Wil Matthews gallery: 2013 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, day 5

Jonathan Page calls his wife immediately after finishing to send home the news of his championship victory. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Rapha-Focus team manager Jeff Rowe performs the final race inspection on Jeremy Powers' bike, clad in the stars and stripes for last year's win in Verona. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Reigning national champion Jeremy Powers and Zach McDonald warm up shortly before the elite men's race as teammate Chris Jones' bike sits empty. Jones crashed during course inspection, injuring his hand, and skipped the race. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Jade Wilcoxson heads to staging from the Optum-Kelly Benefits team tent. Wilcoxson had her career-best cyclocross race with a second-place finish to Katie Compton. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

The Colorado contingent enjoyed the warmth of shelter, albeit with dirt floors, in a barn they occupied adjacent to the race venue. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Ryan Trebon warms up in the crowded confines of the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld,com team truck. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Mark Legg-Compton prepares one of two new bikes in standard Trek team colorway for Katie Compton, who normally competes on frames emblazoned with the red, white and blue of the national champion. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

The morning races started with temperatures far below freezing —€“ before wind chill. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

The men's collegiate D2 race gets under way in frozen conditions. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Danny Summerhill chases Zach McDonald on the first lap. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Ryan Trebon leads out the elite men's field after the start. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Jade Wilcoxson powered through a tough course and avoided mechanical problems to finish second. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

A Katie Compton fan club cheers her on to another title. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Katie Compton sailed to her ninth national title roughly a ZIP code ahead of the competition. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

The race for second seemed to be between Kaitlin Antonneau and Meredith Miller until crashes and mechanicals beset them both. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Nicole Duke reached the dirt first after the start of the elite women's race. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Use of pressure washers was debated among the mechanics, as temperatures hovering near freezing meant shifters and brakes would ice up if wet. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

In preparation for the UCI Cyclocross World Championships, Moots has teamed with neutral support sponsor Shimano to field 10 spare bikes, including five new bikes equipped with Ultegra Di2 and disc brakes. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

With one lap to go, Ryan Trebon stops in the pits to chisel frozen mud from his cleats. Between difficulty staying in his pedals and a fall that injured his hand, Trebon found himself losing considerable time to the leaders. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Jeremy Powers takes a clean bike from the pits. Powers languished in the chase groups throughout the race. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Jamey Driscoll had the best day of the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team, finishing third. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Zach McDonald dug deep chasing Jonathan Page, but was unable to post faster lap times. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Jonathan Page went clear on the second lap and added to his lead nearly every lap. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Katie Compton soars to another national championship. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com

Snow fans were found throughout the Verona venue. Photo: Wil Matthews | www. wilmatthewsphoto.com