Canadian beats Davide Piganzoli to victory by 17 seconds as former leader Magnus Cort sheds 25 seconds Cort could only manage fourth place on the day, losing 25 seconds to the Canadian. Davide Piganzoli (Polti-VisitMalta) was second on the stage and Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ) was third Gee now leads Cort by five seconds in the general classification with Piganzoli third overall at 17 seconds "I put a lot of expectations on myself going into this - we did some work on the TT bike over the winter and then I wanted to start the year strong in the TT This TT actually holds a special place in my heart because in 2022 my result in the O Gran Camino TT is what helped me get my first pro contract It was another really hard TT at this race When asked whether he thinks he can hold the yellow jersey until the end on Sunday Gee said he expected the coming stages to be "chaos" "Uno-X showed yesterday how strong they are And then there's a couple guys here who are really Stage 3 of O Gran Camiño was a challenging 15.6km individual time trial from Ourense to Pereiro de Aguiar with a 5km climb in the first half of the route Israel-Premier Tech's Pau Martí and Simon Clarke set two of the fastest early times but were surpassed by Rafael Reis (Anicolor-Tien21) with a time of 24:20 Soudal-Quickstep's development team rider Federico Savino put in a strong effort to move into the hot seat Hugo Houle put Israel-Premier Tech back on top going 14 seconds quicker than Savino at 24:02 Urko Berrade (Kern Pharma) made up for some of the time he lost on stage 1 with a late puncture going nine seconds faster than Houle to move into the hot seat who crashed in the bunch sprint on the first stage powered through with a time two seconds faster But Berrade didn't even have time to head to the podium as Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ) was right behind setting a time 12 seconds quicker – 23:39 Piganzoli then came through with a four-second advantage to take the lead as Magnus Cort began his effort As the bigger names rolled down the ramp onto the course it became clear that Piganzoli's time would not hold Gee rolled through the intermediate check with the fastest time and was still the fastest at the finish He was bleeding time all along the course and lost more than enough time to put Gee into the yellow jersey Results powered by FirstCycling she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track Laura has a passion for all three disciplines When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads UCI governance and performing data analysis you will then be prompted to enter your display name Sign In Register PEREIRO DE AGUIAR — Canadian Derek Gee won Friday's individual time trial to move into first place overall at the O Gran Camino cycling race in Spain finished the 15.5-kilometre third stage in 23 minutes 17 seconds Danish rider Magnus Cort dropped out of the lead after finishing fourth on the stage and now sits second overall "I put a lot of pressure on myself to deliver on what was the expectation from the team — and myself — going into today “We did some work on the TT (time trial) bike over the winter and I wanted to start the year strongly in the discipline." Israel-Premier Tech teammate Hugo Houle is 36th overall after finishing ninth in the time trial The riders face a 142-kilometre stage Saturday before Sunday's 165.3-kilometre finale ending up in Santiago de Compostela Saturday's stage finishes on the Category 3 Alto de Cebreiro "It's uncharted territory but I’m looking forward to it," Gee said "(Saturday) will be a super-hard stage and then the last day could be chaos Magnus did a great TT today and there are a couple of guys here who are really while a member of the Israel-Premier Tech academy squad he finished fifth in the O Gran Camino time trial "This TT holds a special place in my heart because in 2022 my result in this race’s time trial is what helped me get my first pro contract," he said "It was a hard one then and it was another hard one today." Gee last led a race at the Criterium du Dauphiné last June in France spending one day in the yellow jersey coincided with an individual time trial Gee was promoted to Israel-Premier Tech's WorldTour squad from its academy in May 2022 He signed a new long-term deal in June 2023 following his breakout performance in his Grand Tour debut at the 2023 Giro d'Italia when he finished second four times and fourth twice Gee eventually finished 22nd in the Giro's final general classification standings and was runner-up to Italy’s Jonathan Milan in the points race and France’s Thibaut Pinot in the King of the Mountains standings Gee was also honoured as the Giro’s “super combative rider." Gee followed that by finishing ninth overall in last summer's Tour de France The Canadian is slated to lead the Israel-Premier Tech team at this year's Giro Gee missed two months of racing last year after breaking his collarbone in a crash in Belgium He finished 44th in last summer's Olympic road race in Paris and was the top Canadian in the individual