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Arseneault and Woods win XCC national titles at Hardwood

Cross country champs kick off in Oro Station, Ontario

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July 21, 2022
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2022 Cross country national championships got off to an early – and fast – start at Hardwood Ski and Bike on Thursday with the XCC races. Laurie Arseneault and Carter Woods take the second-ever Canadian Short Track national titles, capping off a day of incredibly closer racing in Oro Station, Ont.

Canyon MTB Racing sweeps elite women’s podium

Laurie Arseneault led a Canyon MTB Racing sweep of  the women’s Short Track race at Hardwood Ski and Bike. The Quebec rider was followed by a intra-team sprint between co-founder Emily Batty and Jenn Jackson. Recently returned from injury, Jackson’s podium showing on Thursday is a good sign the newest Canyon rider is ready to try defend her 2021 elite XCO national championship title on Sunday.

When the Canyon MTB did start whittling down the field on the seventh and eighth laps, they quickly shed riders. At the finish,  2021 XCC national champion Sandra Walter (Liv Canada) was closest to the trio at six-seconds back. Haley Smith (Maxxis Factory Racing) finished fifth, just ahead of Jocelyn Stel (Canyon Devo Racing) at 25 and 28 seconds back.

Carter Woods races up to elite XCC win

Carter Woods is in Oro Station, Ont. hunting for an XCO national title. But, along the way, the under-23 Vancouver Island racer landed an elite XCC maple leaf jersey. U23 and elite racers are combined in the short track event, meaning Woods was up against his elder Norco Factory Team teammates.

Quinton Disera (Canyon Devo Racing) out-sprinted Norco Factory Team’s Sean Fincham and Peter Disera, preventing the Norco team from matching Canyon MTB Racing’s feat from the women’s race. Tyler Orschel (Canyon Devo Racing) was fifth, eight seconds back, in an incredibly tight elite men’s race.

Junior and U17 XCC races

If the elite men’s race was close, the junior men’s race was stunningly so. Zorak Paille edged out a win in a group sprint. Maxime Théberge and Simon Ruelland finished on the same second. Arnaud Belzile, four seconds back, gave Quebec riders the top four spots. Noah Rubuliak in fifth was the first rider from outside La Belle Province.

On the junior women’s side, Stimulus Orbea also pulled off a clean sweep. Squamish’s Marin Lowe takes the sprint win just ahead of teammate Isabella Holmgren. Ava Holmgren rounds out the podium, just five seconds back. Jenaya Francis (Juventus Cycling Club) from Alberta and the Yukon’s Mara Roldan (Charge BCXC) finish fourth and fifth 31 seconds behind the front trio.

Quebec swept the u17 races entirely. Rafaelle Carrier led the under-17 women’s results ahead of Ayana Gagné, with Lily-Rose Marois in third. Jacob Roy took a solid win over Nicolas Gauthier and Félix-Antoine Leclair in the men’s race.

Full category results from Thursday’s Short Track (XCC) racing is on racetiming.ca.

Championship racing continues Saturday at Hardwood Ski and Bike.

Results: 2022 Cross country national championships – Hardwood Ski & Bike (Oro Station, Ont.)

Elite Men – Short Track (XCC)

