Grouse Mountain, British Columbia
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RACE NOTES: Italy’s Annabella Spropparo took a 20 second lead on the fourth lap of six laps. The Be One rider left the course in tears. She was back in the race and finished fifth, maintaining third place overall. Many claimed Stopparo didn’t have the materials to fix the flat. However, no formal protest was filed.
It is illegal to receive assistance from outsiders in cross-country races. The talk is that Annabella would have won if someone had helped her. Stropparo was disqualified last year because she received outside assistance.
Jimena Florit, last weeks NORBA national champion, was injured and could not finish the race.
WOMEN
1. Sabine SpitzGerMerida17.9 miles 2. Alison DunlapUSALunaat 3. Alison SydorCanTrek Volkswagenat 4. Susan HaywoodUSATrek Volkswagenat 5. Annabella StropparoItaBe Oneat 6. Chrissy ReddenCanSubaru–Gary Fisherat 7. Ivonne KraftGerat 1 8. Kiara BisaroCanat 1 9. Willow KoerberUSAat 1 10. Maroussia RuscaSwiArrowat 1
OTHER AMERICANS
12. Melissa ThomasUSAat 1 19. Gretchen ReevesUSA-1Lap
24. Kerry BarnholtUSA-1Lap
30. Lea DavisonUSA-2Laps
31. Annie TykwinskiUSA-2Laps
WORLD CUP POINTS STANDINGS
1. Alison Dunlap720 Points
2. Sabine Spitz645
3. Annabella Stropparo550
4. Marga FullanaEspOrbea500
5. Alison Sydor455
6. Caroline AlexanderGBR350
7. Barbara Blatter330
8. Regina MarundeGer280
9. Susan Haywood279
10. Ivonne Kraft265
PRO MEN
Many of the Euros at the front suffered mechanical problems on the rocky course, just like the women’s race. Only 36 riders, including three Americans, were able finish the race on the lead lap.
Roland Green just didn’t have the legs for victory in front of his hometown crowd. Green started to fade after the fourth lap, even though he was running second with Christophe Dupouey and Bart Brentjens. Roland fought through the final three laps to finish the race on the podium. Green later stated that he was surprised by the fact that so many people didn’t catch him.
MEN
1. Filip MeirhaegheBelSpecialized20.9 miles in 2. Christoph SauserSwiVolvo-Cannondaleat 3. Bart BrentjensNedGiantGlobalat 4. Kashi LeuchsNzlVolvo-Cannondaleat 5. Christophe DupoueyFraGiant globalat 6. Roland GreenCanTrek Volkswagenat Martino FruetItaat 8. Ryder HesjedalCan..Subaru-Gary Fisher.at 9. Seamus McGrathCanHaro-Lee Dungareesat 10. Geoff KabushCanat
TOP AMERICANS
23. Todd WellsUSAMongoose-Hyundaiat 1 29. Carl DeckerUSAat 35. Travis BrownUSATrek VWat 1 52. Marc GullicksonUSAMongoose-Hyundai-2laps
65. Kirk MoldayUSA-3laps
70. Adam CraigUSA-4laps
74. Cody PetersonUSA-5laps
WORLD CUP POINTS STANDINGS
1. Filip Meirhaeghe765 points
2. Bart Brentjens645
3. Christoph Sauser540
4. Roel PaulissenBelLanabau-RW522
5. Roland Green520
6. Christophe Dupouey401
7. Lado FumicGerT-Mobile390
8. Julien AbsalonFraMotorex Bianchi379
9. Kashi Leuchs344
10. Jose Antonio HermidaEspMotorex Bianchi340
TOP AMERICAN
19. Todd Wells191
