Jolanda Neff takes the lead on the very first lap. After Blaza Klemencic from Slovenia stormed to the front of the field, but then suddenly called for a break, Neff took over. The Slovenian tries to pass her again before a steep serpentine climb, but Neff doesn't follow. She rides from the front and tears a gap in the following spectacular and technical downhill "La Béatrice", which she extends in the following climb "Zig-Zag". What then follows is an impressive solo in which she extends her lead over her pursuer Pendrel to over a minute.

"That wasn't planned. But I thought, if I'm already in front, then I'll just keep riding. It was a very tough race in the heat. I was hoping for it, but now I'm very happy that it worked out," commented Neff on her winning ride.
Four years ago, Neff had to abandon the junior world championship race in Canada while in the lead. Because of heat exhaustion. "I did think about it," nods Jolanda Neff. But she was better prepared for it this time.

Behind Neff, Catharine Pendrel rides to a safe second place, while the battle for third place is influenced by Blaza Klemencic's broken saddle. The Slovenian drops back to seventh place and it is last year's winner Katerina Nash who comes out on top in a four-way battle.

Kathrin Stirnemann was in the top 10 until the fourth lap. "Then I suddenly got dizzy, felt sick and had to vomit," she said of her retirement. "What a shame, it was very good until then."

Katrin Leumann also has to report an unpleasant incident. She was riding between twelfth and fifteenth place and - suffering from a cold - could have lived with it, but then she crashed heavily onto her chest. "I lost the front wheel and then had problems breathing afterwards," reports Leumann. That cost her ten places. Having been thrown off course, she later fell on her back and had to finish the race in 21st place.

Nathalie Schneitter, on the other hand, is thoroughly satisfied with her 24th place in her first World Cup race of the season. "I came here with no expectations and just wanted to get through the six laps. I can build on that," she said at the finish line.www.redbull.com

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Rankings World Cup #5 Monte-Sainte-Anne/CAN, women:
1. Jolanda Neff (SUI)	1.43.03	+0.00
2. Catharine Pendrel (CAN)	1.44.06	+1.03
3rd Katerina Nash (CZE)	1.44.37	+1.34
4th Lea Davison (USA)	1.44.43	+1.40
5th Emily Batty (CAN)	1.45.03	+2.00
6th Tanja Zakelj (SLO)	1.45.59	+2.56
7th Blaza Klemencic (SLO)	1.47.13	+4.10
8th Annika Langvad (DEN)	1.47.22	+4.19
9th Sabine Spitz (GER)	1.48.36	+5.33
10. Maja Wloszcowksa (POL)	1.48.50	+5.47
21st Katrin Leumann (SUI)	1.52.38	+9.35
24th Nathalie Schneitter (SUI)	1.53.48	+10.45
40th Kathrin Stirnemann (SUI)	lapped