CCA - National Team: Catharine Pendrel


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Catharine Pendrel

Name:

Catharine Pendrel

Hometown:

Harvey Station, N.B., and Kamloops, B.C.

Discipline:

Mountain bike-cross country

Date of Birth:

September 30, 1980, Fredericton, N.B.

Team:

Luna

Occupation:

Student Athlete

Member of Canadian National Team since:

2003

Results Highlights

COMPETITION	EVENT	RANK
2008 World Championships, ITA	Cross country	6
2008 World Cup, SCOT	Cross country	12
2008 World Cup, AND	Cross country	4
2008 World Cup, SPA	Cross country	9
2008 World Cup, GER	Cross country	8
2008 World Cup, BEL	Cross country	13
2007 World Championships	Cross country	6
2007 Pan Am Games, BRA	Cross country	1
2007 Nationals, CAN	Cross country	2

In 2008: headed to first Olympic Games… three top-10 results on World Cup this season… Won the first gold medal of the 2007 Pan Am Games as the women’s mountain bike cross country race was the opening event…. Named Kamloops’ female athlete of the year for 2007…Has competed at last four world championships…First mountain bike race in 1998 in New Brunswick…Started racing seriously in 2003 when she moved to B.C… Joined number-one ranked Luna team in 2008…

Grew up on a horse farm in New Brunswick…Introduced to mountain biking as a teenager by brother Geoff…Tobacco Free Sport Ambassador for PacificSport…Studied at University of Victoria…Has a BA in Sociology and Psychology and working towards Masters in Physiotherapy.