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USGP Planet Bike Cup, day 2: a Wil Matthews photo gallery

  • By Wil Matthews
  • Published Sep. 27, 2010
  • Updated Sep. 30, 2010 at 6:03 PM UTC
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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Tim Johnson

    Tim Johnson lifts over the step run-up.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Troy Wells leads Jonathan Page, Francis Mourey, Tristan Schouten

    Troy Wells leads Jonathan Page, Francis Mourey and Tristan Schouten through an off-camber section.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Tim Johnson

    Tim Johnson was alone except for his shadow by mid-race.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Tim Johnson

    Tim Johnson had the course to himself for more than half the race.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2

    The Planet Bike course made several twists through the expo area.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2

    Elite men's fileld gets underway for Planet Bike Cup #2 in Wisonsin.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Andrea Smith, Georgia Gould, Meredith Miller, Katie Compton

    Elite women's front row, left to right, Andrea Smith, Georgia Gould, Meredith Miller and Katie Compton.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Katie Compton

    Katie Compton at call-up with Mark Legg.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Kaitlin Antonneau

    SRAM's Michael Zellman interviews the newest member of the Cannondale-Cyclocross World team, Kaitlin Antonneau.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Justin Robinson, Ryan Trebon

    Both large men, Justin Robinson (Cal Giant-Specialized) and Ryan Trebon (Kona) were similarly handicapped by the technical course filled with tight turns.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Christian Heule

    Christian Heule, waiting to get on course and learn the new layout for Sunday's event.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Tim Johnson

    Tim Johnson was all smiles after his win.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Jonathan Page

    Immediately after the finish, Jonathan Page confronts Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld teammates Johnson and Powers about the aggressive nature of the day's racing.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2

    On the second-to-last trip over the run-up, the pursuit of leaders Tim Johnson and Jeremy Powers is lead by an all-star international group of Chrisian Heule, Tristan Schouten, Damiani Luca and Francis Mourey.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Jeremy Powers

    Jeremy Powers would wear the Greenware USGP Leader's Jersey only one day before teammate Johnson would take it over.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Todd Wells

    Todd Wells made a huge push in the last laps for the final podium spot but wound up eighth overall.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Jeremy Powers

    Jeremy Powers, in the Greenware USGP Leader's Jersey, was on his own in second place in later laps.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Troy Wells

    Although initally riding in the front group, Troy Wells DNF'd after 8 laps.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Tim Johnson

    Tim Johnson found the overnite revisions to the USGP course to his liking, slightly longer laps and even more circuitous.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2

    Crowds lined the run-up from top to bottom for a close view of racers' suffering.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Christian Heule, Tim Johnson, Jeremy Powers

    Heule, Johnson and Powers starting the second lap through the start/finish.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Christian Heule, Tim Johnson

    The elite men's field on the second lap led by Christian Heule and Tim Johnson.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Katie Compton

    Katie Compton was leaning a little lower on her bike during the second-to-last trip over the run-up.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Sue Butler

    Sue Butler (Hudz Subaru) claimed third just ahead of teammate Kathy Sherwin.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Katie Compton

    Katie Compton on run-up.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Gould, Compton and Butler

    Elite women's podium, as seen on course: Gould, Compton and Butler.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Georgia Gould

    By the second lap, Gould and Compton had seperated themselves from the field.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Georgia Gould

    Georgia Gould leads the elite women's field on the first lap, with eventual winner Katie Compton sitting seventh.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Katie Compton

    Katie Compton sandwiched by Luna teammates Georgia Gould and Amy Dombroski.

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    USGP Planet Bike Cup #2, Katie Compton

    Katie Compton wearing the Greenware USGP of Cyclocross leader's jersey at the start of the elite women's event.

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