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CANADIAN MOUNTAIN BIKERS ANNOUNCED FOR WORLDS

Canada sending strong team to race for Rainbow Jersey in Andorra

(Ottawa, ON – August 13, 2015) Catharine Pendrel will race for Canada to defend her rainbow stripes at the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra.

The Mountain Bike World Championships start August 31 and run through to September 6, 2015.

Pendrel, the two-time World champion and six-time Canadian champion, will race in the Elite women category donning the Maple Leaf alongside Pan-American Games Champion Emily Batty, Mikaela Kofman and three-time Canada Cup champion Sandra Walter.

Pendrel is ranked #2 in the World Ranking, while Batty sits in the eighth spot. Canada is the only nation with two riders in the Top 10 international rankings, sitting in second place of the UCI Nations ranking.

Raphaël Gagné, who is enjoying the season of his life with the US Cup title, the Pan-American Games title and the Canadian title under his belt, will hope to extend his streak of strong performances through to Andorra. With the objectives of adding precious Olympic qualifications points for Canada in the elite men race, Gagné will be joined by eight-time Canadian cross-country champion Geoff Kabush, Léandre Bouchard and Derek Zandstra. Canada sits in 11 place of the UCI nations ranking, the top country of the Americas, with Gagné leading the charge as top Canadian.

Current Canadian champions Alexandre Vialle and Haley Smith will be representing Canada in U23 category, while both Canadian junior champions Raphael Auclair and Laurie Arsenault will suit up in the National Team colours in the category.

Former Worlds silver medallist Steve Smith, current Canadian Champion Matthew Beer and Mark Wallace will tackle the downhill course, racing for Canada in the Elite men category. Wallace is Canada’s top-ranked downhiller, currently sitting in 16th place of the UCI World ranking.

Canadian Junior champion Magnus Manson, in his rookie junior season, will race the junior men category. Georgia Astle will take on the World’s best in the junior women downhill race.

TEAM CANADA – 2015 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

CROSS-COUNTRY – ELITE MEN

  • Léandre Bouchard (Alma, QC)
  • Raphaël Gagné * (Québec, QC)
  • Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, BC)
  • Derek Zandstra (Trenton, ON)

CROSS-COUNTRY – ELITE WOMEN

  • Emily Batty (Brooklin, ON)
  • Mikaela Kofman (Toronto, ON)
  • Catharine Pendrel * (Kamloops, BC)
  • Sandra Walter (Coquitlam, BC)

CROSS-COUNTRY – U23 MEN

  • Peter Disera (Barrie, ON)
  • Marc-André Fortier (Victoriaville, QC)
  • Marc-Antoine Nadon (Timmins, ON)
  • Alexandre Vialle * (Prévost, QC)

CROSS-COUNTRY – U23 WOMEN

  • Catherine Fleury (Alma, QC)
  • Maghalie Rochette (St-Jérome, QC)
  • Haley Smith * (Uxbridge, ON)
  • Frederique Trudel (Breakeyville, QC)

CROSS-COUNTRY – JUNIOR MEN

  • Raphael Auclair * (Québec, QC)
  • Rhys Verner (Squamish, BC)
  • Quinton Disera (Barrie, ON)
  • Sean Fincham (Squamish, BC)

CROSS-COUNTRY – JUNIOR WOMEN

  • Soren Meeuwisse (Orillia, ON)
  • Laurie Arsenault * (Terrebonne, QC)
  • Emily Handford (West Vancouver, BC)
  • Mackenzie Myatt (Musquodoboit Harbour, NS)

DOWNHILL – ELITE MEN

  • Matt Beer * (North Vancouver, BC)
  • Steve Smith (Cassidy, BC)
  • Mark Wallace (Duncan, BC)

DOWNHILL – JUNIOR MEN

  • Jack Almond (West Vancouver, BC)
  • Henry Fitzgerald (West Vancouver, BC)
  • Magnus Manson * (Sechelt, BC)

DOWNHILL – ELITE WOMEN

  • Casey Brown (Revelstoke, BC)
  • Claire Buchar (Whistler, BC)
  • Miranda Miller * (Garibaldi Highlands, BC)
  • Vaea Verbeek (Grandby, QC)

DOWNHILL – JUNIOR WOMEN

  • Georgia Astle *(Whistler, BC)

Legend

* denotes Current Canadian Champion

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16 CANADIANS TO RACE VEGAS CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CUP

Sixteen Canadian athletes will be on the start line for the opening round of the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 16.

