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Trebon takes national 'cross title
By Fred Dreier
VeloNews associate editor
This report filed December 16, 2006
Ryan Trebon stretched a small first-lap gap into a formidable 30-second
advantage to win the elite men's crown at the 2006 USA Cycling national
cyclo-cross championships on Saturday in Providence, Rhode Island.

Trebon

photo: Fred Dreier

It was the first elite 'cross title for Trebon, who finished second in 2004
and 2005. Trebon's win was reminiscent of his cross-country victory at the
2006 USA Cycling national mountain-bike championships. With the two wins,
Trebon has become the first American man to net the elite cyclo-cross and
cross-country championships in a single season.

Behind Trebon a chase group containing Jonathan Page (Cervelo), Todd Wells
(GT), Tim Johnson (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com), Jeremy Powers (Jelly
Belly) and Barry Wicks (Kona) tried in vain to bring the lanky Kona rider
back.

Page, who has been out with a shoulder injury for most of the season,
out-sprinted Johnson for second, while Wells outkicked Powers for fourth.
Wicks crashed on the final corner.

Trebon's win came after Danny Summerhill (TIAA-Cref/Clif Bar) repeated as
elite junior national champion, and Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar) netted his
seventh-career national title, taking the U23 crown