Catharine Pendrel earned Commonwealth Games gold with a victory in Elite Women’s cross country mountain biking. The Games run from July 23 through August 3 in Glasgow, Scotland, and the women’s mountain bike race was held July 29. 

Riding for Canada, Pendrel gained the lead in the first of six laps, and held it through the remainder of the race. She finished more than a minute ahead of the next rider. “I didn’t expect that. I found myself by myself,” she told cyclingnews.com. “Anyone who watches me race knows I like to go hard from the start. When you get some space at the front, you just go for it.” 

On the other side of the Atlantic, Pendrel’s teammate Georgia Gould also took a victory. Gould topped the podium at the Catamount Classic short track race, held July 27 in Williston, Vermont. Fellow Luna rider Katerina Nash took second place. 

Maxxis congratulates Catharine Pendrel and Georgia Gould on their victories and thanks them for choosing the brand of champions.