October 13/12 19:21 pm - USGP SmartWool Cup: Day 1 results
Posted by Editoress on 10/13/12
On a day that featured changing weather and conditions all day long, Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) and Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) showed cyclocross fans the same winning form that has been on display so far this season. Both claimed victory and important C1 points at Day One of the SmartWool Cup p/b FC Bikes in front of huge crowds.
The Single Speed race was claimed by Russell Stevenson (Boulder Cycle Sport) - making him the first ever single speed rider to wear the USGP Series leaders jersey ahead of Craig Etheridge (Raleigh Clement) and Dan Porter (e2 Cycling).
In the Master's 35+ Race Mark Savery (Trek Cyclocross Collective) finished third behind reigning Masters World Cyclo-cross Champion Pete Weber and his Boulder Cycle Sport teammate Brandon Dwight to retain his lead on the Series overall.
In the Junior 17/18 race Tyler Schwartz claimed the Series lead with a strong 5th place ride behind Ian McPherson (Boulder Junior Cycling), Maxx Chance (Clif Bar) and Garrett Gerchar (Boulder Jr. Cycling).
In the 45+ category, Mark Legg Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) extended his series lead by finishing ahead of Jeff Winkler (FasCat Coaching) and Jon Cariveau (Moots).
The women's elite race was once again dominated by Katie Compton - who was pursued aggressively by Fort Collin's hometown Olympic hero Georgia Gould (LUNA). The battle for third through 10th was exciting - animated by a number of Optum/Kelly Benefits riders who shook up the normal cyclocross pecking order. The battle for third ultimately was won by Gould's teammate Teal Stetson-Lee followed by Canadian rider Pepper Harlton (Juventus), Julie Krasniak (Rapha FOCUS) and a surprise Carmen Small (Optum) in her cross debut.
The elite men's race looked at first to be a Ryan Trebon (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com) gallop. But a missed cleat on a descent cost Trebon the race as a surging Jeremy Powers surged across what had been a 20 second gap to catch Trebon with under two laps to go. Behind him the battle for third waged, with Danny Summerhill (Garmin-Chipoltle) trading blows with Ben Berden (Raleigh-Clement). Berden out-sprinted Summerhill to claim the 3rd spot on the podium in what was one of the most exciting moments of the day.
Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox Racing) was top Canadian in 5th and Evan McNeely (Specialized Canada) was 2nd U23.
Results from the USGP SmartWool Cup in Fort Collins, Colorado
| Elite Women, 5 laps | |
| 1 Katherine Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 0:37:07 |
| 2 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:37:40 |
| 3 Teal Stetson-Lee (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:38:40 |
| 4 Pepper Harlton (Can) Juventus Cycling Club | 0:38:52 |
| 5 Julie Krasniak (Fra) Rapha-FOCUS | 0:39:03 |
| 6 Carmen Small (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strateg | 0:39:04 |
| 7 Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strateg | 0:39:17 |
| 8 Amanda Carey (USA) Volkswagon Boise Cycling | 0:39:22 |
| 9 Mical Dyck (Can) Stan's NoTubes | 0:39:32 |
| 10 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Exergy Twenty 12 | 0:39:55 |
| 11 Nicole Duke (USA) Raleigh / Clement | 0:40:07 |
| 12 Courtenay Mcfadden (USA) Peterson Racing p/b Spokesowome | 0:40:21 |
| 13 Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh Clement | 0:40:34 |
| 14 Amanda Miller (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strateg | 0:40:42 |
| 15 Andrea Smith (USA) LadiesFirst Racing | 0:40:47 |
| 16 Alice Pennington (USA) Kona | 0:40:49 |
| 17 Jessica Cutler (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com p/b Blue C | 0:40:50 |
| 18 Judy Freeman (USA) Crank Bros. Race Club | 0:40:51 |
| 19 Ashley James (USA) KCCX/Fuji p/b Challenge Tires | 0:41:09 |
