March 26/17 14:10 pm - Pendrel & Kabush Win on Day 1 at Moab Rocks

Posted by Editoress on 03/26/17
 

Canadian pros won the opening day stage of the three day Moab Rocks off-road stage race on Saturday.  Catharine Pendrel (Clif Bar) won the women's race, with Geoff Kabush (Scott Sports-Maxxis) taking the men's.

Pendrel, who only rode the first day, won by over two minutes.  Americans Marlee Dixon and Jena Greaser took second and third, followed by Canadian cyclo-cross champion Maghalie Rochette (Clif Bar) in fourth.  Dixon leads the GC, with Greaser at 18 seconds and Rochette at 52.7 seconds.  Canadian Rachel Pageau sits fifth overall at 8:43.  The next rider is over two minutes back, so the battle for the overall title is down to these three riders.

In the men's race, Kabush won a tight finish over Ben Sonntag by just 2.2 seconds, with Justine Lindine at 3.5 seconds.  Taylor Lideen, in third for most of the race until suffering a flat, was fourth, 37.2 seconds back.  The race is down to these four, with fifth nearly four and a half minutes back.


Open Men (3 day)
1 Geoff Kabush (Can) 1:51:14
2 Ben Sobntag (USA) at  0:02
3 Justine Lindine (USA) 0:04
4 Taylo Lideen (USA) 0:37
5 Rotem Ishay (Isr) 4:28

Open Women (3 Day)
1 Marlee Dixon (USA) 2:13:50
2 Jena Greaser (USA) at 0:18
3 Maghalie Rochette (Can) 0:52
4 Sparky Moir Sears (Can) 2:23
5  Rachel Pageau (Can) 8:43

One Day Women
1 Catharine Penderl (Can) 2:11:43

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