Pendrel claims final World Cup win
Canadian falls short in overall World Cup to Bresset
Catharine Pendrel (Luna) took her third World Cup victory of the season at the World Cup Final in Val di Sole, Italy, but it wasn't enough to beat Julie Bresset (BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry) for the overall title. Pendrel trailed by a mere 40 points in the final standings. Bresset finished fourth, behind world champion Maja Wloszczowska (CCC Polkowice) and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida).
Pendrel came into the final race 140 points behind Bresset, and decided to attack from the start. "I figured I had nothing to lose, so I just went hard for the whole race," she said.
By the start of the second lap, it was just Pendrel and Bresset, and the Canadian dropped her French rival on the steep climbs. Bresset was struggling with the heat and the climbs, and first Dahle Flesjaa bridged up and dropped her, and then Wloszczowska did the same, joining Dahle Flesjaa.
Behind the four frontrunners, a chase group formed, led by Eva Lechner (Colnago Farbe Sudtirol), but they were losing ground on every climb. Lechner managed to break clear of the others with a lap to go, to take the final podium spot. She was followed closely by the rapidly improving American Lea Davison (Specialized) who, for the second week in a row, finished in the top 10.
Pendrel was over a minute up on her chasers with a lap and a half to go, but by the start of the last lap, she was down to less than 30 seconds, after a crash.
"I crashed on a silly little section and twisted my handlebar stem," she said. I stopped twice to fix it and finally went into the pit; it was a little more excitement then I wanted, to be honest!"
Once her technical issue was sorted out, Pendrel again began to gain on Wloszczowska, who had dropped Dahle Flesjaa in the final half lap, and cruised in to victory. Wloszczowska, with her second place, established herself as a strong contender to retain her rainbow jersey, while Dahle Flesjaa, taking her second World Cup podium in two weeks, has also moved into the ranks of possible champions. Bresset will race in the under 23 category, where she will be the prohibitive favourite.
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 1:25:07 |
2 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 0:00:29 |
3 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:00:42 |
4 | Julie Bresset (Fra) Bh - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:01:15 |
5 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Farbe Sudtirol | 0:01:51 |
6 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 0:02:14 |
7 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 0:02:29 |
8 | Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:02:37 |
9 | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 0:02:59 |
10 | Annie Last (GBr) | 0:03:13 |
11 | Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 0:03:14 |
12 | Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek | 0:03:31 |
13 | Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:03:42 |
14 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Orbea Geax | 0:03:55 |
15 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Farbe Sudtirol | 0:04:21 |
16 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:04:28 |
17 | Esther Süss (Swi) | 0:04:54 |
18 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:04:58 |
19 | Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.ch Scott | 0:05:02 |
20 | Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:05:59 |
21 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:06:28 |
22 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:07:05 |
23 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) | 0:07:29 |
24 | Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda Seven No Tubes | 0:07:49 |
25 | Janka Stevkova (Svk) | 0:08:05 |
26 | Karen Hanlen (NZl) | 0:08:17 |
27 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Central Haibike Pro Team | 0:08:37 |
28 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:09:06 |
29 | Nina Homovec (Slo) Orbea Geax | 0:09:27 |
30 | Laura Metzler (Fra) Bh - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:09:50 |
31 | Hanna Klein (Ger) | 0:10:22 |
32 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:10:39 |
33 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 0:10:49 |
34 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 0:10:54 |
35 | Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:11:09 |
36 | Laura Turpijn (Ned) Team Merida Combee | 0:11:30 |
37 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowiez (Pol) | 0:11:43 |
38 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 0:11:58 |
39 | Catherine Vipond (Can) | 0:12:04 |
40 | Annika Langvad (Den) | 0:12:41 |
41 | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | 0:13:08 |
42 | Ann Berglund (Swe) | 0:13:32 |
43 | Amanda Sin (Can) | 0:13:57 |
44 | Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spa) | 0:14:09 |
45 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) | 0:14:22 |
46 | Katherine O'shea (Aus) | 0:14:44 |
47 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek - KMC Trade Team VZW | 0:14:51 |
48 | Angela Carolina Parra Sierra (Col) ASPTT Definitive Gitane | 0:15:25 |
49 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) | 0:15:27 |
50 | Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spa) | 0:16:35 |
51 | Judith Pollinger (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:16:43 |
-1 lap | Krista Park (USA) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Tatjana Dold (Ger) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Melanie Späth (Ger) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Lee Craigie (GBr) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Czech Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Central Haibike Pro Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
-2 laps | Daniela Veronesi (Ita) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
-2 laps | Mercedes Pacios Pujalo (Spa) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
-2 laps | Jodie Willett (Aus) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
-2 laps | Caitlin Elliott (Irl) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
-2 laps | Lenka Bulisova (Cze) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
-2 laps | Kiona Harbers (Ned) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
-3 laps | Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) Merida Biking Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michela Benzoni (Ita) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anja Gradl (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Racing | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer - BMC | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luna Pro Team | 79 | pts |
2 | Colnago Farbe Sudtirol | 44 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Subaru - Trek | 42 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | CCC Polkowice | 35 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 32 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 31 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 29 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Specialized Racing | 26 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 25 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 22 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Orbea Geax | 19 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Bikepark.ch Scott | 12 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 10 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Central Haibike Pro Team | 4 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry | 1460 | pts |
