The Elite Men’s podium 1. Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) 2. Lance Haidet (Donnelly Sports) 3. Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld)
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Gage Hecht (Donnelly Sports) took the hole shot.
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The race started out dry and dusty for Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano)
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Many of the riders hopped the barriers including all three riders who finished on the podium. Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) leads Curtis White (Cannondale Presented by Cyclocrossworld) and Lance Haidet (Donnelly Sports)
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Curtis White (Cannondale Presented by Cyclocrossworld) leads Gage Hecht (Donnelly Sports)
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A lead group of 5 formed early on including Curtis White (Cannondale Presented by Cyclocrossworld), Gage Hecht and Lance Haidet (Donnelly Sports), Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano), and Michael Van Den Ham (Easton - Giant p/b Transitions)
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Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) starts to open the winning gap
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The front of the race heads up the Specialized Stairs
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There was much talk about World Tour rider Logan Owen (EF Education First) returning to cyclocross after 10 National Champion titles as a Junior and U23, and he did impress with some surges on the long pedaling sections, but ultimately his technical skills seemed a bit rusty as evident by his dismounting and running over the barriers while the riders around him bunny-hopped them.
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Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) handled the muddy conditions of the second half of the race just as well.
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Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) took victory on day one of FayetteCross, going solo away from a large group in the second half of the hour-long race.
Lance Haidet (Donnelly Sports) took second, 12 seconds down, coming out the strongest in the trailing group that contained third-place finisher Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld) and Gage Hecht (Donnelly Aevolo).
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Results
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kerry Werner (USA)
1:03:39
2
Lance Haidet (USA)
0:00:12
3
Curtis White (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld
0:00:20
4
Gage Hecht (USA)
0:00:31
5
Grant Ellwood (USA)
0:01:04
6
Spencer Petrov (USA)
7
Cody Cupp (USA)
0:01:32
8
Andrew Dillman (USA)
0:01:38
9
Michael Van den Ham (Can) Easton - Giant p / b Transitions Lifecare
0:02:06
10
Logan Owen (USA)
0:02:21
11
Tobin Ortenblad (USA)
0:02:35
12
Travis Livermon (USA)
0:02:36
13
Hector Fernando Riveros Paez (Col)
0:02:49
14
Ross Ellwood (USA)
0:03:21
15
Allan Schroeder (USA)
0:03:30
16
Stephan Davoust (USA)
0:03:42
17
Skyler Mackey (USA)
0:04:01
18
Brian Matter (USA)
0:04:19
19
Alex Morton (USA)
0:04:27
20
Josh Direen (USA)
0:04:49
21
Joseph Schmalz (USA)
0:05:03
22
Jacob Lasley (USA)
0:05:23
23
Nicholas Beechan (USA)
0:05:34
24
Tyler Cloutier (USA)
0:06:00
25
Terol Pursell (USA)
0:06:16
26
Rob Sandusky (USA)
0:06:26
27
Nathan Barton (USA)
0:06:41
28
Kaler Marshall (USA)
0:07:00
29
Dylan Postier (USA) Easton - Giant p / b Transitions Lifecare
-1 Lap
30
Kyle Johnson (USA)
-1 Lap
31
Ryan Currie (USA)
-1 Lap
32
Rory Jack (USA)
-2 Laps
33
Jake Yackle (USA)
-2 Laps
34
Adam Saban (USA)
-3 Laps
35
Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin (USA)
-3 Laps
36
Michael Potter (USA)
-3 Laps
37
Brendan Lehman (USA)
-3 Laps
38
Kobi Gyetvan (USA)
-4 Laps
39
Rhys Louis (USA)
-4 Laps
DNF
Brannan Fix (USA)
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