Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) takes the victory on day one. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Anna Barensfeld (Pedalpowertraining.com). (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Women were forced to dismount due to congestion on lap one. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Christina Tamillo (Ladies First Racing) tangling with a wheel ahead of her. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Ellen Noble (Trek Cyclocross Collective) following a track that would take her into the course tape. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com) had trouble with the mud on lap one. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Joanne Grogan (Cyclocrossracing.com) and the rest of the front row. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) leading Dan Timmerman on the last lap (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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The mud and water had a significant impact on the race results today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jeremy Durrin (JAM Fund) with one lap to go. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Christian Favata (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) rode nearly the whole race alone in 3rd place. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches) and Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) battling for the win. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches) and Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) head out onto their last lap. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Mike Garrigan (Stage Race-Blacksmith Cycles) alone before the big descent. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Anthony Clark (JAM Fund) cresting a hill in front of the calf barn. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com) running the barriers with the race lead. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Anna Barensfeld (Pedalpowertraining.com) was brilliant today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com) is the Verge series leader (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Christin Tamillo (Ladies First Racing). (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Frances Morrison (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria) at the start (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Ellen Noble (Trek Cyclocross Collaborative) is a rising star in the sport. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Women’s podium (L to R) Anna Barensfeld (Pedalpowertraining.com), 2nd; Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld), 1st; Frances Morrison (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria), 3rd (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Even the young cows on Pineland Farm seemed interested in the racing. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Anna Barensfeld (Pedalpowertraining.com) riding the whole race in second place. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com) using her mountain biking skills in the woods. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Anna Barensfeld (Pedalpowertraining.com) seemed to be on a mission today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com) had time for a smile. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Elizabeth Lukowski (NYcross.com p/b VOmax) hurtling over the barriers. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Karin Holmen (Riverside Racing) running the barriers in the mud. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Ellen Noble (Trek Cyclocross Collective) racing in fourth place. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) descending with the race lead. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Even the farm machinery seemed to be in autumn colors. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Johnny Herrick (UVM Cycling) climbing out of the saddle. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain) chasing Anthony Clark. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Pineland Farm was damp and foggy today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Cameron McCormack (Hot Tubes Development) on the climb. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jeremy Durrin (JAM Func /NCC/Vittoria) got off to an amazing start. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) on the biggest climb of the course. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Adam Myerson (Smartstop-Mountain Khakis). (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jeremy Martin (Rocky Mountain) on lap one. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Mike Garrigan (Stage Race-Blacksmith Cycles) had little trouble with the mud today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) in the deep mud. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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The mud wreaked havoc with many riders today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jeremy Martin (Rocky Mountain) got a great start. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) leading throught the first hills. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Elite Men’s front row. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jesse Keough (keoughcyclocrss.com) had a front row start today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Adam Myerson (Smartstop-Mountain Khakis) on a 180-degree corner. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Justine Lindine and Jeremy Martin running the barriers. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Riders running the barriers. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Adam Myerson (Smartstop-Mountain Khakis) remounting after the barriers. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) was a DNF today due to knee issues. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) running the barriers. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) riding alone on Pineland Farm. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jeremy Martin (Rocky Mountain) took the hole shot. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Elite Men’s start. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Jesse Keough (keoughcyclocrss.com). (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Men’s Podium (L to R) Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) 2nd, Justine Lindine (bikereg.com) 1st, Christian Favata (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) 3rd. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) took second place. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com) was pushed hard today. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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David Wilcox (Mad Alchemy) streaking past the barns. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
The second weekend of racing in the 2012 Verge New England Pro Cyclocross Series started today in New Gloucester, Maine, where racers faced an exceptionally challenging course. The rain fell hard the night before the racers took to the course at Pineland Farms, ensuring Downeast Cyclocross would live up to its muddy reputation. On redesigned trail sections, racers spent half of their lap in the woods on this foggy autumn day in New England, the remainder of their lap shared between long but muddy power sections along straightaways and challenging off-camber looping turns. The most exceptional course feature today, however, was the mud - as it usually is at Downeast.
Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld.com) is on the top of her game this season, showing exceptional form and growing technical prowess. Her tactic today was similar to her tactic at the first weekend in the Verge Series, at Green Mountain Cyclocross weekend in Vermont: Anthony took a solid gap on the Elite Women's field within the first half lap of the race. When she re-emerged from the woods, her gap was already up to 30 seconds.
Ellen Noble (Trek Cyclocross Collective), Anna Barensfeld (Pedal Power Training), Britlee Bowman (Pedal Power Training), Catherine Sterling (Bikeman) and Frances Morrison (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria) followed in a chase group, but the bunch soon began to break up. Barensfeld made a jump, gapping off the rest; while Sterling and Bowman looked strong slogging through the mud, they were unable to match Morrison's power as she too rode away.
The gaps in the field only grew, Anthony ultimately winning with the substantial margin of two minutes and thirty seconds. Barensfeld, also riding alone once she left her group, rode into a smooth second place, while Morrison motored to third, building an increasing gap on Sterling and Bowman in fourth and fifth.
The Elite Men's race took to the muddy, chewed-up course next, with mountain biker Mike Garrigan (Stage-Race/Blacksmith Cycle) taking the hole shot. However, a shake-up occurred in the woods from which Justin Lindine (BikeReg), Jeremy Durrin (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria), Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches - Richard Sachs), and Christian Favata (RGM Watches - Richard Sachs) emerged the leaders, and there they would remain.
Timmerman and teammate Favata took the front of the race, riding together until Timmerman slipped away to build a solid solo gap for much of the race. Lindine found his legs, however, building speed to catch Timmerman in the penultimate lap. Lindine and Timmerman rode together until the second half of the last lap, when Lindine attacked on a long, soupy mud stretch to take the win, relegating Timmerman to second.
Favata rode alone into a third place finish, Durrin with a great ride for fourth, and Shawn Milne (Cyclocrossworld.com) took fifth in a battle with Anthony Clark (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria) and Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain Factory).
Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Justin Lindine (USA) Redline
1:02:14
2
Dan Timmerman (USA) RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS
0:00:10
3
Christian Favata (USA) RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS
0:01:51
4
Jeremy Durrin (USA) JAM Fund / NCC / Vittoria
0:02:33
5
Shawn Milne (USA) CyclocrossWorld.Com
0:02:45
6
Anthony Clark (USA) JAM Fund / NCC / Vittoria
0:03:20
7
Raphael Gagne (Can) Rocky Mountain Factory
0:04:08
8
Jesse Keough (USA) www.keoughcyclocross.com
0:04:22
9
Jeremy Martin (USA) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory team
0:04:17
10
Michael Garrigan (Can) Stage-Race/Blacksmith cycle
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