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August 04, Elite women short track:

Davison makes it two in a row at Catamount Classic with short track win

Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor
August 04, 2013, 22:11 BST,
August 05, 2013, 7:38 BST

Pendrel powers to second ahead of Woodruff in third

Lea Davison (Specialized) on lap two with over a minute lead


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US short track national champion Lea Davison (Specialized) made it two victories in a row at the Catamount Classic in Vermont on Sunday when she followed up the previous day's cross country win with a short track win. Catharine Pendrel (Luna) finished second ahead of Chloe Woodruff (Crankbrothers) in third.


Judy Freeman (Crankbrothers) took the hole shot and led the first lap.

Everyone was watching what favorites Davison and Pendrel were doing. Pendrel came to the front and did a majority of the work during the race, leading for much of the race. She tried to get Davison to come through and do some more work, especially when the two had a small gap, but Davison took a defensive approach and spent most of the race sitting in.

Amy Dombroski attacked on lap three and got a gap, but Pendrel chased her down.

Pendrel tried several attacks, but none were ultimately successful. Davison covered each attack, and Woodruff hung on until the last lap.

That's when Davison launched her attack. She went so fast, like a rocket ship, that it looked like Pendrel was going backward. Whoever got to the top of the climb first had a definite advantage for the finish, and Davison obviously had figured that out on her home course.

Davison raced in, uncontested, for the win. Pendrel followed in second place while Woodruff was third. Teal Stetson-Lee and Maghalie Rochette rounded out the top five.

Editorial assistance provided by Dave McElwaine.


# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Lea Davison (Specialized) 0:29:09  
2 Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) 0:00:19  
3 Chloe Woodruff (Crank Brothers Race Club) 0:00:41  
4 Teal Stetson-Lee (Luna Pro Team) 0:00:45  
5 Maghalie Rochette (Powerwatts-Fttime) 0:00:47  
6 Andréanne Pichette (Opus OGC) 0:00:56  
7 Judy Freeman (Crankbrothers Race Club) 0:01:04  
8 Amy Dombroski 0:01:19  
9 Amanda Sin (Scottracing/3 Fox Racing) 0:01:48  
10 Shayna Powless (BMC MTB Development Team) 0:02:08  
11 Sarah Kaufmann (Stan's Notubes Women's Elite) 0:04:13  
12 Kate Courtney (Whole Athlete-Specialized) 0:04:14  
13 Erica Tingey (Team Jamis) 0:04:16  
14 Catherine Harnden (Independent) 0:04:17  
15 Frédérique Larose-Gingras (Opus OGC) 0:04:18  
16 Kaylee Blevins (RMCF Sweet Elite) 0:04:21