August 23, 2013 (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) – Cathryn Zeglinski from Whistler, BC has won gold in the Women’s 45-49 category at the 2013 UCI Masters MTB XCO World Championships today in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa that run from Aug. 21-25. Next week Pietermaritzburg hosts the 2013 UCI MTB Worlds as well from Aug. 26-Sept. 1.

Results (brief)

Women (45-49)
1. Cathryn Zeglinski (Canada) 1:06:53
2. Maria de Bernardi (Argentina) 1:08:25
3. Ann Harrison (South Africa) 1:11:10
4. Nataschka Mowat (South Africa) 1:13:29
5. Monique Beattie (South Africa) 1:19:38

Women (35-39)
1. Genevieve Weber (South Africa) 1:43:20
2. Marcia Barrios Carrasquel (Venezuela) 1:44:40
3. Marie Walsh (USA) 1:45:19
4. Fabiola Tucci Ron (Venezuela) 1:48:24
5. Nicky Booysens (South Africa) 1:51:50

Women (30-34)
1. Nedene Cahill (South Africa) 1:32:02
2. Eszter Erdelyi (Hungary) 1:33:35
3. Jeannie Bomford (South Africa) 1:35:48
4. Graciela Vargas (Argentina) 1:41:04
5. Mariela Scott (Chile) 1:50:19

Women (40-44)
1. Natalie Bergstrom (South Africa) 1:39:57
2. Lyn van Breda (South Africa) 1:41:46
3. Anna Persson (Sweden) 1:42:37
4. Andrea van Holdt (South Africa) 1:47:14
5. Anne Murray (Great Britain) 1:50:21

Women (50+)
1. Gjertrud Bø (Norway) 1:10:00
2. Fran Ferreira (South Africa) 1:17:40
3. Helen Gibbings (South Africa) 1:19:00
4. Sharon Heap (New Zealand) 1:20:07
5. Pauline Cound (South Africa) 1:21:34