Henry Kramer of Cal Giant gets the big title that has eluded him for years. 2013 Cyclocross World Championships – Masters Men 55-59. © Cyclocross Magazine
“The reason I screwed the start up was I was in too big of a gear … So I had to be patient and wait,” Henry Kramer of Cal-Giant said after his race, smiling. And he had reason to: after years of trying, he’d finally taken home the title of World Champion, in a hard-fought battle with Randy Shields. Behind them, Thomas Hayles took home third, while the Swedish racer who had snagged the holeshot, Ben Andersson, fell behind to seventh place.
“You’re pedaling and pedaling and can’t go,” Kramer said after collapsing at the finish line. “And that’s the hardest thing in the world.”
What catapulted him into the front? “The cold weather,” he wheezed, then laughed. “You did. You all did. A lifetime’s worth of work catapulted me into the front.”
“Pit stops were everything,” Kramer said, adding that he pitted twice a lap. But still, “You could hardly move by the end.”
“You don’t know how hard I’ve worked to get this. I felt like I might lose it! But I was struggling so hard.”
Henry Kramer Interview:
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Randy Shields Interview:
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Thomas Hayles Interview:
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Masters Cyclocross World Championships 55-59 Results
| Place | Name | City, State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry KRAMER | Menlo Park, CA | California Giant Berry Farms/Sp |
| 2 | Randy Shields | Winston Salem, NC | Hearts Racing Club |
| 3 | Thomas HAYLES | Aspen, CO | |
| 4 | Norman KREISS | Orinda, CA | California Giant Cycling |
| 5 | Jim GENTES | Soquel, CA | buy-cell.com |
| 6 | Scott PAISLEY | Charlottesville, VA | MVC/Blue Wheel/Monticello Velo |
| 7 | Benny ANDERSSON | Trek Sweden Racing | |
| 8 | Colin FUNK | First Capital Cycling Kingston | |
| 9 | Edwin RAMBUSKI | San Luis Obispo, CA | Team Rambuski Law/Team Rambuski |
| 10 | Alan BLANCHARD | Congers, NY | Century Road Club Assoc |
| 11 | Rudy SROKA | N Royalton, OH | Team Lake Effect/Lake Effect Cy |
| 12 | Dag SELANDER | Hudson, WI | Team Plan C |
| 13 | Joe FABRIS | Los Gatos, CA | Fightin' Bobas |
| 14 | John THOMPSON | Shoreview, MN | Team Plan C |
| 15 | Brad YOUNG | Porter Corners, NY | Woodstock Bicycle Club |
| 16 | Russell THORSTROM | Boise, ID | Intermountain Cycling Organizat |
| 17 | Jeffrey CRAFT | Madison, OH | Team Lake Effect/Lake Effect Cy |
| 18 | William WELLSMAN | Pro City Racing | |
| 19 | Wayne SIMON | Lake Barrington, IL | ENZO'S Cycling |
| 20 | William STEVENS | Bolton, MA | Spin Arts Cycling |
| 21 | Laurent MCLAUGHLIN | Nederland, CO | Real D-Amgen Masters Cycling |
| 22 | David DELPERDANG | Clear Lake, IA | North Iowa Spin |
| 23 | Mark MCGEEN | Waukesha, WI | Team Mack Racing Assoc. LTD |
| 24 | John BLISS | Boulder, CO | Team Kappius |
| 25 | Richard MAUNEY | Lilburn, GA | Toyota Forklifts/Sport Factory/ |
| 26 | Mark WOLOWIEC | Davisburg, MI | Flying Rhino Cycling Club |
| 27 | Thomas PREHN | Boulder, CO | Boulder Running Company Cycling |
| 28 | Jeffrey SCHEPPER | Greenwood, IN | Speedway Wheelmen |
| 29 | Mathew BAROLI | Troy, MI | Wolverine Sports Club |
| 30 | Kevin Saint Clair | Philadelphia, PA | BiKyle/Mazur Coaching/Mainline |
| 31 | Jay THORNTON | Laguna Beach , CA | |
| 32 | William KUSTER | Anoka, MN | |
| 33 | Gary DALTON | Wakefield Ri | Cox/W.E. Stedman Cycling /Swamp |
| 34 | Chris BLACK | San Luis Obispo, CA | Morgan Stanley /Specialized/Mor |
| 35 | John REIMBOLD | Carbondale, IL | Heckawee |
| 36 | Jeff TRIPP | Deerfield, NH | Blue Steel Cyclery /Blue Steel |
| 37 | Dennis SMITH | Newark, DE | Bike Line |
| 38 | Marshall LEININGER | Canton, OH | Stark Velo |
| 39 | Brad DEMOTT | Shelbyville, IN | Gray Goat Sports |
| 40 | Tom MAHANEY | Marquette, MI | |
| 41 | Mike WEST | Colorado Springs, CO | Pikes Peak Velo |
| 42 | Mark LUKE | Goleta, CA | Platinum Performance Cycling Te |
| 43 | Gilles CORDIER | Kunstadt sports cycling | |
| 44 | Kevin BRECKENMAKER | Hershey, PA | ERA Cycling |
| 45 | Randy RHOADS | Horseheads, NY | Corning/NoTubes Race Team/Cryst |
| 46 | Ian SEARLE | Bellevue, WA | Team Double Check |
| 47 | Richard BAUCH | Califon, NJ | Colavita Racing/Colavita Racing |
| 48 | Thomas WILSON | Shaker Heights, OH | |
| 49 | David CONRAD | Olathe, KS | Localcycling.com/Slimenundgross |
| 50 | Steven VORDERMAN | Fort Wayne, IN | Don Galligher-DRT Consulting |
| 51 | Andrew MISHLOVE | Glendale, WI | Hampshire Cycle Club |
| 52 | Stewart SEAHOLM | Elk Grove Village, IL | Cyclocrossracing.com |
| DNS | Graham MILNER | Encinitas, CA | San Diego Cyclo Vets |
| DNS | Bruce LOS(Cat4) | Holland, MI | |
| DNS | David COAR | Ft Wayne, IN | Men of Steel Racing /Men Of Ste |
| DNF | Robert DOWNS | Madison, WI | Planet Bike |
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