September 07, 2017 (Cairns, Australia) – Roxane Vermette led the Canadians finishing 16th in the Junior Women’s XCO 18.8 km race at the 2017 MTB World Championships in Australia this morning. Laura Stigger (Austria) took the win over Loana Lecomte (France) in 2nd with Nadia Grod (Switzerland) in third. Dana Gilligan was 20th and Leya Masson placed 23rd while Sidney McGill did not start the competition that consisted of a start Loop + 4 laps due to a strained wrist while training.

Results

1. Laura Stigger (Austria) 1:03:27
2. Loana Lecomte (France) 0:15
3. Nadia Grod (Switzerland) 1:41
4. Marika Tovo (Italy) 2:01
5. Franziska Koch (Germany) 2:21
6. Caroline Bohe (Denmark) 2:37
7. Ronja Eibl (Germany) 3:10
8. Sophie Wright (Great Britain) 3:19
9. Isaure Medde (France) 3:37
10. Leonie Daubermann (Germany) 3:42

16. Roxane Vermette (Canada) 5:32
20. Dana Gilligan (Canada) 6:50
23. Leya Masson (Canada) 7:36
DNS Sidney McGill (Canada)

Full results here.