CANADIAN PARA-CYCLING TEAM OPENS UP ROAD WORLD CUP SEASON WITH FIVE MEDALS
Canada earns two silver and three bronze medals in time trial at World Cup in Maniago, ITA
(Ottawa, ON – June 6, 2015) Canada earned five medals in the time trial events at the opening UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup of 2015, with Marie-Claude Molnar, Marie-Ève Croteau, Shelley Gautier, Mike Sametz and Charles Moreau all climbing onto the podium in Maniago, Italy.
Molnar (WC4) and Gautier (WT1) both earned the silver medal in their respective categories, while Marie-Eve Croteau (WT2), Mike Sametz (MC3) and Charles Moreau (MH3) took the bronze medal to start the season.
Gautier, second on the day, suffered today her first loss since beginning competitive cycling in 2010. Gautier was defeated by just 14 seconds to Russia’s Yulia Sibagatova. She remained undefeated until today in all World Cup and World Championships races.
Nicole Clermont (WC5) narrowly missed the podium, just four seconds off the bronze medalist’s time.
The World Cup in Maniago continues tomorrow and Sunday with the presentation of the road races.
RESULTS – TIME TRIAL – UCI PARA-CYCLING WORLD CUP – MANIAGO, ITA
WOMEN C4
1. MORELLI, Shawn WC4 USA 20:09.15
2. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude WC4 CANADA 21:24.96 +1:15
3. NARCISI, Jenny WC4 INDEPENDANT 22:36.30 +2:27
WOMEN T1
1. SIBAGATOVA, Yulia WT1 RUSSIA 32:12.48
2. GAUTIER, Shelley WT1 CANADA 32:27.04 +0:14
3. PEROVA, Svetlana WT1 RUSSIA 38:12.56 +6:00
WOMEN T2
1. MAJUNKE, Jana WT2 INDEPENDANT 27:06.96
2. DINES, Hannah WT2 GREAT BRITAIN 28:05.29 +0:58
3. CROTEAU, Marie-Eve WT2 CANADA 28:08.77 +1:01
MEN C3
1. BATUKOV, Sergey MC3 RUSSIA 38:22.81
2. SCHELFHOUT, Diedrick MC3 BELGIUM 38:26.07 +0:03.26
3. SAMETZ, Michael MC3 CANADA 38:29.08 +0:06.27
MEN H3
1. PODESTA, Vittorio MH3 ITALY 20:35.14
2. FREI, Heinz MH3 SWITZERLAND 20:37.55 +0:02
3. MOREAU, Charles MH3 CANADA 21:14.46 +0:39
WOMEN C5
1. HARKOWSKA, Anna WC5 POLAND 19:06.62
2. NEIMANAS, Greta WC5 USA 19:57.69 +0:51
3. BRACHTENDORF, Kerstin WC5 INDEPENDANT 20:17.78 +1:11
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4. CLERMONT, Nicole WC5 CANADA 20:22.50 +1:15
MEN C1
1. TEUBER, Michael MC1 INDEPENDANT 19:18.77
2. WINKLER, Erich MC1 INDEPENDANT 20:02.82 +0:44
3. MASINI, Giancarlo MC1 ITALY 20:13.76 +0:54
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9. MILLEY, Jaye MC1 CANADA 22:24.73 +3:05
MEN H2
1. SHERIDAN, Brian MH2 USA 25:41.56
2. LION, Yaakov Kobi MH2 ISRAEL 26:31.65 +0:50
3. MAZZONE, Luca MH2 ITALY 26:37.08 +0:55
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8. LABBE, Robert MH2 CANADA 29:44.87 +4:03
MEN H4
1. FRUEHWIRTH, Thomas MH4 AUSTRIA 19:41.21
2. WILK, Rafal MH4 POLAND 19:51.43 +0:10
3. MERKLEIN, Vico MH4 INDEPENDANT 20:33.63 +0:52
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11. LEDO, Mark MH4 CANADA 21:38.46 +1:57
MEN T2
1. CALCAGNI, Carlo MT2 INDEPENDANT 21:12.82
2. DURST, Hans-Peter MT2 INDEPENDANT 21:53.91 +0:41
3. BOYLE, Ryan MT2 USA 22:45.39 +1:32
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7. CORRIVEAU JOLIN, Louis-Albert MT2 CANADA 24:13.86 +3:01
MEN B
1. TER SCHURE, Vincent / FRANSEN, Timo MB INDEPENDANT 33:09.90
2. POLAK, Marcin / LADOSZ, Michal MB POLAND 33:42.26 +0:32.36
3. BATE, Stephen / DUGGLEBY, Adam MB GREAT BRITAIN 33:56.23 +0:46.33
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6. CHALIFOUR, Daniel / CLOUTIER, Alexandre MB CANADA 34:26.56 +1:16.66
11. CARRIER, Alexandre / LAFLAMME, Aroussen MB CANADA 35:13.72 +2:03.82
WOMEN B
1. PODKOSCIELNA, Iwona / WNUCZEK, Aleksandra WB POLAND 37:53.22
2. VAN DEUDEKOM, Odette / VAN DIJK, Kim WB INDEPENDANT 38:21.98 +28.76
3. DUNLEVY, Katie-George WB IRELAND 38:40.76 +0:47.54
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7. WELDON, Robbi / CARON, Joanie WB CANADA 40:35.76 +2:42.54
8. RYAN, Shawna / LEMIEUX, Audrey WB CANADA 40:38,26 +2:45.04
