Giant Bicycle Canada team update-Mont St. Anne Canada Cup

Canadian National series event.

There must have been a lot of people camping at Mont Ste Anne, Quebec on the weekend, because it always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. It was no exception this weekend as heavy rains plagued the mountain all week! This weekend was Giant Canada’s Charles Dube’s time to shine. After a week off to recompose himself and focus on this race Charles showed why he was ranked number two in the country last year. Despite the foul conditions, Charles rode a great race with a nerve-racking finish when he knew he was on a good race run. “I am very happy with my weekend, I had a good race run, a bit sketchy at times but I was fast. I was very lucky, I got a front flat in the last wooded section, but it was still okay for pedaling the last section and after I crossed the finish line it was pretty much flat!” Charles crossed the line in second place, only a few seconds behind Australia’s Nathan Rennie who was ranked #3 in the world last year.

Giant Canada’s Eric Goss also had a stellar weekend as he finished up third on the day just behind his new teammate Charles Dube. Despite the bad weather and a rough and wet course Eric still enjoyed himself, “It was a fun course to ride, muddy with lots of ruts and some very fast wide open sections.” Changing weather also played havoc for most of athletes race runs, “My race run was good, but I played it safe up top because it was so foggy in some places you could only see 30 feet in front of you. In the wide-open sections where you are traveling 40+ km per hour the limited vision forces you to hold back a bit.”

Giant Canada’s Luke Kitzanuk headed into the race wearing the Canada Cup leaders jersey and was hoping for another good run here. Unfortunately mid run Luke missed one of the bermed corners and was forced to get off his bike and run back onto the course. “ I didn’t even crash, when I was coming into a corner my front tire hit something and it pushed me off course.” Then Luke commented jokingly, “I am cursed when I race in the leaders jersey, both this year and last year!”

Luke still placed a respectable 11th place.

Pro Men’s results. Canadian National downhill series #3. Mont Ste Anne, Quebec.


1.Nathan Rennie (Aus) - Santa Cruz – 2:56.12
2.Charles A. Dube – Giant Bicycle Canada – 3:03.02
3.Eric Goss – Giant Bicycle Canada – 3:05.09
4.Domminick Menard – Devinci / Daredevil – 3:07.70
5.Mathieu Laurin – Devinci / Daredevil – 3:08.95
6.Hugo Chagnon – Gagné-Vélo – 3:09.55
7.Justin Brown – Norco Factory team – 3:14.69
8.Benoit Rioux – Indépendent – 3:15.30
9.Andy Thibodeau – Indépendant – 3:15.43
10.Sean Brown – Transcend / Orange Bikes – 3:15.45
11.Luke Kitzanuk – Giant Bicycle Canada – 3:15.57

Pro Women's Results:


1. Adrienne Millar - Devinci Daredevil - 3:58.45
2. Sheila Morris - RACE/MOMENTUM CYCLE - 4:17.12
3. Marie-Eve Marcotte - 4:25.35