STEVE SMITH SECOND AT MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP
Peter Disera rides to best Canadian junior results since 2010
(Val di Sole, ITA – June 16, 2013) The Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy continued today with the downhill races and the men junior cross-country race, and Canada posted five Top 10 results by Canadian cyclists, including a podium performance by Steve Smith.
In the Men Elite category of the downhill races, Smith of Canadian-based DeVinci Global Racing posted the top result of the day, stepping on the podium for the second consecutive week on the World Cup tour, with the second place in today’s race.
Smith, who took third at the World Cup last week in Great Britain, posted the third fastest time in the qualifiers on Friday.
Casey Brown was the top Canadian in the women elite race, taking the sixth position. Brown, of Dirt Norco Race Team and sporting the colours of the Canadian Champion, crossed the finish line with a solo time of 3:59.870, approximately 16 seconds behind the winning time. The result for Brown is a significant improvement since last week, who was 23rd. Micayla Gatto, the top Canadian result last week, came in tenth place.
Canadian Mark Wallace of DeVinci Global Racing also performed well in the men junior race, taking the seventh position with a time of 3:30.634, just six seconds behind the victorious time.
In the cross country junior men race, Peter Disera posted the best Canadian results at a World Cup in Europe since 2010, taking the eighth place.
RESULTS – CROSS-COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BIKE – UCI WORLD CUP, VAL DI SOLE (ITA)
Men, Junior (XCO)
1. GAZE, Samuel (NEW-ZEALAND) 1:12:36
2. BERTOLINI, Gioele (CONTROLTECH NEVI) 1:13:21 +0:45
3. VASTL, Jan (CESKA SPORITELNA SPECIALIZED JUNIOR MTB TEAM) 1:14:01 +1:25
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8. DISERA, Peter (CANADA) 1:15:11 +2:35
Men, Elite (DHI)
1. ATHERTON, Gee (GT FACTORY RACING) 3:12.185
2. SMITH, Steve (CAN) (DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING) 3:13.186 +1.001
3. MINNAAR, Greg (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 3:13.435 +1.250
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72. GAUVIN, Remi (CANADA) 3:41.232 +29.047
Women, Elite (DHI)
1. ATHERTON, Rachel (GT FACTORY RACING) 3:43.810
2. RAGOT, Emmeline (LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC) 3:49.045 +5.235
3. PUGIN, Floriane (GSTAAD-SCOTT) 3:55.863 +12.053
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6. BROWN, Casey (DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM) 3:59.870 +16.060
10. GATTO, Micayla (CANADA) 4:08.449 +24.639
Men, Junior (DHI)
1. LUCAS, Dean (AUSTRALIA) 3:24.630
2. ATWILL, Phil (MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM) 3:24.790 +0.160
3. SHAW, Luca (SPECIALIZED RACING DH) 3:24.818 +0.188
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7. WALLACE, Mark (CAN) (DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING) 3:30.634 +6.004
