US Road Championships: Ashlin Barry edges out Marcis Shelton to win under-23 men's road race title
Brenda Luongo takes third in Charleston
In a two-up sprint, Ashlin Barry (Visma-Lease a Bike Development) edged out Marcis Shelton (Competitive Edge Racing) to win the under-23 men's road race title at the USA Pro Road Championships in Charleston on Saturday. After taking fourth in the individual time trial, Barry nabbed his first national title in the under-23 category.
Crossing the line eight seconds later, Brenda Luongo (Kelly Benefits Cycling) took third out of a four-rider chase group.
Beckam Drake (The Parks Law Firm All-Stars) went on a solo breakaway flyer which lasted for six of the seven laps before the race detonated in the final lap with the winner surging from a chase group, as in the under-23 women’s race.
"It was an awesome day to say the least. Two of us went to the line together, super hard race. The group kept getting smaller, up the two climbs," Barry said.
The 92-rider under-23 men's field took on a 132.4km route comprising two laps of the 14.5km junior course, including the Wertz Avenue climb, before crossing the river to face the Bridge Road climb across five laps of the 21km elite course.
Early attacks the first time up the Wertz climb (2.3km at 5.5%) as temperatures crept toward 30°C under partly sunny skies, with humidity hovering around 50%.
Beckam Drake (The Parks Law Firm All-Stars) was the first rider to get a gap, increasing his lead from four seconds to 58 seconds after two laps. Behind, chasers included Joshua Walker (Mustangs), Colin Mathern (Cleveland Cycling Academy) and Roland Meunier III (Kelly Benefits Cycling) with VeloVit Elite duo of Samuel Hart and Benjamin Boroff leading the field, 1:10 from the solo break rider.
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Drake continued solo, building his one-minute lead to 1:46 on two chasers, Gavin Sherry (CycleSport.com) and Alexander Scopinich-Burgel (Kelly Benefits Cycling) after three laps. Behind, five riders of the Meridian Racing p/b de la Uz team was setting the pace at the front of the peloton, 2:22 back. On the next 30-minute lap, the chasers were back in the field, reduced to 21 riders, as Drake soldiered on, still with over a two-minute lead.
A six-rider chase group trimmed Drake's lead to 26 seconds heading into the final lap. The group included 2025 third-place finisher Alfredo Bueno (EF Education-Aevolo), Ashlin Barry (Visma-Lease a Bike Development), Marcis Shelton (Competitive Edge Racing), Noah Shelton (Kelly Benefits Cycling), Owen Cole (Winston Salem-Flow) and Garrett Beshore (Meridian Racing p/b de la Uz). Ezra Caudell (Modern Adventure Pro Cycling) led the second group, of around 10 riders, 1:06 behind the solo breakaway.
Drake was reeled in during the final lap of the race of attrition, leaving a small group to contest the title.
Results
Pos | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Ashlin Barry (USA) Team Visma | Lease A Bike Development | 3:14:42 |
2 | Marcis Shelton (USA) Competitive Edge Racing | 00:00:02 |
3 | Brendan Luongo (USA) | 00:00:08 |
4 | Ezra Caudell (USA) Modern Adventure | 00:00:09 |
5 | Owen Cole (USA) | 00:00:09 |
6 | Benjamin Juracich (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 00:00:09 |
7 | Cameron Hampton (USA) | 00:00:10 |
8 | Noah Shelton (USA) | 00:00:14 |
9 | Ben Boroff (USA) | 00:00:58 |
10 | Henry Michael Neff (USA) | 00:00:58 |
11 | Alfredo Bueno (USA) Ef Education - Aevolo | 00:01:37 |
12 | Presley Evans (USA) | 00:02:15 |
13 | Kai Lokey (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 00:02:16 |
14 | Thomas Sullivan (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 00:02:23 |
15 | Kade Kreikemeier (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 00:03:39 |
16 | Julien Ruhe (USA) | 00:07:36 |
17 | Jade Rohde (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 00:07:36 |
18 | Garrett Beshore (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 00:07:46 |
19 | Dylan Haynes (USA) | 00:09:34 |
20 | Alexander Scopinich-Burgel (USA) | 00:27:40 |
21 | Dillon Lee (USA) | 00:27:39 |
22 | Ivan Linser (USA) | 00:27:39 |
23 | Harry Lasker (USA) Modern Adventure | 00:27:39 |
24 | Nathaniel Gervez (USA) | 00:24:38 |
25 | Ezra Brown (USA) | 00:24:37 |
26 | Boden Gentile (USA) | 00:24:37 |
27 | Alejandro Che (USA) | 00:21:28 |
28 | Braeden Sellinger (USA) | 00:15:33 |
29 | Kalen Brown (USA) | 00:57:47 |
30 | Jura Gerlach (USA) | 00:57:06 |
31 | Ben Stokes (USA) | 00:53:32 |
32 | Aidan Vollmuth (USA) Competitive Edge Racing | 00:53:32 |
33 | Nathan Cusack (USA) Ef Education - Aevolo | 00:53:32 |
34 | Darren Parham (USA) | 00:53:32 |
35 | Peyton Burckel (USA) Ef Education - Aevolo | 00:53:31 |
36 | Mattheus Johnson (USA) | 00:50:20 |
37 | Connor Polenske (USA) | 00:50:20 |
38 | Vaughn Veenendaal (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 01:32:16 |
39 | Nathaniel Meister (USA) | 01:28:58 |
40 | Nicolas Haydar (USA) | 01:28:58 |
41 | Calvin Horner (USA) | 01:28:58 |
42 | Otis Engel (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 01:27:53 |
43 | James Noori (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 01:27:52 |
44 | Jensen Cervati (USA) | 01:27:52 |
45 | Henry Mateja (USA) | 01:27:52 |
46 | Ryan Drummond (USA) Competitive Edge Racing | 01:27:51 |
47 | Alex St. Andre (USA) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery | 01:27:51 |
48 | David Schuster (USA) | 01:27:50 |
49 | Luke Walter (USA) Competitive Edge Racing | 01:27:50 |
50 | Enoch Wynen (USA) | 01:27:50 |
51 | Solomon Lopez (USA) | 01:27:50 |
52 | Jackson Sandau (USA) | 01:27:50 |
53 | Elouan Gardon (USA) | 01:27:50 |
54 | Jonas Woodruff (USA) | 01:27:49 |
55 | Gabriel Payne (USA) | 01:27:49 |
56 | Colin Mathern (USA) | 01:27:00 |
57 | Samuel Mayer (USA) | 01:26:53 |
58 | Roland Meunier Iii (USA) | 01:26:53 |
59 | James Halverson (USA) | 01:24:16 |
60 | Liam Olson (USA) | 01:24:14 |
61 | Quentin Hermann (USA) | 01:21:19 |
62 | Jacob Barrick (USA) | 02:01:50 |
63 | Joshua Walker (USA) | 02:01:49 |
64 | Samuel Hart (USA) | 01:59:44 |
65 | Ryder Ritchie (USA) | 01:59:44 |
66 | Angelo Goodwin (USA) | 01:59:28 |
67 | Caleb Maxham (USA) | 01:59:27 |
68 | Xavier Thomas Hennessey (USA) | 01:59:04 |
69 | Michael Gallik (USA) | 01:57:34 |
70 | Coren Hendricks (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz | 01:57:34 |
71 | Griffin Solle (USA) | 01:57:33 |
72 | John Dausch (USA) | 01:56:05 |
73 | August Chamot (USA) | 02:32:10 |
74 | Jaxon Pascal (USA) | 02:32:10 |
75 | Ethan Delgrosso (USA) Competitive Edge Racing | 02:30:10 |
76 | Braxton Boyer (USA) | 02:29:56 |
77 | Aidan Knierim (USA) | 02:29:55 |
78 | Aidan Ankrah (USA) | 02:29:55 |
79 | Juan Ferreira (USA) | 02:29:55 |
80 | Ruben Dayton-Brantmeier (USA) | 02:29:55 |
81 | Noah Petersen (USA) | 02:28:48 |
82 | Levi Ritter (USA) | 02:28:44 |
83 | Beckett Black (USA) | 02:28:29 |
84 | Andrew Willman (USA) | 02:48:02 |
DNF | Beckam Drake (USA) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gavin Sherry (USA) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nikolas Milanovic (USA) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Caden Budd (USA) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jack Bernhard (USA) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederick Drummond (USA) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ethan Shirey (USA) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Finch (USA) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Nolan Church (USA) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Bennett Chambers (USA) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men's and women's news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.
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