MTB World Cup Cross Country #2 & Eliminator #1 - Houffalize 2012: Elite women cross country Results

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Catharine Pendrel wins the Houffalize World Cup(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Pendrel, who was third on the opening round of the World Cup last month in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, took the lead from defending World Cup champion Julie Bresset (BH SR Suntour Peisey Vallandry) in the third of five laps with an attack on one of the climbs. The French rider had come through the start loop in the lead, but Pendrel quickly joined her. She steadily increased her lead through the remainder of the race to finish 48 seconds ahead of Bresset.

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"I just felt awesome today," said Pendrel. "It was a good course, I really liked it. It felt a lot like my trails at home, and definitely had steep climbs. There was one section that I knew Julie [Bresset] was really strong on, so my focus of the race was riding that section as smoothly as I can, and then just going as hard as I could on the climbs. Ten years ago, Alison Sydor won here, so it was good to finally get a Canadian win again."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team	1:31:15
2	Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:00:48
3	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice	0:01:24
4	Pauline Ferrand Prevot* (Fra) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:01:30
5	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	0:01:50
6	Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	0:02:11
7	Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek	0:02:17
8	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:02:45
9	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol	0:03:02
11	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:03:15
12	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	0:03:35
13	Annika Langvad (Den) Team Fujibikes Rockets	0:04:21
14	Marie-Helene Premont (Can)	0:04:28
15	Anna Szafraniec (Pol) CCC Polkowice	0:04:30
16	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol	0:04:34
17	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:04:44
18	Karen Hanlen (NZl)	0:04:46
19	Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing	0:04:52
20	Annie Last* (GBr) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	0:05:05
21	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - IXS Team	0:05:10
22	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	0:05:16
23	Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice	0:05:17
24	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.de Team	0:05:43
25	Julie Krasniak (Fra) Focus MIG Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Salcano Factory Team	0:06:20
27	Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Specialized Sol.det Vosges	0:06:41
28	Qinglan Shi (Chn)	0:07:14
29	Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Team Crampfix Nakamura	0:07:21
30	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.ch Scott	0:07:23
31	Laura Turpijn (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	0:07:27
32	Silke Schmidt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.de Team	0:07:28
33	Hanna Klein (Ger)	0:07:34
34	Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:07:39
35	Lene Byberg (Nor) GT Skoda.chamonix	0:07:50
36	Janka Stevkova (Svk)	0:07:54
37	Mary Mcconneloug (USA)	0:07:56
38	Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:08:22
39	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	0:08:24
40	Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Vera Andreeva (Rus)	0:08:33
42	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	0:08:45
43	Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:09:04
44	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:09:12
45	Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru - Trek	0:09:25
46	Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:09:31
47	Heidi Sandsto Rosaasen (Nor) Team United Bakeries	0:09:36
48	Chloe Woodruff (USA)	0:09:57
49	Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team	0:10:01
50	Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice	0:10:11
51	Rowena Fry (Aus)	0:10:23
52	Sarah Koba (Swi)	0:10:35
53	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer - BMC	0:10:38
54	Rie Katayama (Jpn)	0:11:45
55	Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	0:11:53
56	Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda.chamonix	0:12:33
57	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) GT Skoda.chamonix	0:12:34
58	Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-KMC Tr.de Team	0:12:50
59	Catherine Vipond (Can)	0:13:03
60	Jane Nussli (GBr) Fischer - BMC	0:13:08
61	Anne Terpstra* (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	0:13:35
62	Judy Freeman (USA)	0:14:00
63	Caroline Mani (Fra)	0:14:18
64	Jenni King (Aus)	0:14:33
65	Pavla Havlikova (Cze)	0:14:51
66	Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	0:15:06
67	Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) Merida Biking Team	0:15:22
68	Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe)	0:15:26
69	Anna Villar Argente (Spa)	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Lee Craigie (GBr)	0:16:07
71	Kristien Nelen (Bel) Houffalize-Granville Team	0:16:55
72	Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Bicycles Opportunity	0:17:19
73	Jodie Willett (Aus)	0:17:39
74	Maxine Filby (GBr)	0:17:45
75	Sabrina Maurer (Swi) Bskgraf Rollmat-Koba MTB Team	0:20:23
-1lap	Zephanie Blasi (USA) WXC World Racing	Row 75 - Cell 2
-1lap	Inbar Ronen (Isr)	Row 76 - Cell 2
-1lap	Maaris Meier (Est)	Row 77 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tracy Moseley (GBr)	Row 78 - Cell 2
-1lap	Jessica Roberts (GBr)	Row 79 - Cell 2
-1lap	Angelica Edvardsson (Swe)	Row 80 - Cell 2
-1lap	Hanna Vergeles (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
-1lap	Erica Zaveta (USA) Moda-Bikemagic Racing Team	Row 82 - Cell 2
-2laps	Kiona Harbers (Ned)	Row 83 - Cell 2
DNF	Ana Zupan (Slo) Energijateam.Com	Row 84 - Cell 2
DNF	Katarzyna Solus-Miskowiez (Pol)	Row 85 - Cell 2
DNF	Asuman Burcu Balci (Tur)	Row 86 - Cell 2
DSQ	Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNS	Ann Berglund (Swe)	Row 88 - Cell 2
DNS	Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka-Superior MTB Racing Team	Row 89 - Cell 2

