grand prix cycliste de québec
Challenge Sprint Pro
An adrenaline-pumping event! This is an explosive display featuring daring sprinters, impressive speed and superhuman bursts of acceleration—in short, power in its purest state at 4 PM!
The Challenge Sprint Pro is a competition over a one-kilometre course, organized into heats of four racers each. The top two finishers in each knockout heat move on to the next rounduntil the ultimate champion is crowned in the final showdown. These super-fast, spectacular races mean sure-fire thrills for the crowd!
Sanctioned by Cycling Canada, the 2012 edition of the Challenge Sprint Pro showcased one rider to represent each of the 18 ProTeams and 3 Pro Continental teams taking part in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec the nextday. Three Canadian riders selected by Cycling Canada were also invited to join this elite group to round out the slate of 24 racers.
Please note that the 2012 Challenge Sprint for Media and Personalities was presented in introduction of the Challenge Sprint Pro. It featured media celebrities and some renowned athletes. They put their athletic skills to the test on the same circuit as the pros, to the delight of spectators gathered along Grande Allée in Québec City.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 12 2012
Québec City
On Grande Allée, in front of the Armory
Challenge Sprint Pro results
RACERS |
TEAMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
PROTEAMS |
18 ProTeams participating + 3 Pro Continental teams + 3 Canadian racers. | ||
| 1 |  PUCCIO, Salvatore |
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SKYPROCYCLING (SKY) |
| 2 |  DUGGAN, Timothy |
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LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) |
| 3 |  CIOLEK, Gerald |
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OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (OPQ) |
| 4 |  VANTOMME, Maxime |
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KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) |
| 5 |  GOSS, Matthew |
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ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) |
| 6 |  WYSS, Danilo |
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BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) |
| 7 |  BOZIC, Borut |
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ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) |
| 8 | VANENDERT, Denis |
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LOTTO BELISOL TEAM (LTB) |
| 9 | MATTHEWS, Michael |
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RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) |
| 10 |  SANZ, Enirque |
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MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) |
| 11 |  GALLOPIN, Tony |
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RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (RNT) |
| 12 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich |
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GARMIN-SHARP (GRS) |
| 13 | PEREZ, Alan |
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EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) |
| 14 | BONO, Matteo |
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LAMPRE-ISD (LAM) |
| 15 | MARCATO, Marco |
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VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO C.T. (VCD) |
| 16 | CASAR Sandy |
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FDJ-BIG MAT (JDJ) |
| 17 | BERARD, Julien |
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AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) |
| 18 | NUYENS, Nick |
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TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK (STB) |
PRO CONTINENTAL TEAMS |
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| 19 |  VEILLEUX, David |
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TEAM EUROPCAR (EUC) |
| 20 |  SARAMOTINS, Aleksejs |
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COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT EN LIGNE (COF) |
| 21 | BELL, Zach |
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SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10 (SPI) |
CANADA TEAM |
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| 22 | PELLETIER-ROY, Rémi |
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| 23 | CHADDOCK, Ben |
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| 24 | VARABEI, Anton |
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RACERS |
TEAMS |
BIBS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Série A | |||||
| 1 | PUCCIO, Salvatore | |
SKY PROCYCLING |
1 | |
| 2 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | |
GARMIN-SHARP | 12 | |
| 3 | NUYENS, Nick | |
|
18 | |
| 4 | VARABEI, Anton | |
|
24 | |
| Série B | |||||
| 1 | CIOLEK, Gerald | |
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3 | |
| 2 | SANZ, Enrique | |
|
10 | |
| 3 | CASAR, Sandy | |
|
16 | |
| 4 | PELLETIER-ROY, Rémi | |
|
22 |
| Série C | |||||
| 1 | GOSS, Matthew | |
|
5 | |
| 2 | VANENDERT, Dennis | |
|
8 | |
| 3 | BONO, Matteo | |
|
14 | |
| 4 | SARAMOTINS, Aleksejs | |
|
20 |
| Série D | |||||
| 1 | WYSS, Danilo | |
|
6 | |
| 2 | BOZIC, Borut | |
|
7 | |
| 3 | PEREZ, Alan | |
|
13 | |
| 4 | VEILLEUX, David | |
|
19 |
| Série E | |||||
| 1 | VANTOMME, Maxime | |
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4 | |
| 2 | MATTHEWS, Michael | |
|
9 | |
| 3 | MARCATO, Marco | |
|
15 | |
| 4 | BELL, Zach | |
|
21 |
| Série F | |||||
| 1 | DUGGAN, Timothy | |
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2 | |
| 2 | GALLOPIN, Tony | |
|
11 | |
| 3 | BERRARD, Julien | |
|
17 | |
| 4 | CHADDOCK, Ben | |
|
23 |
Racers |
Teams |
Bibs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 final A | ||||
| 1 | SANZ, Enrique | |
MOVISTAR TEAM | 10 |
| 2 | BOZIC, Borut | |
ASTANA PRO TEAM |
7 |
| 3 | SARAMOTINS, Aleksejs | |
COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | 20 |
| 4 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | |
GARMIN-SHARP | 12 |
| 1/4 final B | ||||
| 1 | BELL, Zach | |
SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10 | 21 |
| 2 | PELLETIER-ROY, Rémi | |
CANADA 1 | 22 |
| 3 | CHADDOCK, Ben | |
CANADA 2 | 23 |
| 4 | PEREZ, Alan | |
EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | 13 |
| 1/4 final C | ||||
| 1 | GOSS, Matthew | |
ORICA GREENEDGE | 5 |
| 2 | MATTHEWS, Michael | |
RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 9 |
| 3 | VARABEI, Anton | |
CANADA 3 | 24 |
| 4 | DUGGAN, Timothy | |
LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE | 2 |
Racers |
Teams |
Bibs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 final A | ||||
| 1 | PELLETIER-ROY, Rémi | |
CANADA 1 | 22 |
| 2 | MATTHEWS, Michael | |
RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 9 |
| 3 | SANZ, Enrique | |
MOVISTAR TEAM | 10 |
| 1/2 final B | ||||
| 1 | BELL, Zach | |
SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10 | 21 |
| 2 | GOSS, Matthew | |
ORICA GREENEDGE | 22 |
| 3 | BOZIC, Borut | |
ASTANA PRO TEAM | 5 |
Racers |
Teams |
Bibs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | |||||
| 1 | BELL, Zach | |
SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10 | 21 | |
| 2 | PELLETIER-ROY, Rémi | |
CANADA 1 | 22 | |
| 3 | GOSS, Matthew | |
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5 | |
| 4 | MATTHEWS, Michael | |
RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 9 | |
