Danny Summerhill (K-Edge/Felt) might be serious about cyclocross, but you wouldn’t know it watching him before a race. Most riders are out riding laps of the course, warming up on trainers, and focusing on the task at hand. Instead, Summerhill was riding wheelies in the parking lot before the start of the men’s elite race at the Trek Cyclocross Collective Cup. For a while now, Summerhill has said that the less pressure he puts on himself, the better he races, and it seems to be paying off. After consistently placing in the top 10 at the USGP races last year, and fourth at the US National Championships of Cyclocross, he is back with a new winter sponsor for the 2013-2014 season.
Ryan Trebon (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) took the hole-shot, but Summerhill quickly forced an early selection. While some riders moved in and out of the group, by the third lap Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld), Yannick Eckman
(Cal-Giant-Specialized), and Summerhill had created a gap with Ben Berden and Jamie Driscoll (Raleigh-Clement) leading four other riders chasing the leading trio. Berden and his new teammate Driscoll were able to bridge to the lead group, leaving Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) to lead the chasing group.
As the laps ticked down, the original three of Johnson, Echman, and Summerhill were able to gap the Raleigh riders again, but a surge by Trebon almost pulled himself, Berden, Driscoll, and Shawn Milne (Keough Cyclocross p/b Felt) back into contention. Instead of waiting for his teammate to latch on, Johnson made and effort that just about sealed the day for the leading three. Eckman and Summerhill were able to stay on his wheel with two to go, but a charging Berden was able to bridge up with one to go. The effort might have taken its toll on the tattooed Belgian, as it came down to the final sprint to decide the day. Summerhill was able to turn on the gas, and made it to the line first. Johnson finished second, just ahead of Eckman. Berden finished 3 seconds back, and Trebon took 5th for his efforts.
Men’s Results
- Daniel Summerhill (USA) K-Edge/Felt Bicycles 1:01:15
- Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld
- Yannick Eckmann (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Sp
- Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh-Clement 0:00:03
- Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld 0:00:09
- Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha-Focus 0:00:18
- James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh-Clement 0:00:24
- Shawn Milne (USA) Keough Cyclocross p/b Felt Bicy 0:00:57
- Allen Krughoff (USA) Donnelly Sports 0:01:28
- Jeremy Durrin (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit St 0:01:40
- Tristan Schouten (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit St 0:01:44
- Isaac Neff (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective 0:02:00
- Tobin Ortenblad (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Sp 0:02:13
- Matt Shriver (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective 0:02:51
- Cody Kaiser (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Sp 0:03:17
- Corey Stelljes (USA) RACC pb GG 0:03:24
- Eric Thompson (USA) Mt Borah Epic Team/Appleman Bic 0:03:27
- Jeff Kluck (USA) Queen City Cycling 0:03:47
- Tom Burke (USA) Wolverine Sports Club 0:04:05
- Kevin McConnell (USA) Mercy-Specialized 0:04:39
- Chad Hartley (USA) RACC pb GG 0:04:44
- Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) Cyclocrossracing.com
- Dan Teaters (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer 0:05:30
- Alexander Martin (USA) KS Energy Services / Team Wisco 0:05:52
- Matthew Allen (USA) Behind-Bars/LGR -1 laps
- Travis Braun (USA) Magnus -2 laps
- Micah Moran (USA) Trek Midwest Team -2 laps
- Dallas Fowler (USA) KUHL -2 laps
- Bryan Fosler (USA) KS Energy Services / Team Wisco -3 laps
- Maxwell Ackermann (USA) ISCorp p/b Intellgentsia Coffee -3 laps
- Lionel Rocheleau (USA) Racers Against Childhood Cancer -3 laps
- Mark Norton (USA) KS Energy Services / Team Wisco -4 laps
- Ross White (USA) Team Wisconsin -4 laps
- William Street (USA) KUHL -5 laps
- Colin Osborn (USA) Honey Stinger/Bontrager Off Road DNF
- David Reyes (USA) Heritage Race Club DNF
- Zach McDonald (USA) Rapha-Focus DNS
- Robert Kendall (USA) Papa John’s Racing Team DNS
- Jesse Rients (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective DNS
- Spencer Haugh (USA) Behind-Bars/LGR DNS
- Lee Unwin (USA) DNS
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