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The Groove Auto Off Street Racing duo of Caroline Mani and Kerry Werner swept the second day of elite C2 races at Nash Sprint CX in Hampton, Georgia. In related style to the opening day, each riders moved away on the ultimate laps to win solo on the rolling, grassy observe at Nash Farm Park.
It was not till the third of seven laps that Mani made separation from 18-year-old Lidia Cusack (CXD Trek Bikes), the 2 matching efforts on the dry course and distancing Anna Dorovskikh (Donovan Racing p/b AES) and Mackenzie Myatt (Baring Efficiency Administration) in a combat for third.
On the mid-point of the seven-lap race, Mani put in a number of accelerations to distance Cusack and sail away by 1:06 to {the teenager}. Cusack held a gentle tempo and scored one other UCI elite podium, going back-to-back with second place. Dorovskikh adopted with third place just like the day earlier than, this time 1:41 again.
A gaggle of 5 riders battled within the center laps for positions, overtaking Mackenzie. Alexis Magner (L39ION of Los Angeles) pushed the tempo on the ultimate lap to maneuver clear from Amelia Shea (Suggestions Sports activities) and Brenna Wrye-Simpson (Staff S&M CX) and end fourth.
The lads competed throughout 10 laps on the undulating farmland south of Atlanta. It was a crowded opening circuit for the boys, led by 19-year-old Calvin Conaway (Ignition bp Rigd/Leitner) and Lane Maher (JAM/NCC), who was third final 12 months in the identical occasion.
Werner then hit the gasoline and moved up eight locations to set the tempo on the entrance by the third lap. Funston, the bronze medallist for elite males at 2023 US Cyclocross Nationals, labored to remain near Werner’s wheel, with Caleb Swartz (ENVE-Ahead Endurance Teaching) and Jules Van Kempen (Cervelo-Orange Dwelling) battling for third.
By the penultimate lap, 11 of the 24 starters had been lapped and Werner dug deep to place in a 20-second hole on Funston, who would end second for a second day in a row.
In the meantime, Swartz, Conaway and Van Kempen battled collectively till lap 8, and {the teenager} misplaced their wheels. Swartz then put in a remaining push on the ultimate circuit to distance himself from Van Kempen and safe a second consecutive third place, 36 seconds behind Werner and simply seven seconds behind Funston.
L39ION of Los Angeles duo Ty Magner and Robin Carpenter completed ninth and twelfth respectively.
“Such a distinct effort from the street, however a blast nonetheless. Realized so much and excited to tackle Hendersonville with much more hitters,” Ty Magner posted to Instagram, noting he would additionally compete at one other cyclocross competitors subsequent weekend, North Carolina Grand Prix.
The Nash Sprint cyclocross weekend of racing, managed by East Level Observe Membership, was held for a sixth season November 16-17, and a fifth consecutive 12 months at Nash Farm Park in Hampton, Georgia. Nash Sprint served because the tenth of 11 stops on the USA Biking Cyclocross Nationwide Sequence.
The ultimate spherical of the US cyclocross collection shall be November 23-24 at North Carolina Grand Prix, held at Jackson Park.
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