Consistent performances lifted Samuel Bassetti (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) and Samantha Schneider (IsCorp Pro Cycling) to the top of the final standings for Cyclingnews' The Bell Lap, a 16-day, 19-race season-long series comprised of the top criterium races in the US.
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Bassetti topped Shane Kline (SmartStop Self Storage) by seven points and third-placed Eric Young (Rally Cycling) by 11. Scott Law (Elevate KHS Pro Cycling) was fourth, followed by John Murphy (Holowesko-Citadel).
Schneider dominated the women's rankings, beating runner-up and teammate Josie Talbot by 90 points. Kendall Ryan (Team Tibco-SVB) took third, 116 points in arrears. Georgia Baker (Fearless Femme Racing) was fourth, followed by Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom-van Dessel) in fifth.
Schneider took the series lead in the opening event at the Athens Twilight Criterium but then lost it briefly to Baker when she skipped round 2 at the Rochester Twilight Criterium, slipping to third behind Talbot.
Schneider retook the lead with a win in round 3 at the Winston-Salem Classic and then held it from there, adding victories at the Harlem Skyscraper Classic and the Boise Twilight Criterium to seal the deal.
The men's series started with Murphy in the lead after he took out the opening round at Athens. Jeff Schiller (To Wheels) was the next rider in the hot seat after winning in Rochester, and a win from Rally Cycling's Colin Joyce at the Winston-Salem Classic lifted him briefly into the lead.
Kline's victory at the Tour of Somerville during round 4 pushed him up into the lead. The SmartStop rider's spell at the top of the rankings was also short-lived, because Murphy was ready to challenge him again.
Murphy retook the lead thanks to solid performances in the Armed Forces Cycling Classic weekend, where the Holowesko-Citadel rider was fourth in the Clarendon Cup but made the podium the next day in the Crystal Cup, coming a close second to Cory Williams (Elevate-KHS).
But that was Murphy's last trip to The Bell Lap races, and a podium performance from Bassetti at the USA Cycling Pro Road Race Championships criterium, where he finished third behind Rally Cycling's Ty Magner and Eric Young, lifted him into the lead for good. Six more points at the Boise Twilight Criterium secured Bassetti's final advantage.
Cyclingnews The Bell Lap Final Standings
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Bassetti (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) | 76 | pts |
| 2 | Shane Kline (Smartstop Self Storage) | 69 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Eric Young (Rally Cycling) | 65 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Scott Law (Elevate KHS Pro Cycling) | 56 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | John Murphy (Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team) | 55 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) | 49 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Holloway (Texas Roadhouse) | 47 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Tyler Magner (Rally Cycling) | 43 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Nickolas Zukowsky (Silber Pro Cycling) | 43 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Kevin Goguen (CRCA/Jamison Capital - Cannonda) | 40 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Scott McGill (Gateway Harley-Davidson) | 39 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Eric Marcotte (UnitedHealthcare Cycling Team) | 33 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Pier Andre Cote (Silber Pro Cycling) | 33 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Justin Williams (Williams Racing) | 29 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Eric Brunner (303 Project) | 28 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Ulises Castillo (Jelly Belly P B Maxxis) | 28 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Michael Hernandez (Aevolo Cycling Inc.) | 26 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Griffin Easter (303 Project) | 25 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Noah Granigan (CCB Foundation - Sicleri) | 25 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Adam Carr (Team Skyline) | 25 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Colin Strickland (Meteor X Giordana Racing) | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Colin Joyce (Rally Cycling) | 25 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Cory Williams (Elevate/KHS) | 25 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Jeff Schiller (Towheelsepicsportsperformanceay) | 25 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Gage Hecht (Aevolo Cycling) | 25 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Zach Allison | 25 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Philip Short (Nine Lives Carbon Repair) | 24 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Michael Jones (Nalgene - Sager Beer Works) | 20 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Stalin Quiterio (Crca/dave Jordan Racing) | 20 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Michael Margarite (CRCA/The Weather Channel) | 18 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Justin Poulson | 18 