Rick Abbott of Boulder, CO is on a roll in 2017. Abbott won his age group at the 2017 U.S. Cyclocross National Championships in Hartford, and on Friday, he added the rainbow stripes to go with his Stars-and-Stripes at the 2017 Cyclocross Masters World Championships in Mol, Belgium.
Abbott won the Men’s 70-74 category ahead of British rider Peter Mooney.
Rick Abbott won the Men’s 70-74 race in Hartford. 2017 Cyclocross National Championships, Masters Men 70+. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
British rider Victor Barnett finished fourth and American Rob Ogren of Bloomington, MN finished fifth.
Full results from the race are below.
Men's 70-74 Results: 2017 Masters Worlds
| Place | Bib | Country | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | USA | ABBOTT William | EXCELSPORTS | 0:33:14 |
| 2 | 28 | GBR | MOONEY Peter | RUGBY VELO | 0:33:25 |
| 3 | 25 | FRA | FRANCOIS Michel | TILLIÈRES-SUR-AVRE | 0:33:27 |
| 4 | 22 | GBR | BARNETT Victor | WELLAND VALLEY CC | 0:34:02 |
| 5 | 29 | USA | OGREN Rob | None | 0:34:32 |
| 6 | 23 | FRA | BENOIST Daniel | UC LANDELLAISE | 0:36:31 |
| 7 | 24 | BEL | DEKKERS Jaak | INDIVIDUEEL | 0:36:54 |
| 8 | 30 | FRA | SANSONNET Jean Claude | CYCLO RACING CLUB LIMOUSIN | 0:38:38 |
