Lauren Tamayo (UnitedHealthcare) took the USA Cycling Pro Criterium Championship Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, by jumping away from a break group of three with two corners to go and then holding off Rally Cycling’s Elle Anderson and Visit Dallas-DNA Pro Cycling's Sara Tussey for the win.
"It's kind of surreal," Tamayo said in the finishing straight after the race. "Our plan coming into the race obviously wasn't for me to win. Coming into the last few laps I was off the front, and I saw that we had such a big gap, I thought, 'OK, this might come down to me and I better start thinking about how to win.' It's been such a long time since I've won a race for myself, so I had to change my thinking quite a bit."
A late-race breakaway of six riders put the pressure on the bunch, with Visit Dallas-DNA Pro Cycling's riders Anna Sanders, Beth Ann Orton and Tussey going off the front with Jessica Prinner (Rally Cycling), Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) and Christina Gokey-Smith (Happy Tooth Dental).
The peloton pulled the group back with 10 laps to go, and the race reshuffled for what looked to be a bunch sprint, but with three laps to go, Tamayo, Anderson and Tussey slipped away. Tamayo jumped away with two corners to go and opened the winning gap.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Tamayo (UnitedHealthcare) | 1:26:54 |
| 2 | Elle Anderson (Rally Cycling) | 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Sara Tussey (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:00:03 |
| 4 | Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) | 0:00:04 |
| 5 | Tina Pic (Happy Tooth Dental Professional) | 0:00:06 |
| 6 | Christina Gokey-Smith (Happy Tooth Dental Professional) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Starla Teddergreen (KindHuman Pro Cycling Project) | 0:00:07 |
| 8 | Samantha Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Tiffany Pezzulo (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:00:08 |
| 10 | Debbie Milne (Stradalli Cycles/Papa Johns) | 0:00:09 |
| 11 | Heather Fischer (Rally Cycling) | 0:00:12 |
| 12 | Erica Allar (Rally Cycling) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Nicole Mertz (Hollander Cycling p/b ISCorp) | 0:00:13 |
| 14 | Mia Manganello (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Mandy Heintz (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:00:15 |
| 16 | Madison Kelly (Stradalli Cycles/Papa Johns) | 0:00:16 |
| 17 | Anna Sanders (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Emma White (Rally Cycling) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Sarah Fader | 0:00:17 |
| 20 | Anna Christiansen (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Beth Ann Orton (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Daphne Karagianis (Chicago Cuttin Crew) | 0:00:23 |
| 23 | Laura Jorgensen (Happy Tooth Dental Professional) | 0:00:24 |
| 24 | Alexandra Burton (Portland Bicycle Studio) | 0:00:31 |
| 25 | Nina Laughlin (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:00:52 |
| 26 | Jessica Prinner (Rally Cycling) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Skylar Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Amanda Miller (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Cari Higgins (UnitedHealthcare) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Amy Cutler (Fearless Femme Racing) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Katharine Hall (UnitedHealthcare) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Ashlyn Woods (Happy Tooth Dental Professional) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Stephanie Nave (Finish Strong Elite Cycling Tea) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Payten Maness (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Hannah Arensman (TWENTY16 Pro Cycling) | 0:00:54 |
| 36 | Julie Hunter (Haymarket/Starlight Custom Appa) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Cinthia Lehner (OrthoCarolina Winston Women) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Katherine Shields (OrthoCarolina Winston Women) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Arden Stelly (OrthoCarolina Winston Women) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Julia Fresne (Stradalli Cycles/Papa Johns) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Zoe Mullins (OrthoCarolina Winston Women) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Tess Oliver (QCW Cycling) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Victoria Kanizer (OrthoCarolina Winston Women) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
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