Sprint Win for Coles-Lyster at Clarendon Cup and a Solo Break for Vogel
Sprint Win for Coles-Lyster at Clarendon Cup and a Solo Break for Vogel
Arlington, VA (June 6, 2021) – After over a year of event cancellations, the men and women came ready to race at the 23rd annual Armed Forces Cycling Classic. Saturday’s Crystal City Cup was a challenging primer that resulted in a repeat win for Kendall Ryan of L39ion of Los Angeles and first time win for Connor Sallee of ButcherBox Cycling.
The Clarendon Cup was hot and the attacks never stopped during the women’s race. Instafund, Lux p/b sideshow, L39ion of Los Angeles, and CWA Racing p/b Trek were taking turns at the front driving the pace. It ended with a sprint finish and Maggie Coles-Lyster of DNA Pro Cycling Team edged out the 2019 winner Kendall Ryan of L39ion of Los Angeles at the line.
“This was our first weekend racing as a team together and I couldn’t be more proud of the textbook races we pulled off,” said Maggie Coles-Lyster. “Kicking off the weekend with a second place finish at Crystal City and finishing the weekend with me landing the top step at the Clarendon Cup is a special feeling. This was my first professional criterium wins and on one of my favorite courses. What better way to return to bike racing than immediately establishing ourselves as the team to watch!”
The men’s race got off to a rocky start with a mass pileup at the beginning that neutralized the race and officials ultimately restarted it. The excitement didn’t end there, after several attacks splitting the peloton into two groups, Stephen Vogel of Project Echelon Racing did a seated attack, got a gap and committed with approximately 25-laps to go to a solo time trial-style win, holding the main chase group off with a 9-second lead. In a sprint finish for second place, Scott McGill of Aevolo edged out Noah Granigan of Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling, followed by Ty Magner of L39ion of Los Angeles.
“It was a long one, I’m a time trialist and that really suits me but this course is famous for so many turns,” said Vogel. “I struggle to get out of them a lot of times, but I’ve learned how to read races a little better and use my power as best I can. It was just one moment where everybody had been firing off attacks and they were all stretched out so I did a seated attack.”
Women’s Clarendon Cup Podium:
1- Maggie Coles Lyster, DNA Pro Cycling Team
2- Kendall Ryan, L39ion of Los Angeles
3- Makayla MacPherson, Lux p/b sideshow
4- Skylar Schneider, L39ion of Los Angeles
5- Rachel Langdon, InstaFund Racing
Men’s Clarendon Cup Podium:
1- Stephen Vogel, Project Echelon
2- Scott McGill, Aevolo
3- Noah Granigan, Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
4- Ty Magner, L39ion of Los Angeles
5- John Heinlein III, Project Echelon
Women’s Omnium Results:
1- Maggie Coles-Lyster, DNA Pro Cycling Team
2- Kendall Ryan, L39ion of Los Angeles
3- Makayla MacPherson, Lux p/b sideshow
Men’s Omnium Results:
1- Stephen Vogel, Project Echelon
2- Noah Granigan, Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
3- Samuel Boardman, L39ion of Los Angeles
Full race results can be found at https://my.raceresult.com/171536/ - 9_42FB42
About Arlington Sports, Inc. (ASI) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of professional and amateur bike racing. For additional information on the Armed Forces Cycling Classic and other ASI events, please visit arlingtonsports.org.
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