1G WOODS, Carter NORCO FACTORY TEAM BC 20:18
2S DISERA, Quinton CANYON DEVO RACING ON 20:21 0:03
3B FINCHAM, Sean NORCO FACTORY TEAM BC 20:21 0:03
4 DISERA, Peter NORCO FACTORY TEAM BC 20:22 0:04
5 ORSCHEL, Tyler CANYON DEVO RACING ON 20:26 0:08
6 FORTIER, Marc-Andre PIVOT CYCLES OTE QC 20:28 0:10
7 CLARK, Owen CHC ARMADA ON 20:31 0:13
8 CLARK, Tyler CHC ARMADA ON 20:35 0:17
9 RAMSAY, Noah BATEMAN’S BIKE CO ON 20:37 0:19
10 PUNCHARD, Cole CHC ARMADA ON 20:42 0:24
11 BARTON, Malcolm ON 20:48 0:30
12 L’ESPERANCE, Andrew MAXXIS FACTORY RACING NS 20:51 0:33
13 CÔTÉ, William GIANT CANADA OFF ROAD TEAM QC 20:54 0:36
14 ST-ONGE, Charles-Antoine SIBOIRE QC 20:58 0:40
15 THIBOUTOT, Vincent PIVOT CYCLES – OTE QC 21:06 0:48
16 VERREAULT, Victor FORESCO HOLDING PROCO RL PRO TEAM QC 21:09 0:51
17 AUCLAIR, Raphael PIVOT CYCLES – OTE QC 21:16 0:58
18 BELHUMEUR, Felix PIVOT CYCLES – OTE QC 21:18 1:00
19 ROY, Xavier PONSSE QC 21:26 1:08
20 SADESKY, Logan RUNDLE MOUNTAIN CYCLING CLUB AB 21:32 1:14
21 WALSH, Edward PROJECT DIALED IN NS 21:35 1:17
22 SCOTT, Cody GIANT CANADA OFF-ROAD TEAM BC 21:36 1:18
23 RODGERS, Lief GIANT CANADA OFF ROAD TEAM BC 21:36 1:18
24 BRUNELLE, Zachary SIBOIRE QC 21:37 1:19
25 VIALLE, Alexandre TOYOTA ST-EUSTACHE QC 21:44 1:26
26 THÉBERGE, Benjamin PONSSE QC 21:47 1:29
27 KERR, Dylan CHC ARMADA ON 21:47 1:29
28 AUDET, Anthony CC DE L’ACADÉMIE QC 21:48 1:30
29 MALTAIS-PILOTE, William CVM CYCLONE D’ALMA QC 21:51 1:33
30 BERGERON, Anthony VO2-BLACKBURN QC 21:53 1:35
31 MILLER, Noah ESP ENDURANCE TEAM ON 22:09 1:51
32 FAUBERT, Liam Arthur TEAM NOVA SCOTIA NS 22:14 1:56
33 FOURNIER, Pierre-Luc SIBOIRE QC 22:16 1:58
34 BLANCHARD, Felix CVM SIGMA ASSURANCE QC 22:17 1:59
35 ST-LAURENT, Philippe PIVOTCYCLES-OTE QC 22:17 1:59
36 PETITCLERC, Simon UNITED QC QC 22:24 2:06
37 CÔTÉ, Charles-Antoine SIBOIRE QC 22:25 2:07

Elite Women – Short Track (XCC)

1G ARSENEAULT, Laurie CANYON MTB RACING TEAM QC 20:27
2S BATTY, Emily CANYON MTB RACING TEAM ON 20:29 0:02
3B JACKSON, Jenn CANYON MTB RACING TEAM ON 20:29 0:02
4 WALTER, Sandra LIV RACING COLLECTIVE BC 20:33 0:06
5 SMITH, Haley MAXXIS FACTORY RACING ON 20:52 0:25
6 STEL, Jocelyn CANYON DEVO RACING ON 20:55 0:28
7 JOHNSTON, Emilly NORCO FACTORY RACING BC 21:07 0:40
8 THÉBERGE, Marianne QC 21:17 0:50
9 MCGILL, Sidney PEDALHEAD RACE ROOM AB 21:19 0:52
10 POIDEVIN, Eva AB 21:20 0:53
11 MONTAMBAULT, Cindy EQUIPE DU QUEBEC QC 21:26 0:59
12 WILLIAMS, Emily ELLEVATE XC BC 21:31 1:04
13 LAROSE-GINGRAS, Juliette PONSSE QC 21:38 1:11
14 VERMETTE, Roxane STIMULUS/ORBEA QC 21:45 1:18
15 GILLIGAN, Dana ON 21:46 1:19
16 TÉTREAULT, Juliette CC DE L’ACADÉMIE QC 21:55 1:28
17 BRADBURY, Nicole CANYON DEVO RACING ON 22:00 1:33
18 WALCROFT, Katelyn HARDWOOD NEXT WAVE ON 22:25 1:58
19 SARRAZIN, Julianne VÉLO PAYS D’EN HAUT QC 22:34 2:07
20 MARCOTTE, Catryana SIBOIRE QC 22:34 2:07
21 OLSON, Emma CANYON DEVO RACING QC 22:57 2:30