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The 2026 USA Cycling Paracycling Road National Championships<\/a> began on Saturday morning with the Time Trial events, where fifty-seven of the nation\u2019s best para-athletes raced against the clock.<\/p>\n The first wave of the day kicked off with the Handcycle classes.\u00a0Alfredo De Los Santos (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Team Semper Fi\/Semper Fi Fund) won the Men\u2019s H5 race with a time of 29:48.34. Matt Tingley (Colorado Springs, Colo.) secured the national title in the Men\u2019s H4 category with a time of 28:50.41.\u00a0Kevin Hillery\u00a0(Alexandria, Va.; Paralyzed Veterans Racing) claimed gold in the Men\u2019s H3 category with a time of 34:35.24.\u00a0Nicholas McCoy (Boerne, Texas; Texas ParaSports) won the Men\u2019s H2 race with his time of 37:43.56. In the women\u2019s handcycle events, Jo Ann Outten Kenton (Harrington, Del.) stopped the clock at 38:44.83 to secure the win in Women\u2019s H4. Linden Williamson\u00a0(Boerne, Texas; Texas ParaSport) took the top step in Women\u2019s H2 with her time of 37:53.47.<\/p>\n In the Tricycle events, riders completed two laps of the 6.3-kilometer course, for a total of 12.6 kilometers. Dennis Connors\u00a0(Beaverton, Ore.) won the Men\u2019s T2 title, and Mandy Kloepfer (Rockford, Ill.; Team CAF) earned gold in the Women\u2019s T2 race.<\/p>\n The B Tandem classes and Men\u2019s C3-5 completed a total of 25.2 kilometers, while all other Cycling classes completed 18.9 kilometers. Marina Mears\u00a0and Cheyenne Meyer\u00a0(Anderson, S.C.) took the top step in the Women\u2019s B tandem event with a time of 43:11.50. In the Men\u2019s B tandem event, Owen Cravens\u00a0and William Seitz\u00a0(Caver Creek, Ariz.) had a standout day, clocking 33:36.75 to win the national title. Cravens said, \u201cWe did a 4-lap course, 25k, and it was very fun, great weather. It was pretty turn-y, so it wasn\u2019t super quick, but it was extremely fun to get out there and race some other people on the tandems.\u201d<\/p>\n Grant Simonds\u00a0(Salt Lake City, Utah; Open Range Consulting) delivered a dominant ride to win the Men\u2019s C5 title with a time of 33:45.68. After the race, he said, \u201cIt was a great course, really fun to have closed roads to just fly in the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n In the Men\u2019s C4 category, CJ Howard (Sacramento, Calif.; Pacos\/Shriners Racing) rode to victory, stopping the clock at 35:24.50. Justin Mathers (Fayetteville, N.C.; Pinarello Performance) delivered a strong performance, clocking 36:46.50 to win the Men\u2019s C3 category.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s events, Samantha Bosco\u00a0(Claremont, Calif.; Caldera Medical x Aurea) stopped the clock at 27:38.19 to take top honors in the Women\u2019s C4 category. Jamie Whitmore\u00a0(Mount Aukum, Calif.; Twenty28) earned gold in the Women\u2019s C3 race with her time of 30:20.88. Allison Jones\u00a0(Colorado Springs, Colo.; SRAM) captured the Women\u2019s C2 title, clocking a time of 32:30.17.\u00a0<\/p>\n Men\u2019s B (Tandem) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Owen Cravens\u00a0and William Seitz\u00a0(Caver Creek, Ariz.)<\/p>\n 2. Michael Murphy & Richard Soares\u00a0(Rio Rancho, N.M.; Grit 2Greatness\/Fat Tire Cycles)<\/p>\n 3. Henry Escobedo & Jackson Mechem\u00a0(Pearland, Texas; Texas Hold’em)<\/p>\n Women\u2019s B (Tandem) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Marina Mears & Cheyenne Meyer (Anderson, S.C.)