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Elite women teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Luna Pro Team	59	pts
2	CCC Polkowice	56	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	50	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Colnago Sudtirol	36	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	35	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Ghost Factory Racing Team	34	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	30	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Topeak Ergon Racing Team	26	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Subaru - Trek	24	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Multivan Merida Biking Team	23	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Team Fujibikes Rockets	18	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Specialized Racing	12	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	11	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Wheeler - IXS Team	10	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	9	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Notebooksbilliger.de Team	7	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Focus MIG Team	6	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Salcano Factory Team	5	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Specialized Solodet Vosges	4	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Team Crampfix Nakamura	2	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Bikepark.ch Scott	1	Row 20 - Cell 3

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Elite women World Cup standings after two rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team	410	pts
2	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice	410	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	340	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek	320	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Pauline Ferrand Prevot* (Fra) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	230	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	225	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - IXS Team	214	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	182	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Karen Hanlen (NZl)	180	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	178	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Annie Last* (GBr) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	166	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team	157	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	152	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team	152	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Annika Langvad (Den) Team Fujibikes Rockets	150	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team	149	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol	149	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing	146	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Marie-Helene Premont (Can)	142	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	140	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.de Team	132	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice	126	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol	122	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	120	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Anna Szafraniec (Pol) CCC Polkowice	120	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.ch Scott	118	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	113	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Specialized Sol.det Vosges	108	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Salcano Factory Team	104	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Julie Krasniak (Fra) Focus MIG Team	102	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru - Trek	99	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Lene Byberg (Nor) GT Skoda.chamonix	94	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Team Crampfix Nakamura	86	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Rie Katayama (Jpn)	74	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Laura Turpijn (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	69	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Hanna Klein (Ger)	69	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Mary Mcconneloug (USA)	59	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	59	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	58	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice	52	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	51	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Qinglan Shi (Chn)	50	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	50	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	50	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	48	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing Team	47	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Vera Andreeva (Rus)	46	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Silke Schmidt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.de Team	42	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Judy Freeman (USA)	42	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Heidi Sandsto Rosaasen (Nor) Team United Bakeries	42	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Katarzyna Solus-Miskowiez (Pol)	40	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Chloe Woodruff (USA)	36	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Rowena Fry (Aus)	35	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Janka Stevkova (Svk)	34	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Anne Terpstra* (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	32	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda.chamonix	27	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) GT Skoda.chamonix	23	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Ivonne Kraft (Ger)	20	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Samantha Sanders (RSA)	17	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Sarah Koba (Swi)	16	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer - BMC	15	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Willow Rockwell (USA) Trek World Racing	14	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	13	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Jodie Willett (Aus)	13	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Caroline Mani (Fra)	11	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-KMC Tr.de Team	10	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Catherine Vipond (Can)	9	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Julia Colvin (RSA)	9	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Jane Nussli (GBr) Fischer - BMC	8	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Melanie Palframan (RSA)	8	Row 69 - Cell 3

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Elite women team World Cup standings after two rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Luna Pro Team	117	pts
2	CCC Polkowice	107	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Subaru - Trek	75	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	68	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	63	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Ghost Factory Racing Team	62	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	54	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Topeak Ergon Racing Team	47	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Colnago Sudtirol	43	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Wheeler - IXS Team	40	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Multivan Merida Biking Team	35	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	33	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	33	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Team Fujibikes Rockets	31	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Specialized Racing	29	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Notebooksbilliger.de Team	22	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Bikepark.ch Scott	15	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Specialized Solodet Vosges	10	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Salcano Factory Team	8	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	GT Skoda Chamonix	7	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Focus MIG Team	7	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Team Crampfix Nakamura	2	Row 21 - Cell 3

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