Gallery: 2015 Jingle Cross, day one

Boulder Cycle Sports and many of the larger teams had their tents decorated with lights Friday night in Iowa City. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Kerry Werner (Raleigh Clement) at the start. The temperature was 32 degrees at Johnson County Fairgrounds. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Andrew Dillman (Cyclocross Racing Network) took the hole-shot on gravel. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Jonathan Page (Fuji) led the chasers behind Troy Wells on lap two. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Allen Krughoff (Noosa Pro Team) raced solidly in third place for most of the event. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Andrew Dillman ran up Mt. Krumpet in front of a huge crowd of spectators. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Adam Craig (Team Giant) was turning himself inside out to stay with the early leaders. He finished in eighth place. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Troy Wells (Team Cliff Bar) led the race for the first two laps. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Late in the contest, Troy Wells was slipping back to fourth place while Dillman was moving up to second place. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Jonathan Page opened a ten second lead and never looked back. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Tobin Ortenblad (Cal Giant-Specialized) had no problem bunny-hopping the barriers.

Jonathan Page rolled into the finish with nobody in sight behind him. It was his first major win of the season. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Kaitie Antonneau (Cannondale) lined up next to Katie Compton at the 7:00 PM start. Photo: Dave McElwaine

The muddy course at Johnson County Fairgounds changed conditions during the night’s racing as the temperature fell below freezing. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) battled Kaitie Antonneau and Katie Compton (Trek) on lap two. Nash went on to create a large lead before having a cleat mechanical. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Kaitie Antonneau rode under the flyover near the end of lap one. She excelled in the mud to earn her second place finish. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Caroline Mani (Raleigh Clement) ran Mt. Krumpet on lap two in a group of four leaders. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Caroline Mani charged up Mt. Krumpet behind Katie Compton, but she would go on to pass Compton and Nash (who suffered a mechanical), and finally dispense of Antonneau to take the victory. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Hannah Finchamp (Luna Pro Team) pushed through the mud to make her way up Mt. Krumpet.

Amanda Miller (Boulder Cycle Sport) rode through the lighted cow barns on her way to an eighth place finish. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Courtenay McFadden (American Classic) raced to an impressive sixth place finish despite being ill all week. Photo: Dave McElwaine

Kaitie Antonneau led the race before being passed by a surging Caroline Mani, who went on to win. Photo: Dave McElwaine