The transition from road to mud is complete for 10-time junior and U23 US cyclo-cross champion Logan Owen, and the 20-year-old from Seattle has his sights set firmly on winning his first elite US championship in January.
Owen (California Giant-Specialized) confirmed his intention to keep his streak of stars-and-stripes jerseys alive over the weekend by notching his first-ever elite UCI cyclo-cross wins at the Subaru Cyclo Cup in Lakewood, Washington, beating Jamie Driscoll (Raleigh-Clement) and Jonathan Page (Fuji) both days.
“I beat Driscoll and Page and those guys are not slow,” Owen told Cyclingnews on Monday. “Driscoll got second at Pan Ams, so they're tough competition and I felt like I was in control for both races. I'm pretty confident going into nationals.”
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The Washington races were just the fifth and sixth cyclo-cross races so far this year for Owen. The 2015 road season was Owen's longest to date, and it meant his 'cross season got off to a later start.
Owen raced 52 days with Axeon in 2015, starting with a trip to Portugal in March and ending at the Richmond World Championships in September. His continued development on the road with Axel Merckx's Continental team showed itself with multiple top 10 stage finishes in the big North American stage races, including his first pro win during stage 3 at the Tour of Utah on a tricky closing circuit in Bountiful.
Owen started his first 'cross race this year the Kings CX in Mason, Ohio, where he finished a confidence-boosting fourth behind US champion Jeremy Powers (Aspire Racing), and Stephen Hyde and Ryan Trebon of Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld. The following day at the Pan American Championships he slipped to 28th after an early mechanical led to a long run to the pits.
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