The start of the Elite Men’s race at day 2 of Jingle Coss. © Ken Sherman
by David Mable
Day 2 of Jingle Cross, the potential future 2016 UCI Cyclocross World Cup, proved to be an action-packed nail-biter in the men’s race, while the women’s race marked the start of perhaps another impressive winning streak for Katerina Nash.
Mother Nature delivered on her promise of unpredictable weather for the Iowa City race. On Saturday, instead of snow and ice, relatively warm mud greeted the racers for the UCI C1 racing.
Powers’ Dominance Tested
Logan Owen (Giant California Berry Farms/Specialized) arrived at the gun show with all barrels blazing, but Stephen Hyde (Cannondale/pb Cyclocross World) and Jeremy Powers (Rapha/Focus) fired right back. From early in the race, the threesome put distance on the chasing pack, which quickly strung out on the muddy course, climbing the infamous Mt. Krumpit twice per lap.
Logan Owen leads Jeremy Powers and Stephen Hyde around the muddy course at day 2 of Jingle Cross. © Ken Sherman
Throughout the hour-long race, Owen continued to attack, sometimes distancing his two companions, and at times, dragging one of them along the muddy, technical course. In the end, however, it wasn’t enough for the U23 National Champion.
Powers, the reigning Elite Men’s National Champion, pulled away with a huge effort with one lap remaining, and neither Hyde nor Owen were able to close the gap before the finish.
Powers won the C-1 second day of Jingle Cross, with Owen finishing a handful of seconds behind and Hyde taking third shortly after.
“It was a very good race out there,” said Powers. “Definitely muddy conditions which made racing pretty interesting. It was a very long race — you had to play your cards right and wait it out. You couldn’t go from the gun — a 70-minute race, you knew it was going to go down to the last lap.”
Nash Back to Her Winning Ways
After her impressive 2015/2016 season’s undefeated streak came to an end on Friday at Day 1 of Jingle Cross because of a shoe mechanical forcing her to finish with just one shoe, Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) returned to dominance on Saturday. The Truckee, California-based Czech racer, despite planning to skip Worlds this year, has won every cyclocross race she entered until Friday, including the CrossVegas World Cup.
Katerina Nash put some distance between herself and the rest of the competition to finish solo at day 2 of Jingle Cross. © Ken Sherman
At Jingle Cross, Nash kept out of trouble, and soloed away from a strong field to take the top step of the podium on day-two of the three day race. “I had a good smooth ride, a couple little mistakes, but I felt strong,” said Nash. “The course was challenging, but I like it all — I like the mud. It’s part of cyclocross — I hate the clean up afterwards, but racing in it’s fun.”
Behind her Caroline Mani (Raleigh/Clement), Katie Compton (Trek Factory Racing) and Kaitlin Antonneau (Cannondale/pb Cyclocross World) battled for the remaining podium spots.
Mani managed to pull away from Compton for a repeat of their Friday night battle results— Mani taking second and Compton third. Antonneau maintained her distance on the rest of the field, coming in fourth.
2015 Jingle Cross Day 2 Results - Elite Men
| Rank | Bib | Name | Affiliation | Time | Split Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jeremy POWERS | Rapha Focus | 1:08:44 | 9:38 | 7 |
