CAYLEY BROOKS AND LÉANDRE BOUCHARD TOP CANADIANS AT U23 MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP
2013 Mountain Bike World Cup Tour continues in Czech Republic
(Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE – May 25, 2013) Mountain bikers Cayley Brooks and Léandre Bouchard were the top Canadians today as the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup tour resumed, both finishing in 27th of the U23 races in the Czech Republic.
Brooks posted a time of 1:27:09 in the second women’s U23 race of the 2013 World Cup tour, while Bouchard realized a time 1:22:01 in the men’s competition.
In the women’s U23 race, Andréanne Lanthier-Nadeau,finished 31st. Haley Smith, which had a good result last weekend as the World Cup season opened, did not finish today’s contest.
Jeremy Martin took the 28th position of the men’s U23 race, right behind Bouchard. Mitch Bailey posted the 38th fastest time.
In the overall World Cup rankings, Smith remains the top Canadian thanks to her performance last weekend, sitting in 20th place overall. Cayley Brooks sits in 25th place, while Lanthier-Nadeau is in 30th position.
In the junior men race, Canada’s lone rider, Marc-André Fortier, raced to the 35th place.
The second stop of the 2013 tour continues tomorrow with the presentation of both men and women elite races.
MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP – NOVE MESTO NA MORAVE, CZE
WOMEN U23
1. WALDIS, Andrea (SUI) TEAM COLNAGO SUDTIROL 1:14:54
2. HENDERSON, Rebecca (AUS) TREK FACTORY RACING 1:15:38 +0:44
3. BELOMOYNA, Yana (UKR) SUPERIOR BRENTJENS MOUNTAINBIKE RACING TEAM 1:16:11 +1:17
4. RISSVEDS, Jenny (SWE) 1:17:05 +2:11
5. GROBERT, Helen (GER) FOCUS XC TEAM 1:17:46 +2:52
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27. BROOKS, Cayley (CAN) 1:27:09 +12:15
31. LANTHIER-NADEAU, Andreane (CAN) 1:27:51 +12:57
DNF. SMITH, Haley (CAN)
MEN U23
1. SCHUERMANS Jens (BEL) VERSLUYS TEAM 1:15:51
2. INDERGAND Reto (SUI) BMC MOUNTAINBIKE RACING TEAM 1:17:05 +1:14
3. van der HEIJDEN Michiel (NED) GIANT PRO XC TEAM 1:17:29 +1:38
4. LUYTEN Jeff (BEL) VERSLUYS TEAM 1:17:49 +1:58
5. BRAIDOT Luca (ITA) 1:18:10 +2:19
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27. BOUCHARD Leandre (CAN) 1:22:01 +6:10
28. MARTIN Jeremy (CAN) 1:22:14 +6:23
38. BAILEY Mitchell (CAN) 1:23:56 +8:05
MEN JUNIOR
1. GAY, Raphael (FRA) CREUSE OXYGENE 1:04:51 +0:00
2. BOUTET, Romain (FRA) CREUSE OXYGENE 1:05:17 +0:26
3. BAUM, Lukas GERMANY 1:05:27 +0:36
4. BERTOLINI, Gioele ITALY 1:05:56 +1:05
5. BARRI, Federico ITALY 1:06:50 +1:59
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35. FORTIER Marc Andre CANADA 1:11:48 +6:57
