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The podium with Hyde taking centre-stage (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Stephen Hyde leads, but Jeremy Powers has his eye on the win (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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On the final lap, Powers and Hyde put the pressure on, trying to lose Owen (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Powers, Hyde and Owen finally broke with the rest of the lead group (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Powers and Trebon rounded the off-camber 180 together in pursuit of Hyde and Owen (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Powers led Hyde into the sand on the last lap, but would ultimately place second (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Jeremy Powers finally caught up to the lead group nearly 30 minutes into the race (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Cody Kaiser was one of the few racers to successfully ride the huge limestone steps at Eva Bandman Park (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Stephen Hyde passed teammate Curtis White to chase down the lead group (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Ryan Trebon enjoyed the lead early in the race, followed closely by Logan Owen (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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An ecstatic Stephen Hyde took the win on Day One of the Derby City Cup (Image credit: Kent Baumgardt)

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Logan Owen leads the select group early the Elite Men’s race, and was active at the front for much of the race (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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The Elite Men’s field is lead on to the dirt by Ryan Trebon and Curtis White of cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com, Danny Summerhill of Maxxis-Shimano, and Jeremy Durrin, Neon Velo (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Gage Hecht leads the UCI 17-18 Juniors field on to the dirt. Hecht and Spencer Petrov traded lead throughout the race, but a bobble by Petrov on the last lap in the final dirt section gave Hecht the lead and the win (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Kerry Warner and Jamey Driscoll roll through the forest section during course inspection (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Stephen Hyde wins his first UCI C1 race, the Derby City Cup in Louisville (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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The riders hit a run-up section (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Ryan Trebon leads the Elite Men’s field on the first trip through the lengthy sand pit (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Stephen Hyde casts an eye at the Louisville course, which featured mostly tacky conditions by race time despite receiving rain in the days prior (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Raleigh-Clement teammates Kerry Warner and Jamey Driscoll relax in late afternoon while awaiting the 6:15pm start time at the Derby City Cup (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

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Jeremy Powers had to make up for lost time after a first-lap tangle in a crowded muddy section, but worked his way up from nearly mid-pack to the front in a few laps (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

Stephen Hyde (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) knocked US champion Jeremy Powers from his unbeaten streak of C1 wins Saturday at the Derby City Cup opener in Kentucky, putting pressure on Powers thoughout the race and outsprinting him in the finale.

Logan Owen (California Giant Cycling), who also pressured Powers throughout but fell out of the lead trio on the last lap, finished third.

Owen and Ryan Trebon (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) traded off supplying the power on the front over the first two laps, breaking up the field with a lead group that also included Hyde, Curtis White (Optum Pro Cycling) and Tobin Ortenblad (California Giant Cycling).

Powers lurked a few seconds back in a group that included Travis Livermon (Mock Orange Bikes Pro CX), Zach McDonald (Streamline Insurance Services), Allen Krughoff (Optum ), Kerry Werner and Andrew Dillaman (Cyclocross Network Racing), among others.

Powers picked things up during the third lap to weld the two groups back together, and he started the fifth lap with a group of seven that also included Owen, Trebon, Powers, Krughoff, Livermon and Hyde.

Owens wasn’t finished putting Powers under pressure, however, as the 20-year-old poured it on again during lap five to split things up once more. Trebon picked up the chase, followed in quick succession by Hyde, White, Krughoff and then Powers.

The sixth lap heated up when Hyde jumped away and got a gap on Owens. Powers overtook Trebon and slipped into the third spot on the course with three laps remaining.

Powers showed why he’s a three-time elite national champion when he bridged to the leaders on lap seven. Powers immediately pressed the pace again, and the now-lead trio of Powers, Owen and Hyde continued to open the gap.

The three leaders started the final lap with a 16-second lead over Trebon and looked set to fight it out among themselves for the win, but Owen lost the pace while Powers and Hyde raced neck and neck for the long paved stretch to the finish. The pair traded turns on the front heading into the final sprint, where Hyde took the upset win under the lights.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Stephen Hyde (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld	1:01:03
2	Jeremy Powers (USA) Aspire Racing	0:00:02
3	Logan Owen (USA) California Giant Cycling	0:00:31
4	Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld	0:01:03
5	Curtis White (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:01:20
6	Kerry Werner (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Bennefit Strategies	0:01:21
7	Allen Krughoff (USA) Noosa Pro Cyclocross	0:01:22
8	Travis Livermon (USA) Mock Orange Bikes Pro CX	0:01:43
9	Andrew Dillman (USA) Cyclocross Network Racing
10	Tobin Ortenblad (USA) California Giant Cycling	0:02:07
11	Garry Millburn (Aus) Trek SRAM Champion System	0:02:14
12	James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh/Clement	0:02:17
13	Dan Timmerman (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite Cy	0:03:03
14	Grant Ellwood (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport	0:03:16
15	Mitchell Hoke (USA) The Pros Closet	0:03:20
16	Tristan Uhl (USA) Giant South
17	Lance Haidet (USA) Raleigh/Clement	0:03:50
18	Adam Craig (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road	0:04:05
19	Carl Decker (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:04:22
20	Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) SET Coaching	0:04:25
21	Yannick Eckmann (USA) Maxxis Shimano	0:04:32
22	Cody Kaiser (USA) LangeTwins/Specialized Title	0:04:46
23	Hugo Robinson (GBr) Neon Velo Cycling Team	0:04:52
24	Robert Marion (USA) American Classic ProCX	0:05:20
25	Brannan Fix (USA) Alpha Bicycle Co./Subaru	0:05:31
26	Ryan Knapp (USA) First Internet Bank	0:06:24
27	Ian Mcpherson (USA) The Pro Closet	0:06:50
28	Ian Mcshane (USA) VO2 Multisport	0:07:13
29	Skyler Mackey (USA) KCCV Elite Cyclocross Team	0:07:15
30	Jerry Dufour (USA)	0:07:20
31	Zach Mcdonald (USA) Streamline Insurance Services	-2 Laps
32	Jacob Lasley (USA) SPCX p/b R.K. BLACK
33	Gavin Haley (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road
34	Maxx Chance (USA) The Pros Closet
35	Byron Rice (USA) Clemmons Bicycle Racing
36	Dan Teaters (USA) Team Wheel & Sprocket
37	Michael Lange (USA)
38	Spencer Whittier (USA) Privateer Cyclocross Chattanoog
39	Travis Braun (USA) Revolution Cycles
40	Jake Wells (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite Cy
41	Peter Glassford (Can) Trek Canada	-3 Laps
42	Connor Dilger (USA) Above & Beyond Cancer
43	Ryan Woodall (USA) Top Gear Bicycles
44	Stephen Tilford (USA) Tradewind Energy
45	Spencer Downing (USA)
46	John Francisco (USA) VO2 Multisport
47	Kent Ross (USA) Marion University
48	Trevor Harding (USA)
49	Hunter Resek (USA) C3Twenty20 Cycling	-4 Laps
50	Alex Meucci (USA) Team Bents
51	Cooper Willsey (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com
52	Abe Goorskey (USA) American Classic ProCX
53	Taylor Kruse (USA) Paradise Garage Racing	-5 Laps
54	Raymond Smith (USA) Clarksville Schwinn powered by
55	Grayson Brookshire (USA) Greenlife-Organic Valley p/b Hi
DNF	Ben Berden (Bel) W Cup Stomper
DNF	Chris Drummond (USA) SPCX p/b R.K. BLACK
DNF	Philip Short (USA) Trek Store Greensboro