| 2 | 31 | Logan OWEN | California Giant / Specialized | 1:08:47 | 9:40 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | Stephen HYDE | Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld. | 1:09:29 | 10:23 | 7 |
| 4 | 10 | James DRISCOLL | Raleigh Clement | 1:11:43 | 10:34 | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Kerry WERNER | Raliegh Clement | 1:12:06 | 10:34 | 7 |
| 6 | 32 | Jonathan PAGE | Fuji | 1:12:37 | 10:58 | 7 |
| 7 | 33 | Andrew DILLMAN | Cyclocross Network Racing P/B M | 1:13:09 | 10:38 | 7 |
| 8 | 99 | Travis LIVERMON | Mock Orange Bikes Pro Cx Team P | 1:13:15 | 10:35 | 7 |
| 9 | 38 | Adam CRAIG | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 1:13:29 | 10:28 | 7 |
| 10 | 34 | Allen KRUGHOFF | Noosa Pro Cyclocross Team | 1:13:53 | 11:02 | 7 |
| 11 | 42 | Todd WELLS | Specialized | 1:14:07 | 11:06 | 7 |
| 12 | 41 | Brian MATTER | Momentum Endurance Coaching | 1:14:40 | 10:46 | 7 |
| 13 | 47 | Benjamin SONNTAG | Team Clif Bar | 1:14:51 | 10:35 | 7 |
| 14 | 40 | Lance HAIDET | Raliegh Clement | 1:15:09 | 11:01 | 7 |
| 15 | 35 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | California Giant / Specialized | 1:15:22 | 11:13 | 7 |
| 16 | 39 | Cody KAISER | Langetwins / Specialized | 1:16:20 | 11:31 | 7 |
| 17 | 72 | Isaac NEFF | 5Nines/Motorless Motion Bicycle | 1:16:34 | 11:08 | 7 |
| 18 | 45 | Tristan SCHOUTEN | Rolf Prima/Atitude Sports | 1:18:11 | 11:47 | 7 |
| 19 | 30 | Dan TIMMERMAN | StanS Notubes Elite Cx | 1:18:37 | 13:55 | 7 |
| 20 | 44 | Casey HILDEBRANDT | The Underground Project | 1:20:21 | 13:18 | 7 |
| 21 | 46 | Carl DECKER | Giant | 55:57:00 | 11:21 | 5 |
| 22 | 43 | Brannan FIX | Alpha Bicycle Co.-Vista Subaru | 56:21:00 | 11:41 | 5 |
| 23 | 49 | Jake WELLS | StanS Notubes Elite Cx | 56:49:00 | 11:33 | 5 |
| 24 | 37 | Robert MARION | American Classic Pro Cx Team | 56:49:00 | 12:04 | 5 |
| 25 | 62 | Steve TILFORD | 57:00:00 | 11:34 | 5 | |
| 26 | 79 | Spencer WHITTIER | Privateer Cyclocross Chattanoog | 57:01:00 | 11:45 | 5 |
| 27 | 66 | Steven STEFKO | First City Cycling Team P/B Noo | 57:13:00 | 11:46 | 5 |
| 28 | 69 | Kolben PREBLE | Clif Bar Development Cross Team | 58:31:00 | 11:57 | 5 |
| 29 | 71 | Andrew LOAIZA | Thump Cycling P/B Turin | 58:55:00 | 12:25 | 5 |
| 30 | 60 | Kevin MCCONNELL | University Of Iowa Heart And Va | 1:00:35 | 14:09 | 5 |
| 31 | 74 | Travis BRAUN | Revolution Cycles Madison | 47:00:00 | 11:44 | 4 |
| 32 | 63 | Dallas FOWLER | Kuhl Midwest | 48:13:00 | 12:00 | 4 |
| 33 | 61 | Matthew ALLEN | Lgr/ Tonka Cycle And Ski | 48:23:00 | 12:42 | 4 |
| 34 | 65 | Connor DILGER | Above And Beyond Cancer P/B Sch | 48:39:00 | 12:14 | 4 |
| 35 | 68 | Abe GOORSKEY | American Classic Pro Cx Team | 36:53:00 | 12:26 | 3 |
| 36 | 67 | Clayton OTTO | Lindenwood University | 37:55:00 | 12:50 | 3 |
| DNF | 36 | Troy WELLS | Team Clif Bar | 11:00 | 3 | |
| DNF | 64 | Alex MARTIN | Revolution Cycles | 11:35 | 1 | |
| DNF | 80 | Dominic TALERICO | Foundry Cycles | 12:07 | 2 | |
| DNF | 70 | Braden KAPPIUS | Team Clif Bar | 1:01:32 | 1 | |
| DNS | 76 | Evan HARTIG | Credite Velo Trek | 2:32 | 1 | |
| DNS | 48 | Peter GLASSFORD | Trek Canada | 2:32 | 1 | |
| DNS | 75 | Brian STABY | Cx Nation | 3:25 | 1 | |
| DNS | 81 | John THOMPSON | Mt. Borah Epic Team | 3:25 | 1 | |
| DNS | 73 | Joseph SCHMALZ | Uci Ct: Hincapie Racing | 3:25 | 1 | |
2015 Jingle Cross Day 2 Results - Elite Women
