US Cyclocross Series winners Maghalie Rochette (SRAM/Seeker) and Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD Trek Bikes) won the elite C1 races on the opening day of Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Rochette outsprinted fellow Canadian Rafaelle Carrier to win the C1 elite women's race. Lauren Zoerner (Competitive Edge Racing) trailed 59 seconds later to secure the final podium spot, her teammate Anna Megale going fourth close to another minute later.
Rochette dominated the four weekends of racing in the USCX with seven victories, and carried that momentum into Really Rad even with three weeks between competitions. For Carrier, the reigning Canadian junior national champion and just 18 years old, it was her first race of the season. She last earned a bronze medal in the women's junior race at Cyclocross World Championships in Liévin in February.
On the men's side, Strohmeyer held off 19-year-old Ryan Drummond (Competitive Edge Racing) by seven seconds to secure his fifth win of the season. Across the eight races in the USCX, Strohmeyer won half the races and finished on the podium at the other four events.
Drummond's teammate Dylan Zakrajsek made it a US sweep of the elite men's podium, his best finish so far this season at the elite level.
Sunday racing resumes at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds with C2 races.
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