King’s CX Race Recap and Photo Gallery: Nash, Hyde and Maher Win in Cincinnati

By Robert Annis

Katerina Nash and Stephen Hyde took hard-fought victories on Sunday, the second day of the Cincinnati Cyclocross Festival.

King’s CX definitely favored riders with big engines. Unlike the technical and hilly course at Devou Park the previous day, King’s CX was definitely a power course, with long straightaways and wide, swoopy turns. However most of the action happened in the Enchanted Forest, a series of short switchbacks on an incline, leading into a short, but steep, hill.

Nash (Clif Bar) hadn’t raced since Jingle Cross in September and didn’t know how her fitness would stack up against the rest of the elite field. She needn’t have worried. Nash and Saturday’s winner Katie Compton (Trek/Panache) broke away from the rest of the field on the second lap, trading pulls for several circuits. Nash and Compton were virtually neck-and-neck during the last lap when Compton clipped a pedal on the back half of the course.

“I went into those tight switchbacks just ahead of (Compton) and pinned it,” Nash said. “She’s so strong in the flats, I knew if I wanted to get away, it had to be in the (more technical) section.”

That momentary slip-up was all the Czech rider needed. A hard-charging Compton couldn’t close the gap, ending up in second place, 12 seconds back. Saturday’s U23 Women’s Pan-Am Championship winner Ellen Noble (Aspire Racing) continued her excellent weekend, capturing the third step on the podium.

Hyde (Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) captured the biggest win of his career Saturday and followed it up with his second victory in a row. After nearly perfect weather for most of the day, a drizzling rain covered the course minutes after the elite men’s wave began. Turns that racers railed earlier in the day were taken much more cautiously, with several riders still hitting the deck. Many of the riders pitted, ditching their file treads for rubber with a bit more bite.

Despite having only a handful of wet races this year, “I practice in slick conditions every chance I get,” Hyde said. That preparation and confidence definitely helped, as Hyde remained upright and in command for much of the race. Part of a five-man break that included Danny Summerhill (Maxxis-Shimano), Curtis White (Cannondale Cyclocrossworld), Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz Factory Racing) and Kerry Werner (Kona Endurance Team), Hyde started pulling away by a few seconds heading into the Enchanted Forest. What was a five-second lead had more than tripled coming out of the woods, with that lead doubling again by the end of the lap.

That gap left the rest of the chase group to battle it out over the remaining two podium steps. White, who attacked earlier in the lap, put in another hard dig about 50 yards after the barriers, only to slide out on the wet grass. The remaining three riders motored away, with Summerhill going on to capture second and Ortenblad outkicking Werner for third.

In the Juniors Elite race, Lane Maher (Hands-on Cycling Powered By Giant) climbed two spots to the top step of the podium Sunday, beating Saturday’s winner and U19 Men’s Pan-Am Champion Denzel Stephenson (Boulder Junior Cycling) and Alpha Bicycles Junior Development Team’s Kendrick Boots.

The exciting race was a suitable finale for the weekend’s Cincinnati Cyclocross Festival and the King’s CX venue, said Julie Herrmann, one of the Ohio Valley Cyclocross race directors responsible for the event.

“The pros continue to be impressed and love the differences in the technicality of the Pan-Am course and the flow of Kings,” Herrmann said. “It was a great farewell to one of our regular racers’ favorite venues.”

Several riders took celebratory shots in honor of the King’s CX course, which is slated to become a highway interchange in the near future.

Be sure to check out our race Photo Gallery below the results.

