07.04.11 - LAUREN ROSSER WINS JUNIOR CROSS-COUNTRY RACE AT MONT-SAINTE-ANNE WORLD CUP

Alexandre Vialle comes in third place in the men’s junior race

(Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC – July 3, 2011) The junior cross-country races and the elite downhill races were the highlight of today’s programme at the 2011 Mountain Bike UCI World Cup action in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC. Lauren Rosser, the junior downhill World Champion, showed that she is a complete, versatile athlete by winning the women’s junior race in what was a Canadian podium-sweep.

Motivated by the Canadian success from yesterday’s action, young Canadian riders competed with the momentum of excellence, placing a total of four Canadians on the podium in junior cross-country races, as well as posting excellent downhill performances.

In the women cross country races, Canadians fared well with a Canadian trio on the podium. Lauren Ross, who won in the junior downhill race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships last year, has won today’s cross-country race. Rosser was followed by Canadian teammates Andréanne Lanthier-Nadeau and Frédérique Trudel in second and third.

In the men’s races, Alexandre Vialle surprised many by climbing on the third place of the podium. Vialle posted a time of 1:11:05, showing a time deficit of 1: 55 behind the winning time realized ??by the Swiss cyclist Andri Frischknecht riding for the Scott Swisspower cycling team.

In the Elite Downhill races, Canadian Steve Smith racing for DeVinci Global placed seventh. The vice-world champion finished seventh at 6 seconds behind the winner, American Aaron Gwin. In the women’s race, the top Canadian rides was none other than Micaela Gatto, the reigning Canadian champion, who finished in tenth place.

RESULTS – MEN U19 – UCI WORLD CUP – MOUNTAIN BIKE – MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, QC, CAN

1. FRISCHKNECHT Andri (SUI) [SCOTT - SWISSPOWER MTB – RACING] 1:09:49

2. FONSECA Andrey (CRC) +00:16

3. VIALLE Alexandre (CAN) +01:55

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6. NERON Thomas (CAN) +06:26

7. MATTHEWS Bretton (CAN) +07:15

9. BELHUMEUR Vincent (CAN) +07:47

14. NADON Marc-Antoine (CAN)+13:32

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RESULTS – WOMEN – UCI WORLD CUP – MOUNTAIN BIKE – MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, QC, CAN

1. ROSSER Lauren (CAN) 1:06:15

2. LANTHIER-NADEAU Andreane (CAN) +02:49

3. TRUDEL Frederique (CAN) +02:58

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5. HARVEY Laurence (CAN) +10:29

6. WAGLER Samantha (CAN) +12:11

8 .SMITH Haley (CAN) +25:38

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RESULTS – MEN DOWNHILL – UCI WORLD CUP – MOUNTAIN BIKE – MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, QC, CAN

1. GWIN Aaron (USA) [TREK WORLD RACING] 4:31.771

2. BRYCELAND Josh (GBR) [SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE] +00.465

3, MACDONALD Brook (NZL) [MS EVIL RACING] +00.515

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7. SMITH Steve (CAN) [DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING] +06.807

42. SANGERS Kyle (CAN) +18.197

52. DEL BOSCO Chris (CAN) +20.897

54. TENNANT Dean (CAN) +22.714

56. GAUVIN Yann (CAN) +23.349

63. GAUVIN Remi (CAN) +27.697

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RESULTS – WOMEN DOWNHILL – UCI WORLD CUP – MOUNTAIN BIKE – MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, QC, CAN

1. MOSELEY Tracy (GBR) [TREK WORLD RACING] 5:12.980

2. PUGIN Floriane (FRA) [SCOTT 11] +01.850

3. ATHERTON Rachel (GBR) [COMMENCAL] +07.530

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10. GATTO Micayla (CAN) +24.873

15. MILLER Miranda (CAN) +40.409

19. LAPLANTE Anne (CAN) +1:24.242

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