USA CRITS: Laurel Rathbun and Marcos Mendoz win Sunny King Criterium to begin eight-race series

Sunny King Criterium winner race winner Laurel Rathbun (Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing) leads second-placed Liza Ray (City Bikes) as they lap the field (Image credit: Sunny King Criterium)

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Laurel Rathbun (Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing) and Marcos Mendoz (Foundation Cycling New York) won the elite races at Sunny King Criterium on Saturday in Anniston, Alabama and top the leaderboard for the USA CRITS one-day race series.

Rathbun won the head-to-head sprint against breakaway companion Liza Ray (City Bikes), the duo lapping the field with four laps to go. Rathbun's teammate Kendall Ryan then earned third place in the field sprint.

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"Since it was our first race, we wanted to come out swinging," Rathbun said at the finish on the live broadcast. "We have such an amazing team. We wanted to show how strong we were. It's going to be an awesome season ahead. And I think we just have a fail-safe with Kendall [four-time USPro criterium champion] being able to win any bunch sprint. It allows us to race really hard, be dynamic, make the race fun to watch and win."

Results

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Laurel Rathbun (USA) Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing	0:56:56
2	Liza Ray (USA) City Bikes	0:00:01
3	Kendall Ryan (USA) Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing	–1 LAP
4	Heidy Praderas (Cub) Kingdom Elite Racing	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Javiera Munoz (Chi) Milligan University	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Tess Edwards (USA) Savannah College of Art and Design	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Yarely Salazar Salazar (Mex) Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Andrea Cantu (Mex) One Hart Racing - Nashville Local Cycling	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Ines Mendez (Gua) SCAD Atlanta	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Erica Carney (USA) Piedmont University	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Leslie Timm (USA) United Cycling Women	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Megan Lester (USA) Milligan University	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Monica Merced (USA) PIQUE Racing p/b The Meteor	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Emma Frost (USA) Piedmont	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Adonays Vera (Ven) City Bikes	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Stephanie Clark (USA) MACC Racing	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Lia Sprouse (USA) United Cycling Women	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Kala Garcia (Mex) One Hart Racing - Nashville Local Cycling	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Irene Del Puerto (Par) Savannah College of Art and Design	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Esma Taylor (USA) Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Amelia Cleathero (GBr) Savannah College of Art and Design	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Chloe Patrick (USA) Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing	–2 LAP
23	Elizabeth Harden (USA) Team Flicker	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Aylena Quevedo (USA) Kingdom Elite Racing	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Macy Lester (USA) Unknown	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Shanon Callan (USA) PIQUE Racing p/b The Meteor	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Shannon Koch (USA) Kingdom Racing	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Mallory Bryan (USA) Team Winston Salem - Flow	–15 LAP
29	Alex Christofalos (USA) CTH Performance Project	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Ruth Allen (USA) Team Flicker	–21 LAP
31	Emily Strange (USA) Unknown	Row 30 - Cell 2

