Powers and Anderson Repeat at Gloucester Day 2 – Report, Results and Photos

by Cynthia Brennan

Today marked the second and final day of the 15th annual Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester, the race nicknamed “The New England World Championships,” due in large part to the serious contingent of world-class athletes who show up to race here. Hosts Essex County Velo and race promoter Paul Boudreau orchestrated a masterpiece for the opening weekend of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge.

A stunning seaside backdrop, Stage Fort Park set the scene for almost a thousand racers in eleven categories of racing, who, along with their families and race fans from all over, enjoyed the racing on this expertly-designed, fast, dry course all day long. Throngs of fans gathered for the Elite races this afternoon, waiting to see who would take the series lead in the Elite men’s, Elite women’s, men’s U23 and women’s U23 categories.

The strongest and the fastest Elite women appeared motivated for a win today. Right from the whistle, a group of the top racers formed: Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Racing), Crystal Anthony (Optum Racing p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies), Gabby Durrin (Rapha-FOCUS), Kaitie Antonneau (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld), Courtenay McFadden (Bicycle Bluebook/HRS/Rock Lobster), Laura Van Gilder (Van Dessel p/b Mellow Mushroom), yesterday’s winner Elle Anderson (California Giant – Specialized) and her teammate Meredith Miller. Brimming with confidence after her win over a solid field yesterday, Anderson attacked the lead group repeatedly, eventually launching an attack only Wyman could follow. The chase group organized and mustered what they could to reel in the leaders. For laps, Wyman sat second wheel, controlling Anderson’s subsequent attacks with the calm of an experienced racer; however, Anderson proved too much for Wyman to handle. Anderson made her winning move within the final half lap, dropping Wyman for good to make a clean sweep of the weekend as Wyman rolled across in second. The chase group, meanwhile, shifted their focus from chasing to jockeying for that final podium spot. It was Meredith Miller around that last corner and onto the pavement first, securing the third podium step.

“I really love this race, so this is a very special win for me!” says New England born and bred Elle Anderson of her wins at Gloucester, which are now numbers three and four in a four-win streak.

The Elite men kicked up dust as a long, uninterrupted line of racers snaked through the course in the first lap. The front of the race began to organize, with Ben Berden and Jamey Driscoll of Raleigh-Clement, Tim Johnson and Ryan Trebon of Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld, Yannick Eckmann (California Giant-Specialized), and Stephen Hyde (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria) forming a powerful train to leave the rest of the field in the dust. The group never stayed comfortable, however; Johnson and Trebon made repeated valiant attacks, each looking like it could succeed. Johnson’s attack with two to go gained him almost ten seconds on the other leaders, and the crowd roared for what seemed like a winning move. Powers cranked it into overdrive and led the chase, closing down Johnson’s gap with an alacrity only Trebon could match. The rest of the leaders’ group shattered and were left to fend for themselves as the three leaders crossed the line with one to go. It was Powers who launched the next attack, Johnson on his wheel, Trebon losing some time on them. Johnson chased hard but was forced into the pit with a half lap remaining, leaving Powers to claim the victory. Trebon crossed the line second, Johnson third. Behind them, Berden took fourth while Hyde took fifth.

“I’ve done a lot of racing here, and I have a lot of memories,” said Powers of his double win at Gloucester. “I’m glad for the community and the support I find here. I’m just happy to be here at Gloucester!”

In the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge Elite points competition, our two-day winners Powers and Anderson wear the leaders’ jerseys, while Antonneau and Eckmann wear the jerseys for U23 women and men.

The series continues next weekend at the Providence Cyclocross Festival, where New England’s Holy Week of Cyclocross continues. Expect a strong showing of the nation’s top racers once again, as battles continue in the Shimano series and in the USA Cycling Pro CX series.

Check out this great video from Andrew Pattinson of the weekend:

