U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclcross first round results

RESULTS
U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross
Planet Bike Cup
Madison, Wisc.
Saturday, Sept. 26

ELITE WOMEN
1. Katie Compton (Spike Shooter)
2. Katerina Nash (Luna Pro team)
3. Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team)
4. Amy Dombroski (Richard Sachs-RGM)
5. Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain-Maxxis)
6. Sue Butler (MonaVie/Cannondale)
7. Deidre Winfield (C3-Athletes Serving Athletes)
8. Alison Dunlap (Luna Pro Team)
9. Devon Haskell (BH USA)
10. Kristin Wentworth (Planet Bike)
21. Erin Playman (Gentle Lovers)

ELITE MEN
1. Jeremy Powers (Cannondale/Cyclcrossworld.com)
2. Erwen Vervecken (Revor-Baboco-Champion Systems)
3. Jonathan Page (Planet Bike)
4. Ryan Trebon (Kona)
5. Geoff Kabush (Rocky Mountain-Maxxis)
6. Chris Jones (Champion System)
7. Jamey Driscoll (Cannondale/Cyclcrossworld.com)
8. Jesse Anthony (Jamis)
9. Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell)
10. Tim Van Nuffel (Rendement-Hypo Cycling)
19. Molly Cameron (Portland Bicycle Studio)
28. Shannon Skerritt (Vanilla Bicycles)
29. Kevin Hulick (Vanilla Bicycles)

Live coverage for USGP

If you're unlucky enough to find yourself in front of a computer this weekend, check out Cyclocross Magazine's online coverage of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross opening round in Madison, Wisconsin.

The live text updates start both Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

Find out more HERE, or log onto cxmagazine.com at race time.

Lyne Lamoureux of Podium Insight is also keeping tabs on the races via her live Twitter updates @ http://twitter.com/podiuminsight

USGP of Cyclocross expands series categories, registration opens today

The 2009 U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross opened registration today for all four weekends of racing.

The eight race series is comprised of the Planet Bike Cup in Madison, WI, on Sept. 26 and 27; The Derby City Cup in Louisville, KY, Oct. 24 and 25; The Mercer Cup presented by Knapp's Cyclery in Mercer County, NJ, Nov. 14 and 15; and The Stanley Portland Cup in Portland Dec. 5 and 6.

New for 2009, each Saturday of the USGP weekend has received a UCI C1 designation, and each Sunday will be C2. Of the six UCI races currently on the U.S. calendar, four are USGP races.

Also new for 2009, the USGP has expanded the categories that will be included in the overall series scoring. Overall series competitions will now include Masters Men 35+, Masters Men 45+, Elite Men, U23 Men, Elite Women and Junior Men 17/18.

Register online for the USGP Portland Cup HERE.