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December 14, 2024
Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2024 🇺🇸 – United States (CN) WJ – Louisville, KY, United States
The United States National Cyclocross Championships is a four-day competition held annually each winter and is sponsored by USA Cycling.
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December 14, 2024
Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2024 🇺🇸 – United States (CN) WJ – Louisville, KY, United States
The United States National Cyclocross Championships is a four-day competition held annually each winter and is sponsored by USA Cycling. The winners at various levels, including elite, U-23, masters, juniors, and collegiate for men and women, wear the coveted stars and stripes jersey and are crowned United States national cyclo-cross champions.
Cusack, a winner at the Dublin World Cup two weeks ago, said the Louisville course was similar with a “good balance of technical and power sections.” She demonstrated her skills by grabbing a 40-second advantage on the rest of the field after the opening lap.
“I’m on such a high. I’m feeling so great for the season,” Cusack, who was 11th in the same race last year, told FloBikes at the finish. “I think we (CXD Trek) went one, two, three, four, so it cannot be any better. I am so proud of everyone on the team.”
At the halfway point of the race, Cusack was free and clear. Her CXD Trek Bikes teammates trailed in second and third, with Rachel Lev-Tov (Boulder Junior Cycling) fighting against CXD’s Lyllie Sonnemann for fourth place. With half a lap to go to the finish, Lev-Tov slipped out of a corner and lost her position, allowing Sonnemann to move away.
“It was a pretty risky season; I waited to race until Dublin, pretty much, so I was watching everyone else race and get their points, my ranking in the world going down, down, down. I did well at Pan-Ams. I just trusted the process, showed up at Dublin, got a third-row call up. Being able to build up properly, it’s obviously paying off.”
She said she was ‘shocked’ with her victory in Dublin, especially since she didn’t have a large build-up to the World Cup event.
“I was definitely shocked. I was going into the race with a goal of a top-10. I was able to trust the legs and come away with first place.”
Last year’s junior winner, Vida Lopez de San Roman (Bear CX National Team), elected not to defend her title and moved to the elite women’s race, to be contested Saturday afternoon.
Results :
1 Lidia Cusack (CXD Trek Bikes) 40:01
2 Alyssa Sarkisov (CXD Trek Bikes) +43
3 Ada Watson (CXD Trek Bikes) +1:29
4 Lyllie Sonnemann (CXD Trek Bikes) +2:18
5 Rachel Lev-Tov (Boulder Junior Cycling) +2:33
6 Lily Edwards (Baltimore Youth Cycling) +3:30
7 Bridget Wilson (JAM / NCC) +3:33
8 Kira Mullins (Bear National Team) +3:33
9 Adeline Hamilton (Boulder Junior Cycling) +4:11
10 Schuyler Hagge (Green Mountain CX) +4:57
11 Anna Munro (Boulder Junior Cycling) +5:18
12 Sawyer Hundhausen (BYRDS) +5:47
13 Ava Shipman (Midwest Devo) +6:10
14 Hadley Molnar (Blue Ridge Cross) +6:30
15 Lucy Millar (Team Stampede) +6:36
16 Sophie Cosper (Finkraft Junior Cycling Team) +6:38
17 Sylvia Nunn (NCTC) +6:54
18 Bella Kroutil (Fount Cycling Guild) +6:57
19 Coco Leritz (Team Booger) +7:28
20 Keaghlan Robinson (NWCX Project) +7:45
21 Nicole Clamann (Blue Ridge Cross) +8:00
22 Gabriella Dominguez (Team Booger) +9:29
23 Natalie Miller (BYRDS) +9:40
24 Anna O’Leary (Riverside Racing) -1 LAP
25 Teagan Hatley (Midwest Devo) -1 LAP
26 Brooke Evans (NCTC) -2 LAPS
27 Iris Antink (BYRDS) -2 LAPS
28 Alexandra Farmer (Lionhearts Junior Racing) -2 LAPS
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The United States National Cyclocross Championships is a four-day competition held annually each winter and is sponsored by USA Cycling. The winners at various levels, including elite, U-23, masters, juniors, and collegiate for men and women, wear the coveted stars and stripes jersey and are crowned United States national cyclo-cross champions.
Cusack, a winner at the Dublin World Cup two weeks ago, said the Louisville course was similar with a "good balance of technical and power sections." She demonstrated her skills by grabbing a 40-second advantage on the rest of the field after the opening lap.
"I'm on such a high. I'm feeling so great for the season," Cusack, who was 11th in the same race last year, told FloBikes at the finish. "I think we (CXD Trek) went one, two, three, four, so it cannot be any better. I am so proud of everyone on the team."
At the halfway point of the race, Cusack was free and clear. Her CXD Trek Bikes teammates trailed in second and third, with Rachel Lev-Tov (Boulder Junior Cycling) fighting against CXD's Lyllie Sonnemann for fourth place. With half a lap to go to the finish, Lev-Tov slipped out of a corner and lost her position, allowing Sonnemann to move away.
"It was a pretty risky season; I waited to race until Dublin, pretty much, so I was watching everyone else race and get their points, my ranking in the world going down, down, down. I did well at Pan-Ams. I just trusted the process, showed up at Dublin, got a third-row call up. Being able to build up properly, it's obviously paying off."
She said she was 'shocked' with her victory in Dublin, especially since she didn't have a large build-up to the World Cup event.
"I was definitely shocked. I was going into the race with a goal of a top-10. I was able to trust the legs and come away with first place."
Last year's junior winner, Vida Lopez de San Roman (Bear CX National Team), elected not to defend her title and moved to the elite women's race, to be contested Saturday afternoon.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Lidia Cusack (CXD Trek Bikes) 40:01
2 Alyssa Sarkisov (CXD Trek Bikes) +43
3 Ada Watson (CXD Trek Bikes) +1:29
4 Lyllie Sonnemann (CXD Trek Bikes) +2:18
5 Rachel Lev-Tov (Boulder Junior Cycling) +2:33
6 Lily Edwards (Baltimore Youth Cycling) +3:30
7 Bridget Wilson (JAM / NCC) +3:33
8 Kira Mullins (Bear National Team) +3:33
9 Adeline Hamilton (Boulder Junior Cycling) +4:11
10 Schuyler Hagge (Green Mountain CX) +4:57
11 Anna Munro (Boulder Junior Cycling) +5:18
12 Sawyer Hundhausen (BYRDS) +5:47
13 Ava Shipman (Midwest Devo) +6:10
14 Hadley Molnar (Blue Ridge Cross) +6:30
15 Lucy Millar (Team Stampede) +6:36
16 Sophie Cosper (Finkraft Junior Cycling Team) +6:38
17 Sylvia Nunn (NCTC) +6:54
18 Bella Kroutil (Fount Cycling Guild) +6:57
19 Coco Leritz (Team Booger) +7:28
20 Keaghlan Robinson (NWCX Project) +7:45
21 Nicole Clamann (Blue Ridge Cross) +8:00
22 Gabriella Dominguez (Team Booger) +9:29
23 Natalie Miller (BYRDS) +9:40
24 Anna O'Leary (Riverside Racing) -1 LAP
25 Teagan Hatley (Midwest Devo) -1 LAP
26 Brooke Evans (NCTC) -2 LAPS
27 Iris Antink (BYRDS) -2 LAPS
28 Alexandra Farmer (Lionhearts Junior Racing) -2 LAPS)
