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Catharine Pendrel did all she could to claim the overall World Cup title for the second year in a row but came up just short. The Canadian National Champion won her second straight World Cup at Val di Sole, Italy. Even with two consecutive wins, Kika fell 40 points short of the overall World Cup series crown. Up next is the UCI Cross Country World Championships.

American Amy Marsh of teamTBB won her second iron-distance race of the year with a dominating performance at Challenge Vichy in France. The six-time iron-distance winner lead from the start and claimed a comfortable 16-minute victory.

Canadian National Champion Catharine Pendrel of the AVIA-supported Luna Pro Team won her second UCI Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. With the win, she closed in on her second overall World Cup title. With one World Cup left, she only trails by 140 points.

AVIA athletes Tyler Stewart and Melanie McQuaid finished first and second, respectively, at the Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 just outside of Redmond, Washington. McQuaid led after the swim but suffered multiple issues on the bike. In the meantime, Stewart blitzed the bike to gain a comfortable lead starting the run. With a race-best run, Tyler went on to an easy 10-minute victory of Melanie.

Rebekah Keat of the AVIA-sponsored teamTBB won her sixth Iron-distance race and second this year with a tremendous repeat effort at Challenge Copenhagen. Again, she would break the allusive 9-hr barrier with an 8:52 finish, putting her more than 40 minutes ahead of second place. Her 3:05 marathon was also a new personal best even while enjoying the last 2km with the 15,000 fans.