The major U.S. titles (elite men and women, U23 men) were claimed by the Wells brothers, Todd and Troy, and Katie Compton as the national cyclo-cross championships finished in Providence, R.I. on Sunday.
It was the second national elite men's title for 29 year-old Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai/Durango, Colo.), who won in 2001. Todd beat Ryan Trebon (Kona-Les Gets/Corvallis, Ore.) and three-time defending champion Jonathan Page (Liberty Mutual/Northfield, N.H.). Earlier on Saturday, 21 year-old Troy Wells (TIAA-CREF/Durango, Colo.) narrowly edged six-time national champion Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar/Beverly, Mass.) in the U23 race.
On Sunday, Katie Compton (Redline/Colorado Springs, Colo.) successfully defended her elite women's national title from a year ago with a win ahead of Ann Knapp (Kona/Des Moines, Wash.) and Saturday's women's 30-34 master winner Maureen Bruno Roy (Independent Fabrications/Arlington, Mass.). In 2004, Compton surprised many by winning the elite women's crown in Portland, Ore. This time a marked woman, she earned another stars and stripes jersey at the expense of a solid field of 62 riders.
Winners round up
Day 1
Men 35-39: Shannon Skerritt (Vanilla Bicycles/Portland, Ore.)
Men 40-44: Dale Knapp (Kona/Des Moines, Iowa)
Men 45-49: Steve Tilford (Verge/Shimano/Topeka, Kan.)
Women 40-44: Audrey Huffman (Mad River Riders/Waitsfield, Vt.)
Women 45-49: Patti Kaufmann (Team Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Wis.)
Women 50-54: Tove Shere (Team Ochsner/Sante Fe, N.M.)
Women 55-59: Betty Jordan (Velo Bella/Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Day 2
Elite Men: Todd Wells
U23 Men: Troy Wells
U23 Women: Clara Beard
Junior Men 17-18: Daniel Summerhill
Junior Women 17-18: Arielle Filiberti
Collegiate Men: Brent Bookwalter
Collegiate Women: Melodie Metzger
Junior Men 10-12: Logan Owen
Junior Men 13-14: Benny Swedberg
Junior Men 15-16: Alex Coelho
Junior Women 10-12: Elizabeth White
Junior Women 13-14: Kaitlin Antonneau
Junior Women 15-16: Samantha Schneider
Master Women 30-34: Maureen Bruno Roy
Master Men 30-34: Justin Robinson
Day 3
Elite Women - Katie Compton (Redline/Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Men 50-54 - Paul Curley (Gearworks/Taunton, Pa.)
Men 55-59 - Dan Norton (Redline/Norton, Wash.)
Men 60+ - John Elgart (Webcor/Sacramento, Calif.)
B Women - Rhonda Morin (Portland Velo/Canaan, Maine)
Under 35 B - Men Brad Cole (Team X/Overland Park, Kan.)
35 + B - Men Keith Gauvin (Benidorm/Unionville, Conn.)
Pro/Elite Liberty Cup - Todd Wells (GT Hyundai/Durango, Colo.)
For full coverage and hundreds of mud and snow encrusted pics, please see our U.S. national's results section and photo gallery.
