The 2024 USA Cycling Masters & Junior Road National Championships concluded on Sunday, July 28 with 80 National Titles awarded to Masters and Junior categories over the four-day event. 787 athletes from all around the United States competed for the Stars and Stripes jersey in the Individual Time Trial, Road Race, and Criterium.
Speed was the name of the game on day one of the Masters & Junior Road National Championships as riders would test themselves against the clock. Three different distances were used with Junior riders racing on a 15.9-kilometer out-and-back, Masters Men 65+ and Masters Women 55+ competed on a 20.9-kilometer course, and the Men and Women 35-54 age groups raced the longer 29.4-kilometer route. A morning rainstorm caused wet and slippery road conditions for the earlier groups but would clear by afternoon with temperatures and humidity increasing.
On the 15.9-kilometer course, Enzo Hincapie (Greenville, S.C.; EF Education-ONTO) set the best time among the Junior Men, stopping the clock with a 20:01.90. Lily Edwards (Washington, D.C.; DC Devo Racing Academy) was the fastest Junior Woman to ride the 15.9-kilometer with a time of 24:02.66. On the 20.9-kilometer course, John Bertolini (Basking Ridge, N.J.; Team ProPower) took the top step in the Masters Men 65-69 with a time of 29:27.32. Elizabeth Foxx (Williamsburg, Va.; THR Cycling) won the Masters Women 55-59 with a 32:52.81. Jadon Jaeger (Wauwatosa, Wis.; Methods to Winning) three-peated his Men’s 40-44 National Title with a blistering pace of 36:32.70 on the 29.4-kilometer course. In the Masters Women 35-39, Andrea Buttine (Wilmington, N.C.; Fount Cycling Guild) rode away from the competition finishing with a time of 44:10.74.
Junior Men 11-12 Time Trial National Champion:
Chase O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club)
Junior Women 11-12 Time Trial National Champion:
Dahlia Hair (Rockville, Md.; Rock Creek Velo)
Junior Men 13-14 Time Trial National Champion:
Beau Zabriskie (Westlake Village, Calif.; Serious Cycling)
Junior Women 13-14 Time Trial National Champion:
Lilliana O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club)
Junior Men 15-16 Time Trial National Champion:
Enzo Hincapie (Greenville, S.C.; EF Education-ONTO)
Junior Women 15-16 Time Trial National Champion:
Lily Edwards (Washington, D.C.; DC Devo Racing Academy)
Masters Men 35-39 Time Trial National Champion:
Matthew Clark (North Salt Lake, Utah; Ascent Cycling p/b Guthrie Bicycle)
Masters Women 35-39 Time Trial National Champion:
Andrea Buttine (Wilmington, N.C.; Fount Cycling Guild)
Masters Men 40-44 Time Trial National Champion:
Jadon Jaeger (Wauwatosa, Wis.; Methods to Winning)
Masters Women 40-44 Time Trial National Champion:
Sanna Younger (Tomball, Texas; Shama Cycles)
Masters Men 45-49 Time Trial National Champion:
Andrew Knight (Marietta, Ga.; North Georgia Cycling Association)
Masters Women 45-49 Time Trial National Champion:
Leah Thorvilson (Little Rock, Ark.; 3T Q&M Cycling)
Masters Men 50-54 Time Trial National Champion:
Alexander Zambrana (Asheville, N.C.; Super Squadra p/b Applewood Manor)
Masters Women 50-54 Time Trial National Champion:
Karla Antonio (Stuart, Fla.; Team Zoot/ISSN)
Masters Men 55-59 Time Trial National Champion:
Patrick Warner (Boulder, Colo.; Team Cuore Test Lab)
Masters Women 55-59 Time Trial National Champion:
Elizabeth Foxx (Williamsburg, Va.; THR Cycling)
Masters Men 60-64 Time Trial National Champion:
Michael Williams (Fort Collins, Colo.; Great Divide Brewing)
Masters Women 60-64 Time Trial National Champion:
Patricia Sonn (Leonardo, N.J.; Karma Racing Team)
Masters Men 65-69 Time Trial National Champion:
John Bertolini (Basking Ridge, N.J.; Team ProPower)
Masters Women 65-69 Time Trial National Champion:
Pat Caldeira (Crofton, Md.)
