Highlights from the 2024 USA Cycling Gravel National Championships.

Lauren Stephens (Cynicsa Cycling) won the elite women’s race for the second year in a row and Brennan Wertz (Mosaic Cycles) earned the elite men’s title at this year’s USA Cycling Gravel National Championships, held in Gering, Nebraska.

Sporting her National Champion stripes, Stephens crossed the line 1minuteand21seconds ahead of Lauren DeCrescenzo (Factor/The Feed/Maxxis/Catelli/PERC) who placed 2nd. Paige Onweller (Trek Driftless) was 3rd in the 131.1 mile pro race.

With just a few kilometers to go, 12 elite men battled it out for the title, with Wertz sprinting for a sixsecond victory to claim the national champion’s jersey. John Borstelmann (Slowtwitch Goodlife Racing/Ventum/Voler) placed 2nd and Colby Simmons (Team Visma/LeaseaBike) was 3rd.

Elite and amateur cyclists from age groups 1112 through 9094 competed for gravel national titles in 42 categories, including Para, agegroup and singlespeed over four different courses: 131.1 miles, 88.2 miles, 56.9 miles, and 24.8 miles. Elite cyclists competed for a $40,000 prize purse.

Next year’s national championships will take place in September 2025 in La Crescent, Minnesota, which will also host the 2026 event.

Race recap: https://usacycling.org/article/stephe...

Complete results: https://my.raceresult.com/306909/

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