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.
Wed 9/19/18
Cyclo-cross
Women
UCI ELITE WOMEN 18-99 Pro/Cat 1/2/3
Predicted Race Quality: 79.58
Place
Name
Team
City, State
Points
1
Caroline Mani
Raleigh Clement
Colorado Springs, CO
79.58
2
Crystal Anthony
New England Bicycle Racing Association
Newbury Park, CA
79.64
3
Courtenay McFadden
Pivot/Maxxis pb Stans/DNA Cycling
Bellingham, WA
81.28
4
Ruby West
Rise Racing
,
82.33
5
Cassandra Maximenko
Van Dessel Factory Team
Watertown, CT
86.46
6
Clara Honsinger
Team S&M Pro CX
Portland, OR
87.68
7
Amanda Nauman
Laguna Hills, CA
88.48
8
Samantha Runnels
Austin, TX
89.84
9
Jennifer Malik
Columbus, OH
91.75
10
Rebecca Gross
Golden, CO
97.68
11
Beth Ann Orton
Point S Nokian
Bend, OR
99.63
12
Caroline Nolan
Chico, CA
106.98
13
Sarah Sturm
Specialized – Tenspeed Hero
Durango, CO
107.48
14
Kristen Legan
Tenspeed Hero p/b Bitchstix
Longmont, CO
114.36
15
Gabriella Sterne
Vanderkitten CX (VKCX)
Leesburg, VA
119.12
16
Emily Kachorek
Sacramento, CA
122.99
17
Turner Ramsay
Alpha Bicycle Co.- Groove Subaru
Rutland, VT
125.88
18
Anne Usher
Portland, OR
132.74
19
Chelsea Weidinger
San Francisco, CA
140.40
20
Katerina Nash
MTB PRO Team: Clif Pro Team
Emeryville, CA
143.30
21
Campbell Steers
Santa Cruz, CA
205.97
22
Monica LLoyd
Olympia Orthopaedic Associates
Olympia, WA
216.61
23
Lisa Cordova
Cycle Sport – Specialized p/b Muscle Milk
Chico, CA
241.83
24
Hannah Finchamp
MTB PRO Team: Clif Pro Team
Salt Lake City, UT
309.59
25
Nicole Jorgenson
Boise, ID
430.94
26
Tori Riemersma
Landis/Trek
Tempe, AZ
506.26
27
Ivy Audrain
Speedvagen Workshop Racing Team
Portland, OR
532.99
28
Allison Baca
Boulder, CO
28
Haley Batten
MTB PRO Team: Clif Pro Team
Park City, UT
28
Sofia GomezVillafane
Stan’s Pivot Pro Team PB Maxxis
,
28
Serena Gordon
Liv Co-Factory Off-Road Team
Bend, OR
28
Maghalie Rochette
CXFever p/b Specialized
Wed 9/19/18
Cyclo-cross
Men
UCI ELITE MEN 18-99 Pro/Cat 1/2/3
Predicted Race Quality: 71.53
Place
Name
Team
City, State
Points
1
Tobin Ortenblad
Northern California/Nevada Cycling Association
Santacruz, CA
71.53
2
Jeremy Powers
New England Bicycle Racing Association
Southampton, MA
71.71
3
Michael van den Ham
Garneau-Easton Cycling
,
74.78
4
James Driscoll
Park City, UT
76.87
5
Anthony Clark
Feeding Hills, MA
77.23
6
Lance Haidet
UCI CT: Aevolo Cycling, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
77.23
7
Cody Kaiser
LangeTwins / Specialized
El Dorado Hills, CA
78.99
8
Brannan Fix
Alpha Bicycle Co.- Groove Subaru
Fort Collins, CO
79.35
9
Hector Fernando Riveros Paez
CZ Racing Team
Texas, TX
80.26
10
Bjorn Selander
Hudson, WI
81.45
11
Allen Krughoff
Chocolove Specialized
Boulder, CO
81.73
12
Troy Wells
TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling
Durango, CO
81.99
13
Max Judelson
Rock Lobster
Berkeley, CA
82.59
14
Kevin Bradford-Parish
Spokane, WA
85.60
15
Benjamin Gomez Villafane
Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions LifeCare
Scotts Valley, CA
92.06
16
Tristan Uhl
Team CCR Roofing
Austin, TX
101.35
17
Mark Flis
Park City, UT
101.78
18
Stephan Davoust
Durango, CO
103.41
19
Michael Potter
Pactimo p/b Mock Orange Bikes
Winston Salem, NC
104.39
20
Jules Goguely
NBX Bikes
Palo Alto, CA
105.86
21
Justin Thomas
Reno Wheelmen
Reno, NV
107.35
22
Molly Cameron
Point S Nokian
Portland, OR
112.36
23
Carl Decker
Washington State Bicycle Association
Bend, OR
116.33
24
Jon Okenfuss
L5Flyers Cycling Team
Suwanee, GA
123.64
25
William Allen
Feedback Sports Racing
Golden, CO
128.29
26
Sean Haidet
Schnur Racing
San Luis Obispo, CA
132.44
27
John Mundelius
Alamo, CA
138.19
28
Allan Schroeder
Boise, ID
147.99
29
Ryan Rinn
San Francisco, CA
149.52
30
Stephen Cochran
Loveland, CO
153.04
31
Brendan Lehman
Santa Cruz, CA
160.58
32
Steve Ouzounian
Reno Devo ( Reno Tahoe Junior Cycling)
Reno, NV
181.27
33
Timber Weiss
Reno, NV
192.07
34
Anastasio Flores
La Selva Beach, CA
211.91
35
Gannon Myall
Coureur – Canyon Elite Cycling
Lafayette, CA
212.96
36
Christian Husband
Team Velosport Junior & U23 Development – Rock n Road Cyclery