Fields bests a top line-up

Not to let the women's field have all the glory, the Elite Men had a packed start list including eventual winner Ian Field, Belgian Tom Van Den Bosch (AA Drink/leontien.nl) and a Frenchman coming off a big victory at the Green Mountain Cyclocross Weekend last Sunday, Nicolas Bazin (Big Mat/Auber 93). Joachim Parbo (Challenge Tires) continued what we're pleased to say is an extended stay in New England, while Canadian Craig Richey (Renner Custom Cyclocross Team) kicked off his New England season. Of course the imports get top billing, but the domestic contingent was extremely strong in its own right, headlined by Bikereg.com/Joe's Garage racer Justin Lindine and race-promoter and New England staple Adam Myerson (SmartStop/MOB p/b Ridley). Local favorite Josh Dillon and last year's revelation Christian Favata represented the RGM Watches/Richard Sachs team, while notable road racers Ted King (Liquigas-Cannondale) and former National Criterium Champion Shawn Milne (Kenda/Five Hour Energy) decided to take to the mud.

The start of the race saw third-year cross racer Dylan McNicholas ( cyclocrossworld.com) take the holeshot and put the hammer down hard for the first two laps. McNicholas, who is a second-year elite, drove the field through the long thick straights and was only brought back after putting a foot down during a technical descent. Once McNicholas was caught and left behind, Bazin and Field took to the front. Bazin, who is coming off a very intense road season, had the power while Field, whose specialty is racing in the muck, drove through the corners. Behind, Van Den Bosch and Lindine separated themselves from the group and took up the chase together. By the fourth lap, these two groups had come together and it was clear that the winner would come from this newly minted group of four.

Behind the leaders, several groups formed, broke up and reformed; Parbo, Myerson, Dillon, Luke Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) and Richey came together in all possible iterations, with none able to get away for any length of time.

At the front, Lindine was the first to lose the pace, with three laps to go, by taking a spill on a long off-camber. Bazin, who had been yo-yoing off the back of the group – catching on the straights while losing time in the deeper sections also dropped the pace. Field and Van Den Bosch, then, were left to determine the winner. Each put in attacks over the final two laps.

Repeatedly, Van Den Bosch would attack but make a small mistake, giving Field the opportunity to get back on. Field made his decisive move early in the final lap, pushing hard and putting Van Den Bosch into difficulty, ultimately forcing his hand and driving on for the win. Van Den Bosch came across the line second with Bazin third. Justin Lindine came across the finish line for fourth and to the cheers as the top American. Lindine has quickly become the crowd's favorite for his full-out, hard racing style and his calm, approachable manner off the bike.

Parbo separated himself from his group and came across the line fifth. "I am very, very happy with this result. It's been a difficult time getting my season organized and I'm happy to have this result to show to my sponsors," said the many times Danish Champ. The Canadian, Craig Richey came across sixth ahead of Dillon. Adam Myerson came in eighth and, while he had hoped for a better result, was quick to praise the Nor'Easter Fest staff and Eastern Mountain Sports for supporting a great and unique event like Nor'Easter 'Cross.

Also of note, finishing tenth was RGM Watches/Richard Sachs racer Christian Favata, who battled back from a broken chain in the start that had forced him to run the first half of a lap.

Full Results

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1Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles0:59:44
2Tom Van Den Bosch (Bel) AA Drink-Leontien.nl0:00:40
3Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Team Big Mat-Auber 930:01:25
4Justin Lindine (USA) Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage0:01:53
5Joachim Parbo (Den) Challenge Tires0:02:51
6Craig Richey (Can) Renner Custom - Raleigh0:03:40
7Joshua Dillon (USA) RGM Watches-Richard Sachs0:04:17
8Adam Myerson (USA) SmartStop-Mock Orange Bikes p/b Ridley0:04:53
9Luke Keough (USA) Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross0:04:58
10Christian Favata (USA) RGM Watches - Richard Sachs0:06:33
11Matthew O'Keefe (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com0:07:05
12Dylan McNicholas (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com0:07:35
13David Wilcox (USA)0:07:47
14Shawn Milne (USA)0:08:06
15Nicholas Keough (USA) Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross0:08:16
16Jeffrey Bahnson (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team0:08:29
17Manny Goguen (USA) BikeReg.com - Joe's Garage0:08:31
18Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale-iamtedking.com0:08:32
19Sylvain Jean (Can) Kona/Bio-Max0:08:57
20Adam St. Germain (USA) NBX-Circle A Cycles0:09:15
21Jeremy Durrin (USA) J.A.M. Fund - NCC0:09:57
22Donny Green (USA) Cycle-Smart0:10:55
1 lapJesse Keough (USA) Champion System p/b Keough CyclocrossRow 22 - Cell 2
1 lapJerome Townsend (USA) SmartStop-Mock Orange Bikes p/b RidleyRow 23 - Cell 2
1 lapThierry Laliberté (Can) Xprezo - BorsaoRow 24 - Cell 2
1 lapJean-Philippe Thibault-Roberge (Can) Trek-BontragerRow 25 - Cell 2
1 lapSynjen Marrocco (USA) CCB Racing TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
1 lapChristopher Hamlin (USA) Bicycle ExpressRow 27 - Cell 2
2 lapsShaun Adamson (Can) Cycle-SmartRow 28 - Cell 2
2 lapsBen Coleman (USA) UVM CyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
2 lapsNoah Tautfest (USA) Bicycle Express-KonaRow 30 - Cell 2
2 lapsMukunda Feldman (USA) J.A.M Fund - NCCRow 31 - Cell 2
2 lapsBobby Bailey (USA) 1K2GO SportsRow 32 - Cell 2
4 lapsCary Fridrich (USA) Embrocation Cycling JournalRow 33 - Cell 2
4 lapsRyan Kelly (USA) crossresults.com p/b JRA CyclesRow 34 - Cell 2
DNFMike Garrigan (Can)Row 35 - Cell 2
DNFEvan Huff (USA) BikeReg.com - Joe's GarageRow 36 - Cell 2
DNFColin Reuter (USA) crossresults.com p/b JRA CyclesRow 37 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Sullivan (USA) Embrocation Cycling JournalRow 38 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Green (USA) Spooky BikesRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Rea (USA) UVM CyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
DNSKevin Sweeney (USA) crossresults.com p/b JRA CyclesRow 41 - Cell 2

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