September 22/12 19:45 pm - USGP of Cyclocross Planet Bike Cup #1 results
Posted by Editoress on 09/22/12
Planet Bike Cup #1/USGP of Cyclocross in Sun Prairie, WI
On a day featuring classic cyclocross weather, Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) and Jeremy Powers (Rapha-FOCUS) soloed to victory in front of enthusiastic crowds at Angelll Park Speedway to claim valuable C1 points on the first day of the Planet Bike Cup.
In the Elite women's race, Julie Krasniak (Rapha FOCUS) shot off the line to claim the holeshot. Teammate Gabby Day along with Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) and Caroline Mani had strong starts while eventual winner Katie Compton had a rough go off the line. However, mid-way through the second lap Compton had recovered and pulled clear of the field, quickly opening a large advantage on the rest of the field. For a number of laps teammates Day and Krasniak held off the chase of Georgia Gould (LUNA), Meredith Miller (Cal. Giant Berry) and Kaitlin Antonneau (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com). MTB Olympic Bronze medalist Gould surged ahead of Miller and Antonneau, bridging to and passing Day and Kraskniak. This left the battle for third between Day, Krasniak and Miller. As Krasniak faded, Day battled Miller right to the last lap with Day finally pulling clear in the last 500 meters to claim the third step of the podium.
The men's race featured a matchup between the new-style Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com team of Tim Johnson, Ryan Trebon and Jamey Driscoll versus defending USGP series champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-FOCUS) and teammate Chris Jones. Swiss rider Lukas Flückiger (Trek World Racing), who dropped a chain and rolled a tire, continuously animated the race lap after lap as he gained and lost places. Eventually Powers rode free of the field and maintained a strong 18-second lead for the remainder of the race while behind him Tim Johnson and Ryan Trebon battled for second until Trebon suffered a flat that knocked him out of podium contention. Chris Jones was third with 2 laps to go while Fluckiger surged back, methodically picking his way back through the field catching and passing Jonathan Page and Ben Berden (Raleigh Clement) and Driscoll to draw even with Jones. With half a lap to go Fluckiger got clear of Jones to finish a strong third.
Canada's Eva McNeely riding for Specialized Canada was top U23
Results
| Elite Women, 15 km (6 laps) | |
| 1 Katherine Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 41:30.8 |
| 2 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro | 42:24.2 |
| 3 Gabriella Day (GBr) Rapha-FOCUS | 42:31.0 |
| 4 Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant Berry Farms | 42:41.6 |
| 5 Julie Krasniak (Fra) Rapha-FOCUS | 42:51.3 |
| 6 Teal Stetson-Lee (USA) Luna Pro | 43:03.2 |
| 7 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Exergy Twenty 12 | 43:18.0 |
| 8 Mical Dyck (Can ) Stans No Tubes | 43:50.0 |
| 9 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | 43:51.1 |
| 10 Pepper Harlton (Can ) Juventus Cycling Club | 44:27.2 |
| 11 Andrea Smith (USA) LadiesFirst Racing | 44:28.9 |
| 12 Nicole Duke (USA) Raleigh Clement | 44:45.5 |
| 13 Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh Clement | 44:52.7 |
| 14 Rebecca Blatt (USA) Van Dessel | 45:07.9 |
| 15 Rebecca Gross (USA) TOUGH GIRL | 45:35.7 |
| 16 Ellen Noble (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 45:48.6 |
| 17 Jennifer Gaertner (USA) Motofish Racing | 45:59.4 |
| 18 Marne Smiley (USA) Bobs Red Mill Racing | 46:09.9 |
| 19 Linda Sone (USA) Crossniacs p/b Wesley | 46:19.4 |
| 20 Sarah Huang (USA) Exergy TWENTY12 | 46:26.0 |
| 21 Amber Markey (USA) My Wife, Inc | 46:35.5 |
| 22 Brittany Mcconnell (USA) Mercy-Specialized | 46:37.9 |
| 23 Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com | 46:38.5 |
| 24 Robin Williams (USA) Mercy-Specialized | 47:18.2 |
| 25 Ashley James (USA) KCCX | 47:27.3 |
| 26 Shannon Gibson (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross | 48:16.6 |
| 27 Corrie Osborne (USA) Team Extreme | 48:43.2 |
| 28 Lindsay Zucco (USA) Team Bicycle Heaven | -2 LAPS |
