Pan American cyclocross champion Lizzy Gunsalus (CCB p/b Levine Law Group) held off a charging Katherine Sarkisov (CXD-Trek Bikes) in a thrilling finale to win the elite women's title at USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals in Fayetteville on Sunday afternoon.
Gunsalus accelerated away from a lead group at the end of the penultimate lap and the 22-year-old looked to be sailing to victory but Katherine Sarkisov, and her sister and teammate, Alyssa Sarkisov and Cassidy Hickey (Colorado Mesa University), were chasing hard, coming onto the pavement with only seconds separating them.
