Cyclocross

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UCI World Cup-Tabor

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:02:58
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:03:30
• 3. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:03:33
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:03:38
• 5. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:03:39

UCI World Cup-Tabor

• 1. Katerina Nash (Cze), 39:59
• 2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 40:05
• 3. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 40:13
• 4. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra), 40:41
• 5. Pavla Havlikova (Cze), 40:56

The elite U.S. ’crossers have a week off for the most part, with Sunday’s C2 tilt at Downeast Cyclo-cross in Maine the country’s only UCI contest, and so a small race for a big cause takes center stage. The fifth round of the Utah Cyclocross series runs at Wheeler Farm in Murray on Saturday and for the second year the Cross Out Cancer event fights the disease and recognizes members of the cycling community living through cancer.

For the second consecutive year, October means pink for the women of the Cal Giant-Specialized cyclocross team. Meredith Miller and Teal Stetson-Lee are showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink skinsuits and an online raffle that ends Friday.

IRVINE, Calif. (VN) — With temperatures nearing 85 degrees and the added bonus of daylight, day 2 of the Spooky Cross would offer a drier track and a little more insight to the racers on the whereabouts of their competitors on the course than Saturday evening’s late-night event. Simply being able to see the course more clearly was also an advantage.

Men's

• 1. Ryan TREBON, (USA), in 1:01:35
• 2. Todd WELLS, (USA), in 1:01:47
• 3. Ben BERDEN, (BEL), in 1:02:05
• 4. Christopher JONES, (USA), in 1:02:11
• 5. Cody KAISER, (USA), in 1:04:02

• 1. Caroline MANI, (FRA), in 41:22
• 2. Teal STETSON-LEE, (USA), in 41:52
• 3. Susan BUTLER, (USA), in 42:35
• 4. Devon HASKELL, (USA), in 42:55
• 5. Chloe FORSMAN, (USA), in 42:58

Granogue Cross, day 2, men

• 1. Justin Lindine (USA), 1:02:38
• 2. Troy Wells (USA), 1:02:39
• 3. Travis Livermon (USA), 1:03:07
• 4. Mark Batty (Can), 1:03:17
• 5. Jerome Townsend (USA), 1:03:33

Granogue Cross, day 2, women

• 1. Laura Van Gilder (USA), 43:39
• 2. Andrea Smith (USA), 44:11
• 3. Arley Kemmerer (USA), 44:24
• 4. Meghan Korol (USA), 44:30
• 5. Carolyn Popovic (USA), 44:36

Corey Keizer shoots Southern California's Spooky Cross, the finale to the Cross After Dark series.

UCI World Cup-Pilsen

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:06:08
• 2. Kevin Pauwels (Bel),
• 3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:06:11
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:06:45
• 5. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:06:46

World Cup-Pilsen

• 1. Katherine Compton (USA), 40:37
• 2. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 40:55
• 3. Katerina Nash (Cze), 41:04
• 4. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 41:20
• 5. Helen Wyman (Gbr), 41:53

Men

• 1. Ryan Trebon, LTS-Felt, 1:03:53
• 2. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, same time
• 3. Todd Wells, Specialized, at 0:15
• 4. Allen Krughoff, at 0:50
• 5. Christopher Jones, Rapha-Focus, at 1:02

Women

• 1. Caroline Mani, CC Etupes, 42:13
• 2. Susan Butler, Team River City Bicycles-Ridley, at 0:15
• 3. Teal Stetson Lee, Cal Giant, at 0:19
• 4. Devon Gorry, Team Rambuski Law, at 1:15
• 5. Chloe Forsman, Race Club 11, at 1:42

The Hunter’s Moon is waning and frighteningly tough cyclocross racing awaits this weekend in Irvine, California. A Spooky Cross showdown highlights the U.S. ’cross calendar this weekend, while Granogue Cross whips into Delaware.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (VN) – Geoff Kabush made his cyclocross season last weekend at the New Belgium Cup. The Maxxis-Rocky Mountain rider scored a pair of podiums at the second stop of the Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross after airing doubts about his season on Twitter last week.

• 1. Mary Mcconneloug, Kenda-Seven-Notubes, in 37:48
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, C3 P/b Mellow Mushroom, at s.t.
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com P/b Jra Cycles, in 37:57
• 4. Andrea Smith, Ladiesfirst Racing, in 38:03
• 5. Arley Kemmerer, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, in 38:09

• 1. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com / Joe's Garage
• 2. Luke Keough, Champion System P/b Keough Cyclocross, at 00:17 U23: 1
• 3. Derrick St John, Stevens P/b The Cyclery, at 00:17
• 4. Shawn Milne, Ecv/mazda, at 00:17
• 5. Jeremy Durrin, J.a.m. Fund / Ncc, at 00:17

USGP-New Belgium Cup, day 2

• 1. Jeremy Powers, (USA) Rapha-Focus, at 56:02:00
• 2. Ryan Trebon, (USA) LTS-Felt, at 3
• 3. Geoff Kabush, (CAN) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain, at 51
• 4. Tristan Schouten, (USA) IS Corp, at 1:10
• 5. Timothy Johnson, (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at s.t.