This represents Canada’s maximum quota of eight elite women and eight elite men allowed under UCI rules.

The start positions were allocated as follows:

Elite women:

  1. Maghalie Rochette
  2. Natasha Elliot
  3. Anna Schappert
  4. Ashley Barson
  5. Sidney McGill
  6. Siobhan Kelly
  7. Mical Dyck
  8. Catharine Pendrel

Elite men:

  1. Geoff Kabush
  2. Michael Van Den Ham
  3. Aaron Schooler
  4. Evan McNeely
  5. Craig Richey
  6. Jeremy Martin
  7. Mark McConnell
  8. Derek Zandstra

This event is not a national team project: as allowed in the UCI rules, athletes will compete in their team clothing.

Cycling Canada’s Cyclo-Cross working group, anticipating high demand for these start positions, developed an application process and selection criteria to determine how to allocate them. Athletes had until July 27 to apply for a start position, and were then ranked according to the criteria.

While the selection criteria and process were followed to the letter, the Cyclo-cross working group did note some shortcomings in the process:

  • the timeline to submit applications was very tight
  • the criteria were not communicated quickly or broadly enough

These shortcomings will be addressed for future World Cup selections. In order to improve communications among members of the Cyclo-cross community, the cyclo-cross working group is building a mailing list of people interested in receiving news and updates on the Canadian Cyclo-cross program. Anybody interested in receiving information via email can sign up to the mailing list using the form here: http://eepurl.com/bvzT-r.

About the Canadian Cyclo-Cross Working Group:

The Canadian-Cyclo-Cross Working Group is made up of various stakeholders from the Canadian Cyclo-cross community. The objective of this new initiative is to improve communications and planning around the Canadian Cyclo-cross program. The working group has been tasked with developing a sustainable cyclo-cross program, exploring funding opportunities and identifying and engaging leaders in the Canadian Cyclo-cross community to help drive these initiatives.

Working Group members:

  • Program Manager: Scott Kelly
  • NSO Rep: Kris Westwood
  • PSO Rep: Jayson Gillespie
  • Elite Female Rep: Mical Dyck
  • Elite Male Rep: Aaron Schooler
  • Industry Rep: Craig Richey
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Chalifour/Cloutier, Sametz add to Canada’s medal tally at Parapan-American Games

MILTON, Ont. – Daniel Chalifour of Mont-Laurier, Que., and his pilot Alexandre Cloutier of St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que., won a second gold medal and Michale Sametz of Calgary made his first trip to the podium in track para-cycling on Tuesday.

In the one kilometre mixed time trial for visually impaired, Chalifour and Cloutier clocked one minute and 06.139 seconds for their second victory and third medal of the Games. The pair also won the pursuit on the track and was second in the road race. A Colombian pair was second in 1:06.242.

“We knew it was going to be really close and it was but we were really happy with the results,” said Chalifour. “It was really tough because we didn’t train too much on the track here this year. We know we can go faster than that, but today it was OK.”

In the men’s C1-3 category 3000-m individual pursuit Sametz lost in the final to world champion Joe Berenyi of the U.S. “It was going to be a huge miracle if I beat Joe,” said Sametz. “I did my best and tried hard to hold it as best as I could. I’ve never been in a pursuit final so I tried to enjoy it.”

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Calling all track riders from Eastern Canada!

Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont will be hosting a new national event from September 4-6 in Bromont, QC: the Challenge de l’Est.

There will be events for U17, juniors, elites and masters.

Great opportunity to race and see where you stand a month before the 2015 Canadian Track Championships!

