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04.27.08 - Marie-Hélène Prémont wins silver at mountain bike World Cup

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OFFENBURG, Germany – Marie-Hélène Prémont of Chateau-Richer, Que., won the silver medal on Sunday in the women’s cross country race at the second stop on the mountain bike World Cup circuit.

World champion Irina Kalentieva of Russia took the gold medal in two hours and 00.19 minutes with Prémont finishing 33 seconds behind the winner. Ren Chengyuan of China, last week’s season-opening winner, was third 1:20 behind the Russian. The race consisted of six 5.1 kilometre laps with two short start loop laps.

For Prémont, the Olympic silver medallist in 2004, it was her second medal this season. She was third at last week’s World Cup in Houffalize, Belgium.

‘’It was another good ride for me,’’ Prémont told canadiancyclist.com. ‘’I am still improving and getting stronger. Hopefully I will get the win I did not get last year. That is my goal for this season.’’

Pleasant weather conditions made for a very dry and fast track.

‘’I prefer it when it is wetter and the ground is a little more slippery,’’ Prémont said.

CathArine Pendrel of Kamloops, B.C., took eighth spot, Kiara Bisaro of Courtenay, B.C., was 18th, Wendy Simms of Nanaimo, B.C., 22nd, Sandra Walter of Victoria 28th, Mical Dyck of Calgary 29th, Emily Batty of Mississauga, Ont., 37th, Alison Sydor of Victoria 41st and Amanda Sin of Wolfville, N.S., 50th out of 119 riders.

''I had a strong start,'' said Pendrel. ''I got a good position and avoided the traffic. I realized I had to ride my own race to make sure that I could have a better finish.''

In the men’s race held on the same course over seven laps, Julien Absalon of France took the gold for the second straight week with Christoph Sauser and Florian Vogel, both o Switzerland, second and third respectively.

Seamus McGrath of Carlisle, Ont., was the top Canadian in ninth, 14 spots better than last week, while Geoff Kabush of Victoria was 19th. Derek Zandstra of Trenton, Ont., was 48th and Ricky Federau of Abbotsford, B.C., 53rd.

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