Keough and Hyde Have a Charmed Sunday at Charm City Cross Day 2 – Report, Photos

BALTIMORE, Md.—Cloudy skies, a little rain and a lot of humidity seemed to ignite the second day of competition on Sunday at Charm City Cross for USA Cycling’s Professional Cyclocross calendar (ProCX). The  Category 2 races began with Kaitlin Keough (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) taking her second victory on the weekend at Druid Hill Park, attacking on the signatures stairs to gap second-place finisher Maghalie Rochette (Clif Bar Pro Team). Reigning U.S. National Champion Stephen Hyde (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) would narrowly snag the win in the Elite Men’s race over youngster Spencer Petrov (Aspire Racing) in the final turns of the course.

Keough Goes Back-to-Back

In the Women’s Elite C2 race, Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com teammates Keough and Emma White would control the first part of the race, similar to the team tactics used Saturday in the C1 event.

Canadian National Champion Rochette was in the mix, as well as Rebecca Fahringer (Stans NoTubes p/b Maxxis/gof) and Crystal Anthony (Maxxis Shimano Pro Cyclocross) and France’s Caroline Mani (Van Dessel).

Keough and Rochette would attack with two laps to go establishing a solid lead, with White holding steady in third place. As they reached the pavement for the final time, Keough would just edge Rochette for the win. It would be the fifth time Rochette would finish second in a ProCX event this year, a third time to Keough.

“Maghalie (Rochette) really made me work for it,” said Keough, who earned her seventh podium spot, five of those wins, this ProCX season. “She (Rochette) raced really smart today. She didn’t put her nose in the wind once until the last lap, which was really smart for her. Emma and I were up there together and it was two against one for a while, so that was good. But I was motivated today. This is my last race for a little bit at the end of a big block, so I’m happy to do well here this weekend.”

With the win, Keough continues as the solid leader for the women in the Sho-Air US Cup-CX Series. White and Rochette are second and third, respectively. Rebecca Fahringer and Crystal Anthony are tied for the fourth spot.

Hyde Returns to His Winning Ways

A group of six would stick together on the tacky course until the final laps in the Elite Men’s race. With four laps to go, 19-year-old Petrov would animate the race with several attacks, forcing Hyde to chase. It would come down to a battle between these two riders and a small crash after the big steps in the final half lap. The results would find Hyde remounting from the mishap cleanly and holding a small gap for the win.

“It was a fight between him (Petrov) and I. I had a little slip of my front wheel, and of course, it was wet right there,” Hyde said about the tumble with Petrov on the final lap in the “W” section of multiple turns. “He rode over top of me, and we both got tangled up. I was the first one back on the bike. You don’t want it to play out like that, you want it to be like legs-on-legs. Then from there on out I had like a four-second gap. I tried to hold it. I don’t think he was able to get into his pedals really quickly after the stairs. I just dug deep and held it. That was it man, I just dug deep.”

Petrov would earn his second runner-up finish in an Elite Men’s ProCX race this year, having finished in the silver spot at the C1 contest at KMC Cross Fest in Connecticut last weekend.

In the mix all day was Kerry Werner (Kona Factory CX Team), who finished a solid third place on Sunday.Saturday’s winner and current ProCX point leader Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz/Donkey Label Racing) would finish fourth.

It was the second ProCX win of the year for Hyde, the first as a C2. The win kept him close to overall Sho-Air US Cup-CX leader Ortenblad in the men’s standings, in second place. Werner is third overall, followed closely in the points by Petrov. Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) is fifth in the series.

Next Up on the Pro CX Schedule

The Sho-Air Cycling Group partnered with four ProCX events and offers a total prize purse of $20,000, to be shared equally for the top woman and man at the final event in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 4.

Next weekend, Oct. 14-15, ProCX will continue with Category 2 competitions in New England and Colorado. The first of four events for the Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by Clif Bar will begin at the CRAFT Sportswear Gran Prix of Gloucester in Mass. Elite Women’s and Elite Men’s races will be held at historic Stage Fort Park in Gloucester for a 19th year, which has given the event the label of the “New England Worlds.” Boulder, Colo. will feature the U.S. Open of Cyclocross at Valmont Bike Park. This event will feature UCI cyclocross events for Under-23 Men and Junior 17-18 Men.

The 2017 ProCX schedule provides a total of 43 race days across 18 states and the District of Columbia. The calendar spans September to December and is comprised of UCI-inscripted Category 1 and Category 2 races. Follow ProCX updates and standings this season on Twitter (#ProCX and @USACProCX), Facebook (usacycling) and at www.usacycling.org/procx.

