Sheffield Ends First Cyclocross Season with Junior Men’s 13-14 National Title—Full Results, Video

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By Celeste Taylor

ASHEVILLE, N.C.—Magnus Sheffield  (Park Ave. Bike Shop) brought home the gold while racing for the first time at Nationals to conclude his first full season racing cyclocross. In a strong ride on a damp, technical course he was able to outmaneuver the competition to claim the National Championship title in the Junior Men’s 13-14 category.

Nick Carter (NorthStar Development Cycling) took the holeshot with an aggressive start. Behind him, Ryder Uetrecht (BendBroadband/WebCylery) and Sheffield rounded the first corner in close pursuit. As the riders reached the off-camber section going into the Bike Barn, the leaders were neck and neck with Sheffield aggressively navigating the terrain in an effort to take the lead.

The leaders were able to ride Ingles Heckle Hill and by the time they hit the bottom of the next descent, Sheffield was in front after taking advantage of a bobble by Carter. Carter and Uetrecht trailed by only a few bike lengths and Dakota Cline (Boulder Junior Cycling), Jared Scott (Rage Cycling Team) and Brody McDonald (Celo Pacific) lagged only a few seconds further back.

Sheffield’s mountain biking background proved advantageous on the course’s technical back side, and by the time he hit the line with two to go, he had established a sizeable lead. Uetrecht and Carter were locked in battle behind him, trading the lead as each attacked.

Midway through the second lap of the race, disaster struck for Uetrecht. A blown out tire forced him to make the decision whether to ride or run. Uetrecht chose to ride and came across the line for the second time on a completely flat tire, trying desperately to make up the ground he had lost and get to the pit as quickly as possible to exchange his bike.

This gave Carter a comfortable twenty second lead over third place Scott but Carter wasn’t racing for second. He rode the bell lap aggressively, trying to hunt down Sheffield who was only seven seconds ahead. Uetrecht worked to chase down his opponents with Cline riding strong behind him.

In the end, Sheffield claimed victory by eight seconds while Carter finished a strong second. Scott finished solo in third while Cline was able to pass Uetrecht for fourth.

After the race, Sheffield told us that, “It was a flawless race. I stuck to my game plan and just waited for Nick Carter to have a little bobble and I just shot up from behind him.”

Watch Sheffield’s full interview and see full results below.

2016 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships Junior Men 13-14 Full Results

Pl	Name	Team	Time
1	Magnus SHEFFIELD	Park Ave Bike Shop	24:34.
2	Nick CARTER	NorthStar Development Cycling	24:42.
3	Jared SCOTT	Rage Cycling Team	25:23.
4	Dakota CLINE	Boulder Junior Cycling	25:59.
5	Ryder UETRECHT	BendBroadband/WebCyclery	26:08.
6	Brody MCDONALD	Celo Pacific	26:38.
7	Mikko AHO	Corner Cycle Cycling Club	27:05.
8	Reed LEGG	Triton Multisport Cycling Team	27:08.
9	Owen BRENNEMAN	Nuts About Granola/Hoffman DieC	27:08.
10	Nicholas PETROV	Cyclocross Network Racing	27:09.
11	Elijah SHIPP	Rogue Velo Racing	27:24.
12	Lucas STIERWALT	Lionhearts Junior Racing	27:32.
13	August MILLIKEN	Rock Creek Velo	27:37.
14	Ryan STOWERS	Melton Design Build Juniors Cyc	27:48.
15	Ryan CAMPBELL	Avout Racing	27:59.
16	Will SHARP	Northwest Cycling Club	28:12.
17	Tommy SERVETAS	Team NYCROSS.com	28:21.
18	Kyle JOHNSON	TLC/Active Knowledge	28:37.
19	Riley COTTON	Melton Design Build Juniors Cyc	28:50.
20	Anthony HILLIGOSS	Minnesota Junior Cycling Inc.	29:00.
21	Vin HLUDZINSKI	Boulder Junior Cycling	29:02.
22	Alex GREEN		29:09.
23	Dylan RICHARDSON	JA King MTB Team	29:11.
24	Marek HAYES	Js Bikes Racing	29:13.
25	Gabriel DOBROZSI	Lionhearts Junior Racing	29:16.
26	Dakota OLSEN	Central Junior Cycling Devo	29:47.
27	Max PALMER	Midwest Devo	30:03.
28	Bartek KAWALKOWSKI	Lionhearts Junior Racing	30:08.
29	Josiah HOUSE	Florida DEVO	30:09.
30	Garrett MCNEAR	Papa Johns Racing Team	30:09.
31	James LLOYD	Rogue Velo Racing	30:31.
32	Jonathan COSTIN	The Pony Shop	30:40.
33	Sebastian SILBERMAN	Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV	30:41.
34	Peter SWINAND	The Pony Shop	30:48.
35	Trey TREFRY	Rad Racing NW	30:52.
36	Christopher GRICE		31:12.
37	Zachary COZZA	UPMC/ Pro Bikes	31:14.
38	Brooks WIENKE		31:20.
39	William POOSER	Downtown Asheville Racing Club	31:20.
40	Beck FARRELL	Boulder Junior Cycling	31:25.
41	Leo GULLICKSON		31:39.
42	John Paul AMALONG	Constellation Cycling	31:56.
43	Jeremy SIEDOR	Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV	21:25.
44	Luke FEUERHELM	Central Junior Cycling Devo	21:34.
45	Korbin NEVIUS	Evolution Jr. Devo Team	21:42.
46	Jules VAN KEMPEN		21:54.
47	Connor SMITH		21:54.
48	Ben MCKENZIE		21:57.
49	Aiden MILLER		21:57.
50	Jesse RIDER	Rock Creek Velo	22:00.
51	Alexander BENNETT	Cycle U	22:06.
52	Nicholas SALAZAR GARCIA		22:22.
53	Connor GIZINSKI	Cycle U	22:23.
54	Winston HACKETT	Cycle U	22:25.
55	Noah VIGIL		22:30.
56	Aaron BANKS	Midwest Devo	22:33.
57	Jonathan HILLS	Lionhearts Junior Racing	22:42.
58	Lincoln SCHEER	xXx Racing	22:48.
59	Tayton PARKER	Team Air Assurance/Tulsa Connec	22:54.
60	Reece LATHAM	Team Mission Source / NGCA	23:05.
61	Ayrton HOUK	Midwest Development Cycling Inc	23:06.
62	Jacob THORNTON	Wicked Awesome Racing	23:20.
63	Joey MITTELBERG	Team Mack Racing Assoc. LTD	23:20.
64	Christopher MCKENZIE	Cincinnati Cyclocross	23:35.
65	Charlton STAINBACK		24:22.
66	Jackson ENGLE	HammerCross	24:28.
67	John FOWLER		24:29.
68	Preston LUNIEWSKI	Cincinnati Cyclocross	25:25.
69	Alex CORBY	Midwest Devo	25:35.
70	Clint CASSAS	Evolution Jr. Devo Team	25:42.
71	Alex WEISGERBER	Lionhearts Junior Racing	25:44.
72	Niko STRAUSS	HammerCross	29:02.
73	Ethan BRITT		31:00.
74	Sean HUGHES	Rogue Velo Racing	33:50.

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