Canada\u2019s young cross-country riders put together several strong performances at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, highlighted by Rafa\u00eblle Carrier riding into the top five in the under-23 women\u2019s XCO race.<\/p>\n
Carrier finished fifth, the best result among Canada\u2019s U23 and junior XCO riders and another big international result for the young Canadian. Especially after her results in the XCC<\/a> earlier in the weekend.<\/p>\n Behind her, Canada showed plenty of depth in the under-23 women\u2019s field with six riders finishing inside the top 40.<\/p>\n Carrier leads Canadian women<\/p>\n Carrier\u2019s fifth-place finish led a Canadian contingent in the U23 women\u2019s race. Ava Holmgren was the next Canadian across the line in 12th, narrowly missing another top-10 result at the world championships.<\/p>\n Ella MacPhee finished 19th to give Canada three riders inside the top 20. Marin Lowe was 29th, Nico Knoll finished 32nd and Alexia Harel rounded out the Canadian results in 39th.<\/p>\n It was a strong Canadian showing, with Carrier\u2019s fifth place putting her within sight of the world championship podium.<\/p>\n Comaniuk takes 14th<\/p>\n Mika Comaniuk led the Canadian U23 men with a 14th-place finish. Comaniuk\u2019s result gave Canada another top-15 at the world championships and was the best Canadian performance in the U23 men\u2019s race.<\/p>\n