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Canada Cup XC #4 (NE)
Whistler, Spruce Grove (Lost Lake) BC, Canada, July 22, 2006
Kabush back to winning after crash; Premont unstoppable in Canada Cup
Top North American riders gathered in Whistler’s mountain bike Mecca July 22 at the Canada Cup Series # 4, final qualifying event for the World Championships. Recently crowned National Champions Marie-Hélène Prémont (Chateau-Richer, QC) and Geoff Kabush (Victoria, BC) won the event. Emily Batty and Francis Morin took the first place in the junior category.
Cross-country competition was fierce as some of the Canadian riders are racing at international levels, and several American World Cup riders had also signed on. Some riders suffered from the heat factor, with temperatures peaking at 38 Celcius. Men elite rider Rick Federeau (Abbotsford, BC, Team RACE), dropped out due to the heat.
Marie-Hélène Prémont (QC) won the women's race, just one week after her National Champion title in the cross-country National Championships at Sun Peaks. Women had 4 laps to do on a 8-Km circuit and Premont won with 3 minutes ahead of American rider Mary McConnolough. Kiara Bisaro (BC) completed the podium.
"It was a good course, very technical with lots of single tracks. I was surprised to catch the guys after five minutes (women started 2 minutes after the men). It was hard to get by them, but in the end I had a good race. The heat didn't really bother me. I don't have trouble with the heat," said Prémont.
In the men's 5-laps race, Geoff Kabush of Victoria, BC, also crowned National Champion the weekend prior, matched Premont's victory with one of his own. "I haven't ridden a mountain bike since my crash last week. I only did one lap yesterday. My ribs are still sore so I was a bit worried about the race. I wanted to keep it smooth. I didn't find the heat too bad. I think my time in New Mexico helped. This was a real mountain bike course. By the third lap I just tried to keep it smooth. I know a few of the other guys struggled with the heat."
Results
courtesy of www.canadiancycling.com
Junior Women
1 Emily Batty (TEAM RACE.COM) 1.45.36
2 Kaitlin Michener (Arrow Racing) 3.38
3 Marie-Claude Surprenant (Dropmachine/Commencal) 4.40
4 Jaclyn Mcclements (Team Squamish) 21.00
5 Danielle Dornik 25.40
6 Christine Lynch (On the Edge) 39.36
DNF Lauren Hughes (Team Squamish Miranda Miller)
DNS Alexandra Gélinas (Équipe du Québec / Cycle Outaouis)
Junior Expert Men
1 Francis Morin (Equipe du Québec - DEVINCI) 1.57.40
2 Zac Winn (Impala Bicycle) 2.23
3 Cody Canning (ERTC/Redbike) 2.25
4 Andrew Thomas (Lumsden Bike Club/Dutch Cycle) 4.54
5 Jeff Clarkson (Aviawest - Vega) 7.10
6 Cory Hancock (3 Rox Racing) 13.01
7 Paul Benson (Alter ego/ Trek/ Manitoba) 14.12
8 David Greer (Yukon Cycling Association) 16.09
9 Jason Cherney (Lumsden Bike Club) 20.58
10 Michael Mitchnick (Urban Atlete/Sportswap) 23.44
11 Haydn Boucher (3 Rox Racing) 27.09
DNF Jon Kinsie (Arrow Racing)
DNF David Fournier (Equipe du Quebec Club Lessard)
DNF Matt Savage
Senior Elite Women
1 Marie-Helene Premont (Rocky Mountain Business Object) 1.55.55
2 Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven Cycles) 3.29
3 Kiara Bisaro (TEAM RACE.COM) 6.16
4 Melanie McQuaid (Orbea) 7.38
5 Wendy Simms (Velo Bella - Kona) 8.23
6 Kelli Emmett (Ford Cyclino) 9.14
7 Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain Business Object) 9.34
8 Catherine Pendrel (Norco Factory Team) 9.36
9 Amanda Sin (3 Rox Racing) 13.39
10 Catherine Vipond (Urban Athlete/ Sportswap) 13.58
11 Mical Dyck (Terrascape Racing/ Trek)
12 Sandra Walter (X.O-Felt) 15.09
13 Caroline Villeneuve (Équipe du québec/brunet-la vie) 17.03
14 Jean Ann McKirdy (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 19.27
15 Meghan Kindree (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 21.34
16 Patricia Sinclair (Scott USA/Kenda) 23.43
17 Susan Trimble-Haviland (Havy's Bike Shop) 23.47
18 Mathilde Hupin Debeurme (Équipe du Québec - Sportif Bro) 23.56