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Cory Lockwood (Project Echelon Racing) | 18 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Bryan Gomez (Holowesko-Citadel | Arapahoe) | 18 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Cesar Marte (EDA-Evolution Cycling Team) | 18 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Ryan Roth (Silber Pro Cycling) | 18 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Quinten Kirby (Marc Pro Cycling p/b Gym One) | 18 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Florenz Knauer (Hermann Radsport) | 18 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Brandon Feehery (Bare Racing) | 16 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | James Hilyer (Los Angeles Bicycle Club) | 16 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Tom Gibbons (Automatic Endurance) | 16 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Brad Huff (Rally Cycling) | 15 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Geno Villafano (CCAP) | 15 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Andrew Goessling | 15 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Cesar Serna (Oklahoma Bicycle Project) | 15 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Daniel Summerhill (Texas Roadhouse) | 15 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Frank Travieso (Eda / Evolution Cycling Team) | 15 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Trevor O'Donnell (Toronto Hustle) | 15 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Winston David (Cyclus Sports Starlight Factory) | 15 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Emile Jean (Silber Pro Cycling) | 15 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Imeh Nsek (Aevolo Cycling) | 15 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Luke Mudgway (H&R Block Pro Racing) | 14 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Samuel Grove (Los Angeles Bicycle Club) | 14 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Hugo Scala Jr (Matrix RBM) | 14 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Joe Lewis (Holowesko Citadel Racing Team p) | 14 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Sam Rosenholtz | 13 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Tyler Locke | 12 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Henning Bommel (radsport.land) | 12 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Adam de Vos (Rally Cycling) | 12 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Alex Mclaughlin (Butcherbox Cycling) | 12 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Dennis Ramirez (Gateway Harley-Davidson Trek Devo) | 12 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Kevin Mullervy (Team Clif Bar) | 12 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Lachlan Norris (United HealthCare Pro Cycling) | 12 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Connor Sallee (Cyclus Sports Starlight Factory) | 11 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Curtis White (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) | 10 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Rafael Adolfo German Meran (EDA Evolution Cycling Team) | 10 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Garrett Hankins | 10 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Alberto Rafael Ramos Vargas (Eda / Evolution Cycling Team) | 10 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Derek Gee (Team RaceClean) | 10 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Diego Milan Jimenez (Team Inteja-DCT) | 10 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Kurt Penno (Toronto Hustle) | 10 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Reece Robinson (Gateway Harley-Davidson) | 9 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Johnny Mitchell | 8 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Adam Roberge (Silber Pro Cycling) | 8 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Emile Abraham (NGCA Elite p/b Tyler Perry Stud) | 8 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Hamzah Eastman (Team Alanis) | 8 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Kent Ross (Hedrick Racing) | 8 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Lachlan Holliday (Piedmont College) | 8 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
| 78 | Evan Burtnik (Team RaceClean) | 8 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
| 79 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (United HealthCare Pro Cycling) | 8 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
| 80 | Corey Davis (Cyclus Sports Starlight Factory) | 6 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
| 81 | Stephen Hall (Maloja Pushbikers) | 6 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
| 82 | Conor Mullervy | 6 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
| 83 | Cameron Ivory (GPM-Stulz Australia) | 6 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
| 84 | Akil Campbell (Ngca Elite P/b Tyler Perry Stud) | 6 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
| 85 | Carlos Alzate (UnitedHealthcare Cycling Team) | 6 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
| 86 | Danick Vandale (Silber Pro Cycling) | 6 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
