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Gallery: 2015 Jingle Cross, day one

Page and Mani victorious on a chilly December night in Iowa City

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2015 — Boulder Cycle Sports and many of the larger teams had their tents decorated with lights Friday night in Iowa City. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Kerry Werner (Raleigh Clement) at the start. The temperature was 32 degrees at Johnson County Fairgrounds. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Andrew Dillman (Cyclocross Racing Network) took the hole-shot on gravel. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Jonathan Page (Fuji) led the chasers behind Troy Wells on lap two. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Allen Krughoff (Noosa Pro Team) raced solidly in third place for most of the event. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Andrew Dillman ran up Mt. Krumpet in front of a huge crowd of spectators. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Adam Craig (Team Giant) was turning himself inside out to stay with the early leaders. He finished in eighth place. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Troy Wells (Team Cliff Bar) led the race for the first two laps. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Late in the contest, Troy Wells was slipping back to fourth place while Dillman was moving up to second place. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Jonathan Page opened a ten second lead and never looked back. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Tobin Ortenblad (Cal Giant-Specialized) had no problem bunny-hopping the barriers.

2015 — Jonathan Page rolled into the finish with nobody in sight behind him. It was his first major win of the season. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Kaitie Antonneau (Cannondale) lined up next to Katie Compton at the 7:00 PM start. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — The muddy course at Johnson County Fairgounds changed conditions during the night’s racing as the temperature fell below freezing. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — 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

2015 — 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

2015 — Caroline Mani (Raleigh Clement) ran Mt. Krumpet on lap two in a group of four leaders. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — 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

2015 — Hannah Finchamp (Luna Pro Team) pushed through the mud to make her way up Mt. Krumpet.

2015 — Amanda Miller (Boulder Cycle Sport) rode through the lighted cow barns on her way to an eighth place finish. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Courtenay McFadden (American Classic) raced to an impressive sixth place finish despite being ill all week. Photo: Dave McElwaine

2015 — Kaitie Antonneau led the race before being passed by a surging Caroline Mani, who went on to win. Photo: Dave McElwaine

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