Luke Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) celebrates his victory at the Cycle-Smart International(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Luke Keough blasted to the victory(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
The leaders tackle the steep run-up on the final lap.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) with the race lead.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) leading on the steep run-up.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Justine Lindine fans making themselves known.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Luke Keough (Champion p/b Keough Cyclocross) before winning both the U-23 and Elite races.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com/ Joe’s Garage) was hoping to extend his UCI winning streak.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Halloween decorations dotted the countryside.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Some young racers decided to have a long-jump contest in the sand pit once the bike race concluded.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Luke Keough (Champion p/b Keough Cyclocross) out-sprints McNicholas for the win.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The Fall foliage and great weather blessed the event.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Josh Dillon (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) leading a group through the sand pit.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Eric Brungger (Philadelphia Cyclocross School) leading Adam Myerson.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Adam Myerson (Smartstop/ Mock Orange Bikes) is also the promoter of this 21-yr-old event.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Bobby Bailery (1K2GO.com) blazing through the sand.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The pits were fairly quiet today.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ryan Dewald (Haymarket/SEAVS) bringing a new meaning to orange.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Patrick Bradley (Philadelphia Cyclocross) leading a big group up a climb.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
RGM Watches teammates Josh Dillon and Christian Favata.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Series leader Justine Lindine (Bikereg.com/ Joe’s Garage) riding in fifth position.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jerome Townsend (Smartstop/Mock Orange Bikes) on a steep, loose climb.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) leading Keough on one of the climbs.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Lukas Winterberg (Philadelphia Cyclocross School) on the run.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Austin Pferd (Cyclocrossworld.com) on the run-up.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Andrew Wulfkule racing in tenth position.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jeremy Durrin (JAM Fund/NCC) put in a late race surge.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Justine Lindine (Bikereg.com/ Joe’s Garage) running the barriers.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Luke Keough in his native habitat – winning a sprint(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Lukas Winterberg (Philadelphia Cyclocross School) leads Luke Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) through the barriers.(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Lindine pushes the pace down the Raleigh Ramp(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Lindine leads Durrin and Myerson(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
McNicholas spent a lot of the day at the front(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
McNicholas leads Winterberg(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Luke Keough drove the pace hard(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Townsend made lots of hard attacks(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Lindine heads up the chase(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
The Elite men’s podium (L to R): Dylan McNicholas, Luke Keough, Lukas Winterberg(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Lindine maintains his series lead(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Lukas Winterberg (Philadelphia Cyclocross School) leads Luke Keough over the barriers.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jerome Townsend (Smartstop/Mock Orange Bikes).(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Manny Goguen (Bikereg.com) rode brilliantly until he suffered some cramping.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Justin Lindine (Bikereg.com/ Joe’s Garage) could not quite close down the gap to the leaders.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Lukas Winterberg (Philadelphia Cyclocross School) riding in third place on lap two.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) leads Luke Keough down one of the descents.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) takes the hole-shot(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elite Men’s start at Look Park in Northampton, MA.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Luke Keough leads the U23 classification(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
McNicholas leads through the sand(Image credit: Natalia Boltukhova/Pedal Power Photography)
Luke Keough (Champion System-Keough Cyclocross) nabbed a sprint victory at the UCI C2 Cycle Smart International held at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts. He out-paced his two all-race breakaway companions Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) in second and Lukas Winterberg (Philadelphia Cyclocross School) in third.
“It was nice to repeat,” Keough said. “It was a fast race but groups were selected right away, the three of us got away and we ended up in a sprint. For me, it was best to wait for the sprint. I took it from the last rider and won.”
The event marked round five of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclo-cross Series that is currently led by Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com/Joe’s Garage). Lindine has dominated the New England and Mid-Atlantic cyclo-cross scenes this season. However, an untimely crash at the beginning of the race took him out of contention for the win.
Look Park’s terrain offered a perfect combination of hills, wooded single track and open grass sections. Some of the main features of the course included two steep run-ups, dual descents, a set of hurdles and rail road tracks.
“We used a steep run up in the woods and it was a great course, fast and dry which was perfect,” Keough said. “I was surprised there was not more snow, it dried up and was sunny all day.”
It was reported that Lindine slid out at the start and was forced to do much of the chasing but could not recover the time he lost to the race leaders. Keough, McNicholas and Winterberg separated themselves from the rest of the field early in the race and put forth a tactical battle to the finish line.
“I didn’t need to push it or attack during the race or anything,” Keough said. “I was confident sitting there and waiting for a sprint. The other two tried to attack me and they didn’t want it to come down to a sprint. I just tried to cover each one of them.”
Full results
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Luke Keough (USA) Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross
1:01:00
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Dylan McNicholas (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com
Row 1 - Cell 2
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Lukas Winterberg (Swi) Philadelphia Cyclocross School
