June 27, 2015 (Colorado Springs, CO) – Canada’s Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro) took the win today at the final round of the US CUP Pro Series XCT #5 at Colorado Springs with teammate Katarina Nash (Cze) in second and Erine Huck (USA) Scott 3 Rox Racing in third. Fellow Canuck Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain) topped the men’s field with Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing on the podium in 4th followed by Derek Zandstra in 5th. Pendrel and Gagne ended up winning the overall series as well for a Canadian slam-dunk.

Results (brief)

Pro Women
1. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro 1:34:48
2. Katarina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro 1:35:02
3. Erine Huck (USA) Scott 3 Rox Racing 1:36:35
4. Chloe Woodruff (USA) Team Stan’s Notubes 1:37:18
5. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro 1:37:41

Pro Men
1. Raphael Gagne (Can) Rocky Mountain 1:36:28.8
2. Russel Finsterwald (USA) SRAM/TLD 1:36:29.6
3. Todd Wells (USA) Specialized 1:36:29.9
4. Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 1:36:30.2
5. Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 1:36:44.3

11. Cam Jette (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 1:41:32.8
14. Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 1:42:10.2
15. Alex Vialle (Can) Equipe Quebec 1:42:14.5

Final Standings

Pro Women
1. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team 175 points
2. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team 144
3. Emily Batty (Can)  Trek Factory Racing 140
4. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team 138
5. Erin Huck (USA) Scott 3 Rox Racing 130

Pro Men
1. Raphael Gagne (Can) Rocky Mountain Bicycles 175 points
2. Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott 3 Rox Racing 94
3. Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Factory Racing 91
4. Stephen Ettinger (USA) Sho-Air/Cannondale 91
5. Sergio Mantecon (Esp) Trek Factory Racing 91