World Champion Don Myrah Posted on: 02/06/2012

One of our very favorite pictures from last month's Master's National Cyclocross Championships is the following picture of Don Myrah, looking back at his nearest competitor.

Photo © Andrew Yee,  Cyclocross Magazine, click on the image to go to the race report.

This has been a common scene in any race over the last few years when Don has been in the race. Don ended up decisively winning this race and yet another Stars and Stripes jersey. We're not sure how many jerseys he's got now, but it's a lot (including 4 elite titles).

UCI World Champion

The following weekend, Don was down in Louisville, KY, looking for a bit of revenge after his last row call-up at last year's Master's World Championships in Belgium. Don fought valiantly in that race, battling his way from last to 12th. This year, though, Don got treated a little better. In this year's Worlds, there were seeding runs to determine who deserved to be on the front row. Don won his seeding run by 3 mintues (in a 24 minute race!). Last year's worlds winner won his seeding run too, but was 2 minutes slower than Don. One of our favorite pictures from the seeding run that day comes from Kay Ohta, he shot this one of Don in very appropriate conditions for cyclocross.

The weather was a little better on race day, but didn't produce the dramatic images. Here's another one from Cyclocross Magazine of Don's decisive win on race day. Click on the image with a link to the race report from CXMAGAZINE.COM.

Photo © Steve Anderson, Cyclocross Magazine, click on the image to go to the race report.

Congratualtions to Don Myrah on another fantastic season aboard his Ibis Hakkalugi.