Cyclocross

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

Over the chain-link fence and through the woods

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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

Men

• 1. Adam Craig (USA), 59:25
• 2. Ryan Trebon (USA), 59:52
• 3. Christopher Jones (USA), 1:00:21
• 4. Sid Taberlay (Aus), 1:00:29
• 5. Zach Mcdonald (USA), 1:00:39

• 1. Susan Butler (USA), 43:47
• 2. Katherine Sherwin (USA), 44:00
• 3. Devon Haskell (USA), 44:31
• 4. Barbara Howe (USA), 44:39
• 5. Kari Studley (USA), 45:29

The Cycle-Smart International celebrates 20 years of dishing out dirty pain in New England, while CX Los Angeles takes a last minute venue change into a new site in the Hollywood Hills.

2010 Koppenbergcross photos by Dan Seaton

(Click headline for full rankings) Men

• 1 JOHNSON Timothy USA 650
• 2 POWERS Jeremy USA 600
• 3 TREBON Ryan USA 420

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura USA 733
• 2 MILLER Meredith USA 450
• 3 GOULD Georgia USA 400

(Click headline for full results)

• 1. Sven NYS, (BEL), in 1:00:00
• 2. Niels ALBERT, (BEL), in 1:01:07
• 3. Kevin PAUWELS, (BEL), in 1:01:28
• 4. Zdenek STYBAR, (CZE), in 1:02:08
• 5. Klaas VANTORNOUT, (BEL), in 1:02:24

At age 45, Laura Van Gilder is the top ranked woman on the UCI world cyclocross standings and has the most feared sprint in women's 'cross. Daniel McMahon talks with her about how it's done.

Kelly Benefit Strategies roadie Alex Candelario races under the World Bicycle Relief banner at two Colorado cyclocrosses.

Two days of hard falls have national champ Katie Compton looking forward to another kind of down time.

Watch Georgia Gould close the deal at the FlatIron Crossing mall.

The elite men tackle a surprisingly tough 2010 Boulder Cup cyclocross at the FlatIron Crossing mall.

(Click headline for full results) MEN

• 1. Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com 1:00:47
• 2. Todd Wells (USA) Specialized 0:00:24
• 3. James Driscoll (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com 0:00:28
• 4. Geoff Kabush (Can) Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 0:01:01
• 5. Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team 0:01:18

• 1. Georgia Gould (USA) Team Luna 0:41:34
• 2. Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant/Specialized 0:02:16
• 3. Nicole Duke (USA) HUDZ-Vista Subaru 0:02:37
• 4. Amanda Miller (USA) Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team 0:02:50
• 5. Teal Stetson-Lee (USA) California Giant/Specialized 0:02:57

(Click headline for full results)

• 1. Zdenek STYBAR, (CZE), in 1:02:34
• 2. Kevin PAUWELS, (BEL), in 1:02:41
• 3. Sven NYS, (BEL), in 1:02:48
• 4. Bart AERNOUTS, (BEL), in 1:03:00
• 5. Niels ALBERT, (BEL), in 1:03:18

Superprestige Zonhoven

Men

• 1. Valentin Scherz (Sui), 57:05
• 2. Adam McGrath (USA), same time
• 3. Ryan Knapp (USA), 57:09
• 4. Weston Schempf (USA), 57:13
• 5. Craig Richey (Can), 57:23

• 1. Deidre Winfield (USA), 40:02
• 2. Laura Van Gilder (USA), 40:51
• 3. Arley Kemmerer (USA), 41:06
• 4. Kristin Gavin (USA), 41:15
• 5. Nikki Thiemann (USA), 41:15

See Katie Compton ride away from the field once more at the Colorado Cross Classic in Boulder.

Watch as Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com goes one-two in the men's race at the 2010 Colorado Cross Classic in Boulder.

Women

• 1. Katie Compton, Planet Bike, 36:17
• 2. Georgia Gould, Team Luna, 36:51
• 3. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Vista Subaru, 38:16
• 4. Meredith Miller, California Giant-Specialized, 38:38
• 5. Terry Barnholt, Scott-Ritchey, 39:02

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 59:49
• 2. Tim Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:00:04
• 3. Todd Wells, Specialized, 1:00:37
• 4. Geoff Kabush, Maxxis-Rocky Mountain, 1:01:12
• 5. Alex Candelario, World Bicycle Relief, 1:01:27

Meredith Miller's special pink Specialized Crux bike.

Cal Giant-Specialized team riders Meredith Miller and Teal Stetson-Lee have raised thousands for an organization that serves breast cancer patients. An online auction that ends today could raise even more.

Madison, Wisconsin, will host U.S. cyclocross nationals in January 2012 and 2013. Is the later date a good idea?

Whitmore’s Super Cross Cup is moving from Southampton to Nassau County on Long Island and will no longer serve as the NACT series finale.

We’ve reached the middle of the U.S. cyclocross season. Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling and the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies have seen snow.

Dick’s Sporting Goods. Victoria’s Secret. Nordstrom. All in a day’s trip to the mall, but `cross racing?

