Neff wins Mont-Sainte-Anne cross country World Cup
Swiss rider extends her overall lead in World Cup standings
Jolanda Neff (Liv Pro XC) convincingly won the elite women's cross country at round five of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada on Sunday. Neff also padded her lead in the overall standings with her second win of the season.
Mont-Sainte-Anne is always one of the hardest courses on the World Cup circuit; a true classic with steep climbs and rocky, rooty descents. Add in mud from heavy rain the night before and hot, humid conditions on race day, and this became a race of attrition.
Neff shot off the front of the women's race on the start loop of the six-lap race, never to be seen again. The Swiss rider, who is actually the under 23 world champion but chooses to ride in the elite category, extended her lead to nearly a minute and a half by mid-race, before Catharine Pendrel (Luna) began to reduce the gap slowly, to just over a minute at the finish.
Pendrel took up the solo chase effort in the first lap, with a group of three forming behind by lap four, containing Lea Davison (Specialized Racing XC), Katerina Nash (Luna) and Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing). While the front two positions were set, the trio vying for third battled until the last lap, taking turns opening slight gaps on the other two. Finally, Nash was able to break clear for third, with Davison taking fourth just ahead of Batty.
"I maybe didn't want to go out that early, but it just happened," said Neff. "The race started and I was in the front, so I just thought that I would ride my pace and see what happened. I like the track here very well, so it was a great race."
"I don't actually like these hot conditions, I'm usually the best when it rains, but I did a lot of cooling today because I knew it was going to be hot. I hope I can keep my shape and I hope to continue doing well."
Neff now holds an almost unbeatable lead in the series with two races remaining at 900 points. Batty jumps from sixth to second at 590 points, just two ahead of Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools).
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jolanda Neff* (Swi) Liv Pro XC Team | 1:43:03 |
2 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 0:01:03 |
3 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 0:01:34 |
4 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing XC | 0:01:40 |
5 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing | 0:02:00 |
6 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 0:02:56 |
7 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 0:04:10 |
8 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing XC | 0:04:19 |
9 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 0:05:33 |
10 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Liv Pro XC Team | 0:05:47 |
11 | Annie Last (GBr) Trek Factory Racing | 0:05:55 |
12 | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) | 0:06:17 |
13 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 0:06:27 |
14 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) | 0:06:50 |
15 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:07:13 |
16 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH-Suntour-KMC | 0:07:37 |
17 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 0:08:08 |
18 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 0:08:35 |
19 | Lene Byberg (Nor) | 0:08:52 |
20 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 0:09:17 |
21 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:09:35 |
22 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC | 0:09:58 |
23 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-KMC Trade Team | 0:10:07 |
24 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 0:10:45 |
25 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:11:22 |
26 | Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | 0:11:33 |
27 | Evelyn Dong (USA) | 0:12:02 |
28 | Erin Huck (USA) | 0:14:05 |
29 | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | 0:14:08 |
30 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:14:16 |
31 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 0:18:30 |
-1lap | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Marie-Helene Premont (Can) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Rose Grant (USA) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Hanna Klein (Ger) BH-Suntour-KMC | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Andréanne Pichette (Can) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Cindy Montambault (Can) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Erika Fernanda Gramiscelli (Bra) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Rebecca Beaumont (Can) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Unior Tools Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Mandy Dreyer (Can) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Laura Valentina Abril Restrepo (Col) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Alexandra Gabriela Serrano Rodriguez (Ecu) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Amy Beisel (USA) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Colnago Sudtirol | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Elisa Otter (USA) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Karlee Gendron (Can) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luna Pro Team | 83 | pts |
2 | Specialized Racing XC | 62 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Liv Pro XC Team | 61 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Trek Factory Racing | 49 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 33 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Unior Tools Team | 26 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 24 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Team Colnago Sudtirol | 20 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Ghost Factory Racing | 16 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | BH-Suntour-KMC | 15 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Kross Racing Team | 14 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Trek-KMC Trade Team | 8 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Scott-3Rox Racing | 5 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jolanda Neff* (Swi) Liv Pro XC Team | 900 | pts |
2 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing | 590 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 588 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 580 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 560 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 540 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Liv Pro XC Team | 538 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) | 515 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 512 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Pauline * Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Liv Pro XC Team | 500 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing XC | 500 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing | 455 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | 409 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 405 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | 393 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 364 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 347 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC | 343 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 337 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 330 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 304 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Hanna Klein (Ger) BH-Suntour-KMC | 278 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH-Suntour-KMC | 238 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) | 228 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 208 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | 202 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-KMC Trade Team | 188 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 186 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Serena Calvetti (Ita) | 178 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | 152 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing XC | 150 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team | 150 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team | 148 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) | 145 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 144 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 138 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | 136 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Erin Huck (USA) | 131 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Lene Byberg (Nor) | 128 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Evelyn Dong (USA) | 128 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Tory Thomas (Aus) | 125 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Nina Wrobel (Ger) | 112 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Vera Andreeva (Rus) | 112 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Alice Pirard (Bel) Team Merida Wallonie MTB | 111 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) | 108 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Samara Sheppard (NZl) Ktm Houffalize Team | 104 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 91 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Annie Last (GBr) Trek Factory Racing | 90 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | 87 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens MTB Racing Team | 82 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 80 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) | 77 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Unior Tools Team | 76 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | 75 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | 70 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Katherine O'neill (NZl) | 64 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 58 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 58 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 58 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Qinglan Shi (Chn) | 56 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Karen Hanlen (NZl) | 54 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 54 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) | 53 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa) | 52 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Sarah Riley (Aus) | 50 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Tracy Moseley (GBr) | 48 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | 45 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 44 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | 40 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 40 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma MTB Team | 39 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Andréanne Pichette (Can) | 38 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Marie-Helene Premont (Can) | 36 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Rose Grant (USA) | 34 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | 33 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 29 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Lucie Vesela (Cze) | 27 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) | 26 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
79 | Erika Fernanda Gramiscelli (Bra) | 25 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Rebecca Beaumont (Can) | 24 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd MTB Team | 24 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Mandy Dreyer (Can) | 21 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
83 | Laura Valentina Abril Restrepo (Col) | 20 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
84 | Alexandra Gabriela Serrano Rodriguez (Ecu) | 19 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) | 18 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
86 | Amy Beisel (USA) | 17 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | Elisa Otter (USA) | 15 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
88 | Hielke Elferink (Ned) | 15 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
89 | Marine Groccia (Swi) | 14 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
90 | Lenka Bulisova (Cze) | 9 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
91 | Elvira Khayrullina (Rus) | 9 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Liv Pro XC Team | 355 | pts |
2 | Ghost Factory Racing | 249 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 234 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Luna Pro Team | 227 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Trek Factory Racing | 190 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Specialized Racing XC | 189 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Unior Tools Team | 126 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 102 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Team Colnago Sudtirol | 95 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 87 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | BH-Suntour-KMC | 78 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Kross Racing Team | 38 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Trek-KMC Trade Team | 28 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Fischer-BMC | 21 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Scott-3Rox Racing | 20 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Orange Monkey Pro Team | 20 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Wheeler - Ixs Team | 19 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Focus XC Team | 17 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | 4F Racing Team | 13 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Ktm Houffalize Team | 11 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Team Merida Wallonie MTB | 8 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens MTB Racing Team | 7 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
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