The front row included Canadian Champion (Emily Batty), Italian Champion Eva Lechner (Clif Pro Team), USA Champion Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing), and former World Champion Catharine Pendrel (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Hannah Finchamp (Clif Pro Team) easily handling a log barrier (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Rebecca Gross (KHS) hammering up the long fire road climb (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Kate Courtney (Specialized) riding in second place with one lap remaining (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Kate Courtney (Specialized) leading the race during the second lap (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Emily Batty (Trek) settled into third place but could not quite bridge up to the leaders (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Haley Smith (Norco) leading some Clif riders up the long fire road climb (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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USA Marathon Champion Rose Grant racing in fifth place with one lap remaining (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Canadian Champion Emily Batty on a very bumpy descent (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Shana Oiwkess (Sho-Air) riding well mid-race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Alexis Skarda (Stans No-Tubes) riding a steep singletrack climb (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Catharine Pendrel (Clif Pro Team) riding to a third place finish (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Kate Courtney (Specialized) congratulates Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) on her victory (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Lea Davison (Clif Pro Team) climbing out of the saddle mid-race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) descending with the race lead and one lap remaining (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Maghalie Rochette (Clif Pro Team) on a steep descent with one of her team-mates trailing her (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Italian Champion Eva Lechner (Clif Pro Team) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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The newest member of the Clif Team, Lea Davison (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Haley Smith (Norco) took the hole-shot (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Conditions for the race were the best in years due to recent rains in California (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Eva Lechner leading several of her Clif team-mates up a long climb with Emily Batty at the back (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) spent much of the early part of the race chasing Kate Courtney (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) on one of the several high-speed descents (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Kate Courtney (Specialized) crossing a man-made log barrier (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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The fans were out in large numbers at Bonelli Park (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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A lone rider descents through the spring flowers at Bonelli Park (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Kate Courtney (Specialized) leading a select group up the backside climb during lap one (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Catharine Pendrel (Clif Pro Team) riding solidly in third place (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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Some of the seven woman Clif Squad congratulating each other after the race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Taking a look at a new wave of riders that could work their way up the results table at the mid-week Ardennes Classic
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