Ferrier Bruneau wins Candian 'cross championships

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Rochette, Dyck settle for medals

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Podium: L to R - Maghalie Rochette, Christel Ferrier Bruneau, Mical Dyck(Image credit: Rob Jones)

The Elite women's race at the Canadian Cyclo-cross championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec, saw an upset on Saturday, when Christel Ferrier Bruneau (SAS Macogep Aquisio) beat defending champion Maghalie Rochette (Clif Pro Team).

This was expected to be a battle between Ferrier Bruneau and Rochette, and the duo dropped the rest of the field on the first lap. Rochette led for much of the race, opening a gap on her rival mid-race. However, Ferrier Bruneau fought back and, with a lap and a half to go, counter-attacked. Rochette was unable to respond, and Ferrier Bruneau rode away to win by 38 seconds. Mical Dyck (Naked Factory Racing) of B.C. took the bronze medal.

"Maghalie is a really good rider," said Ferrier Bruneau, "but I have had some better results than her in the North american World Cups, so I knew I could do well. Maghalie was better on the technical sections and I lost a bit of time in a corner, but I stayed focussed and came back on the climb, and was able to get away. It's my first victory of the year in cyclo-cross, which is really nice."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Can)0:45:57
2Maghalie Rochette (Can)0:00:34
3Mical Dyck (Can)0:02:28
4Sandra Walter (Can)0:03:05
5Cindy Montambault (Can)0:03:13
6Lyne Bessette (Can)0:03:16
7Natasha Elliott (Can)0:04:34
8Shantel Koenig (Can)0:05:24
9Natascha Piciga (Can)0:06:15
10Ashley Barson (Can)0:06:40
11Lisa Holmgren (Can)0:06:45
12Jodi Wendland (Can)0:07:37
13Anna Schappert (Can)0:08:38
14Beatrice Le Sauteur (Can)0:08:53
15Andreanne Murdaca (Can)0:09:41
16Julie Vanderhoop (Can)0:11:28
17Laurence Bourque (Can)Row 16 - Cell 2
18Genevieve Fradet Carlos (Can)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Jill Messier (Can)Row 18 - Cell 2
DNFMarilyne Proulx (Can)Row 19 - Cell 2

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