Van den Ham wins Cycle-Smart International
Saturday saw Canadian Michael van den Ham prevail on the first day of the 25th Cycle-Smart International cyclocross race in Northampton, Massachusetts’ Look Park. The Cycle-Smart race is the oldest UCI cyclocross event in North America.
Wow, thrilled to take my first UCI win @NohoCX with a lot of help from teammate @raphaelgagne.
— Michael van den Ham (@MVDHcyclocross) November 8, 2015
In the morning Van den Ham was pleased to be back in Northampton.
Oh hi New England. pic.twitter.com/VnuK9LBtiI
— Michael van den Ham (@MVDHcyclocross) November 7, 2015
Van den Ham took the win in the elite men’s race by 4-seconds over Red Truck-Garneau teammate and Canadian champion Raphael Gagné. The Red Truck duo worked in concert to pull away from their competitors. Hot Sauce Cycling’s Mark McConnell slotted into 4th, 22-seconds behind van den Ham.
On the women’s side American Ellen Noble of JAM Fund triumphed, with Emma White of Cyclocrossworld Devo 33-seconds in arrears. Noble won the Under-23 Pan Am Championship last weekend in Covington, Kentucky.
Saturday and Sunday’s races are rounds 3 and 4 of the Verge New England Cyclocross Series.
