Beerten wins four cross
Buhl, Griffiths round out top three
Anneke Beerten (Milka-Trek) easily dominated the small (seven-rider) women's field for the fourth round of the four cross World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec. By the second corner in both her semi-final and the final, the Dutch rider was well in front of her rivals, and was the only woman to attempt the big jump halfway down the circuit. American Melissa Buhl (KHS) won the second semi-final, and finished second to Beerten in the final, with Fionn Griffiths (Team GR) taking third.
Beerten, with three wins and a third, has 350 points, and has already mathematically won the women's overall title with one race remaining in the series.
"I felt so much better here then in Leogang [Austria, where she finished third]," said Beerten. "Here I just felt that I could pull it together and have some amazing runs. After so many World Cups, I still get pretty nervous, so to win and get the overall title as well makes it a perfect day."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team |
2 | Melissa Buhl (USA) |
3 | Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Team GR |
4 | Katy Curd (GBr) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
5 | Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie |
6 | Lucia Oetjen (Swi) |
7 | Anne Laplante (Can) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ghost Factory Racing Team | 44 | pts |
2 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 40 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 40 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 32 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof | 26 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Team GR | 25 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie | 15 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 350 | pts |
2 | Melissa Buhl (USA) | 190 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lucia Oetjen (Swi) | 150 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie | 150 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Team GR | 135 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Romana Labounkova (Cze) | 100 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Joey Gough (GBr) | 75 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Katy Curd (GBr) | 60 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Anita Molcik (Aut) | 30 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Steffi Marth (Ger) | 25 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Anne Laplante (Can) | 10 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Luana Maria De Souza Oliveira (Bra) | 10 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Nichola Anderson (GBr) | 5 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
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