Schurter and Batty take Bonelli Park victories
By Cycling News
International podiums in Southern California
Three-time World Champion Nino Schurter (Scott-ODLO Mtb Racing Team) took the early lead and parlayed it to victory in the Bonelli Park US Cup race, holding a slim lead at the line over runner-up Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain Bicycles), with Spaniard Sergio Mantecon (Trek) in third.
Although Cannondale Factory Racing’s Henrique Avancini put in the first attack, hitting out hard on the opening lap, it was Schurter who jumped away up the gravel climb to a lead that was nearly scuttled by a puncture on lap five.
Mantecon and Gagne had been working together to slowly pull back Schurter’s lead, and were helped when Schurter had to stop to change the rear puncture. Unfortunately, Schurter once again pulled away with ease toward the start of the penultimate lap. Tired from the chase, Mantecon and Gagne fought hard to keep the Swiss Champion in their sights, only to see Schurter take the win convincingly.
“It was a super tough course out there,“ said Schurter at the finish. “You have to be really careful in cornering. One mistake and you’re crashing. I like the shorter climbs so it was a perfect course for me.”
It the women's race, it was Canadians who led the way, with Emily Batty (Trek) taking a sprint victory over world champion and compatriot Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team), with Swede Jenny Rissveds (Scott-ODLO Mtb Racing Team) third.
Luna Pro Cycling’s Georgia Gould got hole shot, with Specialized’s Lea Davison charging hard just behind. The women flew around the start loop and headed out for the first of six laps. Rissveds was first to attack and establish a commanding lead over the chasing group which contained the Luna Pro contingent of Gould, Katerina Nash and Catharine Pendrel, along with Batty, Erin Huck (Scott 3 Rox) and Larissa Connors (Ridebiker Alliance).
By the second lap, with Rissveds still out front, the chase group began to come apart under the stress of an attacking Pendrel, who continued to apply pressure on the climbs. Pendrel and Batty continued to attack put the others in trouble. At the end of lap two, Pendrel managed to bring Rissveds back, with Huck tacking on at the midpoint of the race.
Pressure on the climbs saw off Huck, as Pendrel and Batty built up a commanding lead that would last until lap five. The leaders sat up for a breath, which enabled Huck to come close to rejoining, followed again by Rissveds. Just as they were about to make contact, Pendrel put in another hard effort to build up another gap on Huck during the descent, Batty again on her wheel.
The two leaders (Pendrel and Batty) seemed content to face off in a finish line sprint, where Batty made a crafty move just past the final left hand turn to come around Pendrel in a tight sprint for the win. Rissveds made it in for third, followed by Gould and Huck.
“I’ve worked so hard leading up to this,“ Batty said. “Hats off to Catharine for not making it easy! I really just had fun with it, throwing the rhythm off and dictating how I wanted it to go. I threw an attack in the corner and left it all out there.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Nino Schurter (Swi) | 1:30:21 |
2 | Raphael Gagne (Can) | 0:00:05 |
3 | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) | 0:00:22 |
4 | Derek Zandstra (Can) | 0:00:56 |
5 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 0:01:38 |
6 | Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) | 0:01:57 |
7 | Adam Morka (Can) | 0:02:12 |
8 | Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) | 0:02:34 |
9 | Martin Loo (Est) | 0:03:10 |
10 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) | 0:03:57 |
11 | Fabio Hernando Castaneda Monsalve (Col) | 0:04:37 |
12 | Cameron Jette (Can) | 0:04:59 |
