To say the racing at Rochester Cyclocross was fast and furious would be a bit of an understatement. With C1 points on the line on Saturday and the Jingle Cross World Cup a week away, North America's best and some European guests threw down on the fast and at times, technical, course at Genesee Valley Park.
On Saturday, Vincent Baestaens (Group Hens - Maes Containers) withstood attacks from Stephen Hyde (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) before using "The Jungle" section to launch an attack of his own with two to go and holding off the chase to get the C1 win and points.
![Vincent Baestaens sized up his opportunity each time through the woods. 2019 Rochester Cyclocross Day 1. © Z. Schuster / Cyclocross Magazine](https://www.cxmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-rochester-cyclocross-day-1-IMG_2247-ed-cxm-zts-1280x853.jpg)
Vincent Baestaens sized up his opportunity each time through the woods. 2019 Rochester Cyclocross Day 1. © Z. Schuster / Cyclocross Magazine
Sunday, it was Curtis White's (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) turn to launch a big attack of his own. After a somewhat disappointing result on Saturday, White went in Lap 5 and held his advantage to the line to take a memorable win.
![Needless to say, Curtis White was excited about his win on Sunday. 2019 Rochester Cyclocross Day 2, Sunday. © Z. Schuster / Cyclocross Magazine](https://www.cxmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-rochester-cyclocross-men-photo-gallery-IMG_5539-ed-cxm-zts-1280x853.jpg)
Needless to say, Curtis White was excited about his win on Sunday. 2019 Rochester Cyclocross Day 2, Sunday. © Z. Schuster / Cyclocross Magazine
Cyclocross Magazine was on-site in Rochester to cover the weekend of racing. For a closer look at the Men's races, check out the photo gallery below. For more, see our gallery from the Women's weekend of racing.
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