US Amateur Road Nationals
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The 2023 USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships were held from June 14-17 in Roanoke, Virginia with events held in the time trial, road race and criterium.
In the 174km road race, Ama Nsek (CS Velo Racing) defended his category 1 national title with a two-up sprint over Jonny Brown (Miami Blazers), a former US Pro road race champion. In the men’s U23 road race, a photo finish between Owen Cole (Velocious Sport) and Colby Simmons (Jumbo-Visma Devo) went to Cole for the stars-and-stripes jersey.
Enzo Hincapie (EF Education-ONTO) edged Brady Hogue (Landis/Trek) in a two-rider sprint to win for a second consecutive year in the men ‘s 15-16 junior US Amateur Road National Championship.
Brown, Cole and Simmons will be on the start line June 25 to compete for the US Pro road title. It’s a home race for Tennessee-native Brown and he will be joined in Knoxville by Blazers teammate Brandon Feehery, who won the amateur men’s category 1 criterium championship in downtown Roanoke.
“WOW! I am still at a loss for words. What an incredible feeling it is to win the US Elite National Criterium Championship!!! Being able to put on the Stars and Stripes jersey is something I have dreamed about for the last 20 years,” Feehery wrote on Instagram.
“I knew I had to start my sprint early from the final corner. I put my head down and gave it all I had left, crossing the line in 1st! Without the whole team, I would have never won this race.”
In the time trial championship events, Cory Lockwood (United Cycling) won the men’s category 1 race and Viggo Moore (Israel Premier Tech) won the U23 title. Aevolo’s Brody Mcdonald won the U23 men’s criterium national title.
While junior women’s races were held across the same four days in Roanoke, the U23 divisions will again be contested as part of the US Pro Road Nationals in Knoxville, Tennessee, June 22-25. Low registration numbers across the time trial, criterium and road race have been the main reason for USA Cycling to combine the under-23 and pro fields for women. A total of six U23 women will be part of the pro women’s time trial start list on Thursday, with U23…
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