Women's Results - 2017 Charm City Cross Day 2

Place	Bib	Last	First	Team	Time	Back
1	1	KEOUGH	Kaitlin	Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com	44:13	44:13
2	4	ROCHETTE	Maghalie	CLIF Pro Team	44:16	00:03
3	5	WHITE	Emma	Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com	44:51	00:38
4	3	MANI	Caroline	Van Dessel Factory Racing	45:14	01:01
5	6	FAHRINGER	Rebecca	Stan's NoTubes p/b Maxxis / gof	45:39	01:26
6	7	ANTHONY	Crystal	Maxxis Shimano Pro Cyclocross	46:24	02:11
7	13	CUMMING	Kathryn	Jalapeno Cycling	46:33	02:20
8	20	BARBOSSA	Stacey	MidAtlantic Colavita Women's Te	46:43	02:30
9	11	MALIK	Jennifer	American Classic Pro CX	46:57	02:44
10	9	MAXIMENKO	Cassandra	VanDessel/Atom Composite Wheels	47:17	03:04
11	32	GOULD	Georgia	Boo Bicycles	47:32	03:19
12	12	ARENSMAN	Hannah	J.A King p/b BRC	47:40	03:27
13	25	WILLIAMS	Lily	Pony Shop CX Team	47:56	03:43
14	10	GROSS	Rebecca	Zero D Racing	48:02	03:49
15	18	SHIELDS	Emily	Ken's Bike Shop	48:12	03:59
16	14	VAN GILDER	Laura	Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers p/	48:23	04:10
17	22	RUBINO	Rachel	Fearless Femme Racing	48:26	04:13
18	23	DORINZI	Nicole	Pro Mountain Outfitters	48:28	04:15
19	24	TAPIAS	Natalie	JAM / NCC	48:42	04:29
20	30	HUNTER	Julie	SEAVS/Haymarket	49:03	04:50
21	45	LUPIEN	Leslie	Team Averica	49:13	05:00
22	37	KUYK-WHITE	Taylor	Philadelphia Bike Expo	49:39	05:26
23	21	ORTON	Beth Ann	Team S&M CX	49:56	05:43
24	41	SCHMITZ	Avanell	XXCX p/b Starlight Apparel	50:06	05:53
25	31	SHELDON	Libbey	Crosshairs Cycling	50:16	06:03
26	36	KULIECZA	Julie	All-City | Black Hand	50:46	06:33
27	33	TALLEY MEAD	Karen	SEAVS/Haymarket	50:58	06:45
28	34	RUSSENBERGER	Sophie	DaH?NGER	51:01	06:48
29	38	ZAVETA	Erica	Cylance Pro Cycling	52:25	08:12
30	47	MARION	Philicia	American Classic Pro Cyclocross	@1Lap	@1Lap
31	35	BRODE	Samantha	Freddie Fu Cycling Team	@1Lap	@1Lap
32	19	GILLIGAN	Dana	Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions	@1Lap	@1Lap
33	44	MUDGE	Taryn	Fearless Femme Racing	@1Lap	@1Lap
34	48	MONTGOMERY	Kelli	Stage 1	@1Lap	@1Lap
35	40	REINKORDT	Elisabeth	Team Laser Cats/Laser Cats Feli	@1Lap	@1Lap
36	15	KELLY	Siobhan	To Wheels Epic Sports Performan	@1Lap	@1Lap
37	42	WULFKUHLE	Kathleen	717 Cycling p/b RSI Panels	@1Lap	@1Lap
38	43	MALARSKI	Anya	Transitions LifeCare p/b Easton	@2Lap	@2Lap
DNF	2	NOBLE	Ellen	Aspire Racing
DNF	8	KEMMERER	Arley	Fearless Femme Racing
DNF	16	ARENSMAN	Allison	J.A. King p/b BRC
DNF	46	FACCONE	Erin	Team Averica
DNF	39	FESTA	Lauren	Rare Disease Cycling / Keswick
DNS	17	PATTON	Gray	Freddie Fu Cycling Team

