Buchanan wins four cross world championship

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Curd and Gros round out podium

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Katy Curd (Great Britain)(Image credit: Charles Robertson)

Caroline Buchanan (Australia) won the gold medal at the UCI Four Cross World Championships in Leogang, Austria on Saturday evening.

Buchanan dominated the small final while much of the action happened behind her. Katy Curd (Great Britain) and Anneke Beerten (Netherlands) battled it out for second. Beerten was ahead of Curd, but the later made up significant time on the jumps. Just as Beerten was getting overtaken, she crashed hard coming off a jump and destroyed her front wheel. The defending champion picked herself up and walked to the finish in fourth place.

Curd held on for second while Céline Gros (France) earned the bronze medal in her final Worlds.

Full Results

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Elite women four cross
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Caroline Buchanan (Australia)
2Katy Curd (Great Britain)
3Céline Gros (France)
4Anneke Beerten (Netherlands)
5Romana Labounkova (Czech Republic)
6Steffi Marth (Germany)
7Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Austria)
8Lucia Oetjen (Switzerland)
9Laura Brethauer (Germany)
10Anna Börschig (Germany)
11Sarah Gerlach (Germany)
12Elke Rabeder (Austria)
13Monica Hrastnik (Slovenia)
14Cara Murray (Great Britain)
15Julia Lackas (Germany)
16Jessica Greaves (Great Britain)

 

Sue George

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