2016 Kings CX UCI C1 Results - Elite Women

Pos	Bib	Name	Team	City, ST	NAT	Time	Gap
1	33	NASH Katerina	Clif Pro Team	Truckee, CA	CZE	0:40:46	--
2	1	COMPTON Katherine	KFC racing p/b Trek/Panache	Colorado Springs, CO	USA	0:40:58	0.000138889
3	3	NOBLE Ellen	Aspire Racing	Southampton, MA	USA	0:41:24	0.000439815
4	15	ROCHETTE Maghalie	Clif Pro Team	St-Jerome, QC	CAN	0:41:37	0.000590278
5	9	MCFADDEN Courtenay	Zones/American Classic	Bellingham, WA	USA	0:41:47	0.000706019
6	6	ANTHONY Crystal	maxxis-shimano pro cyclocross	Beverly, MA	USA	0:41:59	0.000844907
7	4	MILLER Amanda	Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo	Fort Collins, CO	USA	0:42:07	0.0009375
8	7	FAHRINGER Rebecca	Amy D Foundation	Concord, NH	USA	0:42:21	0.001099537
9	5	WHITE Emma	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com	Delanson, NY	USA	0:42:24	0.001134259
10	11	GILBERT Sunny	Van Dessel Cycling	Ellisville, MO	USA	0:42:44	0.001365741
11	2	ANTONNEAU Kaitlin	Cannondale pb CyclocrossWorld.com	Racine, WI	USA	0:42:59	0.001539352
12	16	MONTAMBAULT Cindy	Trek-GPL	Val-David, QC	CAN	0:43:12	0.001689815
13	19	FINCHAMP Hannah	Clif Pro Team	Altadena, CA	USA	0:43:38	0.001990741
14	43	MCGILL Sidney	Focus CX Team Canada	Edmonton, AB	CAN	0:43:48	0.002106481
15	8	NAUMAN Amanda	SDG - Muscle Monster	Laguna Hills, CA	USA	0:43:48	0.002106481
16	20	ARENSMAN Allison	J.A. King p/b BR'C Professional Cyclocross Team	Rutherford College, NC	USA	0:44:01	0.002256944
17	22	ARENSMAN Hannah	J. A. King p/b BR'C professional cyclocross team	Rutherford College, NC	USA	0:44:01	0.002256944
18	25	ARMAN Daniele	Tenspeed Hero	St. Charles, IL	USA	0:44:42	0.002731481
19	23	MALIK Jennifer	Women's CX Project	Columbus, OH	USA	0:44:55	0.002881944
20	12	WEST Ruby	Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com devo team	Dundas, ON	CAN	0:45:05	0.002997685
21	13	GOMEZ VILLAFANE Sofia	TenSpeed Hero	Park City, UT	ARG	0:45:20	0.003171296
22	18	BLANDFORD Jenna	Women's Project Pedal p/b VO2	Louisville, KY	USA	0:45:39	0.003391204
23	14	BARSON Ashley	Focus CX Team Canada	Bolton, ON	CAN	0:45:52	0.003541667
24	46	LANGDON Rachel	First Internet Bank Cycling Team	,	USA	0:46:01	0.003645833
25	42	SANTOS Katherine	Be Real Sports	Indianaplolis, IN	USA	0:46:15	0.00380787
26	29	MALLORY Shannon	NWCX Project	Bellingham, WA	USA	0:46:22	0.003888889
27	40	LEONARD Erica	Angry Johnnys Cycling	Barie, ON	CAN	0:46:52	0.004236111
28	32	ADAMS Kennedy	Women's CX Project	Stow, OH	USA	0:47:03	0.004363426
29	17	KELLY Siobhan	To Wheels Epic Sports	London, ON	CAN	0:48:18	0.005231481
30	41	MITCHELL Ellie	NWCX Project	Anchorage, AK	USA	0:49:39	0.006168981
31	30	ZOERNER Ashley	Alpha Bicycle Company Vista Subaru	Highlands Ranch, CO	USA	@1 LAP
32	44	SÁEZ PAILAQUEO Viviana	GT Chile	, UNK	CHI	@2LAPS
DNF	10	GREASER Jena		Barkhamsted, CT	USA

