Gretchen Stumhofer (UCSD) Takes 1st at Nationals - by USAC
Asheville, NC (May 8, 2015) -- Four national champions were crowned on Friday as the 2015 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships kicked off in Asheville with exciting road race action.
The women were the first to take on the challenging course which featured plenty of climbing, as well as some technical descents over the 78.9 kilometers.
In an incredibly aggressive D1 race, Gretchen Stumhofer (University of California – San Diego) got away from the field and went solo for the last ten miles to take the win. She crossed the finish line 32 seconds ahead of silver and bronze medalists Laurel Rathbun (Marian University) and Lenore Pipes (Cornell University).
"I got away on the descent about half way through the climbing section," she said afterwards. "It's pretty technical so I just opened up a gap. There's a hill after that and I decided it was a good time to go. With two miles to go, I thought I could keep them off but until then I was just going as hard as I could. The last two miles were rough. It's hard to keep off a big group of girls."
In the D2 women's race, it was a photo finish with Jennifer Caicedo (King University) battling for the win in a dramatic field sprint finish. She edged out second- and third-place riders Lauretta Hanson (Milligan College) and Ariane Horbach (Colorado Mesa University)
By the time the women were recovering from their races, the day began to heat up to make for a very hot men's 118.35-kilometer race.
In the D1 event, a group of three got off the front for the final lap-and-a-half and ended up creating a substantial gap on the rest of the field. In the end, it was Connor Brown (Lindenwood University) to ride his way onto the podium's top step. He outsprinted silver medalist Derek Schanze (University of Florida) while David Lombardo(Lindenwood University) was third.
In D2 competition, Brendan Rhim (Furman) claimed an incredibly decisive victory after riding solo for an impressive distance. He took the top prize ahead of Nick Jowsey (Brevard College) and Mauro Rato (Mars Hill University).
At the end of day one, Marian University and Brevard College lead the team omnium standings. Action continues in Asheville on Saturday with the criteriums before closing out on Sunday with time trials.
For more from Asheville, check out these links:
Schedule -- Photo Gallery -- Full Results
The women were the first to take on the challenging course which featured plenty of climbing, as well as some technical descents over the 78.9 kilometers.
In an incredibly aggressive D1 race, Gretchen Stumhofer (University of California – San Diego) got away from the field and went solo for the last ten miles to take the win. She crossed the finish line 32 seconds ahead of silver and bronze medalists Laurel Rathbun (Marian University) and Lenore Pipes (Cornell University).
"I got away on the descent about half way through the climbing section," she said afterwards. "It's pretty technical so I just opened up a gap. There's a hill after that and I decided it was a good time to go. With two miles to go, I thought I could keep them off but until then I was just going as hard as I could. The last two miles were rough. It's hard to keep off a big group of girls."
Jennifer Caicedo was victorious in the women's D2 finale.
In the D2 women's race, it was a photo finish with Jennifer Caicedo (King University) battling for the win in a dramatic field sprint finish. She edged out second- and third-place riders Lauretta Hanson (Milligan College) and Ariane Horbach (Colorado Mesa University)
By the time the women were recovering from their races, the day began to heat up to make for a very hot men's 118.35-kilometer race.
In the D1 event, a group of three got off the front for the final lap-and-a-half and ended up creating a substantial gap on the rest of the field. In the end, it was Connor Brown (Lindenwood University) to ride his way onto the podium's top step. He outsprinted silver medalist Derek Schanze (University of Florida) while David Lombardo(Lindenwood University) was third.
In D2 competition, Brendan Rhim (Furman) claimed an incredibly decisive victory after riding solo for an impressive distance. He took the top prize ahead of Nick Jowsey (Brevard College) and Mauro Rato (Mars Hill University).
Brendan Rhim wins the D2 men's race
At the end of day one, Marian University and Brevard College lead the team omnium standings. Action continues in Asheville on Saturday with the criteriums before closing out on Sunday with time trials.
For more from Asheville, check out these links:
Schedule -- Photo Gallery -- Full Results
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