Hecht tops Haidet in CincyCX C1
Werner rounds out podium
Facing a slick, muddy CincyCX race in Kingswood Park on Saturday, Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycle Co./Groove Subaru) knew he had to be in front to avoid crashes, and after taking the hole shot, his aggressive strategy paid off with a stellar victory in the UCI C1-ranked event.
Lance Haidet (Donnelly Sports) and Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) rounded out the podium.
"I was the first one on the second row for call-ups, so I got to choose a good wheel. I started right behind Kerry [Werner] and [Stephen] Hyde, I knew they were going to be good off the line. With it being so slick, I knew that you needed to be up there before you got to the first couple off camber areas, otherwise you were going to be just pack fodder behind everyone. So I actually think I was fourth wheel going into the first off-camber section, kept it upright, and then actually halfway through the first lap, I was able to go to the front and start laying it down, " explained Haidet.
Hecht's efforts formed an early lead group with Haidet, Cooper Willsey and US champion Stephen Hyde (both Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com).
"Watching a lot of the races today, I knew that there was going to be a lot of carnage throughout the course and I just didn't want to be risk being behind some of that and letting a move go. It could just cause separation and I'd have to close it later in the race so that was the goal today," Hecht said.
Another attack and Hecht was off the front with Haidet in pursuit.
"Lance [Haidet] was definitely keeping me on my toes. As you know from seeing him at Hartford a few years ago, he's got some really good technical skills and he knows how to ride under pressure so he was definitely keeping me nervous all day but it was really good. It was good to have him out there today being on my road team and all," Hecht stated.
Behind, Werner battled with Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz / Donkey Label Racing), Curtis White (Cannondale p/b cyclocrossworld.com) and Willsey, but eventually forged a small gap and came in for third over White.
Hyde, racing for the first time in five weeks since breaking his sternum in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Waterloo, came in 10th.
"It was pretty rough. I needed that intensity in my legs. I needed to get that first race out of the way and see where I'm at," Hyde said. "Everybody has been racing so well, and they've all had their opportunity to do and this is my third day of riding off road in five weeks. It's got its difficulties for sure."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Gage Hecht (USA) Alpha Bicycle co. / Groove Suba | 1:05:43 |
2 | Lance Haidet (USA) Donnelly Sports | 0:00:16 |
3 | Kerry Werner (USA) Kona Maxxis Shimano | 0:00:23 |
4 | Tobin Ortenblad (USA) Santa Cruz / Donkey Label Racing | 0:00:29 |
5 | Curtis White (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld. | 0:01:14 |
6 | Grant Ellwood (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport | 0:01:25 |
7 | Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions | 0:01:32 |
8 | Cooper Willsey (USA) Cannodale pb CYCLOCROSSWORLD.CO | 0:01:34 |
9 | James Driscoll (USA) Pivot-Maxxis p/b Stans-DNA Cycl | 0:01:40 |
10 | Stephen Hyde (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld | 0:01:47 |
11 | Cody Kaiser (USA) LangeTwins / Specialized | 0:01:59 |
12 | Brannan Fix (USA) Alpha Bicycle co. / Groove Suba | 0:02:07 |
13 | Denzel Stephenson (USA) | 0:02:17 |
14 | Spencer Petrov (USA) Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld | 0:02:25 |
15 | Brian Matter (USA) Linear Sport Racing | 0:03:09 |
16 | Andrew Dillman (USA) SDG-Muscle Monster | 0:03:25 |
17 | Ross Ellwood (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport | 0:03:31 |
18 | Troy Wells (USA) | 0:03:53 |
19 | Caleb Swartz (USA) Linear Sport Racing Team | 0:03:56 |
20 | Tyler Clark (Can) | 0:04:01 |
21 | Bjorn Selander (USA) Donkey Label /Bingham Built | 0:04:26 |
22 | Tristan Uhl (USA) | 0:04:37 |
23 | Maxx Chance (USA) | 0:04:43 |
24 | Eric Thompson (USA) MSPEEDWAX | 0:04:46 |
25 | Jack Kisseberth (USA) Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions | 0:04:52 |
26 | Christopher Aitken (Aus) | 0:05:15 |
27 | Gunnar Holmgren (Can) Hardwood Next Wave Cycling Team | 0:05:22 |
28 | Tyler Cloutier (USA) TCCX | 0:05:37 |
29 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Pactimo / Fuji / SRAM | 0:07:09 |
30 | Nicholas Diniz (Can) NCCH Elite P/B MGCC | 0:07:31 |
31 | Benjamin Gomez Villafane (USA) Garneau - Easton p/b Transition | 0:07:45 |
32 | Terol Pursell (USA) Amy D Grassroots | 0:07:58 |
33 | Mitchell Hoke (USA) | 0:08:12 |
34 | Jack Tanner (USA) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Rory Jack (USA) | 0:08:26 |
36 | Michael Larson (USA) Team Handmade | 0:10:10 |
37 | Mark Myles (USA) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Samuel Kieffer (USA) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Dylan Postier (USA) Renewed Cyclocross/ Garneau-Eas | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Scott Albaugh (USA) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Frederick Junge (USA) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Thomas Savage (USA) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Elliott Baring (USA) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Shawn Geiger (USA) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alec Pasqualina (USA) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Allan Schroeder (USA) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Kobi Gyetvan (USA) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Timothy Coffey (USA) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Amai Rawls (USA) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jon Okenfuss (USA) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jack White (USA) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Steven Williams (USA) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Clark (USA) Squid Squad | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eric Brunner (USA) Full Cycle Cyclocross Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Travis Livermon (USA) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anders Nystrom (USA) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Giniat (USA) The Pony Shop p/b KPMG | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
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