May 21, 2006 (Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium) – Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team has won today’s round #3 of the UCI World Cup XC. Canada’s Marie-Hélène Prémont (Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) was 3rd, her teammate Alison Sydor was 9th, Wendy Simms (Velo Bella/Kona) was 16th, Kiara Bisaro (Team R.A.C.E.) was 29th, Trish Sinclair (Scott USA-Kenda) was 59th, Sandra Walter (XO Felt) placed 75th,and Martina Feldmann (XO Felt) was 79th. Full report to follow.

Results

1 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team 1.36.51
2 Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon 2.10
3 Marie-Hélène Prémont (Can) Rocky Mountain Business Objects 3.11
4 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Specialized Factory Racing 4.27
5 Lene Byberg (Nor) Bikin’cyprus Int. 4.46
6 Nina Göhl (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team 5.03
7 Margarita Fullana Riera (Esp) Spiuk Illes Balears 7.03
8 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Women’s MTB 7.53
9 Alison Sydor (Can) Rocky Mountain Business Objects 8.21
10 Cecile Rode (Fra) Team Lapierre International 8.26
11 Ren Chengyuan (Chn) 8.28
12 Anna Enocsson (Swe) Ghost International Racing Team 8.31
13 Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Lotto
14 Katrin Schwing (Ger) 8.54
15 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Women’s MTB 9.01
16 Wendy Simms (Can) Velo Bella – Kona 9.28
17 Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb
18 Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Lotto 9.31
19 Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda Seven 9.43
20 Sarah Koba (Sui) 9.57

29 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Team R.A.C.E. 12.17
59 Patricia Sinclair (Can) Scott USA-Kenda 19.07
75 Sandra Walter (Can) XO Felt 26.11
79 Martina Feldmann (Can) XO Felt 30.40