Cyrus Severance led wire to wire to win this morning’s Tri the Creek at Cherry Creek Reservoir in Denver, Colorado. The race is put on by the Denver Athletic Club and drew 275 local triathletes.
Cyrus hangs out with his new fans post-race.
Severance, racing in the 30-34 age group, started the race in the second wave of athletes. Despite the 2 minute lead the first wave had, Severance caught and passed all but 1 in the 750m swim. After a quick transition he was the first athlete out on the bike. Riptide U-23 athlete Chris Athey followed shortly after, his increased yardage in swim practice already paying off.
Once out on the bike it was just Severance and the lead police car for the 13 mile leg throughout Cherry Creek State Park. He entered T2 with over a minute lead, which only grew over the course of the 5k run. He crossed the line first in a time of 1:06, 3 minutes ahead of 2nd place.
Athey crashed 2 miles into the bike, luckily only suffering relatively minor scrapes on his legs and feet. He was able to continue racing and finished an impressive 4th overall, the best result the 19 year old has experienced in his short career.
Full results will be posted here when available.
Update (5:00pm 6/5/10): Athey did end up with 4 stitches in his foot from his crash. Hopefully this won’t keep him out for long!
