Sunday’s course included an uphill switchback run-up(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Natalie Tapias (Thisteamsaveslives) sprinting over the barriers with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ellen Noble (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) leading Emma White with two laps remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Katina Walker (Park Ave. Bike Shop) running the barriers with one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
On Sunday the course included a new extremely steep descent(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Kate Lysakowski (Goe’s Garage) riding in fourth position with three laps remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Libby White (House Industries) riding the zig-zag course on the lower grass field with two laps remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jena Page Greaser (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) riding in third position halfway through the race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ellen Noble (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) leading Emma White down a steep descent halfway through the race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The long sand pit had a U-turn halfway making the second half more difficult to ride(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Britlee Bowman (House Industries) following Kathryn Cumming (Cyclocross Magazine) on the steep run-up(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Natasha Elliot (Red Truck-Garneau) riding the sand pit in fifth position on lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jena Page Greaser (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) leading the Elite Women through the double sand pit during lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jena Greaser (JAM/MNCC/Vittoria) leading Noble, White, and Maximenko on the run-up during lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jena Page Greaser (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) moving into the lead to the left of team-mate Ellen Noble(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
104 Emma White (Cyclocrossworld.com) leading Ellen Noble around a high berm(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The Elite Women head out onto the course at Look Park(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ellen Noble (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) takes the hole-shot on the grass start(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Emma White (Cyclocrossworld.com) was expected to give Noble another good battle(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Verge Series leader Ellen Noble (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) got the first call-up on Sunday(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Raphael Gagne (Red Truck-Garneau) takes the win at Cycle-Smart International in convincing style(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
120 Charles Berhtram (Team Cuppow) running the barriers with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Patrick Collins (Minuteman) sprinting over the barriers with one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Cyclo-Smart founder Adam Myerson was racing the event for the 25th time(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Raphael Gagne (Red Truck-Garneau) bunny-hopped the high barriers all weekend(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Anthony Clark (Squid Bikes) riding with the six chasers(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Cameron Dodge was part of the six-man chase group(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Raphael Gagne (Red Truck-Garneau) running the uphill switchbacks alone(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Michael Van Den Ham (Red Truck- Garneau) riding a high berm during lap three(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Cameron Dodge riding in third position during lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
David Berg (Dartmouth) on a steep descent during lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dillon McNicholas (Polartec) takes second place in a sprint for second place(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Michael Van Den Ham (Red Truck-Garneau) and Scott Smith (JAM/NCC/Vittoria) were part of a group of six still chasing Gagne with one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Joachim Parbo (Challenge Tires) coming through the start with one lap remaining(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Gagne moves into the overall Series lead(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Derrick St. John (Silber Pro Cycling) at the start(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The large Elite Men’s field started on grass(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Raphael Gagne (Red Truck-Garneau) having a small bobble in the sand pit(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Sunday’s course included a steep descent that ended in a sharp left hand turn at the bottom(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Raphael Gagne (Red Truck-Garneau) was all alone by lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
A group of seven racers were chasing Gagne on lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Dillon McNicholas (Polartec) leading Saturday’s winner Michael Van Den Ham on the steep run-up(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Emma White (Cyclocrossworld.com) wins the Cycle-Smart International on Sunday(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Gagne's mountain bike skills helped him ride the pro section fast and smooth(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Clark carries his custom Squid Bikes up the run-up, leading the chase(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Dodge in the seven-person chase(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
The JAM Fund's Scott Smith with a solid ride today, earning the U23 Series leader's jersey(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Patrick Collins, a local U23 racer, on his way to 15th today(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Myerson, founder of the race 25 years ago, and President of the Verge New England Cyclo-cross Series, presented by Cycle-Smart and Stan's NoTubes(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
McNicholas on the descent as the shadows lengthen(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Gagne hopping the Stan's NoTubes barriers(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
The chase, still all together with only a few laps to go(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Gagne claims the win and the Series lead as the sprint winds up behind him(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
McNicholas, after the sprint in which he claimed second, congratulates Smith on a great race(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
White wins the traditional Northampton cookie from Tart Bakery, Noble second, Maximenko third(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Noble in the women's overall Series leader's jersey(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
The U23 men's podium: Smith wins, Collins second, recently-upgraded Lints third(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Smith nabs the U23 leader's jersey(Image credit: Todd Prekaski)
Corbin Strong abandons after stage 1 crash, planned 'wing man' Jake Stewart breaks collarbone, but Gilmore steps in to guide Vernon to team's first victory of season
Race director Stuart O'Grady said there was 'no hesitation' in making decision to remove Willunga Hill as 'it's sad from a racing point of view … but it's the most common sense and sensible decision for rider safety and public safety'