Trebon Repeats at Spooky Cross Day 2 – UPDATED: Full Report, Results, Photo Gallery

by Dave Sheek

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—Sunday morning might have been rough for some Cross After Dark revelers, but with over half-a-day of recovery between the night race and the 3 PM race, competitors were clearly rested enough to put on a great show for spectators.

The men’s race ended similarly to yesterday’s, with Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) taking top spot. Following 10 seconds back was Todd Wells (Cal Giant-Specialized), with Belgian Ben Berden (Ops Ale-Stoemper) in third.

Trebon led from the start of the race, with Wells hot on his heels. The two traded positions for the entirety of the race, but Trebon’s engine overpowered Wells on the last half-lap.

Day two of the California Gold Events presented by Shimano was a bit of déjà vu. The California sun and dry conditions made for a magnificent day of racing and the Southern California course almost a minute faster in all groups.

Race promoter Dorothy Wong wanted to make the Spooky Cross UCI weekend historic and put together the best racing this venue has seen, since the land will be developed this year. The fast course held a mixture of everything. A fast start into a hairpin barrier section, then back on the gas and out of the main infield to the back of the park for the long, deep sand pit. On the way back in, the course delivered a tricky off-camber right turn that threw riders off. Then it was onto the flyover and back into the main venue for a few more twisty turns, stairs and more. This was a course that suited Trebon and Mani’s power over the rest of the riders.

Elite Men:
Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) was able to lead out the race from the start, and the front group of four set a pace from the get go that was all business. While Brian Lopes (Oakley-Ibis) had to start third row again, he didn’t grab the hole shot on day two. Lopes did manage to make the lead group through the first lap along with Todd Wells (Cal Giant-Specialized) and Cody Kaiser (Cal Giant-Specialized).

Ben Berden (Ops Ale-Stoemper), who finished second on day one, was hard on the chase and eventually worked his way into the group after some early bike exchanges. But, midway through the race the heat and pace took its toll on riders, breaking groups apart all over the course. Trebon, who stayed up and front did a majority of the work all day, was looking the freshest of all riders.

With two laps to go it was Trebon and Wells battling up front, and just behind it was Berden chased by Chris Jones (Rapha-Focus). Kaiser was not far behind Jones and was putting in his best ride of the season as the top U23, eventually taking fifth overall in the Elite men. Allen Krughoff (Boulder Cycle Sport) was the next through in sixth.

In the final lap, Jones continued his chase, but Berden held on for third with Jones fourth. It was another exciting final lap as the night before. This time it was Wells and Trebon together until the sky-over, where Trebon attacked. The obstacle led into the last bit of technical turns, but the long straights after were what Trebon needed to make his effort work. As Trebon looked over his shoulder coming through the first straight next to the pits he had at least 20 yards on Wells. Trebon again punched it through the final two straights just to make sure his effort would stick for his second win of the weekend.

It was an exciting weekend of California racing and there’s more to come. The California Gold Events presented by Shimano will host another UCI weekend this year, December 3rd-4th in Los Angeles. The race entertained people last year with some tight, challenging turns for racers, and this year’s event “Live at the Greek” will look to match the spectacular Spooky Cross weekend.

Read the Elite Women’s report here.

Results after the gallery.

Photo Gallery by Rich Cruse:

Elite Men’s Results:

2011 Spooky Cross Day 2 Elite Men

Place	Bib	Name	UCI Code	Team	City, State	Time
1	1	TREBON Ryan	USA19810305	LTS/Felt	Bend, Oregon	1:01:35.619
2	2	WELLS Todd	USA19751225	Specialized	Durango, Colorado	1:01:47.341
3	6	BERDEN Ben	BEL19750929	Ops Ale - Stoemper	Riemst, Belgium	1:02:05.857
4	3	JONES Christopher	USA19790806	Rapha Focus	Auburn, California	1:02:11.118
5	9	KAISER Cody	USA19920527	Cal Giant Cycling Team	California	1:04:02.456
6	10	KRUGHOFF Allen	USA19840219	Boulder Cycle Sport	Boulder, Colorado	1:04:25.745
7	8	WELLS Jake	USA19780628	Stan'sNoTubes	Avon, Colorado	1:04:54.561
8	12	NOILES Kevin	CAN19800313	Sportique	Vancouver, BC, Canada	1:05:17.094
9	4	PARBO Joachim	DEN19741118	Challenge Tires	Denmark	1:05:33.000
10	52	GRITTERS Brandon	USA19790816	Rock N' Road Cyclery	Mission Viejo, California	1:05:53.064
11	11	CHAPIN Scott	USA19830409	Bay101/HRS/Rocklobster	Santa Cruz, California	1:06:05.187
12	7	SCHOOLER Aaron	CAN19850620	Team H&R Block - Sri Importing	Edmonton, Canada	1:06:11.288
13	34	PRENZLOW Brent	USA19680901	Celo Pacific / Focus	Carlsbad, California	1:06:16.269
14	17	BEHRENS John	USA19710723	Bailey Bikes	San Diego, California	1:06:22.962
15	24	BAILEY John	USA19730526	Bailey Bikes	San Diego, California	1:06:32.368
16	39	SIEGLE Jason	USA19790702	SDG/Felt p.b. IRT Wheels	Solvang, California	1:06:47.472
17	53	BRADFORD Aaron	USA19840909	Bay101/HRS/RockLobster	Santa Cruz, California	1:07:05.659
18	58	GRITTERS Kyle	USA19830503	Rock n Road Cyclery	Corona, California	1:07:21.142
19	47	PETROV Anton	USA19850306	SDG Felt p/b IRT Wheels	Costa Mesa, California	1:07:44.989
20	35	ORENBLAND Tobin	USA19940929	California Giant Cycling/ California Giant	Santa Cruz, California	1:08:17.072
21	31	DOUVILLLE Gary	USA19750625	SDG/Felt p.b. IRT Wheels	Santa Barbara, California	1:08:34.771
22	42	FORKNER David	USA19850607	SDG Felt p/b IRT Wheels	Solvang, California	-1 Laps
23	48	BOTTGER Frederick	USA19750512	SDG/Felt pb IRT	South Pasadena, California	-1 Laps
24	21	WODTLI Brennan	USA19880113	Hutch's Bicycles All Access Promotions	Bend, Oregon	-1 Laps
25	43	WILLARD Ted	USA19810227	SDG/Felt p.b. IRT Wheels	Costa Mesa, California	-1 Laps
26	33	TIETZEL Scott	USA19840328	Peaks To Plains Racing	Boulder, Colorado	-1 Laps
27	49	WOODRUFF Travis	USA19830131	Trek Store Boulder	Tuscon, Arizona	-1 Laps
28	15	ROTSTEIN Abe	USA19880906	Free Wheel Hammer	Watsonville, CA	-2 Laps
29	20	YARRA Derek	USA19870603	IBIS/Buy-Cell	San Francisco, California	-2 Laps
30	25	BERTIGER Ben	USA19931130	The TEAM SoCalCross	Altadena, California	-3 Laps
31	41	JACKSON Chris	USA19880814	Team Rambuski Law	Burbank, California	-3 Laps
32	37	SHEEK David	USA19760520	SDG Felt p/b IRT Wheels	Huntington Beach, California	-3 Laps
33	32	MCNEAL David	USA19740202	Birmingham Bicycle Company	North Hollywood, California	-4 laps
34	22	PREBLE Kolby	USA19931108	Clif Bar Development Cyclocross Team	Forest Grove, Oregon	-4 laps
35	51	ANTON Blake	USA19880614	Team Clif Bar	Arroyo Grande, California	-4 laps
36	44	VAUGH-RUIZ Alexander	USA19920803	The TEAM SoCalCross	Los Angeles, California	-5 laps
37	54	KWAN Jay	USA19800806	The TEAM SoCalCross	Carlsbad, California	-6 laps
38	56	VERTICAN Garnet	USA19711124	Giant	Crestline, California	-6 laps
DNF	57	KNAPP Ryan	USA19840513	Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross	Bloomington, Indiana
DNF	26	LOPES Brian	USA19710906	Oakley/ibis	Laguna Beach, California
DNS	18	COLTON Eric	USA19830609	The TEAM SoCalCross	Santa Cruz, California
DNS	38	RYAN Morgan	USA19910612	VRC, NOW-MS Society	Ventura, California
DNS	50	WARREN Ben	USA19881130	Virginia Polytechnic University	Laguna Hills, California
DNS	60	CODY Gerry	USA19780706	Cynergy Cycles	Los Angeles, California