Men's Results - 2017 Charm City Cross Day 2

Place	Bib	Last	First	Team	Time	Back
1	1	HYDE	Stephen	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld	59:56	59:56
2	9	PETROV	Spencer	Aspire Racing	1:00:13	00:07
3	3	WERNER	Kerry	Kona Factory CX Team	1:00:10	00:14
4	2	ORTENBLAD	Tobin	Santa Cruz / Donkey Label Racin	1:00:17	00:21
5	7	DRISCOLL	James	Donnelly Sports	1:01:21	01:25
6	4	WHITE	Curtis	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld	1:01:53	01:57
7	11	KISSEBERTH	Jack	JAM / NCC	1:02:07	02:11
8	12	WILLSEY	Cooper	Cannondale p/b cyclocrossworld.	1:02:08	02:12
9	14	COWIE	Tristan	Triple Oaks Racing	1:02:27	02:31
10	13	LINDINE	Justin	Apex / NBX / Hyperthreads	1:02:36	02:40
11	15	KAISER	Cody	Lange Twins	1:02:49	02:53
12	8	VAN DEN HAM	Michael	Garneau - Easton Cycling p/b Tr	1:03:08	03:12
13	64	O'KEEFE	Samuel	HOUSE IND/NOKIA HEALTH/SIMPLEHU	1:03:11	03:15
14	23	HOLMGREN	Gunnar	Team Ontario / Centurion Next W	1:03:21	03:25
15	53	RICE	Byron	Storm Racing Team	1:03:21	s.t.
16	29	SMITH	Scott	JAM / NCC	1:03:44	03:48
17	47	MCGILL	Scott	Kelly Benefit Strategies	1:04:05	04:09
18	32	MURPHY	Evan	Ludwig & Larsen Racing	1:04:13	04:17
19	18	O'DONNELL	Trevor	Lakeside Storage Cyclocross	1:04:18	04:22
20	22	CHABANOV	Daniel	HOUSE IND/NOKIA HEALTH/SIMPLEHU	1:04:46	04:50
21	24	DINIZ	Nicholas	NCCH Elite p/b MGCC	1:04:55	04:59
22	16	SELANDER	Bjorn	Borah Teamwear	1:05:05	05:09
23	19	WELLS	Troy	Team CLIF BAR	1:05:26	05:30
24	17	BRADFORD-PARISH	Kevin	Gillespie Eye Care/SETcoaching/	1:05:50	05:54
25	60	GINIAT	Andrew	Pony Shop CX Team	1:06:26	06:30
26	26	POSTIER	Dylan	Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions	1:06:53	06:57
27	31	CLOUTIER	Tyler	Transitions LifeCare p/b Garnea	@1Lap
28	66	NIETERS	Jared	SEAVS/Haymarket	@1Lap
29	55	RABADI	Christopher	Unattached	@1Lap
30	42	STAUFFER	Jesse	East Ridge Outfitters/BicycleRe	@1Lap
31	50	SHEFTALL	William	Spirited Cyclist	@1Lap
32	65	FESTA	Mike	Philadelphia Ciclismo	@1Lap
33	30	GOGUELY	Jules	Apex / NBX / Hyperthreads	@1Lap
34	45	KIEFFER	Samuel	Red Kite Coaching	@1Lap
35	58	BURKHARDT	Jeremy	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	@1Lap
36	21	DAVIS	Merwin	Cycle-Smart Inc.	@2Lap
37	43	BLACKBURN	Trent	JAM / NCC	@2Lap
38	54	BAILEY	Andrew	CycleWorks	@2Lap
39	67	DEWALD	Ryan	Team Skyline	@2Lap
40	41	GRENIER	Ryan	The Fast Forward	@2Lap
41	56	MYERS	Scott		@3Lap
42	51	TYLER	Matthew	Laughing Dog Bicycles	@3Lap
43	48	MILLER	Patrick	The Fast Forward	@3Lap
44	40	SCHULZ	George	Van Dessel Factory Team	@3Lap
45	59	RICCI	Christian	Lakeside Storage Cyclocross	@3Lap
46	61	FIELDS	Jon	Macho Queens/Blue Wheel Bicycle	@4Lap
47	52	REEVES	Matthew	Cyclesmart Inc.	@5Lap
DNF	6	POWERS	Jeremy	Aspire Racing
DNF	10	LIVERMON	Travis	Maxxis/Shimano
DNF	25	RYAN	Alex	Mock Orange Bikes
DNF	27	SNYDER	Jordan	@Bicyclerealtor/ERO Verge Sport
DNF	63	WULFKUHLE	Andrew	717cycling p/b RSI Panels
DNF	62	VILLELLA	Jordan	Cycle Smart
DNF	44	SUNDQUIST	Christian	N/A
DNF	28	MCCORMACK	Brendan	Apex/NBX/Hyperthreads
DNS	5	VAN TICHELT	Yorben	ERA - Circus
DNS	20	RIVEROS PAEZ	Hector Fernando	Stan's NoTubes p/b Maxxis / Con
DNS	46	EUSTIS	Colin	Sons United Racing Team
DNS	57	GRIFFO	Gregg	Park Ave Bike p/b Borah Teamwea