Maghalie Rochette (Canyon Collective) won the opening day at Rochester Cyclocross on Saturday, leading the race from start to finish and crossing the with over a minute ahead of her nearest competitors.
Caroline Mani (Groove Off-Road) finished in second, and Sidney McGill (Cervelo/Orange) in third.
Rochette had the fastest time in the opening lap, covering the circuit in just over seven minutes and completed the opener with a lead on chasing duo Mani and McGill by 12 seconds.
Slightly further back was junior world champion Isabella Holmgren (Stimulus Orbea), Raylyn Nuss (Steve Tilford Foundation), Kaya Musgrave (Cervelo/Orange), Elle Brenneman (CXD-Trek), Lauren Zoerner (Groove Off-Road) and Greta Kilburn (Green Mountain).
By the halfway point of the race, the chasing groups behind Rochette had splintered into solo efforts, with Mani trailing by 36 seconds, McGill by 38, and Holmgren by nearly a minute back.
The gaps only widened through the final laps until Rochette crossed the finish line with over a minute ahead of Mani and McGill.
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