If only each of Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu’s races could be held in Calgary.

Before Sunday, it had been 19 months since his last mass start, but the speed skater from Sherbrooke, Que., didn’t look out of place at the Canadian long track championships.

He admitted to being stressed at the start line in Calgary but remained patient throughout the 16-lap men’s competition before making his move towards the front for the final sprint.

The 33-year-old crossed the finish line first in seven minutes 55.88 seconds ahead of Ottawa’s Jake Weidemann (7:55.96) and Montreal’s David LaRue (7:56.43).

“It has been two years since I raced a mass start. The last time was here in Calgary, when I won silver at the world Championships,” Gélinas-Beaulieu told Speed Skating Canada. “There were a lot of really

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