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Ellwood leads the start of the U23 race. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

Ellwood leads the start of the U23 race. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

Day 2 of the U.S. Open of Cyclocross swapped out Day 1’s UCI Junior Men’s race for a UCI U23 Men’s race, and 2016 Junior National Champion Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycles/Vista Subaru) capitalized on the opportunity to race for U23 UCI points near home, taking the victory ahead of Grant Ellwood (Boulder Cycle Sport / YogaGlo).

Hecht wins his first U23 race at the US Open of Cyclocross Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

Hecht wins his first U23 race at the US Open of Cyclocross Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

On the women’s side, Melinda McCutcheon (DNA-Cotton Sox) made up for a her mid-race crash on Day 1 that cost her a chance to fight for the win, taking the holeshot and never straying from the front.

McCutcheon gets the holeshot in dusty conditions, and was the first to cross the finish on the last lap as well. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

McCutcheon gets the holeshot in dusty conditions, and was the first to cross the finish on the last lap as well. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

McCutcheon would trade blows with Day 1 winner Amanda Miller (Boulder Cycle Sport / YogaGlo), until making a decisive attack with two laps to go, finding redemption for her Day 1 mishaps with a 18 second victory.

The Argentinian Sofia Gomez Villafane, Tenspeed Hero had another strong outing ahead of the Pan-American championships at the end of the month, securing third today. Emily Kachorek (Squid) and Melissa Barker (EVOL Elite racing) closed out the top five of this UCI Elite Women’s C2 racing.

McCutcheon running away from Miller at the US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

McCutcheon running away from Miller at the US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

“It was really hot and really hard. Super fun course, the hill on the backside was brutal” – Melinda McCutcheon 

In the men’s race, it was a repeat winner in Yannick Eckmann. On Day 2, Eckmann missed the power of the Day 1 three-man team time trial that helped launch him to the win. Ellwood was in the U23 race, while teammate Krughoff had an off day. Instead, he found company with Troy Wells (Clif Bar) and Stephen Ettinger (Ridebiker p/b Focus), and the three set off on their own team time trial.

Wells leads Eckmann and Ettinger. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

Wells leads Eckmann and Ettinger. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

Ettinger was the first to face, while behind, the ageless, four-time National Champion, 40-year-old Jonathan Page (Fuji) was just warming up. Page found his second wind, passing off racer by racer, and eventually passing everyone but Eckmann.

The ageless Page gave chase and moved up to second. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

The ageless Page gave chase and moved up to second. US Open of Cyclocross UCI C2 Day 2. © Cathy Fegan Kim / Cyclocross Magazine

Behind Page and Eckmann, several racers took big leaps from their Day 1 positions by the end of Day 2. Wells hopped five spots up to third on Day 2, while Ettinger won Most Improved on the day, moving from 21st on Day 1 to 4th.

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2016 US Open of Cyclocross Results - UCI C2 Day 2 - U23 Men

PosBibNameTeamNATTimeGap
16HECHT GageAlpha Bicycles/Vista SubaruUSA51:34.4-
22ELLWOOD GrantBoulder Cycle Sport / YogaGloUSA51:38.70:04
31CHANCE MaxxEvol racingUSA51:55.60:21
47DOWNING SpencerPanache Houndstooth RacingUSA53:17.61:43
53MCPHERSON IanEvol RacingUSA53:58.72:24
64GERCHAR GarrettClif BarUSA54:25.12:50
722BICKMORE CadeMarian University Cycling TeamUSA54:52.83:18
825TANNER JackBoulder Junior Cycling/ 7-ElevenUSA55:39.54:05
95EARL LiamTeam Clif BarUSA56:11.64:37
1021GAUTHIER Thomasindependent-ccCAN@ 1 Lap
1120ANDERSON JonathanFort Lewis CollegeUSA@ 2 Laps
DNF24SQUILLACI TaylorZen bikes/HifiUSA
DNF23BRUNNER EricEvol RacingUSA

