Christoph Sauser sweeps the weekend for Specialized at the Sea Otter Classic (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Giant riders Carl Decker and Adam Craig congratulate each other at the finish(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Todd Wells (Specialized) won the short track event on Saturday(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Hall-of-famer David Tinker Jaurez (Sho-Air Cannondale)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Canadian chamion Derek Zandstra (Scott 3Rox Racing)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Elite men's start on the race track at Laguna Seca for the Sea Otter Classic(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Geoff Kabush (Scott 3Rox Racing) leading the pro men out onto the course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ninety-eight men started in the pro cross country event(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
A lead group of eleven men cross a ridge near the end of lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The leaders were riding a paceline on much of the course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Specialized had control of the race with two riders on the front(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christoph Sauser (Specialized) was strong on the climbs(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The group was large at the end of lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christoph Sauser (Specialized) alone on the climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christoph Sauser (Specialized) leading Todd Wells near the top of the course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
TJ Woodruff (Backcountry.com) at the start(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Race Director Jeff Frost raises the US flag for the singing of the national anthem(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Spectators eagerly awaited their riders after two hours of racing(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
US Cross Country National Champion Stephen Ettinger (BMC Mountain Bike) rolls up to the line(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Riders in the starting grid for the Sea Otter cross country at Laguna Seca Raceway(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Todd Wells (Specialized) appeared to be helping his teammate Christoph Sauser get away(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air Cannondale) was in the lead group after lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Geoff Kabush (Scott 3Rox Racing) followed by teammate and Canadian Champion Derek Zandstra(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
American National Champion Stephen Ettinger (BMC) made it into the select group on lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Kerry Werner (BMC Project) riding just behind the leaders after one lap(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Carl Decker (Team Giant) near the end of the first lap(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Tinker Jaurez (Sho-Air Cannondale) was competitive as usual(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jason Sager (Backcountry.com) near the end of lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Tinker Jaurez (Sho-Air Cannondale) riding into the finish(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christoph Sauser (Specialized) had plenty of time to celebrate at the finish(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christoph Sauser (Specialized) had a small lead at the end of lap one and teammate Todd Wells blocking for him(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Christoph Sauser (Specialized) at the starting line(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
One day after his teammate Todd Wells won the short track, Specalized's Christoph Sauser won the elite men's cross country race at the Sea Otter Classic on Saturday in Monterey, California.
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