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)
Hannah Finchamp (Clif Pro Team) easily handling a log barrier(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Rebecca Gross (KHS) hammering up the long fire road climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Kate Courtney (Specialized) riding in second place with one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Kate Courtney (Specialized) leading the race during the second lap(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Emily Batty (Trek) settled into third place but could not quite bridge up to the leaders(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Haley Smith (Norco) leading some Clif riders up the long fire road climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
USA Marathon Champion Rose Grant racing in fifth place with one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Canadian Champion Emily Batty on a very bumpy descent(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Shana Oiwkess (Sho-Air) riding well mid-race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Alexis Skarda (Stans No-Tubes) riding a steep singletrack climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Catharine Pendrel (Clif Pro Team) riding to a third place finish(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Kate Courtney (Specialized) congratulates Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) on her victory(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Lea Davison (Clif Pro Team) climbing out of the saddle mid-race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) descending with the race lead and one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Maghalie Rochette (Clif Pro Team) on a steep descent with one of her team-mates trailing her(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Italian Champion Eva Lechner (Clif Pro Team)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The newest member of the Clif Team, Lea Davison(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Haley Smith (Norco) took the hole-shot(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Conditions for the race were the best in years due to recent rains in California(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
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)
Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) spent much of the early part of the race chasing Kate Courtney(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Erin Huck (Scott 3Rox Racing) on one of the several high-speed descents(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Kate Courtney (Specialized) crossing a man-made log barrier(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The fans were out in large numbers at Bonelli Park(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
A lone rider descents through the spring flowers at Bonelli Park(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Kate Courtney (Specialized) leading a select group up the backside climb during lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Catharine Pendrel (Clif Pro Team) riding solidly in third place(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Some of the seven woman Clif Squad congratulating each other after the race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Erin Huck (USA) Cannondale-3Rox
1:25:21
2
Kate Courtney (USA) Specialized Factory Racing
0:00:28
3
Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing Team
0:01:35
4
Catharine Pendrel (Can) Clif Pro Team
0:03:29
5
Rose Grant (USA) Stans Notubes-Pivot Pro Team
0:03:54
6
Haley Smith (Can) Norco Factory Team
0:04:34
7
Eva Lechner (Ita) Clif Pro Team
0:04:43
8
Maghalie Rochette (Can) Clif Pro Team
0:04:46
9
Haley Batten (USA) Clif Pro Team
0:05:08
10
Sandra Walter (Can) Liv Cycling Canada
0:06:55
11
Andrea Waldis (Swi) Clif Pro Team
0:07:06
12
Evelyn Dong (USA) Full Cycle Stunt Team
0:07:08
13
Lea Davison (USA) Clif Pro Team
0:07:18
14
Sofia Gomez Villafane (Arg) Assos/Pivot Cycles
0:07:48
15
Shayna Powless (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20
0:09:50
16
Alexis Skarda (USA) Stans-Pivot Pro Cycling
0:10:56
17
Hannah Finchamp (USA) Clif Pro Team
0:11:58
18
Catherine Fleury (Can)
0:12:56
19
Amy Beisel (USA) Pro Cycling/Kenda
0:13:34
20
Nicole Tittensor (USA) Jans/Scott/Reynolds
0:15:25
21
Kelsey Urban (USA) Whole Athlete p/b DNA Cycling
0:15:56
22
Laurie Arseneault (Can) Independant
Row 21 - Cell 2
23
Fiona Dougherty (USA)
Row 22 - Cell 2
24
Liza Hartlaub (USA) GU Enery Labs
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Nikki Peterson (USA) Ridebiker
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Rebecca Gross (USA)
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Juliette Tetreault (Can)
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Ellen Campbell (USA) Competitive Cyclist MTB Team
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Fairlee Frey (USA) Chinook Winds Casino Reso
Row 28 - Cell 2
30
Lisa Leonard (USA)
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Rachel Anders (USA) Competitive Cyclist MTB Team
Row 30 - Cell 2
32
Laura Slavin (USA) KTM Factory Racing
Row 31 - Cell 2
33
Kayley Burdine (USA) Sho-Air/Team Ridebiker
Row 32 - Cell 2
34
Meghan Kelley (USA) Last Chance Racing
Row 33 - Cell 2
35
Jordan Dubé (USA)
Row 34 - Cell 2
DNF
Cindy Montambault (USA) Équipe Cycliste Trek-GPL
Row 35 - Cell 2
DNF
Elizabeth Lurz (USA)
Row 36 - Cell 2
DNF
Kelsay Lundberg (USA)
Row 37 - Cell 2
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