May 25, 2019 (Nove Mesto, CZE) – Reigning Canadian U23 champ, Sean Fincham (Norco Factory Team), raced to a solid 6th-place finish in the 6-lap U23 Men’s 26.20km competition won by Vlad Dascalu (Rou) Brujula Bike Racing Team. Fellow Canuck Quinton Disera (Norco Factory Team) was 19th, Gunnar Holmgren (Team Canada) finished 33rd, Tyler Orschel (Team Canada) was 60th, Raphael Auclair (Pivot Cycles-OTE) placed 66th and Team Canada’s Victor Verreault was 96th.
In the 5-lap U23 Women’s 23.20km competition Laurie Arsenault (Team Canada) finished 19th for a top-20 result as Haley Batten (Team USA) led wire to wire for the win. Sophianne Samson (Equipe du Quebec) was 38th, Marianne Theberge (Team Canada) placed 42nd, Mackenzie Myatt (Team Canada) was 45th, and Juliette Tetreault (Equipe du Quebec) finished 49th.
Results (brief)
U23 Men
1. Vlad Dascalu (Rou) Brujula Bike Racing Team 1:14:24
2. Filippo Colombo (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:01
3. Simon Andreassen (Den) Specialized Racing 0:10
4. David Nordemann (Ned) CST Sandd Bafang MTB Racing Team (Ned) 0:26
5. Jofre Cullell Estape (Est) 0:38
6. Sean Fincham (Can) Norco Factory Team 0:50
19. Quinton Disera (Can) Norco Factory Team 3:13
33. Gunnar Holmgren (Can) Team Canada 4:49
60. Tyler Orschel (Can) Team Canada 7:12
66. Raphael Auclair (Can) Pivot Cycles-OTE 7:59
96. Victor Verreault (Can) Team Canada -1 Lap
Full results here.
U23 Women
1. Haley Batten (Team USA) 1:13:38
2. Ronja Eibl (Ger) Corendon-Circus 0:28
3. Laura Stigger (Aut) 1:20
4. Nicole Koller (Sui) Moebel Maerki MTB Pro Team 1:41
5. Loana Lecomte (Fra) Massi 2:45
19. Laurie Arsenault (Can) Team Canada 7:56
38. Sophianne Samson (Can) Equipe du Quebec 11:20
42. Marianne Theberge (Can) Team Canada 12:14
45. Mackenzie Myatt (Can) Team Canada -1 Lap
49. Juliette Tetreault (Can) Equipe du Quebec -1 Lap
Full results here.