Team USA Recap: Moore, Johnson and Dygert Medal at Track Worlds; Blevins Makes MTB World Cup History; Dowell and Roberts Win BMX Freestyle World Cup

(October 22-26) – Team USA captured three medals over five days of racing at this year’s UCI Elite Track World Championships, held at the Santiago Velodrome. Eleven World Champion titles each for men and women were awarded across several sprint and endurance events.

Peter Moore (Saint Paul, Minn.) earned silver in the Men’s Points Race, while Anders Johnson (Huntsville, Utah) captured bronze in the Individual Pursuit Finals. It was the first World Championship medal for both Moore and Johnson. Chloe Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) earned bronze in Women’s Individual Pursuit.

Other highlights: The women’s Team Sprint squad of Kayla Hankins (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Emily Hayes (York, S.C.), and Hayley Yoslov (Corte Madera, Calif.)  placed 7^th for Team USA’s best result in that event at a World Championships; and the Men’s Team Pursuit squad of Ashlin Barry (Toronto, Ont.; JEGG - SKIL - DJR), Graeme Frislie (Paradise, Au.; CCACHE x Bodywrap), Anders Johnson (Huntsville, Utah), and Grant Koontz (Nederland, Colo.; Star Track Cycling) placed 4^th and just missing the podium for Team USA’s best finish in that event since medaling in 1995.

Race Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Results

(October 16-19) – Team USA scored two bronze medals and numerous top-10 placings over four days of racing at this year’s UCI Paracycling Track World Championships, held at the Olympic Velodrome in Rio de Janeiro. 

Six men and four women represented Team USA: Ryan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif.), Jason Macom (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Michael Stephens (Huntington, W.Va.), Joe Christiansen(Lyons, Colo.), Branden Walton (Livermore, Calif.), Ian Anderson (Fort Collins, Colo.); Hannah Chadwick (Arcata, Calif.), Liz Stevenson (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Jenny Schuble(Franklin, Tenn.) and Shawn Morelli (Meadville, Penn.).

Medals were won by Branden Walton and Ian Anderson, who teamed up for the first time at an international event and earned bronze in the men’s tandem Individual Pursuit. Shawn Morelli won bronze in the C4 women’s Scratch race.

Race Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Results

(October 9-12) – The 10^th and final UCI MTB World Cup of the season took place at Mont-Sainte-Anne and proved to be another overwhelming success for U.S. riders, who earned a number of podium spots as well as top overall placings for the season. 

The spotlight shone brightest on Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing), who made history by winning the elite men’s XCC and XCO overall titles. He earned four XCO podiums including three wins on the season, and dominated short track with 7 podiums, including six wins.

On this final weekend of racing, U.S. men took four of the top-5 spots in the elite men’s DH final, with Luca Shaw (Canyon CCLLCTV Factory Team) earning silver, and Dakotah Norton(Mondraker Factory Racing) and Ryan Pinkerton (Mondraker Factory Racing) placing 4^th and 5^th. Dylan Maples (Commencal/Muc-Off) rounded things out in 10^th. 

Shaw completes the season 3^rd overall in the elite men’s standings, while Anna Newkirk(Frameworks Racing/5DEV) stands 7^th overall among elite women.

Asa Vermette (Frameworks Racing/5DEV) took his 2^nd win of the season in junior men’s DH while setting the overall fastest time of the day. Bode Burke (Commencal Schwalbe by Les Orres) placed 8^th in the final and Alex Mallen was 9^th. Vermette completes his season 2^ndoverall in junior men’s DH standings, with 8 podiums.

Aletha Ostgaard (Canyon CCLLCTV Factory Team) continued her winning streak with a victory in junior women’s DH. Matilda Melton (Commencal Schwalbe by Les Orres) and Zanna Logar (Future Frameworks) placed 6^th and 7^th and Mary McLarnon was 10^th. Ostgaard placed 2nd overall for the season with 8 podiums including 4 wins. Melton was 4^thand Logar was 10^th.

In the elite women’s XCO final, Kelsey Urban (KMC Ridley) placed 7^th and Savilia Blunk(Decathlon Ford Racing) 9^th. Blunk was 8^th overall in the standings. Vida Lopez de San Roman (Trinity Racing) placed 10^th in U23 women’s XCC and 7^th in the overall season’s standings. She also captured silver in U23 women’s XCO and was 2^nd in overall standings.

