Team USA Closes Out the 2025 UCI Track World Championships with a Top-10 Finish in the Men’s Madison
On the final day of the 2025 UCI Track World Championships in Santiago, Chile, Team USA competed in the Men’s Madison, Men’s Elimination, Women’s Points Race, and Women’s Keirin.
In the final event of the championship, Graeme Frislie (Paradise, Au.; CCACHE x Bodywrap) and Peter Moore (Saint Paul, Minn.) teamed up for the grueling 199-lap Men’s Madison. Early in the race, Team USA rode consistently within the main group as several teams went on the attack to gain early laps. Staying composed, Frislie and Moore paced their efforts strategically, upping the tempo around the midway point to successfully take a lap with 77 to go, earning a crucial +20 points and moving onto the scoreboard. In the closing laps, they continued to collect points in the final sprints (18, 19, and 20), securing a top-10 finish and capping off the championships with a performance to be proud of.
Results:
1. Belgium – 81 pts
2. Great Britian – 73 pts
3. Denmark – 71 pts
9. United States – 29 pts
In his final event of the week, Grant Koontz (Nederland, Colo.; Star Track Cycling) lined up for the Elimination Race, facing a stacked field of 24 riders. From the gun, he took control, spending several laps at the front and skillfully managing his position within the group. Midway through the race, the pace surged, and Koontz found himself in a tough spot as riders fanned out over the top heading into the sprint. In a photo finish, he was narrowly edged out at the line and eliminated, finishing 16th.
Results:
1. Elia Viviani (ITA)
2. Campbell Stewart (NZL)
3. Yoeri Havik (NED)
16. Grant Koontz (USA)
After taking a hard crash in yesterday’s Madison, Bethany Ingram (Warrington, Pa.; TWENTY28 Pro Cycling) was back on the track for the Points Race. She fought early, picking up a point on the third sprint. The race quickly turned tactical, with riders beginning to lap the field early on. Ingram stayed composed and held her position in the main group through to the finish, placing 16th.
Results:
1. Yareli Acevedo Mendoza (MEX)
2. Anna Morris (GBR)
3. Bryony Botha (NZL)
16. Bethany Ingram (USA)
Kayla Hankins (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and McKenna McKee (Vancouver, Wash.) lined up for the Keirin this morning. Once the derny pulled off and the pace picked up, it was an all-out sprint among seven riders, with the top two advancing directly to the quarterfinals and the rest moving to the repechage for another shot at qualification.
Hankins stayed composed in the group and launched her sprint, taking third in her opening round. In the repechage, she started from the back and made a strong move over the top in the closing laps but couldn’t quite close the gap, finishing sixth and missing advancement.
McKee also placed third in her first round after a tight battle to the line. In her repechage, she rode strategically and delivered a powerful sprint. It came down to a three-way photo finish, with McKee narrowly missing a qualifying spot by just inches.
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