Casey B. Gibson gallery: 2013 USA Cycling Elite Cyclocross World Championships

Belgians chase on the snowy track early in the day. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The Dutch get a jump on everyone out of the start chute. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Logan Owen was the top American finisher, just missing the podium in fourth. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

A determined Owen on the climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Owen shows the result of an early crash as he negotiates the sand pit. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Owen fights through a tough uphill corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Race winner Van Der Poel went solo early in the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Van Der Poel with no one in sight. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Van Der Poel has a nice finish, holding up his No. 1 rating. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Americans White and Bassett in the first corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

White and Hermans negotiate the icy steps. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Curtis White fights the snow and ice. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Americans negotiate the icy slope. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Compton chases Vos with one to go. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Compton climbs the limestone steps in front of a nice crowd. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Dombroski overtakes Mical Dyck on the steps. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Amy Dombroski negotiates the icy off-camber turn. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Georgia Gould heads down the finish straight. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

A huge crowd cheers on the women in the woods. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Vos clears the run-up with no one else in sight. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Vos finishes up a nice year, with two world championships and a gold at the Olympics. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Marianne Vos, pure bike rider. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Jade Wilcoxson had a nice ride in her first world championship. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The women head down the start straight in a brief window of sun. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The Belgians were amazed at how American fans cheered for them. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

A clearly disgusted Wietse Bosmans at the finish. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Zack McDonald was the pre-race favorite for the U.S. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

McDonald with a nice layer of mud on the turn. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Torbin Ortenblad for the U.S. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Belgium's Lauren Sweeck heads for the finish. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Teunissen attacks Bosmans at the finish line with one lap to go. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Teunissen drags the bike around a slippery corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Teunissen takes the win with a great ride. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

ZZ Top was there to cheer on the Americans. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Powers and Driscoll warm up. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The elite men blast down the start straight to take the hole shot. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

It's all Belgians at the front of the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tim Johnson enjoys his day in the mud. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Riders negotiate a very muddy descent in front of thousands. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Sven Nys takes on the limestone steps. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

In his first year as a elite, Lars Van Der Haar takes a strong third. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Nys takes a bead on Vantornout. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Race leaders Nys and Vantornout fly up the steps. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Jonathan Page climbing in front of thousands of American fans. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Page drags his bike around a corner. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Powers struggles on the muddy climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Ryan Trebon on the steps. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Nys takes the win in the snow. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Nys finally gets his second rainbow jersey, and Vantornout isn't happy about it. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com