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As in previous year's the MTB World Cup kicks off in the wine-growing region of California's Napa Valley, and for the second time our host is the Domain Chandon winery and vineyards, 14km North of Napa.

So far only one major mountain bike race has attracted the international riders: Sea Otter. From that race the men in form are Bart Brentjens (Giant), Roland Green (Trek/VW) and Bas van Dooren (Specialized) and the women's early-season strength resides in Barbara Blatter and Caroline Alexander (both Specialized) and Alison Dunlap (GT).

But it's by no means easy to judge this early in the season. Miguel Martinez (Full Dynamix), the reigning World Cup champion, didn't ride at Sea Otter, and Cadel Evans (Volvo Cannondale) will be highly motivated to attack the title he held in 1999 but lost last year after an early-season collarbone break wrecked his chances.

This year's Napa race sees an interesting innovation: a qualifying time trial on Saturday to determine the start grid. The idea is to allocate start grid places according to the current form of the riders. In the past, the grid has followed the riders' UCI standings, a system that rewarded consistency. The new system will also reward ridrs whose talents are suited to a particular course.

Start list

Men

1 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Full Dynamix
2 Bas Van Dooren (Ned) Specialized
3 Christophe Dupouey (Fra) Giant
5 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Volvo Cannondale
6 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Volvo Cannondale
8 Lado Fumic (Ger) T-Mobile
9 Bart Brentjens (Ned) Giant
10 Roland Green (Can) Trek/Volkswagen
11 Rune Hoydahl (Nor) Giant
12 Jose Antonio Hermida (Spa) Bianchi Motorex
13 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Orbea
14 Roel Paulissen (Bel) GT
15 Thomas Hochstrasser (Swi) Giant
16 Dominique Arnould (Fra) Giant
17 Martino Fruet (Ita) Ritchey-Yahoo!
18 Kashi Leuchs (Nzl) Volvo Cannondale
21 Marcel Heller (Swi) Arrow Swiss
22 Gregory Vollet (Fra) 77510 Bellot
23 Marco Bui (Ita) A.S. Marin Helly Hansen
24 Roberto Lezaun (Spa) Orbea
25 Julien  Absalon (Fra) Bianchi Motorex
27 Paul Rowney (Aus) Yeti/Pearl Izumi
29 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher
31 Carsten Bresser (Ger) T-Mobile
33 Geoff Kabush (Can) Kona Ford Focus
34 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Bianchi Motorex
37 Mauro Bettin (Ita) Fulldynamix
39 David Tinker Juarez (USA) Volvo Cannondale
40 Josh Fleming (Aus) GT Australia
42 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Haro Lee Dungarees
43 Peter Wedge (Can) Kona Ford Focus
44 Andreas Hestler (Can) Rocky Mountain
45 Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Haro Lee Dungarees
46 Markus Binkert (Swi) Arrow Swiss
47 Jure Golcer (Slo) Corratec World
53 Pavel Cherkasov (Rus) Subaru-Gary Fisher
54 Marc Hanisch (Ger) Orbea
55 Marek Galinski (Pol) Lotto-Pzu
56 Hubert Pallhuber (Ita) Diamond Back
57 Steve Larsen (USA) Ll Bean Stairmaster
58 Chris Sheppard (Can) Haro Lee Dungarees
59 Craig Gordon (Aus) -
62 Marc Gullickson (USA) Mongoose Hyundai
63 Thomas Bonne (Den) Den Blaa Kurer
64 Ziranda Madrigal (Mex) Turbo
65 Cedric Ravanel (Fra) Scott Usa
66 Thys  Al (Ned) Be-One
67 Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) Gimmy Sintesi
68 Jose Marquez (Spa) Coronas-Bh
69 Jorg Scheiderbauer (Aut) Rainer Wurz
72 Marti Gispert Labarta (Spa) -
73 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Ford/Devinci
74 Travis Brown (USA) Trek/Volkswagen
75 Patrik Fleury (Swi) -
76 Carl Swenson (USA) Rlx Polo Sport
77 Robert Banach (Pol) Lotto-Pzu
78 Erwin  Bakker (Ned) Be-One
79 Peter  Riis Anderson (Den) Den Blaa Kurer
82 Jesper Agergaard (Den) -
83 Julian Hine (Can) Gears Racing
84 Ian  Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain
85 Manfred  Steiner (Ita) Fulldynamix
86 Christian Weber (Swi) Rocky Mountain
87 Stefan Sahm (Ger) T-Mobile
88 Robin Seymour (Irl) -
89 Jerome Chevallier (Fra) Orbea
92 Adrian Bonilla (Crc) Cafe De Costarica/Pizza Hut
93 Barrie Clarke (GBr) Diamond Back
94 Georg Koch (Aut) Top Kaernten-Giant
95 Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Giant
96 Robert Kircher (Aut) Rainer Wurz
97 Chris Eatough (GBr) Trek/Volkswagen
98 Florian Eschenbach (Ger) Schenker
99 Tomas Dolezal (Cze) Rubena Mezida Kck
102 Antonio Ortiz (Spa) Coronas-Bh
103 Nicolas  Filippi (Fra) Bianchi Motorex
104 Peter Swenson (USA) Tokyo Joes
105 Christoph Muller (Ger) Fuci
106 Eric Jones (USA) Sobe
107 David Wiens (USA) Rlx Polo Sport
108 Matthew Decore (Can) -
109 Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Rainer Wurz
112 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Polo Sport
113 Dario Acquaroli (Ita) Fulldynamix
114 Frank Mapel (USA) Yeti/Pearl Izumi
115 Marc Golz (Ger) T-Mobile
116 Adrian Elzinga (Can) -
117 Kirk Molday (USA) Sunrace/Santa Cruz
118 Menno Hubregtse (Can) -
119 Federico Ramirez (Crc) Cafe De Costarica/Pizza Hut
122 Shinaaku Goto (Jpn) Giant Japan
123 Adam  Craig (USA) Devo
124 Jay Henry (USA) Rlx Polo Sport
125 Liam  Killeen (GBr) Great Britain
126 Christian  Poulsen (Den) Xerox Partner
127 Walker Ferguson (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
128 Thomas  Spichtig (Swi) Rocky Mountain
129 Lukas Muller (Swi) Rocky Mountain
132 Franz  Hofer (Ita) Rainer Wurz
133 Henrik Sparr (Swe) -
134 Carter Hovey (Can) -
135 Matthias  Kirchler (Ita) Rainer Wurz
136 Raita Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor
137 Philip Mcnamara (Irl) -
138 Tim  Morley (GBr) Great Britain
139 Elliot Baxter (GBr) Diamond Back
142 Eduardo  Bosc (Arg) -
143 Nigel Parkinson (GBr) Animal Orange
144 Greg Penner (Can) -
145 Cody  Peterson (USA) Unattached
146 Derek Prechtl (USA) Giant
147 Jason Tullous (USA) Giant/Donjenics
148 Gabriel  Blanco (Arg) -
149 Billy Holmes (USA) Independent Fabrication
152 Jody  Crawforth (GBr) Great Britain
153 Deiber  Esquivel (Crc) Cafe De Costarica/Pizza Hut
154 Ross  Schnell (USA) Devo
155 Jussi  Veikkanen (Fin) Top Kaernten-Giant
156 Osmond Bakker (Can) Gears Racing

