Team USA Kicks Off the 2026 UCI Track World Championships

By: Angelina Palermo October 14, 2026

The team events kicked off the first day of racing in Shanghai.

Team USA took to the track at the 2026 UCI Track World Championships with a mix of strong performances from the team events and Women’s Scratch Race.

Men’s Team Pursuit

The U.S. Men’s Team Pursuit squad of Ashlin Barry (Toronto, Ont.; JEGG - SKIL - DJR), Anders Johnson (Huntsville, Utah), Grant Koontz (Nederland, Colo.; Star Track Cycling) and Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) advanced to the first round early this morning.

Facing France in the opening heat of the First Rounds, the U.S. posted the fastest first split, but France grew stronger with each lap and took the win, earning a spot in the bronze medal round. Team USA rode strong with a time of 3:50.916. They were only 1.5 seconds off the medal rounds bringing confidence in their progress.

Women’s Team Pursuit

The Women’s Team Pursuit squad of Kristen Faulkner (Homer, Alaska; EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Bethany Ingram (Warrington, Pa.; TWENTY28 Pro Cycling), Emma Jimenez Palos (Miami, Fla.; City Bikes Miami Racing) and Stephanie Lawrence (Colorado Springs, Colo.) narrowly missed advancing, finishing just three seconds shy of qualifying with a time of 4:18.810.

Women’s Team Sprint

Emily Hayes (York, S.C.), McKenna McKee (Vancouver, Wash.) and Hayley Yoslov (Corte Madera, Calif.) opened qualifying with a time of 48.097 just missing the next round by only 0.5 seconds.