Results here

(October 12) – On the first of two weekends of gravel and MTB racing in Bentonville, Arkansas, Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized Off Road) won the elite women’s race by nearly three minutes on Little Sugar’s 100 kilometer MTB course. Bradyn Lange(Pinarello/Orange Seal) was the top-placing American in the elite men’s race, coming in 2^ndbehind New Zealand’s Cameron Jones.

With just one race to go in the LifeTime Grand Prix Series, Villafañe, who clinched the overall title last year, became the series winner again in 2025. The Lifetime Grand Prix Series of off-road events features a $200,000 prize purse for the 50 elite athletes in the series.

In the elite women’s race, Alexis Skarda (Santa Cruz Bicycles) was 2^nd, followed by Melisa Rollins (Liv Racing Collective), Hannah Otto (Scott Bicycles) and Michaela Thompson(Orange Seal/Allied) in 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th. 

In the elite men’s race, Zach Calton (Yeti Shimano) placed 5^th, Cole Paton (Giant Bicycles) was 7^th, and Kyan Olshove and Cobe Freeburn (MAAP Trek) rounded out American top-10 placings in 9^th and 10^th. 

Hundreds of age-group cyclists also competed on 100k, 50k, and 20k courses. The race was the second-to-last in the six-race series, which concludes with Big Sugar Gravel on October 18.

Results here | Series standings

(October 9-12) – Colorado Mesa University and Colorado School of Mines won the Team Omnium titles at this year’s Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships, held over three days at Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Grand Junction, Colorado. 

Avah Cherry (University of Tennessee) and Justin Peck (UC Berkeley) won the Individual Omniums in Club Women’s and Men’s categories. 

Gwen Ramsey (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo) was 2^nd and Gillian Miller (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo) was 3^rd behind Cherry. In Club Men’s, Luke Leavitt (Colorado State University) was 2^nd and Simon Phipps (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo) was 3^rd. 

Nicole Bradbury (Brevard College) and Jack Spranger (Colorado Mesa University) took the top titles in Varsity Omnium. 

On the women’s side, Lily-Rose Marois (Brevard College) placed 2^nd and Oona Nelson (Fort Lewis College) was 3^rd. On the men’s side, Carson Beard (Fort Lewis College) was 2^nd and Ian Schwing (Savannah College of Art and Design) was 3^rd.

Cyclists competed for national titles in short track, cross country, downhill and dual slalom. The newly crowned national champions are:

Downhill:

Club: Gwen Ramsey (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo) and Aaron Bailey (Southern Oregon University)

Varsity: Maylei Leaneagh (Colorado Mesa University) and Carson Beard (Fort Lewis College)

Short Track:

Club: Mahika Peterson (Colorado School of Mines) and Ben Stokes (Colorado School of Mines)

Varsity: Makena Kellerman (Colorado Mesa University) and Ivan Sippy (Colorado Mesa University

Cross Country:

Club: Elin Hartmann (Colorado State University) and Justin Peck (UC Berkeley)

Varsity: Bailey Cioppa (Fort Lewis College) and Ivan Sippy (Colorado Mesa University)

Dual Slalom:

Club: Avah Cherry (University of Tennessee) and Andrew Driscoll (University of Vermont)

Varsity: Breanna Winter (Marian University) and Grant Thompson (Colorado Mesa University)

Race recap | Results here

(October 9) – Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) placed 7^th at the Italian semi-classic, which was won in a solo attack by Isaac del Toro. The 179 kilometer race in the Piedmont region started in Dogliani and ended in Acqui Terme. Powless was in a chasing group of 20 that came in behind the top-3 spots.

Results here

(October 11) – After a blistering solo attack early in the race, Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) placed 4^th at the 241 kilometer Il Lombardia, the final Monument race on the World Tour calendar. It was won for the fifth time in a row by Tadej Pogačar. 

The performance by the current road race national champion was one of his best this season. Simmons broke away early with a small group, then rode alone the last third of the race until he was caught and passed on the final big climb by Pogačar.

