Jay Trojan Takes the Title in the Men’s 55-59 Championship Race – Updated: Video, Full Results

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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—As the sun continued to warm the course, Jay Trojan (Arc En Ciel Racing Team) basked in the warmth of the cheering crowd as he took the win the Men’s 55-59 National Championship Race.

Brad Young (Team NYCross.com) led the race through the first turn off the start but couldn’t hold on as Russell Thorstrom (Team Rhino Rush) took to the point and led the race until Trojan took over on lap two.

Trojan was chased by last year’s winner Thomas Price (Trek Cyclocross Collective) with a small band of racers on his wheel, including Eric Anderson (Somerset Wheelmen), Robert Meigan, Tyler Munroe (Riverside Racing) and Thornstrom.

Giro founder Jim Gentes (buy-cell.com) was in the race and rode from a fourth row call-up to go top 20 and finish 16th.

One name not at the front of affairs was Steve Tilford (TradeWind Energy Cycling Team). Tilford posted on his blog that he had a hard fall during pre-ride yesterday and this morning confirmed to us that he had a broken thumb “as well as a couple of busted ribs.”

The new title holder, Trojan, high fived his fellow racers. Having gotten in Monday, he had seen the course a number of times and noted that everything came together for him at this, his first Cyclocross National Championships, just like the younger Victor Sheldon did earlier in the day.

2016 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships Men's 55-59 Full Results

Pl	Name	Team	Time
1	Jay TROJAN	Arc En Ciel Racing Team	45:19.
2	Thomas PRICE	Trek Cyclocross Collective	45:53.
3	Robert MEIGHAN	None	46:07.
4	Eric ANDERSON	Somerset Wheelmen	46:16.
5	Tyler MUNROE	Riverside Racing	46:31.
6	Danny WARNER	Verdigris-Village CX Team	46:50.
7	Russell THORSTROM	Team Rhino Rush	46:56.
8	Tedd JACOBSON	Team Wisconsin	47:05.
9	Jay THORNTON	G2 Bike	47:36.
10	Brad YOUNG	Team NYCROSS.com	47:58.
11	Daniel LACH	Zephyr Wheel Sports	48:06.
12	Randy SHIELDS	Hearts Racing Club	48:23.
13	Joe FABRIS	Plus 3	48:43.
14	Joseph BRUBAKER	KUHL	48:49.
15	Curtis SOUTHERN	NCVC/UnitedHealthcare	48:55.
16	Jim GENTES	buy-cell.com	48:56.
17	Douglass GRAY	First State Velo Sport	49:13.
18	Jeffrey CRAFT	Team Lake Effect	49:37.
19	Barney BAXTER		49:42.
20	Paul WAHNER	GOCycling/DrWahner.com/MAMBO CX	49:48.
21	Steve ARSENAULT	Monadnock Cycling Club	49:52.
22	Robert COLBERT		49:52.
23	John THOMPSON	Mt. Borah Epic Team	49:57.
24	Tim MARSHALL		50:08.
25	Brian DAVIS	Compass Research Cycling Team	50:20.
26	John MOSHER	Wheelworks Racing	50:30.
27	Lawrence TOWNER	Team ProPower Coaching	50:43.
28	Thomas PREHN	Boulder Cycle Sport/ YogaGlo	50:45.
29	Doug CAMPBELL	Raging Bull Racing	50:48.
30	Shawn DOWNING	JAMSQUAD Cycling	50:48.
31	Doug SHAW	Crosstown Velo	50:49.
32	Scott REYNOLDS	Guys Racing Club	51:16.
33	John ROGERS	DCMTB	41:05.
34	John GRENIER	Maine Cycling Club	41:06.
35	Jeffrey HAASE	Asheville Bicycle Racing Club	41:09.
36	Doug RICHARDS	Blue Sky Velo	41:21.
37	Steve NOBLE	Sarasota Cycling Club p/b SeaSu	41:25.
38	John MCGRATH	NEBC p/b Cycle Loft	41:30.
39	James PATERSON	Spin Arts Cycling	41:31.
40	Eric SLOMAN	Bicycle Outfitters Racing Team	41:33.
41	Derek GRIGGS		41:36.
42	David SHERWIN	Velo Allegro	41:37.
43	Kevin DOLAN		41:38.
44	Timothy SHEA	Sunapee Racing Team	41:40.
45	John BAXTER	Constellation Cycling	41:49.
46	Lee REAVIS	Carolina Cycling Team	41:58.
47	Roger PAYNE	Living Water Cycling	42:16.
48	John ADAMIK	Riverside Racing	42:27.
49	Dave GEISSERT	Nerac Earth	42:35.
50	Phillip JEROME	All Terrain Cycling	42:52.
51	Jay FORGIONE		43:00.
52	Thomas CATALANO	Cannondale Cyclocrossworld	43:16.
53	Christopher SCOTT	Riverside Racing	43:31.
54	Lonnie BROOKS	Cone Health/cycles de ORO	43:31.
55	Todd THORNTON	Constellation Cycling	43:32.
56	David WOLFEL	Arrow Bicycle	43:48.
57	Jon ANTONNEAU		43:50.
58	Dennis SMITH		43:57.
59	Robert PUGH	Fiets Maan Racing p/b Luna Cycl	44:01.
60	Allen MCMURTRY		33:03.
61	Scott WILSON	Evolution Racing	33:11.
62	Mark SOLBERG	JAMSQUAD Cycling	33:39.
63	Michael FITZGERALD	L5Flyers Cycling Team	33:54.
64	Bill TELLMAN	Transylvania County Schools	33:55.
65	Richard TOLER	Team Dayton Bicycling	34:20.
66	Paul SCHWARTZ	Orlando Road Club	34:27.
67	Mark NORTH	Richmond Velo Sport	34:27.
68	Marty CLOER	Fiets Maan Racing p/b Luna Cycl	34:32.
69	James FEEHAN	Kissena Cycling Club	34:42.
70	Jeffrey LINNEN	MSG Cyclocross	34:44.
71	Todd JENKINS		34:48.
72	Franz Biron KEEFER	Colavita Racing Inc.	34:56.
73	Thomas FULCHER	Rock Creek Velo	35:04.
74	Andy PERRINO	Bio Wheels Racing	35:09.
75	Kevin MALLORY	xXx Racing	35:22.
76	Derick SHOFF	Evolution Racing	36:15.
77	Jim EMERY	Cycle-Smart Inc.	24:22.
78	Daryl ELLIS	Northstar Racing	24:56.
79	Gustavo SANCHEZ	Evolution Racing	24:58.
80	Donald ISAACS	Team Bicycle Heaven	25:08.
81	Bob SZYMKIEWICZ	Slippery Sasquatch	25:38.
82	David OREAR		25:44.
83	Louis DAMELIO	Evolution Racing	25:51.
84	John BAUER	Evolution Jr. Devo Team	26:10.
85	John DZUBINSKI	Amorosos Racing Team	32:41.
86	Mike THOMAS	Hawleys Bicycle World Racing T	15:10.

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