XC World Cup #2 - CDM

Houffalize, Belgium, May 30, 2004

Results Photo gallery

Photography

Images by Luc Claessen/Cyclingnews/actiefotos.be

World Cup leader Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized) in action during round 2 of the MTB World Cup in Houffalize
Roel Paulissen (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) concentrates on a descent
Miguel Martinez (Commencal-Oxbow) on his way to fifth
Sid Taberlay (Australia/TIS/Avanti/Cyclingnews.com) finished 11th in Houffalize
Roel Paulissen (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) in his element
German champ Lado Fumic (T-Mobile) en route to 7th
Roel Paulissen (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) gets back onto the dirt
Roel Paulissen (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) crosses the line to win
Julien Absalon (Bianchi Agos) was pretty happy with third

Images by Ken Farrar

Team T-Mobile weren't in a talkative mood at the start in Houffalize.
Team T-Mobile's Giant XC race machine.
Christoph Sauser (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) looking fit and relaxed.
Veteran of the WC MTB scene, Thomas Frischknecht.
German MTB champion Lado Fumic (Team T-Mobile).
Marc Golz must have a runny nose this morning.
Irish coach Martin Earley discuss the day ahead with Tarja Owens.
Paola Pezzo was a DNF today, and must find her form soon.
Little Mig, Miguel Martinez (Commencal-Oxbow), finished fifth today.
Current World MTB champ, Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized Mountain Bike Team) came fourth.
The musculed legs of Filip Meirhaeghe.
Julien Absalon (Bianchi Agos) leads Bart Brentjens.
Roel Paulissen (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) on his way to victory.
Ireland's Robin Seymour.
Roel Paulissen (Siemens Mobile Cannondale) leads team-mate Christoph Sauser for a 1-2 finish.
Jenny Mccauley is one of Ireland's Olympic hopefuls.
With a three minutes-plus advantage, Gunn-Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida Biking Team) can afford to celebrate early.
God knows where Gunn-Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida Biking Team) picked that flag up from.

Results

Men

1 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Siemens Mobile Cannondale             2.03.07
2 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Siemens Mobile Cannondale              0.08
3 Julien Absalon (Fra) Bianchi Agos                             3.55
4 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized Mountain Bike Team         4.17
5 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Commencal-Oxbow                         4.22
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Lapierre International           5.11
7 Lado Fumic (Ger) Team T-Mobile                                5.54
8 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi)                                     6.54
9 Liam Killeen (GBr) Subaru-Gary Fisher
10 Christoph Soukup (Aut)
11 Sid Taberlay (Aus)
12 Cedric Ravanel (Fra) Team Orbea
13 Carsten Bresser (Ger) Ralph Denk Racing Team
14 ?
15 Peter Pouly (Fra)
16 Yvan Alvarez (Spa)
17 Sergiy Rysenko (Ukr)
18 José Antoni Hermida (Spa)
19 Jacob Fugslang (Den)
20 Josh Fleming (Aus) Cyclingnews.com