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s C5 (Cycling) Results:\u00a0<\/p>\n 1. Grant Simonds\u00a0(Salt Lake City, Utah; Open Range Consulting)<\/p>\n 2. Christopher Hammer (Gilbert, Ariz.)<\/p>\n 3. Benjamin McCall (Rock Hill, S.C.; Clemson Cycling)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s C4 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. CJ Howard\u00a0(Sacramento, Calif.; Pacos\/Shriners Racing)<\/p>\n 2. Jason Macom\u00a0(Colorado Springs, Colo.)<\/p>\n 3. Mitchell Brekke\u00a0(Hartland, Minn.; Gray Duck Racing)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s C3 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Justin Mathers (Fayetteville, N.C.; Pinarello Performance)<\/p>\n 2. Noah Middlestaedt\u00a0(Portland, Maine; GimpCyclist.com)\u00a0<\/p>\n 3. Denis McGrath (New York, N.Y.; Dare2Tri)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s C2 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Broden Ala\u00a0(Vail, Ariz.; Hatch Toyota)<\/p>\n 2. Cahin Perez (Christiana, Tenn.; Project Echelon Vanguard)<\/p>\n 3. Ashantai Yungai\u00a0(Salt Lake City, Utah; Motiv8 Endurance)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s C1 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Todd Key\u00a0(Scottsdale, Ariz.; Velo Track Cycling)\u00a0<\/p>\n Women\u2019s C4 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Samantha Bosco\u00a0(Claremont, Calif.; Caldera Medical x Aurea)<\/p>\n 2. Shawn Morelli\u00a0(Leavenworth, Kan.; Project Echelon Vanguard)<\/p>\n 3. Andrea Cherniak-Tyson (San Jose, Calif.; SJBC)<\/p>\n Women\u2019s C3 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Jamie Whitmore\u00a0(Mount Aukum, Calif.; Twenty28)<\/p>\n Women\u2019s C2 (Cycling) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Allison Jones\u00a0(Colorado Springs, Colo.; SRAM)<\/p>\n 2. Tracy LaMarche\u00a0(Easley, S.C.; Alive Day)<\/p>\n Men H5 (Handcycle) Results:\u00a0<\/p>\n 1. Alfredo De Los Santos (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Team Semper Fi\/Semper Fi Fund)<\/p>\n 2. Panagiotis Ampelas\u00a0(San Diego, Calif.; Peace Performance)<\/p>\n 3. Roderick Sewell\u00a0(Denver, Colo.)<\/p>\n Men H4 (Handcycle) Results:\u00a0<\/p>\n 1. Matt Tingley (Colorado Springs, Colo.)<\/p>\n 2. Razak Redzuan Abdul (North Miami, Fla.)<\/p>\n 3. Casey Falkner\u00a0(Stevensville, Mich.; Mary Free Bed Handcycling)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s H3 (Handcycle) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Kevin Hillery (Alexandria, Va.; Paralyzed Veterans Racing)<\/p>\n 2. Steve Chapman\u00a0(Cedar Springs, Mich.; Creative Ability Solutions)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s H2 (Handcycle) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Nicholas McCoy (Boerne, Texas; Texas ParaSports)<\/p>\n 2. Stephen Zuravel\u00a0(Pinellas Park, Fla.; Carbonbike USA)<\/p>\n 3. Jeremy Van Tress\u00a0(Herriman, Utah; Paralyzed Veterans of America)<\/p>\n Women\u2019s H4 (Handcycle) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Jo Ann Outten Kenton (Harrington, Del.)<\/p>\n 2. Lindsey Schuler\u00a0(Houston, Texas)<\/p>\n Women\u2019s H2 (Handcycle) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Linden Williamson\u00a0(Boerne, Texas; Texas ParaSport)<\/p>\n Men\u2019s T2 (Tricycle) Results:\u00a0<\/p>\n 1. Dennis Connors\u00a0(Beaverton, Ore.)<\/p>\n 2. Steven Peace (San Diego, Calif.; Challenged Athlete Foundation\/Peace Cycling Performance)<\/p>\n Women\u2019s T2 (Tricycle) Results:<\/p>\n 1. Mandy Kloepfer (Rockford, Ill.; Team CAF)<\/p>\n Rider results for day one and live timing for day two can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Up Next<\/p>\n