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Andrew Schmidt wins the Junior Men 10-12 2012 Cyclocross National Championships. © Tim Westmore

VERONA, WISCONSIN— In a field of 20 pint-sized cyclocrossers, Andrew Schmidt started the race by taking the holeshot and finished the race with a definitive win, proudly raising his arms in the air and causing his mother to tear up as she ran to hug her triumphant son. “He beat 72 men in Chicago in the Cat 4 race,” she told me proudly as I waited to interview Andy, since he was busy hugging friends and family, including his grandmother who was beaming proudly.

His main competitor, Scott Funston (Old Town Bicycle), was right behind him with one to go, but Schmidt’s ability to ride the hill gave him the edge he needed to power away from his opponent. The two were followed roughly thirty seconds back by Adam Croft (Slipstream-Craddock Junior Development).

A full interview is coming soon, but when I asked Andy what he planned to do next, he smiled and said, “Party, I guess.”

This is one young man with a stellar future in cyclocross.

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10-12 Full Results:

Points	City, State	Time
1	Andrew SCHMIDT	Lake Geneva, WI
2	Scott FUNSTON	Black Diamond, WA	Old Town Bicycle (OTB)
3	Adam CROFT	Toano, VA	Slipstream-Craddock Junior Development
4	Philip HEMPSTEAD	Northampton, MA	Northampton Cycling Club
5	Benjamin KING	Anacortes, WA	Revel Consulting/Rad Racing NW
6	Joshua PETERSON	Bountiful, UT	KUHL
7	Torin BICKMORE	Longmont, CO	Boulder Junior Cycling
8	Nolan BRUNNER	Boulder, CO	Boulder Junior Cycling
9	Harrison WHITE	Delanson, NY	nycross.com/Team NYCROSS.com
10	Enzo ALLWEIN	Cincinnati, OH	Queen City Wheels
11	Max ROBSON	Boulder Co	Boulder Junior Cycling
12	Dylan ROCKWOOD	Loveland, OH	Queen City Wheels/Lionhearts
13	Nick GORDON	Chanhassen, MN
14	Mitchell DUTCZAK	Crete, IL	South Chicago Wheelmen
15	Nick CARTER	Minneapolis, MN	Birchwood/GIS
16	Anthony BAILEY	Piney Flats, TN	Tri Cities Road Club/MSG Cyclocross
17	Joseph WEISGERBER	Loveland, OH	Queen City Wheels/Lionhearts
18	Aidan SCHUTTER	Sun Prairie, WI
19	Garrett MCNEAR	Louisville, KY	Red Zone Cycling
20	Joshua DOOLITTLE	Algona, IA