Gilbert ends Euro campaign with 12th in Overijse

Gilbert finishes 12th in the final race on European soil for Team SpiderTech in 2011

(Belgium – August 24, 2011) Martin Gilbert of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 finished 12th at the Druivenkoers-Overijse 2011 in Belgium, just two seconds behind the winner.

Svein Tuft was also in the peloton which finished in a bunch sprint, and finished 42nd overall.

Belgian Bjorn Leukemans, who has just won the Tour du Limousin in France last week, won this race which ended in a sprint. Leukemans beat to the finish line his countrymen Davy Commeyne of Team Landbouwkredit and Jurgen Van Goolen of Team Willems Veranda’s & Vlaanderen.

This first European season for SpiderTech powered by C10 ended with this race. During this first season as a UCI pro continental team, SpiderTech scored a victory in the GP Stad Zottegem by Svein Tuft and a second place by Will Routley at the Classic Tro bron Leon.

In addition to these podiums, SpiderTech riders won the climbers’ classifciation at the Giro di Sardegna (David Boily) and Tro Bro Leon (Lucas Euser), as well as two sprint classifications victories by Will Routley (GP Denain) and Lucas Euser (Tro Bro Leon).

The season continues on North American soil for SpiderTech with the USA Pro Cycling Challenge currently underway, the Grands Prix de Quebec and Montreal, and the Univest Grand Prix in Pennsylvania.

WORD FROM DIRECTEUR SPORTIF, KEVIN FIELD:

Martin Gilbert capped off a fantastic European campaign for the team with a hard-fought 12th place finish in the Druivenkoers – Overijse in Belgium. This was a hard race. Really aggressive with four tough climbs that the guys had to get over during the 11 laps of this 200km race.

Our guys were pretty aggressive again today. We had Hugo and Ryan in some good-looking moves. And Svein went in a move with 40km to go that looked really good. I think Vacansoleil-DCM was really motivated to have Leukemans win today. Svein’s move looked great and we thought Vaconsoleil-DCM would be happy with Johnny Hoogerland up there. But they had other plans with Leukemans.

Once Svein’s move came back he did everything he could to position Martin for the finish.

We’ve had 12 really tough days of racing here. I don’t think we could have asked for any better preparation for the World Tour races in Quebec. The timing is great, our guys will fly home immediately and get some rest. Their adaptation to the European racing tempo will be perfect. And we couldn’t have asked for better results – we snagged our first pro win in Europe. The guys are all pretty excited.

DRUIVENKOERS – OVERIJSE 2011 (Aug. 24, 2011)
Class: UCI 1.1
Location: Belgium
Stage: 1-day race
Distance: 199.7 Km
Official website: http://www.desportvriendenoverijse.be/

RESULTS
1. LEUKEMANS Björn (Vacansoleil-DCM) [BEL] 4:44:05
2. COMMEYNE Davy (Landbouwkrediet) [BEL] ST
3. VAN GOOLEN Jurgen (Veranda’s Willems & Vlaanderen) [BEL] ST
4. VAN DIJK Stefan (Veranda’s Willems & Vlaanderen) [NED] +0:02
5. MARCATO Marco (Vacansoleil-DCM) [ITA] +0:02
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12. GILBERT Martin (Team SpiderTech p/b C10) [CAN] +0:02
43. TUFT Svein (Team SpiderTech p/b C10) [CAN] +0:02

THE TEAMS

Omega Pharma-Lotto (BEL); Vacansoleil – DCM (NED); SpiderTech powered by C10 (CAN); An Post Sean Kelly (BEL); Landbouwkrediet (BEL); Team NetApp (GER); Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator (BEL); Veranda’s Willems & Vlaanderen (BEL); Christina Watches – Onfone (DEN); Colba-Mercury (BEL); Donkers Coffee-Jelly Belly (BEL); Endura Racing (GBR); Glud & Marstrand (DEN); Loto-Bodysol (BEL); Team Differdange/Magic-sportfood (LUX); Team Eddy Merckx – Indeland (GER); Team Joker – Merida (NOR); Cycling Team De Rijke (NED); Sparebanken Vest – Ridley (NOR); Marco Polo Cycling Team (CHN); BKCP – Powerplus (BEL); Cycling Team Jo Piels (NED); Jong Vlaanderen – Bauknecht (BEL);Kelly Benefit Strategies (USA);National Team Nederland (NED)

TEAM SPIDERTECH RIDERS:

Ryan Anderson – Vancouver, BC [13th, 2011 Trofeo Laigueglia]
Mark Batty – Brooklin, ON [2007 Canadian Champion, U23, Cyclo-cross]
Zach Bell – North Vancouver, BC [2011 Omnium World Cup Champion, Track]
Guillaume Boivin Longueuil, QC [Bronze, U23, Championnats du monde Route UCI 2010, Route]
Martin Gilbert – Chateauguay, QC [Stage Winner, 2009 Tour of Missouri]
Simon Lambert-Lemay [6th, 2010 Univest Grand Prix]
Will Routley – Whistler, BC [2nd, UCI 1.1. Tro Bron Léon]
Svein Tuft – Langley, BC [Silver Medallist, 2008 UCI Road World Championships, Time Trial; 2011 Canadian Champion, Road race and Time Trials]

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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