September 27, 2015 (Gloucester, MA) – Racers battled by the sea on a very dusty second day of racing at the Craft Sportswear Gran Prix of Gloucester, where a fast course carved through challenging terrain. The race today at Gloucester was the second day of the Verge New England Cyclocross Series, so fierce competitions unfolded in fifteen race categories. Racers from the smallest cub junior to the fastest pro racers vied for Series points on one of the toughest courses at Gloucester to date, the sandy corners filled with loose sections and tire-shredding gravel. Success on today’s course demanded powerful racing combined with deft technique.
The women shot off the line at a blistering pace, kicking up a plume of dust as they hit the sandy course. Cassandra Maximenko (Van Dessel/ISM/PowerBar/ChallengeTi) took the hole shot, Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Racing) on her wheel. A bobble by Maximenko let Jena Greaser (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria), Courtenay McFadden, Ellen Noble (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria), and Caroline Mani (Raleigh/Clement) make a pass and form a gap. Wyman and Katie Compton (Trek Factory Racing) charged, connecting with the leaders only to overtake them.
Mani went along as Anthony bridged to what remained of the chase, joining Greaser and McFadden in their work. Compton went on the attack, easily making a powerful leap away from Mani and Wyman. Wyman suffered a flat, opening the door for Crystal Anthony (Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo), who was steadily closing in on the leaders, to climb into third spot, and McFadden to nab fourth.
Wyman tried to undo her misfortune as Compton’s lead continued to grow, but there wasn’t enough time left in the race. Compton won by a solid margin, Mani crossing second, and Anthony third. Wyman beat McFadden in a sprint that displayed her impressive power. Ellen Noble’s race didn’t go quite as well as yesterday’s, but she did solidify her lead in the U23 Series competition. Mani edged out Compton for the overall Series lead by a mere five points, although Compton does hold onto the new 35+ Elite Women’s lead.
Men’s Race
The men hit the course next, Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing), Curtis White and Stephen Hyde (both of Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) breaking away from the stampeding field in the early laps. Ryan Trebon, the tall teammate of Hyde and White, led the chase in the hopes of joining his team up the track.
The Cannondale trio had tried yesterday to isolate Powers and trade attacks to wear the National Champion down; however, their plan was foiled by a series of unfortunate flats. Today, they hoped to redeem themselves with a win. Trebon made contact with the leaders, Danny Summerhill (Maxxis-Shimano Pro Cyclocross Team) in tow, and the team commenced their attacks. First White, then Trebon launched bold attacks, but Powers brought them all back in turn.
As Powers hit the gas, Trebon and then Hyde found themselves with punctures. Powers made his move, and it stuck. White held onto second and Hyde third in a duplicate podium as what we saw yesterday. Powers retains the Series overall lead, while White maintains the U23 jersey.
The Verge New England Cyclo-cross Series moves next to the Cycle-Smart International in Northampton, Massachusetts on November 7th and 8th. The battles for the Series lead culminate in Warwick, Rhode Island at the NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross on December 5th and the Series finale December 6th. Follow the Series on Twitter for updates and more at @VergeNECXS or visit us online here.
