The 2017 Crusher in the Tushar lived up to its reputation as a challenging gravel race with some heat and hail mixed in with the 69 miles of lung-seared ascents and sketchy fire road downhills.
In the Women’s race, Crusher newcomer Janel Holcomb put her mark on the race by winning by an impressive eight-minute margin over 2016 winner Mindy McCutcheon. Breanne Nalder took third, and Amanda Nauman’s sleeper pick Larissa Connors finished in 4th, just 1:30 off a podium spot.
Couldn't have asked for a better day of graveling ⬆️& ⬇️, suffering, heat, hail & THUNDER! Super stoked to take the win @tusharcrusher! pic.twitter.com/JWLkTYBO2n
— Janel Holcomb (@janelholcomb) July 8, 2017
On the Men’s side two-time winner Robbie Squires came in as the man to beat, and he barely escaped a strong challenge from Todd Wells to get the three-peat. After winning the last two Crushers by 8 and 12 minutes, Squire was taken down to the wire by Wells and eked out a 15-second win. Keegan Swanson took third, and cyclocross star Jamey Driscoll finished fourth.
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Stay tuned to Cyclocross Magazine for more coverage of the 2017 Crusher in the Tushar.
(Full results from racemine.com)
2017 Crusher in the Tushar Results - Pro Women
| Place | Name | Time | Age | City | State | Team Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANEL HOLCOMB | 05:00:42 | 38 | SAN DIEGO | CA | MAVIC |
| 2 | MELINDA MCCUTCHEON | 05:08:58 | 33 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | DNA COTTON SOX |
| 3 | BREANNE NALDER | 05:11:21 | 32 | MURRAY | UT | PLAN7 DS |
| 4 | LARISSA CONNORS | 05:12:53 | 31 | SILVERADO | CA | TEAM TWENTY20/FELT |
| 5 | JEN LUEBKE | 05:19:10 | 31 | BEND | OR | DNA CYCLING |
| 6 | MINDY CARUSO | 05:20:34 | 44 | ALBUQUERQUE | NM | NERO VELOCE/MICHAEL THOMAS COFFEE |
| 7 | CHASE EDWARDS | 05:30:25 | 32 | FLAGSTAFF | AZ | FLAGSTAFF BIKE REVOLUTION |
| 8 | SOFIA GOMEZ VILLAFANE | 05:43:23 | 23 | PARK CITY | UT | ASSOS/ PIVOT |
| 9 | LAUREN THOMPSON | 05:48:16 | 30 | ALBUQUERQUE | NM | HIGH DESERT BICYCLES |
| 10 | AMY THORNQUIST | 05:50:31 | 44 | SANDY | UT | KUHL |
| 11 | ANNE PERRY | 06:09:44 | 43 | DRAPER | UT | CANYON BICYCLES SHIMANO |
| 12 | MEGHAN SHERIDAN | 06:43:05 | 38 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | BINGHAM'S CYCLERY PEAK FASTENERS |
2017 Crusher in the Tushar Results - Pro Men
| Place | Name | Time | Age | City | State | Team Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROBERT SQUIRE | 04:13:39 | 27 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | FELT- ASSOS |
| 2 | TODD WELLS | 04:13:54 | 41 | DURANGO | CO | TODD WELLS |
| 3 | KEEGAN SWENSON | 04:19:53 | 23 | HEBER CITY | UT | CANNONDALE 3ROX RACING |
| 4 | JAMES DRISCOLL | 04:25:18 | 30 | PARK CITY | UT | DNA CYCLING |
| 5 | LEROY POPOWSKI | 04:29:06 | 42 | COLORADO SPRINGS | CO | JUWI |
| 6 | DREW MILLER | 04:32:15 | 49 | FLAGSTAFF | AZ | |
