US Cyclocross Nationals reminiscent of top mudder battles at Kentucky Derby’s Churchill Downs – Gallery
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Steve Buttleman, the official bugler of Churchill Downs, played the National Anthem and the Call to Post to kickoff the elite level races.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Start of the women’s race, Katie Clouse takes the hole shot.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Lopez de San Roman and Clouse took turns at the front after shedding all other riders.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Vida Lopez de San Roman jumped straight from the Junior women 17-18 into the Women’s Elite race and made the lead group early in the first lap.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Lizzy Gunsalus fell off the lead group early, and spent much of the race alone chasing to get back to the front group.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Former Road National Champion, current Pan-American Road Race Champion, and Current Gravel National Champion, Lauren Stephens raced in both the women’s singlespeed and Women’s Elite race.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
A tight women’s race with a lead group of four (Katie Clouse, Vida Lopez de San Roman, Lizzy Gunsalus, Natalie Quinn) formed early in the race.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Raylyn Nuss yo-yo’d off the leaders for much of the second lap.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
The two leaders head back toward the finishing straight for the penultimate time in elite women’s race(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Vida Lopez de San Roman takes the win(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Katie Clouse shows some emotions as she pulls onto the finishing straight the final time to take silver.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Raylyn Nuss fell back as far as fifth place, but was able to claw her way back on the podium.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
With the Junior’s races on Sunday this year, many of the youngest riders were able to cheer on their heros.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Scott Funston took the early lead in the men’s race.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Ryder Uetrecht offset some of the cost of registration by collecting hand-up dollars during the race.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Curtis White and Kerry Warner both fought the whole race to get back on the podium after being dropped by the leaders early in the second lap.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