Results
Pro Women
1. Katie Compton (Trek Factory Racing) 0:43:43
2. Caroline Mani (Raleigh / Clement) 0:44:10
3. Crystal Anthony (Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo) 0:44:33
4. Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Racing) 0:45:01
5. Courtenay Mcfadden () 0:45:03
6. Ellen Noble (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) 0:45:14
7. Arley Kemmerer (Level Eleven Racing p/b PB2) 0:45:22
8. Rebecca Fahringer (Amy D Racing) 0:45:25
9. Jena Greaser () 0:45:34
10. Kathryn Cumming (Cyclocross Magazine Racing) 0:45:51
11. Natasha Elliott (Red Truck Garneau p/b Easton Cyclin) 0:46:03
12. Amanda Miller (Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo) 0:46:10
13. Beth Ann orton (Kona) 0:46:12
14. Gabby Durrin (Neon Velo Cycling Team) 0:46:16
15. Ally Stacher (Stan’s NoTubes Elite CX) 0:46:30
16. Kathleen Lysakowski (Joe’s Garage CX p/b BikeReg) 0:46:30
17. Nicole Duke (SRAM) 0:46:31
18. Emily Kachorek (Squid) 0:46:47
19. Erica Zaveta (Maxxis-Shimano Pro Cyclocross Team) 0:46:49
20. Brittlee Bowman (HOUSE IND/WITHINGS/SIMPLEHUMAN) 0:47:24
21. Amira Mellor (Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles) 0:47:34
22. Jessica Cutler (Jamis Pro Cyclocross) 0:47:42
23. Julie Wright (Team Averica) 0:47:59
24. Hannah Payton (Team Kinesis UK) 0:48:02
25. Meghan Korol (Team Handmade) 0:48:13
26. Melody Gray (Colonial Bicycle) 0:48:46
27. Joanne Grogan (NEXT-BMB) 0:49:02
28. Jenny Ives (Verge Test Pilot/Jamis) 0:49:13
29. Ellen Sherrill (Rock Lobster Cyclocross) 0:49:18
30. Erin Faccone (Team Averica) 0:49:23
31. Ingrid Lovitt (Hellgate Cyclery) 0:49:40
32. Jennifer Malik (Granville Brewing – Stanridge CX Te) 0:49:44
33. Catherine Sterling (Bikeman.com) 0:49:45
34. Heidi Wood (333fab CX Factory Team) 0:49:45
35. Roni Vetter (State 9 Racing p/b Vittoria) 0:49:48
36. Leslie Timm (ladies first racing) 0:50:13
37. Siobhan Kelly (To Wheels/Epic Sports Performance) 0:50:19
38. Melissa Seib (Barker Mountain Bikes) 0:50:19
39. Vickie Monahan (Team ERRACE p/b DSO Manufacturing) 0:50:21
40. Natasja Brooijmans (GREEN LINE VELO Driven by ZipCar) 0:50:41
41. Melissa Lafleur (Royal Mills p/b Graphic Innovations) 0:50:46
42. Elizabeth White (HOUSE IND/WITHINGS/SIMPLEHUMAN) 0:50:47
43. Anna Dingman (TRT Bicycles) 0:50:49
44. Jessica Duppler (Colonial Bicycle Company) 0:50:52
45. Emily Reynolds (ladies first racing) 0:51:15
46. Kelly Chang (Voler/HRS/Clif Bar/Rock Lobster) 1L
47. Paula Burks (Peachtree Bikes) 1L
48. Kate Kirkpatrick (SEAVS/Haymarket) 1L
49. Christin Reuter (crossresults.com) 1L
50. Stacey Barbossa (MidAtlantic Colavita Women’s Team) -2L
51. Michele Smith (Hup United) -2L
52. Jordan Dubé (Craft Factory Racing) -2L
53. Hannah Rossi (B2C2 p/b Boloco) -2L
54. Emily Smith (Kelpius Cycling) -3L
55. Stacy Beneke (Team Dahanger) -3L
DNF Nikki Thiemann (Rare Disease Cycling) DNF
DNF Cassandra Maximenko (Van Dessel/ISM/PowerBar/ChallengeTi)
Pro Men
1. Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing) 1:04:45
2. Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) 1:04:56
3. Stephen Hyde (Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com) 1:04:59
4. Ryan Trebon (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) 1:05:21
5. Jamey Driscoll (Raleigh / Clement) 1:05:30
6. Cameron Dodge (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strate) 1:05:36
7. Daniel Summerhill (Maxxis-Shimano Pro Cyclocross team) 1:05:55
