Scott Funston and Gage Hecht complete the podium in Montana
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Eric Brunner celebrates victory in the elite men's 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
Eric Brunner on the attack at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
The testing course at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
The 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships included a lap of the track(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
There was also an off-camber section at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
The elite men line-up for the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
The elite men's race at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
Eric Brunner on the steps at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
Eric Brunner goes solo at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
The start of the elite men's 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
Eric Brunner dominated the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)
Eric Brunner won the elite men’s Pan American Cyclocross Championships title with a dominant ride on the technical but fast course in Missoula, Montana.
Brunner opened a seven-second gap on the opening lap of the eight-lap race and was then consistently faster as he dominated the different obstacles of the course.
He finished with a final lap time of 7:52, to win ahead of Funston by almost two minutes. Funston finished 17 seconds ahead of Hecht to secure the silver medal.
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