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Cool and slick cyclocross conditions greeted Sun Prairie, Wisconsin for the first day of the UCI C1 Planet Bike Cup, the opening weekend of the 2011 Exergy USGP Cyclocross series (see Troy Wells’ course preview video here). While some key racers on the women’s side were missing (Katie Compton, Amy Dombroski and Helen Wyman), the men’s field brought some top European talent into the mix, with Bart Wellens and Rob Peeters (Telenet / Fidea) continuing their American campaign. 

Nicole Duke (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) put her downhill racing skills to good use, flying off the line to take a commanding holeshot.  But it wasn’t long until Katerina Nash (Luna) showed that she really means business this cyclocross season, assuming the lead and not looking back (see Katerina Nash’s winning Orbea Terra TDR cyclocross bike profile). Her Sun Prairie win has her record at four-for-four in UCI races in a ten day stretch.  She escaped early and kept her gap, while teammate Georgia Gould kept Meridith Miller (Cal Giant) in arrears to make it a Luna one-two. Luna teammate Georgia Gould explained her second place finish over Miller, saying, “with two to go I just found a spot I was a little faster and took off.”

Miller added, “I’m not nearly as fast as these two in the corners. I just try to catch back on the straights.”

On the men’s side, tight, dramatic racing prevailed, with Ryan Trebon (LTS / Felt), Jeremy Powers (Rapha Focus) and Bart Wellens (Telenet Fidea) showing early on that they were the strongest of the day. Powers won Avid Shorty ultimate holeshot. Trebon and Powers escaped midway through the race, but Wellens caught the leading pair after the two bumped each other heading into the stairs and run-up.  The leading three took turns attacking off the front, and Powers looked the strongest and in command, but surprisingly was the first to drop off with one lap to go (see Powers’ Focus Mares Team bike).

Accelerating out of the corners, and powering through the straight, power grass sections, Trebon leveraged his strengths and opened the race-winning gap over Wellens before the run-up. Wellens sprinted up the stairs and hopped on his bike much sooner than Trebon, and looked like he might have the speed to close the gap, but it was too late. Trebon had daylight, and would take his first UCI win of the season and the USGP leader’s jersey. The Euros showed perfect class when Wellens clapped for Trebon as he crossed the line.

Wellens, who finished in second, agreed, saying, “l already knew Americans go fast. Today I felt it again. The level is almost higher than in Europe. I have respect for the US guys for sure.”

Full results below the photos.

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Elite Men & U23 Results, 2011 Planet Bike Cup Day 1

Pos	Bib	Name	Team	U23	Nat	Time	Gap
1	8	TREBON Ryan			USA	58:59:00	-
2	1	WELLENS Bart	Telenet Fidea Cycling Team		BEL	59:01:00	s.t.
3	3	POWERS Jeremy	Rapha/Focus		USA	59:21:00	22
4	5	PEETERS Rob	Telenet Fidea Cycling Team		BEL	59:38:00	39
5	7	DRISCOLL James	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.c		USA	59:39:00	40
6	4	JOHNSON Timothy	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.c		USA	59:58:00	59
7	18	BERDEN Ben	Ops Ale-Clement		BEL	1:00:43	s.t.
8	2	HEULE Christian	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.c		SUI	1:00:45	s.t.
9	11	KABUSH Geoff	Team Maxxis / Rocky Mountain		CAN	1:00:47	s.t.
10	14	MATTER Brian	Gear Grinder / Clif Bar		USA	1:01:00	2:01
11	6	PAGE Jonathan	Planet Bike/Blue Bicycles		USA	1:01:25	s.t.
12	16	WELLS Troy	Team CLIF BAR		USA	1:01:32	s.t.
13	28	BATTY Mark	SpiderTech Powered By C10		CAN	1:01:33	2:34
14	43	WHITE Bradley	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Te		USA	1:01:46	2:47
15	26	HOKE Mitchell	Team Clif Bar		USA	1:01:59	3:00
16	9	WELLS Todd			USA	1:02:02	3:03
17	67	ECKMANN* Yannick	Pearlizumi/Shimano	*	GER	1:02:02	3:03
18	30	MORKA Adam	Trek Canada		CAN	1:02:21	3:22
19	22	BABCOCK Sean	Kona		USA	1:02:25	s.t.
20	17	KNAPP Ryan	Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross		USA	1:02:26	3:27
21	24	KAISER* Cody	California Giant Berry Farms/Sp	*	USA	1:02:47	s.t.
22	34	STEVENSON russell	Raleigh		USA	1:02:59	s.t.
23	64	LASLEY Jacob	Team Soundpony		USA	1:03:12	4:13
24	21	WELLS Jake	Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross		USA	1:03:27	s.t.
25	13	SCHOUTEN tristan	ISCorp		USA	1:03:39	4:40
26	31	KERSTING mitchell	Schellers		USA	1:03:42	s.t.
27	12	WICKS Barry	Kona		USA	1:03:54	4:55
28	33	WOODRUFF Travis	Trek-Boulder/MomentumEndurance.		USA	1:03:56	4:57
29	47	ALLEN Tim			USA	1:03:57	s.t.
30	49	STELLJES Corey	Willy Bikes		USA	1:03:57	s.t.
31	19	WEIGHALL Nicholas	California Giant Berry Farms/Sp		USA	1:04:11	5:12
32	37	CAMERON Molly	Metafilter-Portland Bicycle		USA	1:04:17	s.t.
33	15	MCDONALD* Zach	Rapha/Focus		USA	1:04:26	s.t.
34	53	MCCONNELL kevin	mercy-specialized		USA	1:04:28	s.t.
35	66	COLE Brad	Mercy Elite Cycling Team		USA	@1Lap
36	42	ROBINSON Justin	Cal Giant / Specialized		USA	@1Lap
37	41	REARDON Andrew	Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross		USA	@1Lap
38	20	TISZA zoltan	Champion System Racing		HUN	@1Lap
39	23	FAWLEY Bryan	ORBEA USA		USA	@1Lap
40	52	FISH* Kevin	KCCX/Fuji by Challenge Tire		USA	@1Lap
41	51	MCLAUGHLIN Scott	SRAM		USA	@2Lap
42	32	WONDERGEM Eric	Hup United		USA	@2Lap
43	27	SHERER Mike	The Pony Shop		USA	@2Lap
44	70	NEFF Isaac			USA	@2Lap
45	46	PARMELEE Mark	Cycletherapy		USA	@3Lap
46	58	GLASSFORD Peter	Trek Canada		CAN	@3Lap
47	40	HARTLEY chad	Kenda Pro Cycling P/B GEARGRIND		USA	@3Lap
48	50	HEMME Michael	CHICAGO.CX		USA	@3Lap
49	39	JOHNSON* Josh	BikeReg.com		USA	@3Lap
50	68	MILLS Adam			USA	@3Lap
51	62	FOWLER Dallas	Kuhl MidWest		USA	@3Lap
52	54	BUTCHER William	Team Magnus		USA	@4Lap
53	35	STROTHMAN jay	Rokkit racing		USA	@4Lap
54	59	JACOBSON Kyle	ISCorp/Nova Cycle Sport		USA	@4Lap
55	72	GANTZER Jeremiah	Double I Cycling Experience (DI		USA	@4Lap
56	48	GEROW* Daniel	Wolverines/ACFSTORES.COM		USA	@5Lap
57	44	HAUGH Spencer	Behind Bars/LGR		USA	@5Lap
58	63	UNWIN Lee	Specialized/CycleOps		USA	@5Lap
59	38	MACKAY Chris	RealCyclist.com		USA	@6Lap
DNF	25	VAN NUFFEL Tim	DCM-GB vorselaar		BEL
DNF	45	TILFORD Steve	TradeWind Energy/Eriksen Cycles		USA
DNF	55	REMO* Thomson	Team Wheel & Sprocket		USA
DNF	61	SCHMALZ* Joseph	KCCX		USA
DNF	71	SUNDT Johnny			USA
DNF	36	JAMES* michael	Attitude Sports		USA
DNS	10	JONES Christopher	Rapha/Focus		USA
DNS	29	KAPPIUS Brady	Team Clif Bar		USA
DNS	56	STREET Bill	Kuhl Midwest Regional MTB Team		USA

