Singlespeed races highlight windy first day of Cyclocross National Championships

Riders claimed the first two titles of the 2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships on Wednesday at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, as men’s and women’s singlespeed ruled the event’s blustery first day of competition.

Justin Lindine (North Ogden, Utah/Team Redline) nabbed the men’s singlespeed top prize, clinching the Stars-and-Stripes jersey in 39:44. Isaac Neff (Madison, Wis./5Nines-Motorless Motion) and Tim Allen (Golden, Colo./Feedback Sports Racing) sprinted it out for silver, with Neff edging Allen by a second and finishing in 40:11.

“I had a blast,” said Lindine after the race. “It was my first singlespeed race, so I didn’t know what to expect. The course was super challenging, and I’m psyched that it turned out so well.”

In the women’s singlespeed competition, it was Maureen Bruno Roy (Arlington, Mass.) with a 46:21 effort to defend her 2014 crown, followed by Jessica Cutler (Seattle, Wash./Market Street Cycling Club) in 47:01 andEllen Sherrill (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) in 47:54.

“It was great to be able to race, win it again and defend the championship from last year,” Bruno Roy said. “It was a great course out there, pretty technical and surprisingly slippery even though it’s really dry here today.”

Non-championship races started kicked off the day’s action, as Carolina Gomez Villafane (ARG) won the women’s non-championship race in 36:59, Philip Short (Greensboro, N.C./Hearts Racing Club) took the men’s 10-29 non-championship contest in 40:59, Mark Flis (Salt Lake City, Utah/Squadra Flying Tigers) picked up the men’s 30-44 non-championship category win in 41:41, and James Cochran (Iowa City, Iowa/Atlas Cycling) won the men’s 45+ non-championship race in 41:58.

Damian Schmitt (Bend, Ore./Portland Bicycle Studio) and Christina Probert (Murrieta, Calif./The TEAM) claimed the men’s and women’s industry races with respective 42:11 and 50:19 finishes.

The 2015 Cyclo-cross National Championships will be in full stride on Thursday as the masters riders take the course with all men’s 50+ categories and all women’s 40+ categories. Racing begins at 9 a.m. CST.

2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships
Austin, Texas Jan. 7-11, 2015
FULL RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY

Men Singlespeed
1. Justin Lindine (North Ogden, Utah) Team Redline 39:44
2. Isaac Neff (Madison, Wis.) 5Nines/Motorless Motion 40:11
3. Tim Allen (Golden, Colo.) Feedback Sports Racing 40:12
4. Tristan Uhl (Austin, Texas) ATC Racing 40:12
5. Troy Heithecker (Ogden, Utah) Roosters/Bikers Edge-UT 40:14

Women Singlespeed
1. Maureen Bruno Roy (Arlington, Mass.) 46:21
2. Jessica Cutler (Seattle, Wash.) Market Street Cycling Club 47:01
3. Ellen Sherrill (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) 47:54
4. Rebecca Blatt (Lakewood, Colo.) Van Dessel Factory Team 48:11
5. Melissa Seib (Bryantpond, Maine) Bikeman.com 48:31

Women Non-Championship
1. Carolina Gomezvillafane (ESQUEL ARGENTINA) 36:59
2. Katie Clouse (Park City, Utah) Canyon Bicycles – Shimano 37:38
3. Jenny Park (San Antonio, Texas) Squadra Di Servitori 37:40
4. Brianne Marshall (Durango, Colo.) Tough Girl Cycling 38:28
5. Nicole Brandt (BERMUDA DUNES) Michelob Ultra – La Grange +21 38:43

Men Non-Championship 10-29
1. Philip Short (Greensboro, N.C.) Hearts Racing Club 40:59:00
2. Dylan Postier (Stillwater, Okla.) Team Undiscovered 41:19:00
3. Evan Clouse (Park City, Utah) Canyon Bicycles – Shimano 41:27:00
4. Samuel Bramel (Little Canada, Minn.) Minnesota Cycling Team 42:03:00
5. Maxlimilian Freeman (Lakewood, Colo.) Prestige Imports/Porsche/Audi Race Team 43:41:00

Men Non-Championship 30-44
1. Mark Flis (Salt Lake City, Utah) Squadra Flying Tigers 41:41
2. Stefan Rothe (Austin, Texas) ELBOWZ Racing 41:59
3. Paul Bonds (Whitt, Texas) Oklahoma City Velo Club 42:33
4. Jason Siegle (Solvang, Calif.) SDG Bellwether pb Krema Peanut Butter 42:38
5. Christopher Mcgovern (Nevada City, Calif.) CalNorte VC Switchbacks 42:41

Men Non-Championship 45-99
1. James Cochran (Iowa City, Iowa) Atlas Cycling 41:58
2. Kevin Obrien (Erie, Colo.) Groove Subaru Excel Sports 42:18
3. Thomas Cooke (Park City, Utah) Squadra Flying Tigers 42:59
4. Kenny Wehn (Durango, Colo.) 43:00
5. William Tyson Hausdoerffer (Shorewood, Wis.) KS Energy Services / MOSH / Team Wisconsin 43:17

Women Open Industry
1. Christina Probert (Murrieta, Calif.) The TEAM 50:19
2. Amanda Schaper (Santa Cruz, Calif.) Giro Sport Design 50:28
3. Anya Malarski (DULUTH MN) NorthStar Development Cycling @1Lap
4. Stephanie Kaplan (New York, N.Y.) Century Road Club Assoc @1Lap
5. Elizabeth Lurz (ABILENE) Athletes on Track @1Lap

Men Open Industry
1. Damian Schmitt (Bend, Ore.) Portland Bicycle Studio 42:11
2. William Elliston (Easton, Pa.) Van Dessel Factory Team 42:12
3. Sean Estes (MORGAN HILL CA) Muscle Milk/Specialized 42:54
4. Wiley Mosley (Austin, Texas) Team Super Awesome 42:57
5. Andrew August (Pittsford, N.Y.) 43:01