For more info: https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/track/events/type-of-event/domestic/challenge-de-lest/

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Gold medal for Chalifour/Cloutier tandem at Parapan-American Games

MILTON, Ont. – Daniel Chalifour of Mont-Laurier, Que., and his pilot Alexandre Cloutier of St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que., won the gold medal Monday in the mixed individual pursuit for visually impaired in track para-cycling action at the Parapan American Games.

It was the second medal of the Games for the tandem. They took silver on Saturday in the road race.

Chalifour and Cloutier clocked three minutes and 19.555 seconds in the 4000-m race. They lapped their opponents in the final Nelson Serna and Sebastian Durango of Colombia near the end of the race. Luciano Da Rosa and Edson De Rezende of Brazil were third.

It was a very special victory for Chalifour born with a degenerative eye disease that causes visual impairment.

“I was thinking about my father,” he said. “He had a tumour removed and has been fighting cancer for two years. So in my race he was my inspiration and both Alexandre and I wanted to give him the gold medal.”

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WHISTLER CRANKWORX WELCOMES CANADA CUP MOUNTAIN BIKE FINALS

2015 Canada Cup Champions to be crowned this week in some of the World’s best trails

(Whistler, BC – August 10, 2015) The 2015 Canada Cup MTB Finals will take place this weekend in Whistler, BC during the coveted Crankworx, Canada’s largest Mountain Bike Festival.

Some of the world’s best downhillers will be contesting the Canadian Open DH presented by iXS on the renowned technical course at Whistler that features single-track, steep rock drops and big air features, while Canada’s top cross-country riders will navigate through the single-track trails of Whistler Mountain.

The total cash prize purse will be $30,000, with equal prize money for both the men and women podiums in downhill. For cross-country, the prize purse will be just shy of $5000.

“Again this year, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome the Canada Cup Finals in Whistler. Canada’s best will undoubtedly be tested on our rigorous and gnarly Mountain Bike trails, some of the best this country offers,” said Darren Kinnaird, organizer of Crankworx. “The downhillers will be treated to a course that requires both technical skills and unparalleled speed and focus. Both events should be a blast for everyone competing here this week.”

“The Canada Cup MTB enjoyed yet another stellar season, and we are pleased to have our Finals in Whistler once again this year. Riders will benefit from outstanding facilities, great courses and an exceptional mountain bike atmosphere,” said Mathieu Boucher, Performance Development Director at Cycling Canada.

The Canada Cup Champions will be crowned in Whistler, with the ultimate cross-country race of the season, the Canadian Open XC, taking place on Friday August 14 on the Whistler Lost Lake Trails.

On the last day of Crankworx on Sunday August 16, the downhillers will attack the gnarly and fearless course at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, racing the Canadian Open DH with the ultimate hopes to win the overall Canada Cup title.

The Canadian Open DH presented by iXS will be broadcast on the RedBullTV Live Webcast starting at 3pm Pacific on Sunday.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Canada Cup series is designed to provide competitive opportunities to the next generation of cyclists, transitioning from provincial race series to international competitions. Hosted in partnership between Cycling Canada, its provincial sport organizations and local organizing committees, the Canada Cup Cycling Series is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union

Current Canada Cup rankings can be found here: https://cyclingcanada.ca/mountain-bike/canada-cup-series/.

Schedule, registration and technical guide information for the event can be found here: https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/mountain-bike/events/type-of-event/canada-cup/whistler/

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Canada wins six medals in para-cycling road races to open Parapan American Games

TORONTO – Para-cycling road races launched the Parapan American Games on Saturday and Canadian athletes led by Mark Ledo’s gold rode home with six medals.

In para-cycling, Mark Ledo of Maple, Ont., led a Canadian double medal performance in the men’s H3-5 road race with gold in one hour and 22 minutes and 17 seconds.  In a photo finish for the silver, William Lachenauer of the U.S. edged out Charles Moreau Victoriaville, Que., as both were time in 1:22.36.

