Gavin Hlady (Aevolo) claimed the men’s under-23 title at the USA Cycling Road National Championships in Charleston, West Virginia, soloing out of the much-reduced peloton in the final kilometre, taking his second title of the week after winning the under-23 men’s criterium.
His teammate Brody McDonald won the sprint just behind for second ahead of Colby Simmons (Visma-Lease a Bike Under-23), who narrowly bested another Aevolo rider, Sean Christian, for the final podium spot.
“It’s unbelievable,” Hlady told Cyclingnews. “Our team was insane today, and any of us could have had it. We had everybody. Everyone was riding so well, we knew we had it.”
Evan Boyle (Hagens Berman Jayco) launched a solo move on the third of seven laps, building up a lead of almost two minutes. On lap four, Cole Kessler (Lidl-Trek Future Racing) tried to bridge but couldn’t quite make it. However, on the next lap, Boyle got some company when Quinn Felton (Aevolo) made it across as the two had 1:15 on the field.
Coming into the last lap, Owen Cole (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z) led a much-reduced peloton, closing the gap down to 42 seconds.
On the final lap, the escapees came back, and a flurry of attacks followed, but it was Hlady who made a move stick.
Having Felton in the breakaway, he said, helped the team save their legs for the final lap.
“Quinn saved us the entire day. We basically had to do nothing the entire day. So, a huge shout out to Quinn. All the guys pulling everything back… We knew we had Brody [McDonald] in the finish, so that gave us the opportunity to send flyers and force people like Colby to attack, and, man, it’s just unbelievable.”
Hlady saw his chance after attacks started to come in the final kilometres before the finish in Charleston.
“I saw an opportunity, so I sent it around the outside and just gunned it. And they didn’t get on quick enough,” Hlady said. “Obviously, I knew that we had Brody behind, so I didn’t have to hold anything back – I just went all out, and I had the gap. It’s just amazing to see the guys up there – one, two and four for us. I’m super, super happy.”
Hlady has another year in the under-23 field to show off his Stars and Stripes jersey.
“I’m excited for what’s to come next year and to see what I can do. I stepped it up this year and I think I got one more notch in me. I’m just super happy.”
Results
Swipe to scroll horizontallyRankRider (Team)Time1Gavin Hlady (Aevolo Cycling)3:42:152Brody Mcdonald (Aevolo Cycling)0:00:023Colby Simmons (Team Visma | Lease a Bike u23)0:00:024Sean Christian (Aevolo Cycling)0:00:025Marcis Shelton (SoCalCycling.com Team)0:00:026Luke Arens (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)0:00:037Kellen Caldwell (Team California p/b Verge)0:00:038Garin Kelley (Team California p/b Verge)0:00:039Brockton Smith (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)0:00:0310Owen Cole (UAE TEAM EMIRATES GEN-Z)0:00:0411Kade Kreikemeier (Brocar Rali ALE)0:00:0412Ian Lopez de san Roman (Aevolo Cycling)0:00:0513Kieran Haug (CS Velo Racing)0:00:0614Samuel Smith (Bike Works p/b Fred Beans)0:00:0715Quinn Felton (Aevolo Cycling)0:00:0716Vaughn Veenendaal (Above and Beyond Cancer Cycling Team p/b Bike World)0:00:0817Gabriel Shipley (Aevolo Cycling)0:00:2618Evan Boyle (UCI CTM: HAGENS BERMAN JAYCO)0:00:4019Alfredo Bueno (Aevolo Cycling)0:03:0920Jonah Killy (X Speed United Continental)0:03:0921Cole Kessler (UCI CTM: LIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING)0:03:5922Julien Ruhe (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)0:04:0023Jack Makohon (TEAM SKYLINE)0:04:4924Troy Fields (Team California p/b Verge)0:05:0325Dylan Schroeder (Team California