2013 US CX Nats Elite
Jonathan Page and Katie Compton won the 2013 US Cyclocross National Championships in Madison, WI and a few other athletes appear to have also stamped their ticket to represent the United States in the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KY later this month. Meanwhile though here are a few images from Sunday's action by Gary Geiger.
Top 5 men
1. Jonathan Page (ENGVT/Planet Bike) 58:31
2. Zach McDonald (Rapha-Focus) + 47
3. Jamie Driscoll (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld) + 59
4. Daniel Summerhill (United Healthcare) + 1:44
5. Timothy Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld) + 2:08
Top 5 women
1. Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) 43:02
2. Jade Wilcoxson (Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies) + 1:20
3. Nicole Duke (Alchemy/Cyclocrossworld) + 1:23
4. Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) + 1:42
5. Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld) + 2:14
All images © Gary Geiger of geigerphoto.com
A massive field made for tight action early on.
The pain of the effort shows on the face of Timothy Johnson on his way to 5th place.
Jonathan Page had a superb day and managed the course well. The US CX National title was his reward.
Daniel Summerhill looked great in Madison and earned 4th place.
Different forms of locomotion in this group led by Justin Lindine.
Dan Timmerman shows how a nice bike cyclocross mount is done.
Ryan Trebon and Zach McDonald battle up the steps.
These steps seemed endless.
More cowbell.
The fans here were indeed awesome.
Barry Wicks in mid flight.
We are not sure if Chris Jackson was having fun at this point.
Up and up and up we go.
Katie Compton during her warmup effort earlier in the day.
Andrea Smith on her way to 11th place.
As Jade Wilcoxson and Meredith Miller came up on lapped traffic, Miller encountered a mechanical issue.
The fan club of Katie Compton does not need to be reminded to HTFU.
And Katie Compton took the win in a dominating fashion.
Hannah Finchamp was a lap down, but almost managed to avoid it.
It wasn't easy with Katie Compton in the race, but Katie Arnold avoided being lapped.