8. Lukas Winterberg (DirtySox) 1:06:01
9. Ben Berden (Wcup-Stoemper) 1:06:10
10. Anthony Clark (Squid Bikes) 1:06:10
11. Kerry Werner (Raliegh Clement) 1:06:51
12. Justin Lindine (Apex / NBX / Trek) 1:07:08
13. Travis Livermon (Mock Orange Bikes Pro CX Team p/b V) 1:07:38
14. Raphael Gagne (Red Truck – Garneau p/b Easton Cycl)
15. Tobin Ortenblad (California Giant Berry Farms-Specia) 1:07:59
16. Ben Frederick (beyondCX) 1:08:08
17. Jack Kisseberth (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) 1:08:21
18. Evan Mcneely (Norco Factory Team) 1:08:29
19. Robert Marion (American Classic Pro CX Team) 1:08:31
20. Jeremy Martin (Louis Garneau) 1:08:33
21. Derrick St john (Silber Pro Cycling) 1:09:06
22. Michael Van den ham (Red Truck — Garneau p/b Easton Cyc) 1:09:21
23. Lance Haidet (Raliegh Clement) 1:09:25
24. Mark Mcconnell (Hot Sauce Cycling Club) 1:09:34
25. Cody Kaiser (LangeTwins / Specialized) 1:09:48
26. Marc-andre Daigle (Garneau-Quebec) 1:09:56
27. Michael Garrigan (Van Dessel/ Shimano/ Velocolour) 1:10:23
28. Samuel O’keefe (HOUSE IND/WITHINGS/SIMPLEHUMAN) 1:10:28
29. Alex Ryan (Champion System/Cannondale) 1:10:58
30. Adam Myerson (Cycle-Smart) 1:11:33
31. Spencer Downing (unattached) 1:12:17
32. Daniel Chabanov (HOUSE IND/WITHINGS/SIMPLEHUMAN) 1:12:34
33. Gavin Haley (Giant Factory Cyclocross Team) -2L
34. Garry Millburn (Trek SRAM Champion System) -2L
35. Merwin Davis (pathfinder of wv) -3L
36. Walton Brush (Irt pro cycling) -3L
37. Chris Field (Essex County Velo) -3L
38. Jeremy Russell (Portland Titanium) -3L
39. Charles Berhtram (Team Cuppow) -3L
40. Scott Smith (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) -3L
41. Michael Wissell (B2C2/Boloco) -4L
42. Matthew Sousa (Cuppow/Geekhouse/B2C2) -4L
43. Matt Surch (Tekne Cycle Club) -4L
44. Edouard Tougas (ACQUISIO) -4L
45. Benjamin Grenier (Rancourt & Co. Cycling) -4L
46. Greg Whitney (Arrow Racing) -4L
47. Preston Buehrer (B2C2 p/b Boloco) -4L
48. Brad Smith (The Drifters) -4L
49. Keith Garrison (KING KOG) -4L
50. Jean-philippe Thibault-roberge (Trek Cyclocross Collective) -4L
51. Dylan Mcnicholas (POLARTEC) -4L
52. Ford Murphy (Joe’s Garage CX p/b BikeReg) -4L
53. Abe Goorskey (American Classic Pro CX Team) -4L
54. Brian Hughes (Fast Splits Multisport) -4L
55. Andrew Lysaght (CUPPOW p/b B2C2) -4L
56. Ian Schon (Cuppow/Geekhouse/B2C2) -4L
57. Jim Wood (333fab CX Factory Team) -5L
58. Nicolas Catlin (Sherpa) -5L
59. Adam Sullivan (Grinta! p/b Best Buddies Challenge) -5L
60. Peter Bradshaw (CrossResults.com) -5L
61. John Kniesly (KING KOG) -5L
62. Peter Macleod (BARFLY) -5L
63. Nicholas Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocro) -5L
64. Trever Kingsbury (BOO Bicycles) -5L
65. Kurt Belhumeur () -5L
66. David Devine (unattached) -5L
67. Benjamin Coleman (Pro Tested Gear) -6L
68. Jesse Keough (Foundation Cycling NYC) -6L
69. Donald Snoop jr (Craft Factory Racing) -6L
70. Daniel Hadley (Semi Tough Cycling Club) -6L
71. Alan Adams (The Cycling House) -7L
72. Andrew Reimann (Cyclocross Magazine Racing) -7L
DNF Daniel Timmerman (Stan’s NoTubes Elite CX) DNF
DNF Peter Goguen (RACE CF)
DNF Colin Reuter (crossresults.com)
DNF Hugo Robinson (Neon Velo Cycling Team)
DNF Cory Small (CCB Racing)
DNF Samuel Lear (C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.)
DNF Jesse Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
DNF Luke Keough (Maxxis-Shimano Pro Cyclocross Team)
DNF Christian Favata (TRT BICYCLES)