2016 US Open of Cyclocross Results - UCI C2 Day 2 - Elite Women

PosBibU23NameTeamNATTimeGap
19MCCUTCHEON MelindaDNA-Cotton SoxUSA50:46.5-
21MILLER AmandaBoulder Cycle Sport/YogaGloUSA51:04.80:18
35GOMEZ VILLAFANE SofiaTENSPEED HEROARG52:32.91:46
43KACHOREK EmilySquidUSA53:19.52:33
512BARKER MelissaEVOL Elite RacingUSA53:41.22:54
611ARMAN DanieleTenspeed HeroUSA53:59.43:12
74VESTAL CaitlynFeedback Sports RacingUSA54:04.43:17
813GHENT ChristaEVOL DevoElite RacingUSA54:15.53:28
921WEBER KristinBoulder Cycle Sport/ YogaGloUSA54:38.13:51
1024WILLIAMS HannahKent Eriksen Cycles Factory TeamUSA54:39.53:52
1130SKARDA AlexisStan's Notubes Elite Women's TeamUSA55:21.94:35
1229BEISEL AmyGriggs OrthopedicsUSA55:36.94:50
138*HONSINGER ClaraTeam S+MUSA55:41.94:55
1425HUDSON LisaFeedback SportsUSA56:07.75:21
1528LIVINGSTON SuzieFort FolliesUSA56:15.75:29
1633MORRISON DeidreStages CyclingUSA56:49.36:02
1720NEWLIN MeghanSALT/ Full Cycle BoulderUSA57:15.46:28
1831AREND Kristie50x15USA57:37.36:50
1923*DEHORNEY TizianaPDX/TI (Portland Titanium)USA58:12.47:25
2014*ZOERNER AshleyAlpha Bicycle Company Vista SubaruUSA59:10.98:24
217BLATT RebeccaVan DesselUSA@ 1 Lap
2210*LEPIKHINA KseniaCross PropzUSA@ 2 Laps
2326*YOUNGWERTH AbbyTenspeedheroUSA@ 3 Laps
2422GINSBACH SarahTopo Designs Cycling ClubUSA@ 4 Laps
2532LUKAS SarahAmy D FoundationUSA@ 5 Laps
DNF6ORTON Beth AnnTeam S+M Sellwood Cycle RepairUSA
DNF27HOLICKY BreezeEVOL DevoElite racingUSA
DNS2MILLER MeredithFocusUSA

2016 US Open of Cyclocross Results - UCI C2 Day 2 - Elite Men

PosBibAge (Racing)NameTeamTimeGap
1524ECKMANN YannickBoulder Cycle Sport/ Yogaglo02:30.1-
2141PAGE JonathanFuji02:54.80:24
3333WELLS TroyTeam CLIF Bar03:13.60:43
43228ETTINGER StephenRideBiker Alliance p/b Focus Bikes03:28.20:58
5625KAISER CodyLangeTwins / Specialized03:43.31:13
6433LINDINE JustinApex/NBX/Trek03:57.41:27
7233KRUGHOFF AllenBoulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo04:22.11:52
82123CUPP CodySET Coaching05:14.42:44
92725DIREEN JoshDefine Cycling/ Focus Bikes05:57.43:27
104037DONALD JasonSkratch Labs/Donkey Label Foundry Cycles06:18.03:47
114227MORRISON SamuelStages Cycling06:58.54:28
12835BRADFORD-PARISH KevinSETCoaching07:21.34:51
132935FOSSELL EricVeloforma07:39.55:09
143428FARABAUGH AdamSupport Clean Sport/SeaSucker/Gutt Coaching07:58.85:28
153729SELANDER BjornBorah Teamwear07:59.85:29
164333REYES DavidTenspeed Hero08:06.05:35
172439FRIEDBERG MichaelEvol09:02.06:31
183033VAUGHN AaronRally Sport@ 4 Laps
192838OSTROWSKI JeremyReynolds Roofing@ 4 Laps
204428DOLZANI SamuelHoney Stinger/Bontrager@ 4 Laps
214533TIETZEL ScottCuore-Specialized@ 5 Laps
224123DILGER ConnorAbove and Beyond Cancer p/b Scheels@ 6 Laps
231127CAMPBELL KaceyFirst city cycling@ 6 Laps
242523THOMAS NickTrek Cyclocross Collective@ 6 Laps
252033JACOBS JaysonBREISMEISTER FACTORY RACING@ 6 Laps
263830KAPPIUS BradenTeam Clif Bar@ 7 Laps
DNF930RIVEROS HectorQARVimports/Raleigh Bikes
DNF2231SCHWEIKER MattTENSPEED HERO
DNF3328JOHNSON KyleTeam Yacht Club
DNF2627SHATTELL FredSonic Boom Racing p/b Lucky Pie
DNS3936WHITNEY JoshEVOL Racing
DNS3635BURLEIGH MichaelEVOL Racing
DNS3526POSTIER DylanRenewed Cyclocross
DNS3138LEWIS Greg2nd Ave Sports Durango
DNS1029PURVIS JohnTyson Foods Cycling Club
DNS733RICHEY CraigGarneau - Easton Cycling