Berden and Nash take Day 2 at Providence – Full Results, Report and Photos

by Cindy Brennan

New England’s Holy Week of Cyclocross came to a spectacular close today, as racers battled for dominance on the second day of the Providence Cyclocross Festival. Record numbers of racers participated in – categories of racing, including six amateur, junior, and masters categories that are part of the season-long Verge New England Cyclocross Series. Elite racers competed this weekend for series points in the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge.

The Elite women took to a course slick from rain earlier in the day, presenting a technical twist. Helen Wyman (Kona) took the hole shot, while Crystal Anthony slipped out on a corner, causing her to drop from third to last spot. Wyman joined forces with Elle Anderson (California Giant-Specialized), Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective), and yesterday’s winner Katerina Nash (Luna). Nicole Duke, Meredith Miller (California Giant-Specialized), Courtenay McFadden (Bicycle Bluebook/HRS/Rock Lobster), and Mo Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles). Compton and Nash traded attacks, pressing the pace until the lead group dissolved. Nash made an attack Compton couldn’t reel in with one to go. Nash claimed her second win this weekend, defeating reigning cyclocross queen Compton two races in a row. Helen Wyman crossed the line in third.

Elle Anderson claimed fourth, a result which is enough to retain her lead in the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series. Maghalie Rochette (Cylocrossworld.com) finished just ahead of Kaitie Antonneau (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), claiming the U23 women’s leaders’ jersey.

“I love the Shimano series, and I’m tempted to come back East to try to win it,” says former NECXer Elle Anderson, who now lives on the West Coast.

With Jeremy Powers not racing today, the Elite men’s winner today was anything but clear. Zach McDonald made an early charge in an attempt to repeat his landslide win in the Providence mud last year. McDonald proved himself adept in the slick conditions; however, the course became ever drier, and a pack of chasers was hunting him down. Tim Johnson (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain Factory), Ryan Trebon (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), Stephen Hyde (JAM Fund/NCC), Lukas Winterberg, and Ben Berden – all the heavy hitters – organized to catch McDonald. Berden and Johnson launched a screaming fast attack, catching and passing McDonald and leaving the rest of the chase behind. Their lead grew to over 20 seconds, as the chase dissolved into Hyde, Gagne, and Winterberg as Trebon suffered a flat. Gagne used his mountain biking skills to nimbly ride the stair section, dropping Hyde and Winterberg. Berden and Johnson rode together, each unable to shake the other, and headed into the finishing stretch. Berden bested Johnson in the sprint, while Gagne rode onto the third spot on the UCI podium. Trebon clawed back up for a fourth-place finish, with Hyde behind for fifth.

“I felt very fresh after my mountain bike racing season, so I knew I was ready for ’cross season,” says Gagne. “I’ll take some time off now, but I hope to make it back for Baystate Cyclocross, since I love that race.”

Even though he stayed home sick today, Powers has a solid enough lead to retain his lead in the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series. Yannick Eckmann (California Giant-Specialized) keeps his U23 men’s leader jersey as well.

Meanwhile, in the Verge New England Cyclocross Series, Lizzie Gunsalus (Team Gunsalus) and DanielJohn Vaughn (Corning/No Tubes/Swan Cycles) newly lay claim to the 10-14 Juniors jerseys in the girls’ and boys’ divisions. Stephen Pierce and teammate Alec Donahue of JAM Fund/NCC retain their leaders’ jerseys in the Category 3 men’s and 35+ Masters men’s categories. Melissa Seib is the season standout in the amateur women’s field, as is Alisa Allegrini in the 35+ masters women’s field, both of whom grew their series leads this weekend. In the masters competitions, 45+ leader Roger Aspholm (Finkraft Cycling Team) and 55+ leader Al Blanchard (Blue Ribbon Restaurants) finished strong enough to maintain their points margin, but watch for close races in those categories in the coming series races.

Next, the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge heads to the Cycle-Smart International, the oldest UCI cyclocross race in the US, bringing world-class racing to quaint Northampton, MA on November 2 & 3. On the weekend of November 30, the Verge NECXS makes a stop at Baystate Cyclocross, bringing explosive action to this notorious race course in Sterling, MA.

The New England cyclocross season culminates as racers converge at the NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross on December 7 & 8 in Warwick, RI. Not only an exciting weekend of racing, this event is the final reckoning in the season-long competition for Elite and Amateur championship in the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge and the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series.