Results here

(October 18, 19) – Colby Simmons (EF Education-EasyPost) placed 9^th at the 33.8 kilometer Japan Cup Criterium. Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech) placed 6^th at the following day’s 144-mile Japan Cup road race, a 10 kilometer, 14 lap hilly circuit in Utsunomiya City Forest Park.

Results: Criterium | Road

(October 16-19) – It was a double gold weekend of BMX Freestyle World Cup racing for Team USA, with Justin Dowell winning the elite men’s final and Hannah Roberts winning the elite women’s final in Shanghai. Marcus Christopher placed 4^th in the elite men’s final.

Next up for Team USA are the 2025 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships, Nov. 4-6, in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Watch live on FloBikes, follow results on live scoring, and stay tuned to @usacycling and @ucibmxfreestyle for updates and highlights.

Results here

(October 11-12) – The Englewood Open in Fall River, Wisconsin was stop number six of the Cyclocross National Series for the Trek USCX Series. It featured two days of UCI C2 racing.

Dutch rider Manon Bakker placed 1^st in the elite women’s race on day one, followed by Anna Megale (Competitive Edge Racing), Lyllie Sonnemann (CXD Trek Bikes), Emily Shields(Ken’s Bike Shop) and Jamie McColl (Team Wisconsin) in 2^nd-5^th.

Americans took the top five spots in the elite men’s race, which was won in a two-man sprint by Nathan Knowles (ProTerra Racing). Calvin Conaway (Midwest NXT) was 2^nd, followed by Jack Bernhard (Marian University), Brian Matter (Linear Sport Racing) and Allan Schroeder(High Desert Hustle) in 3^rd-5^th.

Day two saw nearly identical results in the elite women’s race, with Bakker, Megale, Sonnemann and Shields placing 1^st-4^th, and Erin Feldhausen (Trek Midwest Team) taking 5^th. 

The top two men switched spots on day 2, with Conaway placing 1^st, followed by Knowles, Bernhard, Matter, and Michael Larson (Dash Racing p/b Westfield Cyclesports) placing 5^th.

Results here | Series standings

(October 18-19) – Stop number seven of the Cyclocross National Series was a UCI C1/C2 race weekend at Kings CX, in Mason, Ohio. Lizzy Gunsalus (Marian University) was the elite women’s winner and Jules Van Kempen (Team Winston Salem-Flow) was the elite men’s winner on both days of racing.

On day one, Lauren Zoerner (Competitive Edge Racing) placed 2^nd in elite women’s C1 racing, followed by Mia Aseltine (Competitive Edge Racing), Emily Shields (Ken’s Bike Shop) and Amelia Shea (Feedback Sports) placing 3^rd through 5^th. 

In the elite men’s, Van Kempen beat Canadian Tyler Clark by one second, with Americans Calvin Conaway (Midwest NXT) and Ryan Drummond (Competitive Edge Racing) taking 4^thand 5^th. 

Day two’s C2 racing saw Aseltine capture 2^nd again, followed by Zoerner, Lyllie Sonnemann (CXD Trek Bikes) and Shields in 3^rd-5^th.

In the elite men’s race, Van Kempen came in 56 seconds ahead of 2^nd-placed Tofik Beshir (CXD Trek Bikes), followed by Drummond, Miles Mattern (Marian University) and Dylan Zakrajsek (Competitive Edge Racing) in 3^rd-5^th.

Results here | Series standings

(October 25-26) – Major Taylor Cross Cup was stop number eight of the Cyclocross National Series. The weekend of UCI C2 racing took place at the Indy Cycloplex course in Indianapolis.  

Lizzy Gunsalus (Marian University) continued her win streak earning victories on Saturday and Sunday, with French racer Caroline Mani coming in 2^nd on both days. On day one of elite women’s racing, Lyllie Sonnemann (CXD Trek Bikes), Samantha Clark (N+1 Bikes) and Andrea Cyr (Fount Cycling Guild) placed 3^rd-5^th. 

Brody McDonald (Milligan University) won day one’s elite men’s race, followed by Tofik Beshir (CXD Trek Bikes), Miles Mattern (Marian University), Calvin Conaway (Midwest NXT)and Jack Bernhard (Marian Univeresity) in 2^nd-5^th.

