Unique podium sweep for L39ION of Los Angeles at US Pro Crit Championship

Women's US Pro Criterium Podium(LtoR): L39ION of Los Angeles sweeps, Skylar Schneider second, Kendall Ryan first, Alexis Ryan third
Women's US Pro Criterium Podium(LtoR): L39ION of Los Angeles sweeps, Skylar Schneider second, Kendall Ryan first, Alexis Ryan third (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)

The lionesses of L39ION of Los Angeles proved their dominance in one-day races this year with a sweep of the podium at the women’s pro criterium nationals, the second day of racing at the 2022 USA Cycling Pro Road Championships on Friday. In the past 15 years, no other team has pulled off this feat, women or men.

The 70-minute contest was held in the twilight in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee with Kendall Ryan leading the procession for her second consecutive criterium crown, followed by Skylar Schneider in second and Alexis Ryan in third. Diving back into the archives of the US women’s elite and pro criteriums, L39ION of Los Angeles pulled off a unique triple on Friday, at least since records from 2007 were checked.

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Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).