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Marcos Mendez (Arg) Foundation Cycling New York	1:09:47
2	Clever Martinez (Ven) Foundation Cycling New York	0:00:01
3	Preston Eye (USA) Team Flicker	0:00:01
4	Leonel Rodriguez (Uru)	0:00:01
5	Lucas Gaday (Arg) Foundation Cycling New York	0:00:02
6	Cade Bickmore (USA) Team Cadence Cyclery PB Waldo Racing	0:00:04
7	Johan Gomez (Col) Arias Racing	0:00:04
8	Carlo Roche (USA) Kingdom Elite Racing	0:00:06
9	Cayden Whitehill (USA) South Chicago Wheelman	0:00:08
10	Dillon Lee (USA) Gravity Collective	0:00:14
11	Diego Galeano (USA) 305Cycle	0:00:31
12	Justin McQuerry (USA) Chaney Windows and Doors Big Shark pb Pastaria	0:00:31
13	Jordan Parra (Col) Foundation Cycling New York	0:02:52
14	Bryan Gomez (USA) Foundation Cycling New York	0:02:52
15	Alfredo Rodriguez (USA) City Bikes	0:03:05
16	Seth Holland (USA) Shottenkirk KIA UBG Racing	0:03:08
17	Archer Myers (USA) Houston Heat	0:03:08
18	Michael Pincus (USA) Austin Outlaws	0:03:08
19	Ruben Bacon (USA) The Racing Division p/b PACE Coaching	0:03:10
20	Julian Azpeitia (USA) MOAB	0:03:12
21	Edward Fritzinger (USA) The Racing Division p/b PACE Coaching Co.	0:03:13
22	Sam Calvert (USA) Milligan University	0:03:15
23	Carsten Baker (USA) Milligan University	0:03:16
24	Owen Lloyd (USA) Piedmont University	0:03:17
25	Louis Chandler (USA) Mustangs	0:03:28
26	Nicholas Yates (USA) Mustangs	0:03:29
27	George Frazier (USA) The Racing Division p/b PACE Coaching	0:03:36
28	Tim Shoremen (GBr) Scottish Cycling	0:03:37
29	Mateo Garcia Castaneda (Col) One Hart Racing - Nashville Local Cycling	0:03:37
30	Javier Lopez (USA) Savannah College of Art and Design	0:03:44
31	Roderyck Asconeguy (Uru) Foundation Cycling New York	0:06:25
32	Matt Winstead (USA) Texas Roadhouse	–1 LAP
33	Danny Summerhill (USA) Team Cadence Cyclery pb Waldo Racing	–1 LAP
34	Lucas Bourgoyne (USA) Team Cadence Cyclery pb Waldo Racing	–1 LAP
35	Carlos Perez Calzada (USA) Savannah College of Art and Design	–1 LAP
36	Gavin Weinstein (USA) DDP Elite Cycling Team	–1 LAP
37	Luis Ramirez (USA) MBO racing team	–1 LAP
38	Andrew Giniat (USA) UTC - ButcherBox Cycling	–1 LAP
39	Gabriel Payne (USA) Elevate Racing	–1 LAP
40	Andrew Dewar (USA) Clif Family Drifters Cycling	–1 LAP
41	Michael Zinkann (USA)	–1 LAP
42	Ian Mackeith (USA)	–1 LAP
43	Ben Kolbie (USA) Piedmont	–1 LAP
44	Spencer Weisgram (USA) MACC Racing	–1 LAP
45	Aaron Widman (USA) Newtype Cycling	–1 LAP
46	Dillon Geary (USA) Lindenwood University	–1 LAP
47	Cole Guest (Can) South Chicago Wheelmen	–1 LAP
48	Lee Salillas (USA)	–1 LAP
49	Matthew McDonald (USA) Cash Money	–1 LAP
50	Kellan Maxwell (USA) Marx-Bensdorf/BPC Racing	–1 LAP
51	James Sweeney (GBr) Scottish Cycling	–1 LAP
52	Zac Threatt (USA) Sh!ft	–1 LAP
53	N.N. 250002	–1 LAP
54	Patrick Casey (USA) Clif Family Drifters	–1 LAP
55	Jonathan Crain (USA)	–1 LAP
56	Luke Pharis (USA) Chaney Windows and Doors Big Shark pb Pastaria	–1 LAP
57	Jura Gerlach (USA) Chaney Windows and Doors Big Shark pb Pastaria	–1 LAP
58	Gabriel Odreman (USA) Houston Heat	–1 LAP
59	Bryant Funston (USA) Marx-Bensdorf / BPC Cycling Team	–1 LAP
60	Zachary Rivenbark (USA) Velocious Sport NCC	–1 LAP
61	Jarred Stacey (USA) Newtype Cycling	–1 LAP
62	Johan Canaveral (Col) Arias Racing	–1 LAP
63	Timothy Killelea (USA) Nashville Local Cycling	–1 LAP
64	Matthew Bratcher (USA) Mustangs	–1 LAP
65	Oscar Eduardo Lopez Murquia (Mex) One Hart Racing - Nashville Local Cycling	–1 LAP
66	Ronald Shindell (USA) Milligan University	–1 LAP
67	Simmons Maddox (USA)	–1 LAP
68	Gustav Johansson (Swe) MBO Racing Team	–1 LAP
69	Tim Smith (USA) Chaney Windows and Doors Big Shark pb Pastaria	–1 LAP
70	Ross Birrell (GBr) Scottish Cycling	–1 LAP
71	Evan Marsh (GBr) Scottish Cycling	–1 LAP
72	Luke Fetzer (USA) Team Cadence Cyclery p/b Encore Wire	–1 LAP
73	Matthew Amara (USA) Milligan University	–1 LAP
74	Nelson Fumero (USA) ANTELO racing team	–1 LAP
75	Brandon Feehery (USA)	–2 LAP
76	Hank Beaver (USA) The Paceline Project p/b LC Food	–2 LAP
77	Nicholas Luther (USA) NGCA Elite p/b Tyler Perry Studios	–2 LAP
78	Alejandro Carpio (Gua) SCAD Atlanta	–2 LAP
79	Guillermo Carpio (Gua) SCAD Atlanta	–2 LAP
80	Noah Kushner (USA) Kingdom Racing	–3 LAP
81	Mike Hefner (USA) UNATTACHED	–3 LAP
82	Alex Wieseler (USA) Nashville Local Cycling	–3 LAP
83	Samuel Frauenholtz (USA) Supra Performance Junior Development	–9 LAP
84	Chris Henderson (USA) bike world performance cycling	–12 LAP
85	Shannon Himstedt (USA) Piedmont University	–14 LAP
86	Jeremy Peavey (USA)	–18 LAP
87	Christopher Ames (USA)	–19 LAP
88	Juan Sebastian Tamayo (Col) One Hart Racing - Nashville Local Cycling	–40 LAP
89	Chris Hall (USA)	–41 LAP
90	Benjamin DeJarnette (USA)	–42 LAP
91	Travis Sherman (USA) MOVEDADDY/Retirement-Income.GURU Racing	–43 LAP
92	Oscar Jimenez (USA) One Hart Racing	–44 LAP
93	Jaun Gutieerrez (USA)	–47 LAP

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. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.

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