PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 3 Jerseys for the Danes

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
3 Jerseys for the Danes
AMOS, July 23rd, 2014 – The second stage of the Tour de l’Abitibi Desjardins started out strong after the
16th kilometre, with a breakaway from the Japanese racer, Takahiro Koyama. After more than 15
kilometres of riding solo, several racers caught up to him, including cyclists from France, the United
States, Denmark, Mexico, and from Team Quebec. The breakaway gave Koyama a lead of over 4 minutes
on the rest of the pack at its peak, before ending with a mere 20 seconds ahead. After two hours of
racing, Mathias Norsgaard Jorgenson, from Denmark, sprinted for victory, closely followed by William
Barta, from Team U.S.A, and Sebastien Havot, from France.
A First in 10 Years
With two podiums in hand, Denmark continues to prove itself as one of the leading teams in this 46th
edition. Norsgaard Jorgenson, who was in his first year amongst the juniors, did very well during the
breakaway, allowing him to win the two bonus sprints. In addition to winning a gold medal, the Dane
also earned the jerseys for his lead in general ranking, lead in points, as well as for best first year cyclist.
“It is the fifth time in the history of the Tour that a racer wins all three jerseys in the same stage,”
commented the founder of the Tour de l’Abitibi Desjardins, Léandre Normand. As for best climber, the
Moroccan racer, Abderrahim Zahiri, will once again be sporting the polka dot jersey tomorrow.
Return From the United States
The United States are back in the race after ending in thirteenth position in the first stage. They who
had practically won it all in the two previous editions, were confronted with strong opponents this year,
yet finally established themselves, by placing second. William Barta, who was crowned best rookie in
2013, kept up with the other racers in the breakaway, for over 85 kilometres. His teammate, Adrien
Costa, repeatedly succeeded in taking a considerable lead over the pack.
Two Half-Stages Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning, the racers will lead off the individual Against-The-Clock Challenge, a round trip on
the road to St-Maurice, totaling 10 kilometres. Thereafter, the teams will travel to Malartic for the Fonds
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Essor Malartic Osisko / Ville de Malartic stage. During this 51.5 kilometre leg, the cyclists will first travel
to Rivière-Héva, and then return to Malartic, after completing two laps of the Lac Malartic road.
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