5 world titles earned by Americans on day 3 of Masters CX Worlds

  
  


Louisville, Ky. (January 14, 2012) —Americans took five of six possible rainbow jerseys Saturday on the third day of racing at the 2012 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships.

The morning began with the women’s 30-34 race, where Rebecca Gross (Lakewood, Colo./Tough Girl) outrode Alyssa Severn (Madison, Wis./Cylocrossracing.com) for the gold. Andrea Wilson (Cordova, Tenn./Outdoors, Inc.) followed Severn to the line to score a bronze.

Canadian Lyne Bessette took victory in the women’s 35-39 race, beating Kristin Weber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) and Lisa Hudson (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports), who finished second and third respectively.

Men's Races

In the first men’s race of the day, Stephen Tilford (Topeka, Kansas / Tradewind Energy/Eriksen Cycles) earned victory in the men’s 50-54 contest while Kevin Hines (East Wareham, Minn./Corner Cycle) took silver, a repeat of the duo’s one/two podium finish at the recent USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships. Gunnar Shogren (Morgantown, W.Va./Team Pathfinder of WV) finished close behind Hines to claim third.

Donald Myrah (San Jose, Calif./ Ibis/Buy-Cell.com), the current men’s 45-49 cyclo-cross national champion, added another jersey to his closet after he bested the rest of the 45-49 field by more than a minute and a half. Belgium’s Erik Teck rode to a second-place finish just ahead of Gannon Myall (Lafayette, Calif./ California Giant Strawberry/Specialized).

It was a thrilling finish to the men’s 40-44 race, where the top two steps of the Cyclo-cross Nationals podium traded spots when Peter Webber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) edged teammate and reigning national champ Brandon Dwight (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) for the rainbow jersey. Mark Savery (Omaha, Neb./ Trek Midwest CX/MWCC) earned the bronze.

The men’s 35-39 competition provided another close finish as Scott Frederick (Raleigh, N.C./Inland Construction) reached the line just three seconds ahead of runner-up Christopher Case (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports). Craig Faulkner (Mendota Heights, Minn./Crossniacs) took the third step on the podium.

The final day of racing begins Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. with the women’s 50-54 age group final.

Admission to the races is free to the public with a $3 parking charge. For a complete race schedule and more information, visit www.louisville2013.com. You can also follow the event on Twitter at @Louisville2013 or by searching the hash tag #cxmasters2012.

2012 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships
January 13, 2012
Louisville, Kentucky

Women 30-34
1. Rebecca Gross (Lakewood, Colo./Tough Girl) 37:52
2. Alyssa Severn (Madison, Wis./Cylocrossracing.com) 38:59
3. Andrea Wilson (Cordova, Tenn./Outdoors, Inc.)
4. Cooper Ambjorn (Covington, Ky./Team CNC) @1 lap
5. Sarah FarverStaub (Ashley, Ind./Men of Steel Racing) @1 lap

Women 35-39
1. Lyne Bessette (Canada) 39:04
2. Kristin Weber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) 39:30
3. Lisa Hudson (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports) 40:56
4. Elizabeth Shogren (Morgantown, W.Va./Team Pathfinder of WV) 42:56
5. Kristal Boni (Erie, Colo./Rapidracing) 43:15

Men 35-39
1. Scott Frederick (Raleigh, N.C./Inland Construction) 44:53
2. Christopher Case (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports) 44:56
3. Craig Faulkner (Mendota Heights, Minn./Crossniacs) 45:39
4. Joshua Roeser (Montrose, Minn./ Crossniacs/Bicycle Fit Guru) 45:46
5. Andrew Messer (Bloomington, Ind./ DRT Racing p/b Revolution Bike & Bean) 45:51

Men 40-44
1. Peter Webber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) 43:09
2. Brandon Dwight (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) 43:09
3. Mark Savery (Omaha, Neb./ Trek Midwest CX/MWCC) 43:54
4. Todd Bowden (Canada/ Expo/Superior Energy) 44:30
5. Mark McCormack (Foxboro, Mass./ Clif Bar/Pactimo) 44:36

Men 45-49
1. Donald Myrah (San Jose, Calif./ Ibis/Buy-Cell.com) 43:34
2. Erik Teck (Belgium/Vreda Cycling Team) 45:07
3. Gannon Myall (Lafayette, Calif./ California Giant Strawberry/Specialized) 45:31
4. Keith Lucas (Custer, Ky./ Scheller's Racing Team) 45:42
5. James Coats (Campbell, Calif./ California Giant Strawberry/Specialized) 46:01

Men 50-54
1. Stephen Tilford (Topeka, Kansas / Tradewind Energy/Eriksen Cycles) 42:01
2. Kevin Hines (East Wareham, Minn./Corner Cycle) 43:00
3. Gunnar Shogren (Morgantown, W.Va./Team Pathfinder of WV) 43:17
4. Philip Roach (England/Rugby Velo) 45:46
5. Tim Hacker (Madison, Wis./Planet Bike) 46:44

Full results and lap time reports are available here.



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