Boivin is back, finishing in 22nd place of General Classification at 2011 Tour du Limousin
Guillaume Boivin finished 22nd in the Tour of Limousin, a four-stage race in southern France. This race was marked by stages filled with climbs, descents, technical routes, and extreme weather conditions with temperatures bordering 35 degrees Celsius.
Boivin finished the race 35 seconds behind the Tour winner, Belgian Bjorn Leukemans of Vacansoleil-DCM. Leukemans led the Tour for the last three stages to win the 44th edition of the Tour.
“Today’s final didn’t go as well as we hoped. However, the boys are all riding well now. They are gaining form rather than fatiguing. This is a great sign that bodes well for our upcoming races in Chateauroux, Zottegem and Overjise,” said Kevin Field, Directeur sportif. “Will Routley is recovering from his injuries; he struggled a little in this tour and is finishing with much better sensations.”
“Guillaume and Svein really started to gel as a unit in the final kilometers of these races. And Hugo, Mark and Ryan are doing an excellent job of getting them there,” added Field.
French Matthieu Ladagnous of Française-Des-Jeux won the fourth and final stage in the final sprint of the peloton, his second stage win in as many days. In the final group, there were both Boivin and Svein Tuft of SpiderTech.
SpiderTech powered by C10 will be back in competition this Sunday at Le Classique de l’Indre 2011, a one-day race, still on French soil. Next week, another SpiderTech delegation will participate in the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado, United States, which begins Aug. 22 with the prologue.
2011 TOUR DU LIMOUSIN
Category: UCI 2.HC – UCI Europe Tour
Location: France
Type: Road Race – Stage Race (4 stages)
Number of riders: 100
Website: http://www.tourdulimousin.com
Results: http://www.tourdulimousin.com/classements-2011.html
Riders: http://www.tourdulimousin.com/les-partants-2011.html
Teams: http://www.tourdulimousin.com/equipes-2011.html
RESULTS – STAGE 4 [Lacs de Haute Charente- Limoges (180.9km)]
1. LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ) [FRANCE] 4:39:12
2. KOCJAN, Jure (TEAM TYPE 1 – SANOFI) ST
3. LEUKEMANS, Björn (VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM) [BELGIQUE] ST
4. DUMOULIN, Samuel (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE) [FRANCE] ST
5. KADRI, Blel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) [FRANCE] ST
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42. BOIVIN, Guillaume (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] ST
44. TUFT, Svein (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] ST
48. HOULE, Hugo (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +0:16
50. BELL, Zachary (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +0:18
65. ROUTLEY, Will (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +1:32
82. ANDERSON, Ryan (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] + 5:16
DNF. BATTY, Mark (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA]
DNF. GILBERT, Martin (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA]
RESULTS – GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. LEUKEMANS, Björn (VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM) [BELGIQUE] 18:21:48
2. LADAGNOUS, Matthieu (FDJ) [FRANCE] +0:07
3. GUILLOU, Florian (BRETAGNE – SCHULLER) [FRANCE] +0 :13
4. GALLOPIN, Tony (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE) [FRANCE] +0 :18
5. DEGAND, Thomas (VERANDA’S WILLEMS – ACCENT) [BELGIQUE] +0:24
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22. BOIVIN, Guillaume (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +0:35
33. TUFT, Svein (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +0:43
58. HOULE, Hugo (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +17:57
65. ANDERSON, Ryan (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +24:27
70. BELL, Zachary (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +29:12
82. ROUTLEY, Will (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA] +38:30
DNF. BATTY, Mark (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA]
DNF. GILBERT, Martin (TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10) [CANADA]
THE SPIDERTECH RIDERS – 2011 TOUR DU LIMOUSIN
THE TEAMS:
AG2R La Mondiale (FRA); Vacansoleil – DCM (FRA); SpiderTech powered by C10 (CAN); Cofidis-Le Crédit en Ligne (FRA); Francaise-Des-Jeux (FRA); Team Europcar (FRA); Roubaix-Lille Métropole (FRA); Colombia Es Pasion (COL); Big Mat Auber 93 (FRA); Bretagne-Schuller (FRA); Saur-Sojasun (FRA); Caja Rural (SPA); Landbouwkrediet (BEL); Team Type 1 – Sanofi (USA); Veranda’s Williams – Accent (BEL)
THE STAGES
ABOUT Team SpiderTech powered by C10
Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is Canada’s first Continental Professional Cycling Team. Founded by Steve Bauer and Josée Larocque in 2007, the team has earned a Professional Continental license from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The 19 rider team of 16 Canadians and 3 other North American riders is sponsored by SpiderTech Inc. and a consortium of Canadian corporations known as C10 including BlackBerry, NRS Brakes, Pinetree Capital, Planet Energy and Saputo.
ABOUT SpiderTech
SpiderTech is the Canadian developer and world leader of pre-cut and ready to apply kinesiology taping solutions. SpiderTech is committed to excellence and innovation in the management of pain and myofascial dysfunction through the use of specialized elastic tape applications. SpiderTech’s focus is on the development and manufacturing of products and therapy protocols that meet the demands of today’s health care clinician and therapist.
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