Luna Pro Team rider defends her lead atop the series
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) wins the elite women's race at Bonelli Park, round 2 of the USA Cycling US Cup Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group(Image credit: Brian Hodes / VeloImages)
Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mary McConneloug (Kenda/ Stans No Tubes) riding in fifth place(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mexico’s Daniela Campuzano riding to a fourth place finish(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mikaela Kofman (Scott 3Rox Racing) riding in 7th position on lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air/ Cannondale) at the top of the longest climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
A Subway rider on one of the fast descents(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash leading Luna team-mate Catharine Pendrel up the longest climb during lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) lost ten seconds to Nash when she had a small bobble. That was the ballgame.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) owned third place the entire race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) riding in fourth position on top of the ridge(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Luna’s Catharine Pendrel and Katerina Nash wasted no time in dispensing the rest of the pack(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Riders on a steep climb at the end of lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) in her US Cup leaders jersey(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mary McConneloug and Vicki Barclay (Stans No Tubes)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Amanda Sin and Mikaela Kofman (Scott 3Rox Racing)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The women tried to stay in the shade before the start as temperatures were rising(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Rachel Lloyd (Cal Giant Strawberries/ Specialized)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The Elite Women heading out onto the course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mary McConneloug (Kenda/ Stans No Tubes) taking the hole shot(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) leading on the start loop(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Daniela Campuzano (Mexico National Team) at the end of the longest climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) seemed to struggle a bit mid-race and slipped to 8th place.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katarina Nash (Luna) wins the Bonelli Park US Cup(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katarina Nash(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) takes the win at Bonelli Park(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) wins her second US Cup race in a row at Bonelli Park(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mary McConneloug (Kenda/NoTubes) leading Georgia Gould with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Daniela Campuzano (Mexico National Team) with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) was alone with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Erica Tingey (Jamis) coming into the venue with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Vicky Barclay (Stans No Tubes) on one of the steep climbs(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mikaela Kofman (Scott 3Rox Racing) can climb with the best of them(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
There were several new man-made obstacles on the course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Nina Baum (Stans No Tubes) emerging from the woods on lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) riding one of the rock gardens perfectly(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Daniela Campuzano (Mexico National Team) choosing to ride the rocks rather than the railroad tie(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mikaela Kofman (Scott 3Rox Racing) choosing a dicey section of criss-crossed posts that avoided the rock garden(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Erica Tingey (Jamis) riding one of the technical sections of the course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) heading out onto her last lap(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) and Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox) don the USA Cycling US CUP leaders’ belts atop the podium at the Bonelli Park race(Image credit: Brian Hodes / VeloImages)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) atop the elite women's podium at the Bonelli Park race for round 2 of the USA Cycling US Cup Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group(Image credit: Brian Hodes / VeloImages)
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro) backed up her win at the Mellow Johnny's Classic two weeks ago with another victory at Bonelli Park in California for round 2 of the US Cup on Saturday in California. Nash won the cross country race ahead of her teammate Catharine Pendrel and Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing).
The Czech rider dominated the elite women's cross country mountain bike race from start to finish.
Nash and her Luna Pro teammate Catharine Pendrel rode away from their competition on the first lap of the five-lap race. Behind them, Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) led the chase while Daniela Campuzano Chavez Peon (Mexican National Team), Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team), Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Stan's NoTubes), Evelyn Dong (Backcountry.com) and Mikaela Kofman (Scott-3Rox) followed.
Near the end of lap three of the UCI category HC race, Nash rode the uphill A-line and got a gap on Pendrel, who opted for the longer, but less technically challenging B-line. Just a few seconds was all Nash needed to make her move. She applied pressure and quickly turned her advantage into a decisive lead.
Nash would ride the remaining laps, uneventfully, on her own at the front of the race on her way to victory.
Pendrel, once left to ride on her own, measured her effort for the duration of the race and successfully defended her second place while Batty and then Campuzano each rode solo to third and fourth places respectively.
The tightest battle was for the fifth and final podium spot. A chase group of four women formed in the final laps, including Gould, McConneloug, Dong and Kofman. While Gould and McConneloug faded as the race progressed, Dong and Kofman became stronger. In the end, Dong made a last lap move to secure herself a fifth place finish.
