Elitewave's Catharine Pendrel (Norco) was successful in her bid to win a gold medal at the Pan American Championships in Brazil. This is the highest performance ever achieved by an Elitewave athlete. This performance will surely be a stepping stone to greater performances at the international level as we approach the Olympics in Bejing!!
2007 Pan American Games - Elite Women’s MTB XC Flash - Canada's Pendrel Wins GOLD!by http://www.pedalmag.com/
July 14, 2007 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – Canada’s Catharine Pendrel from Kamloops, BC, has won the gold in the Elite Women’s MTB race at the 2007 Pan American Games today in Outeiro Hill - the first medal at the Games. Here are some quotes from Pendrel after her win courtesy of MPCcommunications:
"It feels great to be the first medal of the Games."(On the Brazil Canada tight race for 3rd place) - "Obviously I want Canada to win the most medals, but I wish Brazil luck in their endeavours because it's exciting to win medals in your own country."
"I really enjoyed the course. It was well constructed and had a little bit of everything to challenge the riders. I was leading the event from the second lap and was keeping a good pace. On the last lap, Mary McConneloug (USA) managed to overtake me, and I thought I would lose. I gave my best and recovered the lead on one of the last curves of the track."
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