“My race was great today,” said Ledo.  “For it to be the first gold medal of the Games makes it extra special.”

In the mixed road race tandem, Daniel Chalifour of Mont-Laurier, Que., and his guide Alexandre Cloutier of St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que., overcame a mechanical issue to win the silver medal in a photo finish.  Nelson Serna and Sebastian Durango of Colombia were declared the winners and both pairs clocked 2:07.40.

“We’re satisfied and frustrated at the same time,” said Cloutier. “It was unfortunate to have the mechanical breakdown but to come back so strong to get second was good.  There are three more races ahead to try and get the gold.”

Robbi Weldon of Thunder Bay, Ont., and her pilot Audrey Lemieux of Montreal were fifth just 0.04 seconds from the podium and Shawna Ryan of Saskatoon and Joanie Caron of Rimouski, Que., sixth.

In the mixed road race in the H1-2M/H1-5W, Réal Labbé of Quebec City won the bronze medal behind two American riders. 

“I’m very satisfied with my race,” said Labbé. “It was great day and I felt fit.  The first lap was very tough but I relied on my technique on the second lap and that’s how I moved into a medal position.”

Another bronze was earned by Louis-Albert Corriveau-Jolin of Ste-Claire, Que., in the mixed T1 road race.  Marie-Ève Croteau of Quebec City was fifth and world women’s champion Shelley Gautier of Toronto sixth.

“I’m happy and proud to the first Canadian medallist at the Games,” said Corriveau-Jolin. “It increases my chances to go to the Paralympic Games next year.”

Nicole Clermont of St-Denis-de-Brompton, Que., won bronze in the women’s C1-5 with Marie-Claude Molnar of Montreal fifth.

“An incredible feeling,” said Clermont.  “To fight for the gold medal right until the end of the race is very satisfying for me.  My goal was to get on the podium and I’m very proud.”

In the men’s C1-3 race, Mike Sametz of Calgary was fifth and Ross Wilson of Sherwood Park, Alta., did not finish.

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Sébastien Travers delivers Coaches’ Oath at opening ceremonies of 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games

TORONTO (August 7, 2015) – Benoit Huot, one of Canada’s most decorated para-swimmers, earned another honour as he delivered the Athletes’ Oath at the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony on Friday night.

Huot, a four-time Paralympian from Longueuil, Que., said saying the oath in his own country counts as one of the thrills of his career.

“It’s a true honour to have this unique privilege to give the Athlete’s Oath at home,” said Huot. “I enjoyed every second of it and this gives me lots of excitement for the start of the swimming competition.”

Joining Huot in the Opening Ceremony was para-cycling coach Sebastien Travers who gave the Coaches’ Oath.

“It’s a great honour for me and our Canadian cycling family to say the Coaches’ Oath at home in Toronto,” said Travers, of Bromont, Que. “I’m very happy to recite those values because they are definitely part of mine and I hope part of everyone in Toronto this week as we celebrate the spirt of these Games.”

Huot has won 19 Paralympic medals during his career, leaving him tied with Stephanie Dixon, Canada’s assistant Chef de Mission, as the second most in Canadian para-swimming history. Tim McIssac has 22 medals.

Swimming Canada and Cycling Canada were pleased to support the Canadian Paralympic Committee in the nomination of Huot and Travers to deliver the oaths.

“Ben and Sébastien are incredible spokesmen for their sports and for Paralympic sport,” said Chef de Mission Elisabeth Walker-Young.

“They are the perfect choices for the oaths as they stand on their ethics and values and portray that in all they do.”

 Travers was the para-cycling national development coach for Cycling Canada in 2009 and 2010 then moved to high-performance coach. He is in charge of road racing team, the high performance development system and the sport-medical science development system.

 The Canadian para-cycling team won 11 medals at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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CYCLING CANADA INVITES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HALL OF FAME 2015 SELECTIONS

Cycling Canada is pleased to announce that the inaugural inductions for the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame will take place October 9 & 10, 2015 in conjunction with the Canadian Track Championships being held at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario.  The Milton facility will feature a Hall of Fame area on the ground floor level.

