Posted by Editoress on 05/21/16
 
Soren  Meeuwisse (Team Canada) was the top Canadian finisher in the Women's  Under-23 race on Saturday, finishing 32nd at Round 2 of the Mountain  Bike World Cup in Albstadt, Germany.  Canada's top-ranked rider in the  race, Catherine Fleury (Team Canada), was forced to drop out early in  the race while in the top-10, after crashing on a descent and spraining  her ankle.  Fleury finished second in the first round of the World Cup.
 
 European champion Sina Frei (JB Brunex Felt) dominated the race,  finishing 34 seconds in front of Evie Richards (Great Britain) and 3:37  in front of third place Anne Tauber (Habitat Mountainbike Team).  First  round winner Kate Courtney (Specialized) was fourth, and retains the  overall leader's jersey with 140 points, followed by Frei at 90, then  Richards and Fleury, who are tied at 70 points.  Trudel drops from sixth  to 11th, with 35 points.
 
 Meeuwisse worked her way up steadily through the field after starting on  the last row.  Frederique Trudel (Team Canada) finished two spots  behind Meeuwisse in 34th, with Rachel Pageau (Cyclone d'Alma/Devinci)  another two spots back.  Laurie Arseneault (Team Canada) was 43rd.