| 87 | David Gabburo (Amore & Vita - Prodir) | 6 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
| 88 | Kevin Girkins (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) | 6 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
| 89 | Brendan Rhim (Holowesko-Citadel) | 6 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
| 90 | Anton Varabei (Toronto Hustle) | 5 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
| 91 | Wes Kline (Doylestown Bike Works) | 4 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
| 92 | Gavin Murray | 4 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
| 93 | Cooper Willsey | 4 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
| 94 | Fabian Lienhard (Holowesko|Citadel | Arapahoe) | 4 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
| 95 | Oliver Flautt (Cyclus Sports Starlight Factory) | 4 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
| 96 | Stephen Keeping (Probaclac/Devinci) | 4 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
| 97 | Hendrick Pineda (Probaclac/Devinci) | 4 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
| 98 | David Dawson (Team Skyline) | 3 | Row 97 - Cell 3 |
| 99 | Jared Babek (Team GPOA) | 2 | Row 98 - Cell 3 |
| 100 | Joshua Carling | 2 | Row 99 - Cell 3 |
| 101 | John Heinlein III (Borah Factory Racing) | 2 | Row 100 - Cell 3 |
| 102 | Hugo Velasquez (Montecci) | 2 | Row 101 - Cell 3 |
| 103 | Jonah Mead-VanCort (Ccb Foundation - Sicleri) | 2 | Row 102 - Cell 3 |
| 104 | Lance Haidet (Aevolo Cycling Inc.) | 2 | Row 103 - Cell 3 |
| 105 | Maxx Chance (303 Project) | 2 | Row 104 - Cell 3 |
| 106 | Mitchell Ketler (Applewood Garneau p/b Smart Savvy+) | 2 | Row 105 - Cell 3 |
| 107 | John Borstelmann (Marc Pro Cycling p/b Gym One) | 2 | Row 106 - Cell 3 |
| 108 | Thomas Revard (Hagens Berman Axeon) | 1 | Row 107 - Cell 3 |
| 109 | Ben Marshall | 1 | Row 108 - Cell 3 |
| 110 | Austin Gomes (Project Echelon Racing) | 1 | Row 109 - Cell 3 |
| 111 | Carlos Tejeda (Verrazano Team Racing) | 1 | Row 110 - Cell 3 |
| 112 | Declan Irvine (Devo Tnn) | 1 | Row 111 - Cell 3 |
| 113 | Eder Frayre (Elevate/KHS) | 1 | Row 112 - Cell 3 |
| 114 | Stephen Bassett (Silber Pro Cycling) | 1 | Row 113 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Schneider (Iscorp Pro Cycling) | 188 | pts |
| 2 | Josie Talbot (ISCorp Pro Cycling) | 98 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Kendall Ryan (Team Tibco-SVB) | 72 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Georgia Baker (Fearless Femme Racing/Altamira) | 70 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom/van Dessel) | 65 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Valentina Scandolara (Roxsolt Attaquer) | 60 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Alison Jackson (TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) | 56 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Leigh Ann Ganzar (Wolfpack P/B Hyperthreads) | 52 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Harriet Owen (Hagens-Berman/Supermint) | 52 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Laura Jorgensen (Feed Hungry Kids Project Women) | 52 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Skylar Schneider (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) | 45 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Erica Allar (Rally Cycling) | 45 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Peta Mullens (Hagens Berman Supermint) | 45 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Caroline Baur (ISCorp Pro Cycling) | 44 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Sara Bergen (Rally Cycling) | 43 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Lily Williams (Hagens Berman supermint) | 41 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Jennifer Luebke (Hagens Berman-Supermint) | 40 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Christina Gokey-Smith (Colavita-Bialetti Racing) | 31 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Emma Bast (Levine Law Group P/b Huseby) | 26 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Colleen Gulick (Pickle Juice Pro Cycling Team) | 26 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Lindsay Goldman (Hagens Berman-Supermint) | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Kristina Clonan (Fearless Femme Racing) | 25 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Jennifer Valente (Twenty20) | 25 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Tina Pic (Colavita-bialetti Pro Cycling) | 24 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Starla Teddergreen (Hagens Berman Supermint) | 24 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Yussely Mendivil Soto (Iscorp Pro Cycling) | 24 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Ingrid Drexel (TIBCO-SVB) | 24 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Marie Soleil Blais (Indépendant) | 20 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Sharlotte Lucas (Roxsolt Attaquer) | 19 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Rachel Langdon (Gray Goat Mobile Bullseye Total) | 18 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Katie Clouse (DNA Cycling Team) | 18 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Arlenis Sierra (Astana Women's Team) | 18 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Katherine