The Hall of Fame will allow us to showcase our history and remember those athletes and builders that have brought the sport to its current position. The HOF will provide a historical context as well as inspire the current and future athletes to greater accomplishments.

Given that this is the first year of the Hall of Fame the intent is to have up to ten (10) members selected. The plan is to bring in a similar number in the second year to deal with the historical backlog and then move to a nomination process in the third year.

A working group struck by the Cycling Canada Board of Directors has developed a curated list of retired athletes and builders, some of whom are still active, that comprise the List of 2015 Candidates.  The working group has not included currently active athletes on the ballot.

The final selections for 2015 will be made by the Cycling Canada Board of Directors based on the ranking by the working group and the public input provided through an online vote.  We encourage members of the cycling community to go to the ballot and vote for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 candidates.  

The candidates, presented in alphabetical order, are as follows:

1908 Men’s Team Pursuit

1908 Olympic Bronze medal – 4000m Team Pursuit: William Anderson, Walter Andrews, Frederick McCarthy, Willie Morton

Steve BAUER

Olympic silver, 14 days Tour de France Yellow, Bronze World Championships, numerous wins and placings in high level races

Russell COUPLAND

Former President Canadian Wheelman’s Assoc. (CCA) – Managed Cycling Olympic Team 1928 & 1932 – Officiated at 6 day races – Race organizer at Grassroots level in Toronto at  the CNE fair grounds

Tanya DUBNICOFF

1993 World Champion, World Cup winner, 3 time Pan Am Champion, 2 time Olympian, multiple World Cup wins & World Championships placings

Curt HARNETT

1 silver and 2 bronze Olympic medals, multiple World Championships medals, 200m world record

Ron HAYMAN

Member 1972/76 Olympics teams, Tour of Somerville winner, Coors Classic stage winner, top amateur in Belgium (1979), Tour of Ireland winner, multiple international wins and placings

Clara HUGHES

2 Olympic bronze medals, Pan Am medals, Commonwealth Games Gold

Linda JACKSON

Commonwealth Games silver medal, World Championships bronze, HP International stage race winner, multiple international stage race wins and placings

Brian JOLLY

1968 Olympic cyclist for GB, multi-term CCA President (1993-2002), Board of Hamilton Road Worlds, Board of Hamilton Foundation, UCI Road & MTB Commission, Chairman of Tour of Alberta

Marc LEMAY

First international MTB Commission president 1990 to 2001 – 2001 received UCI Award of Merit – instrumental in development of MTB as an Olympic sport, CCA President 1981 – 1992, COC Board 1982 – 1996

Jocelyn LOVELL

Multiple gold, silver, bronze Commonwealth Games and Pan Am medals

Lori-Ann MUENZER

2004 Athens Olympic gold (only cycling gold), Commonwealth Games medals 1998 & 2002, Silver 2000 World Championships

Torchy PEDEN

Dominant professional 6-day racer, 1928 Olympic team, multiple international wins (Coached Olympic team in 1932 & 1936)

Marie-Helene PREMONT

2004 Olympic silver, 2 time Olympian, World Cup wins and champion, Commonwealth Games Gold, 6 time Canadian National MTB Champion

Gordon SINGLETON

Multiple world records, Pan Am gold medals (2), World Champion, World Championship silver medal

Alex STIEDA

First North American to wear Tour de France Yellow Jersey, captured five classification jerseys in the TdeF and won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal

Karen STRONG

World Championship silver and bronze medals and multiple international wins and placings

Alison SYDOR

Olympic silver, 3 XC world titles, World Cup title.  A multiple World and Canadian Champion or medalist in three different cycling disciplines (Mountain Bike, Road, Cyclo-cross).

