The 2017 CrossFit Games unofficially kicked off this morning as the individual athletes headed to Quann Park for the Cyclocross Time Trial. The one lap time trial will determine the heat and starting position for the Cyclocross event on Thursday.
In small heats of five, the athletes did their best to navigate the grass, sand, hurdles and other elements in an effort to get the best starting position tomorrow.
Based on comments from the athletes on social media they are enjoying the new type of event although some big names did not fare so well on their time trial. Athletes like Brooke Wells (34th), Camille Leblanc-Bazinet (30th), Scott Panchik (39th) and Ben Smith (33rd) will need a much better performance on Thursday to avoid a disastrous start.
On the other hand, Kristen Holte and Sam Briggs topped the women’s times while Ricky Garard and Mat Fraser had the best men’s times. Here are the final results of the Cyclocross Time Trial:
| Men | Women | |
| 1st | Ricky Garard (6:00.26) | Kristin Holte (6:45.41) |
| 2nd | Mat Fraser (6:14.27) | Sam Briggs (6:48.99) |
| 3rd | Jason Smith (6:14.64) | Tennil Reed (6:52.91) |
| 4th | Cody Mooney (6:15.07) | Anna Tobias (6:53.66) |
| 5th | Streat Hoerner (6:19.39) | Katrin Davidsdottir (6:54.96) |
| 6th | Jason Carroll (6:19.71) | Mekenzie Riley (7:02.38) |
| 7th | Frederick Aegidius (6:22.01) | Emily Abbott (7:05.00) |
| 8th | Bjorgvin Gudmundsson (6:23.10) | Tia-Clair Toomey (7:05.44) |
| 9th | Travis Mayer (6:25.87) | Jamie Greene (7:08.29) |
| 10th | Rob Forte (6:25.59) | Bethany Branham (7:09.78) |
| 11th | Jonne Koski (6:26.57) | Sara Sigmundsdottir (7:13.25) |
| 12th | Brent Fikowski (6:27.41) | Kari Pearce (7:17.24) |
| 13th | Lukas Esslinger (6:28.40) | Stacie Tovar (7:18.16) |
| 14th | Patrick Vellner (6:32.82) | Annie Thorisdorttir (7:19.15) |
| 15th | Alex Anderson (6:33.18) | Emily Bridgers (7:20.38) |
| 16th | Cole Sager (6:33.99) | Carly Fuhrer (7:20.38) |
| 17th | Noah Ohlsen (6:35.72) | Alessandra Pichelli (7:21.60) |
| 18th | Paul Castillo (6:37.81) | Kara Webb (7:22.88) |
| 19th | Tommy Vinas (6:39.85) | Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault (7:23.31) |
| 20th | Tim Paulson (6:40.01) | Chyna Cho (7:25.09) |
| 21st | Samuel Kwant (6:42.27) | Val Voboril (7:25.09) |
| 22nd | Elijah Muhammad (6:43.69) | Kristi Eramo (7:28.52) |
| 23rd | George Sanchez (6:44.97) | Cassidy Lance-McWherter (7:29.40) |
| 24th | James Newbury (6:46.01) | Whitney Gelin (7:30.01) |
| 25th | Logan Collins (6:50.04) | Thuridur Helgadottir (7:31.49) |
| 26th | Jeff Patzer (6:50.22) | Lauren Fisher (7:34.17) |
| 27th | Michael Palomba (6:54.39) | Jessica Griffith (7:34.31) |
| 28th | Zeke Grove (6:55.79) | Carleen Mathews (7:36.71) |
| 29th | Josh Bridges (6:57.05) | Maddie Sturt (7:38.55) |
| 30th | Cody Anderson (7:01.47) | Camille Leblanc-Bazinet (7:43.14) |
| 31st | Holden Rethwill (7:01.77) | Dani Horan (7:49.34) |
| 32nd | Dakota Rager (7:02.15) | Alexis Johnson (7:51.60) |
| 33rd | Ben Smith (7:03.49 | Casey Campbell (7:55.84) |
| 34th | Zak Carchedi (7:06.72) | Brooke Wells (8:00.25) |
| 35th | Mitchell Sinnamon (7:11.26) | Kristen Pedri (8:03.44) |
| 36th | Garret Fisher (7:11.28) | Margaux Alvarez (8:06.50) |
| 37th | Alec Smith (7:12.09) | Alethea Boon (8:09.43) |
| 38th | Travis Williams (7:14.01) | Regan Huckaby (8:11.63) |
| 39th | Scott Panchik (7:30.47) | Chelsey Hughes (8:37.47) |
| 40th | Jessica Coughlan (8:52.25) |
The Cyclocross event begins at 10:00am and runs through 1:25pm on Thursday. The weather is going to be rainy throughout the day with more rain, possibly thunderstorms, likely as the day continues. If the course gets muddy this could get really interesting!
