CANADIAN JUNIORS FINISH TOP-10 AT MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLDS

Mont-Ste-Anne, QC (August 30, 2019) – Canada’s Carter Woods, of Cumberland, BC, came within 17 seconds of finishing on the podium at the Mountain Bike World Championships on Thursday, ending up fourth. The Junior [17-18 years] rider was part of a group of five riders that broke away from the rest of the field early in the race at Mont-Ste-Anne, Quebec, but fell off the pace of the front three in the final lap. In the Junior women’s race, earlier in the day, Emilly Johnston of Comox, BC, finished ninth.

“It was a super tough race,” said Woods,” but all I can think about is going up the last climb and there were so many people chanting my name. Everyone at the top is so good; looking back there may have been a few spots where I could have gone harder, but in the moment, you are suffering so much. I’m super happy with fourth; it was a fair battle out there.”

“It was so amazing,” said Johnston, who is attending her first world championships. “I’m super proud to be representing Canada, especially here in Canada. On the second lap I made a silly mistake and took a bit of a tumble, but I was back up in 10-15 seconds. In general, this was a learning experience for me, and I was happy with my result.”