Sheppard wins U23 World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne

Samara Sheppard (Wheeler - IXS Team) won her first U23 World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec on Saturday afternoon. She finished 1:49 ahead of Yana Belomoyna (Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek) and 3:08 ahead of Rebecca Henderson.

"It was tough out there," said Sheppard, who turns 22 tomorrow. "The course was awesome. I tried to find my limit and not go over it, and it worked out great."

Sheppard was leading on the first lap, but dropped her chain and fell back to fourth place. On her second lap, she said she just went for it and moved back up into the lead, where she stayed for the duration.

"Once I got on the podium at the last round then I started to believe in myself more, and now I know I can go out there and win," said Sheppard. "It definitely gives me a lot more confidence for the rest of the season leading into Austria [for the world championships in September)."

Belomoyna leads the World Cup after five rounds with 390 points. Henderson (241) and Sheppard (212) round out the top three.

Full Results

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U23 women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Samara Sheppard (NZl) Wheeler - IXS Team1:32:40
2Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek0:01:49
3Rebecca Henderson (Aus)0:03:08
4Jolanda Neff (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team0:04:06
5Andréanne Pichette (Can)0:09:46
6Andreane Lanthier-Nadeau (Can)0:10:48
7Candice Neethling (RSA)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Kajsa Snihs (Swe)0:11:16
9Cayley Brooks (Can)0:13:40
10Haley Smith (Can)0:15:13
11Valerie Meunier (Can)0:15:42
12Sarah Moore (Can)0:16:55
13Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek0:19:11
14Jill Behlen (USA)0:20:30
15Kaila Hart (USA)0:23:54
16Laurence Harvey (Can)0:25:05
17Mariske Strauss (RSA)0:28:06
-1lapAlicia Rose Pastore (USA)Row 17 - Cell 2
-1lapSamantha Wagler (Can)Row 18 - Cell 2
-1lapInes Carolina Gutiérrez (Arg)Row 19 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Bietola (Can) Scott-3RoxracingRow 20 - Cell 2
DNFBarbara Benko (Hun) Focus MIG TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
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World Cup individual standings after round 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yana Belomoyna (Ukr)390pts
2Rebecca Henderson (Aus)241Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samara Sheppard (NZl)212Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jolanda Neff (Swi)190Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus)174Row 4 - Cell 3
6Candice Neethling (RSA)156Row 5 - Cell 3
7Paula Gorycka (Pol)140Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut)125Row 7 - Cell 3
9Kajsa Snihs (Swe)124Row 8 - Cell 3
10Mona Eiberweiser (Ger)103Row 9 - Cell 3
11Barbara Benko (Hun)92Row 10 - Cell 3
12Vivienne Meyer (Swi)88Row 11 - Cell 3
13Helen Grobert (Ger)86Row 12 - Cell 3
14Michelle Hediger (Swi)74Row 13 - Cell 3
15Monika Zur (Pol)73Row 14 - Cell 3
16Andréanne Pichette (Can)68Row 15 - Cell 3
17Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr)52Row 16 - Cell 3
18Julie Berteaux (Fra)46Row 17 - Cell 3
19Serena Calvetti (Ita)42Row 18 - Cell 3
20Andreane Lanthier-Nadeau (Can)35Row 19 - Cell 3
21Virginie Pointet (Swi)33Row 20 - Cell 3
22Cayley Brooks (Can)24Row 21 - Cell 3
23Haley Smith (Can)22Row 22 - Cell 3
24Vendula Kuntova (Cze)21Row 23 - Cell 3
25Valerie Meunier (Can)20Row 24 - Cell 3
26Sarah Moore (Can)18Row 25 - Cell 3
27Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze)17Row 26 - Cell 3
28Jill Behlen (USA)14Row 27 - Cell 3
29Ashleigh Parker-Moffatt (RSA)14Row 28 - Cell 3
30Marion Azam (Fra)13Row 29 - Cell 3
31Kaila Hart (USA)12Row 30 - Cell 3
32Laura Valentina Abril Restrepo (Col)12Row 31 - Cell 3
33Angela Egeland (RSA)12Row 32 - Cell 3
34Laurence Harvey (Can)10Row 33 - Cell 3
35Alessia Bulleri (Ita)10Row 34 - Cell 3
36Simone Vosloo (RSA)10Row 35 - Cell 3
37Kateryna Naberezhna (Ukr)10Row 36 - Cell 3
38Mariske Strauss (RSA)9Row 37 - Cell 3
39Alicia Rose Pastore (USA)8Row 38 - Cell 3
40Samantha Wagler (Can)7Row 39 - Cell 3
41Karla Stepanova (Cze)7Row 40 - Cell 3
42Lisa Rabensteiner (Ita)7Row 41 - Cell 3
43Ines Carolina Gutiérrez (Arg)6Row 42 - Cell 3
44Jovana Crnogorac (Srb)6Row 43 - Cell 3
45Tina Kindlhofer (Aut)4Row 44 - Cell 3
46Regina Genser (Ger)4Row 45 - Cell 3
47Zuzana Pirzkallova (Cze)3Row 46 - Cell 3
48Anna Oberparleiter (Ita)3Row 47 - Cell 3
49Miranda Agusti Sanchez (Spa)2Row 48 - Cell 3
50Laura Bietola (Can)2Row 49 - Cell 3
51Ingrid Sofie Jacobsen (Nor)2Row 50 - Cell 3
52Marta Pastore (Ita)1Row 51 - Cell 3
53Lorraine Truong (Swi)1Row 52 - Cell 3

 

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Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.

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