The final day of competition kicked off with the Women’s Team Pursuit qualifying ride. Three teams raced against the clock to secure the top two spots in the final and their chance to earn the Stars and Stripes. Posting the fastest qualifying time of 4:31.096, Ingram/Hicks/Cummins/Sabo would go up against Pattishall/James/Rathbun/Patrick in the final, where they would ultimately make the catch and claim the national title.
Results:
1. Bethany Ingram (Columbia, S.C.; UCI CTW: Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28), Anna Hicks (Boulder, Colo.; UCI CTW: Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28), Olivia Cummins (Fort Collins, Colo.; UCI CTW: Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28), Ella Sabo (Redlands, Calif.; Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28)
2. Reagen Pattishall (Breinigsville, Pa.; Turbo Velo Pickle Juice), Morgan James (Costa Mesa, Calif.; Velo Club La Grange), LaurelRathbun (Encinitas, Calif.; Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing), Chloe Patrick (Carson, Calif.; Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing)
3. Victoria Park (Seattle, Wash.; Waterline Racing), Kat Kendall (Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Ironfly), Elanor Finlayson (Atlanta, Ga.), Cara O'Neill (Tucson, Ariz.; Team S&M CX)
Qualifying in the top spot with a time of 4:03.688, Johnson/Phinney/Lange/Domonoske would go up against Gallagher/Paul/Jameson/Siegel in the final. After a powerfully paced five laps, Johnson/Phinney/Lange/Domonoske made the catch and claimed the Stars and Stripes. Abshire/Pharis/Anderson/Breuer won the battle for bronze, rounding out the podium.
Results:
1. Anders Johnson (Huntsville, Utah; Ventum / Wove / Enve), Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.), Colby Lange (Edwards, Colo.; Colo. Project Echelon Racing), David Domonoske (Palo Alto, Calif.; Alto Velo)
2. Merrick Gallagher (Redmond, Wash.; Waterline Racing), Wyatt Paul (Seattle, Wash.; Waterline Racing), CoreyJameson (San Diego, Calif.; Waterline Racing), Alex Siegel (Seattle, Wash.; Waterline Racing)
3. Lance Abshire (Baton Rouge, La.; Chaney Windows and Doors), LukePharis (Austin, Texas; Chaney Windows and Doors / Pastaria), Ian Anderson (Fort Collins, Colo.; Chaney Windows and Doors), Daniel Breuer (Atlanta, Ga.; Chaney Windows and Doors Big Shark)
Four teams took the track to race against the clock for a top spot in the Women’s Team Sprint final. Current American Record holders and reigning National Champions Hayes/Hankins/Yoslov posted the fastest qualifying time of 50.089. They were the team to watch going into the final, where they outperformed the competition and defended their title with a time of 49.327. McKee/Marquardt/Beitzel put down an impressive ride and secured silver with a time of 51.057. Bates/Mattson/Villaroman won the race for bronze to round out the podium.
Results:
1. Emily Hayes (York, S.C.), Kayla Hankins (San Pedro, Calif.), Hayley Yoslov (El Segundo, Calif.)
2. McKenna McKee (Vancouver, Wash.; Star Track), Mandy Marquardt (Allentown, Pa.; Edge Cycling), Felice Beitzel (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
3. Hayley Bates (Berkeley, Calif.; Team Mike's Bike p/b Equator Coffee), Megan Mattson (Carlsbad, Calif.; Waterline Racing), Andrea Villaroman (Colorado Springs, Colo.; COS Racing)
Qualifying in the top spot with a time of 45.169, reigning National Champions Hartman/Walters/Reneau came ready to race and defend their title. In a thrilling battle for the Stars and Stripes, they did just that, closing it out with a blistering-fast time of 45.001 to once again take the top step of the podium. Mann/Tang/Dao put up a strong fight and secured silver with a time of 46.579. Kvamme/Davis/Lovdahl won the battle for bronze to round out it out.
Results:
1. Joshua Hartman (Long Beach, Calif.; Brihop), Dalton Walters (Costa Mesa, Calif.; Turbo Velo Cycling), Sterling Reneau (San Pedro, Calif.)
2. Zephin Mann (Rock Hill, S.C.), Geneway Tang (Torrance, Calif.), Riley Dao (Fullerton, Calif.; Waterline Racing)
3. Matthew Kvamme (Austin, Texas), Elliott Davis (Torrance, Calif.; Waterline Racing), Matthew Lovdahl (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Full results for the 2026 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships can be found here.
Photo Credit: Dominic Stone