Werner wins North Carolina Grand Prix Day 1
Orton secures women's race victory
Beth Ann Orton (Team S&M Sellwood Cycle Repair) and Kerry Werner (Optum) took victories in the elite women's and men's races at the North Carolina Grand Prix opener held in Hendersonville on Saturday.
Orton won the elite women's race solo with a 24-second gap ahead of runner-up Laurel Rathbun (Raleigh-Clement) and an additional four seconds to Allison Arensman (K-Edge/Felt Cyclocross Team).
Werner won the elite men's race by a smaller margin, only five seconds ahead of Travis Livermon (Mock Orange Racing), However, the pair distanced themselves from the rest of the field and finished over a minute ahead of third placed Dan Timmerman (House Industries).
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Beth Ann Orton (USA) Team S&M Sellwood Cycle Repair | 0:48:32 |
2 | Laurel Rathbun (USA) Raleigh-Clement | 0:00:24 |
3 | Allison Arensman (USA) K-Edge/Felt Cyclocross Team | 0:00:28 |
4 | Nicole Thiemann (USA) Rare Disease Cycling | 0:00:30 |
5 | Laura Winberry (USA) Speedvagen Family Racing | 0:00:49 |
6 | Jane Burlew (USA) AVLCX | 0:01:04 |
7 | Elizabeth White (USA) University of Vermont | 0:01:19 |
8 | Carol Jeane Sansome (USA) County Cycles Masters CX p/b Trek | 0:01:26 |
9 | Katherine Shields (USA) Kens Bike Shop | 0:01:41 |
10 | Hannah Arensman (USA) K-Edge/Felt Cyclocross Team | 0:02:02 |
11 | Brittlee Bowman (USA) House Industries - Simplehuman - Richard Sachs | 0:02:03 |
12 | Rebecca Blatt (USA) Van Dessel | 0:02:35 |
13 | Emily Shields (USA) Kens Bike Shop | 0:02:56 |
14 | Sara Tussey (USA) Mellow Mushroom Racing | 0:03:07 |
15 | Ally Stacher (USA) Specialized-Lululemon | 0:03:11 |
16 | Victoria Steen (USA) Lady Gnar Shredders | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jenna Blandford (USA) VO2 Multisport | 0:03:40 |
18 | Christina Birch (USA) JAM Fund / NCC | 0:03:47 |
19 | Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) PowerFix CX | 0:03:57 |
20 | Sarah Hill (GBr) Brevard College | 0:04:03 |
21 | Katherine Santos (USA) Red Zone Elite U23 | 0:04:09 |
22 | Avanell Schmitz (USA) Tradewinds Racing p/b Mermaid Winery | 0:04:37 |
23 | Mackenzie Green (USA) Red Zone Elite U23 | 0:04:51 |
24 | Katie Arnold (USA) StanridgeThe Generals | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Kimberly Flynn (USA) The Generals | 0:05:20 |
26 | Elizabeth So (USA) Team TATI | 0:05:28 |
27 | Susan Helm-Murtagh (USA) TriCyclists BRC | 0:08:26 |
28 | Joanne Grogan (USA) Allys Bar | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kerry Werner (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:02:19 |
2 | Travis Livermon (USA) Mock Orange Racing | 0:00:05 |
3 | Dan Timmerman (USA) House Industries - Simplehuman - Richard Sachs | 0:01:01 |
4 | Ben Frederick (USA) Hefler Performance Coaching pb Bicy | 0:01:11 |
5 | Anthony Clark (USA) JAM Fund | 0:01:13 |
6 | Eric Thompson (USA) Lees-Mcrae College | 0:01:22 |
7 | Andrew Dillman (USA) Bob's Red Mill | 0:01:38 |
8 | Robert Marion (USA) American Classic Pro Team | 0:01:49 |
9 | Frank Travieso (USA) Team UnitedHealthCare / The 706 Project | 0:01:54 |
10 | Lewis Gaffney (USA) American Classic Pro Cyclocross Tea | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tristan Cowie (USA) Brevard College | 0:01:59 |
12 | Bradford Perley (USA) Champion Systems | 0:02:03 |
13 | Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) SET coaching/Specialized | 0:02:55 |
14 | Adam Myerson (USA) CycleSmart | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Philip Short (USA) Ken's Bike Shop - Hearts RC | 0:02:56 |
16 | Josh Kelley (USA) Bailey Bikes SPY | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Westley Richards (USA) Clemmons Bicycle | 0:03:07 |
18 | Weston Schempf (USA) C3-Sollay.com | 0:03:10 |
19 | Byron Rice (USA) Clemmons Bicycle Racing | 0:03:11 |
20 | Troy Wells (USA) Cliff Bar | 0:04:23 |
21 | Jonathan Hamblen (USA) Mock Orange Bikes | 0:04:25 |
22 | Andrew Reardon (USA) Sophisticated Living/Bobs Red M | 0:04:39 |
23 | Brendan Rhim (USA) KMS-Start House Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Nick Waite (USA) | 0:05:06 |
25 | Robert Rimmer (USA) American Classic Pro CX Team | 0:05:28 |
26 | Hunter Resek (USA) Mars Hill University | 0:05:50 |
27 | Scott Smith (USA) JAM Fund | 0:06:03 |
28 | Brian Hill (USA) Stan's NoTubes P/b Proferrin | 0:06:06 |
29 | Alex Ryan (USA) Mock Orange Bikes | 0:06:35 |
30 | Lucas Livermon (USA) Triangle Velo | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Andrew Bailey (USA) Piney Flats Bicycles-Dean Endurance | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Gunnar Bergey (USA) Champion System | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Ryan Gamm (USA) Ohio Valley Velo Sports | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Elliott Baring (USA) Reality Bikes Ambassador | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Trent Blackburn (USA) Mock Orange Bikes Pro CX Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Nathaniel Morse (USA) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Joshua Whitmore (USA) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Dan Wolf (USA) Pro Tested Gear | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | David Hall (USA) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Christopher Rabadi (USA) Battley Ducati Spokes | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Grayson Brookshire (USA) Hendersonville, NC/Chainheart Cycling Studio | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Myles Lietzke (USA) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Travis Day Werts (USA) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Nolan Tankersley (USA) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
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