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Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games
Manchester, England, July 27 - August 3, 2002
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July 29 - Women's Cross - Country, Rivington
Redden takes charge
By Gerry McManus, Cyclingnews correspondent in Rivington
Chrissy Redden won Canada's second cycling gold medal in this year’s Commonwealth Games by winning the women’s cross-county event in Rivington.
Redden had witnessed Scotland’s Caroline Alexander puncture on the Snakebite alley descent on the first lap while leading by over a minute. Alexander failed to re-inflate her tyre using a foam puncture repair kit and retired from the race in tears.
Redden built an unassailable lead and held out despite a late rush from Susy Pride (Nzl) and Mary Grigson (Australia) came in next to take the bronze.
The challenging 6.9-mile circuit had its fair share of puncture victims but 34-year-old Alexander was unlucky not to get back in the race. She has told BBC Online that she will be trying to make amends by winning Saturday’s road race for Scotland.
Photos
Photos supplied by D.J. Clark
- The Women's XC field takes off.
- Chrissy Redden of Canada ran off with the gold after a superb performance.
- Australia's Dellys Franke just couldn't quite keep up with the leaders
- Mary Grigson concentrates on the job at hand
- Bronze medal winner Mary Grigson keeps the pressure on.
- New Zealand's Susy Pryde was just 16 seconds off the gold.
- Kiara Bisaro and Bronze winner Mary Grigson congratulate each other.
- A very tired looking Susy Pryde of New Zealand.
Results - 26 km
1 Chrissy Redden (Canada) 1.32.10 2 Susy Pryde (New Zealand) 0.16 3 Mary Grigson (Australia) 0.39 4 Marie-Helene Premont (Canada) 1.56 5 Kiara Bisaro (Canada) 4.56 6 Anna Baylis (Australia) 5.57 7 Dellys Franke (Australia) 6.23 8 Sue Thomas (England) 8.36 9 Penny Edwards (Wales) 9.43 10 Vic Wilkinson (England) 13.02 11 Jacqui Fletcher (Isle of Man) 20.21 12 Jenny Copnall (England) 24.03 DNF Sadie Parker (New Zealand) DNF Caroline Alexander (Scotland) DNF Mirabell West (Anguilla)
