RenoCross Track Walk and Start Lists

Interbike moved from Las Vegas to Reno and CrossVegas made the move, too. Now called RenoCross, the mid-week night race makes its Reno debut tonight in the same park that hosted the first 2018 U.S. Cyclocross National Championship. Because this is a night race, the marquee feature of the Nationals course, the big off-camber, mountainbike-style wooded section is not on the RenoCross track. Instead we have a new flyover and wall ride and a deep sand pit.

Similar to CrossVegas this course is predominantly grass, but that doesn’t mean the racing won’t be exciting. The electricity of the nighttime industry crowd always gives these races an extra spark.

Race Predictors are always interesting to peruse because they use the data that’s available. So if someone hasn’t raced in a while, they aren’t going to be ranked high on the race predictor. We have a few instances of that for tonight’s race. Notable for the men, Jeremy Powers, who is battling sickness, won’t be lining up tonight or at the Trek World Cup. Caroline Mani, who is listed as predicted winner, also will not be lining up, tonight.

Katerina Nash is ranked really low in the race predictor. Tough to bet against her in this field. Likewise, Maghalie Rochette is completely ignored by the USAC algorithm despite sweeping Rochester Cyclocross. On the men’s side, Tobin Ortenblad comes in as the strong favorite. This will be our first time seeing Michael van dem Ham and Anthony Clark on U.S. soil, this season. And never count out the wily Geoff Kabush.

Livestream will be available via FloBikes.com and recaps will be part of Crosshairs Television.