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Results below gallery

Gloucester Day 2 Elite Womens Results 2013

Pl	First Name	Last Name	Team	Time
1	Elle	Anderson	California Giant Strawberries/ Spec	0:38:14
2	Helen	Wyman	Kona Factory Racing	0:38:20
3	Meredith	Miller	California Giant/Specialized	0:38:35
4	Gabby	Durrin	Rapha-FOCUS	0:38:37
5	Crystal	Anthony	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:38:38
6	Laura	Van gilder	Van Dessel p/b Mellow Mushroom	0:38:39
7	Courtenay	Mcfadden	Bicycle Bluebook/HRS/Rock Lobster	0:38:41
8	Kaitlin	Antonneau	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld	0:38:47
9	Nicole	Duke	Marin Bikes/SPY	0:38:53
10	Maghalie	Rochette	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	0:39:01
11	Amy	Dombroski	Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:39:17
12	Arley	Kemmerer	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	0:39:33
13	Emma	White	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	0:40:03
14	Maureen	Bruno roy	Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles	0:40:05
15	Amanda	Carey	Stan's NoTubes Elite	0:40:12
16	Cassandra	Maximenko	Rare Vos Racing	0:40:15
17	Kathleen	Lysakowski	Cycle Lodge	0:40:21
18	Christina	Birch	JAM Fund/NCC	0:40:25
19	Ellen	Noble	Trek Cyclocross Collective	0:40:33
20	Natasha	Elliott	Rare Vos Racing/Stevens	0:40:34
21	Brittlee	Bowman	HOUSE INDUSTRIES/RICHARD SACHS/RGM	0:40:51
22	Stacey	Barbossa	NJ/NY Colavita Women's Team	0:40:59
23	Jamie	Gilgen	Infinit Canada / Cyclepower	0:41:12
24	Julie	Hunter	PHAUP ST. JOURNAL	0:41:18
25	Lori	Cooke	Cycle Lodge	0:41:20
26	Carolina	Gomezvillafane	Team Rambuski Law	0:41:34
27	Victoria	Gates	JAM Fund / NCC	0:41:41
28	Rebecca	Wellons	Seaside Cycle	0:41:46
29	Jenny	Ives	Verge Sport/Test Pilot	0:41:50
30	Joanne	Grogan	Cyclocrossracing.com	0:41:55
31	Stephanie	Wetzel	Paradise Racing	0:41:56
32	Elizabeth	White	UVM Cycling	0:41:58
33	Melody	Chase	Raleigh Bicycles/Gus' Bike Shop	0:42:21
34	Frances	Morrison	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	0:42:31
35	Nina	Baum	Stan's NoTubes Women's Elite	0:42:54
36	Molly	Hurford	Colavita	0:42:59
37	Jessica	Duppler	Trek Portsmouth	0:43:03
38	Nicole	Pisani	Healthy Kids Happy Kids	0:43:08
39	Kathryn	Cumming	Team Yacht Club	0:43:15
40	Jocelyn	Mauldin	NEBC p/b Cycle Loft	0:43:44
41	Katrina (Trina)	Baumsteiger	Team Rambuski Law	0:43:56
42	Vickie	Monahan	Rare Vos Racing	0:44:20
43	Avanell	Schmitz	BikeBeat/VaAssetGroup	0:44:37
44	Frederique	Larose-gingras	Opus OGC	0:45:07
45	Katrina	Niez	Central Wheel/ GHCC	0:45:18
46	Christine	Fort	pedalpowertraining.com	0:45:20
47	Stephanie	Thompson	WD Racing / NYC Velo	0:46:07
48	Jordan	DubŽ	CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM	1L
DNF	Caroline	Mani	Raleigh Clement	DNF
DNF	Catherine	Sterling	Bikeman.com	DNF
DNF	Elizabeth	Lukowski	NYCROSS.com p/b VOmax	DNF
DNF	Melissa	Lafleur	BONK! Support	DNF
DNF	Stacey	Spencer	Phillips Brewing Company/Code Perfo	DNF
DNF	Deirdre	Smith	B2C2 p/b Boloco	DNF
DNF	Kathryn	Roszko	BikeReg.com	DNF

