Madigan Munro wins junior women's US cyclo-cross title
Pan American champion beats Thompson and Gunsalus
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Madigan Munro (Boulder Junior Cycling) soloed to victory in the junior women’s race at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships in Lakewood, Washington on Sunday.
The Pan American champion dominated the race, opening up a massive lead early in the race, before going on to taking the win ahead of her teammate Michaela Thompson (Boulder Junior Cycling) and Lizzy Gunsalus (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld).
"It was a really fun race," Munro said in a post-race interview. "I definitely want to take cyclo-cross seriously. I love racing bikes and especially cyclo-cross. I want to keep learning as much as I can."
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madigan Munro (Boulder Junior Cycling) | 0:44:00 |
| 2 | Michaela Thompson (Boulder Junior Cycling) | 0:03:17 |
| 3 | Lizzy Gunsalus (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld) | 0:03:39 |
| 4 | Cassidy Hickey (Unattached) | 0:03:49 |
| 5 | Lauren Zoerner (Alpha Bicycle Co - Groove Suba) | 0:04:05 |
| 6 | Kaia Schmid (New England Devo p/b Cadence We) | 0:04:20 |
| 7 | Meredith Sierpina (JA King Cyclocross) | 0:04:52 |
| 8 | Bridget Tooley (Easton-Giant p/b Transitions Li) | 0:05:02 |
| 9 | Anna Katnik (Boulder Junior Cycling) | 0:07:38 |
| 10 | Aubrey Drummond (SPCX p/b RK Black) | 0:07:44 |
| 11 | Skylar Bovine (CXHAIRS DEVO : TREK BIKES) | 0:07:50 |
| 12 | Abigail Yates (Matrix/Richardson Bike Mart) | 0:07:53 |
| 13 | Taylor Johnson (Boulder Junior Cycling) | 0:08:07 |
| 14 | Eleanor Dyas (Blue Ridge Cross p/b JA King) | 0:09:12 |
| 15 | Tea Wright (Boulder Junior Cycling) | 0:09:36 |
| 16 | Rowan Leary (Baltimore Youth Cycling) | 0:11:58 |
| 17 | Allison Mccurry (Marian Univerity Cycling) | |
| 18 | Emma Herschbach (Reno Devo) | |
| 19 | Sarah Gibertoni (Killington Mountain School) | |
| 20 | Jade Gundersen (WENATCHEE VALLEY VELO) | |
| 21 | Ella Dishong (Guipago Custom Cycles) | |
| 22 | Alyssa Hargis (TCNF Legal Racing Team) | |
| 23 | Ciara Wing (Truckee TNT) | |
| 24 | Audrey Baker (Midwest Devo) | |
| 25 | Kylie Eckert (Cascadia Junior Cycling) | |
| DNF | Ryley Mosher (Wheelworks) |
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