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World Cup Result, Canadians Lead U.S. Standings

March 31, 1998 at 8:09 pm by Rob Jones Daily News
Final World Cup Results

We now have the result on the final Canadian in the women‚s World Cup race in Sydney Australia last weekend. Sophie St Jacques finished in 62nd position, 18:53 down on the winner. As was mentioned previously, Sophie is still recovering from the effects of a crash in the 4th stage of the New Zealand stage race prior to the World Cup, which led to 4 stitches in her leg.


Canadians Lead US Rankings (courtesy USA Cycling)

Canadian riders Gord Fraser and Clara Hughes lead the U.S. National Road Series rankings:

1. Gord FraserMercuryCanada 244 points
2. Trent Klasna Navigators Calif. 206
3. Jonathan Vaughters United States Postal Service Colo. 183
4. Julian Dean Mercury New Zealand 183
5. John Peters Mercury Calif. 124
6. Eric Wohlberg Shaklee Canada 122


Women

1. Clara Hughes Saturn Canada 253 points
2. Karen Kurreck Saturn Calif. 161
3. Linda Jackson Saeco-Timex Canada 153
4. Marie Holjer Jane's Cosmetics Sweden 148
5. Nicole Freedman Shaklee Calif. 144
8. Leigh Hobson Shaklee Canada 100
9. Alison Sydor Volvo-Cannondale Canada 90

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