GLOUCESTER, Mass.—The CRAFT Sportswear Gran Prix of Gloucester presented by Ipswich Ale Brewing continued today with Category 2 races at historic Fort Stage Park on Gloucester Harbor. It was the opening weekend of competition for the Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by Clif Bar and Cycle-Smart. Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz/Donkey Label Racing) would outsmart his competitors down the final turns to win his fifth race of USA Cycling’s Professional Cyclocross Calendar (ProCX). Ellen Noble (Aspire Racing) would solo her way to victory, her second of the year, in a confident and aggressive race on the women’s side.
Ellen Noble Turns in Dominant Ride
Noble controlled the race from the start. She established an early lead with Emma White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.
Emma White and Ellen Noble battle early in Sunday’s race. 2017 GP of Gloucester Day 2. photo: Lauren LeClaire
Noble will take over the Vittoria Series leader’s jersey, while White will still remain in a Verge leader’s jersey as the top U23 woman. Together with Anthony, the three riders are currently ranked in the Top Five of the ProCX women’s standings.
“I felt like yesterday I kind of a raced a little complacently,” said Noble. “I didn’t plan on riding on the front the whole day, but I felt really, really strong technically today, much more focused than yesterday. So I just led through the technical sections, and I noticed that I was getting small gaps. So I just wanted to keep those gaps going, and eventually I was able to get one that stuck.”
Womens podium: Ellen Noble, Emma White, Crystal Anthony. 2017 GP of Gloucester Day 2. photo: Chris McIntosh
Ortenblad Wins Again on Sunday
For the Elite Men, it would be Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing), like his teammate Noble, who seemed motivated to lead the charge early on and control the pace. Powers and Day 1 winner Ortenblad would go head to head for nearly the entire race, separating from the bunch on the second lap.
Powers and Ortenblad race up a run-up. 2017 GP of Gloucester Day 2. photo: Chris McIntosh
Ortenblad got the jump on Powers taking the inside line on the final turn onto the pavement. He would use a tailwind on the finishing sprint to win by 12 seconds over Powers. Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.
“Jeremy was definitely riding super aggressive today, you could tell he didn’t want it to be a group again,” said Ortenblad, who currently leads the ProCX standings for men. “He split it up pretty early. He and I just kind of went back and forth for the most part. Last lap, I kinda wanted to lead through the beginning and Jeremy also wanted to, so he came around me on the technical stuff. We both rode the stairs and this run-up thing really well, and I was able to kinda hang on his wheel again. Coming into the sprint, he definitely tried to slow down and make me come through and I did, but I was able to just hold it from there.”
Tobin Ortenblad won again on Sunday. 2017 GP of Gloucester. photo: Chris McIntosh
The Vittoria Series will continue in Northampton, Mass. with the Verge Northampton International Nov. 11-12. For more information on the Vittoria Series visit necyclocross.com.
ProCX racing continues Oct. 21-22 at DCCX in metro Washington, D.C. Races are part of the BikeReg Cyclocross Super Series, and Elite Women and Elite Men competitions are part of USA Cycling’s Professional Cyclocross Calendar (ProCX). DCCX was named the “best local bike race” of 2017 by Washington City Paper, noting that the venue used for the two-day event, The Armed Forces Retirement Home, is normally closed to the public.
Women's Results - 2017 Gran Prix of Gloucester Day 2
| Rank | Bib | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ellen NOBLE | Aspire Racing | 48:10 |
| 2 | 2 | Emma WHITE | Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.c | 48:56 |
| 3 | 3 | Crystal ANTHONY | Maxxis Shimano Pro Cyclocross | 49:20 |
| 4 | 36 | Christel FERRIER BRUNEAU | SAS-Macogep | 50:00 |
| 5 | 7 | Allison ARENSMAN | J.A. King pb BRC | 51:07 |