Masters Men 70-74 Time Trial National Champion:
Paul Mowery (Decatur, Ind.; Ft. Wayne Outfitters)
Masters Women 70-74 Time Trial National Champion:
Elizabeth Tyrell (Annandale, N.J.; Team Somerset)
Masters Men 75-79 Time Trial National Champion:
Steven Petouvis (Long Valley, N.J.; Team ProPower)
Masters Men 80-84 Time Trial National Champion:
S Durward Higgins (Chattanooga, Tenn.; Hammer Super Masters)
Masters Women 80-84 Time Trial National Champion:
Camilla Buchanan (Williamsburg, Va.; Team Hampton Roads Cycling)
Masters Men 85-89 Time Trial National Champion:
Joseph Black (St. Louis, Mo.)
Masters Men 90-94 Time Trial National Champion:
Frederic Schmid (Waco, Texas; GeriAtrix)
On Friday and Saturday, riders showed their prowess on the 14.7-mile loop near Fort Gordon. The rolling hills and high temperatures made it a race of attrition in many of the fields. On Friday, the first groups to go off were the Junior Men and Junior Women riding one lap of the course. Many familiar faces from the Time Trial showed their endurance with Chase O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club), Dahlia Hair (Rockville, Md.; Rock Creek Velo), and Lilliana O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club) claiming their second National Titles of the week. Joe Zukowski (Fort Collins, Colo.; NOCO Cycling Project) would take the Stars and Stripes in the Junior Men’s 13-14 race. Enzo Hincapie (Greenville, S.C.; EF Education-ONTO) sprinted to the win from a group of 30 riders to grab the top step in the Junior Men’s 15-16 race. In the Junior Women’s 15-16 race, Emma Jimenez Palos (Novi, Mich.) came out victorious from a three-up sprint to take home the gold.
The Masters Men 70+ wave consisted of 48 athletes across four age groups who started together to compete two-laps of the course. Last year’s National Champion, Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn.; CTS), was beaten at the line by Thomas Hackleman (Tacoma, Wash.) in the Men’s 70-74. Ken Milne (Norfolk, Mass.) won gold in the Men’s 75-79 and Mike Howard (Brooklyn, N.Y.; Salt Life) went on to win the Men’s 80-84. In this weekend’s oldest category, the Men’s 90-94, Frederic Schmid (Waco, Texas; GeriAtrix) added another National Title to his collection.
Fresh off the heels of his Cross-Country Mountain Bike Nationals win last week, Brian McCulloch (Yucaipa, Calif.; Big Wheel Coaching), outsprinted his breakaway group to earn another National Title in the Men’s 40-44. In the Men’s 35-39, Michael Lambert (Platteville, Wis.; Velovit Elite) took home the victory by 3-seconds over a hard chasing field. Chad Burdzilauskas (Madison, Ind.; Texas Roadhouse Cycling) bested his four other break-mates to win the Men’s 45-49. Carlos Casali (Golden, Colo.; The Meteor) powered away from the field and soloed in for the win in the Men’s 50-54. In the Men’s 55-59, Patrick Heaney (Mountain View, Calif.; Coretechs Cycling TwT) was crowned National Champion. Christopher Hahn (Santa Barbara, Calif.; 805 Race Team) was able to gain a small advantage in the Men’s 60-64 and win gold.