(Click headline for full results) Women:

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura 643
• 2 MILLER Meredith 360
• 3 ANNIS Sally 327
• 4 COMPTON Katherine 310
• 5 SMITH Andrea 305

• 1 JOHNSON Timothy 530
• 2 POWERS Jeremy 515
• 3 TREBON Ryan 420
• 4 LINDINE Justin 406
• 5 SCHERZ Valentin 308

(Click headline for full rankings) Men:

• 1. Zdenek STYBAR, (Czech Republic), with 640 points
• 2. Jeremy POWERS, (United States), with 437 points
• 3. Francis MOUREY, (France), with 406 points
• 4. Timothy JOHNSON, (United States), with 380 points
• 5. Kevin PAUWELS, (Belgium), with 370 points

• 1. Laura VAN GILDER, (United States), with 410 points
• 2. Sanne VAN PAASSEN, (Netherlands), with 400 points
• 3. Katherine COMPTON, (United States), with 400 points
• 4. Katerina NASH, (Czech Republic), with 400 points
• 5. Daphny VAN DEN BRAND, (Netherlands), with 380 points

Pat Malach's photos from the muddy fourth round of the 2010 Cross Crusade series in Portland.

Results from the Oct. 24 race at North Carolina State

Photos from day 2 of the Downeast Cyclocross in New Gloucester, Maine.

Men

• 1. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, 1:00:47
• 2. Dylan Mcnicholas, Pedros, same time
• 3. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage-Scott, s.t.
• 4. Nicholas Keough, Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross, 1:01:36
• 5. Josh Dillon, Richard Sachs-RGM Watches-Radix, 1:01:50

• 1. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com p/b Jra Cycles, 32:53
• 2. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, at
• 3. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi, Crossresults.com/pedalpowercoaching.com, 33:32
• 4. Linnea Koons, Embrocation Cycling Journal, 33:51
• 5. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, 34:13

Men:

• 1. Jeremy Powers, (USA) Cannondale P/b Cyclocrossworld., in 1:03:20 11 laps
• 2. Ryan Trebon, (USA) Kona, in 1:03:44 11 laps
• 3. Timothy Johnson, (USA) Cannondale P/b Cyclocrossworld., in 1:05:02 11 laps
• 4. Todd Wells, (USA) Specialized, in 1:05:20 11 laps
• 5. Tristan Schouten, (USA) Iscorp Cycling Team, in 1:05:28 11 laps

• 1. Georgia Gould, (USA) Luna Pro Team, in 38:59 6 laps
• 2. Meredith Miller, (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/sp, in 40:52 6 laps
• 3. Laura Van Gilder, (USA) C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, in 41:07 6 laps
• 4. Natasha Elliott, (CAN) Garneau Club Chaussure-Olgivy, in 41:26 6 laps
• 5. Teal Stetson-lee, (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/sp, in 41:33 6 laps

Men:

• 1. Timothy Johnson, (USA) Cannondale P/b Cyclocrossworld.
• 2. Ryan Trebon, (USA) Kona
• 3. Jeremy Powers, (USA) Cannondale P/b Cyclocrossworld.
• 4. Todd Wells, (USA) Specialized
• 5. Tristan Schouten, (USA) Iscorp Cycling Team

• 1. Georgia Gould, (USA) Luna Pro Team
• 2. Natasha Elliott, (CAN) Garneau Club Chaussure-Olgivy
• 3. Laura Van Gilder, (USA) Mellow Mushroom
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, (USA) Team Kenda
• 5. Meredith Miller, (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/sp

Men

• 1. Dylan McNicholas, Pedros, 53:16
• 2. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage-Scott, 53:25
• 3. Christian Favata, Favata's Tablerock Tours And Bikes, 53:31
• 4. Josh Dillon, Richard Sachs-RGM Watches-Radix, 53:46
• 5. Peter Bradshaw, Embrocation Cycling Journal, 54:20

• 1. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com p/b Jra Cycles, 38:30
• 2. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi, Crossresults.com-Pedalpowercoaching.com, 38:41
• 3. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, 39:11
• 4. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, 39:18
• 5. Christina Tamilio, LadiesFirst Racing, 39:45

Photos from day 1 of the Downeast Cyclocross in New Gloucester, Maine, round 3 of the 2010 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series.

Photos from day 1 of the 2010 Derby City Cup USGP race in Louisville, Kentucky.

National champ Tim Johnson says a water bottle saved the day in Louisville, while Georgia Gould leaves the competition in the dust.

The freak show that is the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championship rolls into the PGP Motorsports Park in Kent, Washington, Sunday.

Compton stays home while the USGP comes to Kentucky, Verge goes to the OTHER Gloucester, and more.

VeloNews.com will host live streaming video coverage of the Louisville rounds of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Saturday and Sunday, courtesy CyclingDirt.org

The Atlantic Coast conference heads to Wake Forest for a tough new cyclocross course.

Pennington breaks through with a dominent win, while Trebon fights back from an early mechanical.

Photos from the 2010 Cross Crusade #3, held Oct. 17.