p/b Verge)0:05:0626Anthony Hilligoss (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)0:05:0627Ethan Dunham (TEAM SKYLINE)0:05:0628Connor Polenske (606 Racing)0:05:0729Brooks Wienke (Aevolo Cycling)0:05:0730William Henkhaus (Landis Cyclery – Trek)0:05:0731Bennett Lamb0:05:2032Mattheus Johnson (Team Mikes Bikes p/b Equator Coffee)0:08:1433Orion Child (Rio Grande Cycling Team)Row 32 – Cell 2 34Lucas Stierwalt (DDP Elite Cycling Team)Row 33 – Cell 2 35Henry Neff (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 34 – Cell 2 36Ben Stokes (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 35 – Cell 2 37Braeden Sellinger (Bicycle Haus)Row 36 – Cell 2 38Darren Parham (UCI CTM: HAGENS BERMAN JAYCO)Row 37 – Cell 2 39Liam Baartman (Bear National Team)Row 38 – Cell 2 40Jules Van Kempen (Cervelo – OrangeLiving)Row 39 – Cell 2 41Andrew Strohmeyer (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 40 – Cell 2 42Paul Vrouwenvelder (Velocious Sport)Row 41 – Cell 2 43Asa Child (Velo Childeric)Row 42 – Cell 2 44Luke Pharis (TEAM SKYLINE)Row 43 – Cell 2 45Joshua Foley (Velocioius Sport)Row 44 – Cell 2 46Riley Wrightsman (First Internet Bank Cycling)Row 45 – Cell 2 47Samuel Finch (Road Crew Racing)Row 46 – Cell 2 48Sebastian Silberman (Precision Racing Corp)Row 47 – Cell 2 49Nathan Cusack (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 48 – Cell 2 50Nathan Surowiec (Precision Racing Corp)Row 49 – Cell 2 51Addison Kim (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 50 – Cell 2 52Sean Strachan (U.C. Pistoiese)Row 51 – Cell 2 53Jonas WoodruffRow 52 – Cell 2 54Shay Wright (Precision Racing Corp)Row 53 – Cell 2 55Samuel Akin (Apex Cycling Team)Row 54 – Cell 2 56Blake MacherasRow 55 – Cell 2 57Cassius Anderson (Marin Service Course)Row 56 – Cell 2 58Ian Williams (Expeditors)Row 57 – Cell 2 59Lucas Huesmann (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)Row 58 – Cell 2 60Coren Hendricks (Jacomo Racing p/b Minsky’s Pizza)Row 59 – Cell 2 61Caleb Landgrebe (Work Hard Be Humble Cycling)Row 60 – Cell 2 62Luke Fetzer (Austin Outlaws)Row 61 – Cell 2 63Nicholas Salazar-garcia (Velocious Sport)Row 62 – Cell 2 64Eddy Huntsman (UTC – ButcherBox Cycling p/b LOOK)Row 63 – Cell 2 65Caedan Aveling (Expeditors)Row 64 – Cell 2 66Alexander Akins (Mustangs)Row 65 – Cell 2 67Ian BurtRow 66 – Cell 2 68Grant Feige (Red Peloton)Row 67 – Cell 2 69Eyan HudsonRow 68 – Cell 2 70Carlo Roche (Kingdom Elite Racing)Row 69 – Cell 2 71Lucas Ferguson (Elevate Racing)Row 70 – Cell 2 72Preston Eye (Work Hard Be Humble Cycling)Row 71 – Cell 2 73Judah Thompson (CUTTERS)Row 72 – Cell 2 74Patrick Bischof (University of Cincinnati)Row 73 – Cell 2 75Luke Mather (Primal – Audi Denver)Row 74 – Cell 2 76Joseph Pifel (Velocious Sport)Row 75 – Cell 2 77Lowell Pilliard (Razzi Sedalia)Row 76 – Cell 2 78Nicolas Goumas (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees)Row 77 – Cell 2 79David Decker (nine13sports p/b SingletonCoaching)Row 78 – Cell 2 80Noah Kushner (DDP Elite Cycling Team)Row 79 – Cell 2 81David Davenport (Velocious Sport)Row 80 – Cell 2 82Tyler Mlujeak (DDP Elite Cycling Team)Row 81 – Cell 2 83Daniel Alzate (Bike Works p/b Fred Beans)Row 82 – Cell 2 84Matthew Reynolds (Precision Racing Corp)Row 83 – Cell 2 DNFLuke Elphingstone (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 84 – Cell 2 DNFGabriel Payne (Kelly Benefits Strategies Cycling)Row 85 – Cell 2 DNFMccarthy Dorf (EMPYR)Row 86 – Cell 2 DNSAlexander St. Andre (Bike Works p/b Fred Beans)Row 87 – Cell 2 DNSMiles De Sousa (EBS-Ciclos Oleka)Row 88 – Cell 2 DNSIsaac Juracich (Expeditors)Row 89 – Cell 2 DNSJacob BarrickRow 90 – Cell 2
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