In the Masters Women 35+ wave, 70 athletes toed the line to race three-laps of the 14.7-mile course. Masters Women 65+ raced two-laps. Jennifer Wheeler (Georgetown, Ky.; Fount Cycling Guild) finished in the fastest time and won the Women’s 40-44. Shannon Koch (Debary, Fla.; Kingdom Elite Racing) held off her competition to take home gold in the Women’s 35-59. Trish Cohen (Tampa, Fla.; West Coast Cycling) outsprinted TT National Champion, Leah Thorvilson (Little Rock, Ark.; 3T Q&M Cycling), to claim gold in the Women’s 45-49. In the Women’s 50-54, Beatrix Ueberheide (New York, N.Y.; CRCA/NYCC Racing p/b Magen Financial) took a demanding win finishing 5-minutes over second place. In the Women’s 55-59, Jane Despas (Menlo Park, Calif.) outsprinted Debra Milne (Greenville, S.C.; Suprabars.com) for the National Title. It came down to the wire in the Women’s 60-64 with Tamara Bessette (Missoula, Mont.; MTCX) winning gold. Pat Caldeira (Crofton, Md.) won by over 10-minutes to become National Champion in the Women’s 65-69. Elizabeth Tyrell (Annandale, N.J.; Team Somerset) won the Women’s 70-74. In the Women’s 75-79, Joanna Southerland (Tallahassee, Fla.; Team Type 1 Foundation) had a great ride to win the National Title. Camilla Buchanan (Williamsburg, Va.; THR Cycling) won the Women’s 80-84 and added another Stars and Stripes jersey to her closet.
Junior Men 11-12 Road Race National Champion:
Chase O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club)
Junior Women 11-12 Road Race National Champion:
Dahlia Hair (Rockville, Md.; Rock Creek Velo)
Junior Men 13-14 Road Race National Champion:
Joe Zukowski (Fort Collins, Colo.; NOCO Cycling Project)
Junior Women 13-14 Road Race National Champion:
Lilliana O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club)
Junior Men 15-16 Road Race National Champion:
Enzo Hincapie (Greenville, S.C.; EF Education-ONTO)
Junior Women 15-16 Road Race National Champion:
Emma Jimenez Palos (Novi, Mich.)
Masters Men 35-39 Road Race National Champion:
Michael Lambert (Platteville, Wis.; Velovit Elite)
Masters Women 35-39 Road Race National Champion:
Shannon Koch (Debary, Fla.; Kingdom Elite Racing)
Masters Men 40-44 Road Race National Champion:
Brian McCulloch (Yucaipa, Calif.; Big Wheel Coaching)
Masters Women 40-44 Road Race National Champion:
Jennifer Wheeler (Georgetown, Ky.; Fount Cycling Guild)
Masters Men 45-49 Road Race National Champion:
Chad Burdzilauskas (Madison, Ind.; Texas Roadhouse Cycling)
Masters Women 45-49 Road Race National Champion:
Trish Cohen (Tampa, Fla.; West Coast Cycling)
Masters Men 50-54 Road Race National Champion:
Carlos Casali (Golden, Colo.; The Meteor)
Masters Women 50-54 Road Race National Champion:
Beatrix Ueberheide (New York, N.Y.; CRCA/NYCC Racing p/b Magen Financial)
Masters Men 55-59 Road Race National Champion:
Patrick Heaney (Mountain View, Calif.; Coretechs Cycling TwT)
Masters Women 55-59 Road Race National Champion:
Jane Despas (Menlo Park, Calif.)
Masters Men 60-64 Road Race National Champion:
Christopher Hahn (Santa Barbara, Calif.; 805 Race Team)
Masters Women 60-64 Road Race National Champion:
Tamara Bessette (Missoula, Mont.; MTCX)
Masters Men 65-69 Road Race National Champion:
Curtis Southern (Frederick, Md.; National Capital Velo Club)
Masters Women 65-69 Road Race National Champion:
Pat Caldeira (Crofton, Md.)
Masters Men 70-74 Road Race National Champion:
Thomas Hackleman (Tacoma, Wash.)
Masters Women 70-74 Road Race National Champion:
Elizabeth Tyrell (Annandale, N.J.; Team Somerset)
Masters Men 75-79 Road Race National Champion:
Ken Milne (Norfolk, Mass.)
