August 1, 2008 (Bromont, QC) – Rafael Alvarez de Lara Luca (Spa) and Mio Suemasa (Jpn) MS – Intense Factory Racing took top honours today at the Nissan UCI World Cup 4X #5 Qualifications in Bromont, QC. In the elite women’s competition Anneke Beerten (Ned) MS – Intense Factory Racing was second and Anita Molcik (Aut) 4 Elements Yeti was 3rd, while Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn was second, Joost Wichman (Ned) Cannondale Factory Racing was 3rd and Canada’s Hans Lambert (Norco World Team) placed 15th in the elite men’s qualifications.

Results

Elite Women

1. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) MS-Intense Factory Racing 1:10:10
2. Anneke Beerten (Ned) MS-Intense Factory Racing 0:00:20
3. Anita Molcik (Aut) 4 Elements Yeti 0:00:62
4. Fionn Griffiths (Gbr) Norco World Team 0:02:47
5. Caroline Buchanan (Aus) 0:03:18
6. Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut) 0:05:51
7. Eva Castro Fernandez (Esp) 0:06:50
8. Neven Steinmetz (USA) 0:12:76
9. Jessica Vogt (USA) 0:19:67

Elite Men

1. Rafael Alvarez de Lara Luca (Esp) 1:00:95
2. Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn 0:01:02
3. Joost Wichman (Ned) Cannondale Factory Racing 0:01:23
4. Dan Atherton (Gbr) Animal Commencal 0:01:41
5. Guido Tschugg (Ger) 0:02:11
6. C̩dric Gracia (Fra) Commencal РFurious РOak 0:02:59
7. Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Team Ghost International 0:02:96
8. Filip Polc (Svk) Kenda Tomac 0:03:04
9. Fabien Cousinie (Fra) 0:03:06
10. Scott Beaumont (Gbr) Rocky Mountain UK 0:03:11
11. Dominik Gspan (Sui) 0:04:05
12. Lewis Lacey (Gbr) 0:04:13
13. Cody Warren (USA) 0:04:17
14. Jurg Meijer (Ned) 0:04:29
15. Hans Lambert (Can) Norco World Team 0:04:51
16. Joey Van Veghel (Ned) 0:05:15
17. Michael Robert Haderer (USA) 0:05:88
18. Heikki Hall (USA) 0:06:28
19. Will Longden (Gbr) Team Bike Radar 0:06:42
20. George Stephenson (USA) 0:06:82
21. Erik Nelson (USA) 0:07:84
22. Adrian Weiss (Sui) Tomac Factory Racing 0:07:95
23. Scott Roberts (Gbr) 0:08:21
24. Sascha Meyenborg (Ger) 0:08:99
25. Tomas Slavik (Cze) 0:09:68
26. Cody Eichhorn (Aus) 0:09:74
27. Bruno Boissin (Fra) 0:09:77
28. Michael Garcia (Ned) 0:10:65
29. John Swanguen (USA) MS-Intense Factory Racing 0:13:86
30. Florian Gottschlich (Ger) 0:14:02
31. Adrian Hanko (Ger) Solid Aclass Factory Team 0:16:82
32. Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) Suzuki-Rb 0:17:41
DNS Ludovic Gadois (Fra)
DNS Nicolas Gspan (Sui)
DNS Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate