Cyclocross

Danny Summerhill (Holowesko Partners) outgunned Zach McDonald (Rapha-Focus) for his second consecutive U23 U.S. cyclocross national title Saturday in Bend, Oregon.

Men 17-18 Jeffrey Bahnson Men under-23 Daniel Summerhill Men 30-34 Matthew Pacocha Men 35-39 Jonathan Baker Men 40-44 Peter Webber Men 50-54: Steve Tilford

Men

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:00:21
• 2. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:00:26
• 3. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:00:29
• 4. Bart Wellens (Bel), 1:00:49
• 5. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:01:03

Women 13-14: Emma White Women 10-12: Ashley Zoerner Women 15-16: Corrie Osborne Women 17-18: Alexis Ryan Men 10-12: Matteo Jorgenson Men 13-14: Gage Hecht Men 15-16: Logan Owen Women Cat. 1-3, 30-34: Amanda Casey Women Cat. 1-3, 35-39: Nicole Duke

Racing ’cross at the U.S. national championships this week is about a lot more than pain and glory between the course tape. A number of non-profit organizations – and their supporting riders – are hoping to make big gains in Bend, Oregon.

Todd Wells, a two-time elite national cyclocross champion is the reigning cross-country and short-track mountain bike champ and wants badly to add a third jersey to his 2010 collection.

After success in Europe, Katie Compton turns her attention to Bend, Oregon, and her effort to win a seventh successive national cyclocross title

December 2003 in Portland, Oregon, was the last time anyone other than Katie Compton won a women’s elite U.S. national championship in cyclocross.

Women Open Singlespeed: Kathy Pruitt Men Open Singlespeed: Adam Craig Men 55-59: Ned Overend Men 60-64: Glen Norton Men 65-69: John Elgart Men 70-74: Erik Nordenson Men 75-79: Walter Axthelm Women 40-44: Wendy Williams Women 45-49: Karen Hogan Women 50-54: Kris Walker Women 55-59: Linda Elgart Women 60-64: Martha Iverson Women 70-74: Julie Lockhart

Brian Holcombe handicaps the favorites and the longshots.

PORTLAND, Oregon (VN) _ A meeting of cyclocross event promoters Friday could clarify next year’s unsettled domestic calendar, but the process is likely to include some heated negotiation.

From Switzerland to Belgium via the United States

Men

• 1. Zdenek STYBAR, (Czech Republic), with 1015 points
• 2. Sven NYS, (Belgium), with 1000 points
• 3. Niels ALBERT, (Belgium), with 980 points
• 4. Kevin PAUWELS, (Belgium), with 832 points
• 5. Francis MOUREY, (France), with 782 points

• 1. Daphny VAN DEN BRAND, (Netherlands), with 765 points
• 2. Katherine COMPTON, (United States), with 710 points
• 3. Sanne VAN PAASSEN, (Netherlands), with 710 points
• 4. Katerina NASH, (Czech Republic), with 550 points

Elite Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, with 334 points
• 2. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, with 324 points
• 3. Todd Wells, Specialized, with 193 points
• 4. James Driscoll, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, with 182 points
• 5. Geoff Kabush, Team Maxxis / Rocky Mount, with 181 points

• 1. Georgia Gould, Luna Pro Team, with 328 points
• 2. Meredith Miller, California Giant/specialized, with 225 points
• 3. Katerina Nash, Luna Pro Team, with 190 points
• 4. Katherine Compton, Planet Bike, with 190 points
• 5. Katherine Sherwin, Hudz Subaru, with 150 points

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 57:46
• 2. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:01
• 3. Ryan Trebon, Kona, at 0:28
• 4. Todd Wells, Specialized, at 0:33
• 5. Geoff Kabush, Team Maxxis-Rocky Mount, at 1:21

• 1. Katerina Nash, Luna Pro Team, 40:32
• 2. Georgia Gould, Luna Pro Team, at 0:19
• 3. Amy Dombroski, Luna Pro Team, at 1:12
• 4. Meredith Miller, California Giant-Specialized, at 1:39
• 5. Wendy Simms, Ridley-FSA, at 2:16

Men

• 1. Nicholas Keough, Champion System-Keough Cyclocross, 1:03:50
• 2. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, 1:03:51
• 3. Derrick St John, Garneau Club Chaussures, 1:03:52
• 4. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage, 1:03:52
• 5. Josh Dillon, Richard Sachs-RGM Watches, 1:03:55

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, 37:25
• 2. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, same time
• 3. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi, Crossresults.com-Jra Cycles, 37:38
• 4. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-Jra Cycles, 37:38
• 5. Natasha Elliott, Garneau-Club Chaussures, 37:40

Men

• 1. Niels Albert (BEL), BKCP-Powerplus, 1:06:43
• 2. Francis Mourey (FRA), Fdj, at 0:17
• 3. Sven Nys (BEL), Landbouwkrediet, at 0:39
• 4. Bart Wellens (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, at 0:55
• 5. Kevin Pauwels (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, at 1:07

Todd Wells (Specialized), the current cross-country and short-track mountain bike national champion, will take the start Sunday, reversing his earlier plan to return home to Durango

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 59:40
• 2. Christopher Jones, Rapha-Focus, at 0:29
• 3. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:38
• 4. Jesse Anthony, California Giant-Specialized, at 0:50
• 5. Todd Wells, Specialized, at 0:58

• 1. Katerina Nash, Luna, at 42:08
• 2. Georgia Gould, Luna, at s.t.
• 3. Susan Butler, Hudz Subaru, at 1:49
• 4. Linnea Koons, Embrocation Cycling Journal, at 2:09
• 5. Meredith Miller, California Giant-Specialized, at 2:34

Men

• Zdenek STYBAR, (Czech Republic), with 1,015 points 1 (1)
• Sven NYS, (Belgium), with 840 points 2 (6)
• Niels ALBERT, (Belgium), with 760 points 3 (7)
• Kevin PAUWELS, (Belgium), with 707 points 4 (3)
• Francis MOUREY, (France), with 622 points 5 (2)

• Daphny VAN DEN BRAND, (Netherlands), with 765 points 1 (1)
• Katherine COMPTON, (United States), with 710 points 2 (4)
• Sanne VAN PAASSEN, (Netherlands), with 710 points 3 (2)
• Helen WYMAN, (Great Britain), with 496 points 4 (6)
• Katerina NASH, (Czech Republic), with 470 points 5 (5)

Women

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura C3 Athletes Serving Athletes 180 points
• 2 ELLIOTT Natasha Garneau Club Chaussure Ogilvy 165 points
• 3 MILLER Meredith California Giant/Specialized 165 points
• 4 SIMMS Wendy Front Runners 157 points
• 5 NASH Katerina Luna Pro Team 120 points

• 1 POWERS Jeremy Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.Com 296 points
• 2 JOHNSON Tim Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.Com 200 points
• 3 MOUREY Francis Francaise Des Jeux 120 points
• 4 TREBON Ryan Kona 97 points
• 5 DRISCOLL Jamey Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.Com 96 points

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Men

• 1 POWERS Jeremy 757 points
• 2 JOHNSON Timothy 725 points
• 3 TREBON Ryan 643 points
• 4 DRISCOLL James 532 points
• 5 LINDINE Justin 516 points

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura 920 points
• 2 MILLER Meredith 635 points
• 3 BRUNO ROY Maureen 476 points
• 4 GOULD Georgia 470 points
• 5 COMPTON Katherine 450 points

Men

• 1. James Driscoll, Bikereg.com-Cannondale, 1:00:09
• 2. Todd Wells, Specialized, 1:00:33
• 3. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha-Focus, 1:01:15
• 4. Ryan Trebon, Kona, 1:01:41
• 5. Troy Wells, Team Clif Bar, 1:02:09

• 1. Amanda Miller, Hudz-Subaru, 44:24
• 2. Meredith Miller, California Giant Berry Farms, 45:03
• 3. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Subaru, 45:29
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 45:57
• 5. Ashley James, Team Kenda, 46:30

