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Road National Championship Round Up

In one weekend, six Elevate KHS riders earned a total of six podiums in National Championships in the US, Canada and Mexico, including 1 Gold Medal, 3 Silver Medals, and 2 Bronze medals!

Adam Roberge won the U23 Canadian National Time Trial Championship for the 3rd year in a row. He also received the bronze medal in the Pro Time Trail.

Friday, one of the most hotly contested criteriums of the year took place as the sun was setting. The US Pro Criterium came down to the wire, where Eric Young finished 2nd and teammate Sam Bassetti right behind in 4th. With a bike throw to the line, Eric took the silver for the teams 4th medal of the weekend.

 

Sunday brought the biggest day of racing, with National Championship Road Races in each country. Ulises Castillo rounded out the podium count with a 2nd place finish in Mexico in an exciting two-up sprint after a challenging and hot race at altitude.

George Simpson took home the bronze medal in the US National Pro Time Trail.

In Canada, Jordan Cheyen, Adam Roberge and James Piccoli were motivated to put everything on the line in the hopes of winning the coveted Maple Leaf Championship Jersey. Racing in Beauce, the team was aggressive from the gun and James ultimately rode solo for 100K, only to be caught with 5K to go after being chased for several hours by a dwindled field and chase group. He was able to finish strong in 5th place, just out of medal contention, knowing he had put everything into the chance to win the race.

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Swanson 2nd at U23 Criterium Nationals

The U23 National Championship Road Race and Criterium were the big race I was targeting this year. Going into the road race, my goal was a top 10 finish but I was most excited for the Criterium on Sunday! I have had some past success in the Crit and was going into the race with the expectations of a win.

The road race I was going in much more confident this year. Last year, I had made some stupid mistakes that caused me to cramp early in the race. I was going in much more prepared this year. The race started out pretty chill as a break rolled early on that nobody was too worried about since the race was 112 miles. It was very humid, so I made sure to eat and drink every single lap! The action didn’t really begin until the 3rd lap at the 60 mile mark. I followed most of the well represented breakaways, but nothing was getting away. It wasn’t until the final lap that the break had finally gotten away but I had missed the move as I had bridged up to a breakaway just before the final one stuck. It was a well represented break with some riders from each of the big teams. I just didn’t have the legs to go again with the next move. By the time my legs came around again, the break was too far gone. The run-in to the finish was full of attacks and constant accelerations. I ended sprinting to 19th place. It wasn’t the result I was looking for but I gave it my all and still had one more race to look forward to.

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National Championships Span Three Countries This Weekend!

Cycling Canada National Championships 

Roster:
James Piccoli

Jordan Cheyne

Adam Roberge

Schedule: 

Friday June 28th Time Trial

Sunday June 30th Road Race

Monday July 1st Criterium 

James Piccoli narrowly missed repeating his overall victory at the Tour de Beauce this past week, finishing 2nd on the General Classification. Each rider of our Canadian contingency finished on the podium at the event – Adam Roberge was 2nd in the Time Trial, Jordan Cheyne 2nd in the Criterium, and James Piccoli won the 2nd stage solo. The racing returns to Beauce, QB again this weekend for the Canadian National Championship events. 

US Pro National Championships

Roster: 

Eric Young

George Simpson

Kyle Swanson

Sam Bassetti

Schedule:

Thursday June 27th Time Trial, 34.4K 

Friday June 28th Criterium, 80 minute race at 7:25PM EST

Sunday June 30th, US Pro Road Race, 190K over 15 laps, race begins at 1:15PM EST

In 2018, Sam Bassetti finished 2nd in the criterium at the US National Championships, and Eric Young won the coveted Stars and Stripes Jersey in both 2011 and 2013. The combination of their experience and recent success in the 2019 season places them as favorites going into the race. 

George Simpson will be racing the Time Trial on Thursday, fresh off of winning the the Colorado State Time Trial Championship and an impressive 3rd place at the Tour of the Gila Time Trial in May. 

Rounding out the squad of four is Kyle Swanson who finished 2nd at the U23 National Championship Criterium this past weekend in Hagerstown, MD.

Racing will take place in Knoxville, TN for the 3rd year. 

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Race Across America with KHS

Congratulations to Leah Goldstein on her 2nd place finish in her category at the Race Across America (RAAM). She finished the 3,000 mile race, starting in Oceanside, California and finishing at City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland in 10 days 19 hours 28 minutes.

“RAAM is one of the most respected and longest running ultra-endurance events in the world. RAAM is seen as a pinnacle of athletic achievement not only in cycling circles but the greater sporting community as well.

RAAM is about 30% longer than the Tour de France. Moreover, racers must complete the distance in roughly half the time, with no rest days. Racers must cycle 3000 miles, across 12 states, and climb over 170,000 vertical feet.”

– www.raceacrossamerica.org

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Saint Francis Tulsa Tough-Cry Baby Hill

The River Park Criterium is the crown event of the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough. With the iconic Cry Baby Hill, no other race event get close to that kind of crowd. These people know how to put on a race. The Elevate KHS team came out to do one thing, to win.