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US Cyclocross Championships - CN

Providence, RI, USA, December 9-11, 2005

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Race 16 - December 11: Elite Women,  

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Race 15 - December 11: Pro-Elite Liberty Cup (not US title),  

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Race 14 - December 11: 50-54, 55-59, 60+ Men,  

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Race 13 - December 11: 35+ B Men Race,  

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Race 12 - December 11: Under 35 B Men ,  

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Race 11 - December 11: B Women Race,  

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Race 10 - December 10: Elite Men (US Title),  

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  • The Elite men’s race gets underway. On the front row, Mark McCormack, Ryan Trebon, Tim Johnson, Jonathan Page, Todd Wells, Adam Craig, Michael Cody, Matt White, Jeremy Powers, Jonathan Baker, Erik Tonkin, Jonathan Hamblen, Matt Shriver
  • Ryan Trebon (Kona) and Todd Wells (GT Hyundai) made the front of the early selection in the Elite men’s U.S. Cyclocross National Championships.
  • Although defending three-time national champion Jonathan Page stayed in contact with Trebon for much of the race, he didn’t have enough energy after spending the previous evening at the hospital with severe stomach flu to mount a challenge for the 2005 championship.
  • Former USPRO National Champion Mark McCormack ooked strong early in the race.
  • Wells, Trebon and Page stuck together until about the fourth of nine total laps when Page fell of and Wells upped the pressure to get a gap he would maintain all the way to the finish.
  • Adam Craig - who by all rights should be laying on a beach somewhere getting rested for next year’s MTB season - managed a respectable fourth.
  • Jonathan Page was sponsored by National Championships underwriter Liberty Mutual for the weekend and wore Liberty Seguros team kit in the Elite race.
  • This is how the race developed - Page chased Trebon who chased Wells. Neither chase would be successful.
  • Craig tapped into his MTB skill (riding lines racers had been walking all day) and almost caught Page in the final two laps.
  • With the dominant riders well up the course, the rest of the field was left battling for bragging rights.
  • Jason Tullous of the Voodoo Cycles/drunkcyclist.com grass-roots team.
  • Wells said “I rode as hard as I could,” after the race.
  • Trebon, after faltering mid-race found a renewed vigor and mounted a last-lap challenge that saw him claw within five bike lengths of Todd Wells. He just didn’t have enough punch to beat the Coloradan up the finishing straight.
  • Jelly Belly’s Jeremy Powers followed Jonathan Page’s footsteps this season; he’s been racing a full program in Europe.
  • Wells face demonstrates the condition of the course.
  • The Elite men’s podium - Todd Wells, Ryan Trebon, Jonathan Page, Adam Craig, Tim Johnson.

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Race 9 - December 10: Elite Junior Men,  

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Race 8 - December 10: U 23 Men,  

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  • U23 Champion Troy Wells on the run-up.
  • Jesse Anthony on the run-up.
  • Troy Wells rolls over a small rise in the "Candy Dish."
  • Troy Wells looks a bit tired with only one lap to go.
  • Troy Wells gets some encouragement from his brother Todd, who would later go on to win the elite men's championship!
  • Troy Wells with both arms raised in victory!
  • Troy Wells gets congratulated by brother Todd and sister-in-law Meg.
  • Every inch of Brent Bookwalter's U23 third place is shown on his face.

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Race 7 - December 10: 30-34, 35-39 Women,  

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Race 6 - December 10: Junior Women 17-18, U 23, Collegiate Women,  

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Race 5 - December 10: Junior Men (10-12, 13-14, 15-16),  

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Race 4 - December 10: Junior Women (10-12, 13-14, 15-16),  

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Race 3 - December 9: Collegiate Men,  

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Race 2 - December 9: 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49 Men,  

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Race 1 - December 9: 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 Women,  

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