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. â€" r sups Larns first podium win in European competition We have all learned that there â€" io â€"someicy, ~omnoipaprrsy, /.. l lc uts e a Sm 34 are no overnight champions. |& / 922. .gfh’ oo ?jfé?;::?‘ Pf‘ Rtthâ€" +3 5. p* ‘ o Mr2F. i. 1 {{p & s Ne s ho dalals [ o | c| ie MArskcea se o. 0 1| t ts . gos a story on 17â€"yearâ€"old Ryan Roth y _ ”“'- ,!-“:; s 4. s “Mb & .*. it YÂ¥ _ e f th! uki / tho . 0 . poawikes | who won two gold medals in [ME; .. s *Ws Co. T SV i9 on > rRp .i &fi ;i:.‘,.,qgfiwj{h'/z' F td Z" pealt‘ct .. # é jJunior men‘s provincial and oC WA .k 3 > s i t‘ P T 'f, *\ 1| 95 1 '\fc:" j prant / Wiy* ""ee \ iss national CycloCross competition. |"W i "J> * iz ~â€". . o ealle o fls Nee _ â€" " oi ,4;.;;:" P e "s; s s is 2s| | On April 15, 2012, Ryan, now 29 % NeR y e : 3‘% is j.,~=.,.3.\.‘f"z,’?»* ‘ QFW esd es o aar A u}j*r“ Pp e p 8 years of age, won the Troâ€"Bro &§ _ . 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[ .: *( â€"â€" out of gas during the final ten "'.1_"{3;-; J : h&: 3, {yb ,_.v o ’., N Mess s 95. utss :f;‘,_fi:fi";;:;"“’~ cwhin un ?‘f%’ kilometers and got overtaken by || ) \\_{; + ~_ bay ... * s o Muigg :s ,v y (g%‘,l]i;w\é}:”i%'.“ on nalitaol ie * ‘ chasers Ryan Roth of Spidertech mc n y s 2 L\??uh she yi9s." % tg w/."€ 2e l /!::-,wgi,, “%E"M”’""ij pomiens~ J ... With 2.5km to go, the Canadian _ | & y _‘ _ c4n t . $ szSi’i-;;l.‘, &2 %;fi ,’3‘:3;;%‘3“ 1 yu.. o amid ’ just rode harder than his " . "Eoe . t \\ ; . e fi A u+ â€" Sol ,“'ng,’}‘%t&'; e" "‘j};;g“’:'rifi_‘;\.A,a?.?;%"lw’l.“ | exhausted _ companions and | \ _ \. @‘ _ Y&,i'g Mess ul o ' fv l O> wl fid en tcaioita became the first foreign winner of [§ 4 ‘W. \â€"_ ~to § 359 k t Mb M $s 4 U y poyxavea n it es esn en ie ... :. .. the Tro Bro Léon since Mark |‘ _ . \}â€" Cye tC .. P;] € ; Koi 5 § D .2 L. comtni e cotinnanaianien in : | Renshaw (Australia) in 2006. & I 'f\ CR t C ;. 3 h 7 i?i-g'é;;; qi 21 &’l l] "I‘m surprised I‘ve won because i@\.. (" \â€" /\ W\ {}.. .‘ K.. MnE / f,*fé%’&'; t 1 $ I didn‘t believe we‘d ever catch the ‘k 1| g! » PA uoe ie t oo ies '!j,'; | lone rider [Berthou}" Roth tod (\, __ © i.\ o e s e Cyclingnews about he and his | WA _ _‘ ‘PML._ se e o e fifi“}fi';@%' NeE n . ‘}d'w\f:‘ij“{"x (1l teammate. "I thought this would . | §@@R _ ©© _\ "$WB stt ons sn s k 003. J,j‘;g:i%gi NSA : é@?fig&@'pfimflfi%&%fiiffxi~ , be a good race for our team but |} // ; n nc o :‘”;;Z“qu},fl*}j%ffi%ifiw Cc opcomcoanviniltiowa w | personally, my form wasn‘t as WR L . .\ esn 0 0 O t e ' good as what I would have liked." es : nmancr c se t e s t e ; Ryan found himself at ease on / Q;}i,,_._‘::@é;i,'i‘*:.:__;_____.,__,______ oo l ol ue 1 | g;)eidlgte;gg dmter:;(ri: tvghere }:,icsi e Ryan Roth celebrates after crossing the finish line of the Troâ€"Bro Léon Men‘s Elite Cycling Race in Brittany, France on April15,2012 .. .. O_ _â€" _ al a (Poeas $ s s er ; : yoks y es R compatriot Will Routley. came t second last year. podium with Guillaume Boivin â€" has been cycling full time since. | Ryan was injured one year ago _ taking the third. "This is our first Ryan became a National Team | @ and attended the race then only to â€" win in Europe. We couldn‘t ask for member in 2002 and competed in _ R f watch and learn. a better day," Boivin added. the U23 World Championships in _ an o WIns "This is the biggest win ever for The Troâ€"Bro Léon was first run â€" Spain in 2005. Since then he has :; me," Ryan continued. "I‘ve never in 1984 and includes 24 sections of been in the Canadian National _ C been on the podium of a race in dirt, cobblestones and gravel _ Championships (2009â€"10), Vuelta a ‘ Europe and this one is very roads (making up to 29.7 km/18.5 Cuba (2009â€"10), and the Commonâ€" | F‘r $ | special. It‘s one of coolest races mi) on the rolling and windy roads wealth Games in India (2010). / enc we do, it‘s very unique and only _ of Brittany. Last year he competed in the Pro C once a year we have a race like Ryan is the son of Paul and Cycling Challenge in the USA and this. I‘ve been away from home for â€" Marlene Roth, RR 1, Bright, and a _ the Univest Grand Prix. I a long time, so it‘s a nice reward." _ grandson of Jean Roth, Tavistock. Ryan is presently living in | & Ryan is now off to the Tour of He graduated from Huron Park . Guelph, Ontario and trained this ’ race Turkey from April 22â€"29. "It‘ll be Secondary School in Woodstock spring in Arizona. Ryan has been | cyc11ng nice to go back to Canada with and after winning the provincial a member of the Spidertech this win," he concluded. ._ _ and national titles, competed in program since 2008 and has The win gave the Canadian â€" the UCI World Championships in _ become one of the most consistent team Spidertech two riders on the the Czech Renglicyir‘l 2001. He ridflcz*s on the team. | \\l