The 2025 USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships kicked off its inaugural year in Virginia’s Blue Ridge on Monday morning with the Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) events. The first day of racing took place throughout Hollins University and Carvins Cove in Roanoke County, where the Elite and Amateur categories competed on a 53.4-mile course and a 40.1-mile course, respectively.
Elite Men 19+ XCM National Champion:
Cole Paton (Cashmere, Wash.; Giant)
Elite Women 19+ XCM National Champion:
Hannah Otto (Millcreek, Utah; SCOTT)
Junior Men 15-16 XCM National Champion:
Park Bishop (Bella Vista, Ark.; OZ Development Team)
Junior Women 15-16 XCM National Champion:
Bailey Brown (Bentonville, Ark.; OZ DEVO)
Junior Men 17-18 XCM National Champion:
Luke Ozment (Golden, Colo.; Donovan Racing)
Junior Women 17-18 XCM National Champion:
Sofia Tripcevich (Berkeley, Calif.; The Gravity Academy)
Amateur Men 19-29 XCM National Champion:
Caleb Smith (San Clemente, Calif.; Team Baghouse)
Amateur Women 19-29 XCM National Champion:
Erin Smith (Scotia, N.Y.; R-Cubed / UMass Amherst)
Masters Men 30-34 XCM National Champion:
Jacob Zimmerman (Palm City, Fla.; Z Boys Racing)
Masters Women 30-34 XCM National Champion:
Sarah Arant (Charlotte, N.C.; Joyce Athletics)
Masters Men 35-39 XCM National Champion:
Matt Dockins (Wesley Chapel, Fla.; Black Cat Racing)
Masters Women 35-39 XCM National Champion:
Jamie Bookwalter (Montreat, N.C.; DARC)
Masters Men 40-44 XCM National Champion:
Ethan Burns (Asheville, N.C.; Industry 9 / Gravelo Racing)
Masters Women 40-44 XCM National Champion:
Ashley Green (Bella Vista, Ark.; BettySquad Elite Racing Team)
Masters Men 45-49 XCM National Champion:
Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va.; Bishop Racing)
Masters Women 45-49 XCM National Champion:
Kristen Smith (San Clemente, Calif.; Team Baghouse)
Masters Men 50-54 XCM National Champion:
Christopher Beck (Phoenix, Md.; Annapolis Bicycle Racing Team)
Masters Women 50-54 XCM National Champion:
Beata Wronska (Brevard, N.C.; Zerouno / Squatch Bikes / Gulo Composites)
Masters Men 55-59 XCM National Champion:
Brian Schworm (Morehead, Ky.; Think Green Bicycle Face)
Masters Women 55-59 XCM National Champion:
Elizabeth Sheldon (Washington, DC; CXD TREK BIKES)
Masters Men 60-64 XCM National Champion:
Samuel Morse (Cohasset, Mass.; Corner Cycle – FinKraft)
Masters Women 60-64 XCM National Champion:
Lynn Sims (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Masters Men 65-69 XCM National Champion:
Charles Miller (Brevard, N.C.; Earth Mountain Bicycle)
Masters Women 65-69 XCM National Champion:
Tamrar Tabeek (Ramona, Calif.; Wolfpack/Braveheart Coaching)
Masters Men 70-74 XCM National Champion:
Wayne Gorry (Clemson, S.C.; Hammer Nutrition)
Masters Men 80-84 XCM National Champion:
Jim Hoffmeister (Brevard, N.C.)
Singlespeed Men XCM National Champion:
Gordon Wadsworth (Shawsville, Va.; Blue Ridge Racing p/b Cannondale)
Singlespeed Women XCM National Champion:
Julie Young (Truckee, Calif.; Julie Young training)
Photo credit: SnowyMountain Photography