USGP-New Belgium Cup, day 2

• 1. Katherine Compton, (USA) Rabobank, 41:56:00
• 2. Katerina Nash, (CZE) Luna Pro Team, at 0:35
• 3. Meredith Miller, (USA) California Giant Cycling, at 1:24
• 4. Caroline Mani, (FRA) CC Etupes, at 1:30
• 5. Mical Dyck, (CAN) Pro City Racing, at 1:37

Superprestige Ruddervoorde

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:01:44
• 2. Bart Aernouts (Bel), 1:01:50
• 3. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:02:07
• 4. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:02:20
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel), 1:02:25

Wil Matthews captures a windy, muddy opener to the 2011 New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins, Colorado.

USGP-New Belgium Cup, day 1

• 1. Ryan Trebon, (USA) LTS, 56:07:00
• 2. Geoff Kabush, (CAN) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain, at 24
• 3. Jeremy Powers, (USA) Rapha-Focus, at 58
• 4. James Driscoll, (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 2:08
• 5. Yannick Eckmann, (GER) Pearl Izumi-Shimano, s.t.

USGP-New Belgium Cup, day 1

• 1. Katerina Nash, (CZE) Luna Pro Team, 44:02:00
• 2. Katherine Compton, (USA), at 0:44
• 3. Georgia Gould, (USA), at 2:05
• 4. Mical Dyck, (CAN) Pro City Racing, at 2:58
• 5. Caroline Mani, (FRA), at 3:38

• 1. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com / Joe's Garage, in 58:44
• 2. Evan Mcneely, Emd Serono / Specialized, at s.t.:00:21
• 3. Weston Schempf, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes P/b Tw, at s.t.:00:29
• 4. Dylan Mcnicholas, Cyclocrossworld.com, at s.t.:00:44
• 5. Lukas Winterberg, Philadelphia Cyclocross School, at s.t.:00:44

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3 P/b Mellow Mushroom, in 40:30
• 2. Mary Mcconneloug, Kenda-Seven-Notubes, at s.t.:00:07
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com P/b Jra Cycles, at
• 4. Crystal Anthony, Ladiesfirst Racing, at
• 5. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi, Embrocationcycling.com, at s.t.:01:20

This weekend is a transcontinental battle of the elite cyclocrossers with the split of the USGP of Cyclocross New Belgium Cup running up against the Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike. A result of the calendar revamp that tore some promoters apart last December, both events will hold C1 races on Saturday, the world’s top classification short of the World Cup. World championship silver medalist Katie Compton (Rabobank) will open her 2011-12 campaign in Colorado on Saturday.

The powerhouse Belgian cyclocross squad Telenet-Fidea lost two of its top riders of a year ago in Zdenek Stybar and Kevin Pauwels this offseason.

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda, in 1:03:38
• 2. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, in 1:03:53
• 3. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, in 1:04:01
• 4. Christian Heule, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, in 1:04:04
• 5. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, in 1:04:31

• 1. Helen Wyman, Kona/fsa Factory Team, in :39:36
• 2. Nicole Duke, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, in :40:05
• 3. Gabby Day, Renner Custom Cyclo Cross Team, in :40:30
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, in :40:49
• 5. Andrea Smith, Ladies First, in :40:55

Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:02:50
• 2. Bart Wellens (Bel), 1:03:03
• 3. Tom Meeusen (Bel), 1:03:12
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:03:12
• 5. Vincent Baestaens (Bel), 1:03:27

Wil Matthews shoots day one of the GP Gloucester.

• 1. Helen Wyman, Kona/fsa Factory Team, at s.t.:41:03
• 2. Andrea Smith, Ladies First, at s.t.:41:21
• 3. Nicole Duke, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, at s.t.:41:50
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, at s.t.:42:03
• 5. Gabby Day, Renner Custom Cyclo Cross Team, at s.t.:42:09

• 1. Christian Heule, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, at s.t.:56:43
• 2. Jeremy Powers, Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda, at s.t.:56:45
• 3. Ian Field, Hargroves Cycles, at s.t.:56:56
• 4. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, at s.t.:56:56
• 5. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, at s.t.:57:04

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — Cyclocross world championship silver medalist Katie Compton gained a new teammate this week in Dutch world champion Marianne Vos. Compton (Rabobank-Giant Offroad) said she only heard about the move by Rabobank to back Vos in the news, and was not certain how the relationship would work in in the Dutch bank’s first year supporting an elite women’s cyclocross trade team.

Cyclocross season is in full swing in the U.S., but one man from Massachusetts is easing into fall. Local boy Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) is among the main players at the Gran Prix of Gloucester this weekend, but is looking past October toward a rematch with the Koksijde, Belgium, course that beat him down in 2010. On the other coast, USGP of Cyclocross leader Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) will be among the muddy faithful opening another season of the Cross Crusade in Portland on Sunday.

