November 24, 2004 – Ryan Trebon (Ventura, Calif.) and Ann Knapp (Des Moines, Wash.) will receive nominations to the U.S. World Cyclocross Championship Team for their overall victories in the Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Series which concluded this past weekend.

Trebon, who had to work his way up in the rankings, didn’t claim the overall lead until the final race. Early in the series, it was Marc Gullickson (Boulder, Colo.) wearing the leader’s jersey after grabbing second place at the series opener – the Cannondale Stumptown Cyclocross Classic, (Portland, Ore) and fourth the next day at the Clif Bar Grand Prix in Tacoma, Wash. The second weekend saw Geoff Kabush (CAN) win the first race in Gloucester. Trebon stood atop the podium the following day on Halloween, but Kabush added a second place finish to his win from the day before and overtook the leader’s role. Trebon moved into third place behind Kabush and Gullickson. Trebon continued his surge toward the top in the series’ final weekend and came within 37 points of Kabush at the Beacon Cyclocross in Bridgetown, N.J. The final race, Highland Park Cyclocross, saw Trebon and Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.) drop Kabush about mid-race. Wells went on for the victory, while Trebon’s second place effort was enough to move him into the lead ahead of Kabush and claim the inaugural Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross.

Ann Knapp may have won the first event in Portland, but Gina Hall (Ashland, Ore.) placed second and then won the next race – making her Knapp’s strongest threat. Hall gained a substantial lead on Knapp in the first weekend, but it didn’t last for long. Knapp claimed not one – but two victories in the second weekend and took over the series lead. She went on to win the Beacon Cyclocross, but still hadn’t clinched the series just yet, as Hall was only 30 points behind going into the final race. The final event saw Knapp take her fifth win out of six total races, and finally stake her claim on the overall title.

Jesse Anthony (Beverly, Mass.) took the U23 Series victory after an extremely strong showing in the final race. Although Matt White held the advantage over Anthony at the start of the day, a ninth place finish in the elite category gave 19-year-old Anthony the Series win. Toby Marzot (Marion, Mass.) will also be nominated to the Worlds team for his overall win in the junior category.

All six races in the Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross were held under UCI category and competition regulations. For complete details on the series, go to <>www.usgpcyclocross.com.