2016 Kings CX UCI C1 Results - Elite Men

Pos	Bib	Name	Team	City, ST	NAT	Time	Gap
1	2	HYDE Stephen	Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com	Easthampton, MA	USA	1:02:19	--
2	8	SUMMERHILL Daniel	Maxxis-Shimano	Englewood, CO	USA	1:02:32	0.000150463
3	5	ORTENBLAD Tobin	Santa Cruz Factory Racing	Santa Cruz, CA	USA	1:02:33	0.000162037
4	4	WERNER Kerry	Kona Endurance Team	Birdsboro, PA	USA	1:02:33	0.000162037
5	3	WHITE Curtis	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com	Delanson, NY	USA	1:02:46	0.0003125
6	7	LIVERMON Travis	Maxxis-Shimano Pro Cyclocross	Winston Salem, NC	USA	1:02:46	0.0003125
7	29	HECHT Gage	Alpha Bicycle Co/Vista Subaru	Parker, CO	USA	1:02:47	0.000324074
8	24	WILLSEY Cooper	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld Devo Team	Hinesburg, VT	USA	1:02:52	0.000381944
9	1	POWERS Jeremy	Aspire Racing	Easthampton, MA	USA	1:03:01	0.000486111
10	6	PAGE Jonathan	Fuji	Park City, UT	USA	1:03:05	0.000532407
11	14	MARTIN Jeremy	Focus CX Team Canada	Boischatel, QC	CAN	1:03:07	0.000555556
12	18	HAIDET Lance	Raliegh Clement	San Luis Obispo, CA	USA	1:03:12	0.000613426
13	17	KAISER Cody	LangeTwins / Specialized	El Dorado Hills, CA	USA	1:03:18	0.00068287
14	41	KRUGHOFF Allen	Boulder Cycle Sport/ Yogaglo	,	USA	1:03:24	0.000752315
15	23	PETROV Spencer	Cyclocross Alliance	Mason, OH	USA	1:03:36	0.000891204
16	11	VAN DEN HAM Michael	Garneau-Easton Cycling	, UNK	CAN	1:03:37	0.000902778
17	12	ECKMANN Yannick	Boulder Cycle Sport/ Yogaglo	Boulder, CO	USA	1:03:37	0.000902778
18	9	DILLMAN Andrew	Cyclocross Alliance	Fairdale, KY	USA	1:03:38	0.000914352
19	16	LINDINE Justin	Apex / NBX / Trek	North Ogden, UT	USA	1:03:40	0.0009375
20	28	MATTER Brian	Momentum Endurance Coaching	Sheboygan, WI	USA	1:04:30	0.001516204
21	21	COWIE Tristan	Triple Oaks Racing	Mills River, NC	USA	1:04:32	0.001539352
22	27	FIX Brannan	Alpha Bicycle Company - Vista Subaru	Fort Collins, CO	USA	1:04:37	0.001597222
23	15	MCCONNELL Mark	Hot Sauce Cycling x Garneau	Calgary, AB	CAN	1:04:51	0.001759259
24	19	CHANCE Maxx	Evol racing	Boulder, CO	USA	1:05:00	0.001863426
25	52	BRUNNER Eric	Evol Racing	Boulder, CO	USA	1:05:03	0.001898148
26	20	ELLWOOD Grant	Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo	Boulder, CO	USA	1:05:12	0.002002315
27	13	WELLS Troy	Team CLIF BAR	Durango, CO	USA	1:05:17	0.002060185
28	34	RICE Byron	Storm Racing Team	Durham, NC	USA	1:05:18	0.002071759
29	26	AITKEN Christopher	Focus Attaquer CX Team	Wangi Wangi, UNK	AUS	1:05:21	0.002106481
30	61	JOHNSON Josh	Team NeighborLink CX	Indianapolis, IN	USA	1:05:21	0.002106481
31	30	O'DONNELL Trevor	Real Deal D'Ornellas PB Garneau	Barrie, ON	CAN	1:05:42	0.002349537
32	66	LARSON Michael	A-D bikes/ western lithium/ velo reno	Bloomington, IN	USA	1:05:48	0.002418981
33	22	MCPHERSON Ian	Evol Racing	Boulder, CO	USA	1:05:58	0.002534722
34	39	BEARD Cameron	Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com Devo	Bend, OR	USA	1:06:09	0.002662037
35	40	NYSTROM Anders	ClifBar	Boise, ID	USA	1:06:12	0.002696759
36	35	BICKMORE Cade	MARIAN UNIVERSITY CYCLING TEAM	Indianapolis, IN	USA	1:07:14	0.003414352
37	70	KIEFFER Samuel	Red Kite Coaching	Dublin, OH	USA	1:07:38	0.00369213
38	69	ANDERSON Jonathan	Fort Lewis College	Topsfield, MA	USA	1:07:43	0.00375
39	37	TANNER Jack	Boulder Junior Cycling	Boulder, CO	USA	1:07:48	0.00380787
40	60	RUSS Kyle	Brazen Dropouts Cycling Team	Madison, WI	USA	1:07:49	0.003819444
41	38	CAMPBELL Kacey	1st city cycling	Fort Collins, CO	USA	@2LAPS
42	25	CHAPMAN Tom	Focus Attaquer CX	Adelaide, UNK	AUS	@2LAPS
43	59	OWENS Michael	Hands-On Cycling p/b Giant	Richmond, VT	USA	@2LAPS
44	54	FLETCHER Vance	MARIAN UNIVERSITY CYCLING TEAM	Indianapolis, IN	USA	@2LAPS
45	57	BAILEY Andrew	KBC U23/ Team KBC Devo/Aubrey's Restaurants	Piney Flats, TN	USA	@2LAPS
46	31	GERCHAR Garrett	Clif Bar CX Team	Boulder, CO	USA	@2LAPS
47	36	CUPP Cody	SET Coaching/Arlberg Sports	Durango, CO	USA	@3LAPS
48	62	SQUILLACI Taylor	Zen-HiFi	Albuquerque, NM	USA	@3LAPS
49	67	GOGUEN Peter	Race C.F.	Hopedale, MA	USA	@3LAPS
50	65	CLOUTIER Tyler	Renewed Professional Cyclocross	Dallas, TX	USA	@3LAPS
51	56	WINTERS Sam	MARIAN UNIVERSITY CYCLING	Indianapolis, IN	USA	@4LAPS
52	64	VARABEI Anton	RealDeal/D'Ornellas p/b Garneau	Toronto, ON	CAN	@4LAPS
53	50	KINGSBURY Trever	Independent	Brevard, NC	USA	@4LAPS
54	51	PADILLA Nicolas	G2 Bike	Aliso Viejo, CA	USA	@4LAPS
55	68	LONGENECKER Josiah	VO2 MULTISPORT	Angola, IN	USA	@6LAPS
DNF	10	TIMMERMAN Dan	Stan's NoTubes Elite CX	Trumansburg, NY	USA
DNF	32	DOWNING Spencer	Panache Houndstooth Racing	Boulder, CO	USA
DNF	33	MACKEY Skyler	KCCX Elite Cyclocross Team	Tulsa, OK	USA
DNF	53	SALAZAR Rodrigo	IBIS/Flowride	, UNK	CHI
DNF	55	MCSHANE Ian	MARIAN UNIVERSITY CYCLING TEAM	Indianapolis, IN	USA

