Jeremy Wins Bay State, Tim Third

Seeking to shake off the effects of too much turkey and gravy, Team LEER hit the races November 24, with Tim Johnson and Jeremy Powers racing the Bay State Cyclocross in Sterling, Mass and Lyne Bessette opening her World Cup campaign in Koksijde, Belgium. Jeremy notched his fifth UCI win of the year in Sterling with Tim taking third.

Jeremy and Tim were joined by Jesse Anthony (Jamis) in the early move, with the trio immediately opening an impressive gap. Each rider excelled at a different part of the fast, dry, and swoopy course but none could break free until the final lap. As he had on several occasions previously, Jeremy managed to ride the course¹s main run-up the last lap while Anthony was forced to dismount and run. The gap created was all Jeremy needed to cement another win.

“Everything was good. Tim, Jesse, and I made it off the front and each of us was taking our turn going off the course,“ said Jeremy of the way the race unfolded. “Jess tried to jump back on his bike and missed his seat one time. Tim fell on the run up and I went right into the bushes on some hairpin turn. Towards the end, Jesse put in a hard dig and going into the last lap and once he was done pulling I unleashed a good move and then rode the run up. It was a gamble but it paid off.“

“It was fun, just attacking each other through the first 45 minutes, really enjoying the racing,“ said Tim, who finished third. “We got serious in the last couple laps and Jeremy was riding awesome so it was good he won.“

Elsewhere, Lyne raced against the world¹s best elite women in Belgium. She managed to finish 12th, accruing four times as many UCI points than she would have racing in the U.S.

The entire team will head out to the final USGP races in Portland, Oregon, December 1-2. Tim currently sits second in the Elite Men¹s series overall, with Jeremy in third. Lyne rests in third in the Elite Women¹s standings. Return to News Page