Canadian Sidney McGill (Lastig Off-Road Racing) outsprinted Lizzy Gunsalus (CCB p/b Levine Law Group) to win the elite C2 women’s race at day one of the Northampton Cyclocross, while Dylan Zakrajsek (Competitive Edge Racing) soloed to victory in the elite C2 men’s contest in Northampton, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
After a string of eight top-five results in a row, McGill secured her third UCI win of the 2025-26 cyclocross season on a beautiful autumn New England day, with windy conditions adding an extra challenge to the classic course.
Zakrajsek (21) crossed the line 17 seconds ahead of Tofik Beshir (CXD Trek Bikes) to claim his first victory of the season. For the 17-year-old Beshir, it marked his fourth consecutive podium, coming just a week after earning his first-ever UCI elite victory at the Major Taylor Cross Cup in Indianapolis.
Ryan Drummond (Competitive Edge Racing) finished third, a further seven seconds behind. Henry Coote (Trinity Racing) took fourth while Alexander Scopinich-Burgel (Kelly Benefits Cycling) was fifth.
For many in the elite field, the Northampton race is a final test before the 2025 UCI Pan-American Cyclocross Championships, November 8-9 in Washington, DC.
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