Hartford heralds Honsinger, Brunner in title defenses at US Cyclocross National Championships

2021 US elite cyclocross champions return to Hartford to defend titles, Eric Brunner for the men and Clara Honsinger for the women
2021 US elite cyclocross champions return to Hartford to defend titles, Eric Brunner for the men and Clara Honsinger for the women (Image credit: Getty Images)

The USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships return to Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time in five years, flooding Riverside Park with a torrent of wheels and course tape this week and culminating with junior 17-18, U23 and elite winners crowned for men and women on Sunday, December 11.

On the field of play, the heated battles for stars-and-stripes jerseys have a new generation of stars to watch, as a changing of the guard among the elite fields has taken place in five seasons. Stephen Hyde and Katie Compton no longer command podiums, and now Hyde is on the other side of the tape as a Cyclocross National Team coach for USA Cycling. 

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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