03.03.12 -CANADIANS PENDREL, PLAXTON WIN MELLOW JOHNNY’S CLASSIC

The two Defending Canadian Champions kick off their season on top of podium

(Austin, TX, USA – March 03, 2012) Canadian mountain bikers Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, BC (Team Luna Pro) and Max Plaxton of Victoria, BC (Team Specialized), both defending Canadian Champions, took the first place of the Pro UCI race at the Mellow Johnny’s Classic, the opening race of the USA Pro XCT Race Series down near Austin, Texas.

Pendrel is the current World Champion in women’s Mountain Bike, while Plaxton won the overall, season rankings of the 2011 USA ProXCT series.

Plaxton has won for the third consecutive time the men’s Pro race at the Mellow Johnny’s Classic.

Geoff Kabush of Courtenay, BC, who recently switched cycling teams to race for SCOTT-3RoxRacing, finished second, while Derek Zandstra of Trenton, ON, and who also races for SCOTT-3RoxRacing took the fourth place.

Emily Batty of Brooklin, Ontario, riding for Team Subaru-Trek, placed eighth of the women’s field.