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:57:22
• 2. Luke Keough, Bikereg.com/cannondale, at 0:57:34
• 3. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, at 0:57:54
• 4. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com / Joe's Garage / Scott, at 0:57:54
• 5. Travis Livermon, Mock Orange Racing, at 0:58:07

• 1. Andrea Smith, Ladiesfirst Racing, at 0:40:36
• 2. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill P/b Seven Cycles, at
• 3. Arley Kemmerer, C3 - Athletes Serving Athletes, at 0:40:43
• 4. Natasha Elliott, Garneau Club Chaussure-Ogilvy, at 0:40:47
• 5. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, at 0:40:57

• 1. Tom Meeusen (B), Telenet-Fidea , in 1:02:40
• 2. Radomir Simunek Jr. (Cz), BKCP-Powerplus, at 0:10
• 3. Dieter Vanthourenhout (B), BKCP-Powerplus, at 0:10
• 4. Sven Nys (B), Landbouwkrediet, at 0:25
• 5. Kevin Pauwels (B), Telenet-Fidea, at 0:45

Men

• 1. Zdenek Stybar, Telenet - Fidea, at 230 points
• 2. Niels Albert, Bkcp - Powerplus, at 215 points
• 3. Kevin Pauwels, Telenet - Fidea, at 181 points
• 4. Sven Nys, Landbouwkrediet, at 164 points
• 5. Francis Mourey, Fdj, at 160 points

• 1. Daphny Van Den Brand, with 150 points
• 2. Sanne Van Paassen, with 145 points
• 3. Katherine Compton, with 120 points
• 4. Sanne Cant, with 94 points
• 5. Katerina Nash, with 90 points

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 56:13
• 2. Derrick St John, Garneau-Club Chaussure, 56:48
• 3. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, 57:08
• 4. Luke Keough, Bikereg.com-Cannondale, 57:26
• 5. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage-Scott, 57:26

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, 40:31
• 2. Natasha Elliott, Garneau Club Chaussure-Ogilvy, same time
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-Jra Cycles, s.t.
• 4. Arley Kemmerer, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, 40:51
• 5. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, 40:51

Men

• 1. Ryan Trebon, Kona, 55:02
• 2. Todd Wells, Specialized, 55:32
• 3. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha-Focus, 56:02
• 4. Barry Wicks, Kona, 56:28
• 5. Tristan Schouten, Cyclocrossracing.com, 56:38

• 1. Amanda Miller, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, 34:40
• 2. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, 35:11
• 3. Devon Haskell, Team Tibco-To The Top, 35:25
• 4. Meredith Miller, California Giant Berry Farms, 35:30
• 5. Kari Studley, Redline, 35:44

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus, In 1:06;05
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Telenet - Fidea, at 0:27
• 3. Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet, at 0:31
• 4. Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team, at 0:32
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea, at 0:42
• 1. Katherine Compton (USA) , In 45:08
• 2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) , at 47:35
• 3. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) , at 47:54
• 4. Sanne Cant (Bel) , at 48:29
• 5. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) , at 48:48

Men

• 1. James Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 58:07
• 2. Barry Wicks, Kona-FSA, at 58:25
• 3. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha-Focus, at 58:38
• 4. Nicholas Weighall, California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized, at 58:52
• 5. Troy Wells, Team Clif Bar, at 59:19

• 1. Meredith Miller, California Giant Berry Farms/sp, at 44:11
• 2. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, at 44:21
• 3. Amanda Miller, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, at 45:21
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Team Kenda, at 46:00 *
• 5. Amanda Carey, , at 46:00

Brook Watts retraces his racing and promotions career

Men

• 1. Valentin Scherz, Cyfac-Champion Systems, 56:40
• 2. Chris Hurst, same time
• 3. Josh Dillon, Richard Sachs-RGM Watches-Radix, at 0:48
• 4. Nicholas Keough, Jittery Joe's-Sonic Cyclocross, at 2:20
• 5. Anthony Grand, Cyfac-Champion Systems, at 2:20

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, 38:25
• 2. Arley Kemmerer, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, at 1:01
• 3. Katrina Dowidchuk, Team TBB-Deep Blue, at 1:28
• 5. Kristine Church, Human Zoom-Pabst Blue Ribbon, at 2:35

anny Summerhill (Holowesko Partners) narrowly avoided a serious setback when he crashed in the first lap at the Superprestige Asper-Gavere Sunday

Telenet-Fidea’s 26-year-old Kevin Pauwels won the GVA Trofee cyclocross race in Hasselt, Belgium on Saturday ... but who is he?

