Saturday, July 17th was the National Cross-Country Championship for Opus sponsored athletes in Canmore, AB. In the Junior Men category, three of racers on Opus bikes missed the title by less than a minute thirty seconds with Steven Noble coming the closess in second place.
In the U23 Women race, Cassandre Olivier-Lapierre finished in 5th place.
Junior Men - 28km - 4 Laps
1. Evan McNeely (ON) Team Ontario/EMD Serono/Specialized 26:42.8
2. Steven Noble (ON) Jetpower/Team Ontario 0:58
3. Antoine Caron (QC) Equipe du Quebec 1:18
4. Mitch Bailey (ON) Team Ontario 1:26
5. Jérémy Martin (QC) Equipe du Québec/Rocky Mountain Factory Team 2:51
6. Léandre Bouchard (QC) Équipe du Québec/Cyclone d'Alma 4:28
7. Felix Wilberg (AB) Team Alberta 5:27
8. Thomas Neron (QC) Équipe Québec/Subway-Genetik 5:32
9. Mo Lawrence (BC) Cycling BC 6:14
10. Daniel Varga (ON) Jetpower 6:21
11. Etienne Moreau (ON) Team Ontario/Hardwood-Trek 6:24
12. Preston Wagler (ON) 3 Rox Racing 7:38
13. Karl Hoppner (ON) EMD Serono-Specialized 10:10
14. Bretton Matthews (ON) Jetpower 10:11
15. Philippe Paradis (QC) CVM Val-David 12:48
16. Xavier Perreault (QC) CVM Val-David 14:20
17. Jordan Doner (ON) Team Spoke O'Motion 24:20:00
18. Michael Van Den Ham (MB) Brandon Bike Club 29:17:00
19. Simon Boisvert (QC) Le Yéti 31:08:00
20. Ragnar Robinson (SK) Team Saskatchewan -1 lap
DNF Joshua Thomas (ON) ThinkSL.com/CarsonElectric
U23 Women - 28km - 4 Laps
1. Emily Batty (ON) Trek World Racing 43:31.2
2. Mikaela Kofman (AB) 3 Rox Racing 1:28
3. Rebecca Beaumont (QC) Équipe du Québec/Cyclone d'Alma 11:13
4. Ashley Barson (ON) Coach Chris.ca/Ted Velikonja 11:33
5. Cassandre Olivier-Lapierre (QC) Équipe Québec/Subway-Genetik 15:32
6. Marie-Claude Surprenant (QC) Équipe du Québec/Xprezo 18:50
7. Anna Schappert (MB) Team Manitoba 18:59
8. Krystyn Ong (AB) River Valley Cycle 20:26
9. Samantha Grover (AB) Pedalhead Racing Club 22:35
10. Sarah Moore (QC) CVM Val David -1 lap
11. Marjorie Lavoie (QC) CVM Val-David -1 lap
DNF Andréanne Pichette (QC) CVM Subway-Génétik - Équipe du Qc
Photos, canadiancyclist.com/xcnats
Communiqué en français, opusbike.blogspot.com