Gloucester Day 2 Elite Mens Results 2013

Pl	First Name	Last Name	Team	Time
1	Jeremy	Powers	Rapha-FOCUS	1:01:18
2	Ryan	Trebon	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld	1:01:22
3	Tim	Johnson	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld	1:01:25
4	Ben	Berden	Raleigh Clement	1:01:35
5	Stephen	Hyde	JAM Fund / NCC	1:01:36
6	Yannick	Eckmann	California Giant/Specialized	1:02:04
7	Jamey	Driscoll	Raleigh Clement	1:02:28
8	Troy	Wells	Team CLIF BAR	1:02:40
9	Shawn	Milne	Keough Cyclocross	1:02:48
10	Tristan	Schouten	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1:03:01
11	Lukas	Winterberg	Miller Landscape / BH Bikes	1:03:02
12	Allen	Krughoff	Raleigh Clement	1:03:22
13	Michael	Garrigan	Van Dessel	1:03:25
14	Raphael	Gagne	Rocky Mountain Factory	1:03:28
15	Craig	Richey	VOmax - SponsorConnected.com p/b No	1:03:30
16	Anthony	Clark	JAM Fund / NCC	1:03:31
17	Jeremyy	Martin	Rocky Mountain Factory team	1:03:36
18	Curtis	White	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld	1:03:40
19	Leandre	Bouchard	Cyclone d'Alma/ Devinci	1:03:41
20	Brendan	Rhim	KMS/Start House Cycling Team	1:03:42
21	Adam	Myerson	Team SmartStop-Mountain Khakis	1:03:42
22	Christian	Favata	TRT BICYCLES p/b STANS NO TUBES	1:03:45
23	Garrett	Mcleod	Team H&R BLOCK	1:04:00
24	Evan	Mcneely	Norco Factory Team	1:04:03
25	Cameron	Dodge	SCOTT BIKES	1:04:10
26	Jerome	Townsend	BikeReg.com / Joe's Garage	1:04:29
27	Nicholas	Keough	Keough Cyclocross	1:04:42
28	Derrick	St john	Stevens p/b The Cyclery	1:04:43
29	Thomas	Sampson	adigga racing	1:05:02
30	Manny	Goguen	RACE CF | racecf.org @racecf	1:05:08
31	Peter	Glassford	Trek Canada	1:05:19
32	Todd	Bowden	Expowheelmen	1:05:23
33	Michael	Van den ham	Cycle-Smart	1:05:31
34	Jesse	Keough	Keough Cyclocross	1:05:40
35	Adam	St. germain	ENGVT / Specialized	1:05:43
36	Andrew	L'esperance	Norco Factory Team	1:05:45
37	Robert	Marion	American Classic Pro CX Team	1:05:52
38	Samuel	O'keefe	C3 - Twenty20 Cycling Co.	1:05:54
39	Max	Judelson	Giant Cycling World Boston	1:06:09
40	Tyler	Wren	Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home	1:06:30
41	Michael	Wissell	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	1:06:33
42	Evan	Huff	crossresults.com	1:06:40
43	Sean	Pantellere	STAMPEDE! p/b Budd Bike Works	1:06:41
44	Evan	Murphy	NYC Velo p/b The Cannibal	1:06:47
45	Daniel	Chabanov	HOUSE INDUSTRIES - RICHARD SACHS -	1:06:52
46	Matt	Timmerman	Cannondale	1:07:07
47	Aroussen	Laflamme	Xprezo-Borsao	1:07:15
48	Alexandre	Vialle	Espresso Sport	1:07:17
49	Sheldon	Miller	Bikeman.com	1:07:18
50	Aaron	Oakes	NYCROSS/VOmax	1:07:42
51	Christopher	Hamlin	Bicycle Express/Kona Bikes	1:07:57
52	Kurt	Belhumeur	Stampede!/BCD	1:08:02
53	Matthew	Means	C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co.	1:08:08
54	Chris	Field	Essex County Velo	1:08:37
55	Conor	O'brien	Stevens Racing P/B the Cyclery	1:09:08
56	Andrew	Lysaght	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	1L
57	Adam	Sullivan	Embrocation / Gaulzetti Cicli	1L
58	John	Burns	Burns Racing	1L
59	Devin	Wagner	NYCROSS.com p/b VOmax	1L
60	Tyler	Berliner	BikeReg.com / Joe's Garage	1L
61	Jesse	Quagliaroli	Expowheelmen	2L
62	Cary	Fridrich	Mad Alchemy/ Verge Rider Cooperativ	2L
63	Ian	Schon	CUPPOW/Geekhouse/B2C2	2L
64	Jacob	Harris	Createx/Benidorm	2L
65	David	Devine	unattached	3L
66	Chris	Algar	Cape Cod Cycling Club	3L
67	Timothy	Durrin	NYCROSS	4L
68	Andrew	Loaiza	RMRC	4L
69	Joseph	Near	Massachusetts Institute of Technolo	4L
DNF	Alistair	Sponsel	Cumberland Transit Cycling	4L
DNF	Zach	Mcdonald	Rapha-FOCUS	DNF
DNF	Justin	Lindine	Redline / NBX	DNF
DNF	Jeremy	Durrin	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	DNF
DNF	Jesse	Anthony	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	DNF
DNF	Edwin	Bull	Van Dessel Factory Team	DNF
DNF	Luke	Keough	Keough Cyclocross	DNF
DNF	Colin	Reuter	crossresults.com	DNF
DNF	Sylvain	Jean	ICEBREAKER merino	DNF
DNF	Jean-philippe	Thibault-roberge	Trek Cyclocross Collective	DNF