| 7 | ROTEM ISHAY | 04:33:40 | 30 | DURANGO | CO | |
| 8 | BENJAMIN BLAUGRUND | 04:34:15 | 44 | BOULDER | CO | JUWI SOLAR |
| 9 | RYAN STEERS | 04:35:25 | 32 | OAK PARK | CA | PEDALERS FORK/10 SPEED COFFEE |
| 10 | ANDY DORAIS | 04:37:16 | 36 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | CONTENDER BICYCLES |
| 11 | ALLEN KRUGHOFF | 04:38:07 | 33 | BOULDER | CO | SPECIALIZED |
| 12 | MATT LIETO | 04:45:57 | 39 | BEND | OR | THE ENDURANCE COLLABORATIVE |
| 13 | SPENCER POWLISON | 04:47:06 | 33 | BOULDER | CO | |
| 14 | MENSO DE JONG | 04:47:29 | 28 | SANTA BARBARA | CA | CLIF BAR CYCLING |
| 15 | JOSH WHITNEY | 04:48:20 | 36 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | EVOL RACING |
| 16 | THOMAS TURNER | 04:48:30 | 35 | CANTON | GA | TEAM JAMIS |
| 17 | JAKE WELLS | 04:48:48 | 39 | AVON | CO | TOKYO JOES |
| 18 | ALEX GRANT | 04:50:22 | 36 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | CANNONDALE/GEAR RUSH |
| 19 | ANDREW FREE | 04:50:22 | 37 | DRAPER | UT | |
| 20 | JASON SIEGLE | 04:51:09 | 38 | SOLVANG | CA | SDG MUSCLE MONSTER |
| 21 | AARON CAMPBELL | 04:54:27 | 41 | FARMINGTON | UT | BOUNTIFUL BICYCLE RACING P/B OKLAND |
| 22 | NEIL SHIRLEY | 04:57:13 | 38 | NEWHALL | CA | |
| 23 | JEFF BENDER | 05:00:33 | 27 | SALT LAKE CITY | UT | KULH |
| 24 | DEREK EDWARDS | 05:01:18 | 34 | LAYTON | UT | ZANCONATO RACING |
| 25 | CHRISTOPHER STUART | 05:02:42 | 33 | PARK CITY | UT | STORM CYCLES PARK CITY |
| 26 | NICO TOUTENHOOFD | 05:06:02 | 48 | BOULDER | CO | JUWI AMERICAS |
| 27 | RYAN TRAVELSTEAD | 05:07:06 | 34 | ALBUQUERQUE | NM | NERO VELOCE |
| 28 | AL MCWILLIAMS | 05:07:47 | 37 | ANN ARBOR | MI | 3T / Q + M |
| 29 | DAVID SHEEK | 05:08:34 | 41 | LAGUNA HILLS | CA | SDG - MUSCLE MONSTER |
| 30 | MICHAEL MARTIN | 05:10:11 | 48 | BOULDER | CO | JUWI |
| 31 | JORGE ESPINOZA | 05:15:17 | 43 | BOULDER | CO | JUWI SOLAR |
| 32 | MARK CURRIE | 05:18:16 | 22 | OGDEN | UT | ENVE COMPOSITES |
| 33 | RICHARD KNUTSON | 05:20:02 | 37 | TUCSON | AZ | SALTAIR CROSS FEVER |
| 34 | DEAN G BUZBEE | 05:23:19 | 62 | ALBUQUERQUE | NM | |
| 35 | JAMES STOUT | 05:28:51 | 30 | SAN DIEGO | CA | CRANK CYCLING |
| 36 | MICHAEL VANDERBERG | 05:34:27 | 39 | FLAGSTAFF | AZ | FLAGSTAFF BICYCLE REVOLUTION |
| 37 | KENNETH O'DONNELL | 05:36:04 | 41 | DENVER | CO | N/A |
| 38 | WESTON LUZADDER | 05:39:46 | 27 | PARK CITY | UT | SRAM |
| 39 | ALAN ADAMS | 05:42:22 | 37 | BOZEMAN | MT | THE CYCLING HOUSE |
| 40 | IGNACIO RIVERA DE ROSALES | 05:43:16 | 37 | TUCSON | AZ | EL GRUPO CYCLING |
| 41 | GEOFFREY MONTAGUE | 05:46:19 | 35 | PROVO | UT | CANNONDALE / ONYX |
| 42 | A.J. TURNER | 05:52:13 | 27 | OGDEN | UT | ENVE |
| 43 | SPENCER MAUGHAN | 05:58:20 | 27 | PROVO | UT | SBR CYCLES |
| 44 | RACER GIBSON | 07:12:18 | 44 | WEST MOUNTAIN | UT | RACER'S CYCLE SERVICE |
| 45 | SHAWN CRANWELL | 07:15:49 | 45 | FERGUS | AZ | |
| 46 | DAVID ZABRISKIE | 00:00:00 | 38 | WESTLAKE VILLAGE | CA | DZ-NUTS |
