Andrew August powers to solo win at US Men's Junior 17-18 Cyclocross Championships
Magnus White settles for silver while David Thompson takes bronze
Andrew “AJ” August (Finkraft Junior Cycling) dominated the men’s junior 17-18 contest by riding solo for the second half of the race and took the victory at the US Cyclocross National Championships.
The silver medalist from last year broke away from defending champion Magnus White (Boulder Junior Cycling) on the third lap and sailed to the finish, leaving White with the silver medal this time out. David Thompson (Finkraft Junior Cycling), riding in the white Pan-American champion's jersey, finished third to complete the podium.
“It was my first race in the US this season for cyclocross. So I took to the front and rode my own race. It was tough to shake Magnus. I think he made a little bit of a mistake after the barriers, so I just took off from there,” August said at the finish.
The 16-year-old had a long road racing season then traveled to Europe for cyclocross with the EuroCross Academy to compete in a fall block of races in Belgium and the Czech Republic, where he won Koppenbergcross.
The massive field of 73 riders opened the final day of racing in Hartford, Connecticut with White attacking on the triple run-up section with off-camber patches to take the early lead. Then along with August, the duo moved to the front of the race and gapped chasers, Thompson in third, Miles Mattern (CXHAIRS DEVO: Trek Bikes) in fourth and Ian Brown (Bear CX) in fifth.
The August-White duo remained together for one more lap, untl White struggled to remount his bike after the barriers and slipped backwards. August then hit the gas to create a three-second gap. He continued to gain time across the second half of the race, despite dealing with lap traffic, and took the victory.
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew August (USA) Finkraft Junior Cycling Team | 0:40:42 |
| 2 | Magnus White (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:00:17 |
| 3 | David Thompson (USA) Finkraft Junior Cycling Team | 0:00:41 |
| 4 | Miles Mattern (USA) CXHAIRS DEVO : Trek Bikes | 0:01:28 |
| 5 | Daniel English (USA) BEAR CX | 0:01:48 |
| 6 | Leif Bryan (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:01:59 |
| 7 | Ian Brown (USA) BEAR CX | |
| 8 | Henry Coote (USA) Riverside Racing | 0:02:14 |
| 9 | Luke Walter (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:02:27 |
| 10 | Ben Stokes (USA) Finkraft Junior Cycling Team | 0:02:31 |
| 11 | Henry Rapinz (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:02:43 |
| 12 | Carden King (USA) Charge BC XC Racing | 0:02:54 |
| 13 | Alexander Scopinich-Burgel (USA) New England Devo p-b Cadence Wealth Management | 0:03:04 |
| 14 | Eli Deboom (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:03:09 |
| 15 | Calvin Conaway (USA) Midwestdevo | |
| 16 | James Halverson (USA) Minnesota Junior Cycling | 0:03:37 |
| 17 | Jade Rohde (USA) Proterra | 0:03:44 |
| 18 | Noah Shelton (USA) Bear CX | |
| 19 | Evan Coleman (USA) Baltimore Youth Cycling | 0:03:46 |
| 20 | Nathan Cusack (USA) CXHAIRS DEVO : TREK BIKES | |
| 21 | Elias Saigh (USA) ProTerra | 0:03:53 |
| 22 | Gavin Lopez (USA) Avout Racing | 0:04:04 |
| 23 | Dylan Schroeder (USA) ProTerra | 0:04:16 |
| 24 | Will Knowles (USA) ProTerra Racing | |
| 25 | Finn Westover (USA) Team Booger | 0:04:36 |
| 26 | Luke Robinson (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:04:41 |
| 27 | Dillon Cosper (USA) Finkraft Junior Cycling Team | 0:04:43 |
| 28 | Ethan Delgrosso (USA) Shane Delgrosso rider resp | 0:04:54 |
| 29 | Presley Evans (USA) Miller School of Albemarle | 0:05:24 |
| 30 | Lukas Brandt (USA) Baltimore Youth Cycling | 0:05:36 |
| 31 | Simon Phipps (USA) Cowbell CX Racing Squad | 0:06:11 |
| 32 | Patrick Mcdonough (USA) Stedmans - Specialized Racing | 0:06:21 |
| 33 | Gus Bratetic (USA) Ignition p-b Rigd-Leitner | 0:06:53 |
| 34 | Jake Johansen (USA) Cascadia Junior Cycling | 0:07:06 |
| 35 | Ned Broersma (USA) Shark River Devo | |
| 36 | Matthew Hamsa (USA) Torchys Tacos-Bike Mart | |
| 37 | James Falconeiri (USA) AP Junior Development p-b Corner Cycle | |
| 38 | Landon Brown (USA) Team Stampede | |
| 39 | Ben Boroff (USA) BYRDS | |
| 40 | Colin Gould (USA) AP Junior Development p-b Corner Cycle | |
| 41 | Griffin Larson (USA) Green Mountain CX | |
| 42 | Otis Engel (USA) Pro 13 | |
| 43 | Jude Serrani (USA) Fort Wayne Outfitters and Bike Depot | |
| 44 | Justin Green (USA) Stage1-Airline Cycles | |
| 45 | Collin Hartman (USA) Avout Racing | |
| 46 | Mark Walter (USA) 717 Cycling | |
| 47 | Alejandro Huber (USA) Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program | |
| 48 | Beck Toro-Gordon (USA) NJCX Project | |
| 49 | Patrick Woble (USA) Stage 1-Airline Cycles | |
| 50 | Henry Berson (USA) Guys Racing Club | |
| 51 | Elijah Singleton (USA) Baltimore Youth Cycling | |
| 52 | Felix Absolonne (USA) TTEndurance Junior Devo | |
| 53 | Michael Dobronyi (USA) Alpha Bicycle Company - Groove Silverthorne | |
| 54 | Gus Lynott (USA) Baltimore Youth Cycling | |
| 55 | Joseph Otto (USA) NCTC | |
| 56 | Owen Ballard (USA) Killington Mountain School | |
| 57 | Joseph Seidel (USA) Verge Sport | |
| 58 | Alex Reichmann (USA) Rock Creek Velo | |
| 59 | John Dausch (USA) Rock Creek Velo | |
| 60 | Drake Dash (USA) ABD Cycling | |
| 61 | Jason Sullivan (USA) Killington Mountain School | |
| 62 | Jacob Gilson (USA) AP Junior Development p-b Corner Cycle | |
| 63 | Graham Halverson (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | |
| 64 | Samuel Currie (USA) New England Development p-b Cadence Wealth Management | |
| 65 | Zhiyang Wang (USA) Summit Freewheelers | |
| 66 | Tanner Kalisher (USA) NJCX Project | |
| 67 | Jensen Cervati (USA) NCTC | |
| 68 | Brenner Dick (USA) TTEndurance Junior Devo | |
| 69 | John Pierron (USA) Cyclecraft Bulldogs | |
| 70 | Owen Bott (USA) Baltimore Yourh Cycling | |
| 71 | Spencer Gibson (USA) AP Junior Development p-b Corner Cycle | |
| DNF | Benicio Thorne (USA) Biciclistaus | |
| DNF | Alexander St Andre (USA) TT Endurance Junior Devo | |
| DNS | Kaleb Toscano (USA) Syracuse Bike | |
| DNS | Evaristo Obregon (USA) Santa Cruz Free Agent |
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