While in Louisville we did a lot of walking and were able to see some awesome old buildings.

 Home of the Louisville Slugger.

 The Ohio river was rising and this walk way looked interesting.

 More from the Elite women's race.
 Marianne Vos, of the Netherlands won her her first consecutive title in the Elite Women's race. American Katie Compton was second and Lucie Chainel-Lefevre of France was third.

Katie Compton (U.S.A.) , Elite Women, 2nd place
“I had a little struggle at the start, just a little mechanical issue. I just got stuck in traffic, and I think
everyone from third spot to the top ten and I just had to wait to pass. I just kept making silly mistakes
and trying to get around where I shouldn’t have. After a couple of laps I just regrouped and relaxed and
started riding my race, refocusing, being smooth and started chasing people down.”
“Luckily enough, I’ve had plenty of practice chasing all this year and recovering from crappy starts, so
I figure – what’s one more. I did everything I could and Marianne [Vos] obviously had a gap. The
thought of not winning a medal here was heartbreaking, so there is no way in hell that was going to
happen. I put everything out there and rode with a lot of heart and did everything I could.”
“After that ride in St. Windel, that was way more disappointing today. Today I felt like I won a silver,
not that I got second. After going through those emotions in St. Windel, I wasn’t going to put myself in
that spot again. I rode well, I made some mistakes, yes, but that is all I can do. Getting second to
Marianne [Vos] isn’t too shabby, so I’m happy.”

 Crazy American fans

 Belgium fans

 History was made today in Louisville, Kentucky at the 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships when four world champions  were crowned for the first time outside of Europe in the event's 63-year history. The noisy and happy crowd, estimated to be close to 10,000 strong, didn't let snow, freezing conditions or flooding deter their love of the sport, they cheered loudly all the racers.

 In the Elite Men's race, veteran Sven Nys of Belgium took the second world title  of his illustrious career. His teammate Klaas Vantornout was second and Lars van der Haar, of the Netherlands, was third.

There was plenty of cleaning to be done.

Fans from all over the world came to Louisville.

Dirty and clean!

And they're ready to go!

Sven Nys (Belgium), Elite Men 1st place
“The key for me was waiting for the second part of the race where I am normally the strongest. You
saw that all season. For me it was, ‘’try to stay calm, don’t make any mistakes, and wait until Mourey
was making some mistakes.”
“It is true [I said I would never race world championships again], and this day before the race I felt I
was getting a little nervous. I thought ‘damn, why am I doing this?’ It is so stressful, costs a lot of
energy, but in the end when you win and you have this jersey, you say, ‘this is why I am doing it.’
The crowd and family at home, I felt before the race that I got the respect from all of the U.S. fans and I
felt myself really calm. That is what I needed to win this race.”

Future World Champion, Sven Nys

Team USA had a great showing!

The Belgium's congratulate Sven on his win.