Catharine Pendrel and Marie-Helene Premont swept the top two places at a World Cup mountain bike race on Sunday at Bromont, Que.
It's the second one-two finish for Canadian riders on the circuit in as many weeks.
Pendrel, of Kamloops, B.C., claimed her first World Cup victory in one hour, 37 minutes and 43 seconds. Premont, from Chateau Richer, Que., and an Olympic teammate of the winner, finished one minute, 53 seconds behind.
Katrina Nash of the Czech Republic was third, 2:39 off the pace.
Premont virtually assured herself of winning the overall World Cup title by increasing her overall lead in the World Cup standings to 1,420 points with two events remaining, while Pendrel moved into second with 973 points.
The two Canadian riders rode away from the rest of the field on the first lap of the four-lap, 18.4-kilometre race, with Pendrel dropping Premont on the second lap. The Quebec rider lost more time with mechanical problems which required a stop in the technical pit.
Nash was able to catch up to her, but then ran into her own technical problems.
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