Women

1 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized 
2 Alison Dunlap (USA) GT
3 Alison Sydor (Can) Trek/Volkswagen 
5 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru-Gary Fisher 
6 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher 
7 Corine Dorland (Ned) Be-One 
10 Regina Marunde (Ger) Focus 
11 Ruthie Matthes (USA) Trek/Volkswagen 
14 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Specialized 
15 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Merida International 
16 Jimena Florit (Arg) RLX Polo Sport 
18 Paola Pezzo (Ita) Subaru-Gary Fisher 
19 Anna Baylis (Aus) Cannondale Australia 
21 Petra Henzi (Swi) Fischer K 
24 Lesley Tomlinson (Can) Rocky Mountain 
25 Trish Sinclair (Can) Ford/Devinci 
31 Maroussia Rusca (Swi) Arrow Swiss 
32 Annabella Stropparo (Ita) Be-One 
34 Rhonda Quick (USA) Jamba Juice 
37 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Specialized 
39 Gina Hall (USA) GT 
40 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Tokyo Joes 
46 Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Orix/Procycle 
50 Dellys Franke (Aus) Merida Australia 
53 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Comox Valley CC 
54 Linda Robichaud (Can) Shimano Canada 
55 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) - 
56 Kelli Emmett (USA) GT 
57 Rachel Lloyd (USA) Sunrace/Santa Cruz 
58 Victoria Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain 
59 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek/Volkswagen  Tourism
62 Nadine Bruhn (Den) Kolding Bicycle Club 
63 Claire Townsend (Can) Orix/Procycle 
64 Ann Yew (Can) Trek Canada 
65 Julie Emmerman (USA) Gary Fischer 
66 Janie Dalton (USA) Trek Factory Missing Link 
67 Sara Ellis (USA) Moots 
68 Mary McConneloug (USA) Jamba Juice 
69 Melissa Thomas (USA) Red Hook 
72 Kerry Barnholt (USA) Sobe Headshok 
73 Jody Koch (USA) Ford No Boundaries 
74 Shannon Tupa (USA) Rocky Mountain 
75 Christine Vardaros (USA) Jamba Juice 
76 Tonya Laffey (USA) Mammoth Sporting Goods 

Past winners

     Men                    Women 
1997 Luca Bramati (Ita)     Paola Pezzo (Ita)
1998 Rune Hoydahl (Nor)     Alison Sydor (Can)
1999 Miguel Martinez (Fra)  Alison Dunlap (USA)
2000 Bas van Dooren (Ned)   Mary Grigson (Aus) 

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