MTB World Cup Cross Country #7 & Downhill #6 - Val d'Isère 2012: Elite women cross country Results

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Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) wins the Val d'Isere World Cup(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

In the final round of the UCI cross country World Cup in Val d'Isere, France, Gunn Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan-Merida) took her second win of the World Cup season, as many riders put the final touches on their form for the Olympic Games coming up in two weeks. Catharine Pendrel (Luna) won the women's overall series, with Dahle Flesjaa moving into second after her win.

Dahle Flesjaa jumped into an early lead in the women's five-lap race, joined by Georgia Gould (Luna) and defending World Cup champion Julie Bresset (BH-SR Suntour-Peisey Vallandry). By mid-race, British champion Annie Last (Milka Brentjens) and Emily Batty (Subaru-Trek) had moved up to join the chase, with Gould sliding back, as well as teammate Katerina Nash, who had mechanical problems. Pendrel, who had already won the World Cup title after the previous round, was riding back in ninth after a poor start.

The Canadian agreed that she had a tough day. "Today it was super hard. It is a tough course, there's no recovery and there's significant altitude for someone from my neck of the woods," said Pendrel. "I didn't feel horrible, but there are definitely some girls out there with amazing legs. I had a good start until the first corner and then I got caught up in the course and then the whole pack went by me. So I just buried myself for two laps and paid for that, I think. But winning the World Cup is awesome. It is cool to be able to show consistency and also to be able to get it done on the day. And now I am happy to have two weeks in Europe to get used to the time zone and be ready for London."

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	1:32:07
2	Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:00:46
3	Annie Last* (GBr) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	0:01:09
4	Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek	0:01:34
5	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	0:02:26
6	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	0:03:13
7	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:03:33
8	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team	0:04:05
9	Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team	0:04:48
10	Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team	0:05:06
11	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	0:05:22
12	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	0:06:34
13	Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:07:06
14	Marie-Helene Premont (Can)	0:07:19
15	Anja Gradl (Ger) Team Bulls	0:07:54
16	Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice	0:08:01
17	Vera Andreeva (Rus) Team Protek	0:08:02
18	Sarah Koba (Swi)	0:08:44
19	Silke Schmidt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team	0:08:49
20	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.Ch Craft	0:08:50
21	Karen Hanlen (NZl)	0:09:17
22	Hanna Klein (Ger)	0:09:47
23	Mary Mcconneloug (USA)	0:10:07
24	Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:10:23
25	Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Specialized Solodet Vosges	0:11:38
26	Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:12:23
27	Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-KMC Trade Team	0:12:43
28	Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	0:13:38
29	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	0:13:58
30	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol	0:14:09
31	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team	0:14:34
32	Julie Krasniak (Fra) Focus Mig Team	0:15:02
33	Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Team Crampfix Nakamura	0:16:39
34	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	0:17:50
35	Anna Villar Argente (Spa)	0:18:11
-1lap	Helene Marcouyre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	Row 35 - Cell 2
-1lap	Lee Craigie (GBr)	Row 36 - Cell 2
-1lap	Annika Langvad (Den) Team Fujibikes Rockets	Row 37 - Cell 2
-1lap	Sabrina Maurer (Swi) Bskgraf Rollmat-Koba MTB Team	Row 38 - Cell 2
-1lap	Serrano Rodriguez (Ecu)	Row 39 - Cell 2
-1lap	Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
-1lap	Franziska Brun (Swi)	Row 41 - Cell 2
-1lap	Mercedes Pacios Pujado (Spa)	Row 42 - Cell 2
-1lap	Anne Terpstra* (Ned)	Row 43 - Cell 2
-2laps	Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Bicycles Opportunity	Row 44 - Cell 2
-2laps	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer - BMC	Row 45 - Cell 2
-2laps	Maxine Filby (GBr)	Row 46 - Cell 2
-2laps	Maaris Meier (Est)	Row 47 - Cell 2
-2laps	Kristien Nelen (Bel) Houffalize-Granville Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
-2laps	Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe)	Row 49 - Cell 2
-3laps	Stephania Magri (Mlt)	Row 50 - Cell 2
-3laps	Nirjala Tamrakar (Nep)	Row 51 - Cell 2
DNF	Eva Lechner (Ita)	Row 52 - Cell 2
DNF	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi)	Row 53 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Luna Pro Team	71	pts
2	BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	58	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	46	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Multivan Merida Biking Team	40	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	32	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Subaru - Trek	30	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Ghost Factory Racing Team	24	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Wheeler - Ixs Team	23	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	21	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Team Bulls	16	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	CCC Polkowice	15	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Team Protek	14	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Notebooksbilliger.De Team	12	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Bikepark.Ch Craft	11	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	7	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Specialized Solodet Vosges	6	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Trek-Kmc Trade Team	4	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	GT Skoda Chamonix	3	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Colnago Sudtirol	1	Row 18 - Cell 3

