Loris Rouiller wins C1 men's race at GO Cross to open US Cyclocross Series

C1 men's podium at 2023 Virginia's Blue Ridge GO Cross (L to R): Anton Ferdinande on second place, winner Loris Rouiller and Andrew Strohmeyer on third place
C1 men's podium at 2023 Virginia's Blue Ridge GO Cross (L to R): Anton Ferdinande on second place, winner Loris Rouiller and Andrew Strohmeyer on third place (Image credit: US Cyclocross Series 2023)

Loris Rouiller (Heizomat-Kloster Kitchen) won the C1 elite men’s contest at Virginia’s Blue Ridge GO Cross in a three-rider sprint to the line in Roanoke, Virginia. Anton Ferdinande (DHM) finished second and Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD-Trek Bikes) settled for third. 

The clash of the top contenders to begin the US Cyclocross Series (USCX) faded away as men’s defending series champion Curtis White (Steve Tilford Foundation Racing) could not match the pace of the younger trio on the rolling course and finished seven seconds behind for fourth place. Vincent Baestaens (Spits CX season), who won five USCX races last season, finished fifth, 28 seconds behind White, who made his first appearance in the stars-and-stripes jersey.

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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