Catherine Pendrel of Canada took first place in the elite women’s cross country Mountain Bike World Cup in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada with a time of 1:41:40. She overtook Georgia Gould (also of the Fort Collins, CO Luna Pro Team) on the last lap. Gould finished 23 seconds behind.
Russell Finsterwald (Colorado Springs, CO/Subaru-Trek) also scored the United States a top-ten finish, riding to tenth in the U23 men’s race. He was the highest-placing American male on Saturday. The two members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic men’s mountain biking team, Samuel Schultz (Missoula, MT/Subaru-Trek) and Todd Wells (Durango, CO/Specialized Racing), finished 20th and 22nd, respectively, in the men’s elite race.
