Jordan Cheyne Wins the Tour de White Rock Road Race today in commanding fashion! A fantastic ride for the Canadian and great cap to 9 days of top-level racing at BC Superweek!
Ulises Castillo on the podium at @tourdewhiterock and the 8th day of @bcsuperweek! Read more about the race HERE
Eric Young and Gavin Hoover have been focusing their training and preparation for the USA Cycling Track National Championships held this past weekend in Carson, CA. Both have trained with and been integral players in the newly revived men’s track program within USA Cycling, putting them both in great positions for success at the National Championships.
Young won the team’s first National Championship in the Scratch Race on the 4th of July which set the tone for the remainder of the weekend. With 6 more events to tackle, Eric placed an extremely close 2nd in the Kilo, earning the Silver Medal. He and Gavin went on to race the Madison, finishing 2nd again in a close finish.
For Hoover, he had his sights set on the Omnium event and came away the National Champion, winning in commanding fashion. Along with his 2nd in the Madison with Young, he finished 3rd in the Points race as well, rounding out a very successful weekend with the Bronze Medal.
Both athletes have joined the team in Canada to race the remainder of BC Superweek.
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The Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling Team had a fantastic showing at National Championship events spanning the continent in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Starting things off with a bang, George Simpson clocked the third fastest time at the US Pro Time Trial National Championship race, winning the bronze medal on the day.
Adam Roberge followed suit in Canada, winning the U23 Canadian National Time Trial Championship for the 3rd year in a row. He also finished 3rd in the elite time trial for another bronze medal for the team. Jordan Cheyne finished 6th in the time trial as well.
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.
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.
When the weekend was complete, the team had tallied 6 podiums and medals, making this the most successful National Championships to date. The 6th podium came from Kyle Swanson the week before where he placed 2nd in the U23 USA Elite Criterium Championship race in Maryland.
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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.
When the weekend was complete, the team had tallied 6 podiums and medals, making this the most successful National Championships to date.
The 6th podium came from Kyle Swanson the week before where he placed 2nd in the U23 USA Elite Criterium Championship race in Maryland.
Congratulation to the all of you, and the whole team for there great efforts this past weekend!
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.
The Crit was what I was looking most forward to. I was by myself without any teammates at the event, and my original plan was to just save my energy for the finish of the race. This year the race was much different than last year though. They had changed the direction of the course and it changed the whole dynamic. I got there early and watched some of the races before mine and saw there were many crashes and the groups were pretty strung out the whole time.
Starting the race I had a call-up and was able to start from a good position. I wanted to make sure that I never left the top 15. Aevolo started off the race swinging hard constantly sending guys off the front. At 10 minutes into the race there was already an established group up the road that I was worried about. I followed the 303 project rider Eric Brunner across to the move. The break had started out with 6 riders, and we soon swapped one of those for yet another Aevolo rider, making it 3 riders from their team in the move. This was not an ideal situation for me, but I thought it was my best chance to win.
We all worked really well together and had a 30 second gap almost the whole race. Aevolo waited until the last 5 laps to start launching attacks. The 303 rider and I had to trade off covering the attacks and were able to keep the group together. I thought my best chance at winning would be with a sprint. On the final lap we were down to 4 riders. Two Aevolo riders Gage Hecht and Michael Hernandez, Me, and Eric Brunner. I was trying to keep a close eye on what was going on behind me to make sure I didn’t get caught off guard, but Eric had attacked right into the 3rd turn and got a gap instantly. He had Hernandez on his wheel and I jumped and was able to close the gap, but not until the final turn. The finish was about 100 meters after the turn and there was a tailwind. I wasn’t in the position I needed to be in to win the sprint and I ended up finishing in a close 2nd to Hernandez.
I’ve had some time to reflect over the race now and it is definitely a bittersweet moment for me. It is my best result at the National Championship race but to have come so close was hard for me at first. I’m definitely proud of the result, but it’s time to move on and focus to the upcoming Pro Nationals. We have a very strong squad of 4 and I’m definitely looking forward to racing with them!
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