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LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Canadian cyclist Catharine Pendrel is golden once again.The 33-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., raced to victory at the world mountain bike championships Saturday for her second career title, maintaining the lead after suffering a flat tire on the final lap. Pendrel crossed in one hour 31 minutes 30 seconds, 21 seconds ahead of former world champion Irina Kalentieva of Russia. American Lea Davidson won the bronze. Pendrel had a 43-second lead when she had the flat tire, but a quick wheel change kept her in first place.I like to race from the front, Pendrel said. And when theres an opportunity to take the lead you should go for it. Thats always the kind of racer I have been. If you want to win the worlds you have got to be willing to take some chances and go out strong.Pendrel won the Commonwealth Games title in similar fashion in July in Glasgow, powering out to a massive lead en route to gold. Shed also won She had climbed onto the World Cup medal podium three times this season.She won her first world title in 2011 in Champery, Switzerland.Catharine was phenomenal today. She was so strong and composed. It was one of her best races ever, said Dan Proulx, coach of Canadas mountain bike team.Emily Batty of Brooklyn, Ont., was sixth.Canada finished as the top-ranked country in the nations ranking in the womens race. Camiseta Gareth Bale .3 million qualifying offer to outfielder Michael Cuddyer on Monday. Camiseta Real Madrid 19/20 .com) - Ryan Miller made 28 saves to record his fifth shutout of the season and second in as many nights as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday. http://www.nuevacamisetadelrealmadrid.com/camiseta-isco-nino.html . This time, Tebow was in a groove the entire second half -- not just in the waning minutes -- and his teammates on defence were getting gobbled up. Camiseta Real Madrid Niño . Jovanovski, the 2012 champ seeded fifth, will meet surprise Japanese qualifier Misa Eguchi on Friday. Eguchi, ranked 183rd, qualified for her first WTA main draw this week, then beat No. Equipacion Real Madrid Niño . -- Josh MacDonalds second goal of the game kept his team alive as the Peterborough Petes edged the host Kingston Frontencas 6-5 in overtime on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.OKLAHOMA CITY -- Linus Omark scored twice for the Oklahoma City Barons in a 4-3 win over the Abbotsford Heat in American Hockey League play Friday. Omark scored both goals in the first period and the Barons went on to take a 4-0 into the second period. Derek Nesbitt and Anton Lander also scored for the Barons (3-3-0),, while Richard Bachman made 41 saves.dddddddddddd The Heat (2-2-1) put pressure on Oklahoma City with three unanswered goals from Ben Hanowski, Roman Horak and Brett Olson. Reto Berra allowed all four goals on 19 shots before being replaced in Abbotsfords net by Laurent Brossoit, who made nine saves. ' ' '