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Elite women individual final World Cup standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team	1290	pts
2	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	1048	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team	954	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	950	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	893	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek	885	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Annie Last* (GBr) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	702	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Marie-Helene Premont (Can)	694	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice	670	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	645	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team	588	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team	542	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing	512	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	479	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	450	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team	442	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	420	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing Team	397	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Mary Mcconneloug (USA)	375	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Pauline Ferrand Prevot* (Fra) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	374	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Salcano Factory Team	361	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Specialized Solodet Vosges	352	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team	319	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	315	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru - Trek	311	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Karen Hanlen (NZl)	298	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol	295	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Annika Langvad (Den) Team Fujibikes Rockets	292	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.Ch Craft	275	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	271	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice	270	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	256	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol	253	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice	246	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	245	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	240	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Anne Terpstra* (Ned)	239	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	233	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Vera Andreeva (Rus) Team Protek	198	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	197	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Julie Krasniak (Fra) Focus Mig Team	197	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Sarah Koba (Swi)	180	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Hanna Klein (Ger)	180	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Silke Schmidt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team	171	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Jean Ann Berkenpas (Can)	164	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) Isd MTB Team	153	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Team Crampfix Nakamura	151	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Anja Gradl (Ger) Team Bulls	146	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Lene Byberg (Nor) GT Skoda Chamonix	142	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Sandra Walter (Can)	136	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	134	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Laura Turpijn (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	125	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Anna Szafraniec (Pol) CCC Polkowice	120	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	118	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Janka Stevkova (Svk)	118	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Rie Katayama (Jpn)	114	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Qinglan Shi (Chn)	105	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-KMC Trade Team	99	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Katherine O'shea (Aus)	98	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Heidi Sandsto Rosaasen (Nor) Team United Bakeries	93	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Judy Freeman (USA)	91	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer - BMC	85	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Erin Huck (USA)	84	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg)	84	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol)	84	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Lee Craigie (GBr)	82	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Aleksandra Mooradian (Pol)	82	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Noelia Rodriguez (Arg)	81	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Adriana Rojas (CRc)	76	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Maxine Filby (GBr)	76	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Anna Villar Argente (Spa)	60	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Alexandra Gabriela Serrano Rodriguez (Ecu)	60	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Sarah Kaufmann (USA)	60	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Caroline Mani (Fra)	55	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Katherine Herrera (CRc)	52	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	51	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Rowena Fry (Aus)	51	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Cindy Montambault (Can)	48	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex)	46	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Mandy Dreyer (Can)	46	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Daniela Campuzano (Mex)	42	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	42	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Amy Dombroski (USA)	38	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Pavla Havlikova (Cze)	38	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Chloe Woodruff (USA)	36	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Samantha Sanders (RSA)	36	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Franziska Brun (Swi)	35	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Bicycles Opportunity	35	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Helene Marcouyre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	34	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe)	31	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Jenni King (Aus)	31	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Sabrina Maurer (Swi) Bskgraf Rollmat-Koba MTB Team	29	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	Caroline Villeneuve (Can)	29	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	Nina Baum (USA)	27	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Bryna Blanchard (USA)	26	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Mercedes Pacios Pujado (Spa)	25	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Sally Gabriel (GBr)	23	Row 96 - Cell 3
98	Maaris Meier (Est)	20	Row 97 - Cell 3
99	Ivonne Kraft (Ger)	20	Row 98 - Cell 3
100	Kristien Nelen (Bel) Houffalize-Granville Team	19	Row 99 - Cell 3
101	Stephania Magri (Mlt)	17	Row 100 - Cell 3
102	Nirjala Tamrakar (Nep)	16	Row 101 - Cell 3
103	Willow Rockwell (USA) Trek World Racing	14	Row 102 - Cell 3
104	Jodie Willett (Aus)	13	Row 103 - Cell 3
105	Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) Merida Biking Team	10	Row 104 - Cell 3
106	Catherine Vipond (Can)	9	Row 105 - Cell 3
107	Julia Colvin (RSA)	9	Row 106 - Cell 3
108	Judith Pollinger (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida	8	Row 107 - Cell 3
109	Jane Nussli (GBr) Fischer - BMC	8	Row 108 - Cell 3
110	Melanie Palframan (RSA)	8	Row 109 - Cell 3

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Team final World Cup standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Luna Pro Team	579	pts
2	Ghost Factory Racing Team	300	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	248	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	CCC Polkowice	218	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Subaru - Trek	217	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Multivan Merida Biking Team	190	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Sabine Spitz Haibike Team	158	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Milka Brentjens Mtb Racing Team	143	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	137	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Topeak Ergon Racing Team	128	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	112	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Specialized Racing	96	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Colnago Sudtirol	92	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Wheeler - Ixs Team	78	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Salcano Factory Team	59	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Notebooksbilliger.De Team	51	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Specialized Solodet Vosges	44	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Team Fujibikes Rockets	43	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	GT Skoda Chamonix	43	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Bikepark.Ch Craft	39	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	ISD MTB Team	31	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Scott-3Roxracing	30	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Team Bulls	22	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Team Protek	14	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Focus MIG Team	7	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Trek-KMC Trade Team	4	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Team Crampfix Nakamura	2	Row 26 - Cell 3

Dahle Flesjaa wins Val d'Isere World Cup

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