Stephan Davoust leaped past a loaded field of competitors Saturday to claim a men’s open category win at the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series race at Fort Lewis College’s Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
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Courtesy of Fort Lewis College cyclingDurango's Sarah Sturm has become a familiar face on the top step of the podium in local races this year. The women's Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race champion earned another win in the local cyclocross series Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on the Fort Lewis College campus, as she finished in front of FLC's Ellen Campbell and third-place Kaja Freeburn.
Olympian Howard Grotts carries his mountain bike over an obstacle Saturday during the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series men’s open class race at Fort Lewis College. Grotts finished fifth after leading riders for a good portion of the 50-minute race.
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Though the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series race course was dry, the slippery grass gave some of the men’s open class racers a bit of trouble at Fort Lewis College.
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Riders in the men’s open class make their way through the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series course on Saturday at Fort Lewis College. The men’s race lasted 50 minutes with eight laps completed.
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Riders in the men’s open class make their way through the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series course on Saturday at Fort Lewis College.
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Riders in the men’s open class make their way through the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series course on Saturday at Fort Lewis College.
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Riders in the men’s open class make their way through the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series course on Saturday at Fort Lewis College.
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Olympian Howard Grotts rides his mountain bike on Saturday during the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series men’s open class race at Fort Lewis College. Grotts finished fifth after leading riders for a good portion of the 50-minute race.
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Spectators keep an eye on riders during Saturday’s 4 Corners Cyclocross Series men’s open class race at Fort Lewis College. More than 80 percent of the course was visible from one vantage point, making for a great spectator event.
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11Ben Sonntag carries his bike through an obstacle on Saturday during the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series men’s open class race at Fort Lewis College. Sonntag placed third in the race.
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Olympian Howard Grotts carries his mountain bike through an obstacle on Saturday during the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series men’s open class race at Fort Lewis College. Grotts’ next race also will be at FLC, as he is expected to run the Turkey Trot 5-mile running race on Thanksgiving morning.
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A loaded field of local professional and collegiate bike racers converged on Ray Dennison Memorial Field on the Fort Lewis College campus on Saturday afternoon for a day of cyclocross racing.
The SquawkerCX.1 race featured a tough course for riders and a great event for spectators on a beautiful afternoon in Durango. After a thrilling morning of kids races, the open races gave fans a show.
In the open women’s race, Durango’s Sarah Sturm, a pro cyclocross racer for Specialized, claimed yet another win on the 4 Corners Cyclocross series scheduled, as she edged fellow Durangoans Ellen Campbell, of FLC, and Katja Freeburn. Earlier this month, Sturm finished 11th overall at the Pan-American Games in Canada. Campbell is racing cyclocross coming on the heels of her effort to help the Skyhawks win the collegiate mountain biking national championship.
The men’s race featured a loaded field of local pros with the mountain bikers enjoying their offseason. Olympian and four-time defending mountain bike national champion Howard Grotts led much of the race despite racing on a mountain bike instead of a cross bike. He went on to finish fifth overall, while Durangoan Stephan Davoust went on to claim a victory.
Davoust edged Rotem Ishay and Benajamin Sonntag, who finished second and third, respectively. Fourth in the race was FLC cyclist and Durango’s own Keiran Eagen.
FLC will host cyclocross practices through Dec. 12 on the same course at the football stadium. The second, and final, cyclocross race at FLC this year will be held Dec. 1. Registration for the race is available the same day of the race, and there will once again be categories available for kids, masters and open category riders. The cost is $25 for adults, and kids 18-and-under are free.
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