2 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 1420 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 840 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain | 820 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 808 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 735 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 700 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Emily Batty (Can) Subaru-Trek | 611 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Annika Langvad (Den) | 610 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 609 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Racing | 608 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 599 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 574 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Esther Süss (Swi) | 562 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 557 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Annie Last (GBr) | 520 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Orbea Geax | 493 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 490 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 486 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 427 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 421 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Haibike Pro Cycling | 419 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Trek | 413 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 405 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) Specialized Racing | 390 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) | 357 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Central Haibike Pro Cycling | 353 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | 350 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 329 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Hanna Klein (Ger) | 324 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 304 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Nina Homovec (Slo) Orbea Geax | 280 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Anna Szafraniec (Pol) CC Polkowice | 280 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Karen Hanlen (NZl) | 280 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour | 274 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Amanda Sin (Can) | 245 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Laura Metzler (Fra) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry | 240 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Central Haibike Pro Cycling | 235 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Anja Gradl (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 235 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 234 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Laura Turpijn (Ned) Team Merida Combee | 229 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.Ch Scott | 216 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 194 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Janka Stevkova (Svk) | 152 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Katherine O'shea (Aus) | 149 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Rie Katayama (Jpn) | 145 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Krista Park (USA) | 138 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 133 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) | 113 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Vera Andreeva (Rus) | 108 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Silke Schmidt (Ger) | 104 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Catherine Vipond (Can) | 99 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 92 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Mical Dyck (Can) | 92 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 88 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 75 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Ann Berglund (Swe) | 75 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek - KMC Trade Team VZW | 73 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Judith Pollinger (Ita) Infotre - Bi&Esse- Leecougan | 72 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spa) | 70 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Jean Ann Berkenpas (Can) | 68 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) | 62 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Coralie Redelsperger (Fra) | 54 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Laura Loren Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | 52 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Chloe Forsman (USA) | 47 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | 46 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Daniela Veronesi (Ita) | 45 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) | 43 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spa) | 41 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | 40 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Melanie Späth (Ger) | 39 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Angela Carolina Parra Sierra (Col) ASPTT Definitive Gitane | 35 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Lee Craigie (GBr) | 34 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Meghan Korol (USA) | 34 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Rowena Fry (Aus) | 33 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowiez (Pol) | 32 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Judy Freeman (USA) | 32 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Brandi Heisterman (Can) | 30 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
79 | Erin Huck (USA) | 27 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Tatjana Dold (Ger) | 26 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 25 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Sofia Pezzatti (Swi) | 24 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
83 | Oksana Rybakova (Rus) | 24 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
84 | Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Czech Team | 24 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Caroline Villeneuve (Can) | 23 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
86 | Maaris Meier (Est) | 23 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | Katherine Sherwin (USA) | 22 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
88 | Carina Kirssi (Fin) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 20 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
89 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) Turbo Bike Team | 20 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
90 | Inbar Ronen (Isr) | 20 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
91 | Sarah Kaufmann (USA) | 19 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
92 | Stephanie Wiedner (Aut) | 18 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
93 | Carolyn Popovic (USA) | 17 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
94 | Zephanie Blasi (USA) | 16 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
95 | Bryna Blanchard (USA) | 15 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
96 | Maddie Horton (GBr) | 15 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
97 | Samantha Sanders (RSA) | 15 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
98 | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 14 | Row 97 - Cell 3 |
99 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) | 13 | Row 98 - Cell 3 |
100 | Jodie Willett (Aus) | 12 | Row 99 - Cell 3 |
101 | Jenni King (Aus) | 12 | Row 100 - Cell 3 |
102 | Eszter Dosa (Hun) | 10 | Row 101 - Cell 3 |
103 | Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC | 10 | Row 102 - Cell 3 |
104 | Daniela Storch (Ger) | 9 | Row 103 - Cell 3 |
105 | Lenka Bulisova (Cze) | 8 | Row 104 - Cell 3 |
106 | Michalina Ziolkowska (Pol) | 8 | Row 105 - Cell 3 |
107 | Kristien Nelen (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 8 | Row 106 - Cell 3 |
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Most Popular
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
Exact Cross Kortrijk: Eli Iserbyt combines with teammate Michael Vanthourenhout for third career title
Iserbyt takes win ahead of Niels Vandeputte in second -
Exact Cross Kortrijk: Fem van Empel makes winning return to racing
World champion eases to victory in Kortrijk -
Ivar Slik rallies six months after horrific crash to return to Unbound Gravel 200 in 2025
'It's the ultimate race' says 2022 winner of Kansas race, who made history as first European to conquer Flint Hills -
Mark Cavendish: The moments that shaped a record-breaking career
The highs and lows of the Manx Missile’s 20-year career, from battling illness and injury to Tour de France supremacy