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Noble wins again at Gran Prix of Gloucester day 2

Zaveta is second, Anthony third

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Ellen Noble (Trek Factory Racing CX) wins the C2 race at the 2018 Charm City Cross

Ellen Noble (Trek Factory Racing CX) wins the C2 race at the 2018 Charm City Cross (Image credit: Bruce Buckley)
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Trek Factory Racing's Ellen Noble

Trek Factory Racing's Ellen Noble (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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The women's field gets underway at the Gran Prix of Gloucester

The women's field gets underway at the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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E;len Noble en route to winning day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester

E;len Noble en route to winning day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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E;len Noble en route to winning day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester

E;len Noble en route to winning day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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E;len Noble en route to winning day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester

E;len Noble en route to winning day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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Ellen Noble wins day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester

Ellen Noble wins day 2 at the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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The Gran Prix of Gloucester day 2 podium

The Gran Prix of Gloucester day 2 podium (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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Ellen Noble on the Gloucester podium

Ellen Noble on the Gloucester podium (Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)
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(Image credit: Peter Pellizzi)

Ellen Noble (Trek Factory Racing CX) took her second solo victory of the weekend in the Elite Women’s race Sunday at the Gran Prix of Gloucester.

Noble said she was not expecting to have a solo lead again like Saturday. A quick start found her and Erica Zaveta (Garneau-Easton p/b TLC) at the front. But Zaveta took a spill into the course tape on the first lap, going down and leaving Noble out front alone.

“Today I went into it with a little bit more tactics. I wanted to get off the front with Erica (Zaveta) and kind of be able to work with her,” Noble said. “I took a weird line, I think I threw her off, so it left me on the front. I wasn’t intending to go solo today. But that’s how it ended up happening. Once I got a gap, I just tried to keep it.”

Zaveta would recover quickly and ride with Cassandra Maximenko (Van Dessel Factory Team) for a lap, followed by Crystal Anthony (Liv Cycling) in fourth.

“I took on Ellen’s wheel and I was following behind really closely,” Zaveta said. “But I slid out in the turns just before the pits. And it was a pretty fast crash, so she got away very quickly. I ended up with Crystal (Anthony) and the group behind me. I ended up riding with them a little until I settled down and figured out the lines again.”

Noble crossed the line in the six-lap race in 45:57. Another 48 seconds later, Zaveta emerged on the pavement to finish second for a second day in Gloucester.

“Towards the end I was like ‘I need to go’,” Zaveta said. “It was definitely back and forth. She’s really strong. I just needed to commit to try to go, and then see if it worked. And it did.”

It would be a repeat podium, Anthony finished 17 seconds behind Zaveta to secure the bronze. Maximenko would roll in fourth, the same position as Saturday.

“Today was a battle,” said Anthony, who is from nearby Beverly, Mass. “Erica and I were going back and forth. She got the last final punch, so she rode really strong. I was happy today to be in the fight. She was savvy. She sat on my wheel until she was ready to go, and then she went.”

Results

#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ellen Noble (Trek Factory Racing)0:45:57
2Erica Zaveta (Garneau-Easton P/B Tlc)0:00:48
3Crystal Anthony (Liv Cycling)0:01:14
4Cassandra Maximenko (Van Dessel Factory Team)0:01:19
5Regina Legge (Trek Cyclocross Collective)0:01:56
6Natalie Tapias (Jam / Ncc)0:02:20
7Kelly Catale (State 9 Racing P/B Vittoria)0:02:24
8Jane Rossi (Rhode Island School Of Design)0:02:28
9Natasha Elliott (Van Dessel P/B Hyperthreads)0:02:33
10Meghan Owens (Hands-On Cycling P/B Guerciotti)0:02:34
11Brittlee Bowman (Rscx - House Ind - Dwr - Hm)0:03:04
12Leslie Lupien (Velocio Necx)0:03:37
13Taylor Kuyk-White (Philly Bike Expo)0:04:11
14Elizabeth Sheldon (Cxhairs Devo : Trek Bikes)0:04:17
15Clio Dinan0:04:24
16Jauron Vetter (Mad Alchemy | Zanconato)0:04:30
17Erin Faccone (Velocio Necx)0:04:40
18Christin Reuter (Mad Alchemy | Zanconato)0:04:53
19Rhys Niesen (Rmj Cycling)0:05:34
20Alix Norris (Cowbell Racing P/B World Bicycl)0:05:39
21Lily Peck (Aether Racing)0:05:53
22Molly Hurford (Bikereg Share Coffee)0:06:01
23Heather Richard (Ladies First Cycling)0:06:08
24Anna Savage (Jam Fund / Ncc)0:06:21
25Whitney Withington (Green Line Velo Driven By Zipca)0:06:27
@2LapValerie Hopkins (Riverside Racing)
@3LapEmily Molden (Nantucket Velo)
@3LapPaige Williams (Bca/Linen)
@3LapSara Melikian (Competitive Edge Racing)
DNSKayla Brannen (Cowbell Racing P/B World Bicycl)
DNSMelissa Seib (Uvm Cycling)

 

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