US Road National Championships: Kendall Ryan defends criterium title, late crash reduces field

Kendall Ryan (Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing) celebrates taking the win at the US Pro Elite Women's Criterium in 2026 — (Image credit: USA Cycling/SnowyMountain Photography)

Kendall Ryan held onto the elite women's criterium title at the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships in Charleston, repaying the work of her Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing teammates with a powerful leap from the final corner.

The sprint played out from among a reduced field, with a crash midway through, right on the line of the mile long circuit, as the bell rang for the last lap. That left around ten riders on the ground and out of the running.

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Kendall Ryan (USA) Caldera Medical X Aurea Racing	1:13:53
2	Olivia Cummins (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty28	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Ella Sabo (USA) Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty28	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Andrea Cyr (USA) Higherdose \| Renova	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Alexis Magner (USA) EF Education-Oatly	0:00:02
6	Kaia Schmid (USA) O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes	0:00:02
7	Tess Ivy Eleanor Edwards (Aus) Caldera Medical X Aurea Racing	0:00:02
8	Aubrey Drummond (USA) Competitive Edge Racing	0:00:04
9	Lyllie Sonnemann (USA) CCB Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group	0:00:04
10	Leslie Timm (USA) United Cycling Women	0:00:04

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