April 07, 2018 (Fontana City, California) – Canada’s Holden Jones delivered his newly minted Pendrel Racing Team it’s first victory winning the Junior Men’s 3-lap, 24.9km race at round one of the US Cup XCO UCI in Fontana City, California. Fellow Canuck Carter Woods (Cycling BC) finished 4th.
In the Junior Women’s 2-lap, 16.6km race Canadian Marianne Theberge (Equipe de Quebec Club Mathieu) finished third on the podium as Sofie Heby Pedersen (Danish Cycling Federation) won over Saga Molin (Team Bianchi/Varbergs MTB) from Sweden in second. Mireille Larose-Gingras (Can) Equipe Du Quebec / Sigma finished 5th.
Catharine Pendrel (Can) Clif Pro Team took home her second early podium of the season in the Elite Women’s 24.9km, 3-lap race won by Erin Huck (USA) CZ Racing-Scott with Eva Lechner (Ita) Clif Pro Team third and fellow Canuck Sandra Walter (Can) Liv Cycling Canada in fourth.
Canadians Andrew L’Esperance (Forward Racing-Norco) and Peter Disera (Norco Factory Team XC were second and third respectively in the 4-lap, 33.2km Elite Men’s race won by Christopher Blevins (USA) Specialized Racing.
Results (brief)
Junior Men
1. Holden Jones (Can) Pendrel Racing) 1:08:51
2. Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Whole Athlete p/b DNA 1:08:55
3. Paul Fabian (USA) Bear Development 1:09:52
4. Carter Woods (Can) Cycling BC 1:10:49
5. Sam Fox (TAS) Launcestion City 1:10:55
Junior Women
1. Sofie Heby Pedersen (Den) Danish Cycling Federation 53:18
2. Saga Molin (Swe) Team Bianci/Varbergs MTB 57:33
3. Marianne Theberge (Can) Equipe de Quebec / Club Mathieu
4. Madeline Robbins (USA) Bear Development 59:05
5. Mireille Larose-Gingras (Can) Equipe Du Quebec / Sigma 59:38
Elite Women
1. Erin Huck (USA) CZ Racing-Scott 1:19:23
2. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Clif Pro Team 1:19:30
3. Eva Lechner (Ita) Clif Pro Team 1:21:01
4. Sandra Walter (Can) Liv Cycling Canada 1:21:18
5. Kate Courtney (USA) Specialized Factory Racing 1:22:17
Elite Men
1. Christopher Blevins (USA) Specialized Racing 1:33:03
2. Andrew L’Esperance (Can) Forward Racing-Norco 1:33:22
3. Peter Disera (Can) Norco Factory Team XC 1:33:45
4. Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) Goldwurst-Power/ Felt 1:34:44
5. Sebastian Carstensen (Den) Danish Cycling Federation 1:35:11