Californian Lance Haidet (Clement) scored a huge upset victory in the U23 men's USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut on Sunday. The 20-year-old surged in the final to win the title over Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycle Company-Vista Subaru).
The pair surged past leader Maxx Chance (Evol Racing), who suffered a heartbreaking mechanical, dropping his chain within sight of the line, and finished third.
"It was quite amazing," Haidet said of his victory. "Excitement, joy, and relief for sure. I've been wanting to win nationals for five years now and finally it pays off. It was sort of weird, I kept looking back and I'm like, 'I'm going to throw my hands up, is someone going to come by me?'
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"I was really afraid even though I had like 40 meters. It was pretty cool."
Haidet overcame a poor start on the icy, snowy course to find his way to the front of the race.
"The first half of my race was probably the worst, the furthest back I was," Haidet said. "I just felt like I was constantly bringing back time, especially on the lead group. I just knew that if I kept it steady and kept it consistent I would eventually hopefully catch that lead group. And then with guys starting to make mistakes in the last two laps and stuff... Yeah, I thought I was going to be able to do it. I had to suffer a bit in that last lap to make it up there."
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