Pua Sawicki (Yucaipa, Calif./Ellsworth) became one of the only Americans ever to land inside the top 10 at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships on Sunday, August 23, 2009. Sawicki finished seventh, 17:14.2 behind World Champion Sabine Spitz (GER) on the 52-mile course in Stattegg, Austria. Her American teammate Heather Holmes (Park City, Utah) came in 25th out of the more than 50 female competitors. Harlan Price (Philadelphia, Pa./Independent Fabrication) pulled off an 87th place finish on the men’s side.


Pua Sawicki (file photo from the 2009 Fontana National)
 
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships
Stattegg, Austria
August 23, 2009
 
Men’s Results
1. Roel Paulissen (BEL) 4:34:46
2. Alban Lakata (AUT) +0:51
3. Christoph Sauser (SWI) +4:39
87. Harlan Price (Philadelphia, Pa./Independent Fabrication) +1:15:31
 
Women’s Results
1. Sabine Spitz (GER) 4:24:15
2. Esther Suss (SWI) +0:01
3. Petra Henzi (SWI) +2:51
7. Pua Sawicki (Yucaipa, Calif./Ellsworth) +17:14
25. Heather Holmes (Park City, Utah) +43:19