Maine (Rally Cycling) | 18 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Kelly Catlin (Rally Cycling) | 18 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Julie Kuleicza (Hagens-Berman/Supermint) | 16 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) | 15 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Rebecca Wiasak (Fearless Femme) | 15 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Miriam Brouwer (Cyclery Racing) | 15 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Deborah Leedale-Brown (Team Eps-m3 p/b Brielle Cyclery) | 12 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling | 12 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Gillian Ellsay (Rally Cycling) | 12 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Lauretta Hanson (UnitedHealthcare) | 12 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Kristen Arnold (The Meteor-Intelligentisa) | 12 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Joanie Caron (Crit Nasty) | 10 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) | 10 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Jessie Hodges (ISCorp powered by Progess Software) | 10 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Kyrstin Bluhm (Papa Johns) | 10 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Masha Schneider (CRCA-e2value) | 10 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Maggie Coles Lyster (TaG Cycling) | 10 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Brenna Wrye- Simpson (LA Sweat) | 10 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Daniela Cristine Lionco (ABEC/Rio Claro) | 8 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Jessica Mundy (The Meteor-Intelligentsia) | 8 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Alijah Beatty (Pickle Juice Pro Cycling Team) | 8 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Nicola Macdonald (Fearless Femme Racing) | 8 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Shelby Reynolds (Monster Media Elite Women) | 8 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Summer Moak (Rally Cycling) | 8 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Emily Newsom (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) | 8 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Courteney Lowe (Feed Hungry Kids Project) | 6 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Rachel Canning | 6 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Lisa Cordova (Cyclesport Specialized p b Musc) | 6 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Melanie Wong (Point S Auto Nokian Tyres Racin) | 6 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Charlotte Culver (Roxsolt Attaquer) | 6 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Chelsea Knapp (CycleWeRX) | 6 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Dori Buckethal (Nsmi Racing) | 6 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Kirsti Lay (Rally Cycling) | 6 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Esther Meisels (Point S Nokian) | 6 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Jennifer Caicedo (Palmetto State Medical Cycling) | 5 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Emily Spence (Gray Goat Mobile) | 4 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Ainhoa Perez-Diez (NSMI RACING) | 4 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Annie Foreman-Mackey (Cyclery Racing) | 4 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Kat Sweatt (Mellow Mushroom p/b Van Dessel) | 4 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Lori Romero (High Gear-Trek-WW) | 4 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Nicolle Bruderer (TIBCO-SVB) | 4 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Devaney Collier (Cyclery Racing) | 4 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Haley Gill (Rise Racing) | 4 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Daphne Karagianis (The Meteor Intelligentsia) | 2 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Anna Christian (Iamere Cycles) | 2 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
| 78 | Ashlee Ankudinoff (Fearless Femme Racing/Altamira) | 2 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
| 79 | Emily Flynn (Cyclery Racing) | 2 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
| 80 | Flavia Oliveria (Fearless Femme Racing) | 2 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
| 81 | Michaela Drummond (DNA Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
| 82 | Raphaele Lemieux (Independent) | 2 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
| 83 | Janna Gillick (Glotman Simpson Racing) | 2 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
| 84 | Christine Schryver (Full Moon Vista) | 1 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
| 85 | Elspeth Huyett (Mathletes Racing) | 1 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
| 86 | Nicole Mertz (THE METEOR INTELLIGENTSIA) | 1 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
| 87 | Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling) | 1 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
| 88 | Heidi Franz (Rally Cycling) | 1 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
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