Nash dominates in the dark at the Jingle Cross Rock race

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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) taking the win under the lights at Johnson County Fairgrounds

Katerina Nash (Lu�𝓰�na Pro Team) taking the win under the lights at Johnson County Fairgrounds (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) gets the first call-up to the line

Katerina Nashཧ (Luna Pro Team) gets the first call-up to the line (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
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Erika Zaveta (Redline) has stepped up her game recently

Erika Zaveta (Redline) has♉🎉 stepped up her game recently (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Mo Bruno-Roy (Bob’s Red Mill-Seven) riding the monster climb

Mo B🌱runo-Roy (Bob’s Red Mi🦂ll-Seven) riding the monster climb (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Riders zig-zagged through the cow barns

Riders zig-zagged through the cow barns (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) atop the flyover with the race lead

K💃aterina Nash (Luna Pro Team) atop the flyover with the rac🔯e lead (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Rebecca Gross (Raleigh Clement) riding with a headlamp

Rebecca Gross (Raleigh Clement) riding🍬 with a headlamp (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Women’s podium (L to R) Meredith Miller (Cal Giant) 3rd; Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) 1st; Amanda Miller (TIBCO) 2nd joined by kids from the Children’s Hospital

Womeಌn’s podium (L to R) Meredith Miller (Cal Giant) 3rd; Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) 1st; Amanda Miller (TIBCO) 2nd joined by kids from the Children&rsqu༒o;s Hospital (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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The Elite women are always quite cordial at the starting line

The Elite women are😼 always quite cordia🧸l at the starting line (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Amanda Miller (TIBCO) on the front row

Amanda Miller (TIBCO) on the front row (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) dismounting for the flyover

Meredith Miller (Cal 🌱Giant Berry Farms) dismounting for the flyover (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) passing under the flyover

Mereditꦬh Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) passing under the flyover (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Mo Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill) and Amanda Carey (Stan's NoTubes) had a race-long battle

Mo Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Milꦚl) and Amanda Carey (✨Stan's NoTubes) had a race-long battle (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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A rider goes down in the cow barn

A rider goes down in the cow barn (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Amanda Miller (TIBCO) chasing Nash mid-race

Amanda Miller (TIBCO) chasing Nash mid-race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) running barriers with one lap to go

Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) runninꦿg barriers with one lap to go♕ (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Amanda Miller (TIBCO) owned second place for most of the race

Amanda Mil༺ler (TIBCO) owned second place for most of the race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) having yet another third place race

Meredith Mill💃er (Cal Giant Berry Farms) having yet another♏ third place race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Nicole Duke (Marin Bikes-Spy Optics) on the run-up

Nicole Duke (Marin Bikes-Spy Optics)🐻 on the run-up (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) chasing Nash

Meredith�🧜� Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) chasing Nash (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Mag Rochette (Cyclocrossworld.com)

Mag Rochette (Cyclocrossworld.com) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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The race course as seen from the top of the big climb

The race course as seen from the 🥀top of the big climb (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Women in one of the amateur races ride through cow barns

Women i🦩n one of the amateur races ride through cow barns (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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This man was easily the most popular person at the race

♋This man was easily the most popular person at the ra🌄ce (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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There was a toasty atmosphere in the WD-40 tent as Nicole Duke warmed up on her trainer

🦋There was a toasty atmosphere in the WD-40 tent as Nicole Duke warmed up on her trainer (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Amanda Carey (Stan's NoTubes)

Amanda Carey (Stan's NoTubes) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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The Grinch with Katerina Nash and Nicole Duke

The Grinch with Katerina Nash and Nicole Duke (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) takes the hole-shot

Katerina ꦗNash (Luna Pro Team) takes the hole-shot (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farm-Specialized) leading the race at the first set of barriers

Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry 🦹Farm-Specialized) leading the race at the first set of barriers (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) leading on lap two

Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) leading on lap two (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Rebecca Gross (Raleigh Clement) demonstrating a new carry technique

Rebecca Gross (Raleigh Clement) dem🀅o🦂nstrating a new carry technique (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Nash and Duke chasing Meredith Miller (Cal Giant) up the flyover

Nash ꦺand Duke chasing Mer𝓡edith Miller (Cal Giant) up the flyover (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Former MTB World Champion Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team)

Former MTB World Champion Catharine Pe൲ndrel (Luna Pro Team) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Amanda Miller (TIBCO) leading Amanda Carey very early in the contest

Amanda Miller (TIBCO) leading✨ A🥃manda Carey very early in the contest (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Caroline Mani (Raleigh Clement) trying to recover from a poor start

Caroline Mani (Raleigh Cle꧟ment) trying to recover from a po𓆉or start (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Mo Bruno-Roy (Bob’s Red Mill-Seven) running one of the sets of barriers

Mo Bruno-Roy (Bob’s Red Mill-Se✃ven) ru♑nning one of the sets of barriers (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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The Grinch joins (L to R) Amanda Miller (TIBCO) 2nd; Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) 1st; and Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms) 3rd at the finish line

The Grinch joins (L to R) Amanda M𝓰iller (TIBCO) 2nd; Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) 1st; and Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berr🍌y Farms) 3rd at the finish line (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
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Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) leading on the highest run-up of the year

Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) leading🌳 on the highest run-up of the year (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) duelled with hometown fa🐠vorite Amanda Miller (TIBCO) on the first day of racing at the Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock, in Iowa City, with Nash getting a gap on Miller with one lap to go to cruise in for her sixth UCI cyclo-cross victory of the season.

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Full Results
1Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team0:40:39
2Amanda Miller (USA) Team TIBCO0:00:15
3Meredith Miller (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized0:00:54
4Courtenay McFadden (USA) Bicycle Blue Book-HRS-Rock Lobster0:01:08
5Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team0:01:27
6Nicole Duke (USA) Marin-Spy0:01:39
7Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles0:02:30
8Amanda Carey (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite0:02:39
9Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh-Clement0:03:11
10Erica Zaveta (USA) Redline0:03:20
11Abby Strigel (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective0:03:26
12Rebecca Blatt (USA) Van Dessel0:03:44
13Brittany McConnell (USA) Mercy Specialized0:03:52
14Amanda Nauman (USA) SDG-Felt0:04:06
15Emma Swartz (USA) Junior Dropouts-Brazen Dropouts0:04:18
16Rebecca Gross (USA) Raleigh-Clement0:04:26
17Carol Jeane Sansome (USA) Grand Performance Cyclocross Team0:04:46
18Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) The Fix Studio0:05:34
19Laurel Rathbun (USA) Exergy TWENTY160:06:30
20Marne Smiley (USA) Sophisticated Living-Bob's Red Mill0:07:06
21Corrie Osborne (USA) Team Extreme0:07:24
22Sarah Lukas (USA) Quantum Mesa Cycles0:07:37
23Karen Brocket (USA) Jetcycling-1lap
24Elizabeth So (USA) Team TATIRow 23 - Cell 2
DNFJeanne Fleck (USA) VELO Duluth- Twin Ports CycleryRow 24 - Cell 2
DNFApril Morgan (USA) Foundry CyclesRow 25 - Cell 2
DNFMaghalie Rochette (Can) Cyclocrossworld.comRow 26 - Cell 2
DNFBeth Ann Orton (USA) Team S&MRow 27 - Cell 2
DNFLindsay Lorenz (USA) Slimen und GrossenRow 28 - Cell 2

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