19 Michelle Bellamy (Jamis/BellamyGallery New Zealand) 25.40
20 Joanna Harrington 29.28
21 Christy Love (Sugoi Factory Team) 32.02
22 Danelle Kabush (Timex) 32.23
23 Julie Sanders (Equipe du Quebec - Xprezo) 33.42
24 Christine Misseghers (Mountain Bike City) 35.28
25 Kelly Jones (Sugoi Factory Team/Giant Bicyc) 35.50
26 Lorien Lightfield-Oberlander Tamarack Resort 38.15
27 Kate Scallion (The Cyclery) 38.48
28 Melissa Dekker (Dodge City Cycles) 38.49
29 Isabelle Jacques (Brunet-La Vie Sportive) 38.50
30 Ashleigh Miller (Natural Earth Racing) 40.16
31 Charlotte Klein (corsa cycles) 41.06
32 Kylie Case (Urban Athlete/Sportswap) 42.00
33 Heather King (Natural Earth Racing) 44.11
34 Andrea Bunnin (CYCLDELIA / KONA) 1.00.04
DNF Pepper Harlton (dirtgirls)
DNF Anne-Marie Jobin (X'CLUZIV)
DNF Julie Melanson
DNF K.J Sadler (Steed Cycles/NSA/Utopia Optics)
DNF Linda Robichaud (floraglo-norco)
DNF Sophie Fortin (La cordée plein air)
DNF Elsie Torresan (Equipe Quebec/Specialized)
DNF Martina Feldmann (FELT X.O / Fact Canada)
DNF Jennifer Schulz
DNF Willow Koerber (Subaru Gary Fisher)
Senior Elite Men
1 Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis) 2.09.19
2 Neal Kindree (Kona/Les Gets, SOLE, Team Squamish) 0.49
3 Andrew Watson (TEAM RACE.COM) 1.26
4 Matt Hadley (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 2.31
5 Michael Broderick 2.51
6 Eric Batty 3.42
7 Raphael Gagne (QC/RockyMountainBusinessObjects) 4.20
8 Adam Craig (Team Giant) 6.34
9 Derek Zandstra (3 Rox Racing) 7.04
10 Roddi Lega (Norco Factory Team/United Cycle) 7.24
11 Kris Sneddon (Kona Les Gets Factory Team) 7.48
12 Frederic Bussieres (QC/RockyMountainBusinessObjects) 9.36
13 Ian Carbonneau (Equipe du Québec + Vélo Chambl) 9.46
14 Stefan Widmer Sugoi/Giant 9.55
15 Mike Northcott Jamis New Zealand 10.08
16 Evan Sherman (United Cycle) 10.43
17 Andrew Kyle (Sugoi / Giant) 11.26
18 Tristan Galbraith (dropmachine/commencal) 12.54
19 Mike Garrigen (HB Cycling Club) 15.02
20 Mark Batty (TEAM RACE.COM) 15.55
21 Shawn Bunnin (SPOKE 'N SPORT / CYCLDELIA) 16.04
22 Cory Wallace (Bicisport) 18.46
23 Léni Gélinas Trudel (Le Yéti + Équipe du Québec) 18.52
24 Craig Richey (Sugoi / Giant Bicycles) 18.53
25 Edouard Duquette (Equipe du quebec) 19.54
26 Daniel Sessford 19.55
27 Andreas Hestler 20.28
28 Matthew Green (Rocky Mountain, Business Objects) 22.41
29 Thomas Skinner (Sugoi Factory Team/Giant Bicycles) 22.52
30 Andre Sutton (Hadcore Cycling Club) 24.44
31 Dallas Morris (DeadGoat Racing) 26.23
32 Matt Bodkin (Giant Bicycles Canada) 27.13
33 Jeff Ferguson 27.50
34 Carsten Ivany (Natural Earth Racing) 29.36
35 Ryan Edwards. 31.27
36 Chris Kendall. 32.26
37 Brad Tilby (PNP Cycling Club) 32.36
38 Benjamin Schmidt (Natural Earth Racing) 33.33
39 Daniel Nemetchek (Manitoba) 38.00
40 Christian Ravlic 40.33
41 Earl Nolan (Cyclemeisters/Bow Cycle) 43.51
42 Scott McGregor (Steed Cycles / SRAM) 47.22
DNF Ricky Federau (TEAM RACE.COM)
DNF Jonathan Boulanger (Specialized Quebec)
DNF Martin Lazarski (Rocky Mountain Business Object)
DNF Benoit Simard (Specialized canada)
DNF Dion Clark (Bow Cycle/CMC)
DNF Drew Mackenzie (SUGOI/GIANT)
DNF Dustin Gordon (Team Whistler/Nature's Path)
DNF Ian Mcavity (Bikes and Beans)
DNF Jean-Sébastien Lareau (OBB-Victoria Wheelers)
DNF Kevin Calhoun (Rocky Mountain - Different Bik)
DNF Luke Mills (Aunt Bettys New Zealand)
DNF Manuel Fehlmann (Full Boar/ Devinci Bikes)
DNF Mathew Hewitt (Oak Bay Bikes)
DNF Robert Leeds (Cyclemeisters/ Bow Cycle)
DNF Ryan Ingham (VC Riomois)
DNS Seamus McGrath (FELT)
DNF Steve Martins (Hardcore)
DNF Darren Lightfield Tamarack Resort
DNF Sebastien Tremblay (Specialized)
DNF Jonathan Nutbrown (Ridley's Cycle/Devinci)
DNF Adam Morka (Urban Atlete/Sportswap)
DNF Cameron Jette (The Epic Ride, HB Cycling Club)
DNF Christopher Parrish (WWU Cycling)
DQ Max Plaxton (Rocky Mountain Business Objects)
DNS Matt Martindill (cove factory racing)
DNS Brendan MacIntosh (Trek/Riders Cycles/Kenda/LX)
