Andrew Strohmeyer (CX Hairs Devo: Trek Bikes) gained the boys’s under-23 title with a dominant efficiency on the US Cyclocross Nationwide Championships in Hartford, Connecticut.
Jules van Kempen (Alpha Bicycle Firm-Groove Silverthorne) took the silver medal, 9 seconds sooner than Dillon McNeill (CX Hairs Devo: Trek Bikes) who earned the bronze. McNeill’s teammate Daxton Mock completed fourth and Jack Spranger (Bear CX) was fifth.
Strohmeyer wasted no time and flew off the entrance to take an early lead. Snow fell simply as shortly from the overcast sky however was not but sticking to the two.2-mile course via Riverside Park. The 20-year-old’s aggressive begin paid off as his lead was by no means challenged throughout the six-lap occasion.
“One thing simply instructed me to hit the entrance and experience arduous, and it labored,” Strohmeyer mentioned on the end. “I like situations like this and it was extra slippery each lap. I simply hit the proper traces each lap and stayed upright.
“I’ve been struggling the primary half of he season. After the Pan American Championships I knew I had work to do.”
It was the primary ‘cross victory of the season for Strohmeyer, who was the runner-up at Pan-American Championships only a month in the past and the silver medalist at nationals in DuPage County final yr.
Van Kempen led the chase behind, with the CX Hairs Devo: Trek duo of Mock and McNeill tagging together with Spranger to spherical out the highest 5. The strain was on for the quartet as that they had a 14-second hole to the chief earlier than the primary half lap was accomplished.
After the second circuit, solely Strohmeyer and the 4 chasers remained in rivalry. Dylan Zakrajsek trailed in no-man’s land 34 seconds off the tempo, and the remainder of the sector was greater than a minute again. All of the leaders took bike adjustments as they handed the pits, with changes in tyre strain being made to achieve extra grip on the slippery course.
Van Kempen and McNeill matched one another with related pedal strokes, dismounts and working as they battled for podium spots, whereas Strohmeyer stored the duo at bay as he continued his quest for the gold.
With one lap to go, Strohmeyer continued to get out of the saddle and push to increase his 32-second margin over the chasers. Mock moved previous Pan-Am champ Spranger to experience into fourth place on the ultimate circuit.
| Pos. | Rider Identify (Nation) Crew | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Strohmeyer (USA) CX Hairs Devo:Trek Bikes | 0:52:33 |
| 2 | Jules Van Kempen (USA) Alpha Bicycle Firm – Groove Silverthorne | 0:00:34 |
| 3 | Dillon McNeill (USA) CXHairs Devo: Trek Bikes | 0:00:43 |
| 4 | Daxton Mock (USA) CXHairs Devo: Trek Bikes | 0:01:02 |
| 5 | Jack Spranger (USA) Bear CX | 0:01:18 |
| 6 | Dylan Zakrajsek (USA) | 0:02:30 |
| 7 | Brody Mcdonald (USA) Pony Store Cyclocross Crew | 0:02:48 |
| 8 | Nick Carter (USA) NorthStar Improvement | 0:02:59 |
| 9 | Ivan Sippy (USA) Crew Phase 28 | 0:03:03 |
| 10 | Marcis Shelton (USA) Bear CX | 0:03:11 |
| 11 | Austin Beard (USA) Bicycle Categorical Racing | |
| 12 | Carson Beard (USA) Fort Lewis School | 0:03:25 |
| 13 | Adam Mote (USA) US Olympic Improvement | 0:03:29 |
| 14 | George Piepgras (USA) Fort Lewis School | 0:03:38 |
| 15 | Lucas Stierwalt (USA) ProTerra Racing | 0:04:07 |
| 16 | Cobe Freeburn (USA) Fort Lewis School | |
| 17 | Owen Brenneman (USA) CXHAIRS Devo : Trek Bikes | 0:04:32 |
| 18 | Luke Elphingstone (USA) Colorado Mesa College | 0:04:52 |
| 19 | Tanner Wescott (USA) Anthem Collective | 0:05:11 |
| 20 | Vin Hludzinski (USA) Colorado Mesa College | 0:05:29 |
| 21 | Adrian Magun (USA) Fort Lewis School | 0:05:41 |
| 22 | Luke Arens (USA) | 0:05:52 |
| 23 | Peter Swinand (USA) Pony Store Cyclocross Crew | 0:06:01 |
| 24 | Nicholas Tabares (USA) Pure Grocers Biking Crew – Crew Tabares | 0:06:10 |
| 25 | Ryder Uetrecht (USA) ProTerra Racing | 0:06:14 |
| 26 | Kevin Mullaly (USA) | 0:06:20 |
| 27 | Ryan Avery (USA) AP Junior Improvement p-b Nook Cycle | 0:06:48 |
| 28 | Justin Peck (USA) Reside Play Actual Property | 0:06:55 |
| 29 | Roscoe Zaremba (USA) | 0:07:05 |
| 30 | Jacob Olander (USA) Perpetually Endurance | 0:07:09 |
| 31 | Elijah Johnson (USA) Milligan College | 0:07:25 |
| 32 | Nathan Knowles (USA) PROTERRA RACING | 0:07:54 |
| 33 | Joseph Lellman (USA) | |
| 34 | Kristof Hopkins (USA) Stedmans-Specialised Racing | |
| 35 | Patrick Frank (USA) UVM Biking – JAM – NCC | |
| 36 | Oliver Boyd (USA) Colorado Mesa College | |
| 37 | Trevor August (USA) Milligan College | |
| 38 | Haru Watts (USA) NJCX Venture | |
| 39 | Aiden Mapel (USA) Aggressive Edge Racing | |
| 40 | Lucas Worth-Glynn (USA) | |
| 41 | Jakob Craig (USA) Lindenwood College | |
| 42 | William Seitz (USA) Milligan College | |
| 43 | Max Chilsen (USA) Lees-McRae School | |
| 44 | Kyle Small (USA) Alpha Bicycle Firm – Groove Silverthorne | |
| 45 | Jack Carey (USA) CBRC | |
| 46 | Owen Rogers (USA) Lindenwood College | |
| 47 | Blake Dawson (USA) Fort Wayne Outfitters | |
| 48 | Jacob Bernas (USA) Velocious Sport | |
| 49 | Keven Figueroa (USA) | |
| 50 | Jura Gerlach (USA) Lindenwood College | |
| DNF | Vaughn Veenendaal (USA) Colorado Mesa College | |
| DNF | Garrett Payer (USA) Fort Lewis School | |
| DNF | John Hughes (USA) | |
| DNF | Nathan Champney (USA) Lindenwood College | |
| DNS | Ian McDonald (USA) Guerrilla Enterprises LLC | |
| DNS | Brody Burnham (USA) Lindenwood College |