| 6 | 21 | Magdeleine VALLIERES | Club Cycliste de Sherbrooke | 51:12 |
| 7 | 5 | Julie WRIGHT | Team Averica | 51:17 |
| 8 | 38 | Kathryn CUMMING | Jalapeno Cycling | 51:33 |
| 9 | 6 | Laura WINBERRY | Speedvagen Family Racing | 51:49 |
| 10 | 37 | Lynne BESSETTE | 100B7.comFELT | 52:25 |
| 11 | 10 | Brittlee BOWMAN | HOUSE INDNOKIA HEALTHSIMPLEHUMA | 52:43 |
| 12 | 9 | Regina LEGGE | Trek Cyclocross Collective | 53:08 |
| 13 | 18 | Erin FACCONE | Team Averica | 53:37 |
| 14 | 23 | Leslie LUPIEN | Team Averica | 53:49 |
| 15 | 11 | Natalie TAPIAS | JAM NCC | 54:23 |
| 16 | 13 | Katie CARLSON | Ladies First pb Milton Caterpil | 55:01 |
| 17 | 25 | Sophie RUSSENBERGER | DaHanger | 55:29 |
| 18 | 4 | Christin REUTER | Mad Alchemy | Zanconato | 55:32 |
| 19 | 19 | Natalie FORSYTHE | Riverside Racing | 55:49 |
| 20 | 30 | Alex CARLSON | Cycle-Smart | 56:04 |
| 21 | 29 | Emily MOLDEN | Nantucket Velo | 56:18 |
| 22 | 39 | Katelyn PARHIALA | JRA Cycles | @2Lap |
| 23 | 27 | Paige WILLIAMS | Fuji Cross Crew | @2Lap |
| 24 | 31 | Jenny WOJEWODA | pedalpowertraining.com | @3Lap |
| DNF | 8 | Beth Ann ORTON | Team S&M CX | |
| DNF | 14 | Taylor KUYK-WHITE | Philadelphia Bike Expo | |
| DNF | 20 | Alix NORRIS | Cowbell Racing pb World Bicycle |
Men's Results - 2017 Gran Prix of Gloucester Day 2
| Rank | Bib | Name | Affiliation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | Santa Cruz Donkey Label Racing | 58:15 |
| 2 | 29 | Jeremy POWERS | Aspire Racing | 58:27 |
| 3 | 2 | Curtis WHITE | Cannondale pb Cyclocrossworld | 59:02 |
| 4 | 5 | Cooper WILLSEY | Cannondale pb cyclocrossworld.c | 59:29 |
| 5 | 6 | Justin LINDINE | Apex NBX Hyperthreads | 59:37 |
| 6 | 14 | Scott SMITH | JAM NCC | 59:53 |
| 7 | 13 | Anthony CLARK | Squid Squad | 1:00:05 |
| 8 | 7 | Bjorn SELANDER | Borah Teamwear | 1:00:26 |
| 9 | 3 | Spencer PETROV | Aspire Racing | 1:00:45 |
| 10 | 11 | Brendan MCCORMACK | ApexNBXHyperthreads | 1:00:56 |
| 11 | 9 | Cameron BEARD | Cannondale Cyclocrosworld.comDe | 1:01:10 |
| 12 | 19 | Samuel OKEEFE | HOUSE INDNOKIA HEALTHSIMPLEHUMA | 1:01:15 |
| 13 | 18 | Michael OWENS | Hands-On Cycling pb Guerciotti | 1:01:39 |
| 14 | 26 | Nicholas LANDO | Elite Endurance.com Pro Factory | 1:02:07 |
| 15 | 15 | Andy SCOTT | Riverside Racing | 1:02:08 |
| 16 | 62 | Evan MCNEELY | Ride with Rendall | 1:02:38 |
| 17 | 60 | Marc-Andre DAIGLE | Garneau Easton | 1:02:46 |
| 18 | 16 | Jules GOGUELY | Apex NBX Hyperthreads | 1:02:46 |
| 19 | 24 | Clyde LOGUE | Colonial Bicycle Co | 1:03:28 |
| 20 | 23 | Zachary CURTIS | Bridgewater University | 1:03:55 |
| 21 | 45 | Adam MYERSON | Cycle-Smart | 1:04:23 |
| 22 | 43 | Christopher RABADI | Unattached | 1:04:24 |
| 23 | 47 | Matthew OWENS | UVM Cycling | 1:04:26 |
| 24 | 58 | Andrew LOAIZA | Cyclepath PDX | 1:04:43 |
| 25 | 30 | Tim WILLIS | JAM NCC | 1:05:00 |
| 26 | 31 | Ben POWERS | Riverside Racing | 1:05:04 |
| 27 | 38 | Bryan HORSLEY | Sea Sports Cyclery & Outdoor | @2Lap |
| 28 | 41 | Gregg GRIFFO | Park Ave Bike pb Borah Teamwear | @2Lap |
| 29 | 27 | Andrew BORDEN | X-Men | @2Lap |
| 30 | 12 | Nathaniel MORSE | CCB - Velotooler | @2Lap |
| 31 | 22 | Trent BLACKBURN | JAM NCC | @2Lap |
| 32 | 28 | Edouard TOUGAS | @2Lap | |
| 33 | 36 | Bradford SMITH | The Drifters | @2Lap |
| 34 | 10 | Dylan MCNICHOLAS | POLARTEC | @2Lap |
| 35 | 20 | Colin REUTER | crossresults.com | @2Lap |
| 36 | 63 | Patrick COLLINS | Minuteman Road Club | @2Lap |
| 37 | 39 | Gennaro AMENO | GREEN LINE VELO driven by Zipca | @2Lap |
| 38 | 34 | Scott MYERS | @3Lap | |
| 39 | 52 | Christian SUNDQUIST | NA | @3Lap |
| 40 | 44 | Wilson STEVENS | Local Openers pb Tenspeed Hero | @3Lap |
| 41 | 33 | Chris NIESEN | JAM NCC | @3Lap |
| 42 | 40 | Matthew TYLER | Laughing Dog Bicycles | @3Lap |
| 43 | 57 | Ian CLARKE | UVM Cycling | @3Lap |
| 44 | 42 | Matt PERREAULT | Colonial Bicycle Company | @3Lap |
| 45 | 54 | Gregory COLBY | B2C2JRA Cycles | @3Lap |
| 46 | 46 | Theodore WILLARD | Team Spark | @4Lap |
| 47 | 64 | Andrew REIMANN | Jalapeno Cycling | @5Lap |
| DNF | 65 | Jack KISSEBERTH | JAM NCC | |
| DNF | 35 | Kale WENCZEL | JAM NCC | |
| DQ | 8 | Peter GOGUEN | Race C.F. |
