Into The Lion’s Den criterium: Justin Williams and Olivia Ray take wins - Gallery
Photo highlights from the criterium races in Sacramento
Justin Williams (L39ION of Los Angeles) and Olivia Ray (Rally Cycling) came out on top in the inaugural Into The Lion’s Den criterium on Saturday in Sacramento.
The event had a huge $100,000 prize purse for a total of 140 minutes of racing on October 30 with the prize money split evenly between the men's and women's field.
The event, sponsored by SRAM, saw the racing take place on a one-kilometre circuit around the California Capitol grounds, with the Start/Finish line located on 11th Street and N Street.
Each pro race offered $10,000 in primes and $40,000 in prize money, paid to the top 10 riders in each field. An Amateur Open was held in the afternoon, with prizes rather than cash awarded to the riders.
The race provided a local spectacle for cycling fans but also set out to broaden diversity within the sport of cycling, which is L39ION's primary aim.
“My vision has always been to make the sport of cycling great for everyone,” said Justin Williams, who along with his brother Corey founded the UCI Continental team, L39ION of Los Angeles, last December.
After his win Williams took to Instagram to share his delight: "Your dreams are yours. Never stop the pursuit of fulfillment and happiness. It won’t come easy, but it will be worth it!" he wrote.
Ray also posted a message on her social media to celebrate her victory: "Well, this sure was one way to go out with a bang 💥 Super grateful for @rally_cycling and everyone who made that happen, especially all the lovely messages! Off-season begins… NOW!"
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Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Olivia Ray (Rally Cycling) | 1:15:28 |
2 | Kendall Ryan (L39ION of Los Angeles) | 0:00:01 |
3 | Amy Pieters (Team SD Worx) | |
4 | Makayala Macpherson (LUX Cycling) | 0:00:02 |
5 | Kaia Schmid (LUX Cycling) | |
6 | Heather Fischer (Terun Elite) | |
7 | Olivia Cummins (LUX Cycling) | |
8 | Danielle Morshead (LA Sweat) | |
9 | Emily Ehrlich (TWENTY24) | 0:00:03 |
10 | Rachel Canning (LABC LADIES) | |
11 | Antonieta Gaxiola (CWA Racing p/b Trek) | |
12 | Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) | |
13 | Shayna Powless (TWENTY24) | |
14 | Alexi Costa (CWA Racing p/b Trek) | |
15 | Sammi Runnels (La Sweat) | |
16 | Skylar Schneider (L39ION of Los Angeles) | 0:00:04 |
17 | Laurel Rathbun (LABC LADIES) | |
18 | Samantha Schneider (LA Sweat) | |
19 | Lily Williams (Rally Cycling) | 0:00:05 |
20 | Coryn Labecki (Team DSM) | 0:00:06 |
21 | Marlies Mejias (TWENTY24) | 0:00:07 |
22 | Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (Team SD Worx) | 0:00:09 |
23 | Krista Doebel-hickok (Rally Cycling) | 0:00:11 |
24 | Jessica Bonilla (CWA Racing p/b Trek) | 0:00:15 |
DNF | Rebekah Potter (LABC LADIES) |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Justin Williams (L39ion of LA I) | 1:17:32 |
2 | Luke Lamperti (Trinity Racing) | |
3 | Cory Williams (L39ion of LA I) | |
4 | Lucas Bourgoyne (Austin Outlaws) | |
5 | Tyler Williams (L39ion of LA I) | |
6 | Cole Davis (Sac Town) | 0:00:02 |
7 | Sebastian Cano (South Florida) | |
8 | Eamon Franck (Compton) | |
9 | Osvaldo Mora (Compton) | |
10 | Cesar Reyas (Long Beach) | |
11 | Clever Martinez (Miami) | |
12 | Dante Young (Socal) | |
13 | Yumeto Shigihara (Santa Monica) | |
14 | Frank Travieso (Miami) | |
15 | Joseph Lupien (Labc) | |
16 | Lucas Strain (New York) | |
17 | Kyle Cooper (Boston) | |
18 | Gabriel Porterfield (Austin Outlaws) | |
19 | Sam Benedict (Golden State) | |
20 | Conor Delanbanque (South Florida) | |
21 | Josh Carling (Sac Town) | |
22 | Nick Baird (Boston) | |
23 | Tyler Locke (Socal) | |
24 | Hasani Hennis (Miami) | |
25 | Eddy Hunstman (Socal) | |
26 | Tim McBirney (Cal) | |
27 | Brad Wiggs (Sac Town) | |
28 | Cameron Piper (Boston) | |
29 | Jamual John (Miami) | |
30 | Miles Hubbard (Golden State) | |
31 | Eric Fischer (Boston) | |
32 | Rene Corella Braun (Labc) | |
33 | Ty Magner (L39ion of LA I) | |
34 | Stefan Roche (South Florida) | |
35 | Cole Lewis (Santa Monica) | |
36 | Mike Easter (Long Beach) | |
37 | Mario Crespo (New York) | |
38 | Aaron Wirthwein (Santa Monica) | |
39 | Jason Paez (Labc) | |
40 | Imeh Nsek (Long Beach) | |
41 | Jason Cianfrocca (Labc) | |
42 | Giovanni Lovell (Central America and Carribean) | |
43 | Canyon Emmott (South Florida) | |
44 | Leo Bugtai (Socal) | |
45 | Natnael Mesmer (Compton) | |
46 | Tice Porterfield (Austin Outlaws) | |
47 | Milus Clarke (Central America and Carribean) | |
48 | Kenny Tsuda (Boston) | |
49 | Justin Bolde (South Florida) | |
50 | Duncan Clark (Santa Monica) | |
51 | Devin Wilson (Cal) | |
52 | Lance Haidet (L39ion of LA II) | |
53 | Quinn Felton (Cal) | |
54 | Eric Anderson (Long Beach) | |
55 | Jovanni Stefani (Cal) | 0:00:23 |
56 | Caedan Aveling (Santa Monica) | |
57 | Austin Carroll (Labc) | |
58 | Eder Frayre (L39ion of LA II) | |
59 | Oscar Quiroz (Central America and Carribean) | |
60 | Josh Kelly (Miami) | |
61 | Cameron Bond (Compton) | |
62 | Chris Hildreth (Compton) | |
63 | Hugo Scala Jr (Austin Outlaws) | |
64 | Evan Bausbacher (Austin Outlaws) | |
65 | Angel Munoz (L39ion of LA II) | |
66 | Cormac Daly (New York) | |
67 | Tyler Pearce (Boston) | |
68 | Nigel de Sota (Long Beach) | |
69 | Brody McDonald (Austin Outlaws) |
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