
Richey makes his way up the ampitheater of pain at Beacon Cyclocross. © Cyclocross Magazine
by Molly Hurford
Beacon cyclocross brought wind, sleet, ice and rain for racers throughout the day, making the typically dry and fast course into a muddy mess for racers, who already struggled with the course features including the ampitheater of pain. In the women’s race, Nikki Thiemann just beat Laura Van Gilder in a sprint finish. The men’s race was taken by Craig Richey, who rode away to a solo victory.
Check back soon for a full report.
Results after gallery.
| PLACE | BIB | First Name | Last Name | Team | City | State | Age | USCF Road Cat | USCF License | Category Entry | Notes | Finish Time |
| 1 | 2 | Craig | RICHEY | renner custom cx team-raleigh | | | 28 | | | UCI Elite Men | | 1:05:58 |
| 2 | 10 | Lukas | WINTERBERG | Philadelphia Cyclocross School | | | 0 | | | UCI Elite Men | | 1:06:43.100 |
| 3 | 4 | Travis | LIVERMON | Smart Stop-Mock Orange p/b Ridley | | | 24 | | 161583 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:07:19.500 |
| 4 | 3 | Mike | GARRIGAN | Lapierre canada/ shimano/giro | | | 31 | | Intl | UCI Elite Men | | 1:07:47.100 |
| 5 | 18 | Lukas | MULLER | Philadelphia Cyclocross School | | | 0 | | | UCI Elite Men | | 1:07:55.200 |
| 6 | 14 | Jeremy | DURRIN | J.A.M. Fund / NCC | | | 24 | | 250645 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:08:03.800 |
| 7 | 7 | Weston | SCHEMPF | C3 Athletes Serving Athletes p/b Twenty20 Cycling | | | 35 | | 122030 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:08:07.400 |
| 8 | 17 | Greg | WITTWER | ALAN N. America Cycling Team | | | 29 | | 111687 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:08:09.700 |
| 9 | 11 | Mark | BATTY | SpiderTech Powered By C10 | | | 26 | | Intl | UCI Elite Men | | 1:08:38.400 |
| 10 | 1 | Adam | MYERSON | Team Mountain Khakis presented by SmartStop | | | 39 | | 52534 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:08:50.200 |
| 11 | 33 | Ben | FREDERICK | Team Traveller | | | 23 | | 324234 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:09:12.600 |
| 12 | 45 | Ryan | DEWALD | XO COMMUNICATIONS / BATTLEY HARLEY-DAVIDSON RACING | | | 33 | | 89187 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:09:15.200 |
| 13 | 6 | Ryan | KNAPP | Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross | | | 28 | | 161263 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:09:26.900 |
| 14 | 15 | Dan | CHABANOV | RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS | | | 25 | | 264739 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:10:32.800 |
| 15 | 12 | Andrew | WULFKUHLE | C3-Athletes Serving Athletes | | | 30 | | 153981 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:10:43.900 |
| 16 | 28 | Donny | GREEN | Cycle-Smart | | | 27 | | 301880 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:11:48.200 |
| 17 | 27 | Patrick | BRADLEY | Philadelphia Cyclocross School | | | 21 | | 219955 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:11:55.300 |
| 18 | 13 | Shaun | ADAMSON | Cycle-Smart | | | 0 | | | UCI Elite Men | | 1:11:55.800 |
| 19 | 31 | David | WILCOX | Cycle-Smart | | | 32 | | 129563 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:12:11.600 |
| 20 | 42 | Adam | FARABAUGH | Team Deschuytter-KWSC Westkerke | | | 23 | | 238217 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:12:30.200 |
| 21 | 39 | Peter | GLASSFORD | Trek Canada | | | 28 | | Intl | UCI Elite Men | | 1:12:53.900 |
| 22 | 41 | John | BURNS | Burns Racing | | | 36 | | 149237 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:13:19.800 |
| 23 | 37 | Nathanael | WYATT | Carolina Fatz Cycling Center pb Industry Nine | | | 30 | | 127000 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:13:46.500 |
| 24 | 21 | Steven | ORDONS | Human Zoom | | | 29 | | 244268 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:13:51.500 |
| 25 | 29 | Austin | ROACH | MetLife Cycling Team | | | 29 | | 255885 | UCI Elite Men | | 1:14:10.500 |
| 26 | 40 | Gunnar | BERGEY | C3 Athletes Serving Athletes | | | 19 | | 264871 | UCI Elite Men | | 1 |
| 27 | 46 | Fred | Brown | MTBNJ.com | | | 1 | | 261198 | UCI Elite Men | | 1 |
| 28 | 8 | Eric | BRUNGGER | Philadelphia Cyclocross School | | | 22 | | | UCI Elite Men | | 1 |
| 29 | 26 | Gerald | ADASAVAGE | Bicycle Therapy / Melitta | | | 26 | | 278103 | UCI Elite Men | | 1 |
| 30 | 44 | Cary | FRIDRICH | EMBROCATION CYCLING JOURNAL | | | 29 | | 141247 | UCI Elite Men | | 1 |
| 31 | 22 | Zach | SEMIAN | Van Dessel Factory Team | | | 19 | | 250164 | UCI Elite Men | | 1 Laps |
| 32 | 25 | Cole | OBERMAN | Team Gun Show p/b BreakawayBikes.com | | | 22 | | 302977 | UCI Elite Men | | 3 |
| 33 | 23 | Montana | NORVELL | Team Gunshow p/b Breakaway Bikes | | | 34 | | 161049 | UCI Elite Men | | 3 |
| 34 | 36 | Peter | HAGERTY | Rochester Institute of Technology | | | 23 | | 258621 | UCI Elite Men | | 3 |