SHELLEY GAUTIER WINS AGAIN, CROTEAU CONTINUES RECOVERY WITH A SILVER MEDAL
Road races at Para-Cycling World Championships attract thousands to streets of Baie Comeau
(Baie-Comeau, QC – August 31, 2013) Shelley Gautier of Toronto, ON successfully defended her World title in the road race, keeping the coveted UCI World Champion rainbow jersey.
Gautier was pleased with her performance, and has shown significant progress and perseverance over the last few years, pedalling to her fourth consecutive Para-cycling World title, combining both the time trial and road races.
Marie-Eve Croteau of Québec, QC capped off an amazing two weeks of performance with her second silver medal of these World Championships, coming back from an injury that occurred while training for the Paralympic Games in London. Croteau, stepped on the podium in all he races since returning to the international completion at the World Cup Finals in Matane, last weekend.
In the Men’s T2 road race, Louis-Albert Corriveau-Jolin rode to the fifth place, an excellent place for the young para-cyclist. Robert Labbé finished seventh of the men’s H1 race, while Charles Moreau continued on his path to excellence, taking the eight position of the H2 race.
Mark Ledo did not take the start of the road race, after crashing hard in the time trial race earlier this weekend.
The 2013 Para-cycling World Championships and international season end tomorrow with the last day of competition in Baie-Comeau, QC.
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RESULTS – 2013 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – BAIE-COMEAU, CAN
Men H1
1. MAZZONE, Luca MH1 (ITALY) 1:30:55
2. GROULX, William MH1 (USA) 1:31:33 +0:38
3. FANKHAUSER, Tobias MH1 (SWITZERLAND) 1:34:34 +3:39
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9. LABBE, Robert MH1 (CANADA) 1:54:30 +23:35
Men H2
1. ABLINGER, Walter MH2 (AUSTRIA) 1:46:05
2. FREI, Heinz MH2 (SWITZERLAND) 1:46:09 +0:04
3. PODESTA, Vittorio MH2 (ITALY) 1:46:09 +0:04
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8. MOREAU, Charles MH2 (CANADA) 01:55:42 9:37
12. PELLETIER, Jimmy MH2 (CANADA) -1 Lap
DNF. BEGGS, Mark MH2 (CANADA)
Men T2
1. STONE, David MT2 (GREAT BRITAIN) 48:55
2. DURST, Hans-Peter MT2 (GERMANY) 49:08 +0:13
3. AYALA AYALA, Nestor MT2 (COLOMBIA) 49:27 +0:32
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5. CORRIVEAU JOLIN, Louis-Albert MT2 (CANADA) 52:31 +3:36
Women T2
1. COOKE, Carol WT2 (AUSTRALIA) 53:32
2. CROTEAU, Marie-Eve WT2 (CANADA) 56:55 +3:23
3. MAJUNKE, Jana WT2 (GERMANY) 1:00:30 +6:58
Women T1
1. GAUTIER, Shelley WT1 (CANADA) 1:14:10
2. WOOLFORD, Bianca WT1 (AUSTRALIA) 1:15:03 +0:53