time trial Gee was 22nd in the individual time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich coming fifth in the team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 Canada’s best Olympic result in the event since 1932 he was part of the Canadian squad that finished fourth in the team pursuit at the UCI Track World Championships This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb Derek Gee dominated Friday’s 15.6-km time trial at the O Gran Camino claiming victory and seizing the yellow leader’s jersey from two-stage winner Magnus Cort who won a Critérium du Dauphiné stage last year and finished on the podium Houle briefly held the hot seat with a time of 24:01 Gee set the best intermediate time at Alto de Sabadelle with 14:32 surpassing Davide Piganzoli’s 23:34 finish While Cort had a 20-second advantage over Gee to start the day The time trial’s key feature was the Category 3 climb of Alto de Sabadelle followed by a downhill finish in Pereiro de Aguiar His final average speed was just under 40 km/h which is equally impressive as the first half of the course was uphill Although it’s unclear what his current weight is—anywhere between 72 and 76 kg—that would mean his output was 6 to 6.2 w/kg There are two more stages left of the O Gran Camiño – The Historical Route Stage 4 is from A Pobra do Brollón to O Cebreiro for a total of 137.1 km It’s a lumpy day in the saddle with three tough climbs and a very difficult summit finish is 159.87 km and is also littered with hills we’ve seen his climbing skills at the Tour and Dauphiné so it will be interesting to see if he can hold onto the lead You can watch the race 0n Flobikes.com Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Olympic champion from Movistar Team back on her Canyon Speedmax in style winning ahead of Tokyo silver medalist Marlen Reusser (ALE); Swiss still GC lead as Miek now places 3rd Annemiek van Vleuten never ceases to amaze her fans The great leader of the Movistar Team took her 10th victory of the 2021 season and the Telefónica-backed squad’s 33rd success so far this year as she made her favourite role count to win the stage two mountain TT of the Challenge by La Vuelta a 7.3km time trial in Ourense’s Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda The Olympic champion had to wait for almost one hour on the ‘hotseat’ today’s effort marking her first outing on the Canyon Speedmax since her victory in Tokyo a month ago The 19’08” time from the Dutchwoman at the finish was almost one minute faster than team-mate Leah Thomas’ -the Californian would take a very nice 5th place- 3rd); and race leader and Swiss champion Marlen Reusser (ALE) were able to even dream of closing in on Miek’s time The Galician race is still two days away from Sunday’s finish in Santiago de Compostela Saturday will see the peloton take on a very hilly stages three featuring the categorized climbs of Cerdeira (Cat-3) and A Lama (Cat-2) and no flat in between The perfect terrain to keep on battling… and also winning this TT on my Canyon bike from Tokyo makes me extra happy It’s been nice to catch up with my Tokyo bike after some really nice moments in japan I ended up choosing the TT bike – we weren’t so sure because it was a little bit as fast on the road bike as on the TT one yet I picked the TT one because I’ve spent so many training rides on it so I’m happy that choice ended up being a winning one I already knew it would be really hard with Marlen Reusser being in really good form and with a two-minute advance I struggle when I have to use that defending attitude in stageraces I’ve got nothing to lose tomorrow and lots to win so we won’t give it as a present to Marlen Reusser make things hard for her to win and offer a good show for people watching on TV tomorrow.” We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences Gee’s teammate and compatriot Hugo Houle was ninth on Friday The short chrono’s main feature was Cat 3 Alto de Sabadelle in the first half of the route A downhill led to the finish in Pereiro de Aguiar #OGC25 – Stage 3🚩 Ourense🏁 O Pereiro de Aguiar🚴🏻‍♂️ 15.5 Km ITT☁ Weather: Overcast clouds🌡️ 14°C (app 14°C vis.: 100%💧 Hum.: 73%🌪️ Wind: 3.5 km/h NW (max: 5.7 km/h NNE)Route: https://www.la-flamme-rouge.eu/maps/viewtrack/594937 — La Flamme Rouge (@la-flamme-rouge.eu) 2025-02-28T08:08:36.000Z Houle was in the hot seat for a while with 24:01 he broke Davide Piganzoli’s best intermediate time at the top of Alto de Sabadelle with 14:32 Gee having cracked Davide Piganzoli’s 23:34 at the finish tapping his watch as it he wanted a time check The Uno-X Dane led Gee by 20 seconds at the beginning of the day but he was 24 seconds slower in the time trial Saturday’s latter half is very hilly and Gee’s five-second gap over Cort is precarious Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta 2021 - Stage 1 Profie Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta 2021 - Stage 2 Profile Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta 2021 - Stage 3 Profile Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta 2021 - Stage 4 Profile Women's WorldTour race tackles two mid-mountain stages running from September 2-5,with more of a terrain challenge an uphill time trial and two mid-mountain stage Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) won her second consecutive title during the 2020 edition of the race ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) and Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM).  