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September 16, 2023
USCX 2023 🇺🇸 – 1 – Virginia‘s Blue Ridge Go Cross C1 – Roanoke, Virginia
The USCX Cyclocross Series is helping to broaden the reach of the sport in the United States by gradually introducing more people to cyclocross,
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September 16, 2023
USCX 2023 🇺🇸 – 1 – Virginia‘s Blue Ridge Go Cross C1 – Roanoke, Virginia
The USCX Cyclocross Series is helping to broaden the reach of the sport in the United States by gradually introducing more people to cyclocross, with four rounds lined up for the 2023 season on some of the most challenging courses on the North American circuit. The series is a fairly new addition to the US calendar, with its inaugural edition taking place in 2021 to help introduce the sport to the masses. The USCX series combines the UCI Class 1 and Class 2 cyclocross races to create a four round series in the north-east of the United States, with each round taking place over a weekend with a full two days of racing. Each round has events for both men and women in the elite, junior and amateur categories. The overall standings for the series operates on a points-based system, with the winner of each race taking 15 points towards the title, second place 10 points, third place 8 points and 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the rest of the Top-10.
Loris Rouiller (Heizomat-Kloster Kitchen) won the C1 elite men’s contest at Virginia’s Blue Ridge GO Cross in a three-rider sprint to the line in Roanoke, Virginia. Anton Ferdinande (DHM) finished second and Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD-Trek Bikes) settled for third.
The clash of the top contenders to begin the US Cyclocross Series (USCX) faded away as men’s defending series champion Curtis White (Steve Tilford Foundation Racing) could not match the pace of the younger trio on the rolling course and finished seven seconds behind for fourth place. Vincent Baestaens (Spits CX season), who won five USCX races last season, finished fifth, 28 seconds behind White, who made his first appearance in the stars-and-stripes jersey.
Rouiller, who finished 18th in his first appearance in the elite race at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships last year, said he waited to make his winning move from a group of five riders on the ninth and final lap.
“It’s a very fast race. The climb [School Hill], it’s so hard for the legs because you push your maximum and can attack there but the guys come so fast in back of you,” the Swiss winner said. “It’s just so fast today.”
On the 2.9km Fallon Park circuit was School Hill, located at the start and finish of each lap. It was there that Rouiller said he pushed the pace on the final lap to drop Baestaens and White, and then had to hold off Ferdinande and Strohmeyer at the end.
Sunday the same 42 men are expected to line up for the C2 contest at GO Cross, and more points for the USCX standings.
Results :
 won the C1 elite men’s contest at Virginia’s Blue Ridge GO Cross in a three-rider sprint to the line in Roanoke, Virginia. Anton Ferdinande (DHM) finished second and Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD-Trek Bikes) settled for third.
The clash of the top contenders to begin the US Cyclocross Series (USCX) faded away as men’s defending series champion Curtis White (Steve Tilford Foundation Racing) could not match the pace of the younger trio on the rolling course and finished seven seconds behind for fourth place. Vincent Baestaens (Spits CX season), who won five USCX races last season, finished fifth, 28 seconds behind White, who made his first appearance in the stars-and-stripes jersey.
Rouiller, who finished 18th in his first appearance in the elite race at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships last year, said he waited to make his winning move from a group of five riders on the ninth and final lap.
“It’s a very fast race. The climb [School Hill], it’s so hard for the legs because you push your maximum and can attack there but the guys come so fast in back of you,” the Swiss winner said. “It’s just so fast today.”
On the 2.9km Fallon Park circuit was School Hill, located at the start and finish of each lap. It was there that Rouiller said he pushed the pace on the final lap to drop Baestaens and White, and then had to hold off Ferdinande and Strohmeyer at the end.
Sunday the same 42 men are expected to line up for the C2 contest at GO Cross, and more points for the USCX standings.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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