Landry McClain (Walmart Oz Development) won the criterium at Road Knott on May 16, 2024, finishing on the top step of the podium with a 17-18 win over junior girls.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Alejandro Che (Hot Tubes Development) won the Men’s Junior 17-18 Criterium title and climbed to the top step of the podium.(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
National Champion jerseys to be awarded at the criterium race on May 16th (left to right): Boys 17-18 Junior winner Alejandro Che, Girls Junior 17-18 winner Landry McClain, Boys U23 winner Gavin Haredi, (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Landry McClain (Walmart Oz Development) and Alejandro Che (Hot Tubes Development) compete in the Junior 17-18 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships in Charleston, West Virginia. They won the criterium title, with both athletes winning in the collective sprint.
Choi held off time trial champions Ashlyn Barry (EF Education-ONTO) and Aeneas Kayden Freire (Kelly Benefit Strategies) to take the junior men’s victory. By the final lap, everyone was together, but it was a tense 60-minute race.
“Oh, it was crazy! Hot Tube vs. EF, there were fireworks everywhere,” Choi said in a USA Cycling media release. “But in the end, all the cards fell where they were supposed to and what was supposed to happen happened. It was perfect.”
The 45-minute junior women’s criterium was a close battle between McClain and Alyssa Sarkisov (DCDevo Racing Academy), with DCDevo Racing Academy attacking on multiple occasions.
“It feels great to win,” McClain said. “Honestly, I’m really happy to be here and I’m 100 percent grateful to my parents for their support and I’m really glad they’re here with me.” . The race was a lot of fun. It was fast and technical, with the idea that you have to think about where everyone is. It was so much fun! ”
Third place went to Brigitte Ciambotti (Twenty24 Aevolo).
The race was held on a one-mile, six-corner circuit and was held before the U23 Men’s Criterium, and was won by Gavin Frady (Aevolo Cycling). The Elite/U23 Women’s Criterium and Elite Men’s Criterium will be held at the same downtown circuit on Friday nights.
Junior men’s criterium results
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position
rider
time
1
Alejandro Che (hot tube development)
1:00:24
2
Ashlyn Barry (EF Education-Onto)
+0
3
Eneas Caden Freyre (Kelly Benefit Strategies)
+0
Four
Nolan Church (Albemarle’s Miller School)
+0
Five
Luke Harris (Kingdom Elite Racing)
+0
6
Otis Engel (Kelly Benefit Strategies)
+0
7
Alexander Scopinich-Burgel (Kelly Benefits Strategies)
+0
8
Presley Evans (EF Education-Onto)
+0
9
Jade Road (Velosport Cycling)
+0
Ten
Zach Martinez (Velosport Cycling)
+0
Junior women’s criterium results
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position
rider
time
1
Landry McClain (BMC/Walmart Oz Development)
45:27
2
Alyssa Sarkisov (dcdevo Racing Academy)
+0
3
Brigitte Ciambotti (Twenty24 Aevolo)
+0
Four
Sarah Shannon (Matrix Cycling p/b Bike Mart)
+0
Five
Lydia Cusack (dcdevo Racing Academy)
+0
6
Haley Johnson (Competitive Edge Racing)
+0
7
Jorja Bond (Boulder Junior Cycling Club)
+0
8
Isabel Jensen (Albemarle Miller School)
+0
9
Alexis Jaramillo (Faunt Cycling Guild)
+0
Ten
Mayes Winbush (Virginia Blue Ridge Twenty24 Junior Devo)
