USA Cyclocross national championships - Andrew Strohmeyer and 18-year old Lopez de San Roman win Elite titles
Cyclocross
The cyclocross national championships have taken place in the USA this Saturday and delivered a few exciting results. We've got an 18-year old winning the women's elite title, whilst on the men's side Andrew Strohmeyer won the stars and stripes jersey for the first time at elite level.
Strohmeyer managed to beat, by a very small margin, Eric Brunner and Scott Funston who put up a strong fight in Louisville. In the women's race it was not so close, and we have witnessed the breakthrough of a very talented young rider in Vida Lopez de San Roman.
The 18-year old climbed from junior national champion last year directly to Elite national champion this winter, winning this title at only 18 years of age. She beat Katie Clouse by over a minute, whilst Raylin Nuss completed the podium.
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Women's Elite results
| Position | Name | Age | Time |
| 1 | LOPEZ DE SAN ROMAN Vida | 18 | 55:50 |
| 2 | CLOUSE Katie | 23 | 1:05 |
| 3 | NUSS Raylyn | 33 | 1:18 |
| 4 | QUINN Natalie | 23 | 1:50 |
| 5 | GUNSALUS Lizzy | 21 | 2:43 |
| 6 | MEGALE Anna | 33 | 3:56 |
| 7 | DOROVSKIKH Anna | 33 | 4:14 |
| 8 | SHEA Amelia | 34 | 4:26 |
| 9 | BERNSTEIN Caitlin | 35 | 5:03 |
| 10 | SHIELDS Emily | 31 | 5:41 |
| 11 | ANTHONY Crystal | 44 | 6:13 |
| 12 | MALIK Jennifer | 33 | 6:24 |
| 13 | STEPHENS Lauren | 38 | 7:58 |
| 14 | WRYE-SIMPSON Brenna | 37 | 9:08 |
| 15 | FELDHAUSEN Erin | 42 | 9:20 |
Men's Elite results
| Position | Name | Age | Time |
| 1 | STROHMEYER Andrew | 22 | 57:24 |
| 2 | BRUNNER Eric | 26 | 0:01 |
| 3 | FUNSTON Scott | 24 | 0:04 |
| 4 | WHITE Curtis | 29 | 0:31 |
| 5 | WERNER Kerry | 33 | 0:52 |
| 6 | VAN KEMPEN Jules | 22 | 1:55 |
| 7 | SWARTZ Caleb | 25 | 2:01 |
| 8 | BRENNEMAN Owen | 22 | 2:13 |
| 9 | MCNEILL Dillon | 23 | 2:26 |
| 10 | BICKMORE Cade | 26 | 3:02 |
| 11 | BROWN Sam | 24 | 3:40 |
| 12 | JUDELSON Max | 37 | 3:54 |
| 13 | JUNGE Frederick | 28 | 3:55 |
| 14 | MAHER Lane | 24 | 4:08 |
| 15 | FRANK Patrick | 23 | 4:23 |
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The new 🇺🇸 Men's Elite Cyclo-Cross Champion is Andrew Strohmeyer. https://t.co/1Wqp76u8Mj pic.twitter.com/Px5sSS3neW
— FirstCycling (@FirstCycling) December 14, 2024
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