Results below gallery.

Elite Women Day 2 Providence Day 1 2013

Pl	First Name	Last Name	Team	Time
1	Katerina	Nash	Luna Pro Team	0:37:39
2	Katie	Compton	Trek Cyclocross Collective	0:37:51
3	Helen	Wyman	Kona Factory Racing	0:38:10
4	Elle	Anderson	California Giant Strawberries/ Spec	0:38:26
5	Meredith	Miller	California Giant/Specialized	0:38:44
6	Courtenay	Mcfadden	Bicycle Bluebook/HRS/Rock Lobster	0:38:45
7	Maureen	Bruno roy	Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles	0:38:54
8	Nicole	Duke	Marin/SPY	0:39:03
9	Maghalie	Rochette	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	0:39:06
10	Kaitlin	Antonneau	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.com	0:39:10
11	Arley	Kemmerer	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	0:39:26
12	Laura	Van gilder	Van Dessel p/b Mellow Mushroom Pizz	0:39:38
13	Mary	Mcconneloug	Team Kenda / Stan's NoTubes	0:39:49
14	Caroline	Mani	Raleigh / Clement	0:39:58
15	Emma	White	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	0:40:02
16	Natasha	Elliott	Rare Vos Racing/Stevens	0:40:23
17	Amanda	Carey	Stan's NoTubes Elite	0:40:34
18	Cassandra	Maximenko	Rare Vos Racing/Van Dessel	0:40:44
19	Crystal	Anthony	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:40:55
20	Ellen	Noble	Trek	0:40:59
21	Christina	Birch	JAM Fund / NCC	0:41:01
22	Carolina	Gomez-villafane	Team Rambuski Law	0:41:25
23	Frances	Morrison	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	0:41:27
24	Allison	Arensman	Sophisticated Living p/b Bob's Red	0:41:35
25	Jenny	Ives	Verge Sport/Test Pilot	0:41:42
26	Lori	Cooke	Cycle Lodge	0:42:08
27	Jamie	Gilgen	Blacksmith Cycle	0:42:12
28	Catherine	Sterling	Bikeman.com	0:42:12
29	Lauren	Dagostino	NJ/NY COLAVITA WOMEN'S TEAM	0:42:21
30	Jessica	Kutz	Team EPS/CSS p/b Shebell & Shebell	0:42:22
31	Brittlee	Bowman	HOUSE INDUSTRIES/RICHARD SACHS/RGM	0:42:41
32	Nicole	Pisani	Healthy Kids Happy Kids	0:42:44
33	Vicki	Barclay	Stan's NoTubes Women's Elite Team	0:42:46
34	Joanne	Grogan	Cyclocrossracing.com	0:43:07
35	Kathryn	Cumming	Team Yacht Club	0:43:15
36	Melody	Chase	Raleigh Bicycles/Gus' Bike Shop	0:43:16
37	Stephanie	Wetzel	Paradise Racing	0:43:29
38	Victoria	Gates	JAM Fund / NCC	0:43:30
39	Shannon	Gibson	Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross Tea	0:43:38
40	Jocelyn	Mauldin	NEBC p/b CycleLoft	0:43:52
41	Jessica	Duppler	Trek Portsmouth	0:44:01
42	Erin	Mascelli	Peanut Butter & Co. Human Zoom	0:44:07
43	Katrina (Trina)	Baumsteiger	Team Rambuski Law	0:44:48
44	Heather	Heinrich	Wooden Wheels Racing	0:45:23
45	Stephanie	Thompson	WD Racing / NYC Velo	2L
46	Melissa	Lafleur	BONK! Support	2L
47	Amy	Breyla	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	2L
48	Patricia	Dowd	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	2L
49	Abigail	Isolda	NYCROSS.com p/b VOmax	2L
50	Katrina	Niez	Central Wheel/ GHCC	2L
51	Jordan	Dub?	Keough Cyclocross	2L