Elite Women Results, 2011 Planet Bike Cup Day 1

Pos	Bib	Name	Team	U23	Nat	Time	Gap
1	1	NASH Katerina	Luna Pro Team		USA	40:34:00	40:34:00
2	5	GOULD Georgia			USA	40:51:00	17
3	4	MILLER Meredith	California Giant Cycling		USA	41:02:00	28
4	23	FORSMAN Chloe	Race Club 11		USA	41:09:00	s.t.
5	2	MANI Caroline			FRA	41:11:00	s.t.
6	8	DUKE Nicole	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.c		USA	41:11:00	37
7	20	BATTY emily	Subaru-Trek		CAN	41:24:00	50
8	3	BUTLER Sue	River City/Ridley		USA	41:30:00	s.t.
9	12	STETSON-LEE Teal	California Giant Berry Farms/Sp		USA	41:48:00	1:14
10	13	HARLTON Pepper	Juventus Cycling Club		CAN	42:12:00	s.t.
11	7	ANTONNEAU Kaitlin	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.c		USA	42:22:00	1:48
12	6	BRUNO ROY Maureen	Bob's Red Mill pb Seven Cycles		USA	42:28:00	1:54
13	9	SHERWIN Katherine	Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross		USA	42:28:00	1:54
14	21	BINGHAM Kelsy			USA	42:54:00	2:20
15	17	KOROL Meghan	Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross		USA	42:55:00	s.t.
16	16	DALLAIRE AnnaJean	Racin' for Riley p/b Alderfer B		USA	42:55:00	2:21
17	18	SONE Linda	cycle-smart.com/flanders		USA	43:08:00	s.t.
18	36	GAERTNER Jenni	Raleigh America		USA	43:49:00	3:15
19	11	JAMES Ashley	KCCX Elite		USA	44:05:00	3:31
20	10	CURTIS Katy			CAN	44:11:00	3:37
21	19	SMILEY Marne	Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross		USA	44:33:00	3:59
22	26	HUANG Sarah	IS Corp		USA	44:42:00	4:08
23	37	GILBERT Sunny			USA	44:53:00	4:19
24	29	FLECK Jeanne	VELO Duluth - Twin Ports Cycler		USA	45:16:00	4:42
25	22	GIBSON Shannon	Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross		USA	45:27:00	4:53
26	24	MCCONNELL brittany	mercy specialized		USA	45:46:00	5:12
27	32	COOGAN CISEK Corey	Team Plan C p/b Stevens		USA	45:52:00	5:18
28	33	SEVERN alyssa	cyclocrossracing.com		USA	46:03:00	5:29
29	30	BEALL Allison	Team Rep		USA	46:19:00	5:45
30	35	OSBORNE Corrie	ISCorp		USA	47:17:00	6:43
DNF	25	BENJAMIN Kelly	KCCX/ Verge Elite Cyclocross Te		USA
DNF	28	HINTON Pam	Dogfish Racing		USA
DNS	14	FLYNN Kimberly	USSC-Trek p/b Vantaggio		USA
DNS	15	STUDLEY Kari	Team Redline		USA
DNS	27	THOMAS Kim	Fusion IT		USA