Day two of the Crank Brothers Grand Prix of Cyclocross once again saw sunny skies and a wide-open speedway of a course in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

In the women’s race, Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) charged to the front just as she had the day before — only this time, both Wendy Simms (Kona) and Georgia Gould (Luna) managed to find her wheel. While the rest of the field shattered, Gould and Simms surprised spectators as they shadowed the hard-charging Bessette despite multiple attacks and accelerations throughout the course.

As the laps counted down, Bessette refused to make Gould or Simms pull through, appearing content to simply try to ride them off her wheel with her seemingly limitless power. However, with two to go, it was Gould – not Bessette – who attacked into the first run-up and popped Simms off the back. Unable to shake Bessette, Gould allowed Bessette to take the lead once again.

Going into the last lap, Gould appeared to be biding her time, not even having to leave the saddle to cover Bessette’s attacks. In the uphill sprint, Gould came around Bessette in the last 20 meters to take the day and the USGP leader’s jersey. Wendy Simms would hold onto third place, while Katerina Nash (Luna), unable to overcome her poor starting position, finished fourth, and Kerry Barnholdt (Tokyo Joe’s-Gary Fisher) rounded out the top five.

Trebon does the double
As on Saturday, no one could find the legs to match the power and stamina of Ryan Trebon (Kona) and Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com).

Trebon started fast, trying to shake off as many chasers as possible, and midway through the first lap, only Johnson, Barry Wicks (Kona) and returned Euro-’crosser Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) were able to handle his speed.

As the laps went by, Powers, then Wicks, faded from the front, being enveloped by a hard-charging second group containing Mathieu Toulouse (Maxxis), Mark McCormack (Clif Bar), Jonathan Baker (Harshman Wealth Management-Primus Mootry) and Andy Jacques-Maynes (California Giant Strawberries/Specialized). Ahead, Johnson and Trebon were left to duke it out well clear of the rest of the field.

Midway through the race, it became apparent that neither Johnson nor Trebon could shake the other, while the chase group whittled itself down to McCormack, Toulouse and Wicks, chased by a resurgent Todd Wells (GT) and Adam Craig (Giant).

With two laps remaining, Johnson lost control of his bike near the pits and went sprawling, leaving Trebon free to solo to the finish. Visibly shaken by the hard crash, Johnson recovered to take second ahead of the hard-charging trio of Wicks, Toulouse and McCormack.

McCormack, having sat in for most of the race,came by Wicks in the last 10 meters to take the final podium spot, leaving Wicks and Toulouse to round out the top five.

Race notes
Trebon's double in Gloucester makes him only the second male to win two days in a row, matching former cyclo-cross world champion Erwin Vervecken.

Chris Horner (Specialized) had his best finish in USGP racing, finishing 11th and staying upright for the entire weekend.

Jamie Driscoll (FiordiFruita) displaced Jesse Anthony in the under-23 category after Anthony uncharacteristically faded halfway through the race.

Results
Men
1. Ryan Trebon, Kona
2. Tim Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com
3. Mark McCormack, Team Clif Bar
4. Barry Wicks, Kona
5. Mathieu Toulouse, Team Maxxis

Women
1. Georgia Gould, Luna
2. Lyne Bessette, Cyclocrossworld.com
3. Wendy Sims, Kona
4. Katerina Nash, Tokyo Joe's-Gary Fisher
5. Kerry Barnholt, Tokyo Joe's-Gary Fisher

Under-23
1. Jamey Driscoll, FiordiFrutta
2. Nick Weighall, Alan Factory Team
3. Chance Noble, California Giant Strawberries-Specialized
4. Jesse Anthony, Team Clif Bar
5. Daniel Neyens, Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling

Juniors
1. Jim Lennon, TIAA-CREF-Clif Bar
2. Sean Worsech, Rad Racing
3. Danny Summerhill, TIAA-CREF-Clif Bar
4. Alex Coelho, Hot Tubes Development Cycling
5. Ethan Gilmour, K2 Bike-Okemo-Coyote Hill

Series leaders (after 2 of 6 races)
Men: Trebon
Women: Gould
Under-23: Driscoll
Juniors: Lennon