2019 Cyclocross Nationals Insane Crash

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USA Cycling’s 2019 Cyclocross Nationals brought top talent, six days of intense racing and epic crashes to the Pacific Northwest conditions of Lakewood, Washington.

On Sunday, the elite men toed the line, for the final race of the weekend, Donnelly Aevolo’s Gage Hecht and Kona Maxxis Shimano’s Kerry Werner led the race from the gun.

Two laps in, Hecht sent it down an off-camber rutted descent and ended up tangled in tape on the side of the course but still in the saddle. Hecht redirected himself back onto the course still tangled in tape.

Werner, right behind Hecht, rolled into the tape that was blocking the course which vaulted him over his handlebar.

Hecht held off Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld teammates Curtis White and Stephen Hyde for the victory while Werner finished a minute behind in fourth.

CRASH VIDEO

FROM THE COURSE

Results

Women’s Cat 1/2

1st Place – Clara HONSINGER – 50:16 – Team S&M CX Sellwood Cycle Repa
2nd – Place Rebecca FAHRINGER – 50:45 – Kona Maxxis Shimano
3rd Place – Katherine COMPTON – 51:36 – KFC Racing p/b Trek/Knight
4 – Courtenay MCFADDEN – 52:21 – Pivot Maxxis pb Stan’s NoTubes
5 – Kaitlin KEOUGH – 53:26 – Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld
6 – Sunny GILBERT – 54:32 – Pactimo/ Colorado Proud
7 – Samantha RUNNELS – 54:38 – Squid x Eliel
8 – Caroline NOLAN – 54:46 – Voler / Easton / HRS / Rock Lob
9 – Amanda NAUMAN – 54:48 – SDG – Muscle Monster
10 – Caitlin BERNSTEIN – 54:55 – Easton/ Velocio/ MCGOVERN Cycle

Men’s Cat 1/2

1st Place – Gage HECHT – 1:00:32 – Donnelly Aevolo
2nd Place – Curtis WHITE – 1:00:49 – Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld
3rd Place – Stephen HYDE – 1:00:55 – Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld
4 – Kerry Werner – 1:01:59 – Kona Maxxis Shimano
5 – Lance HAIDET – 1:02:12 – Donnelly Aevolo
6 – Andrew DILLMAN – 1:02:21 – SDG – Muscle Monster
7 – Logan OWEN – 1:02:35 – UCI PT: EF Education First
8 – Grant ELLWOOD – 1:02:41 – Pivot Maxxis pb Stan’s NoTubes
9 – James DRISCOLL – 1:02:52 – Mavic / DNA Cycling
10 – Maxx CHANCE – 1:03:05 – Blue Stages Racing