Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) taking the win in Warwick.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The race officials were bundled up due to the frigid weather.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) racing in third position.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elle Anderson (Ladies First Racing) about to enter the last stretch of pavement.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) nailing down third place ahead of Crystal Anthony.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes).(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Young Ellen Noble appeared to have a halo while warming up in her tent.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Crystal Anthony and Frances Morrisison in the staging area.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Nobody is quite sure how many hundreds of races Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) has won.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elite Women’s start.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) takes the hole shot.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Natasha Elliott (Stevens Racing P/B The Cyclery) running the beach.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Lori Cooke (Cycle Lodge) leading a group of women down the beach.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Anna Barensfeld (PedalPowerTraining.com) sprinting over the barriers.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Cassandra Maximenko’s long legs made the barriers look short (Silverbull/Bones/Thule).(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mo Bruno-Roy (Bob’s Red Mill-Seven) on her way to an 8th-place finish.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Frances Morrison (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria) with two laps to go.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Rebecca Wellons (Seaside Cycles) trying to make a comeback from a leg injury.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elle Anderson (Ladies First Racing) chasing Van Gilder.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) with the race lead.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christina Tamilio (Ladies First Racing) running the beach.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Catherine Sterling (Bikeman.com).(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mary McConneloug (Kenda-Seven-NoTubes) is one of the race favorites.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elle Anderson (Ladies First Racing) is having her best cyclocross season.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) takes the hole shot.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elite Women head uphill at the start.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Arley Kemmerer (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) leading on the beach run.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mary McConneloug (Kenda-Seven-NoTubes) trying to stay with the leaders.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mo Bruno-Roy (Bob’s Red Mill-Seven) watching the road racers get away in the fast conditions.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Rebecca Wellons (Seaside Cycle) on the run-up from the beach.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Crystal Anthony (Cyclcorossworld.com) leading Arley Kemmerer over the barriers.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elite Women chasing the leaders on lap two.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Riders had to deal with a long section of beach along the ocean.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) chasing Elle Anderson on lap two.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Cassandra Maximenko (Silverbull/Bones/Thule) on her way to a top five finish.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Crystal Anthony (Cyclcorossworld.com) racing with the leaders on lap two.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Brittlee Bowman (PedalPowerTraining.com) leaving the beach.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Frances Morrison (JAM Fund/NCC/Vittoria) running along the ocean.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Cassandra Maximenko (Silverbull/Bones/Thule) leading Bruno-Roy, Kemmerer, and Anthony on the beach run.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Mellow Mushroom’s Laura Van Gilder was able to sneak away from Elle Anderson (LadiesFirst Racing) to win Saturday’s UCI C2 event with C3 – Athletes Serving Athletes’Arley Kemmerer finishing in 3rd place.
Van Gilder and Anderson escaped early from a lead group that included Kemmerer, Crystal Anthony (CyclocrossWorld.com), Cassandra Maximenko (Silverbull/Bones/Thule) and Mo Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles).
Van Gilder and Anderson worked together for the majority of the raceto maintain their gap over the four chasers until Van Gilder opened up a small gap over Anderson on the final lap. Behind the two leaders, Kemmerer put in a strong attack in an effort to connect with the front two, and while she got close, she was never able to bridge the gap.
“She just sort of started to creep away from me,” said Anderson of Van Gilder, “and I was never able to get back to her.”
Van Gilder maintained her gap over Anderson to take the win by seven seconds, and while she didn’t connect with the leaders, Kemmerer’s attack was good enough to finish 3rd, just five seconds off Anderson. Anthony and Maximenko finished in the 4th and 5thpositions a few seconds behind Kemmerer.
“That finish is very tactical,” said Van Gilder. “I’ve seen 2nd place come around the leader on the pavement, so I wanted to get there on my own.”
Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Laura Van Gilder (USA) Mellow Mushroom
0:37:46
2
Elle Anderson (USA) Ladiesfirst Racing
0:00:07
3
Arley Kemmerer (USA) C3-Athletes Serving Athletes
0;00:12
4
Crystal Anthony (USA) Cyclocrossworld.Com
0:00:16
5
Cassandra Maximenko (USA) Silverbull/Bones/Thule
0:00:31
6
Natasha Elliott (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery
0:00:36
7
Julie Lafreniere (Can) Xprezo-Borsao
0:00:39
8
Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles
0:00:43
9
Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda-Seven-Notubes
0:01:16
10
Kathleen Lysakowski (USA) Cycle Lodge
0:01:26
11
Brittlee Bowman (USA) Pedalpowertraining.com
0:01:30
12
Jenny Ives (USA) Favata Trt-Unovelo Cross Team
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
Anna Barensfeld (USA) Pedalpowertraining.com
0:01:41
14
Catherine Sterling (USA) Bikeman.com
0:02:21
15
Christina Birch (USA) Jam Fund / NCC / Vittoria
0:02:22
16
Frances Morrison (USA) Jam Fund / NCC / Vittoria
0:02:43
17
Marian Jamison (USA) Ladiesfirst Racing
0:02:50
18
Sally Annis (USA) Pedalpowertraining.com
0:03:07
19
Allyson Tufano (USA) Sportif Coaching Group/Bpb
0:03:09
20
Bailey Semian (USA) Pure Energy Cycling-Proairhfa
0:03:18
21
Ellen Noble (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective
0:03:42
22
Christina Tamilio (USA) Ladiesfirst Racing
0:03:45
23
Jennifer Tillman (USA) C3-Athletes Serving Athletes
0:03:47
24
Michelle Bishop (USA) North Point Women's Racing
0:03:56
25
Rebecca Wellons (USA) Seaside Cycle
0:04:39
26
Maghalie Rochette (Can) Powerwatts-Fttime
0:04:50
27
Ana Sirianni (USA) Hup United
0:05:07
28
Melissa Lafleur (USA) Bonk! Support
0:06:01
29
Lori Cooke (USA) Cycle Lodge
0:06:18
30
Sara Wisner (USA) Ten20
0:07:10
31
Abigail Isolda (USA) Nycross.com p/b Vomax
0:07:19
32
Jordan Dubé (USA) Mad Alchemy/ Verge Rider Cooperativ
What started as a challenge to see if I could complete gravel's biggest race with a training plan based almost completely indoors turned into a battle for survival as the mud piled up and storm clouds rolled in
