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Cyclocross enthusiasts of all ages and ability levels traveled from across the country and around the globe to compete in the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup on Saturday and Sunday at the Southampton Town Recreation Center. It marked the fifth year that the event has been held at the rec center.
Cyclocross is a type of bicycle racing that typically takes place in the fall and winter months. Cyclocross races take place on short courses of 1.5- to 2-miles and racers lap around the course several times during the race. The races take place on trails and grass and feature steep hills as well as obstacles that require the riders to dismount and carry their bikes to navigate the obstacles.
The Whitmore’s Cup is unique in the cyclocross world because it offers more prize money to the elite female racers than any other cyclocross event in the world.
Cyclocross racers are divided into five categories based on ability level, with beginners starting at level five and working their way up to the top, the elite division.
On Saturday, Tim Johnson, 33, of Beverly, Massachusetts, won the men’s under-23 elite race with a time of 55:21. Jeremy Powers, 27, of Easthampton, Massachusetts, was second in 55:50 followed by Jamey Driscoll, 24, of Jericho, Vermont, in 56:01. All three racers are part of the Canondale Cyclocrossworld.com team. The trio finished in the same order on a different course on Sunday, with times of 1:00:47, 1:01:04 and 1:01.23, respectively.
In the women’s 35+ elite race—over a different course—Amy Dombrowski of Boulder, Colorado, was first in 35:23 followed by Kelli Emmett of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 35:43. Georgia Gould of Fort Collins, Colorado, was third in 36:26. Dombrowski won on Sunday as well on a new course, finishing in 37:12. Gould was second in 37:18 and Emmett was third in 38:13.
While most of the competitors hailed from other areas of the country, there were a few local racers in attendance. Myles Romanow, the president of the Hamptons Velo Club who was responsible for bringing the Whitmore’s Cup to Southampton, competed in the men’s elite race. John Duffield of East Hampton raced in the Master 55+ division and Gary Giacchetto of East Moriches competed in the category 2-4 Masters 35+ division on Saturday, finishing fourth out of 18 racers.
Robin Shea of Manorville finished second out of six racers in the Master Women 35+ division with a time of 43:17.
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