August 07, 2016 (Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que.) – Following today’s great performances we caught up with Rio-bound Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team winner of the Elite Women’s XCO race and fellow Canuck Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing XC) who delivered a superb third-place finish and will join Pendrel in Rio. We also chatted with national champs Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing and Peter Disera (Can) Norco Factory Team including Elite Men’s winner Julien Absalon (Fra) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team (most in French).