WELDON/BESSETTE FIND PODIUM SPOT IN SPAIN

Road races featured in Spain

(Segovia, SPA – June 16, 2012) The 2012 UCI Para-cycling World Cup continued today in Spain, with the presentation of the road races.

Both of Canada’s women tandems were in action in the road race, and took the second and fourth spots in the race. Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette rode to the second place, while Geneviève Ouellet and Emily Roy raced to the fourth place.

The road races continue tomorrow with the second set of road races.

RESULTS – ROAD RACE – 2012 PARACYCLING WORLD CUP – SEGOVIA, ESP

MEN TANDEM

1. CLEMENTE SOLANO, Miguel/MUÑOZ SANCHEZ, Diego Angel SPAIN 02:26:10
2. EYMARD, Marc/DE DECKER, Eric BELGIUM +0:10
3. KOSIKOWSKI, Krzystof/KORC, Artur POLAND +0:26
12. CHALIFOUR, Daniel CLOUTIER, Alexandre CANADA +2:48

WOMEN TANDEM

1. DUNLEVY, Katie-George/FITZGERALD, Sandra IRELAND 02:13:00
2. WELDON, Robbi/BESSETTE, Lyne CANADA +3:50
3. BENITEZ GUZMAN, Josefa/NORIEGA BELAUSTEGUIGOITIA, Maria Mayalen SPAIN +6:38
4. OUELLET, Genevieve/ROY, Emilie WB CANADA +6:42

MEN H1

1. ROHAN, Mark IRELAND 01:12:57
2. HINDRICQ, Christophe BELGIUM +0:17
3. LION, Koby ISRAEL +0:24
6. LABBE, Robert CANADA +5:07

MEN H2

1. FRANEK, David FRANCE 01:19:58
2. FREI, Heinz SWITZERLAND +0:04
3. WEBER, Lukas SWITZERLAND +0:12
9. BEGGS, Mark CANADA +1:59
13. MORNEAU, Rico CANADA +6:31

MEN H3

1. JEANNOT, Joël FRANCE 1:37:33
2. MERKLEIN, Vico GERMANY +0:05
3. WILK, Rafal POLAND +0:15
DNF. LEDO, Mark CANADA