| 20 Rebecca Gross (USA) TOUGH GIRL | 0:41:22 |
| 21 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill pb Seven Cycles | 0:41:22 |
| 22 Beth Ann Orton (USA) Team S&M | 0:41:32 |
| 23 Serena Gordon (USA) | 0:41:37 |
| 24 Ellen Noble (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective p/b | 0:41:38 |
| 25 Nicole Thiemann (USA) Team CF | 0:41:42 |
| 26 Lara Kroepsch (USA) BOO bicycles | 0:41:50 |
| 27 Rebecca Blatt (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | 0:41:52 |
| 28 Katherine Sherwin (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross | 0:41:58 |
| 29 Anna Dingman (USA) Real Wheels | 0:42:11 |
| 30 Jennifer Gaertner (USA) Motofish Racing | 0:42:23 |
| 31 Kelly Fisher-Goodwin (USA) BOO bicycles | 0:42:37 |
| 32 Kristin Weber (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport | 0:42:45 |
| 33 Lisa Hudson (USA) Feedback Sports Racing | 0:43:00 |
| 34 Margell Abel (USA) Natural Grocers | 0:43:05 |
| 35 Katie Arnold (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross | 0:43:08 |
| 36 Melissa Barker (USA) GS Boulder/Trek Store | 0:44:01 |
| 37 Corey Coogan-Cisek (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com | 0:44:17 |
| 38 Lauri Webber (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | 0:44:40 |
| 39 Shannon Gibson (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross | 0:44:58 |
| 40 Nina Baum (USA) Stan's NoTubes Women's Elite | 0:45:26 |
| 41 Kate Powlison (USA) The Service Course | WBR | 0:46:05 |
| 42 Meghan Korol (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross | -2 Laps |
| 43 Lynn Bush (USA) Tough Girl / SCOTT | -2 Laps |
| 44 Sydney Fox (USA) Summit Velo | -2 Laps |
| 45 Deidre York (USA) The Gear Movement | -4 Laps |
| DNF Jessica D'Amato (USA) Evol Elite Racing | |
| DNS Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | |
| DNS Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant Berry Farms | |
| DNS Gabriella Day (GBr) Team Rapha-FOCUS | |
| DNS Karen Hogan (USA) Team Kappius | |
| Elite Men, 9 laps | |
| 1 Jeremy Powers (USA) Team Rapha-FOCUS | 0:58:21 |
| 2 Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale/Clement | 0:58:35 |
| 3 Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh Clement | 0:59:52 |
| 4 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UCI CT: Chipotle Development Te | 0:59:52 |
| 5 Geoff Kabush (Can) SCOTT-3Rox Racing | 1:00:13 |
| 6 Mitchell Hoke (USA) | 1:00:22 |
| 7 Tristan Schouten (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strateg | 1:00:28 |
| 8 Timothy Johnson (USA) Volkswagen/peopleforbikes/Canno | 1:00:40 |
| 9 James Driscoll (USA) Cannondale/Clement | 1:01:02 |
| 10 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Rapha-FOCUS | 1:01:25 |
| 11 Yannick Eckmann * (Ger) California Giant/Specialized | 1:01:34 |
| 12 Alex Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strateg | 1:01:34 |
| 13 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona | 1:01:34 |
| 14 Evan McNeely * (Can) Specialized Canada | 1:01:34 |
| 15 Bradley White (USA) Moms-in-Tow Cyclocross | 1:01:35 |
| 16 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:01:53 |
| 17 Cody Kaiser * (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specilaized | 1:02:10 |
| 18 Tim Allen (USA) Niner Hayes Ergon | 1:02:14 |
| 19 Adam C Craig (USA) Giant Rabobank Team | 1:02:22 |
| 20 Keegan Swenson * (USA) Evol Elite Racing | 1:02:25 |
| 21 Russell Finsterwald * (USA) Subaru-Trek Mountain Bike Team | 1:02:29 |
| 22 Allen Krughoff (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport |
1:02:37 |
| 23 Spencer Paxson (USA) Groove/Subaru | 1:02:40 |
| 24 Aaron Schooler (Can) Norco Bicycles - SRI Importing | 1:02:46 |
| 25 Braden Kappius (USA) Feedback Sports Racing | 1:03:03 |
| 26 Jacob Lasley (USA) Team Soundpony | 1:03:15 |
| 27 Jake Wells (USA) NoTubes Elite Cyclocross | 1:03:15 |
| 28 Kevin Fish * (USA) KCCX/Fuji | 1:03:23 |
| 29 Bjorn Selander (USA) | 1:03:33 |
