Posts in category 2017 National Championships

Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek/Panache) rode a fast pace and controlled the race from the front to take her 13th Elite Women’s National Championship.

Tobin Ortenblad grabbed a big win at 2016 Nationals in Asheville as a last year U23. Although he didn’t get to wear his jersey in …

Ellen Noble discusses confidence before the U23 Women’s National Championship race, strategy during the race and the importance of staying focused.

In a cruel twist of fate, race favorite and leader on the last lap, Maxx Chance (EVOL DevoElite Racing) suffered a mechanical just feet from the finish. Lance Haidet (Clement Pro Cycling) won a very thrilling race.

The Bonkbreaker Slide is a very distinctive section of the Nationals course that features a very steep downhill that racers navigated in various ways – on their feet, on their knees, on their bottoms and sometimes on their bike.

Ellen Noble (Aspire Racing) takes the U23 Women’s National Title with a 30 second lead over Emma White (Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) at the finish line. Hannah Finchamp (UCI MTB: Clif Pro Team) had a great race and finished in third.

Denzel Stephenson had a crank arm fall off and he was still able to beat Lane Maher (by 20 seconds) for the 2017 Junior Men 17-18 National Title.

Interview videos from Day 4 featuring Mindy McCutcheon, Isaac Neff, Scotty Chapin, Katie Clouse, Petra Schmidtmann, Nick Carter, Torin Bickmore, Kaya Musgrave, Haydn Hludzinski, Lizzy Gunsalus, Lauren Zoerner, Ryan Campbell and Dylan Zakrajsek.

U.S. Cyclocross Nationals in the 2010s have belonged to Jeremy Powers. He has won four of the last five events, including three in a row, …

Wisconsinite Isaac Neff (Neff Cycle Service) earns his second Stars-and-Stripes jersey of the weekend winning the Men’s Singlespeed National Title.

Nick Carter is from Minnesota, so he is very familiar with riding and racing in the snow. Carter used his experience to best the competition for the National Title.

Katie Clouse has a successful track record at Cyclocross Nationals, winning her age group title each year since Verona, Wisconsin in 2013. This year was no different.

Melinda McCutcheon (UCI WPT: Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) survives last lap drama to win the 2017 National Women Singlespeed Championship.

David Thompson (CT Cycling Advancement Program) knew even before the race started that the Riverside circuit was “his type of course”.

In the Juniors Women 11-12 race, Kaya Musgrave (Avout Racing) from Littleton, CO won a close race with her good friend (and fellow Coloradoan) Haydn Hludzinski under falling snow.

Lizzy Gunsalus (AP Junior Development) wins her second National Title in the Juniors Women 13-14 category on a cold, icy morning.

Melinda McCutcheon just beats Corey Coogen Cisek by three seconds to take the National Championship Womens Singlespeed Title.

Isaac Neff (Neff Cycle Service) from Madison, WI took a hard fought win in the icy snow in Hartford today beating out teammates Scott Chapin and Justin Robinson for the CX Singlespeed National Championship.

The Junior 13-14 Men kicked off Saturday’s racing and heated up the chilly morning. Ryan Campbell (Avout Racing) of Colorado jumped out to a fast start.

Interview videos from Day 3 featuring Matt Timmerman, Justin Robinson, Adam Myerson, Matt Davies, Craig Cozza, Kevin Hines and Michael Wilson.

Interview videos from Day 2 featuring Brevard College, University of Vermont, Christina Gokey-Smith, Heather Richard, Catherine Moore, Laura Van Gilder, Tove Shere and Julie Lockhart.

Interview videos from Day 1 featuring Hannah Finchamp, Emily Shields, Emma Swartz, Brannan Fix, Maxx Chance, Joe Saling, Fred Schmid and Rick Abbot.

David Hildebrand shot a series of course preview videos leading up to Nationals, but on Friday it was his time to be on the other …

Get the holeshot, lose the lead, get it back. Even a last lap spill couldn’t stop Craig Cozza from winning the Master Mens 50-54 National Championship.

Kevin Hines used his year’s of experience to pull ahead of a 106-rider field to take the win for the Masters Men 55-59 National Title.

With slick, slippery conditions, getting out front was key for Matthew Timmerman as he wins the Masters Men 40-44 National Title.

Adam Myerson started strong and stayed fast for the Masters Men 45-49 National Title, but his race was not completely without mishap.

Chris Drummond has been focused on the National Title since May. That plan paid off today, as he rode to a convincing victory in the Masters 35-39 race.

Isaac Neff from Wisconsin stays calm and uses his snow riding experience to take the victory for the Masters Men 30-34 National Title.

One of the biggest stories of the season is the emergence of Amanda Miller of Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo as a cyclocross star. Zachary Schuster caught up with the racer as we head into Hartford.