Sunny King Criterium: Cade Bickmore and Lizbeth Salazar win titles in Anniston

Andrea Cyr (left) of Miami Nights takes the individual ACC lead after Sunny King Criterium and Kimberly Lucie is the sprint leader for women (Image credit: American Criterium Cup 2023)

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Lizbeth Salazar (L39ION of Los Angeles) and Cade Bickmore (Project Echelon Racing) took the crowns for elite women and men at the 2023 Sunny King Criterium.

With the win, Salazar moved into a tie with teammate Alexis Ryan for second in the women’s individual standings of the American Criterium Cup, a 10-event US racing series which saw Anniston, Alabama, as the second stop last Saturday. Andrea Cyr (Miami Nights) finished fifth in Anniston and jumped into the ACC lead.

Alexis Ryan, who finished third at Sunny King last year, pulled teammates Salazar and Kendall Ryan, the two-time US Pro Crit champion, through the final two corners. The L39ION duo ignited their pace on the short, uphill finish in downtown Anniston and hit the finish just ahead of Sarah van Dam (DNA Pro Cycling), who took third. The Miami Nights pair of Paola Muñoz and Cyr trailed in fourth and fifth.

In the traditional late-evening finish under the lights, the men’s race looked to be a repeat victory for Rodriguez, who won Sunny King last year. With under 50 metres to go on the uphill rise to the line, he raised his arms to celebrate victory, but the post-up came too early, and the Miami Nights rider was pipped by Bickmore. Rodriguez settled for second, and Ty Magner (L39ION of Los Angeles) took third.

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Men's top 10 results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cade Bickmore (Project Echelon Racing)
2	Alfredo Rodriguez (Miami Nights)
3	Ty Magner (L39ION of Los Angeles)
4	Clever Martinez (Miami Nights)
5	Danny Summerhill (American Cycling)
6	Brandon Feehery (Blazers)
7	Sam Morris (Project Echelon Racing)
8	Will Hardin (Project Echelon Racing)
9	Gavin Hoover (L39ION of Los Angeles)
10	Frank Travieso (Miami Nights)

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).