The chaos provided some excitement and separation of the favorites from the rest of the field during the open lap of the junior race.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
A couple of BJCT (7-Eleven) riders makes their way along the course, junior men(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
A Boulder Junior Cycling Team rider looks back as Evan Clouse makes their way up a tough muddy section of the course.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Cameron Beard (USA) makes his way up a tough section of the course, junior men(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Gage Hecht (USA) chasing his way into 2nd position with Eric Brunner following closly behind.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Gage Hecht (USA) making his way into 2nd position during the race, junior men(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Spencer Petrov shows his grit and focus on his way to winning the junior men's title(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Spencer Petrov riding to a commanding lead he'll take to the finish.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Up and coming stand out, Eric Brunner (USA), chasing down the leader during the opening laps of the junior race. Brunner would ride to an impressive 3rd pl finish.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Spencer Petrov (USA) takes an early lead that he'll never relinquish during the junior race(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
It's an uphill battle for many of the riders on the challenging section of the course.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Like a thundering herd of Bison, the Junior men stampede past the start line during the start of the junior race.(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Gage Hecht chases Spencer Petrov early on the junior race(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Spencer Petrov (USA) and the contendors lead the field as most other riders try to sort themselves on this twisted portion of the course during the junior men's race(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Spencer Petrov takes the win in the junior men's race(Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
Spencer Petrov (Cyclocross Network Racing) won the junior title at the Pan Am Continental Cyclo-cross Championships held in Covington on Sunday. He made huge improvements to his fourth place last year, this time riding away from the field to win by a large margin. Last year's winner Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycle Co) placed second and Eric Brunner (Boulder Cycle Sport) was third.
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Spencer Petrov (USA)
0:38:43
2
Gage Hecht (USA)
0:01:03
3
Eric Brunner (USA)
0:01:25
4
Cameron Beard (USA)
0:01:58
5
Evan Clouse (USA)
0:02:15
6
Denzel Stephenson (USA)
0:02:38
7
Cade Bickmore (USA)
0:03:16
8
Jack Tanner (USA)
0:03:34
9
Michael Owens (USA)
0:03:50
10
Caleb Swartz (USA)
0:04:15
11
Brody Sanderson (Can)
0:04:27
12
Ross Ellwood (USA)
0:04:42
13
Scott McGill (USA)
0:04:47
14
Nicholas Jenkins (USA)
0:04:54
15
George Schulz (USA)
0:05:19
16
Henry Coppolillo (USA)
0:05:24
17
Tyler Orschel (Can)
0:05:38
18
Cassidy Bailey (USA)
0:05:58
19
Nicholas Beirne (USA)
0:06:28
20
Joshua Anderson (USA)
0:07:08
21
Drew Sotebeer (USA)
Row 20 - Cell 2
22
Tristan Greathouse (USA)
Row 21 - Cell 2
23
Malcolm Barton (Can)
Row 22 - Cell 2
24
Noah Simms (Can)
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Graydon Staples (Can)
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Garrett Smith (USA)
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Edward Fritzinger (USA)
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Alexander Christian (USA)
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Jordan Lewis (USA)
Row 28 - Cell 2
30
Nicolas Padilla (USA)
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Zachary Young (USA)
Row 30 - Cell 2
32
Thomas Carey (USA)
Row 31 - Cell 2
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