Mani scores day 1 victory at Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross

Caroline Mani (Raleigh Clement) finished third at the C1 Jingle Cross race in 2021 (Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)

Caroline Mani (Pactimo Fierce Team) won the opening day of Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross on Saturday in Falmouth, Massachusetts, her third C2 win of the season. She held off Caitlin Bernstein (Easton Overland/ McGovern Cycles) by 20 seconds for the solo victory at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds. Anna Megale (Trek Cyclocross Collective) finished third, sprinting to the line ahead of Crystal Anthony (Liv Racing Collective) and Lauren Zoerner (Alpha Bicycle Co - Groove Silverthorne).

Megale set the early pace with Canadian Ruby West and France’s Mani just one second off her lead after the first of six laps. Mani and Megale took charge at the front on the second lap, and kept the pace high on a clear New England day, while staying in the hunt with West was Anthony, Zoerner and Erica Zaveta (The Pony Shop p/b KPMG). Zaveta fell off the chase on the final lap and finished sixth.

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Results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Caroline Mani (Fra) Pactimo Fierce Team	0:47:25
2	Caitlin Bernstein (USA) Easton Overland / Mcgovern Cycles	0:00:30
3	Anna Megale (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective	0:00:58
4	Crystal Anthony (USA) Liv Racing Collective	0:01:04
5	Lauren Zoerner (USA) Alpha Bicycle co. - Groove Silverthorne
6	Ruby West (Can)	0:01:47
7	Taylor Kuyk-White (USA) RSCX - House Industries	0:02:03
8	Anna Dorovskikh (USA) Orion Racing	0:02:12
9	Regina Legge (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective	0:02:24
10	Erica Zaveta (USA) The Pony Shop p/b KPMG	0:02:40
11	Jennifer Malik (USA) Paradise Garage Racing p/b Smanie	0:02:48
12	Anne Usher (USA) Fast Fun Nice p/b Wattie Ink	0:02:49
13	Allison Halpin (USA) PDX ti p/b Elevator Coffee	0:02:52
14	Anja Genia Meichsner (Ger) Wheelworks Racing	0:02:58
15	Sophie Russenberger (USA) Team S&M CX	0:03:35
16	Samantha Fox (USA) Pratt Racing	0:03:47
17	Kaitlyn Agnew (USA) Pedalpowertraining.Com	0:04:08
18	Danielle Power (USA) Corner Cycle	0:04:15
19	Christin Reuter (USA) Bikereg \| Share Coffee	0:04:32
20	Rachel Rubino (USA) Pratt Racing	0:04:44
21	Emily Schaldach (USA) Bitchngrit: Firefly, Tenspeed Hero, Bitchstix
22	Emily Curley (USA) Corner Cycle	0:04:46
23	Clementine Nixon (USA) Rscx- House Industries	0:04:53
24	Brenna Wrye-Simpson (USA) Team S&M CX	0:05:08
25	Leslie Lupien (USA) Apex Velo - Velocio	0:05:09
26	Joanne Grogan (USA) Bmb Racing	0:05:20
27	Leslie Ethridge (USA) Ornot Elite Off-road Team	0:05:40
28	Meghan Owens (USA) Rscx - House Industries	0:05:43
29	Elizabeth Sheldon (USA) CXhairs Devo : Trek Bikes	0:05:52
30	Katherine Rusch (USA) Bikereg \| Share Coffee	0:06:02
31	Kim Coleman (USA) BMB Racing	0:06:03
32	Dana Prey (USA) Pedalpowertraining.Com	0:06:15
33	Ivy Audrain (USA) Hand up x the Black Bibs x Squid Bikes	0:06:21
34	Betty Hasse (USA) Ap Junior Development p/b Corner Cycle	0:06:23
35	Alexa Harding (USA) Crankskins / RV&E	0:06:31
36	Molly Clark-Oien (USA) Parallel 44 Racing p/b Sanford Power	0:06:37
37	Barb Millott (USA) CRCA/to be Determined f/b Metropolitan Dental Care	0:07:32
38	Kerry Litka (USA) Sunapee/Buchika’s/Canary Systems	0:07:38
39	Caitrin Huysman (USA) Bikereg \| Share Coffee	0:08:31
40	Laura Alagna (USA) The Pony Shop p/b KPMG
41	Kelli Montgomery (USA) Stage 1/Airline Cycles
42	Alix Norris (USA) Colavita-Cowbell Racing
43	Elizabeth White (USA) Fast Fun Nice
44	Sarah Gibertoni (USA) Bikereg \| Share Coffee
45	Stephanie Makoujy (USA)
DNF	Stephanie Taplin (USA) Cascadia Wheel co. Factory Team
DNF	Tori Glascock (USA) Team EPS p/b Brielle Cyclery/Rutgers University
DNF	Shane Ferro (USA) King Kog / sun + air CX
DNF	Holly Neckermann (USA) Philadelphia Cyclocross Collective

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