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Wil Matthews gallery: 2012 Providence Cyclocross Festival, day 1

Wil Matthews shoots day 1 of the 2012 Providence Cyclocross Festival

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22012 — Racers make their way along the lakefront in Roger Williams Park in the category 4 race of the Providence Cyclocross Festival. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Peter Goguen leads Ancell Dickie (center) and Curtis White in the opening lap of the juniors race at the Providence Cyclocross Festival. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Ryan Trebon looks out to the race venue from the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team tent. The twisty, technical course would not normally suit his riding style. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Caroline Mani, Gabby Day and Meredith Miller discuss the course before setting out on a reconnaissance lap. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — The Category 3 race featured the largest field of the day, with nearly 150 riders. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Junior national champion Emma White of Cyclocrossworld.com raced with the Category 3 men’s field. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Gabby Day leads the elite women’s field out off the start. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Once on dirt, Helen Wyman led the elite women’s field for the remainder of the race. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Kaitlin Antonneau powered to a second-place finish in pursuit of Helen Wyman. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Crystal Anthony, one of several members of the New England bike racing family, fought through a crowded pack to claim third in the elite women’s field. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Meredith Miller led the chase group until a crash took her out of the race and left her with broken bones in one hand. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Helen Wyman takes the win in the elite women’s race. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Kaitlin Antonneau catches her breath after a tough race. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Helen Wyman following her victory in the headline race of New England’s Holy Week of cyclocross. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Briton Ian Field leads the elite men’s field from the start. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Ben Berden took the lead in the elite men’s field on the second lap. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Zach McDonald took the U23 race in a close contest. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Ryan Trebon leaves Ben Berden halfway through the elite men’s race, creating a gap that would hold to the finish. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Crowds lined the course that wound through Roger Williams Park. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Jeremy Powers worked his way to the front in the final laps. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — On the penultimate lap, Jeremy Powers tries to distance Ryan Trebon. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

2012 — Jeremy Powers takes a narrow victory over Ryan Trebon. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

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