Bonelli Park drew an impressive 41 elite women to the start line.
After round two of four in the US Cup series, Nash continues to lead the series ahead of Pendrel and Batty.
The US Cup will continue with round 3, a UCI Category HC race in Fontana, California on Saturday, March 22.
Full Results
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Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team
1:19:43
2
Catherine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team
0:00:24
3
Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing
0:00:53
4
Daniela Campuzano Chavez (Mex) Mexico National Team
0:03:20
5
Evelyn Dong (USA) Backcountry.Com
0:04:36
6
Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Kenda/Stans No Tubes
0:04:49
7
Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott 3 Rox Racing
0:04:57
8
Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team
0:05:07
9
Monique Mata (USA) Sho-Air/Cannondale
0:05:22
10
Sandra Walter (Can)
0:06:48
11
Erin Huck (USA) Tokyo Joes-Vcgraphix
0:08:05
12
Rachel Lloyd (USA) California Giant
0:08:10
13
Candice Neethling (RSA) Bundu Bashers
0:08:33
14
Amanda Nauman (USA) Sdg/Felt
0:09:39
15
Larissa Connors (USA) Marin Bikes Factory
0:10:19
16
Rose Grant (USA) Sportsman & Ski Haus
0:10:54
17
Maghalie Rochette (Can) Luna Pro Team
0:11:30
18
Amanda Sin (Can) Scott 3 Rox Racing
0:12:41
19
Kate Courtney (USA) Specialized Factory
0:13:11
20
Cindy Montambault (Can) Cvm 2 Vals
0:13:31
21
Nina Baum (USA) Stans No Tubes Women
0:13:56
22
Jamie Busch (USA) Juliana/Santa Cruz
0:14:10
23
Amy Beisel (USA) Liv/Giant-Tuffshed
0:14:46
24
Erin Alders (USA) Liv/Giant
0:15:22
25
Hannah Rae Finchamp (USA) Luna Pro Team
0:16:03
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Tonya Bray (USA) Paa/Mtbchick.Com
Row 25 - Cell 2
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Erica Tingey (USA) Team Jamis
Row 26 - Cell 2
-1lap
Andreanne Pichette (Can) Opus-Ogc
Row 27 - Cell 2
-2laps
Emily Shields (USA) BMC Project Dirt
Row 28 - Cell 2
-2laps
Kaylee Blevins (USA) Bear Development
Row 29 - Cell 2
-2laps
Gabrielle April (Can) Rocky Mountain/Pro
Row 30 - Cell 2
-2laps
Caroline Woods (USA) Marin Factory Team
Row 31 - Cell 2
-3laps
Deyanira Guerrero (Mex) Veloz Team
Row 32 - Cell 2
-3laps
Vicky Barclay (USA) Stans No Tubes Elite
Row 33 - Cell 2
-3laps
Christina Gokey-Smith (USA) Colonels
Row 34 - Cell 2
-3laps
Melissa Ross (USA) Faster Performance
Row 35 - Cell 2
-3laps
April Morgan (USA)
Row 36 - Cell 2
-3laps
Frederique Larose-Gingras (Can)
Row 37 - Cell 2
-3laps
Cayley Brooks (Can)
Row 38 - Cell 2
DNS
Karlee Gendron (Can) Trek Canada Mountain
Row 39 - Cell 2
DNS
Annie Last (GBr) Trek Factory Racing
Row 40 - Cell 2
DNS
Shayna Powless (USA) BMC Project Dirt
Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF
Lesley Paterson (USA) Scott Bikes
Row 42 - Cell 2
DNF
Jennifer Todd (USA) Platinum Performance
Row 43 - Cell 2
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Elite women brief US Cup series standings after round 2
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Katerina Nash (Czech Republic) Luna Pro Team
80
pts
2
Catharine Pendrel (Canada) Luna Pro Team
64
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Emily Batty (Canada) Trek Factory Racing
57
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Daniela Campuzano Chavez Peon (Mexico) DC
49
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Georgia Gould (United States) Luna Pro Team
47
Row 4 - Cell 3
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