2016 Kings CX UCI C1 Results - Junior Men

Pos	Bib	Name	Team	NAT	Time
1	2	Maher, LANE	Hands-On Racing p/b Giant	USA	0:39:07
2	1	Stephenson, DENZEL	Boulder Junior Cycling	USA	0:39:08
3	4	Boots, KENDRICK	Alpha Bicycles Junior Development Team	USA	0:39:09
4	3	Holmgren, GUNNAR	Garneau Easton	CAN	0:39:09
5	6	Clark, TYLER	KMS Cycling - Killington Mountain School	CAN	0:39:12
6	9	Goguen, KEVIN	RACE CF	USA	0:39:30
7	28	Swartz, CALEB	Trek Cyclocross Collective	USA	0:39:45
8	32	Palamarek, ETHAN	Central Alberta Bicycle Club	CAN	0:40:04
9	16	Beirne, NICHOLAS	Better Cycling/ Papa Johns	USA	0:40:09
10	37	Gunsalus, GREG	AP Junior Development p/b Corner Cycle	USA	0:40:15
11	29	Wood, CALDER	Rad Racing NW	USA	0:40:18
12	5	Ellwood, ROSS	Boulder Junior Cycling	USA	0:40:31
13	26	Funston, SCOTT	Rad Racing NW	USA	0:41:00
14	36	Logue, SEBASTIAN	Killington Mountain School	USA	0:41:13
15	18	Sotebeer, DREW	Alpha Bicycle Co.- Vista Subaru	USA	0:41:27
16	17	Bryant, ISAAC	Alpha Bicycle Co.- Vista Subaru	USA	0:41:37
17	24	Smith, TYLER	Van Dessel Cycles	USA	0:41:48
18	25	Brooks, CAMDEN	AP Junior Development	USA	0:41:55
19	27	Brunner, NOLAN	Boulder Junior Cycling	USA	0:42:03
20	15	Buchanan, BRAYDEN	Revel / Rad Racing NW	USA	0:42:19
21	35	Gomez Villafane, BENJAMIN	CycleSport-Specialized p/b Muscle Milk	USA	0:42:24
22	22	Davis, WHEELER	Wenzel Coaching Junior Development	USA	0:43:03
23	20	Rindisbacher, VIVIEN	KMS Cycling - Killington Mountain School	CAN	0:43:17
24	7	Sanderson, BRODY	Centurion Nextwave	CAN	0:43:18
25	23	Christian, ALEXANDER	Team Handmade	USA	0:43:20
26	30	Young, ZACHARY	BoltzStrong	USA	0:43:41
27	21	Schulz, GEORGE	VAN DESSEL FACTORY TEAM	USA	0:43:43
28	33	Vaughn, DANIEL	Northampton Cycling Club	USA	0:43:46
29	19	Busch, OWEN	Lionhearts Junior Racing	USA	0:44:46
30	34	Rockwood, DYLAN	Lionheart Junior Racing	USA	0:46:13
31	38	Allwein, ENZO	Team Handmade	USA	0:49:02
DNF	8	Noel, SAM	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld Devo Team	USA

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