senior team belongs to Bresilian rider Kleber Ramos Da Silva, who finished with a time of 3 h 06 m 44 s. That was a close finish as Ramos Da Silva crossed the line only a few hundredths of a second in front of the closest rider Jean-Sébastien Perron, member of the Calyon/Litespeed team. Winning the final sprint was the Bresilian rider’s first major win since he arrived in Canada on June 26.
Follow the performances of the Garneau-Crocs senior team during their participation in the Hudson Valley Race Week-end in the state of New York this coming July 21 and 22.
Junior riders invite you to check their performance in the Tour de l’Abitibi
from July 16 to 22.
Best of luck to all riders! | | | Houle and Chabot Win Over Simon Lambert-Lemay
June 11, 2007 | | | GRAND PRIX ESPOIRS LAVAL
Houle and Chabot Win Over Simon Lambert-Lemay
Québec, June 11th, 2007 – The Grand Prix Espoirs Laval, a 74-km road race, was held last Saturday, in Mirabel. The Garneau-Crocs junior team, who performed very weel since the beginning of the season, was once again the subject of conversations during the Grand Prix.
That was a was very fast race with many breakaway attempts during the final lap, which ended up with a climb, an additional difficulty for riders. Vincent Quirion, member of the Élicycle Sports-Experts Louis-Garneau won the final sprint to the finish line. Having experienced health problems during the Grand Prix de Charlevoix road race, Hugo Houle was back on track and crossed the finish line only a few hundredths of a second behind the winner. As for François Chabot, who was very close behind, he earned the podium’s third position. Houle and Chabot worked together to win over Simon Lambert-Lemay, member of the André Cycle/idCad, the winner of the Grand Prix de Charlevoix road race. Lambert-Lemay finished in the 5th position, followed by Garneau-Crocs rider Antoine Matteau, in the 6th place.
Follow the progress of the Garneau-Crocs team throughout the Tour de Beauce to be held from June 12 to 17!
| | | GARNEAU-CROCS JUNIOR RIDERS LEAVE THEIR MARK AT THE GRAND PRIX DE CHARLEVOIX!
June 04, 2007 | | | Quebec, June 4, 2007 – Once again, the Garneau-Crocs junior riders made themselves conspicuous during last weekend’s Grand Prix de Charlevoix in Baie-Saint-Paul. They definitely knew that this important race offers a chance to be selected on the Quebec team for the Tour de l’Abitibi and Canada’s National Road Championship. The junior riders ranked first in each of the three stages of the Grand Prix.
STAGE 1: TIME-TRIAL
Hugo Houle, first-year rider in the men junior category, once again reached the podium’s highest position at the time-trial. Houle undeniably won the time-trial first place with a comfortable 30-sec lead over his competitor Simon Lambert-Lemay, member of the André Cycle/idCad team. William Garneau finished in the 4th place, closely followed by François Chabot (6th), Ludovic Fleury (9th) and Antoine Matteau (10th).
As a result, the Garneau-Crocs junior team won half of the time-trial top 10 positions. Our riders performed a remarkable feat, didn’t they?
With regard to senior riders, Michael Joanisse finished in the 7th place, i.e. 33 seconds behind Alexandre Cloutier, race winner and member of the Volkswagen-Trek team. The Australian Peter Ladd crossed the finish line only 18 seconds behind Joanisse, and ranked 13th out of 57 riders lining up for race start.
STAGE 2: CRITERIUM
During the criterium, all junior riders ranked among the top 20 positions, with a mere 20 seconds between the winner and the 20th position. It all began when William Garneau launched a spectacular breakaway in the 3rd lap. The breakaway lasted 7 laps and was finally won by Simon Lambert-Lemay only half a kilometer before finish line. Garneau ended up finishing 2nd, closely followed by Hugo Houle, who won the bronze medal. Their teammates François Chabot, Jérôme Boucher, Antoine Matteau, Ludovic Fleury, David Boily and Cédrik Dion-Poitras crossed the finished line soon after, respectively ranking 6th, 10th, 12th, 16th, 19th and 20th. Congratulations to junior riders on this great team win!
As for senior riders, the Australian Tim Hucker finished with a good 6th position, only 2 seconds behind the winner. Then came Michael Joanisse, in 14th position, 8 seconds behind Hucker. Peter Ladd, Jamie Lamb and Jean-François Racine respectively finished 27th, 29th and 30th, i.e. 14 to 17 seconds behind the first place.
STAGE 3: ROAD RACE
The results of the 128-km road race held Sunday in the Charlevoix mountain landscape were very successful for junior riders. William Garneau once again registered a very good performance while finishing the race in the 4th position, followed by his teammate Antoine Matteau less than 1 second behind. The 8th and 10th places went to David Boily and Ludovic Fleury.
The senior team performance is also worth mentionning with 2 riders ranking among the top 10 positions. Peter Ladd finished 8th and Benjamin Martel ranked 10th.
OVERALL RANKING
The weekend was once again very successful for the junior team, with no fewer than 4 riders among the top 10 winning positions. The Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures athlete, William Garneau, finished with a wonderful 4th position, closely followed by his teammate Antoine Matteau. As for David Boily, he finished 8th, less than one minute in front of Ludovic Fleury, who ranks 10th.
Considering these performances, we expect that some of our junior riders will be selected in the Quebec team. The selection should soon be made public.
The Garneau-Crocs team is therefore inviting you to follow the Grand Prix Fichault Pontiac Buick GMC this coming Tuesday in Châteauguay.
Congratulations to all Garneau-Crocs riders on the weekend wins!
| | | Garneau-Crocs’s Winning list Gets Longer!
