Plaxton and Davison remain 2011 Pro XCT leaders
Mellow Johnny's Classic wraps up round four
Max Plaxton and Lea Davison (Specialized) are the leaders of the US Pro Cross Country Tour (US Pro XCT) following the fourth round at the Mellow Johnny's Classic in Dripping Springs, Texas, on Saturday.
Plaxton beat his teammate Todd Wells and Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) for the win in the most recent men's round. On a 90-degree (Fahrenheit) day during which several riders wore ice vests at the starting line, Plaxton used a surge on the last lap to overtake Wells for the win. Plaxton had started the last lap with a deficit of approximately five seconds.
"I let Todd push the pace at the start and just kind of sat on Sid (Taberlay) and Sam," Plaxton said. "But when Todd got that gap, I knew I couldn't wait too long to catch him. When I got on my own, I found that I was riding that stuff faster than anyone."
As a result, Plaxton has opened a 40-point margin over Wells in the US Pro XCT standings. Schultz, Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory), who was absent from round four and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Trek) round out the top five. Stephen Ettinger (BMC Mountainbike Development) is the top Under 23 rider, sitting in ninth place.
In the women's round four, Georgia Gould (Luna Pro) finished five seconds ahead of Davison and Daniela Campuzano (Turbo Bike Team).
Gould opened an early lead and never relented. "I wanted to be in front and pick my lines," Gould said. "I just rode my own race."
Davison tried to stay with Gould in the early stages of the race, but changed her strategy at the midpoint. "It was important to relax and ride your own race because when I was focused on catching Georgia, I was all over the place," Davison said.
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With her most recent victory, Gould narrowed Davison's lead in the women's US Pro XCT standings to 10 points. Chloe Forsman (BMC Mountainbike Development), who finished fifth in the race, is 170 points behind Davison in third. Erica Zaveta (BMC Mountainbike Development) is the top American Under 23 women's rider, in 13th place.
In the team standings, Specialized USA Factory Racing has a 36-point edge on Subaru-Trek. Luna Pro sits in third place, 10 points ahead of the BMC MTB Development Team. Specialized Factory Racing completes the top five.
The US Pro XCT heads next to the Subaru Cup in Mt. Morris, Wisconsin on June 25. The series is run by USA Cycling.
See Cyclingnews' full coverage of the US Pro XCT round at the Mellow Johnny's Classic.
US Pro XCT Standings
# | Rider Name (Country) | Standing | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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1 | Max Plaxton (Can) | 770 | pts |
2 | Todd Wells (USA) | 730 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sam Schultz (USA) | 640 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jeremiah Bishop (USA) | 560 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) | 440 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Sid Taberlay (Aus) | 440 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Adam Craig (USA) | 390 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Spencer Paxson (USA) | 355 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Stephen Ettinger* (USA) | 330 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Geoff Kabush (Can) | 290 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Rotem Ishay (Isr) | 275 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Raphael Gagne (Can) | 250 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Ryan Woodall (USA) | 246 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Kerry Werner* (USA) | 205 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Adam Morka (Can) | 190 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Jason Sager (USA) | 185 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Troy Wells (USA) | 185 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Ignacio Torres (Mex) | 180 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Barry Wicks (USA) | 160 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) | 130 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
20 | Derek Zandstra (Can) | 130 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Mitchell Hoke (USA) | 126 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Justin Lindine (USA) | 124 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Dana Weber (USA) | 112 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Peter Glassford (Can) | 100 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Tj Woodruff (USA) | 94 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Drew Edsall (USA) | 90 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
27 | Ryan Trebon (USA) | 90 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Kris Sneddon (Can) | 88 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) | 85 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Seamus Powell* (USA) | 80 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
31 | Thomas Turner (USA) | 80 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Juan Carlos Herndandez (Mex) | 80 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Bryson Perry (USA) | 72 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Alejando Barajas* (Mex) | 55 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Vincent Lombardi (USA) | 50 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Jack Hinkens* (USA) | 48 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Emmanuel Valencia (Mex) | 45 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Matt Gordon (USA) | 40 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
39 | Jesse Anthony (USA) | 40 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Miguel Valadez (Mex) | 39 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Bryan Fawley (USA) | 35 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Kalan Beisel (USA) | 35 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Rick Wetherald (USA) | 30 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Blake Harlan (USA) | 28 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
45 | Colin Cares (USA) | 28 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
45 | Antoine Caron* (Can) | 28 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | John Nobil (USA) | 26 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
48 | Kevin Fish* (USA) | 26 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Francis Morin* (Can) | 24 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Zachary Valdez (USA) | 23 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Lukas Buchli (Swi) | 22 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Brandon Draugelis (USA) | 20 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
