National Champion Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing) won the C2 U.S. Open of Cyclocross (photo: CrossVegas) © Cyclocross Magazine
With not an ounce of mud on his bike and with his CrossVegas podium mates back in Europe, Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing) looked to have an easy time taking the first U.S. Open of Cyclocross in Boulder. Powers used a powerful, well-timed late race attack to open a big gap as Krughoff headed to the pits.
Powers followed Katie Compton’s approach earlier in the day by turning a third place at CrossVegas into a win at the U.S. Open.
Ben Berden (Raleigh Clement), a Colorado-based Belgian, took second, 22 seconds in arrears, while his former teammate Allen Krughoff (Noosa) continued the team’s strong debut season with third.
The U.S. Open of Cyclocross could be an ideal second event for European cyclocross racers, especially if the CrossVegas becomes a World Cup, but it did not attract the high-profile names and teams of CrossVegas this year.
Krughoff earns his first podium of the season at the US Open. © Boulder Video
One of our cowbell members captured some great videos during the weekend, including the highlights from the men’s race:
See our previous Saturday cyclocross round-up for more results from the U.S. Open and StarCrossed.
2014 U.S. Open of Cyclocross Men's Results
| Plc | Bib | U23 | Rider | Team | Country | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | POWERS Jeremy | Rapha Focus | USA | 1:02:47 | - | |
| 2 | 13 | BERDEN Ben | Raleigh Clement | BEL | 1:03:09 | 0:22 | |
| 3 | 4 | KRUGHOFF Allen | Noosa Prof. Cyclocross | USA | 1:03:35 | 0:48 | |
| 4 | 10 | DRISCOLL James | Raleigh Clement | USA | 1:04:15 | 1:28 | |
| 5 | 30 | MILNE Shawn | Boulder Cycle Spory / YogaGlo | USA | 1:04:32 | 1:45 | |
| 6 | 43 | WELLS Jake | Stan's NoTubes | USA | 1:04:39 | 1:52 | |
| 7 | 36 | WELLS Troy | Team Clif Bar | USA | 1:04:54 | 2:07 | |
| 8 | 32 | VAN DEN HAM Michael | Trek Red Truck Racing | CAN | 1:04:59 | 2:12 | |
| 9 | 39 | HOKE Mitchell | The Pro's Closet | USA | 1:05:03 | 2:16 | |
| 10 | 35 | KAISER Cody | LangeTwins/Specialized | USA | 1:05:10 | 2:23 | |
| 11 | 33 | WELLS Todd | Specialized | USA | 1:05:13 | 2:26 | |
| 12 | 28 | LINDINE Justin | Redline / NBX | USA | 1:05:29 | 2:42 | |
| 13 | 14 | CLARK Anthony | Jam NCC / Squid | USA | 1:05:37 | 2:50 | |
| 14 | 45 | SONNTAG Benjamin | Team Clif Bar | DEU | 1:05:48 | 3:00 | |
| 15 | 66 | POWLISON Spencer | Evol Racing | USA | 1:06:15 | 3:28 | |
| 16 | 46 | GAFFNEY Lewis | American Classic Pro CX | USA | 1:06:25 | 3:38 | |
| 17 | 71 | RIVEROS PAEZ Hector Fernando | Rotor USA | COL | 1:06:36 | 3:49 | |
| 18 | 24 | * | CHANCE Maxx | Pro's Closet CX | USA | 1:06:45 | 3:58 |
| 19 | 42 | * | BADDICK Chris | Boulder Cycle Sport | GBR | 1:07:16 | 4:28 |
| 20 | 44 | LASLEY Jacob | Soundpony | USA | 1:07:47 | 5:00 | |
| 21 | 6 | MARION Robert | American Classic Pro | USA | 1:08:04 | 5:17 | |
| 22 | 34 | * | ELLWOOD Grant | Boulder Cycle Sport | USA | 1:08:38 | 5:51 |
| 23 | 82 | BENESH Ken | Evol Elite | USA | @ 3 Laps | ||
| 24 | 48 | CAMPBELL Kacey | USA | @ 3 Laps | |||
| 25 | 84 | GAREY Logan | Ltd Cycleworkx | USA | @ 3 Laps | ||
| 26 | 38 | * | MCPHERSON Ian | The Pro's Closet | USA | @ 3 Laps | |
| 27 | 21 | WODTLI Brennan | Speedvagen Racing Machines | USA | @ 3 Laps | ||
| 28 | 22 | DRUMMOND Chris | BikeLab | USA | @ 3 Laps | ||
| 29 | 56 | FLIS Mark | Flying Tigers | USA | @ 3 Laps | ||
| 30 | 41 | ECKMANN Robin | Cal Giant Cycling | USA | @ 4 Laps | ||
| 31 | 61 | * | MACKEY Skyler | SoundPony | USA | @ 4 Laps | |
| 32 | 37 | HAMA Yoshitaka | Speedvagen Racing Machines | JPN | @ 4 Laps | ||
| 33 | 81 | TRAVELSTEAD Ryan | Scalo Veloce | USA | @ 4 Laps | ||
| 34 | 40 | * | ROBINSON Hugo | Neon Velo Cycling Team | GBR | @ 4 Laps | |
| 35 | 27 | FRIEDBERG Michael | Venture / Yellowbelly | USA | @ 4 Laps | ||
| 36 | 20 | * | SQUILLACI Taylor | Get Out! | USA | @ 4 Laps | |
| 37 | 65 | DOWNING Spencer | Pro's Closet CX | USA | @ 5 Laps | ||
| 38 | 69 | * | YOUNG Chad | USA | @ 5 Laps | ||
| 39 | 51 | WHITNEY Josh | Evol Racing | USA | @ 5 Laps | ||
| 40 | 73 | HAMILTON Erik | Boulder Cycle Sport | USA | @ 5 Laps | ||
| 41 | 79 | LOAIZA Andrew | Thump Cycling | USA | @ 5 Laps | ||
| 42 | 49 | RAVELO Cristhian | COL | @ 5 Laps | |||
| 43 | 52 | MCCONNELL Mark | Synergy Racing p/b SRI Importing | CAN | @ 5 Laps | ||
| 44 | 75 | CHOVAN Sam | Cycleton Denver | USA | @ 6 Laps | ||
| 45 | 31 | * | DUNLEA Sean | needs to pay, release | GBR | @ 7 Laps | |
| 46 | 57 | FINCK Adam | Velocity Bike Shop | USA | @ 7 Laps | ||
| 47 | 60 | HUISENGA Michael | Boulder Running Company | USA | @ 7 Laps | ||
| 48 | 50 | SMITH George | Marc Pro-Strava | USA | @ 8 Laps | ||
| DNF | 12 | DURRIN Jeremy | Neon Velo Cycling Team | USA | |||
| DNF | 80 | POSTIER Dylan | Evoke | USA | |||
| DNF | 53 | GARRETT Michael | MIT | USA | |||
| DNF | 64 | NABOURS William | USA | ||||
| DNS | 15 | WINTERBERG Lukas | CHE | ||||
| DNS | 16 | PAGE Jonathan | release | USA | |||
| DNS | 62 | MCCABE James | Pactimo-Kuni | USA | |||
| DNS | 77 | GARRIGAN Mike | CAN |
