Powers, Anderson Take Wins at Day 1 of The Trek CXC Cup – Report, Results

With a grey and cloudy day giving way to sun for the UCI Elite Men’s and Women’s races, Elle Anderson (Cal-Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) and Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) both finessed a technical and demanding course around Trek’s Global Headquarters to stay away, and win their respective races, in Waterloo, WI.

Nicole Duke (Marin-Spy) took the holeshot in the Elite Women’s race, but it was Anderson who went on the offensive early to open up a big gap ahead of chasing group which included Gabby Durrin (Rapha-Focus), Caroline Mani (Raleigh-Clement), Meredith Miller (Cal-Giant Berry Farms-Specialized), and Crystal Anthony (Team Optimum-Kelly Benefits).

With two laps to go Anderson’s lead had shrunk to 23 seconds, as Mani, Durrin, and Anthony continued to chase hard. “I was second in the holeshot and went through the little maze,” said race winner Anderson. “Right after the ride up after the Trek Factory, I decided to go for it, and built up a little gap and kept it for the whole time.”

Anderson, who works a day job as and engineer at Strava, stayed away with the slimmest of margins for the win. “Me and Caroline on the last lap got a bit of a gap, I think on the steep uphill, and I just went really hard,” said Durrin who finished four seconds down on Anderson. “We actually started catching Elle, we were really close on the sprint finish, she [Anderson] was only just ahead.”

Durrin won the sprint for second over Mani (third), Miller (fourth), and Anthony (fifth).

Group racing was the order of the day in the Elite men’s race. Jeremy Powers took the holeshot and settled into the large lead group which included Ryan Trebon (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com), Jamey Driscoll (Raleigh-Clement), Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com), Ben Berden (Raleigh-Clement), Danny Summerhill (K-Edge-Felt Bicycles), Jeremy Durrin (Team Optimum-Kelly Benefits), Yannick Eckman (Cal-Giant Berry Farms-Specialized).

With five to go the large lead group had been whittled down with Eckman, Johnson, and Trebon. The leaders maintained a slight gap over the chase group which included Powers, Berden, and Driscoll. At three to go the lead reshuffled as Powers, Johnson, and Berden led the race. On the pavement through the start/finish, Powers launched an attack in a bid to take the win. Berden jumped on Powers wheel and the two riders dove into the dramatic ride up side by side. Powers punched it again on the steep hill section of the course to gap off Berden, while a hard-chasing Trebon passed Johnson and started to close the gap to the leaders.

With one to go, Powers was solo with a large lead over Berden and Trebon. Eckman and Johnson followed with Driscoll in pursuit. Powers held the gap for the win with Trebon second, Berden third, Eckman fourth, and Johnson fifth.

“I had to ride into it a little bit, I wasn’t comfortable at the beginning and that definitely showed on my face and the way I was riding,” said Powers. “I stayed out of trouble on the first lap and just suffered through it. Then, after that, I just worked my way into it and put the course together.”

For Trebon, who went toe to toe with Sven Nys for most of the night at Cross Vegas on Wednesday, it was a frustrating day. “It’s incredibly hard to pass out there because it’s so narrow and twisty. So he [Powers] got a gap, and it just took me a while to get around those two guys [Johnson and Berden]. He was riding fast, and for me on a course like this, where it’s just turn, turn, turn, Jeremy has a little bit more snap for those 20 feet between the corners.”

Racing continues on Sunday, September 22nd in Waterloo, Wisconsin. The race, located at Trek’s Global Headquarters, is a short drive from Madison and Milwaukee, and is located at 801 West Madison St, Waterloo, WI. The Trek CXC Cup offers events for the whole family including: the Trek Kiddie Corral, a mechanical bull, and food and drink.

UCI Elite Women Trek CXC Cup #1

Rank	Name	Nat.	Age*	Result
1	Elle ANDERSON	USA	25	38:47:00
2	Gabriella DURRIN	GBR	29	38:51:00
3	Caroline MANI	FRA	26	38:54:00
4	Meredith MILLER	USA	40	38:59:00
5	Crystal ANTHONY	USA	33	38:59:00
6	Maghalie ROCHETTE	CAN	20	39:31:00
7	Kaitlin ANTONNEAU	USA	21	39:44:00
8	Abby STRIGEL	USA	30	40:03:00
9	Ellen NOBLE	USA	18	40:20:00
10	Beth Ann ORTON	USA	32	40:27:00
11	Nicole DUKE	USA	39	40:43:00
12	Mackenzie WOODRING	USA	34	41:09:00
13	Emma SWARTZ	USA	16	41:31:00
14	Rebecca GROSS	USA	33	41:34:00
15	Brittany MCCONNELL	USA	31	41:39:00
16	Chloe DYGERT	USA	16	41:48:00
17	Amber MARKEY	USA	26	41:52:00
18	April MORGAN	USA	30	41:53:00
19	Linda SONE	USA	41	41:55:00
20	Corey COOGAN CISEK	USA	36	42:34:00
21	Meghan KOROL	USA	29	42:41:00
22	Jennifer NOWLIN	USA	38	43:07:00
23	Corrie OSBORNE	USA	18	43:31:00
24	Rebecca BLATT	USA	33	43:48:00
25	Katherine SANTOS	USA	16	43:56:00
26	Carol Jeane SANSOME	USA	38	43:58:00
27	Elizabeth SO	USA	25	44:21:00
28	Jennifer PERRICONE	USA	25
29	Terra JAMES	USA	33

UCI Elite Men Trek CXC Cup #1

Rank	Name	Nat.	Age*	Result
1	Jeremy POWERS	USA	30	57:04:00
2	Ryan TREBON	USA	32	57:20:00
3	Ben BERDEN	BEL	38	57:30:00
4	Yannick ECKMANN	USA	20	57:37:00
5	Timothy JOHNSON	USA	36	57:39:00
6	James DRISCOLL	USA	27	57:51:00
7	Daniel SUMMERHILL	USA	24	58:22:00
8	Jeremy DURRIN	USA	25	58:35:00
9	Matt SHRIVER	USA	33	58:47:00
10	Allen KRUGHOFF	USA	29	59:01:00
11	Cody KAISER	USA	21	59:05:00
12	Tobin ORTENBLAD	USA	19	59:06:00
13	Tristan SCHOUTEN	USA	31	59:06:00
14	Isaac NEFF	USA	27	59:23:00
15	Corey STELLJES	USA	33	59:47:00
16	Kevin MCCONNELL	USA	32	1:00:35
17	Tom BURKE	USA	34	1:00:43
18	Kevin BRADFORD-PARISH	USA	31	1:00:48
19	Eric THOMPSON	USA	24	1:00:50
20	Jeff KLUCK	USA	33	1:01:31
21	Colin OSBORN	USA	25	1:01:33
22	Shawn MILNE	USA	32	1:01:54
23	David REYES	USA	29	1:02:00
24	Travis BRAUN	USA	28	1:02:01
25	Dan TEATERS	USA	29	1:02:09
26	Chad HARTLEY	USA	32	1:03:16
27	Maxwell ACKERMANN	USA	19
28	Micah MORAN	USA	31
29	Alexander MARTIN	USA	23
30	Mark NORTON	USA	29
31	Bryan FOSLER	USA	26
32	Jesse RIENTS	USA	36
33	Ross WHITE	USA	26
34	Lee UNWIN	USA	39
35	William STREET	USA	28
36	Mathew ALLEN	USA	32