53 | Brian Van Ulden (USA) | 20 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Jorge Munoz (USA) | 18 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
55 | Ben Bostrom (USA) | 18 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
55 | Jeff Herrera (USA) | 18 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Cody Kaiser* (USA) | 16 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
58 | Brady Kappius (USA) | 16 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
58 | Tyson Wagler* (Can) | 16 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Russell Finsterwald* (USA) | 14 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
61 | Sean Donovan (USA) | 14 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Jason Siegle (USA) | 14 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Aaron Elwell (USA) | 12 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
64 | Adam Snyder (USA) | 12 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
64 | David Tinker Juarez (USA) | 12 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Marton Blazso (Hun) | 10 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
67 | Carl Decker (USA) | 10 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Lucas Brusseau (USA) | 9 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
69 | Eric Batty (Can) | 9 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
69 | Aaron Bradford (USA) | 9 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Martin Cox (USA) | 8 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
72 | Joshua Carlson (Aus) | 8 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
72 | Kevin Smallman (USA) | 8 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Jason Young (USA) | 7 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | John Rines (USA) | 6 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
76 | Tim Allen (USA) | 6 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Craig Wohlschlae (USA) | 5 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
78 | Ken Onodera (Jpn) | 5 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Anthony Sinyard (USA) | 4 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Ned Overend (USA) | 4 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Graham Aldredge* (USA) | 3 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
82 | Menso De Jong* (USA) | 3 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
82 | Jim Hewett (USA) | 3 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Wiley Mosley (USA) | 2 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
85 | Colin Osborn (USA) | 2 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | David Hanes (USA) | 1 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) | Standing | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lea Davison (USA) | 720 | pts |
2 | Georgia Gould (USA) | 710 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Chloe Forsman (USA) | 550 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Emily Batty (Can) | 530 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Krista Park (USA) | 466 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Catherine Pendrel (Can) | 390 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Heather Irmiger (USA) | 350 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sarah Kaufmann (USA) | 344 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Amanda Carey (USA) | 340 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Daniela Campuzano Chavez (Mex) | 310 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Carolyn Popovic (USA) | 306 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Judy Freeman (USA) | 290 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Erica Zaveta* (USA) | 290 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Zephanie Blasi (USA) | 260 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Katerina Nash (Cze) | 180 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Lydia Tanner* (USA) | 172 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Kelli Emmett (USA) | 160 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
17 | Marie-Helen Premont (Can) | 160 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Pua Mata (USA) | 140 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Amanda Sin (Can) | 130 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Linnea Koons (USA) | 126 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Mical Dyck (Can) | 120 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Kathy Sherwin (USA) | 90 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Kelsy Bingham (USA) | 90 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Teal Stetson-Lee (USA) | 80 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Nina Baum (USA) | 80 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Sarah Maile (USA) | 78 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Shannon Gibson (USA) | 75 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Deyanira Guerrero (Mex) | 67 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Erica Tingey (USA) | 63 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Kaila Hart* (USA) | 54 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Laura Bietola* (Can) | 50 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Rebecca Rusch (USA) | 45 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Catherine Vipond (Can) | 40 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Aleksandra Mooradian (Pol) | 30 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Danelle Kabush (Can) | 26 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Kristina Laforge* (Can) | 24 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Alice Pennington (USA) | 22 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Rebecca Beaumont* (Can) | 18 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
39 | Brandi Heisterman (Can) | 18 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Caroline Mani (Fra) | 10 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Anna Fortner (USA) | 9 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Caley Brooks* (Can) | 8 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Laura Winberry (USA) | 7 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
# | Team | Standing | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Specialized Racing USA | 191 | pts |
2 | Subaru-Trek | 155 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Luna Pro Team | 146 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | BMC MTB Development | 136 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Specialized Factory Racing | 9 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |