07.09.11 - CANADA ADDS SIX MEDALS TO ITS TALLY AT UCI PARA-CYCLING WORLD CUP FINALS

Croteau, March take World Cup titles in rookie season

(Baie-Comeau, QC – July 09, 2011) On a cold and rainy day, Canada continued on its success at the 2011 UCI Para-Cycling Road Para-Cycling World Cup Finals in Baie-Comeau, QC, adding six medals to its tally in this last UCI World Cup event of the season for para-cyclists.

In the Tricycle category, Marie-Ève Croteau of Québec, QC continued her international domination in her rookie season, winning the 25.9-kilometre road race for the T2-3 Category with a time of 59:13. Once again today, Croteau defeated the reigning World Champion Jana Majunke of Germany, this time by a margin of more than eight minutes.

With the victory, Croteau wins the 2011 UCI Road World Cup title and grabs the coveted crystal trophy. In her first season, Croteau defeated the reigning World Champion in all her races, doing so by considerable margins.

Karen March of British Columbia went on the finish second of the women’s H2 road race. The convert from athletics ended her rookie with great results as she prepares for the 2012 Paralympic Games, also winning the coveted World Cup title for the road discipline within her category.

Mark Ledo of Maple Ridge, ON, the reigning Canadian Champion, placed second in the H3 race of 60.5 kilometres, finishing just one second behind the winner, narrowly missing the victory on home soil. Racing the Men’s H1 category, Robbert Labbé of Québec City took the second place in the 43.2-kilometre race, finishing 5:17 off the winner’s time.

In the T1 road race, Shelley Gautier of Toronto, ON finished her race in first position with a time of 1:22.

Chantale Petitclerc, one of Canada’s most prolific athlete and another convert from athletics, raced in the Women’s H3 category and went to finish fifth, her second Top 5 finish in as many days.

The UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup Finals in Baie-Comeau end Sunday with the road races for the C category as well as the tandems.

RESULTS – ROAD RACES – 2011 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CUP – BAIE-COMEAU

All results are found on www.uci.ch

Men H1 – 43.2 km

1. ROHAN, Mark MH1 IRELAND 1:46:52

2. LABBE, Robert MH1 CANADA +5:17

3. QUITTET, Alain MH1 FRANCE +5:31

Men H2 – 51.8 km

1. WEBER, Lukas MH2 SWITZERLAND 1:41:50

2. FREI, Heinz MH2 SWITZERLAND s.t.

3. ABLINGER, Walter MH2 AUSTRIA +1:46

4. MORNEAU, Rico MH2 CANADA +4:04

7. PELLETIER, Jimmy MH2 CANADA +13:37

DNF. BEGGS, Mark MH2 CANADA

Men H3 – 60.5 km

1. JEANNOT, Joel MH3 FRANCE 1:54:56

2. LEDO, Mark MH3 CANADA +0:01

3. SKRZYPINSKI, Arkadiusz MH3 POLAND +5:09

MEN T2 - 25.9 km

1. DURST, Hans-Peter MT2 GERMANY 0:54:20

2. FUCHS, Goldy MT2 SOUTH AFRICA +0:10

3. VILJOEN, Gerhard MT2 SOUTH AFRICA +0:43

7. JOLIN CORRIVEAU, Louis-Albert MT2 INDEPENDANT +9:14

Women H1 – 43.2 km

1. SCHMID, Pia WH1 SWITZERLAND 1:50:21

2. MARCH, Karen WH1 CANADA +6:35

Women H2 – 43.2 km

1. DAVIS, Marianna WH2 USA 1:37:18

2. ADAM, Myriam WH2 CANADA +35:06

3. YANUTO, Natalia WH2 RUSSIA -1 lap

Women H3 – 43.2 km

1. BASCIO, Monica WH3 USA 1:38:16

2. GRAF, Sandra WH3 SWITZERLAND +13:59

3. MOSHKOVICH, Svetlana WH3 RUSSIA +24:22

5. PETITCLERC, Chantale WH3 CANADA +27:36

Women T1 – 25.9 km

1. GAUTIER, Shelley WT1 CANADA 1:22:00

Women T2/3 – 25.9 km

1. CROTEAU, Marie-Eve WT2 CANADA 0:59:13

2. MAJUNKE, Jana WT2 GERMANY +8:26

3. CARINUS, Madre WT2 SOUTH AFRICA +8:47