2017 Sea Otter Cyclocross: Ortenblad Threepeats, Nash Leads Clif Bar 1-2

The 2017 Sea Otter Classic cyclocross race had a different feel this year. The long-standing Raleigh sponsorship and the technical crowd-pleasing (and flat tire-inducing) features next to the beer garden were gone. In their place was a SRAM title sponsorship and a flat, fast course with just a sand pit and barriers to trip up the racers.

In the end, in the men's race, the results on the sub-five-minute lap course were the same as the last two years. Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz) defended his 2016 and 2015 titles with his third straight victory at the event. Ortenblad passed and dropped early aggressor Justin Lindine (APEX/NBX/Trek) to cruise to an easy victory.

Behind the two, a tight battle for third emerged, with Craig Richey (Garneu-Easton), Carl Decker (Giant) and Robert Marion (American Classic / Xpedo) sticking together for most of the race.

Marion and Richey were hopping the barriers with Decker dismounting, but in the end, Richey pedaled his Fox 32 Step-Cast AX Adventure Cross suspension fork-equipped bike to escape his companions and finish third, with Marion outkicking Decker for fourth.

In the women's race, the Clif Bar pair of Maghalie Rochette and Katerina Nash overcame early sand pit troubles to put in an impressive two-rider time trial and lap the rest of the field.

In criterium racing fashion, the pair set off on five-minute laps to drop and then lap the rest of the field, showing their top-five finishing form at the 2017 Cyclocross World Championships hasn't been lost.

Behind the pair, Caitlin Bernstein (Vive La Tarte) was best of the rest, beating Emily Kachorek (Squid) and Serena Gordon (LIV) for third.

See the photo gallery by John Silva below the results.

2017 Sea Otter Classic Cyclocross Results - Elite Women

Place	Bib	Last	First	Hometown	License	Time
1	20	NASH	Katerina	Emeryville CA	188603	39:12:00
2	19	ROCHETTE	Maghalie	St Jerome CAN	487154	39:12:00
3	21	BERNSTEIN	Caitlin	Oakland CA	248945	@1Lap
4	22	KACHOREK	Emily	Sacramento CA	167636	@1Lap
5	2	GORDON	Serena	Bend OR	301567	@1Lap
6	11	STETSON-LEE	Teal	Reno NV	252205	@1Lap
7	1	GROSS	Rebecca	Golden CO	176014	@1Lap
8	6	SCHMIDTMANN	Petra	Nederland CO	363223	@1Lap
9	5	MALIK	Jennifer	Columbus OH	429486	@1Lap
10	4	CLOUSE	Katie	Park City UT	332072	@1Lap
11	14	LLOYD	Monica	Olympia WA	391428	@1Lap
12	15	ESTEP	Gina	Renton WA	418465	@1Lap
13	7	MANI	Caroline	Colorado Springs CO	515165	@1Lap
14	17	VALLIANT-SAUNDERS	Karine	Seattle WA	367868	@1Lap
15	9	DAY	Carrie	Bend OR		@1Lap
16	3	LILLEY	Ava	Bend OR	523161	@1Lap
17	10	HALPIN	Allison	Bend OR	329270	@1Lap
18	18	CHANEY	Beverly	Carmel CA	221127	@2Lap
19	8	MELCHER	Mckenzie	San Diego CA	354114	@2Lap
20	12	WETZEL POLIN	Lindsay	Salt Lake City UT	172454	@2Lap

2017 Sea Otter Classic Cyclocross Results - Elite Men

Place	Bib	Last	First	Hometown	License	Time	Gap
1	151	ORTENBLAD	Tobin	Santa Cruz CA	303586	35:07:00
2	153	LINDINE	Justin	North Ogden UT	205717	36:00:00	53
3	150	RICHEY	Craig	North Vancouver BC	405612	36:17:00	1:10
4	152	MARION	Robert	Mount Airy NC	220597	36:25:00	1:18
5	145	DECKER	Carl	Bend OR	9007	36:25:00	s.t.
6	148	UETRECHT	Ryder	Bend OR	468018	37:49:00	2:42
7	146	CHAPIN	Scott	Santa Cruz CA	211669	38:02:00	2:55
8	137	CLEMENTS	Matthew	Frederick MD	288741	38:29:00	3:22
9	144	HOEPPNER	Daniel	Castro Valley CA	264773	38:53:00	3:46
10	155	DUNN	Patrick	Lynnwood WA	276042	38:53:00	s.t.
11	140	WEISS	Timber	Reno NV	411506	39:08:00	4:01
12	157	KAISER	Cody	El Dorado Hills CA	202564	39:17:00	4:10
13	138	MILLER	Patrick	Baltimore MD	416695	@1Lap
14	143	PADILLA	Nicolas	Aliso Viejo CA	392769	@1Lap
15	154	FLORES JR	Anastasio	La Selva Bch CA	11877	@1Lap
16	142	POURMEHR	Kaveh	Mill Valley CA	519828	@1Lap
17	139	TORIAN	Bryan	Olympia WA	342538	@1Lap
18	147	FLORES	Billy	Austin TX	391799	@1Lap
19	156	MARSHALLINO	Guillermo	Gabroni ITA	53358	@1Lap
20	136	FABRIS	Joe	Capitola CA	189959	@1Lap

2017 Sea Otter Classic Cyclocross Photo Gallery: