USA Crits: Marlies Mejias and Luke Fetzer win finale at WSCC Gears & Guitars Criterium

Marlies Mejias Garcia (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28) and Luke Fetzer (Crew Cadence Cyclery pb Waldo Racing) scored the elite victories on the WSCC Gears & Guitars Criterium on Saturday.

The North Carolina criterium, held on a figure-8-shaped 1.4km course that loops up and round Bailey Park, marked the eighth and remaining competitors throughout seven weeks of USA Crits.

Liza Ray (Kingdom Elite Racing) and Leonel Rodriguez (MC Biking Crew) received the person titles within the sequence of one-day races.

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Mejias soloed to back-to-back victories in Winston-Salem, following her win on Friday night time’s criterium held on a unique course. The Cuban-born powerhouse attacked on the second lap and held off the peloton for 2 hours earlier than elevating each arms in celebration as she crossed the end line.

Within the battle for podium locations, dashing in the direction of the road 15 seconds later, Rylee McMullen (Virginia’s Blue Ridge Twenty28) took second by a motorcycle throw forward of Chloe Patrick (Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing).

Ray took over the leaderboard following her dominating victory at LaGrange Biking Basic, the third occasion of the sequence in Georgia. The battle for the ultimate spots on the rostrum got here all the way down to the ultimate race as Elizabeth Castaño (One Hart Racing-Nashville Native Biking) moved up one spot to second general, 263 factors down. Elizabeth Harden (Kingdom Elite Racing), dropped to 3rd place, an extra 54 factors in arrears.

Within the males’s contest, which was hit by rain within the final laps, Fetzer launched a blistering assault on the ultimate lap, simply as he and his breakaway companion Bryan Gomez have been about to be caught by the peloton. Fetzer, the U23 criterium champion, held on to say his first USA Crits victory of the season.

Within the chaotic finale, Basis Biking New York’s Marcos Mendez took second forward of his teammate Gomez.

Although he didn’t win any particular person occasion, a constant Leonel Rodriguez (MC Biking Crew) claimed the general, with a slim 25 factors on Gomez, and Mendez an extra 3 factors again.

The USA CRITS factors system rewarded aggression all through the race. Riders obtain 50 begin factors, end factors primarily based on remaining putting, dash factors at three designated moments, and one level per lap led.

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Outcomes – WSCC Gears & Guitars Criterium

FINAL STANDINGS – USA CRITS