Men

• 1. Nicholas Keough, Champion System-Keough Cyclocross, at 57:53
• 2. Chris Hurst,, at 0:00
• 3. Valentin Scherz, Cyfac-Champion Systems Racing Team-Revolution, at 1:10
• 4. Anthony Grand, Cyfac-Champion Systems-Revolution Wheelworks, at 1:12
• 5. Christian Favata, Favata's Tablerock Tours and Bikes, at 1:35

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, at 0:36:01
• 2. Arley Kemmerer, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, at 0:09
• 3. Katrina Dowidchuk, Team TBB-Deep Blue, at 1:22
• 4. Kristine Church, Human Zoom-Pabst Blue Ribbon, at 1:28
• 5. Stacey Barbossa, Montclair Cyclists, at 2:26

Results

• 1. Kevin Pauwels, 1:01:22
• 2. Zdenek Stybar
• 3. Sven Nys
• 4. Bart Wellens
• 5. Bart Aernouts

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Men

• 1 JOHNSON Timothy 725
• 2 POWERS Jeremy 657
• 3 TREBON Ryan 543
• 4 LINDINE Justin 461
• 5 SCHERZ Valentin 408

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura 845
• 2 MILLER Meredith 495
• 3 GOULD Georgia 470
• 4 COMPTON Katherine 450
• 5 BRUNO ROY Maureen 411

• 1. Omer Clayton, ASU, with 540 points, Division: men's A
• 2. Beloni Reid, ASU, with 526 points, Division: men's A
• 3. Mccabe James, WFU, with 243 points, Division: men's A
• 4. Oakes Aaron, NCSU, with 80 points, Division: men's A
• 5. Smith Stephen, NCSU, with 142 points, Division: men's A

Wil Matthews photos from Sunday's USGP race in Colorado

• 1. Sven Nys, 59:58
• 2. Klaas Vantornout, 0:04
• 3. Niels Albert, 0:40
• 4. Bart Wellens, 1:10
• 5. Rob Peeters, 1:26

Women:

• 1. Katherine Compton (USA), Planet Bike, in 39:08
• 2. Katerina Nash (CZE), in 39:23
• 3. Georgia Gould (USA), Luna Pro Team, in 40:23
• 4. Meredith Miller (USA), in 41:52
• 5. Amy Dombroski (USA), Luna Pro Team, in 42:04

• 1. Timothy Johnson (USA), Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com, in 1:02:41
• 2. Jeremy Powers (USA), Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com, in 1:03:21
• 3. Geoff Kabush (CAN), in 1:03:46
• 4. James Driscoll (USA), Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com, in 1:03:54
• 5. Adam Craig (USA), in 1:04:01

Wil Matthews shoots day 1 of the 2010 New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Men

• 1. Geoff Kabush (Can), 1:00:06
• 2. James Driscoll (USA), 1:00:28
• 3. Ryan Trebon (USA), 1:00:53
• 4. Todd Wells (USA), 1:01:01
• 5. Timothy Johnson (USA), 1:01:05

• 1. Katerina Nash (CZE), Luna, in 42:10
• 2. Katherine Compton (USA), Planet Bike, in 42:11
• 3. Georgia Gould (USA), Luna, in 43:24
• 4. Amy Dombroski (USA), Luna, in 46:37
• 5. Amanda Miller (USA), Defined Fitness Training, in 47:05

Men

• 1. Francis Mourey (Fra), 54:03
• 2. Martin Zlamalik (Cze), 54:04
• 3. Gerben De Knegt (Ned), 54:15
• 4. Jonathan Page (USA), 54:48
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel), 54:52

After seven years racing in Kona colors, former national cyclocross and cross-country champion Ryan Trebon plans to organize a team of his own.

