World Champion Pendrel wins Houffalize cross country
Candian moves into lead of World Cup standings
World champion Catharine Pendrel (Luna) put on an impressive display of force to win the second round of the Mountain Bike World Cup in Houffalize, Belgium.
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.
Maja Wloszczowska (CCC Polkowice), the winner of the first round of the 2012 series, fought back from a poor start during which she dropped out of the top 10 on the opening loop to finish third.
"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."
Pendrel and Wloszczowska are tied at 410 points each in the World Cup standings after two rounds; however, Pendrel took the lead in the World Cup by virtue of the more recent victory. Bresset moves into third, just ahead of Emily Batty (Subaru-Trek), second in the opening round.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Rabobank Giant) rode an impressive race to finish fourth. The U23 French woman set the pace early in the race and was the top U23 rider of the day. Blaza Klemencic (Felt Oetztal X-Bionic) also had a strong ride to complete the podium in fifth place.
Full Results
# | 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 |
# | 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 |
# | 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 |
# | 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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