| Rank | Bib | Name | Affiliation | Time | Split Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Katerina NASH | Luna Pro Team | 45:19:00 | 11:11 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 | Caroline MANI | Raleigh Clement | 45:48:00 | 11:15 | 4 |
| 3 | 7 | Katherine COMPTON | Trek Factory Racing | 45:58:00 | 11:50 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Kaitlin ANTONNEAU | Cannondale Pb Cyclocrossworld.C | 46:44:00 | 11:39 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Rachel LLOYD | California Giant / Specialized | 47:20:00 | 11:53 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Courtenay MCFADDEN | American Classic/Zones | 47:41:00 | 12:02 | 4 |
| 7 | 20 | Crystal ANTHONY | Boulder Cycle Sport/Yogaglo | 48:13:00 | 12:06 | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Amanda MILLER | Boulder Cycle Sport/Yogaglo | 48:31:00 | 12:05 | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | Elle ANDERSON | Sram / Strava | 48:37:00 | 12:03 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | Sunny GILBERT | Michelob Ultra/Big Shark | 49:09:00 | 12:09 | 4 |
| 11 | 12 | Meredith MILLER | Noosa Pro Cyclocross Team | 49:34:00 | 12:22 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | Rebecca FAHRINGER | Amy D. Foundation | 50:17:00 | 12:34 | 4 |
| 13 | 26 | Caitlyn VESTAL | Feedback Sports Racing | 50:36:00 | 12:34 | 4 |
| 14 | 23 | Cassandra MAXIMENKO | Van Dessel/Ism/Powerbar/Challen | 51:06:00 | 12:29 | 4 |
| 15 | 27 | Ally STACHER | StanS Notubes Elite Cx | 51:56:00 | 12:56 | 4 |
| 16 | 25 | Laurel RATHBUN | Raliegh Clement | 52:09:00 | 13:00 | 4 |
| 17 | 30 | Megan CHINBURG | 52:11:00 | 13:02 | 4 | |
| 18 | 3 | Beth Ann ORTON | Kona | 52:21:00 | 12:43 | 4 |
| 19 | 35 | Carol Jeane SANSOME | Foundry Cycles | 52:28:00 | 13:09 | 4 |
| 20 | 31 | Tricia FLEISCHER | Tenspeed Hero | 52:48:00 | 13:03 | 4 |
| 21 | 11 | Therese RHODES | Liv Giant Australia / Port Adel | 53:07:00 | 13:22 | 4 |
| 22 | 34 | Emma SWARTZ | Trek Cyclocross Collective | 53:42:00 | 13:33 | 4 |
| 23 | 46 | CISEK Corey COOGAN | Power Fix Cx | 54:13:00 | 13:29 | 4 |
| 24 | 52 | Danielle ARMAN | Tenspeed Hero | 54:17:00 | 13:23 | 4 |
| 25 | 49 | Jennifer NOWLIN | The Fix Studio | 54:46:00 | 13:16 | 4 |
| 26 | 41 | Megan BARR | Angry Catfish Bicycle + Coffee | 55:19:00 | 13:54 | 4 |
| 27 | 29 | Hannah FINCHAMP | Luna Pro Team | 56:11:00 | 14:22 | 4 |
| 28 | 45 | Alijah BEATTY | Northstar Development | 56:30:00 | 14:21 | 4 |
| 29 | 48 | Gina ESTEP | Group Health | 56:37:00 | 14:12 | 4 |
| 30 | 36 | Anya MALARSKI | Jetcycling/Power Fix | 42:50:00 | 14:14 | 3 |
| 31 | 53 | Kristal BONI | Rapidracing | 42:50:00 | 14:15 | 3 |
| 32 | 37 | Ashley ZOERNER | Alpha Bicycle Company Vista Sub | 29:10:00 | 14:57 | 2 |
| 33 | 47 | Paula BURKS | Peachtree Bikes | 29:36:00 | 14:42 | 2 |
| 34 | 44 | Amanda SCHAAP | Speed Merchants P/B Wynalda Pac | 30:28:00 | 15:13 | 2 |
| 35 | 56 | Katherine STREMPKE | Jetcycling | 30:41:00 | 15:20 | 2 |
| 36 | 54 | Antonia LEAL | Planet Bike | 30:43:00 | 14:55 | 2 |
| 37 | 57 | Vanessa CURTIS | University Of Iowa Heart And Va | 30:49:00 | 15:07 | 2 |
| 38 | 91 | Diedre RIBBENS | Gpcx On The Dl | 31:53:00 | 15:56 | 2 |
| 39 | 40 | Claire SHURTZ | Endorphin Fitness/ Bon Secours | 34:56:00 | 17:57 | 2 |
| DNF | 55 | Stacy KALEMKIARIAN | The Fix Studio | 14:48 | 1 | |
| DNS | 32 | Teal STETSON-LEE | Scott 3Rox | 17:00 | 1 | |
| DNS | 43 | Sydney BROWN | Goldenrod Pastries Cx | 17:00 | 1 |