Brian WALTON

Silver medal-1996 Olympics, Pan Am gold medal, World Cup victories and placings, multiple international victories and placings, won Milk Race

Kelly Ann WAY

First Canadian to wear Women’s Tour de France yellow jersey, multiple wins and placings

Eric WOHLBERG

Gold medal ITT & Bronze Medal RR at 1998 Commonwealth Games, Winner 2000 Tour of the Gila, Multiple Canadian ITT National Titles

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GAUTIER CLAIMS WORLD CHAMPION JERSEY IN PARA-CYCLING TIME TRIAL

Gautier wins ninth World Championship title

(Ottawa, ON – July 30, 2015) Shelley Gautier is once again World Champion! The para-cyclist from Toronto successfully defended her time trial World title on Thursday at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships, earning her ninth Rainbow Jersey in as many starts at this prestigious event.

Para-cyclists of all regions of the world are competing in Notwill, Switzerland, this weekend for the ultimate goal of capturing the rainbow jerseys for the time trial and road races in all classes.

Gautier raced to the gold medal in the Women’s T1 class, topping the podium in front of two Russian tricyclists. The Toronto-native former mountain biker stopped the clock at 36:32.87 after completing the 14km course, more than 2 minutes faster than silver medallist, Yulia Sibagatova of Russia.

In the women’s C5 class, Nicole Clermont of Sherbrooke came up just nine seconds short of climbing onto the podium, taking the fourth place with a time of 34:23. Marie-Claude Molnar, racing the Women C4 class, took fifth place.

The time trial for the hand cyclists will take place tomorrow, with the road races presented on Saturday and Sunday.

RESULTS – TIME TRIAL – 2015 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN’S T1

1. GAUTIER, Shelley (CANADA) 36:32.87

2. SIBAGATOVA, Yulia (RUSSIA) 38:54.56 +02:22

3. PEROVA, Svetlana (RUSSIA) 45:05.82 +08:33

 

WC5

1. STOREY, Sarah (GREAT BRITAIN) 30:52.36

2. HARKOWSKA, Anna (POLAND) 33:08.17 +02:16

3. BRACHTENDORF, Kerstin (GERMANY) 34:14.78 +03:22

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4. CLERMONT, Nicole (CANADA) 34:23.46 +03:31

 

WC4

1. MORELLI, Shawn (USA) 34:29.11

2. GREEN, Alexandra (AUSTRALIA) 35:13.29 +00:44

3. FISHER, Megan (USA) 35:24.17 +00:55

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5. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude (CANADA) 36:09.50 +01:40

 

MC3

1. CLIFFORD, Eoghan (IRELAND) 48:53.60

2. WARIAS, Steffen (GERMANY) 49:41.51 +00:48

3. USTINOV, Sergey (RUSSIA) 50:44.70 +01:51

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7. SAMETZ, Michael (CANADA) 51:10.17 +02:17

 

MB

1. POLAK, Marcin / LADOSZ, Michal (POLAND) 43:34.44

2. GONZALEZ GARCIA, Carlos / MARTIN INFANTE, Noel (SPAIN) 44:45.44 +01:11

3. BERSINI, Emanuele / PANIZZA, Riccardo (ITALY) 0:46:00.91 +02:26

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8. CHALIFOUR, Daniel / CLOUTIER, Alexandre (CANADA) 47:29.64 +03:55

13. CARRIER, Alexandre / LAFLAMME, Aroussen (CANADA) 48:54.88 +05:20

 

WB

1. PODKOSCIELNA, Iwona / WNUCZEK, Aleksandra (POLAND) 52:05.61

2. FOY, Emma / THOMPSON, Laura (NEW ZEALAND) 52:05.64

3. VAN DEUDEKOM, Odette / VAN DIJK, Kim (NETHERLANDS) 53:03.36 +00:58

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8.. WELDON, Robbi / LEMIEUX, Audrey (CANADA) 55:56.56 +03:51

 

MC1

1. TEUBER, Michael (GERMANY) 32:32.60

2. MENDEZ, Juan Jose (SPAIN) 33:50.25 +01:18

3. MASINI, Giancarlo (ITALY) 33:52.14 +01:20

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8. MILLEY, Jaye (CANADA) 34:54.41 +02:22

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