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MONT SAINTE ANNE, Quebec - Canadian mountain bike racer, Catharine Pendrel won on home soil today, at the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup, in Beaupre, Quebec. This is the second win of the World Cup season for the defending World Champion. "It seemed like my teammate Georgia was on fire, there was no reeling her in. I was able to maintain the same pace as her, but not reel her in," said Pendrel after the race. "The course is so tough, and I was trying to recover in between, but I realized I would never make up any ground if I was allowing myself any recovery. I was really trying to accelerate in every little piece of trail that I could. Georgia started to suffer for the pace she set early on. Luckily I was able to maintain and be consistent through the race." Pendrel was slow from the start, and was riding steady, just under a minute behind leader, American Georgia Gould. With two laps to go, Pendrel started to charge, passing Gould with one lap remaining, and taking a comfortable lead to the finish. "With the Olympic announcement on Wednesday, everyone is so excited," said Pendrel. "I would love to be able to do this in a month or so. This was a good race to see that those gaps do form, and Ive got some fine tuning to do before August."Gould held on to finish second. Marie-Helene Premont, of nearby Chateau Richer, Quebec, finished third, her best result this season. Premont has twice represented Canada at the Olympic Games, winning a medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics, but failed to perform earlier this season and was not included in the official team selection. Emily Batty, who will be Pendrels Olympic teammate, finished sixth after a slow start. Each subsequent lap, Batty was able to make up time on the riders around her, but could not get close enough to secure a top five position. The mens race takes place Saturday afternoon. 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"Finishing fourth for me in just my second race is great so not getting on the podium doesnt matter at this point," said Hawrysh, who was 11th last week in Lake Placid.AUGUSTA, Ga. - Augusta National will be ready for the Masters, despite a major storm that dumped 1.4 inches of rain on the course, washed out bunkers, toppled trees and even knocked out a bathroom. The course opened about a half-hour late for practice rounds Wednesday and conditions remained extremely wet. But crews were working around the clock, and chairman Billy Payne said he expected the course to be back in "competitive condition" in time for Thursdays first round. "Clearly the golf course will not be as firm and fast as it would otherwise be," said Fred Ridley, chairman of the Masters competition committee. "We are very confident that we will have comparable tournament-speed greens." Admittedly we wont have the firmness, but we think that we have looked at a setup that takes all of that into consideration, as we always do with weather considerations, and we think its going to be a good setup for tomorrow." According to the forecast, showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday, especially during the afternoon and evening, with more rain possible Friday morning. No rain is in the weekend forecast. The course was already soft before Tuesday nights storm,, and chairman Billy Payne was asked if there was a possibility of invoking the lift, clean and place rule, only used under the most dire of circumstances at the majors.dddddddddddd Augusta National officials said they could not recall a time the rule has been used at the Masters. "We surely would not want to have to do that. That would be a decision very difficult to make," Payne said. "However, we are also bright enough to know that weather conditions can have an impact on that, and possibly cause us to change our minds on that issue." The storm that moved through Tuesday night caused Raes Creek to flood, but Payne said it occurred below Hogans Bridge, which leads to the 12th green, and didnt affect conditions. None of the trees that fell will affect play, either, Payne said, though one did hit a restroom on the 16th hole and caused significant damage. "We hope to have it rebuilt and up and running by the end of the day," Payne said. Weather has already given this years Masters a new look. Hotter-than-normal spring temperatures have caused the azaleas, which give Augusta National its signature brilliant colours, to lose their red and pink blooms. ' ' '
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