Elite Men Day 2 Providence Day 1 2013

Pl	First Name	Last Name	Team	Time
1	Ben	Berden	Raleigh / Clement	1:00:48
2	Tim	Johnson	Cannondale pb Cyclocrossworld.com	1:00:48
3	Raphael	Gagne	Rocky Mountain factory	1:01:29
4	Ryan	Trebon	Cannondale/cyclocrossworld	1:01:36
5	Stephen	Hyde	JAM Fund / NCC	1:01:40
6	Winterberg	Lukas	M?ller Landscape / BH Bikes	1:01:44
7	Jeremy	Durrin	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1:01:50
8	Jamey	Driscoll	Raleigh / Clement	1:01:55
9	Evan	Mcneely	Norco Factory Team	1:01:56
10	Shawn	Milne	Keough Cyclocross p/b Felt Bicycle	1:02:29
11	Yannick	Eckmann	California Giant/Specialized	1:02:43
12	Tobin	Ortenblad	California Giant/ Specialized	1:02:50
13	Cody	Kaiser	California Giant/Specialized	1:03:00
14	Anthony	Clark	JAM Fund / NCC	1:03:03
15	Allen	Krughoff	Raleigh Clement	1:03:27
16	Jerome	Townsend	BikeReg.com / Joe's Garage	1:03:28
17	Christian	Favata	TRT BICYCLES p/b STANS NO TUBES	1:03:30
18	Cameron	Dodge	SCOTT BIKES	1:03:33
19	Derrick	St john	Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery	1:03:47
20	Spencer	Paxson	Kona Bicycles	1:03:47
21	Adam	Myerson	Team SmartStop/Mountain Khakis	1:03:51
22	Curtis	White	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com	1:04:24
23	Sam	O'keefe	C3 - Twenty20 Cycling Co.	1:04:30
24	Timothy	Allen		1:04:33
25	Jake	Wells	Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross Tea	1:04:36
26	Benjamin	Sonntag	Team Clif Bar	1:04:38
27	Michael	Van den ham		1:04:42
28	Jean-philippe	Thibault-roberge	Trek Cyclocross Collective	1:04:43
29	Edwin	Bull	Van Dessel Factory Team	1:04:53
30	Jesse	Keough	Keough Cyclocross p/b Felt Bicycle	1:05:06
31	Cole	Oberman	Breakawaybikes.com	1:05:15
32	Adam	St. germain	ENGVT / Specialized	1:05:30
33	Michael	Garrigan	Van Dessel	1:05:46
34	Craig	Richey	VOmax - SponsorConnected.com p/b No	1:05:47
35	Robert	Marion	American Classic Pro CX Team	1:05:56
36	Mitchell	Hoke	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1:06:21
37	Daniel	Chabanov	HOUSE INDUSTRIES - RICHARD SACHS -	1:06:41
38	Manny	Goguen	RACE CF | racecf.org @racecf	3L
39	Nate	Morse	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	3L
40	Josh	Dillon	BikeReg.com / Joe's Garage	3L
41	Craig	Etheridge	Raleigh / Clement	3L
42	Evan	Huff	crossresults.com	3L
43	Matthew	Means	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	3L
44	Sean	Pantellere	STAMPEDE! p/b Budd Bike Works	3L
45	Jeff	Bahnson	Van Dessel Factory Team	3L
46	Evan	Murphy	NYC Velo p/b The Cannibal	3L
47	Brendan	Rhim	KMS/Start House Cycling Team	3L
48	Spencer	Downing	Horizon Organic	3L
49	Christopher	Hamlin	Bicycle Express/Kona Bikes	3L
50	Isaac	Howe		4L
51	Colin	Dunlap	Hutches HD/Bend Dental	4L
52	William	Elliston	Van Dessel Factory Team	4L
53	Andrew	Lysaght	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	4L
54	Kevin	Sweeney	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	4L
55	Chris	Field	Essex County Velo	4L
56	Thierry	Laliberte	Team Xprezo Borsao	4L
57	Chris	Jackson	Castex Racing p/b Felt	5L
58	Evan	Cooper	Hudson Furniture Cyclocross	5L
59	Aaron	Oakes	NYCROSS/VOmax	5L
60	Adam	Sullivan	Embrocation / Gaulzetti Cicli	5L
61	Kurt	Belhumeur	BCD Racing P/B Bern Unlimited/Pedro	5L
62	Andrew	Loaiza	RMRC	5L
63	Charlie	Schubert	GPM Sport	5L
64	Jesse	Quagliaroli	Expowheelmen	5L
65	John	Hanson	NBX/Narragansett Beer/Apex	5L
66	Joseph	Near	Massachusetts Institute of Technolo	5L
67	Ian	Schon	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	5L
68	John	Burns	Burns Racing	5L
69	Tyler	Stein	Fond du lac/ oshkosh cyclery	5L
70	Joseph	O'brien-applegate	THE 5TH FLOOR NYC	5L