| 29 Jeanne Fleck (USA) Velo Duluth - Twin Ports Cyclery | -2 LAPS |
| DNF Alyssa Severn (USA) my wife inc | |
| DNS Cait Dooley (USA) Geekhouse Bikes | |
| DNS Abby Strigel (USA) Team Abyssa | |
| DNS Kimberly Thomas (USA) Fusion/LiveStrong | |
| Elite/U23 Men, 25 km (10 laps) | |
| 1 Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha-FOCUS | 1:03:02 |
| 2 Timothy Johnson (USA) Volkswagen/peopleforbikes/Cannondale | 1:03:12 |
| 3 Lukas Flückiger (Sui) Trek World Racing | 1:03:26 |
| 4 Christopher Jones (USA) Rapha-FOCUS | 1:03:37 |
| 5 Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh Clement | 1:03:43 |
| 6 Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale/Clement | 1:03:48 |
| 7 Jonathan Page (USA) MiloEmmaPerle | 1:03:54 |
| 8 James Driscoll (USA) Jamis/Sutter Home | 1:04:36 |
| 9 Brian Matter (USA) RACC p/b GG | 1:04:40 |
| 10 Matt Shriver (USA) | 1:04:43 |
| 11 Evan McNeely * (Can ) Specialized Canada | 1:04:49 |
| 12 Troy Wells (USA) Team CLIF BAR | 1:05:01 |
| 13 Tristan Schouten (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:05:08 |
| 14 Yannick Eckmann * (Ger) California Giant/Specialized | 1:05:24 |
| 15 Lukas Winterberg (Sui) BH Swiss | 1:05:24 |
| 16 Isaac Neff (USA) | 1:06:04 |
| 17 Travis Livermon (USA) Mock Orange Bikes | 1:06:23 |
| 18 Corey Stelljes (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com | 1:06:27 |
| 19 Shawn Milne (USA) CyclocrossWorld.Com | 1:06:32 |
| 20 Bryan Fawley (USA) Dallas Bike Works | 1:06:32 |
| 21 Allen Krughoff (USA) BOULDER CYCLE SPORT | 1:06:43 |
| 22 Cody Kaiser * (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Sp | 1:06:50 |
| 23 Tobin Ortenblad * (USA) Ritte Elite U23 Development Tea | 1:06:59 |
| 24 Sven Baumann (Ger) Trek Cyclocross Collective / Wo | 1:07:10 |
| 25 Jake Wells (USA) NoTubes Elite Cyclocross | 1:07:13 |
| 26 Andy Reardon (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross Team | 1:07:14 |
| 27 Tom Burke (USA) Specialized Michigan | 1:07:35 |
| 28 Jeffrey Bahnson * (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | 1:07:51 |
| 29 Chris Jackson (USA) Castex Racing p/b Felt | 1:07:58 |
| 30 Kevin Mcconnell (USA) Mercy-Specialized | 1:07:58 |
| 31 Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com | 1:08:14 |
| 32 Jason Siegle (USA) SDG/Felt | 1:08:22 |
| 33 Joshua Johnson * (USA) Bissell-ABG-Nuvo | 1:08:31 |
| 34 Bjorn Selander (USA) | 1:08:38 |
| 35 Dallas Fowler (USA) Kuhl Midwest | 1:08:40 |
| 36 Chad Hartley (USA) kenda 5hr energy/ geargrinder | 1:08:41 |
| 37 Jacob Lasley (USA) Team Soundpony | 1:06:46 |
| 38 Braden Kappius (USA) Clif Bar Development Cross Team | -2 Laps |
| 39 Joseph Maloney (USA) KS Energy Services/Team Wiscons | -2 Laps |
| 40 Mark Parmelee (USA) Cycletherapy / Specialized Raci | -2 Laps |
| 41 Luke Haley * (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross Team | -2 Laps |
| 42 Eric Thompson (USA) | -2 Laps |
| 43 Christopher Cruise Bogedin (USA) Wolverine Elite Cyclocross Team | -3 Laps |
| 44 Daniel Gerow * (USA) Wolverine Racing Elite CX | -3 Laps |
| 45 William Street (USA) Kuhl MTB-CX Team/ Velocity Whee | -3 Laps |
| 46 Adam York (USA) Cleveland Clinic Sports Health | -4 Laps |
| 47 Dan Teaters (USA) RACC PB GEARGRINDER | -4 Laps |
| 48 Michael Hemme (USA) Rick Ross' Bag O Money | -4 Laps |
| 49 Brandon Cross (USA) cole sport | -4 Laps |
| 50 David Reyes (USA) SRAM Factory | -4 Laps |
| 51 Micah Moran (USA) Freewheel Bike | -4 Laps |
| 52 Jesse Rients (USA) KUHL | -5 Laps |
| 53 Daniel Ajer (USA) GDVC | -5 Laps |
| 54 Ross White (USA) RACC p/b Geargrinder | -5 Laps |
| 55 Ray Smith (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross Team | -5 Laps |
| 56 Ashton Wischmeier (USA) DRT/ Revolution Bike and Bean | -6 Laps |
| DNF Zach Mcdonald * (USA) Rapha-FOCUS | |
| DNF Mitchell Hoke (USA) | |
| DNF Kevin Fish * (USA) Super Squadra | |
| DNF Mitch Nordahl * (USA) Team Plan C p/b Challenge Tires | |
| DNF Mitchell Kersting (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross | |
| DNF Paul Mumford (USA) Chicago Cuttin Crew | |
| DNS Anthony Viton (USA) BSM Cycling | |
| DNS Andrew Demey (USA) Team Pegasus |
*=U23
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