The Canadian National Development Team raced in Veltrusy, CZE this weekend. The field was made up primarily of Czech paddlers, who brought an especially strong contingent of K1s, though an Austrian and several Kiwis also attended. Ben Hayward secured a spot on the podium on Sunday, with two solid and clean runs to place third behind Hilgert and Kubrican of Czech Republic. Paul Manning-Hunter and Pierre Levesque also had good results from the weekend - Paul finishing 8th and 4th and Pierre 5th on the first day. Kathleen Taylor had a good race on Sunday, finishing 7th with two smooth runs, while Jessica Groeneveld put up competitive times and finished high on the results board (4th and 5th), despite too many penalties on both days.
Saturday -
K1M
1. Kubrican, L. CZE 167.09
2. Kubrican, P. CZE 169.74
3. Raab CZE 172.43
5. Levesque CAN 179.02
7. Hayward CAN 180.70
8. Manning-Hunter CAN 182.68
K1W
1. Oblinger-Peters AUT 192.44
2. Sadilova CZE 201.96
3. Kasparova CZE 215.51
4. Groeneveld CAN 222.49
9. Tayler CAN 260.01
Sunday -
K1M
1. Hilgert CZE 167.91
2. Kubrican, L. CZE 172.43
3. Hayward CAN 179.17
4. Manning-Hunter CAN 185.13
29. Levesque CAN 231.99
K1W
1. Sadilova CZE 201.70
2. Kasparova CZE 211.97
3. Dandova CZE 217.55
4. Groeneveld CAN 222.77
5. Tayler CAN 234.99
of 55 K1 and 21 K1W
Complete results (eventually) at www.kanoe.cz