13 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:05:04 |
14 | Todd Wells (USA) | 0:05:05 |
15 | Jeremy Martin (Can) | 0:05:07 |
16 | Hector Riveros (Col) | 0:05:43 |
17 | Spencer Paxson (USA) | 0:05:49 |
18 | Max Plaxton (Can) | 0:05:54 |
19 | Keegan Swenson (USA) | 0:06:03 |
20 | Evan Guthrie (Can) | 0:06:15 |
21 | Geoff Kabush (Can) | 0:06:50 |
22 | Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) | 0:06:58 |
23 | Antoine Caron (Can) | 0:07:13 |
24 | Cole Oberman (USA) | 0:07:45 |
25 | Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) | 0:07:49 |
26 | Brandon Rivera (Col) | 0:08:00 |
27 | Howard Grotts (USA) | 0:08:13 |
28 | Troy Wells (USA) | 0:08:19 |
29 | Thomas Sampson (USA) | 0:08:48 |
30 | Mitchell Bailey (Can) | 0:09:05 |
31 | Joseph Maloney (USA) | 0:11:11 |
32 | Menso De Jong (USA) | 0:11:41 |
33 | Mitchell Hoke (USA) | 0:11:52 |
34 | Julien Bourdevaire (Fra) | 0:12:31 |
35 | Jose Alfredo Pacheco (Mex) | 0:13:39 |
36 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 0:14:58 |
37 | Jon Slaughter (Can) | |
38 | Samuel Brehm (USA) | |
39 | Ryan Woodall (USA) | |
40 | Kris Sneddon (Can) | |
41 | Trevor Deruise (USA) | |
42 | Ken Onodera (Jpn) | |
43 | Jean Louis Bourdevaire (Fra) | |
44 | José Aurelio Hernandez (Mex) | |
45 | Travis Woodruff (USA) | |
46 | Ryan Geiger (USA) | |
47 | Dana Weber (USA) | |
48 | Luke Vrouwenvelder (USA) | |
49 | Brodie Stringer (USA) | |
50 | Guillaume Larose-Gingras (Can) | |
51 | Barry Wicks (USA) | |
52 | Cody Kaiser (USA) | |
53 | David Flaten (USA) | |
54 | Liam Earl (USA) | |
55 | Ernie Watenpaugh (USA) | |
56 | Elliot Reinecke (USA) | |
57 | Gareth Feldstein (USA) | |
58 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | |
59 | Grant Ellwood (USA) | |
60 | Kevin Day (USA) | |
61 | Jun Matsuo (Jpn) | |
62 | John Nobil (USA) | |
63 | Joel Titius (USA) | |
64 | Charles Faucher Robert (Can) | |
65 | Lewis Gaffney (USA) | |
66 | Ingvar Ómarsson ISL | |
67 | Thomas Gauthier (Can) | |
68 | Nick Thomas (USA) | |
69 | Stuart Gonzalez (USA) | |
70 | Gregy Gibson (USA) | |
71 | Brad Auen (USA) | |
72 | Scott Lynch (Can) | |
73 | Stephane Roch (Swi) | |
74 | Garrett Gerchar (USA) | |
75 | Ian Wilkey (USA) | |
76 | Montague Geoffrey (USA) | |
77 | Robert Marion (USA) | |
78 | Craig Wohlschlaeger (USA) | |
79 | Jt Toepel (USA) | |
80 | Jesse Kelly (USA) | |
81 | Colby Pastore (USA) | |
82 | Derek Herman (USA) | |
83 | Trey Jarno (Spa) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Emily Batty (Can) | 1:32:22 |
2 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) | 0:00:01 |
3 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) | 0:00:17 |
4 | Erin Huck (USA) | 0:00:20 |
5 | Georgia Gould (USA) | 0:01:22 |
6 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 0:01:50 |
7 | Larissa Connors (USA) | 0:01:59 |
8 | Lea Davison (USA) | 0:02:46 |
9 | Katerina Nash (Cze) | 0:03:29 |
10 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) | 0:04:47 |
11 | Rose Grant (USA) | 0:05:30 |
12 | Maghalie Rochette (Can) | 0:05:46 |
13 | Kate Courtney (USA) | 0:06:59 |
14 | Evelyn Dong (USA) | 0:07:50 |
15 | Andrea Waldis (Swi) | 0:09:15 |
16 | Megan Carrington (USA) | 0:09:42 |
17 | Amy Beisel (USA) | 0:13:49 |
18 | Elyse Nieuwold (Can) | 0:14:46 |
19 | Erin Alders (USA) | 0:16:22 |
20 | Alexis Skarda (USA) | 0:17:15 |
21 | Nina Baum (USA) | |
22 | Amanda Nauman (USA) | |
23 | Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) | |
24 | Elizabeth White (USA) | |
25 | Kaylee Blevins (USA) | |
26 | Chloe Cross (Can) | |
27 | Molly Throdahl (USA) | |
28 | Katlyn Dundas (Can) | |
29 | Kris Gross (USA) | |
30 | Sarah Lynch (Can) | |
31 | Megan Chinburg (USA) | |
32 | Caroline Mani (Fra) | |
33 | Emily Shields (USA) | |
34 | Nelson Tracie (USA) | |
35 | Johanne Albrigtsen (USA) | |
36 | Abbey Alexaides (USA) |
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