Jordan Cullen is in Polka Dots at the Tour of Rimouski

Jordan resplendent in his Polka Dot jersey for Best Climber in the Tour of Rimouski
Evan Hartig - 2nd place - Stage 3
Warming up for the Team Time Trial
All 12 Tour of Rimouski Racers - 4 15-16 Boys, 4 15-16 Girls, and 4 17-18 Girls.

Jordan has ridden his way into the Polka Dot Jersey signifying the best climber at the 2011 Tour of Rimouski held in Quebec, Canada. There are sprints at the top of the climbs during each stage, where riders earn points towards the climbing competition. The leader of the competition wears the Polka Dot jersey during the race.

The Tour of Rimouski is a stage race, exclusively for Cadets (juniors age 15-16). It started last year, and is already drawing the best junior racers in North America. Jordan is racing on a composite team put together by USA Cycling Regional Coordinator, Larry Martin, riding for Team Borah Junior Development. It includes Rudyard Peterson from Michigan, Trevor Rolette from Illinois, and Evan Hartig from Iowa.

Jordan got 2nd in the climber's sprint on the first of two climbs of stage 1, held Thursday. Stage 2 was a Team Time Trial on Thursday afternoon, where no climbers points were awarded. It was in stage 3 where Jordan won maximum points at the top of the 1st climb to earn the Polka Dot leaders jersey, which he will wear in tomorrow's stage 4.

Jordan's Team Borah finished 4th out of 23 teams in the Team Time Trial (stage 2), 16 seconds behind the winning team. After Friday's stage 3, Team Borah sits in 3rd place, 1:17 down on the leading team.

Teammate Evan Hartig made the winning break in Stage 3, finishing 2nd, moving him into 3rd place overall, 10 seconds down on the leader. Rudy sits in 8th overall - 1:05 down, Trevor sits 25th overall - 1:07 down, and Jordan is 33 overall - 1:07 down.

Team Borah Development definitely have their hands full with Chipotle Junior Development. There are 8 riders for that team, including all 3 national champions (Time Trial, Criterium, and Road Race) from US Junior Nationals this year.

Stages 4 and 5 are held Saturday. Stage 4 is a 6K individual Time Trial. Stage 5 is a Criterium. No mountain points are available for either stage, so Jordan will keep his Polka Dot jersey, and wear it for Sunday's final stage 6. Stage 6 is the toughest stage of the race, with 5 laps on a 11.5k circuit, featuring a climbers sprint each lap at the top of Cathedrale Hill (5-10% grade for 1.5k).

Race results can be found by clicking here.