The 2016 SSCXWC Women's finals wasn't all just rainbows and unicorns, but included skeletons, cocktail dresses, super heroes, a quick-learning Stanford grad, a retired pro and longtime singlespeeder with some fresh near-title misses, all topped off with a top hat-wearing dollar-hand-up-offering naked guy.
Yet all of them were troopers out in Sunday's heavy mud of Kruger's Farm in Portland.
The women really got into the spirit with their costumes. 2016 SSCXWC Women's Finals. © M. Estes / Cyclocross Magazine
Photographer Mike Estes wallowed in the mud of Kruger's farm to capture the action of the women's race, and sent in the following photos for our readers' enjoyment. See our favorites and a full photo gallery below.
Women had to find their bikes after a Le Mans start. 2016 SSCXWC Women's Finals. © M. Estes / Cyclocross Magazine
The top women sprint to find their bikes at the start. 2016 SSCXWC Women's Finals. © M. Estes / Cyclocross Magazine
For some, keeping their eye on the prize was the goal. 2016 SSCXWC Women's Finals. © M. Estes / Cyclocross Magazine
Jessica Cutler took the win over Angharad Porteous and Sarah Sturm.
See the full photo gallery from Mike Estes below. See the 2016 SSCXWC Men's finals race photo gallery here, our Day 1 Qualifiers photo gallery here, and stay tuned for a full report and results.
2016 SSCXWC Women's Race Photo Gallery:
For some, finding their bike was only half the battle. 2016 SSCXWC Women’s Finals. © M. Estes / Cyclocross Magazine