Brennauer noted that it will be difficult for her to defend the title this year with the additional stage and more mountainous route that accompanies the move from Madrid to Galicia with the finish at the capital of Santiago de Compostela "It will be very different from the last two editions It will be really difficult for me to win the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta for the third time because there will be stronger competitors than me in the uphill finishes and the uphill time trial But I'm going anyway with a very positive mindset The last stage may suit me and we will have a very strong team It is possible that I ride in support of my partners," Brennauer said Brennauer and Belgium's Jolien D'hoore are the only two riders to have won the race twice with Brennauer winning in 2019 and 2020 and D'hoore winning her back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017 Other champions include inaugural winner Shelley Olds and and 2018 winner Ellen van Dijk Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta will offer fans live race coverage and post-race programmes across television broadcast and live streaming platforms The race will be broadcast daily on Eurosport Player and Eurosport 1 You can sign up for a subscription to Eurosport Player for £6.99 / $9.26 for a month £4.99 / $6.61 for a year-long monthly pass or £39.99 / $52.99 for a 12-month pass Coverage via the GCN Race Pass Access in the UK will set you back £39.99 for a year There's also an option to pay for the Race Pass month-by-month although the year pass is much better value Plans start from $12.50 per month or $150 per year Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) is the two-time defending champion having won overall titles in 2019 and 2020 who is certainly in contention to win a third consecutive title even if there will be strong rivals on the start line where she was a minute faster than her nearest rival Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) and her teammate Brodie Chapman were forced to abandon the Simac Ladies Tour due to crashes but both return to racing in Spain will favour both riders along with Italian Marta Cavalli who recently finished 26th after an aggressive race at GP de Plouay Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) will join the team for the four-day race after her teammates raced GP de Plouay with strong performances from Elise Chabbey and Alena Amialiusik Niewiadoma's strength on the punchy climbs and in the time trial should play to her favour Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) is fresh off of a win at GP de Plouay showing very strong form post-Oympic Games The Italian will be a major contender for the overall win in Spain particularly with a strong team to back her up that includes former winner Ellen van Dijk Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) is back to Women's WorldTour racing after victories at Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa and the Ladies Tour of Norway it will be an important late-season race for Van Vleuten The mountain time trial will suit her skill set and she has a powerful teammate in Leah Thomas to help secure the overall win Kristen Faulkner (TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) has had strong late-season performances with a stage victory at the Ladies Tour of Norway where she finished third overall Watch for her to race for the overall title in Spain This year's race has expanded to four days of racing and is the only Women's WordTour race held in September. The four stages will include two mid-mountain stages a mountain time trial to the Cabeza de Manzaneda Ski Resort and sprint finale in Santiago de Compostela Stage 1 starts by descending from the Cabeza de Manzaneda Ski Resort and tackling the category 1 Alto da Portela mid-stage before an undulating approach followed by a descent to the finish in A Rúa Stage 2 is potentially a GC decider with a 7.3km mountain time trial to Cabeza de Manzaneda Ski Resort The event begins at 1,066 metres and climbs to 1,490 metres at the finish line where the winner could very likely take the overall race lead ahead of the final two stages Stage 3 starts at the Cabeza de Manzaneda Ski Resort and covers 107.9km to Pereiro de Aguiar The race includes two ascents at the category 3 Alto de Cerdeira (18.7km) and the category 2 Alto de A Lama (64.7km) with another undulating approach to the finish in Pereiro de Aguiar The four-day race closes with 107.4km from As Pontes to Santiago de Compostela a flatter day where an anticipated bunch sprint will take place at the historic Plaza del Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.