Day two’s elite women’s racing saw Clark place 3^rd, followed by Sonneman and Amelia Shea(Feedback Sports) in 4^th and 5^th. 

McDonald was the top-placing American on day 2 for elite men, placing 3^rd behind winner Beshir. Conaway captured 5^th. 

Results here | Series standings

(October 25-26) –The Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross was stop number nine of the Cyclocross National Series. Two days of UCI C1 racing took place at Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth, MA.  

Lauren Zoerner (Competitive Edge Racing) was the top-placing American in day one’s elite women’s race, placing 3^rd behind Canadians Maghalie Rochette and Rafaelle Carrier. Anna Megale (Competitive Edge Racing) and Ada Watson (CXD Trek Bikes) placed 4^th and 5^th.

Cyclocross National Series leader Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD Trek Bikes) won the elite men’s race on day one, followed by Americans Ryan Drummond (Competitive Edge Racing), Dylan Zakrajsek (Competitive Edge Racing) and Noah Shelton (Bear CX) in 2^nd, 3^rd, and 5^th. 

Zoerner came in 2^nd in a two-woman sprint on day 2, behind Canadian Carrier. The two were just over 2 minutes ahead of 3^rd-placed Megale, with Brenna Wrye-Simpson taking 5^th. 

Day two’s elite men’s results were nearly identical to day one, with Strohmeyer again taking a decisive win, followed by Drummond, Zakrajsek, Shelton and Canadian Tyler Clark placing 2^nd-5^th. 

The Cyclocross National Series continues at Northampton CX, November 1-2, in Northampton, MA. 

Results here | Series standings

(October 18) – With hail, wind gusts and thunderstorms in the area, Big Sugar Gravel’s 100 mile course for elite men and women as well as age-group athletes was cut to 54 miles on race morning. It was the last race in the six-race off-road Lifetime Grand Prix Series, which saw riders take on gravel roads through remote and rugged spots in the Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas and Southern Missouri.

South African Matthew Beers (Specialized) won the elite men’s race in 2:12:55, coming in more than three minutes ahead of second-placed Griffin Easter (Opicure Foundation) who finished in 2:16:36 and Riley Amos (Trek Factory Racing), who came in two seconds later.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) won the elite women’s race (2:36:23) coming in just ahead of a small group who finished seconds apart. Gravel national champion Lauren Stephens (Aegis Cycling Foundation) came in six seconds later for 2^nd, followed by Stella Hobbs (MAAP-Wahoo) another six seconds back for 3^rd. Alexis Skarda (Santa Cruz Bicycles), Courtney Sherwell (Santa Cruz/SRAM) and Michaela Thompson (Orange Seal/Allied) crossed the line two seconds later for 4^th, 5^th and 6^th place. 

The off-road series features a $200,000 prize purse for the 50 elite athletes who participated this season. Villafañe clinched the women’s title for the third time, while Cameron Jonesclaimed the men’s title.

Cecily Decker was 2^nd overall, followed by Melisa Rollins, Alexis Skarda and Cecile LeJeune. On the men’s side, Simon Pellaud was 2^nd overall, followed by Torbjorn Andre Roed, Keegan Swenson, and Matthew Beers.

Results here | Series standings

(October 11-12) – Heidi Franz (Cynisca Cycling) led the way for Team USA at this year’s Gravel World Championships, placing 13^th on the 82-mile elite women’s course. She came in 2:44 behind the winner, Holland’s Lorena Wiebes, on a route that went from Beek to Maastricht.

More than 2,000 age-group athletes from around the globe also competed at this year’s world’s. Top results for Americans: Donald Miller (75-79) placed 5^th; Amy Phillips (50-54) placed 1^st and Cherell Jordin (50-54) was 6^th; Tracey Jacobs (55-59) placed 3^rd and Kelly Parcell (55-59) was 8^th; Laura Van Gilder (60-64) placed 2^nd. 

In the women’s 65-69 category, American women swept four of the top-5 spots: Ruth Clemence (1^st), Susan McDonough (2^nd), Joanne Ernst (3^rd), and Lillian Pfluke (5^th). Vanessa Conney (70-74) also took gold.

Results here