Jastrab and Jones Double Up on Medals at 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships

Team USA added two more medals on the final day of the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, with Ryan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif.) and Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.) each earning their second medals of the championships. The two podium finishes brought the U.S. medal count to six for the week.

Elimination Race

Jastrab opened the day with a bronze medal performance in the Men’s C4 Elimination Race. Competing in a field of 22 riders, fellow Americans Jason Macom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished ninth, and John Terrell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) placed 20th.

In the Women’s C1-2 Elimination Race, Jones finished fourth in the combined field, earning bronze in the C2 classification. This marked her second medal of the championships after previously earning bronze in the Women’s C1-2 Scratch Race.Shawn Morelli (Meadville, Penn.) also competed, finishing seventh in the Women’s C4 Elimination Race.

Team Sprints

Team USA also took on the Mixed Team Sprint events to close out the championships. In the Mixed B Team Sprint, Hayley Bates (Long Beach, Calif.) and Hannah Chadwick (Arcata, Calif.) teamed up with Joe Christiansen (Lyons, Colo.) and Michael Stephens (Huntington, W.Va.) where the squad qualified among the top four teams with a time of 51.893 seconds to advance to the bronze medal ride against Brazil. In a tightly contested matchup, the U.S. narrowly missed the podium, finishing just 1.171 seconds behind Brazil.

The Mixed C1-5 Team Sprint squad of Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Katie Walker (Chula Vista, Calif.), and Brady Hout (Ronan, Mont.) also competed, clocking 58.064 seconds in qualifying.

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