Henry Jones (Bend Endurance Academy), Christophe Blevins (Specialized), Caroline Mani (Van Dessel / Atom Composites) and Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz / Donkey Label) seized the opportunity to secure rare California UCI victories at the CX MoVal Day 1 in Southern California.
The event formerly known as CXLA featured an international Elite women’s podium and an Elite Men’s field with no less than five 50+ Masters racers.
UCI podium for CXLA/MoValCX Day 1 #cxla #socalcross https://t.co/byOfHzke9J pic.twitter.com/wTIsNZqAAM
— SheWolfAttackTeam (@SheWolfATeam) November 19, 2017
Blevins was racing his second cyclocross race of the season, and also his second cyclocross race since finishing fourth behind Gage Hecht in the Junior 17-18 men’s race at the 2015 Cyclocross National Championships in Austin, Texas.
The Elite races were held in darkness, and some racers chose to add their own lighting to highlight the jumps:
Full UCI results below. Stay tuned for a full report.
2017 CXLA UCI Cyclocross Day 1 Results: Junior Men
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 191 | JONES | Henry | USA | 17 |
| 2 | 198 | CAMPBELL | Alex | USA | 17 |
| 3 | 197 | VAHLBERG | Joshua | USA | 17 |
| 4 | 196 | LUKENS | Joseph | USA | 17 |
| 5 | 195 | KEANE | Calvin | USA | 16 |
2017 CXLA UCI Cyclocross Day 1 Results: U23 Men
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | BLEVINS | Christopher | USA | 19 |
| 2 | 141 | HAIDET | Lance | USA | 20 |
| 3 | 143 | GERCHAR | Garrett | USA | 21 |
| 4 | 176 | NADELL | Henry | USA | 20 |
| 5 | 142 | BEARD | Cameron | USA | 19 |
| 6 | 150 | TANNER | Jack | USA | 19 |
| 7 | 149 | NYSTROM | Anders | USA | 21 |
| 8 | 162 | EARL | Liam | USA | 21 |
| 9 | 167 | FRANZE | Brent | USA | 18 |
| 10 | 166 | FRANK | Andrew | USA | 20 |
| 11 | 170 | HUSBAND | Christian | USA | 20 |
| 12 | 168 | PADILLA | Nicolas | USA | 19 |
| 13 | 177 | DOODY | Andrew | USA | 18 |
| 14 | 165 | GYETVAN | Kobi | USA | 19 |
2017 CXLA UCI Cyclocross Day 1 Results: Elite Women
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | MANI | Caroline | FRA | 30 |
| 2 | 72 | GOMEZ VILLAFANE | Sofia | ARG | 23 |
| 3 | 73 | RUNNELS | Samantha | USA | 26 |
| 4 | 74 | NAUMAN | Amanda | USA | 28 |
| 5 | 79 | BERNSTEIN | Caitlin | USA | 28 |
| 6 | 78 | NOLAN | Caroline | USA | 28 |
| 7 | 75 | KACHOREK | Emily | USA | 37 |
| 8 | 76 | ORTON | Beth Ann | USA | 36 |
| 9 | 82 | STETSON-LEE | Teal | USA | 31 |
| 10 | 91 | USHER | Anne | USA | 38 |
| 11 | 83 | SCHMIDTMANN | Petra | USA | 16 |
| 12 | 93 | HOLLAND | Jolene | USA | 27 |
| 13 | 94 | WOOD | Heidi | USA | 32 |
| 14 | 96 | CORDOVA | Lisa | USA | 30 |
| 15 | 98 | WEIDINGER | Chelsea | USA | 33 |
| 16 | 84 | STEERS | Campbell | USA | 28 |
| 17 | 99 | KIER | Terra | USA | 35 |
| 18 | 97 | MILLER | Jeana | USA | 36 |
| 19 | 92 | PETERSON | Nikki | USA | 31 |
| 20 | 95 | ZUCKERMAN | Wilhelmina | USA | 35 |
2017 CXLA UCI Cyclocross Day 1 Results: Elite Men
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ORTENBLAD | Tobin | USA | 23 |
| 2 | 2 | DRISCOLL | James | USA | 31 |
| 3 | 11 | WELLS | Troy | USA | 33 |
| 4 | 4 | CLARK | Anthony | USA | 30 |
| 5 | 6 | KAISER | Cody | USA | 25 |
| 6 | 8 | DECKER | Carl | USA | 42 |
| 7 | 49 | BABCOCK | Sean | USA | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | COWIE | Tristan | USA | 28 |
| 9 | 12 | GOGUELY | Jules | USA | 24 |
| 10 | 17 | MCPHERSON | Ian | USA | 22 |
| 11 | 43 | GREIF | David | USA | 23 |
| 12 | 10 | MATTER | Brian | USA | 39 |
| 13 | 14 | WILD | Alex | USA | 25 |
| 14 | 56 | DAY | Kevin | USA | 38 |
| 15 | 35 | PACHECO ROSES | Jose Alfredo | MEX | 32 |
| 16 | 39 | BOURDEVAIRE | Julien | FRA | 27 |
| 17 | 30 | GRITTERS | Brandon | USA | 38 |
| 18 | 58 | SHELDON | Victor | USA | 51 |
| 19 | 32 | SCHROEDER | Allan | USA | 25 |
| 20 | 65 | BEECHAN | Nicholas | USA | 26 |
| 21 | 29 | BOSCH | Sawyer | USA | 28 |
| 22 | 13 | LEHMAN | Brendan | USA | 28 |
| 23 | 26 | SNOVEL | Aj | USA | 25 |
| 24 | 24 | ESTES | Sean | USA | 39 |
| 25 | 48 | FOLLMUTH | Garrett | USA | 30 |
| 26 | 57 | MYRAH | Donald | USA | 51 |
| 27 | 33 | CANNELLA | Brad | USA | 45 |
| 28 | 52 | MYALL | Gannon | USA | 52 |
| 29 | 36 | WEISS | Timber | USA | 28 |
| 30 | 37 | RINN | Ryan | USA | 35 |
| 31 | 42 | CERVANTES | Emilio | USA | 54 |
| 32 | 55 | MORGAN | Justin | USA | 43 |
| 33 | 54 | BEHRENS | John | USA | 46 |
| 34 | 50 | SHEEK | David | USA | 41 |
| 35 | 27 | KEEP | Miles | USA | 50 |
| 36 | 53 | FLORES | Anastasio | USA | 46 |
| 37 | 28 | CUPP | Cody | USA | 23 |
| 38 | 44 | SCHMALZ | Joseph | USA | 27 |
| 39 | 25 | SIEGLE | Jason | USA | 38 |
| 40 | 34 | TONKIN | Erik | USA | 43 |
