Gallery: Compton and Hyde score Pan Am ‘cross titles

Oct 30, 2016

Colorado's Denzel Stephenson led the men's 17-18 race at the Pan American cyclocross championships from beginning to end. He ultimately finished with a nearly minute and a half over second place. Photo: Wil Matthews

Ellen Noble of Aspire Racing prepared on the trainer before the under-23 race. The heat and humidity in Covington, Kentucky had riders seeking shelter much of the day. Photo: Wil Matthews

Noble led the field out of the start. Photo: Wil Matthews

Emma White traded the lead with Ellen Noble throughout the first two laps and grabbed second place behind Noble at the finish. Photo: Wil Matthews

Hannah Fincham claimed third in the U23 women's race. Photo: Wil Matthews

Curtis White, owner of bib number one for the men's U23 race, spent some time in the shelter of the Cannondale team trailer before the start. Photo: Wil Matthews

Grant Ellwood led the charge of the U23 men's field down the start straight. The 41-rider field was the largest of the championship races. Photo: Wil Matthews

After a select group created a sizable gap over the field and settled into an easy pace for half the race, Curtis White attacked on the last lap to take the win with fifteen seconds over second place. Photo: Wil Matthews

Spencer Petrov spent much time driving the pace on the front the select group of the U23 men's race and was just a wheel behind second-place Gage Hecht at the line. Photo: Wil Matthews

Curtis White tried on his new UCI Pan Am Championship jersey after taking the win. Photo: Wil Matthews

The Mid-West Devo Team was one of many cyclocross development teams in attendance at the Ohio venue. Photo: WIl Matthews

Maghalie Rochette picked up a lucky number for the elite women's race. The Pan Am Championship was her first racing appearance following her heatstroke collapse after the season-opening race in Rochester. Photo: Wil Matthews

Amanda Nauman and Courtney McFadden led the elite women's race on the first lap. Photo: Wil Matthews

Katie Compton headed to the front of the race as Courtney McFadden untangeled herself from the course fencing early on the first lap. Photo: Wil Matthews

Crystal Anthony made a late-race surge to overtake Maghalie Rochette and finish second. Photo: Wil Matthews

Rochette finished third. Photo: Wil Matthews

Katie Compton repeated as UCI Pan Am Champion on Saturday. Photo: Wil Matthews

In his first significant race action following injury and a disappointing early season, Jeremy Powers was more subdued than usual on the start grid. Photo: Wil Matthews

Course designer Mitch Graham at the top of the Pan Am Plunge, one of the signature features at the Devou Park venue. Photo: Wil Matthews

Drew Dillman, winner of the previous year's U23 race at the Pan Am Championships, led the elite men's field onto the dirt. Photo: Wil Matthews

Danny Summerhill and Tobin Ortenblad were the first riders down the Pan Am Plunge on the first lap Staurday. Photo: Wil Matthews

The quiet heckler. Photo: Wil Matthews

Danny Summerhill moved to the front of the race early on the first lap. Photo: Wil Matthews

Drew Dillman was unsuccessful in riding the run-up (going down just like leader Danny Summerhill had done just before him) and created a blockage that provided Summerhill a slight getaway. Photo: Wil Matthews

Jeremy Powers led the field down the Pan Am Plunge on the second lap. Photo: Wil Matthews

Stephen Hyde drove the pace on the front of the select group of Summerhill, Powers, and Kerry Werner. Photo: Wil Matthews

With two laps to go, Stephen Hyde overtook Powers after the barriers and attacked the select group on the finish straight, shedding first Werner then Summerhill, with Powers dangling a few seconds back. Photo: Wil Matthews

With one lap to go, Stephen Hyde continued to pour gas on the fire, leaving Powers for good and claiming the win with a 20-second margin. Photo: Wil Matthews

Stephen Hyde claimed the UCI Pan Am elite men's championship title in a redemption of his previous year's second place. Photo: Wil Matthews

Stephen Hyde and Jeremy Powers congratulated each other following a hard-fought race. Photo: Wil Matthews

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