| 30 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Source Endurance | 1:03:45 |
| 31 Jeffrey Bahnson * (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | 1:03:52 |
| 32 Chad Haga (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:04:00 |
| 33 Jesse Goodrich * (USA) Evol Elite Racing | 1:04:03 |
| 34 Craig Richey (Can) SponsorConnected.com | 1:04:03 |
| 35 Joachim Parbo (Den) Challenge | 1:04:04 |
| 36 Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com | 1:04:06 |
| 37 Isaac Neff (USA) | 1:04:27 |
| 38 Brian Matter (USA) RACC pb GG | 1:04:33 |
| 39 Mitchell Kersting (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross | 1:04:35 |
| 40 Matt Shriver (USA) Kuhl/ Velocity Wheels/BH bikes | 1:04:48 |
| 41 Russell Stevenson (USA) Kuhl/ Velocity Wheels/BH bikes | 1:04:55 |
| 42 Brad Cole (USA) KCCX Fuji Elite Cyclocross Team | 1:05:13 |
| 43 Greg Wittwer (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross Team | - 2Lap |
| 44 Mark Flis (USA) Revolution Cafe Rio | - 2Lap |
| 45 Mike Sherer (USA) SDG/Felt | - 2Lap |
| 46 Chris Jackson (USA) Clif Bar Development Cross Team | - 2Lap |
| 47 Adam Myerson (USA) Team SmartStop/Mountain Khakis | - 2Lap |
| 48 Brent Gorman (USA) Volkswagen Boise | - 2Lap |
| 49 Ken Benesh (USA) Feedback Sports | - 2Lap |
| 50 Jeff Kluck (USA) Primal 1st bank | - 2Lap |
| 51 Tobin Ortenblad * (USA) Kona | - 2Lap |
| 52 Zane Godby * (USA) enCompass Racing | - 2Lap |
| 53 Jason Siegle (USA) BikeHausDurango | - 2Lap |
| 54 Erik Hamilton (USA) University Bicycles | - 2Lap |
| 55 Josh Whitney (USA) Evol Elite Racing p/b Pharmacy | - 2Lap |
| 56 Samuel Morrison (USA) California Giant Berry Farms | - 2Lap |
| 57 Andy Reardon (Ger) SRAM Factory | - 2Lap |
| 58 Robin Eckmann * (USA) Peral Izumi, shimano team | - 3Lap |
| 59 Bryan Mickiewicz (USA) The Gear Movement | - 3Lap |
| 60 John Klish (USA) Powerade-Independent Fabrication | - 3Lap |
| 61 Nick Truitt (USA) BSM Cycling | - 3Lap |
| 62 Thomas Spannring (USA) Bicycle Blue Book/HRS/Rock Lobster | - 3Lap |
| 63 Tyler Coplea * (USA) BH/ Hammer Nutrition | - 3Lap |
| 64 Matt Lyons * (USA) Feedback Sports | - 4Lap |
| 65 Brett Pirie (USA) Hammer Nutrition-CMG Racing Tea | - 4Lap |
| 66 Shawn Harshman (USA) HARSHMAN WEALTH / BOULDER | - 4Lap |
| 67 Russell Harding (USA) Natural Grocers Cycling Team | - 4Lap |
| 68 Ryan Travelstead (USA) Yeti/Pactimo Pro CX Team | - 4Lap |
| 69 Mike Friedberg, (USA) PowerBar | - 4Lap |
| 70 Zachary Edwards (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport | - 4Lap |
| 71 Michael Sampson * (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | - 4Lap |
| 72 Bill Street (USA) Cannondale Factory Racing | - 4Lap |
| 73 Scott Tietzel (USA) JBV Coaching | - 4Lap |
| 74 Ryan Dorsey (USA) | - 4Lap |
| 75 Dean Haas * (USA) Team Specialized Racing Juniors | - 4Lap |
| 76 Brandon Curtis (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport | - 5Lap |
| 77 Kolby Preble * (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross | - 5Lap |
| 78 Connor Wilson * (Can) Juventus Cycling Club | - 5Lap |
| 79 Ashton Wischmeier (USA) DRT / Revolution Bike and Bean | - 5Lap |
| 80 Chris Baddick (GBr) The Gear Movement | - 5Lap |
| DNF Brandon Cross (USA) cole sport | |
| DNF Will Iaia (USA) Castex Racing p/b Felt | |
| DNF Jesse Rients (USA) Team Alpine Clinic / POC | |
| DNF Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) Epic Endurance Cycling | |
| DSQ Skyler Trujillo * (USA) Niner/Stans/Erogn | |
| DNS Zach Mcdonald * (USA) Rapha-FOCUS | |
| DNS Troy Wells (USA) Team CLIF BAR | |
| DNS Sean Babcock (USA) Kona | |
| DNS Anthony Viton (USA) BSM Cycling | |
| DNS Brian Staby (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport | |
| DNS David Reyes (USA) KUHL | |
| DNS Ian Holt (USA ) Groove Subaru-Alpha Bicycle | |
| DNS Jason Holbrook (USA) | |
| DNS Nathan Brown (USA) Superfly Cycles | |
| DNS Trevor Walz (USA) Honey Stinger/Bontrager |
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