Wil Matthews gallery: USGP Deschutes Brewery Cup day 2

Logan Owen's win in the juniors 17-18 division with a 2:20 margin of victory indicates the U.S. national champion is ready for the world championships in February. Photo: Wil Matthews

Bill Elliston leads USGP masters 35+ series leader Mark Savery and the rest of the field on the first lap, but saw his hopes of a podium finish vanish after two flat tires. Photo: Wil Matthews

Danny Summerhill's misfortune continued Sunday when his path to the podium was detoured after he broke off his derailleur on the final lap. Photo: Wil Matthews

Tim Johnson rode alone for half the race as he built a 30-plus second advantage over the chase group. Photo: Wil Matthews

Nicole Duke's strong start earned her the holeshot for the elite women's race. While she slipped back during the six-lap contest, she did claim to have taken seven cupcake handups offered by the Katerina Nash supporters. Photo: Wil Matthews

Katerina Nash supporters offer a 35-cupcake handup in honor of the Czech rider's birthday. Photo: Wil Matthews

Georgia Gould claimed the USGP series overall title on Sunday by way of a string of consistent finishes. Photo: Wil Matthews

Caroline Mani fought her way through the field to claim the last step on the podium. Photo: Wil Matthews

The elite men's field, seconds before their start of the final USGP race of the season. Photo: Wil Matthews

Danny Summerhill is first onto the dirt after the start of the elite men's field. Photo: Wil Matthews

Chris Jones finished fourth after briefly taking the lead with a last-lap attack. Photo: Wil Matthews

Adam Craig leads the chase of leader Tim Johnson, and finished third for the second day in a row. Photo: Wil Matthews

The Johnson chase group remained close all the way to the penultimate lap. Photo: Wil Matthews

Tim Johnson's win in the final USGP race of the season was his first of the year in the series. Photo: Wil Matthews

Danny Summerhill could not conceal his disappointment after a second consecutive day of mishaps while contending for a podium finish. Photo: Wil Matthews

JT Fountain won the singlespeed division for the second consecutive day. Photo: Wil Matthews

WD-40 bike tech Dan Horndasch looks over one of the dozens of bikes the crew worked on in their free service center. Photo: Wil Matthews

Katerina Nash overcame a slow start to take the lead on the first lap and finished with a 24-second margin of victory. Photo: Wil Matthews

Georgia Gould breaks free of traffic during the first lap in the technical section of the Bend USGP venue. Photo: Wil Matthews

Katerina Nash fans present a birthday cake upon her finish Sunday. Photo: Wil Matthews

Jade Wilcoxson and Amanda Miller finished fourth and fifth, respectively, their best showing in the USGP series for the Optum team's new cyclocross program. Photo: Wil Matthews

Adam Craig preferred a step-up jump to the conventional line in this technical section; few others attempted, or succeeded. Photo: Wil Matthews

Todd Wells rode his last cyclocross race of the season Sunday, on the course where he claimed the national championship in 2010. Photo: Wil Matthews

Ryan Trebon was helped to his second-place finish Sunday by the support of his hometown fans. Photo: Wil Matthews

Nicole Duke now rides Alchemy bikes from Denver. Photo: Wil Matthews

Tim Johnson won Sunday's race aboard this Cannondale Super X, equipped with SRAM Red hydraulic brakes. Photo: Wil Matthews