• 1. Bart Wellens, Telenet Fidea Cycling Team, in 59:42
• 2. Jonathan Page, Planet Bike/blue Bicycles, at 15
• 3. Ryan Trebon, Lts, at 27
• 4. Rob Peeters, Telenet Fidea Cycling Team, at 49
• 5. Christian Heule, Cannondale Pb Cyclocrossworld.c, at 1:01

Planet Bike Cup, day 2

• 1. Katerina Nash, Luna, 40:15
• 2. Georgia Gould, Luna, at 0:56
• 3. Nicole Duke, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 1:55
• 4. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, at 2:09
• 5. Caroline Mani, at 3:22

• 1. Ryan Trebon, (USA) LTS-Felt, in 58:59:00
• 2. Bart Wellens, (BEL) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 3. Jeremy Powers, (USA) Rapha/focus, at 22
• 4. Rob Peeters, (BEL) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team, at 39
• 5. James Driscoll, (USA) Cannondale Pb Cyclocrossworld.c, at 40

USGP-Planet Bike Cup

• 1. Katerina Nash, (USA) Luna Pro Team, at 40:34
• 2. Georgia Gould, (USA), at 0:17
• 3. Meredith Miller, (USA) California Giant Cycling, at 0:28
• 4. Chloe Forsman, (USA) Race Club 11, s.t.
• 5. Caroline Mani, (FRA), s.t.

Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) rode former world champion Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) off his wheel in the final lap to take the kickoff to the 2011 U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – Todd Wells is on the ground in Las Vegas, fresh off his seventh-place ride at cross-country worlds and credited his powerful Specialized squad for his best-ever worlds result.

Trying to get a leg up on the competition (and over obstacles) 35 cyclocross racers attended the FasCat Coaching-Jeremy Powers Cyclocross Camp August 12-14 in Boulder, Colorado.

Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com added strength to the team’s women’s side this week with the addition of U.S. masters national champion Nicole Duke. In her third season of elite cyclocross racing, Duke will focus on a return to Europe and a run at the world championships in Koksijde, Belgium.

Swiss national cyclocross champion Christian Heule will race for Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com in the upcoming season.

Bend, Oregon, may have lost the U.S. cyclocross national championships this year, but elite racing will return to central Oregon with the city hosts the final rounds of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by Greenware.

Top American cyclocross racer Jeremy Powers is leaving his longtime post at Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale to race for Rapha-Focus in 2011.

GvA Trofee-Oostmalle

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel)
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze)
• 3. Bart Aernouts (Bel)
• 4. Sven Nys (Bel)
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel)

Cauberg Cyclocross

• 1. Bart Wellens (Bel), 1:02:44
• 2. Philipp Walsleben (Ger), 1:03:16
• 3. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:03:41
• 4. Bart Aernouts (Bel), 1:03:58
• 5. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:04:07

GP Stad Eeklo

• 1. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:01:24
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:01:55
• 3. Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel), 1:01:57
• 4. Mariusz Gil (Pol), 1:02:08
• 5. Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel), 1:02:13

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — CrossVegas is set to open the international cyclocross season in 2011 and the Las Vegas event will be the launch pad for a new series of four night races. The fifth edition of the UCI C1 race will take place September 14 during the Interbike tradeshow.

GP Heuts

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:02:31
• 2. Philipp Walsleben (Ger), same time
• 3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), s.t.
• 4. Jonathan Page (USA), 1:02:38
• 5. Bart Aernouts (Bel), 1:02:52

Klaas Vantornout wins the Superprestige finale as Sven Nys takes his 10th overall victory in the series.

‘Cross star Katie Compton to focus on XC World Cup to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics

GVA Trofee-Lille

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 58:47
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze),
• 3. Sven Nys (Bel),
• 4. Niels Albert (Bel), 58:49
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel), 58:49

The UCI on Sunday announced the international cyclocross race calendar for the 2011-12 season. Included on the schedule are 51 events in the United States, beginning with Nittany Lion Cross in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, September 10 and culminating in the national championships in Madison, Wisconsin, January 6-8.

Graham Watson captures the action during the elite men's race at the 2011 cyclocross worlds in St. Wendel, Germany.

• 1. Zdenek Stybar (CZE), at 1:06:37
• 2. Sven Nys (BEL), at 0:18
• 3. Kevin Pauwels (BEL), at 1:15
• 4. Francis Mourey (FRA), at 1:16
• 5. Philipp Walsleben (GER), at 1:18

• 1. Marianne Vos (Ned), 40:31
• 2. Katherine Compton (USA), 40:48
• 3. Katerina Nash (Cze), 40:51
• 4. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger), 41:13
• 5. Jasmin Achermann (Sui), 41:41

• 1. Haar Lars Van Der, (NETHERLANDS), at 0:52:01
• 2. Mike Teunissen, (NETHERLANDS), at 00:01
• 3. Karel Hnik, (CZECH REPUBLIC), at 00:01
• 4. Matthieu Boulo, (FRANCE), at 00:03
• 5. Tijmen Eising, (NETHERLANDS), at 00:04