Georgia Gould, Catharine Pendrel, and Chloe Forsman recently travelled to Santiago, Chile for the annual Pan American Continental Championships.  Catharine Pendrel rode off the front and won by 5 minutes over her LUNA teammate Georgia Gould who finished in 2nd.  Chloe Forsman rode aggressively despite crashing and dealing with damaged bike parts to finish in 5th in the U23 race. 

 

The Continental Championships are held every year in late March and have typically been in a South American country.  This year the event was held in Santiago, Chile.  The course was full of  steep climbs and nasty, loose, rut filled descents.  Perfect conditions for the LUNA team.  After a fast start, Catharine Pendrel passed Mary McConnelog (Seven Cycles USA) and Georgia to take the lead at the start of the first painfully steep climb.  She slowly pulled away and was never seen again by the other racers until the finish of the race.  Georgia, despite not having great legs, rode a steady race and finished in 2nd.  

 

In the U23 event, Chloe had a good start but suffered some mechanicals as a result of a nasty crash.  She figures she lost over 10 minutes because of it.  Chloe still finished a respectable 5th. 

 

Because of the large amount of UCI points available at the Continental Championships, Catharine's win made her the number one ranked riding in the world.  Congratulations!

 

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