Marie-Hélène Prémont of Château Richer finished fourth yesterday in the women’s cross-country race at the world mountain bike championships in Val Di Sole, Italy. Margarita Fullana of Spain won her third career world title under hot and muggy conditions. Sabine Spitz of Germany took silver and defending champion Irina Kalantieva of Russia was third.
Source: The Gazette. For the full story, click here.
The past two days in Val di Sole have seen all the big races run, jerseys won and domination by the Brits in downhill. Not only did Gee and Rachel Atherton complete the senior double, but with a win in the Junior event, Josh Bryceland made it an amazing three from three, just weeks after a spectacular crash in Maribor.
Source: Bike Magic. For the full story, click here.
Following Canadian Allison Forsyth’s announcement last week that she was retiring from World Cup-level ski racing, five other Canadian women have decided to pursue other careers and will not return to the national team ski racing programs this winter, Alpine Canada Alpin announced on Friday.
Source: First Tracks. For the full story, click here.
Fans at Blue Lake Park witnessed history in the making today, as Nicola Butler, 16, (Cape Town, South Africa) won her fifth consecutive contest, after taking the top spot in Pro Women’s division finals at the Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championship, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Butler’s fifth straight win marks the most consecutive victories any pro wakeboarder has won in a single season.
Source: Wake World. For the full story, click here.
Laura Abril made her coach, her family and her country proud with Colombia’s first-ever cross country world championship win. She earned her title in the junior women’s race in Val di Sole.
Source: Bike Radar. For the full story, click here.
Not even a broken leg or a foot broken in two places has deterred Forth teenager Zara Woolley from the demanding sport of motocross. The 16-year-old is very much the flag bearer for female riders in the Coastal Motocross Club and will be back in action at Blackwood Park, near Penguin, for round five of the Tasmanian Motocross Titles on Sunday.
Source: The Advocate. For the full story, click here.
Sixteen-year-old Amanda Browne began BMX racing in April 2005. Armed with a bucket of natural talent and a good work ethic, Amanda gained the skills needed to make her a national level rider and to have her bike and clothing provided by a bicycle manufacturer.
Source: Berthoud Recorder. For the full story, click here.
Billabong Girls are back in the UK this July, hosting the Billabong Girls Surf Days on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 in Woolacombe, Devon. This entirely free event is open to beginners and advanced surfer girls, aged between 10 and 30. The weekend ensures to be a fantastic opportunity to discover surfing, not only the sport but its unique lifestyle too!
Source: North Devon Gazette. For the full story, click here.
Lee Ann Curren (FRA), 19, reigning ASP European Champion, was eliminated in Round 2 of the Billabong Surf-Eco Festival in Brazil, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event. Curren, who led the small European squad to Praia do Forte, was the only one of four girls in contention to reach Round 2 but was defeated by current ASP Women’s World Tour member Silvana Lima (BRA) and young rising surfer Paige Hareb (NZL).
Source: Global Surf News. For the full story, click here.
Allison Forsyth, one of the intrepid women Alpine skiers who “kept the link to excellence alive’ through tough times for Canadian skiing, made her retirement official yesterday. The 29-year-old native of Nanaimo, B.C., said in a telephone interview from Calgary yesterday that the knee injuries that cost her the past two seasons on the World Cup circuit have also cost her the Vancouver Olympics and, ultimately, her career.
Source: Globe Sports. For the full story, click here.
