May 31, 2008 (Vallnord, Andorra) – Canada’s Marie-Hélène Prémont (Rocky Mountain) finished 3rd today with Catherine Pendrel (Can) Luna Women’s MTB Team in 4th, scoring her best World Cup result to date as Margarita Fullana (Esp) Massi won round #4 of the Nissan UCI MTB World Cup XC with Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Cap Arreghini in 2nd. Canada’s Kiara Bisaro (Opus) placed 13th, Sandra Walter (Can) X.O. Felt was 29th and Wendy Simms (Can) Kona finished 33rd.

Results

1. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Massi 1:44:34
2. Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Cap Arreghini 1:42
3. Marie-Hélène Prémont (Can) Rocky Mountain 1:54
4. Catherine Pendrel (Can) Luna Women’s MTB Team 2:18
5. Nathalie Schneitter* (Sui) Colnago Cap Arreghini 3:16
6. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Women’s MTB Team 3:40
7. Tereza Hurikova* (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB 4:14
8. Petra Henzi (Sui) Fischer-BMC 4:24
9. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 4:39
10. Nina Homovec (Slo) Slovenia National Team 5:37
11. Katrin Leumann (Sui) Goldwurst-Power/ Sputnik 6:09
12. Ying Liu (Chn) Chinese National Team 6:27
13. Kiara Bisaro (Can) Opus 6:59
14. Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda Seven 7:16
15. Cecile Rode Ravanel (Fra) Team Lapierre International 7:30
16. Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Giant Italia Team 8:11
17. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Women’s MTB Team 8:30
18. Anna Villar Argente (Esp) Massi 8:52
19. Adelheid Morath (Ger) 9:33
20. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 10:00
21. Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Team Lapierre Internation 10:16
22. Maria Osl (Aut) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals 10:47
23. Tanja Zakelj* (Slo) 11:14
24. Lea Davison (USA) Trek-VW 11:31
25. Maroussia Rusca (Sui) 11:40
26. Ivonne Kraft (Ger) Joybike/MBC Bochum 11:58
27. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 12:02
28. Julie Bresset* (Fra) Breiz Mountain 12:03
29. Sandra Walter (Can) X.O. Felt 12:32
30. Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Esp) Cemelorca-Seguros10.Com 13:28
31. Julie Krasniak* (Fra) Team Lapierre Internation 13:47
32. Chengyuan Ren* (Chn) Chinese National Team 14:19
33. Wendy Simms (Can) Kona 15:19
34. Francisca Campos Salas (Chi) Massi 15:32
35. Katrin Schwing (Ger) Dolphin-Trek Mountainbike 15:43
36. Caroline Mani* (Fra) 15:46
37. Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Esp) 16:01
38. Sarah Koba (Sui) 16:53
39. Alexandra Engen* (Swe) 17:08
40. Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-VW 17:33
41. Githa Michiels (Bel) 18:18
42. Cristina Mascarreras Sabria (Esp) Conor-Camping La Siesta 19:22
43. Zoe King (Aus) 19:38

1 Lap Down
44. Jingjing Wang (Chn) Chinese National Team
45. Neus Parcerissas (Esp)
46. Kate Potter (Aus)
47. Laure Boulay* (Fra) Team Cibf Keops
48. Janka Stevkova (Svk)
49. Emma Colson (Aus)
50. Fiona Macdermid (GBr)
51. Sandra Dolcerocca (Den)
52. Ruth Moll Marques (Esp)
53. Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Esp)

2 Laps Down
54. Jennifer Fischer* (Fra) Team Cibf Keops
55. Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Subaru-Gary Fisher
56. Liliana Alejandra Uzcategui Vasquez (Ven)
57. Daniela Bunzli Rojas (Chi)

3 Laps Down
58. Athina Chatzistyli (Gre)

DNF Nina Wrobel (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team
DNF Merce Tusell Quevedo (Esp) Massi
DNS Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Team Ghost International

*U23