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Catharine Pendrel: Where to Begin?
Pendrel blogging, very honestly, on how the Olympic MTB race just didn’t come together for her
"Not the race I dreamed of, but so proud to be a Canadian and an Olympian. Thank you everyone. You, not medals make the Olympics special!
— Catharine Pendrel (@cpendrel) August 11, 2012
2012 Windham World Cup XC - Catharine Pendrel (by ccyclist)
Interview with Pendrel, who won the Windham cross country World Cup after her team-mate Georgia Gould had been leading, but had a flat in the final lap. Pendrel talks about her dilemma in the race, and her own ride.
On Luna we have always been proud of what we do as a team, but we have also faced each other as our stiffest competition domestically and internationally for years. The idea of giving up a win or being handed a win does not sit well with any of us. We are good because we are all strong, competitive women that want to earn our results and aren’t afraid to fight for them. The only possible exception is winning your first world cup at home and being caught by two teammates in the last seconds of racing … but I guess this scenario never came up in conversation.
On retrospect I would have loved to jump off my bike and have Katerina follow my lead and challenge the three to an even fielded running race. This would have showed the unity and competitiveness of our team and given Georgia a fair chance at maintaining the lead she had won, given Katerina a chance to score her first World Cup win, all with out us having to sit up and neutralize the race, all getting to feel we had the chance to give everything. But you only think of this afterwards while you punish yourself for being a competitor above a teammate.
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I never thought winning a World Cup could feel crappy - Catharine Pendrel
Really touching blog from Catharine Pendrel, who won the Cross Country World Cup at Windham yesterday, after her team-mate Georgia Gould, who’d lead solo for most of the race, flatted in the final lap. I’d been wondering what Pendrel had thought about it - now I know
MTB World Cup Cross Country #6 & Downhill #5 2012: , Photos | Cyclingnews.com
Race winner Catharine Pendrel applauds Georgia Gould at the podium.
Gould had been leading the race, and should have won it… only a puncture destroyed her chances, and she had to run in, only able to take third behind her team-mates Pendrel and Katerina Nash
1. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team, 1:37:53
2. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team, + 00:01
3. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team, + 00:10
4. Marie-Hélène Premont (Can) + 01:03
5. Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing, + 01:50
6. Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing, + 02:17
7. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida, + 02:25
8. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon, + 02:47
9. Annie Last (GBr) Milka Brentjens, + 03:03
10. Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing, + 04:12
Catharine Pendrels’ preview of the Mont-Sainte-Anne cross country World Cup 2012 - with on-bike footage and lots of shots of her riding it!
(Pendrel went on to win the race, big congratulations!)
1. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team, 1:41:40
2. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team, + 00:23
3. Marie-Hélène Premont (Can) Canada + 01:51
4. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team, + 03:16
5. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida, + 0:03:26
6. Emily Batty (Can) Subaru-Trek, + 03:35
7. Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing, + 03:52
8. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team, + 05:12
9. Annie Last (GBr) Milka Brentjens, + 06:35
10. Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team, + 06:57
Cross Country World Cup standings after 5 rounds
1. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team, 940 points
2. Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry, 750
3. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida, 678
4. Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice, 670
5. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna pro team, 659
6. Emily Batty (Can) Subaru-Trek, 645
7. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team, 593
8. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team, 535
9. Marie-Hélène Premont (Can) Canada, 466
10. Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing, 447
2012 La Bresse World Cup - Catharine Pendrel Interview (by ccyclist)
Being very charming about her performance, and how she wants to get into the forest to ride and have fun!
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