USA CYCLING PRO CYCLO-CROSS
EVENT STANDINGS
Pro CX: Trebon claims top spot in elite men’s rankings
This season’s USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar concluded 2012 with 3 recent events: the USGP of Cyclocross – Deschutes Cup in Bend, OR, and the rescheduled Supercross Cup in East Meadow, NY, on December 8-9, and the North Carolina Grand Prix in Hendersonville, NC, on Dec. 15-16.
Women
With two wins at the Supercross Cup, Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) earned a spot in the women’s top five. The standings above her remain unchanged, with Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team), Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective), Crystal Anthony (LadiesFirst Racing), and Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) holding first through fourth.
Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Cycling), currently ranked 6th, swept the women’s races at the Deschutes Cup. 13th-ranked Amanda Carey (Volkswagen Boise Cycling) rode to two wins in North Carolina.
Men
Ryan Trebon (Cannondale-Clement) won day one of the Deschutes Cup, the final UCI C1 event on the 2012/13 Pro CX calendar. He took second the next day to become first in the elite men’s rankings. He leads Jeremy Powers (Team Rapha-Focus) by 14 points. Third is Jamey Driscoll (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), with a slim 4-point lead over Ben Berden (Raleigh-Clement). Tim Johnson (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com), beat Trebon in Bend on day 2 and remains in fifth.
The Supercross Cup Day 1 was won by Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches – Richard Sachs) and Kerry Werner (U23 BMC Development Team) on day two. A week later, Werner took second to Brian Matter (RACC – Gear Grinder) on the first day of the North Carolina Grand Prix before swapping spots with him and taking the win on day two.
Junior Men
The standings that saw the most movement recently were those for the junior men. After sweeping both days of the Deschutes Cup, Logan Owen (Bremerton, Wash./Redline) moved up to the number one position. He leads Spencer Downing (Boulder, Colo./Clif Bar Development Cyclocross Team) by just two points, while previous juniors standings leader Curtis White (Delanson, N.Y./Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team) dropped to third. Maxx Chance (Boulder, Colo./Clif Bar Development Cyclocross Team) used second- and third-place finishes in Bend to jump to the fourth spot, three points ahead of Tyler Schwartz (Newport Beach, Calif./Surf City Cyclery-Sterling BMW).
Full results of the USGP of Cyclocross – Deschutes Cup, Supercross Cup and North Carolina Grand Prix are available online.
USA Cycling Pro CX Standings:
Men
1. Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore./Cannondale-Clement) — 824
2. Jeremy Powers (Easthampton, Mass./Team Rapha-FOCUS) — 810
3. Jamey Driscoll (Winooski, Vt./Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) — 684
4. Ben Berden (BEL/Raleigh-Clement) — 680
5. Timothy Johnson (Topsfield, Mass./Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) — 647
Women
1. Helen Wyman (GBR/Kona Factory Team) — 770
2. Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Trek Cyclocross Collective) — 600
3. Crystal Anthony (Beverly, Mass./LadiesFirst Racing) — 592
4. Arley Kemmerer (Saylorsburg, Pa./C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) — 486
5. Laura Van Gilder (Cresco, Pa./Mellow Mushroom) — 445
Juniors Men
1. Logan Owen (Bremerton, Wash./Redline) — 240
2. Spencer Downing (Boulder, Colo./Clif Bar Development Cyclocross Team) — 238
3. Curtis White (Delanson, N.Y./Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team) — 200
4. Maxx Chance (Boulder, Colo./Clif Bar Development Cyclocross Team) — 145
5. Tyler Schwartz (Newport Beach, Calif./Surf City Cyclery-Sterling BMW) — 142
For complete standings, visit the Pro CX official webpage at usacycling.org/cnc.
The next stop on the Pro CX calendar is the Chicago Cyclocross Cup New Year’s Resolution, January 5-6, 2013, in Bloomingdale, Ill.
PHOTO
Amanda Carey rides to the win on day two of the North Carolina Grand Prix. Photo by Weldon Weaver
