KAROL-ANN CANUEL SIXTH IN THE INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL AT ROAD WORLDS
Cyclist from Gatineau, QC posted career best result at World Championships
(Ponferrada, ESP – September 23, 2014) Canadian cyclist Karol-Ann Canuel is enjoying one of the best weeks of her life in Spain. The road cyclist from Gatineau, QC finished in sixth place of the individual time trial at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain on Tuesday.
Canuel tackled the gruelling 29.5-kilometer course with a time of 39:39.42, averaging a speed of 44.632 km/hour. This is her career best international result in the discipline.
“I’m super happy with my result. I wasn’t sure what to expect as I hadn’t done an ITT at this level but I’ve been working hard the past few weeks with my team. Specialized-lululemon and I knew I could do well today. It’s exciting to know that I feel like I can improve,” said Canuel, from Spain.
“The result is even more special because I had a bad crash in June which took several weeks to recover from. I’m really looking forward to the road race on Saturday.”
The World title in the discipline was won by Germany’s Lisa Brennauer, who posted a time of 38.48.16, a commanding 18-second lead over second place, Anna Solovey of Ukraine. Evelyn Stevens of the United States of America came in third
The impressive result in the individual time trial for Canuel comes two days after she won the World Championships title in the Team Time Trial, with her trade team Specialized-lululemon.
Earlier this season, Canuel suffered multiple injuries in a crash at the Liberty Classic race in Philadelphia, notably a broken vertebrae, a fractured rib and a concussion. After more than six weeks off the saddle, Canuel resumed training in mid-July, and has been posting strong performances ever since. In her first race coming back from injury, she took the fourth place of the Cascade Classic in Bend, Oregon.
In the men’s junior time trial race held earlier in the day, Pier-André Côté finished 47th. In the women’s junior individual time trial race that took place on Monday, Dafné Théroux-Izquierdo finished 33rd.
The 2014 UCI Road World Championships continue tomorrow with the elite men time trial.
RESULTS – TIME TRIAL – 2014 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Elite Women
1. BRENNAUER, Lisa (GERMANY) 38:48.16
2. SOLOVEY, Anna (UKRAINE) +18.68
3. STEVENS, Evelyn (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) +21.25
4. KROEGER, Mieke (GERMANY) +38.29
5. DUYCK, Ann-Sofie (BELGIUM) +45.31
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6. CANUEL, Karol-Ann (CANADA) +51.26
27. KIRCHMANN Leah (CANADA) +3:35.36
Junior Men
1. KAMNA, Lennard (GERMANY) 36:13.49
2. COSTA, Adrien (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) +44.66
3. STORER, Michael (AUSTRALIA) +58.11
4. GANNA, Filippo (ITALY) +1:05.94
5. MOSTOV, Zeke (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) +1:19.13
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47. COTE, Pier-Andre (CANADA) +3:41.33
Junior Women
1. STEWART, Macey (AUSTRALIA) 20:08.39
2. MATHIESEN, Pernille (DENMARK) +10.79
3. HULL, Anna-Leeza (AUSTRALIA) +13.31
4. MANLY, Alexandra (AUSTRALIA) +13.81
5. WHITE, Emma (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) +26.47
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33. THEROUX-IZQUIERDO, Dafné (CANADA) +1:35.81
