Katie Compton takes an early lead at day two of the Mud Fund Derby Cit Cup. © Wil Matthews
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Day two of the Mudfund Derby City Cup ran under sunny skies and offered yet another thrilling day of racing in the 2013 World Championship venue.
Road-racing standout Amanda Miller (Tibco/To the Top) charged off the line to take the hole shot. Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) put in another patented attack on the second half of the first lap and, like Saturday, never looked back.
Elle Anderson (Cal Giant Berry Farm) had a tremendous race – never allowing Compton to gain more than a 20 second advantage. Anderson and her teammate Meredith Miller worked hard together for much of the race before Anderson ultimately gapped Miller who finished a strong third.
Behind them Miller, Crystal Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefits) and Nicole Duke (Marin/Spy) traded blows before Miller ultimately faded back to finish sixth behind Anthony and Duke.
Day two of the men’s race got off to a significantly different start than day one. Today’s story was a tale of six. Ben Berden (Raleigh Clement) started the battle to take an early lead. Very quickly a group of four formed with Danny Summerhill (FELT/K-Edge), Ryan Trebon (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com) and Adam Craig (GIANT Factory Off-Road Team) joining the lead group.
Notably absent from the lead group were Jeremy Powers (Rapha FOCUS) and Tim Johnson (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com). As the four leaders battled, Johnson surged closer and closer to the leaders. With a lap and half to go, Powers, with the help of teammate Zack McDonald, joined Johnson and the two together finally made contact with the leaders.
From that point the race got tactical and the attacks came fast and furious. Every rider spent some time on the front as attack after attack was launched. With just a few turns remaining, Trebon looked unstoppable when disaster struck and he washed out in an off-camber corner and relinquished the lead to Powers. Powers held off the charging field to claim the top step. Berden, who was clearly inspired today finished second and Summerhill was third.
Jeremy Powers on his way to victory at day two of the Mud Fund Derby City Cup. © Wil Matthews
Elite Men’s Results:
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy POWERS | USA | 1:02:22 |
| 2 | Ben BERDEN | BEL | 1:02:22 |
| 3 | Daniel SUMMERHILL | USA | 1:02:25 |
| 4 | Ryan TREBON | USA | 1:02:29 |
| 5 | Adam CRAIG | USA | 1:02:29 |
| 6 | Timothy JOHNSON | USA | 1:02:47 |
| 7 | Zach MCDONALD | USA | 1:03:35 |
| 8 | Allen KRUGHOFF | USA | 1:03:43 |
| 9 | Yannick ECKMANN | USA | 1:03:50 |
| 10 | Justin LINDINE | USA | 1:03:52 |
| 11 | Jeremy DURRIN | USA | 1:03:55 |
| 12 | Ryan KNAPP | USA | 1:03:56 |
| 13 | Kerry WERNER | USA | 1:04:04 |
| 14 | Logan OWEN | USA | 1:04:06 |
| 15 | Shawn MILNE | USA | 1:04:16 |
| 16 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | USA | 1:04:31 |
| 17 | Cody KAISER | USA | 1:05:02 |
| 18 | Brian MATTER | USA | 1:05:27 |
| 19 | Eric THOMPSON | USA | 1:05:30 |
| 20 | Joshua JOHNSON | USA | 1:05:45 |
| 21 | Mitchell HOKE | USA | 1:05:47 |
| 22 | Curtis WHITE | USA | 1:05:47 |
| 23 | Isaac NEFF | USA | 1:05:55 |
| 24 | Robert MARION | USA | 1:06:09 |
| 25 | Rotem ISHAY | ISR | 1:06:11 |
| 26 | Westley RICHARDS | USA | 1:06:12 |
| 27 | Joachim PARBO | DEN | 1:06:31 |
| 28 | Tristan COWIE | USA | 1:07:07 |
| 29 | Sven BAUMANN | GER | 1:07:44 |
| 30 | Lewis GAFFNEY | USA | 1:08:15 |
| 31 | Andrew DILLMAN | USA | 1:09:12 |
| 32 | Andrew REARDON | USA | |
| 33 | Braden KAPPIUS | USA | |
| 34 | Gunnar BERGEY | USA | |
| 35 | Steve TILFORD | USA | |
| 36 | Kevin FISH | USA | |
| 37 | Tanner HURST | USA | |
| 38 | John FRANCISCO | USA | |
| 39 | Earl GAGE | USA | |
| 40 | Skyler TRUJILLO | USA | |
| 41 | David YOHE | USA | |
| 42 | Oliver VRAMBOUT | USA | |
| 43 | Kevin BURGESS | USA | |
| 44 | Travis MONROE | USA | |
| 45 | Vance FLETCHER | USA | |
| 46 | Anthony DUST | USA | |
| 47 | Michael DUTCZAK | USA | |
| 48 | Zach BENDER | USA | |
| 49 | Michael CROUCH | USA | |
| 50 | Stephen BASSETT | USA | |
| 51 | Cody PHILLIPS | USA | |
| 52 | Zachary CARLSON | USA | |
| 53 | Elliott BARING | USA | |
| 54 | Doug CARRAWAY | USA | |
| 55 | David ROSE | USA | |
| 56 | Jonathan FRETER | USA |
Elite Women’s Results:
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result |
| 1 | Katherine COMPTON | USA | 41:59:00 |
| 2 | Elle ANDERSON | USA | 42:26:00 |
| 3 | Meredith MILLER | USA | 42:54:00 |
| 4 | Crystal ANTHONY | USA | 42:55:00 |
| 5 | Amanda MILLER | USA | 43:34:00 |
| 6 | Nicole DUKE | USA | 43:44:00 |
| 7 | Kaitlin ANTONNEAU | USA | 44:11:00 |
| 8 | Caroline MANI | FRA | 44:31:00 |
| 9 | Erica ZAVETA | USA | 45:04:00 |
| 10 | Allison ARENSMAN | USA | 45:34:00 |
| 11 | Chloe DYGERT | USA | 45:51:00 |
| 12 | Emily KACHOREK | USA | 45:59:00 |
| 13 | Rebecca GROSS | USA | 46:15:00 |
| 14 | Carolina GîMEZ | ARG | 46:27:00 |
| 15 | Julie HUNTER | USA | 46:52:00 |
| 16 | Meghan KOROL | USA | 47:20:00 |
| 17 | Emily SHIELDS | USA | 48:13:00 |
| 18 | Sierra SIEBENLIST | USA | 48:53:00 |
| 19 | Katherine SHIELDS | USA | 49:25:00 |
| 20 | Katherine SANTOS | USA | 49:29:00 |
| 21 | Cooper AMBJORN | USA | |
| 22 | Mackenzie GREEN | USA | |
| 23 | Sarah LUKAS | USA |