American Jonathan Page finishes fourth as Francis Mourey pips Martin Zlamalik for the victory.

The 24th Annual Outdoors Inc Cyclocross Championships could be the oldest, continuously running `cross race in the country. It’s secret to success? Passion, and a paid staff.

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Shoulder separation may keep U23 contender out of Koksijde World Cup

Men

• 1. Zdenek STYBAR Czech Republic 780 points
• 2. Francis MOUREY France 472 points
• 3. Kevin PAUWELS Belgium 470 points
• 4. Jeremy POWERS United States 464 points
• 5. Timothy JOHNSON United States 460 points

• 1. Daphny VAN DEN BRAND Netherlands 575 points
• 2. Sanne VAN PAASSEN Netherlands 530 points
• 3. Laura VAN GILDER United States 460 points
• 4. Katherine COMPTON United States 440 points
• 5. Katerina NASH Czech Republic 400 points

Natalia Boltukhova captures the action at day 2 of the Cycle-Smart International.

Kona's Sean Babcock and Wendy Williams take wins in a muddy seventh round of Oregon's Cross Crusade.

Men

• 1. Luke Keough, Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross, 58:23
• 2. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, 58:48
• 3. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage-Scott, 58:49
• 4. Dylan McNicholas, Pedros, 59:08
• 5. Nicholas Keough, Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross, 59:13

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, 39:49
• 2. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi, Crossresults.com-Pedalpowercoaching.com, 39:55
• 3. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, 39:55
• 4. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles, 39:55
• 5. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com p/b Jra Cycles, 40:18

Men

• 1. Jeffrey Bahnson, Van Dessel Factory Team, 59:30
• 2. Bobby Lea, Van Dessel Factory Team, 59:34
• 3. Anthony Grand, Cyfac-Champion System, 59:37
• 4. Jared Nieters, Haymarket-Seavs, 59:46
• 5. Greg Wittwer, Alan North America Cycling Team, 1:00:04

• 1. Deidre Winfield, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, 32:38
• 2. Kristin Gavin, Team Cystic Fibrosis, 32:24
• 3. Patty Buerkle, Haymarket-Seavs, 32:56
• 4. Katrina Dowidchuk, Team TBB-Deep Blue, 34:55
• 5. Erin Silliman, Alan North America Cycling Team, 35:10

Elite Women

• 1. Wendy Simms, Ridley − Fsa From Nanaimo, at
• 2. Katy Curtis, Team Alberta From Calgary, at 1.7
• 3. Catharine Pendrel, Luna Pro Team From Kamloops, at 22.8
• 4. Pepper Harlton, Team Alberta, Juventus Cycling Club, at 26.4
• 5. Natasha Elliott, Garneau−club Chaussures−ogilvy Renault, at 59.0

• 1. Chris Sheppard, Rocky Mountain Bicycles P/b Shimano, at
• 2. Mike Garrigan, From Hillsburgh, at 27.9
• 3. Aaron Schooler, Team H&r Block From Edmonton, at 47.6
• 4. Derrick St. John, Garneau−club Chaussures−ogilvy Renault, at 1:56.3
• 5. Craig Richey, Cyclocrossracing.com/victoria, at 2:05.3

Men

• 1. Luke Keough (USA), 59:51
• 2. Luca Damiani (Ita), 59:52
• 3. Nicholas Keough (USA), 1:00:26
• 4. Adam Myerson (USA), 1:00:27
• 5. Weston Schempf (USA), 1:00:29

• 1. Laura Van Gilder (USA), 41:44
• 2. Sally Annis (USA), 41:50
• 3. Maureen Bruno Roy (USA), 41:56
• 4. Arley Kemmerer (USA), 42:33
• 5. Andrea Smith (USA), 42:48