Allison Jones Earns Bronze in Women’s C2 Scratch Race at 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships
The 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships continued in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Friday.
Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned bronze in the Women’s C2 Scratch Race with Michael Stephens(Huntington, W.Va.) and pilot Joe Christiansen (Lyons, Colo.) taking fourth in the Men’s B Kilo Time Trial finals, and Brady Hout (Ronan, Mont.) advanced to the finals in the Men’s C4 Sprint.
Scratch Race
Allison Jones raced in the Women’s C1-2 Scratch Race, finishing fourth in the mixed classification. With results separated by sport class, Jones earned the bronze medal in the C2 final standings.
Kilo Time Trial
In the Men’s B Kilo Time Trial, Stephens and Christiansen qualified fifth overall with a time of 1:02.426, advancing to the final as one of the top six teams. The duo proved themselves again riding to a time of 1:02.474 to secure fourth place, finishing just 2.911 seconds off the winning time.
Branden Walton (Livermore, Calif.) and pilot Ian Anderson (Fort Collins, Colo.) also competed in the event, finishing ninth in qualifying with a time of 1:03.123. Michael Murphy (San Diego, Calif.) and pilot Harrison Devine (Bellevue, Wash.) rounded out the U.S. team, placing 29th in qualifying in 1:11.909.
Sprint
In the Men’s C4 Sprint, Brady Hout qualified seventh with a time of 11.159 seconds, earning a spot in the top nine and advancing to the next round. Hout competed in the third heat, where he finished third with a time of 11.190 seconds.