January 13/12 18:35 pm - Cyclocross Masters World Championships: Day Two results

Posted by Editoress on 01/13/12
 

UCI Cyclocross Masters World Championships Day Two in Louisville, Kentucky

First 2012 Masters World Championship Won by Belgium's Sven Van Eyndt

The rain and mud gave way to snow, wind and frozen ruts today at the UCI Cyclocross Masters World Championships powered by Exergy.

The morning featured the final seeding heats prior to the start of Championship racing.  In the Men's 35-30 Race Grant Berry won heat one and Scott Frederick won heat 2.  Randall Root won heat one of the men's 55-59 race while Jeff Townsend took Heat took heat two.  They will contest their final races later this weekend.

Championship racing began when the 30-34 men kicked off the first race for the Rainbow Jersey.   In a race complicated by frozen muddy ruts, wind and frigid temperatures, Belgian Sven Van Eyndt took the hole shot and was never far off the front of the field for the duration of the race.   Behind him Americans Thomas Turner fought valiantly for the silver medal while Andy Reardon fought off a hard charging Spanish rider, Jose Dominguez to hold on to the Bronze medal.   All three riders top were plagued by mechanicals and crashes. 

On the last lap Van Eyndt accelerated away from Turner and opened up a 6 second gap that the American could not close down.  Behind Turner the battle for the final podium spot was heating up.   Reardon, who turned in the three fasted lap times of the day, had found himself on the front of the race before crashing and dropping 20 spots.  After riding back up through the field Reardon was caught by Dominguez.  The Spaniard went down in the sand and Reardon rode away clean to claim the final step on the podium.


Racing resumes Saturday morning at 9:30am when the women make their first appearance of this World Championships as the 30-34 age group kick off the day's competitions. 

Saturday night there will be an evening podium ceremony and party at 4th Street Live! beginning at 7pm in the street in front of the Sport & Social Club.  All medals and Rainbow Jerseys that have been won through close of racing on Saturday will be awarded then.  The medal ceremonies will be followed by a party hosted by SRAM in the Sport & Social Club.

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