Women, 38.3 km

1 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team          2.08.50 (17.84 km/h)
2 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna Women´s MTB Team                     3.12
3 Annabella Stropparo (Ita)                                     3.17
4 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized Mountain Bike               3.47
5 Marga Fullana (Spa) Team Orbea                                4.13
6 Marie-Helene Premont (Can)                                    4.16
7 Kiara Bisaro (Can)                                            4.24
8 Petra Henzi (Swi)                                             4.37
9 Alison Sydor (Can)                                            4.50
10 Laurence Leboucher (Fra)                                     5.35
11 Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Multivan Merida Biking Team           6.04
12 Mary Mcconneloug (USA)                                       6.47
13 Maria Ostergren (Swe)                                        6.55
14 Elsbeth Van Rooy-Vink (Ned)                                  7.51
15 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-Volkswagen                          8.14
16 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Women´s MTB Team             8.24
17 Katrin Leumann (Swi)                                         9.43
18 Bärbel Jungmeier (Aut)                                      10.29
19 Yanping Ma (Chn)                                            11.07
20 Ivonne Kraft (Ger) Ghost International Racin                11.12
21 Sarah Noble (Can)                                           11.16
22 Lene Byberg (Nor)                                           11.35
23 Janka Stevkova (Svk)                                        11.46
24 Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Lapierre International                  12.15
25 Severine Hansen (Fra)                                       12.17
26 Katrin Schwing (Ger)                                        12.25
27 Melanie Mcquaid (Can)                                       13.20
28 Lisa Mathison (Aus) Ghost International Racin               13.28
29 Robyn Wong (NZl)                                            13.46
30 Catherine Delfosse (Bel)                                    14.39
31 Daniela Louis (Swi)                                         15.05
32 Saskia Elemans (Ned)                                        15.06
33 Janet Puiggros Miranda (Spa)                                15.21
34 Xiaoning Gao (Chn)                                          15.58
35 Evelyn Staffler (Ita)                                       16.01
36 Birgit Jungst (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team             16.32
37 Elisabeth Osl (Aut)                                         16.57
38 Corine Dorland (Ned)                                        17.07
39 Petra Schorkmayer (Aut)                                     17.35
40 Elina Sophocleous (Cyp) Bikin Cyprus MTB Trade Team         18.05
41 Nadja Walker (Swi)                                          18.09
42 Sonia Foote (NZl)                                           18.12
43 Regina Marunde (Ger)                                        18.46
44 Mirjam Dieleman (Ned)                                       19.28
45 Anna Enocsson (Swe) Multivan Merida Biking Team             19.37
46 Cecile Rode (Fra)                                           20.10
47 Mette Andersen (Den)                                        20.17
48 Sarka Chmurova (Cze)                                        21.14
49 Erica Österlund (Swe)                                       22.46
50 Barbara Oberdorfer (Ita)                                    1 lap
51 Asa Erlandsson (Swe)
52 Claudia Marsilio (Ita)
53 Laura Turpijn (Ned)
54 Adelheid Morath (Ger)
55 Barbora Bohata (Cze)
56 Arielle Van Meurs (Ned)
57 Maaris Meier (Est)
58 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) Lapierre International
59 Almut Grieb (Ger)                                           2 laps
60 Jenny Mccauley (Irl)
61 Tarja Owens (Irl)
62 Sarah Koba (Swi)
63 Stefania Zanasca (Ita)
64 Petra Hofs (Ned)
65 Francisca Campos (Chi) Zenith-MTB-International
66 Audrey Middendorp (Ned)
67 Tereza Jonsova (Cze)
68 Ingrid Van Der Vlist (Ned)
69 Githa Miechiels (Bel)
70 Ruth Mcgavigan (GBr)
71 Kristien Nelen (Bel)
72 Femke Terpstra (Ned)
73 Noelia Rodriguez (Arg) Zenith-MTB-International
74 Monika Heuveling (Ned)                                      3 laps
75 Merel Koenen (Ned)
76 Nina Kunz (Ger)
DNF Sabine Spitz (Ger) Fusion MTB Pro Racing Team
DNF Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher
DNF Nina Gohl (Ger)
DNF Elena Giacomuzzi (Ita)
DNF Paola Pezzo (Ita)
DNF Maroussia Rusca (Swi)
DNF Sandra Klose (Ger)
DNF Eva Lechner (Ita)
DNF Bernardine Boog Rauwerda (Ned)
DNF Trish Sinclair (Can)
DNF Franziska Roethlin (Swi)
DNF Monica Brunati (Ita)
DNF Maria Osl (Aut)
DNF Valentina Pazitova (Rus)
DNF Caroline Slikker (Ned)
DNF Manouk Gugelot (Ned)
DNS Bettina Schmid (Swi)

World Cup standings after round 2

Men

1 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Siemens Mobile Cannondale               450 pts
2 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized Mountain Bike Team        400
3 Julien Absalon (Fra) Bianchi Agos                            340
4 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Siemens Mobile Cannondale             330
5 Lado Fumic (Ger) Team T-Mobile                               240
6 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Commencal-Oxbow                        184
7 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Lapierre International          180
8 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi)                                    156

Women

1 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team
2 Annabella Stropparo (Ita)
3 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna Women's MTB Team
4 Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Multivan Merida Biking Team
5 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized Mountain Bike Team