Berden outsprints Johnson to win day 2 in Providence
Gagne finishes 3rd at Providence Cyclo-cross Festival
With yesterday's C1 winner, Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus), choosing to withdraw from Sunday's race at the last minute due to illness, it was anyone's race to win.
In his teammate's absence, Zach McDonald capitalized on the day's slippery conditions and immediately opened a 15-second gap on a chase group that included Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld.com teammates Tim Johnson and Ryan Trebon, Raleigh-Clement teammates Ben Berden and Jamey Driscoll, Cal Giant Berry Farms - Specialized teammates Yannick Eckmann and Tobin Ortenblad, Stephen Hyde (JAM Fund/NCC), Lukas Winterberg (Muller Landscape - BH Bikes), Evan McNeely (Norco Factory Team), and Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain Factory Team).
With 5 laps remaining in the race, McDonald held the same lead but a hard effort by Berden with Johnson in tow closed the gap within a half lap and the two immediately disposed of the Rapha-Focus rider who then ended his race with a crash on the backside of the course.
Further behind, Trebon sat on the chase group that now only contained Gagne, Winterberg, and Hyde while the gap to Berden and Johnson grew to nearly 30 seconds.
Two laps later, Gagne attacked on the steps after a flat tire put Trebon out of the chase group. Winterberg also suffered a mechanical, dropping his chain and ending his chances of finishing with the group.
At the front, Johnson and Berden traded punches with neither rider succeeding in dispatching the other. Johnson continued trying to dispose of Berden before the finishing asphalt stretch, hoping not to sprint against the Belgian, but he was unable to do so.
Johnson led Berden to the final stretch of pavement, choosing to sprint up the inside of the sweeping left but Berden sprinted around the outside to take the win. Gagne was able to hold off a hard-charging Trebon for 3rd place, 41 seconds behind the two leaders while Hyde rounded out the top five.
"With two laps to go, Tim dropped his chain after the stairs and I attacked him," said Berden. "He was able to get back to me pretty quickly, so I knew neither of us was going to escape. I have a pretty good sprint, so I just saved myself for the final 200 meters."
1 | Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh-Clement | 1:00:48 |
2 | Tim Johnson (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Raphael Gagne (Can) Rocky Mountain Factory Team | 0:00:41 |
4 | Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 0:00:48 |
5 | Stephen Hyde (USA) JAM Fund-NCC | 0:00:52 |
6 | Lukas Winterberg (Swi) Muller Landscape-BH Bikes | 0:00:56 |
7 | Jeremy Durrin (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:01:02 |
8 | James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh-Clement | 0:01:07 |
9 | Evan McNeely (Can) Norco Factory Team | 0:01:08 |
10 | Shawn Milne (USA) Keough Cyclocross | 0:01:41 |
11 | Yannick Eckmann (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 0:01:55 |
12 | Tobin Ortenblad (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 0:02:02 |
13 | Cody Kaiser (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 0:02:12 |
14 | Anthony Clark (USA) JAM Fund-NCC | 0:02:15 |
15 | Allen Krughoff (USA) Raleigh-Clement | 0:02:39 |
16 | Jerome Townsend (USA) BikeReg.com-Joe's Garage | 0:02:40 |
17 | Christian Favata (USA) TRT Bicycles p/b Stan's NoTubes | 0:02:42 |
18 | Cameron Dodge (USA) Team Skyline-Scott Bikes | 0:02:45 |
19 | Derrick St. John (Can) Stevens Racing p/b The Cyclery | 0:02:59 |
20 | Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona Bicycles | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Adam Myerson (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 0:03:03 |
22 | Curtis White (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 0:03:36 |
23 | Sam O'Keefe (USA) C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co. | 0:03:42 |
24 | Tim Allen (USA) Feedback Sports - Foundry Cycles | 0:03:45 |
25 | Jake Wells (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross Team | 0:03:48 |
26 | Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) Team Clif Bar | 0:03:50 |
27 | Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Cycle-Smart | 0:03:54 |
28 | Jean-Philippe Thibault-Roberge (Can) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 0:03:55 |
29 | Edwin Bull (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | 0:04:05 |
30 | Jesse Keough (USA) Keough Cyclocross | 0:04:18 |
31 | Cole Oberman (USA) Breakawaybikes.com | 0:04:27 |
32 | Adam St. Germain (USA) ENGVT-Specialized | 0:04:42 |
33 | Mike Garrigan (Can) Van Dessel | 0:04:58 |
34 | Craig Richey (Can) VOmax-SponsorConnected.com | 0:04:59 |
35 | Robert Marion (USA) American Classic Pro CX Team | 0:05:08 |
36 | Mitchell Hoke (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:05:33 |
37 | Daniel Chabanov (USA) House Industries-Richard Sachs-RGM | 0:05:53 |
38 | Manny Goguen (USA) RACE CF | -3laps |
39 | Nate Morse (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Joshua Dillon (USA) BikeReg.com-Joe's Garage | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Craig Etheridge (USA) Raleigh-Clement-Hodala! | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Evan Huff (USA) Crossresults.com | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Matthew Means (USA) C3-Twenty20 Cycling Co. | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sean Pantellere (USA) STAMPEDE! p/b Budd Bike Works | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jeffrey Bahnson (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Evan Murphy (USA) NYC Velo p/b The Cannibal | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Brendan Rhim (USA) KMS-Start House Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Spencer Downing (USA) Horizon Organic | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Christopher Hamlin (USA) Bicycle Express-Kona Bikes | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Isaac Howe (USA) | -4laps |
51 | Colin Dunlap (USA) Hutches HD-Bend Dental | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | William Elliston (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Andrew Lysaght (USA) CUPPOW-Geekhouse-B2C2 | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Kevin Sweeney (USA) CUPPOW-Geekhouse-B2C2 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Chris Field (USA) Essex County Velo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Thierry Laliberte (Can) Xprezo - Borsao | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Chris Jackson (USA) Castex Racing p/b Felt | -5laps |
58 | Evan Cooper (USA) Hudson Furniture Cyclocross | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Aaron Oakes (USA) NYCross-Vomax | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Adam Sullivan (USA) Embrocation-Gaulzetti Cicli | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Kurt Belhumeur (USA) Stampede! | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Andrew Loaiza (USA) RMRC | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Charles Schubert (USA) GPM Sport | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jesse Quagliaroli (USA) Expowheelmen | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | John Hanson (USA) Soco Unity p/b NBX & Cox | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Joseph Near (USA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Ian Schon (USA) CUPPOW-Geekhouse-B2C2 | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | John Burns (USA) Burns Racing | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Tyler Stein (USA) Fond du Lac-Oshkosh Cyclery | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Joseph O'Brien-Applegate (USA) Bicycle Roots Bike Shop | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
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