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Looking to follow up lasts year's remarkable performance, the U.S. National Team managed to claim two top ten finishes at the 2008 Cyclocross World Championships. The showdown took place in Treviso, Italy.
Rachel Lloyd (Fairfax, CA) turned in the best performance with a ninth place effort in the elite women's contest. Lloyd finished 1 minute, 23 seconds off the pace of four-time winner Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger).
U.S. Cyclocross Champ Katie Compton landed in Treviso with a reoccurring muscle injury that was flaring up at the most inopportune moment. Poor Katie lasted only one lap before pulling out in pain.
Luke Keough (Sandwich, MA) recorded the other top ten finish of the weekend with a 10th place ride in the junior men's race. Keough finished 1:12 back from Arnaud Juffroy (Fra).
In the elite men's contest, Jonathan Page (Northfield, NH) placed 23rd and top American in 23rd, and only 41 seconds back from winner Lars Boom (Ned).
U.S. Short Track Champion Ryan Trebon (Kona-Yourkey) withdrew 5 days earlier. Trebon has nursed nagging injuries throughout the 2007 race season, which culminated in the spectacular head-on crash at the U.S. Cyclocross National Championships one month ago. Trebon has simply missed too much training to make a serious bid for a top placing in Italy.
Jamie Driscoll (Jericho, VT) took 34th in the U23 contest, 3:46 behind winner Niels Albert (Bel).
WORLD CX CHAMP'S RESULTS
1. Lars Boom (Ned)...Rabobank...1:05:27
2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze)...Fidea...+0:05
3. Sven Nys (Bel)...Rabobank...0:06
23. Jonathan Page...Sunwebprojob...0:41
26. Tim Johnson...Cannondale-Leer-Cyclocrossworld...1:02
27. Jeremy Powers...Cyclocrossworld...1:11
WOMEN
1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)...Focus...45:15
2. Marianne Vos (Ned)...DSB Bank...+0:13
3. Laurence Leboucher (Fra)...Sarthe-Gasseau...0:17
9. Rachel Lloyd...Proman-Paradigm...1:23
20. Kerry Barnholt...Tokyo Joe's-Van Dessel...3:18
21. Amy Dombroski...Velo Bella-Kona...3:44
22. Susan Butler...River City Bikes...3:53
DNF. Katie Compton...Spike Shooter
UNDER 23
1. Niels Albert (Bel)...Palmans-Cras...51:11
2. Aurelien Duval (Fra)...+0:38
3. Cristian Cominelli (Ita)...Gewiss Bianchi...0:46
34. Jamie Driscoll...Fiordifrutta...3:46
43. Nicholas Weighall...Rad Racing NW...4:35
44. Chance Noble...California Giant...4:55
45. Carson Miller...Fred Meyer/NW Adventure...5:44
JUNIOR
1. Arnaud Juffroy (Fra)...40:30
2. Peter Sagan (Svk)...Dukla Trencin...+0:01
3. Lubomir Petrus (Cze)...Czech National...0:04
10. Luke Keough...CL Noonan...1:12
32. Gavin Mannion...Not Tubes...3:09
40. Steve Fisher...Rad Racing NW...3:38
42. Zach MacDonald...Oh Boy Oberto-Redline...3:40
53. Eric Emsky...Rad Racing NW...5:49
MASTERS CX WORLD CHAMP'S
One week earlier, U.S. masters athletes brought home three medals--one gold and two silver--from the 2008 UCI Masters Cyclocross World Championships in Mol, Belgium. Katharine Sarvary (South Windsor, CT) won the women's 1924-1958 category while Tove Shere (Sante Fe, NM) earned the silver in the same category. In the women's 1959-1698 age division, Katrina Baumsteiger (Templeton, CA; Black Market Racing) claimed a silver medal.