Team USA Recap: McNulty Wins Tour of Poland; Courtney Sets Leadville 100 Women’s Record

(August 4-10) – Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) won the final time trial stage and earned the overall victory at this year’s Tour of Poland. McNulty started the last stage in 2^nd place, just 7 seconds behind the leader, then won the time trial and solidified his overall victory with a 29 second margin over second-place Italian Antonio Tiberi.

It was McNulty’s first win this year and his first World Tour stage race victory. The 27-year-old has previously won time trials at the Tour of Spain, UAE Tour, and Tour of Romandie. 

Complete results here

(August 7-10) – Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech) was 4^th and Kevin Vermaerke (Team Picnic PostNL) was 6^th at this year’s Arctic Race of Norway. Sheehan supported his New Zealand teammate Corbin Strong, who won the four-day, 658-kilometer race, which traverses northern Norway. Sheehan also placed 2^nd in the Youth category, while Vermaerke was 3^rd. 

Complete results here

(August 6-10) – More than 200 cyclists from across the U.S. competed over five days of racing at the Colorado Springs Velodrome at this year’s Masters and Para-cycling Track National Championships. 

Ten world records were broken, 27 national records were set, and 125 Stars and Stripes jerseys were awarded. 

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(August 15-17) – Stop number 7 in the Cross-Country MTB National Series saw elite and age-group riders take on challenging courses along the bluffs of the Mississippi River at ORA Trails Fest. The weekend featured UCI XCO and XCC, along with Enduro and XC.

Brian Matter (Linear Sport Racing) took 1^st in elite men’s XCC, followed by Landon Dendy(Segment 28) and Samuel Elson (HART Cycling) in 2^nd and 3^rd. Isabella Robles (HART Cycling) was 1^st in elite women’s XCC. 

Caleb Swartz (Mondraker/Forward Endurance) won the elite men’s XCO race, followed by Landon Dendy (Segment 28) and Brian Matter (Linear Sport Racing) in 2^nd and 3^rd.  Holly Kruchoski won the elite women’s XCO race, with Isabella Robles (HART Cycling) in 2^nd and Shelby Spaciel (Team Pedal Moraine) in 3^rd. 

The last stop in the eight-race series is the UCI California MTB Triple, October 11-12, in Nevada City, California.

Complete results here

(August 9) – Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles) won his 5^th consecutive Leadville Trail 100 title while Kate Courtney (She Sends Racing) won the women’s title and set a course record in her Leadville debut. 

Swenson completed the 100-mile MTB course in 5:43:35, more than 15 minutes ahead of 2^nd-place finisher John Gaston (Specialized). Swiss cyclist Simon Pellaud (Tudor Pro) was 3^rd, in 6:08:21. 

Coming off surgery on a broken wrist just eight weeks earlier, Courtney, a Tokyo 2020 Olympian and 2018 World Champion, finished with the new women’s record of 6:48:55, more than 10 minutes ahead of Leadville defending champ Melisa Rollins (Liv Racing Collective). Rollins also went under 7 hours (6:59:16), the 2^nd-best ever Leadville time for women. Cecily Decker (PAS Racing) was 3^rd(7:09:48).

“For me, this race was about more than a record or a win,” said Courtney afterwards. “I had one of the most meaningful days of my cycling career in a place and at a race that I never expected to be.”

Complete results here