Nicholas Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross take the win.
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Anthony Grand (Cyfac/Champion Systems p/b Revolution) flies up the stairs.
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The course included a view of Nassau County’s September 11th Memorial.
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A very intense Andrew Crooks (NYC Velo) concentrates on the stairs.
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Unattached Wisconsin rider Chris Hurst, gets a taste of East Coast racing.
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Kissena rider and race promoter, Myles Romanow, shows his teammate J.P. Partland how to take the stairs.
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Nicholas Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) rounds a turn.
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Valentin Scherz (Cyfac-Champion Systems Racing Team p/b Revolution) contemplates his last weekend racing in the US.
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Masters Champ Jonny Bold (Comer Cycle) shows his stars and stripes on the field.
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Wisconsin rider Chris Hurst makes his move and moves ahead.
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Nicholas Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) makes it neck-and neck.
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Mid Atlantic Race Leader, Valentin Scherz (Cyfac- Champion Systems Racing Team p/b Revolution) keeps his title, despite a third place finish.
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Nicholas Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) jumps the fence to the start the last lap.
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. Unsigned rider Chris Hurst comes down to the wire with Keough making a great sprint finish and taking the number two spot
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My best guess would be that social media has accelerated the glorification and fetishization of the Alpe d’Huez atmosphere, and more and more people are heading up with the primary focus of seeking out the hot-spots where the music is loudest, and the costumes are wildest.