Cyclocross racing shifts into the big ring in September, and Seven’s sponsored racers are already earning excellent results.
At Cross Vegas in Las Vegas, NV, Mary McConneloug traded her mountain bike for her cross bike and earned a surprising fifth place finish.CyclingNews.com wrote, “McConneloug overcame a last-row starting position, powering through the field to catch Butler and then solo away for fifth place.” Despite racing cyclocross only once in the past five years, CX Magazine commented: “McConneloug had arguably the most impressive ride to round out the top five.â€
2009 Cross Vegas Elite Women
- Katie Compton (USA) Planet Bike
- Katarina Nash (Cze) Luna Chix
- Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Chix
- Kelli Emmet (USA) Giant
- Mary McConneloug (USA) Team Kenda/Seven
On the East Coast, Mo Bruno-Roy earned victory on Day 2 of the Verge Series’ Green Mountain Cyclo-Cross Weekend. Combined with a pair of second place finishes the previous weekend at the Nittany Lion Cross in Brenigsville, PA and Charm City Cross in Baltimore, MD, Mo has established herself as a consistent podium threat. Her next race will be the Great Brewer’s Gran Prix of Gloucester on October 3-4.
Green Mountain Cyclocross Weekend, Williston, VT UCI Elite Women
- Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) MM Racing p/b Seven
- Natasha Elliott (USA) Garneau Club Chaussure Ogilvy
- Nikki Thiemann (USA) Human Zoom Pabst Blue Ribbon
- Rebecca Wellons (USA) Team Plan C
- Amanda Carey (USA) Kenda/Trainwitheric.com