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US Cyclo-cross Championships - CN
Kansas City, Kansas, USA, December 13-16, 2007
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Race 7 - December 15: U-23 Women
Dombroski Defends U23 Title
By Wendy Booher and Sean Weide
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Amid furiously ringing bells and rabid cheers, Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella-Kona) of Boulder, Colorado became the first to test the course and she found it just fine for defending her Under 23 women's title. "Last year we didn't have conditions like this," Dombroski said. "I guess the hardest part was warming up on the course and being like, 'Oh my gosh, I actually have to ride this and race this?!' So I think the thing that was harder about this year was the pre-race preparation."
Dombroski took the hole shot and rode away from the field, leaving Kate Scheider (Fts-North Atlantic Velo) and Kacey Manderfield (Verducci-Breakaway) to duke it out for second place. Scheider led the first lap until Manderfield passed her at the top of the second set of stairs at the far end of the course. Dombroski rode easily to victory, one minute and 13 seconds ahead of Manderfield.
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- Tela Crane (Rad Racing) leads a group of riders on the first lap
- Ally Stacher (Lees-Mcrae) makes her way through the snow
- Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella - Kona) was at the front the entire race
- Kacey Manderfield (Verducci/Breakaway) 2nd place
- Kate Scheider (Fts/North Atlantic Velo) finished a strong third
- Natasha Cowie (Velo Bella - Kona)
- Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella - Kona) almost made it look easy
Images by Kurt Jambretz/www.actionimages.cc
- Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella/Kona) umped from the gun and quickly built a nice lead.
- Kate Schneider (North Atlantic Velo) looks across the course to check the progress of her chase.
- Natasha Cowie (Velo Bella/Kona) rode hard in an attempt to catch her team-mate, but finished just off the podium in fourth place.
- Lauren Trull (Appalachian State Cycling Team) skirts along the maze of caution tape.
- Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella/Kona) takes a spill in the icy conditions.
- Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella/Kona) takes the victory about a minute up on the competition.
Results
U23 Women (9.24 km) 1 Amy Dombroski (Velo Bella - Kona) 36.20 2 Kacey Manderfield (Verducci/Breakaway) 1.13 3 Kate Scheider (Fts/North Atlantic Velo) 2.21 4 Natasha Cowie (Velo Bella - Kona) 3.10 5 Tela Crane (Rad Racing Nw) 5.23 6 Ally Stacher (Lees-Mcrae College) 6.48 7 Jennifer Stebbins (Workers Comp Solutions/Eve) 7.27 8 Rachel Knott (Csu Rams) 8.06 9 Sarah Lukas (Pcw Cycling) 11.43 10 Julia Manley (Colorado State University) 12.40 11 Lauren Trull (Appalachian State Cycling Te) 14.02 12 Kristin Jo Markham
