US Road National Championships: Sabo, Che power to stars and stripes in Under-23 criteriums

The under-23 women's podium topped by Ella Sabo.

Under-23 Women

(Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)

Ella Sabo (Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28) added another national title to her palmares on Wednesday night, winning the Under-23 Women's Criterium from an eight-rider group in Charleston, West Virginia.

Lyllie Sonnemann (CCB Kenetik p/b Levine Law Group) and Chloe Patrick (Caldera Medical X Aurea Racing) rounded out the podium after an aggressive, tactical race.

"It's so cool to do it here in front of all the fans in downtown Charleston. I couldn't imagine a better venue for this course. This course has a lot of technical aspects. It was a really dynamic race. Things just kept going left and right. I stayed patient. I feel like that was the name of the game tonight. I just came around the final corner and gave it a rip, and it ended up sticking. I'm super proud of my ride today, and a lot more races to come. A lot of good times ahead," said Sabo.

U23 Women Criterium Results

Pos.	Name (Team)	Time (gap)
1	Ella Sabo (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty28)	0:45:56.00
2	Lyllie Sonnemann (CCB Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group)	0:00:00.00
3	Chloe Patrick (Caldera Medical X Aurea Racing)	0:00:00.00
4	Sylvia Espinoza	0:00:00.00
5	Kaya Musgrave (Competitive Edge Racing)	0:00:00.00
6	Isabelle Jensen (Team Winston Salem - Flow)	0:00:00.00
7	Lauren Aggeler (Speedblock-Terún Elite)	0:00:00.00
8	Molly Roberts (United Cycling Women)	0:00:00.00
9	Alyssa Sarkisov (Ccb Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group)	0:00:05.00
10	Bridget Wilson	0:00:05.00
11	Chloe Fraser (Team Winston Salem - Flow)	0:00:17.00
12	Ella Brenneman (Ccb Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group)	0:00:47.00
13	Elizabeth Grier (Ccb Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group)	0:00:47.00
14	Jorja Bond (Ccb Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group)	0:00:58.00
15	Bridget Ciambotti (Ccb Kenetik P/B Levine Law Group)	0:01:32.00
16	Jeanne Louise Branca (Continental-Ostroy)	0:08:47.00
DNF	Paige Nodarse	--
DNS	Kylee Hanel (Aegis X Leaders Of Enchantment)	--

Under-23 Men

The under-23 men's criterium podium topped by Alejandro Che (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)

Alejandro Che (Kelly Benefits Cycling) won the Under-23 Men's Criterium national champion ahead of defending champion Luke Fetzer (Cadence Cyclery p/b Waldo Racing) on Wednesday.

Che's teammate Alexander Scopinich-Burgel rounded out the podium in third.

Kelly Benefits came to the fore late in the race, with Che splitting off with Fetzer and Scopinich-Burgel before claiming the win.

"It's great having it here at night under the lights. It was a super fun race," Che said.

"I'm super fortunate to have a great team behind me. The guys were lighting it up all day, and I was able to sit nice in the pack. The sprint ended up being how it needed to be and I had good legs in the end and it was all good for the win."

U23 Men Criterium Results

Pos.	Name (Team)	Time (gap)
1	Alejandro Che (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	1:14:02.00
2	Luke Fetzer (Team Cadence Cyclery Pb Waldo Racing)	0:00:00.00
3	Alexander Scopinich-Burgel (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:01.00
4	Otis Engel (Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz)	0:00:06.00
5	Beckam Drake (The Parks Law Firm All-Stars)	0:00:06.00
6	Nikolas Milanovic (Hubo Scott Cycling Team)	0:00:06.00
7	Nathaniel Meister (Phase1 Cycling)	0:00:09.00
8	Ryan Drummond (Competitive Edge Racing)	0:00:09.00
9	Elouan Gardon (Above + Beyond Cancer Cycling Team)	0:00:15.00
10	Caden Budd (Above + Beyond Cancer Cycling Team)	0:00:15.00
11	Jade Rohde (Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz)	0:00:17.00
12	Aidan Vollmuth (Competitive Edge Racing)	0:00:18.00
13	Liam Olson (Primal - Audi Denver)	0:00:20.00
14	Kalen Brown (Colorado Mesa University)	0:00:20.00
15	Jonas Woodruff (Something Dfrnt)	0:00:21.00
16	Lincoln Summers (Total Civil Construction Race Division)	0:00:24.00
17	Jensen Cervati (Team Winston Salem - Flow)	0:00:24.00
18	Samuel Mayer (Savannah College Of Art And Design)	0:00:24.00
19	Luke Walter (Competitive Edge Racing)	0:00:24.00
20	Ezra Brown (Above + Beyond Cancer Cycling Team)	0:00:24.00
21	Ben Stokes (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:24.00
22	Gabriel Payne (Savannah College Of Art And Design)	0:00:24.00
23	Michael Gallik (Cutaway Blanchard‚Äôtѕ Coffee)	0:00:33.00
24	Noah Shelton (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:35.00
25	Cameron Hampton (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:35.00
26	Roland Meunier Iii (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:35.00
27	Dillon Lee (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:35.00
28	Brendan Luongo (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:35.00
29	Julien Ruhe (Kelly Benefits Cycling)	0:00:40.00
30	Tyler Mlujeak (Top Step Development)	0:00:43.00
31	Vaughn Veenendaal (Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz)	0:00:43.00
32	Boden Gentile	0:00:43.00
33	Jackson Sandau (Durango Devo)	0:00:43.00
34	Ryder Ritchie (Speedblock-Terún Elite)	0:00:45.00
35	Frederick Drummond (Ddp Top Step)	0:00:54.00
36	Samuel Hart (Velovit Elite)	0:01:00.00
37	Dylan Haynes (Boulder Junior Cycling)	0:01:03.00
38	Preston Eye (Clif Family Drifters Cycling)	0:01:03.00
39	Troy Sanders (Bike Works P/B Fred Beans)	0:01:26.00
40	James Halverson (Above + Beyond Cancer Cycling Team)	0:02:15.00
41	Caleb Maxham (Team Winston Salem - Flow)	0:02:15.00
42	August Chamot (Total Civil Construction Race Division)	0:04:25.00
43	Griffin Solle (Velovit Elite)	0:05:11.00
44	Gavin Weinstein (Ddp Elite Cycling Team)	0:05:54.00
45	Aidan Knierim (Deus Velox P/B Jakroo Usa)	0:06:48.00
46	Armand Azocar (Red Peloton)	0:09:11.00
47	Bennett Chambers (Landis Cyclery - Triology Vet Med)	0:09:22.00
48	Jaxon Pascal (Cinch Cycling)	0:09:23.00
49	Aidan Ankrah	0:09:41.00
50	Levi Ritter (Socalcycling.com Team)	0:11:14.00
51	Timothy Groves (Dartmouth Cycling Team)	0:11:37.00
52	Ruben Dayton-Brantmeier (Northstar Development)	0:11:52.00
DNF	Colin Mathern (Cleveland Cycling Academy)	--
DNF	Ivan Linser (Cyclesport.com)	--
DNF	Nolan Church (Good Guys Racing Nyc)	--
DNF	Darren Parham (Good Guys Racing Nyc)	--
DNF	Samuel Finch (South Chicago Wheelmen)	--
DNF	Benjamin Boroff (Velovit Elite)	--