Tough finale at Tour du Haut Var

Feb. 19, 2012 — The second and final stage of the Tour du Haut Var shattered the peloton, with more than 60 riders abandoning the race.

In the end, just two SpiderTech p/b C10 riders finished the 205-km stage: Guillaume Boivin and David Boily got the early season racing miles under their belt.

Meanwhile, Team SpiderTech p/b C10 is also racing the Vuelta a Andalucia in the south of Spain from Feb. 19 to 23 before switching focus to Belgium for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Feb. 25 and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Feb. 26.

RACE PROFILE
Event : Tour du Haut Var (France)
Class : UCI 1.2
Type: Stage race (two stages)
Stage 2 : Fréjus – Fayence (205.4 km)
Website
Start List

Full results can be found on the official website

TEAM SPIDERTECH RIDERS

David BOILY (Québec, QC) (U23)
Guillaume BOIVIN (Longueuil, QC) (U23)
Martin GILBERT (Châteauguay, QC)
Hugo HOULE (Sainte-Perpétue, QC) (U23)
Keven LACOMBE (Montréal, QC)
Simon LAMBERT-LEMAY (St-Ours, QC) (U23)
Pat McCARTY (Austin, TX, USA)
Bjorn SELANDER (Hudson, WI, USA) (U23)
Directeur sportif: Steve BAUER

THE STAGES

Stage 1 : Draguignan – La Croix Valmer (189.2km)
Stage 2 : Fréjus – Fayence (205.4km)

THE TEAMS
UCI World Tour Teams: Cofidis-Le Crédit en Ligne(FRA); Française des Jeux (FRA); AG2R-La Mondiale (FRA); Astana Pro Cycling Team (KAZ); Garmin-Barracuda (USA); Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Team (NED); Movistar Team (ESP); Team Saxo-Bank (DAN); GreenEdge Cycling Team (AUS); BMC Racing Team (USA);

UCI Pro-continental/continental: SpiderTech powered by C10 (CAN); Team EuropCar (FRA); Team Type 1- Sanofi (USA); Saur-Sojasun (FRA); V.C. La Pomme Marseille (FRA); Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s (BEL); Endura Racing (GBR); Big Mat- Auber 93 (FRA); Bretagne Schuller (FRA); Project IT41 (FRA); Roubaix-Lille Métropole (FRA); Acqua-Sapone (ITA); Veranda Rideau – Super U (FRA)

ABOUT Team SpiderTech powered by C10
Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is Canada’s first and only Continental Professional Cycling Team. The team is led by Steve Bauer an Olympic and World Championship medalist. The 17-rider cycling team is composed of 11 Canadians, six international riders and is sponsored by SpiderTech Inc. and a consortium of Canadian corporations known as C10 including BlackBerry, NRS Brakes, Pinetree Capital and Argon 18. (www.cyclesportmanagement.com)

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. www.spidertech.com