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Pan American Road and Track Championships ITT/RR Report, Results, Photos - Numainville Wins Gold

ITT Photos

report by Matthew Knight/CCA

July 25, 2009 (Tlaxcala, Mexico) - Canada's Joelle Numainville scored Pan Am gold in the women's 99km road race on Friday with Paola Mu�oz (Chile) taking the silver and Paola Mu�oz (Chile) the bronze, while Canada's Tara Whitten placed 6th.

�The altitude made it difficult. Just eating an energy bar required energy,� quipped Numainville after her victory in a Sportcom interview. "At the beginning of the race we [Numainville and Tara Whitten] escaped with a dozen girls. The group was very aggressive and there were several attacks," Numainville explained. �Tara gave me a super lead out and I sprinted the best that I could. Without Tara I wouldn't have made it. It's my biggest victory.�

Gregorio Ladino (Colombia) won gold in the Men's 157km road race while Canada's David Veilleux was 9th in the U23 Men's competition (28th overall) with David Boily in 10th (29th overall). Here are some brief results and photos courtesy of the CCA.

CCA Pan Am ITT/RR Report
The Canadian National Cycling Team scored gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2009 Pan American Continental Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico.

The ITT on July 23 was successful for both the men and women. Tara Whitten placed 2nd picking up a silver medal and 11 UCI points on the 19.8km course that featured a double switchback decent. Moriah Jo MacGregor followed that up with a 5th place and 4 UCI points.

The Elite and U23 men used the same course as the women but with an additional lap for 39.6km. David Veilleux was 5th overall and 3rd in the U23 category and picked up a bronze medal and 6 America Tour UCI points. Ryan Roth was right there in 6th place picking up 5 points. The competition was fierce with the top seven separated by less then 60 seconds.

The road race was run the following day (Friday). The men faced an epic climb at altitude that topped out over 3000 meters followed by a long decent into a lively Mexican town called Huamantla where the�race finished with 7 laps on a 9km loop. David Veilleux and David Boily put in strong rides and finished 9th and 10th respectively in the U23 category.

The women's race used only the Huamantla circuit that favoured sprinters over climbers. Laura Brown and Moriah Jo MacGregor helped cover early attacks that lead to a 12-rider break with Tara Whitten and Joelle Numainville. Tara and Joelle were outnumbered by three Mexicans and three Columbians but drove a hard pace and didn�t let any solo attacks get away.

The break stayed together right into the final corner with Tara and Joelle positioned at the front. With a strong lead out Joelle was able to take the sprint and win the Continental Champions jersey, the�gold medal and 80 UCI points. After the podium ceremony Joelle was mobbed by the friendly crowd seeking photos and autographs. Tara Whitten finished in 6th scoring 16 more UCI points.

Results

Women - 99km

1. Joelle Numainville (Canada) 2:34:57
2. Paola Mu�oz (Chile)
3. Veronica Leal (Mexico)
4. Janildes Silva (Brazil)
5. Giuseppina Grassi (Mexico)

6. Tara Whitten (Canada) 0:02
17. Laura Brown (Canada) 9:21
19. Moriah Jo MacGregor (Canada)

Men/U23 - 157km

1. Gregorio Ladino (Colombia) 3:44:11
2. Juan Pablo Viillegas (Colombia)
3. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Colombia) 0:56
4. Arnold Alcolea (Cuba) 1:03
5. Patricio Almoncid (Chile)

28. David Veilleux* (Canada) 9:27
29. David Boily* (Canada) 9:28
DNF Ryan Roth (Canada)
DNF Guillaume Boivin* (Canada)

U23 Men - 157km
1. Juan Pablo Viillegas (Colombia) 3:44:11
2. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Colombia) 0:56
3. Alfredo Cruz (Mexico) 1:08
4. Gregory Brenes (Costa Rica)
5. Jorge Camilo Castiblanco (Colombia)

9. David Veilleux (Canada) 9:27
10. David Boily (Canada) 9:28
DNF Guillaume Boivin (Canada)

*U23