May 29, 2007 | | | Garneau-Crocs Senior Team
Quebec, May 29th 2007 – Once again, the Garneau-Crocs team won the gold medal last Sunday at the Grand Prix de St-Raymond. The winner was Jamie Lamb, from Nova Scotia, who crossed the finish line after a 132-km race with a chrono of 3 h 10 m 39 s. At kilometer 98, Lamb followed by Mathieu Toulouse from the EVA-Devinci team, launched the crucial breakaway that brought him victory. Also from the Garneau-Crocs senior team were Michael Joanisse in the 6th place and Jean-François Racine in the 12th place, only 2 m 38 s behind the winner.
Garneau-Crocs Junior Team
The Garneau-Crocs junior team also standed out from the others with several breakaway attempts, making it possible for four of its riders to cros the finish line among the ten first places. The young Antoine Matteau finished in the 3rd place, closely followed by his teammates William Garneau in the 5th place, Jérôme Boucher in the 9th place and Cédrik Dion-Poitras in the 10th place.
Garneau-Crocs riders’ next race will be the Grand Prix de Charlevoix to be held in Baie‑St-Paul this coming June 2nd and 3rd. More great performances are expected!
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| | | Garneau-Crocs propels young riders to top positions!
May 22, 2007 | | | David Boily, member of the junior Garneau-Crocs team, won the Grand Prix de Laprairie last Saturday. Boily supplanted his rivals in a 11-km breakaway up to the finish line. The young rider won the race with a 10-second lead over the peloton.
In the same category also rides William Garneau who finished in the 6th place, shortly followed by his teammates François Chabot who finished in the 7th position.
In the senior category, Jamie Lamb, from Nova Scotia finished in the 9th place, 20 seconds behind the winner.
Garneau-Crocs will try to earn another gold medal this coming Sunday at the Grand Prix de St-Raymond.
More to come...!
| | | Louis Garneau Proudly Presents the New Garneau-Crocs Cycling Team
April 22, 2007 | | | 
Left to right:: Tim Hucker, Peter Ladd, Benjamin Martel, Jean-Michel Lachance, Jean-François Racine, Jamie Lamb, Michael Joanisse et Louis Garneau.
Louis Garneau Sports proudly presents the new Garneau-Crocs cycling team, made up of 8 talented cyclists from Quebec and Nova Scotia, but also from Australia and Brazil. This senior team, with its international flair, has once again been created this year to support young aspiring cyclists and helping them blossom into professional athletes. The team’s technical director, just like last year, will be Mr. Alain Veilleux, father of the Canadian champion David Veilleux.
Once again this year, the senior team can count on Jamie Lamb, from Nova Scotia, who finished in the third place in the Canadian Championship espoir. We have also associated a junior development team, made up of 10 young cyclists who will be wearing the same colors as the senior team. Mr. Jean-Yves Labonté, who is well-known in cycling, will be the technical director of this young team.
The success of such a project requires the essential collaboration of all the partners. Those in charge of the Garneau Team are especially proud to team up with a sponsor like Crocs, maker of the famous sandals, as the official partner. Moreover, Ogilvy Renault, a law firm specializing in intellectual property, patents and trademarks, Info 800, Mercedes Benz, Aquafina, Shimano, Vittoria, Selle San Marco, FSA, Thule and Edge are extremely proud to support Canada’s cycling youth.
In its first year of existence, the Garneau-Optik team demonstrated a sturdiness leaving other riders on their guards. Last year, Garneau-Optik won 36 podium positions, including 22 wins. This year, the Garneau-Crocs team will be as formidable with its new riders coming from Brazil and Australia who will team up with the talented riders returning from last year’s edition.
Louis Garneau wishes good luck to the team!
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| | | Louis Garneau Proudly Presents the New Garneau-Crocs Cycling Team
April 21, 2007 | | |
Left to right: Tim Hucker, Peter Ladd, Benjamin Martel, Jean-Michel Lachance, Jean-Franois Racine, Jamie Lamb, Michael Joanisse and Louis Garneau.
Louis Garneau Sports proudly presents the new Garneau-Crocs cycling team, made up of 8 talented cyclists from Quebec and Nova Scotia, but also from Australia and Brazil. This senior team, with its international flair, has once again been created this year to support young aspiring cyclists and helping them blossom into professional athletes. The teams technical director, just like last year, will be Mr. Alain Veilleux, father of the Canadian champion David Veilleux.
Once again this year, the senior team can count on Jamie Lamb, from Nova Scotia, who finished in the third place in the Canadian Championship espoir. We have also associated a junior development team, made up of 10 young cyclists who will be wearing the same colors as the senior team. Mr. Jean-Yves Labont, who is well-known in cycling, will be the technical director of this young team.
The success of such a project requires the essential collaboration of all the partners. Those in charge of the Garneau Team are especially proud to team up with a sponsor like Crocs, maker of the famous sandals, as the official partner. Moreover, Ogilvy Renault, a law firm specializing in intellectual property, patents and trademarks, Info 800, Mercedes Benz, Aquafina, Shimano, Vittoria, Selle San Marco, FSA, Thule and Edge are extremely proud to support Canadas cycling youth.
In its first year of existence, the Garneau-Optik team demonstrated a sturdiness leaving other riders on their guards. Last year, Garneau-Optik won 36 podium positions, including 22 wins. This year, the Garneau-Crocs team will be as formidable with its new riders coming from Brazil and Australia who will team up with the talented riders returning from last years edition.
Louis Garneau wishes good luck to the team!
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