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)
Full results from Monday’s events can be found here.
Racing resumes on Wednesday, July 16 with Short Track events at Elmwood Park in downtown Roanoke. Click here for the full event schedule.
Photo credit: SnowyMountain Photography