Masters Women 75-79 Road Race National Champion:
Joanna Southerland (Tallahassee, Fla.; Team Type 1 Foundation)
Masters Men 80-84 Road Race National Champion:
Mike Howard (Brooklyn, N.Y.; Salt Life)
Masters Women 80-84 Road Race National Champion:
Camilla Buchanan (Williamsburg, Va.; THR Cycling)
Masters Men 90-94 Road Race National Champion:
Frederic Schmid (Waco, Texas; GeriAtrix)
The racing moved to colorful downtown Augusta for the Criterium events on the final day of the 2024 USA Cycling Masters & Junior Road National Championships. Spectators witnessed every category take to the .7-mile course at the Augusta Common.
Junior Men 11-12 Criterium National Champion:
Chase O’Donnell (Delmar, N.Y.; Capital Bicycle Racing Club)
Junior Women 11-12 Criterium National Champion:
Dahlia Hair (Rockville, Md.; Rock Creek Velo)
Junior Men 13-14 Criterium National Champion:
John Papadakis (Ellicott, Md.; Baltimore Youth Cycling)
Junior Women 13-14 Criterium National Champion:
Aine Chen (Del Mar, Calif.; SDBC Powered by Bonnici Law Group p/b UC Cyclery)
Junior Men 15-16 Criterium National Champion:
Matthew Crabbe (Buford, Ga.; Mission Devo Cycling p/b Tyler Perry Studios)
Junior Women 15-16 Criterium National Champion:
Emma Jimenez Palos (Novi, Mich.; Twenty24 Aevelo Team)
Masters Men 35-39 Criterium National Champion:
Justin Bolde (Bonita Springs, Fla.; Waldo Racing)
Masters Women 35-39 Criterium National Champion:
Shannon Koch (Debary, Fla.; Kingdom Elite Racing)
Masters Men 40-44 Criterium National Champion:
Stalin Quiterio Cuello (Fort Lee, N.J.; CRCA/Dave Jordan Elite Road Team)
Masters Women 40-44 Criterium National Champion:
Jennifer Wheeler (Georgetown, Ky.; Fount Cycling Guild)
Masters Men 45-49 Criterium National Champion:
Chad Burdzilauskas (Madison, Ind.; Texas Roadhouse Cycling)
Masters Women 45-49 Criterium National Champion:
Megan Kelly (Greenwich, Conn.; FC Racing/STEAM Train)
Masters Men 50-54 Criterium National Champion:
Alexander Zambrana (Asheville, N.C.; Super Squadra p/b Applewood Manor)
Masters Women 50-54 Criterium National Champion:
Lynn Wilson (Kansas City, Mo.; The Lance Project)
Masters Men 55-59 Criterium National Champion:
Randall Coxworth (San Diego, Calif.; Monster Racing Cadence Cyclery)
Masters Women 55-59 Criterium National Champion:
Debra Milne (Greenville, S.C.; Suprabars.com)
Masters Men 60-64 Criterium National Champion:
Christopher Hahn (Santa Barbara, Calif.; 805 Race Team)
Masters Women 60-64 Criterium National Champion:
Tamara Bessette (Missoula, Mont.; MTCX)
Masters Men 65-69 Criterium National Champion:
Joseph Manacchio (Philadelphia, Pa.; Guy’s Racing Club)
Masters Women 65-69 Criterium National Champion:
Connie Maxwell (Newport News, Va.; THR Cycling)
Masters Men 70-74 Criterium National Champion:
Kent Bostick (Knoxville, Tenn.; CTS)
Masters Women 70-74 Criterium National Champion:
Diana Correa (Tampa, Fla.; West Coast Cycling)
Masters Men 75-79 Criterium National Champion:
Ken Milne (Norfolk, Mass.)
Masters Men 80-84 Criterium National Champion:
S Durward Higgins (Chattanooga, Tenn.; Hammer Super Masters)
Masters Women 80-84 Criterium National Champion:
Camilla Buchanan (Williamsburg, Va.; THR Cycling)
Masters Men 90-94 Criterium National Champion:
Frederic Schmid (Waco Texas; GeriAtrix)
Rider results for the 2024 USA Cycling Masters & Junior Road National Championships can be found here.
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