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Maghalie Rochette (Canyon Collective) made it two in a row after profitable the second one day of cyclocross racing on the Rochester Cyclocross on Sunday. It was once the fourth of 8 races within the US Cyclocross Sequence (USCX).
The winner of Saturday’s C1 race, Rochette completed 22 seconds forward of junior International Champion Isabella Holmgren (Stimulus Orbea) in 2nd, and 1:29 forward of Sidney McGill (Cervelo/Orange Residing) in 3rd, making it a Canadian sweep of the rostrum.
Rochette began the race with the quickest lap and with a small team that still integrated McGill and Lauren Zoerner (Groove Off-Highway) at the side of Holmgren, Kaya Musgrave (Cervelo/Orange Residing) and Caroline Mani (Groove Off-Highway) and a detailed chase by means of Raylyn Nuss (Steve Tilford Basis).
Even though Rochette ruled the hole spherical from begin to end on Saturday, she confronted a number of technical problems and nearer festival on day two of racing.
“I began lovely smartly, in reality. It was once drizzling, nevertheless it wasn’t too rainy. Then someday on the second one lap, I hit my motorbike on a barrier and dropped my chain within so I couldn’t get it again on. Everybody was once passing me,” Rochette recounted after the race, pronouncing she took the time as a bit relaxation. As soon as she were given the chain again on, it was once recreation on as she labored from eighth place.
“So I began chasing, made it again to the entrance after which I had an issue with my cleats, getting crammed up. As I used to be looking to clip again, I crashed. After which I crashed once more. Bella [Holmgren] was once in the market in entrance, she was once using tremendous robust. She is aware of find out how to win races, so I needed to take it severely. I needed to de-fluster myself. It was once about racing my very own race and now not making errors, using secure,” Rochette stated.
“Sooner or later, I were given again as much as her and was once in a position to drop her. For the remaining 3 laps we have been from side to side. It was once an eventful race.”
Rochette controlled to open her hole to greater than 20 seconds as she crossed the road along with her fourth consecutive win within the USCX. There are two extra race weekends within the race sequence, subsequent up Allure Town Pass in Baltimore, Maryland September 30 and October 1.
Holmgren didn’t race the hole USCX spherical in Move Pass, so made a dent within the standings with a fourth position on Saturday and runner-up on Sunday.
“It began out with a bunch of about 5 or 6 folks. I used to be simply looking to get forward within the technical sections, particularly because it were given extra slippery. If there was once a mistake then I wouldn’t get stuck up in it. I used to be simply making an attempt to concentrate on my very own race. I’ve labored on staying calm and simply cross as laborious as I will,” the 19-year-old stated, pleased with 2nd position within the C2 race. “Move Canada!”
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