April 20, 2008 (Houffalize, Belgium) – Ren Chengyuan (Chn) China has won the opening round of the Nissan UCI MTB XC World Cup over Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team with Canada’s Marie-Hélène Prémont (Rocky Mountain) in 3rd. Catherine Pendrel (Can) Luna Women’s MTB Team finished 14th and Kiara Bisaro (Can) Opus 15th. More results as they become available.

Results

1. Ren Chengyuan* (Chn) China 2:11:06
2. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team 0:35
3. Marie-Hélène Prémont (Can) Rocky Mountain 1:08
4. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Massisi 2:23
5. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Women’s MTB Team 2:47
6. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan-Merida 4:00
7. Nathalie Schneitter* (Sui) Colnago Cap Arreghini 4:13
8. Petra Henzi (Sui) Fischer-BMC 4:26
9. Tereza Hurikova* (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB 5:06
10. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Ghost Pro Team 5:38
11. Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Team Ghost International 5:59
12. Ying Liu (Chn) China 6:31
13. Catherine Pendrel (Can) Luna Women’s MTB Team 6:39
14. Kiara Bisaro (Can) Opus 6:57
15. Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Team Lapierre International 8:17
16. Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Giant Italia Team 8:36
17. Katrin Leumann (Sui) 9:15
18. Mary M Conneloug (USA) Kenda Seven 10:15
19. Esther Süss (Sui) 11:01
20. Nina Wrobel (Ger) Multivan-Merida 11:54
21. Jingjing Wang (Chn) Chian 12:12
22. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 12:42
23. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 12:45
24. Sandra Walter (Can) X.O.Felt 13:00
25. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Women’s MTB Team 13:36
26. Wendy Simms (Can) Kona 14:02
27. Nina Homovec (Slo) 14:15
28. Adelheid Morath (Ger) 14:33
29. Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team 14:58
30. Tanja Zakelj* (Slo) 15:21
31. Aleksandra Dawidowicz* (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team 16:04
32. Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Sui) Bikepark.Ch BMC 16:15
33. Laura Turpijn (Ned) 16:46
34. Sarah Koba (Sui) 16:54
35. Cécile Rode Ravanel (Fra) Team Lapierre International 17:14
36. Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-VW 17:17
37. Bernardine Boog-Rauwerda (Ned) 17:17
38. Amanda Sin (Can) 3 Rocks Racing 17:27
39. Anna Villar Argente (Esp) Massi 17:51
40. Maria Osl (Aut) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals 18:01
41. Sarka Chmurova (Cze) Max Cursor 18:30
42. Helene Marcouyre (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour 18:31
43. Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Cap Arreghini 19:16
44. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 20:08
45. Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team 20:53
46. Arielle Van Meurs (Ned) 21:04
47. Francisca Campos Salas (Chi) Massi 21:42
48. Julie Bresset* (Fra) Breiz Mountain 22:21
49. Séverine Hansen (Fra) BH-Sr. Suntour 23:05
50. Claudia Seidel (Ger) 23:22
51. Ivonne Kraft (Ger) 23:22
52. Emma Colson (Aus) 24:25
53. Nataliya Krompets* (Ukr) 24:26
54. Kaytee Boyd (NZl) 24:54
55. Kate Potter (Aus) 25:01
56. Mical Dyck (Can) Terrascape Trek 25:36
57. Vera Andreeva* (Rus) 26:01
58. Maaike Polspoel* (Bel) 29:02
59. Laura Metzler* (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour 29:10
60. Caroline Mani* (Fra) 31:25
61. Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Esp) Cemelorca-Seguros10.Com

1 Lap

62. Hanna Klein* (Ger)
63. Stephanie Wiedner* (Aut)
64. Julie Krasniak* (Fra) Team Lapierre International
65. Tory Thomas (Aus)
66. Ksenia Chernykh (Rus)
67. Yolanda Speedy (RSA)
68. Agnes Naumann* (Ger)
69. Renata Bucher (Sui)
70. Alexandra Engen* (Swe)
71. Oxana Rybakova (Rus)
72. Rowena Fry (Aus)
73. Myriam Saugy (Sui)
74. Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Subaru-Gary Fisher
75. Susan Butler (USA)
76. Kathrin Stirnemann* (Sui)
77. Kristien Nelen (Bel)
78. Katrin Schwing (Ger) Dolphin-Trek Mountainbike Racing Team
79. Laure Boulay* (Fra) Team Cibf Keops
80. Sandra Dolcerocca (Den)
81. Zoe King (Aus)
82. Judith Pollinger* (Ita) Sunshine Racers Asv Nals
83. Cristina Mascarreras Sabria (Esp) Conor – Camping La Siesta
84. Hanna Israel* (Fra)
85. Monika Heuveling (Ned)
86. Monique Zeldenrust (Ned)

2 Laps

87. Nina Kunz (Ger)
88. Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team
89. Maaris Meier (Est)
90. Inbar Ronen (Isr)
91. Ekaterina Melnikova* (Rus)
92. Nancy Bober (Bel)
93. Sabine Bombaert (Bel)
94. Iryna Slobodyan* (Ukr)
95. Jennifer Fischer* (Fra) Team Cibf Keops
96. Karin Groen (Ned)
97. Daniela Bunzli Rojas (Chi)
98. Evgenia Belozerova* (Rus)
99. Ingrid Bosscha (Ned)
100. Franciska De Vries (Ned)
101. Karen Brouwer* (Ned)
102. Elisabeth Mottet* (Bel) Windose Houffalize

3 Laps

103. Kim Vrielink* (Ned)
104. Katherine O’s hea (Aus)
105. Sofia Shashova* (Rus) Format-Udmurtia

*U23