Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series

New England series open in Williston, Vermont

Two top New England series announce 2013 dates

The U.S. champ recovers from a bad start to win round 1 of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series

Richard Fries waxes about New England Holy Week, the growth of cyclocross, advocacy and the world championships

The New England series boasts $10,000 in prizes and two UCI Category 1 events

Natalia Boltukhova shoots the finale to the inaugural Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series.

Men

• 1. Christian Heule, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:53
• 2. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:54
• 3. Luke Keough, Champion System-Keough Cyclocross, 1:03:18
• 4. Dylan Mcnicholas, Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:03:18
• 5. Mike Garrigan, Lapierre Canada, 1:03:20

Women

• 1. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:59
• 2. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-JRA Cycles, 38:01
• 3. Laura Van Gilder, C3-Mellow Mushroom, 38:01
• 4. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, 38:02
• 5. Maureen Bruno Roy, Team Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, 38:05

Laura Van Gilder (C3-Mellow Mushroom) and Luke Keough (Champion System-Keough Cyclocross) on Sunday clinched the overall titles in the inaugural Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge.

Men

• 1. Luke Keough, Champion System-Keough Cyclocross, 1:01:49
• 2. Christian Heule, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld, 1:01:50
• 3. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, 1:01:51
• 4. Dylan Mcnicholas, Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:01:52
• 5. Jerome Townsend, Smartstop-Mockorangebikes, 1:01:58

Women

• 1. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:05
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, C3-Mellow Mushroom, 37:06
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-JRA Cycles, 37:06
• 4. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:11
• 5. Elle Anderson, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:29

Andrea Smith (LadiesFirst Racing) and Luke Keough (Champion System-Keough Cyclocross) each won by a whisker on Saturday as the final weekend of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series kicked off with a bang.