September 4/99 11:09 am - Official Results and Standings for Houffalize

Posted by Editor on 09/4/99
 

World Cup Final - Houffalize, Belgium

Official results:

1. Margarita Fullana ESP MT Dew-Specialized 2:06:03
2. Gunn Rita Dahle NOR DBS World Team at 1:17
3. Barbara Blatter SUI Scott-One Life 1:40
4. Alison Sydor CAN Volvo-Cannondale 2:09
5. Paola Pezzo ITA Gary Fisher 3:48
6. Chantal Daucourt SUI Trek-VW 4:46
7. Caroline Alexander GBR American Eagle 5:21
8. Elsbeth Vink NED Mt Dew-Specialized 5:45
9. Ruthie Matthes USA Trek-VW 7:11
10. Annabella Stropparo ITA Volvo-Cannondale 7:59

14. Chrissy Redden CAN Ritchey-Yahoo! 10:07
17. Melanie Dorion CAN Ford-Devinci 12:35
20. Lelsey Tomlinson CAN RLX Polo Sport 14:24
27. Trish Sinclair CAN Marin 17:53
49. Melanie McQuaid CAN Rocky Mountain 34:32

Phil Reinaers said that Alison lost her bottle in the first lap, and had to wait at the beginning of the second lap for a replacement.

Alison's reaction on the finish line :

This race was very emotional for Alison. She said that it was like a Worlds (ie, World Championship) race for her as this year all the eight rounds counted for the final ranking. She was pretty nervous before the race. She has been very well support by her team and so she received all the information that she needed to win the World Cup 99.

Lap by lap standings in the four lap race:

Lap 1 :
1. Dahle 24:41
2. Fullana s.t.
3. Blatter at 0:29
4. Sydor 0:35
5. Alexander 0:47
6. Daucourt s.t.

11. Redden 1:40

Lap 2 :
1. Fullana 56:55
2. Dahle at 0:47
3. Sydor 1:10
4. Blatter 1:39
5. Pezzo 2:25
6. Daucourt 2:32

14. Redden 4:49

Lap 3
1. Fullana 1:30:46
2. Dahle at 0:52
3. Sydor 2:08
4. Blatter 2:27
5. Pezzo 2:42


Final World Cup Standings

1. Alison Sydor 1560 points
2. Gunn Rita Dahle 1510
3. Annabella Stropparo 988
4. Alison Dunlap 863
5. Caroline Alexander 835

8. Redden 699
18. Tomlinson 457
19. Dorion 371
26. McQuaid 282
38. Sinclair 194
43. Amber Chorney CAN Fisher-Saab 160