LUX Junior Cycling, officially LUX/CTS p/b Specialized for the 2022 racing season,[1] and also simply known as "LUX", was an American amateur junior and women's u-23 cycling team founded in 2012.[2][3][1] LUX was formed in southern California and slowly grew to have a national and international presence with members from across the country winning multiple national and world championships.[2][4][1] LUX has had multiple notable riders that continued to WorldTeams and ProTeams in their professional careers including Riley Sheehan, Quinn Simmons, Luke Lamperti, and Brandon McNulty.[4] LUX was run by Roy Knickman from 2014-2022.[5]
LUX ceased all operations at the end of the 2022 racing season due to financial reasons.[6][7]
National and World Champions
[edit][1][8][9][10][11]
- 2015
Junior Men Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
- 2016
Junior Men Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
UCI Junior Men Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
- 2018
Junior Men Time Trial, Quinn Simmons
Junior Men Road Race, Quinn Simmons
- 2019
Junior Women Time Trial, Zoe Ta-Perez
Junior Men Time Trial, Quinn Simmons
Junior Road Race, Gianni Lamperti
Junior Men Criterium, Quinn Simmons
15-16 Men Criterium, Colby Simmons
13-14 Women Criterium, Lily Mcleod
UCI Junior Men Road Race, Quinn Simmons
- 2021
Junior Women Time Trial, Olivia Cummins
Junior Women Road Race, Makayla Macpherson
Junior Women Criterium, Kaia Schmid
Junior Men Time Trial, Cole Kessler
Junior Men Road Race, Colby Simmons
- 2022
Junior Women Time Trial, Katherine Sarkisov
Junior Women Road Race, Katherine Sarkisov
Junior Men Time Trial, Alex Gustin
Junior Men Road Race, Viggo Moore
Roster
[edit]Riders | Age |
---|---|
CJ Burford | 17 |
Nolan Church | 16 |
Caitlin Conyers | 32 |
Olivia Cummins | 19 |
Mack Dorf | 18 |
Aubrey Drummond | 20 |
Luke Fetzer | 17 |
Alex Gustin | 18 |
Kayla Hankins | 19 |
Cassidy Hickey | 19 |
Jack Makahon | 17 |
Jesse Marris | 18 |
Viggo Moore | 18 |
Jade Rohde | 16 |
Katherine Sarkisov | 18 |
Zoe Ta-Perez | 20 |
Claire Windsor | 22 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "LUX/CTS p/b Specialized's Team Results at road-results.com". www.road-results.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b Dreier, Fred (2019-06-27). "How Lux Cycling came to dominate U.S. junior road racing". Velo. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b "LUX Cycling | U19 Development Team". LUX Cycling. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b Greg, Casals (2021-09-22). "LUX Cycling". Pro Cyclist Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Hildenbrand, Bruce (2023-01-28). "Roy Knickman Has No Regrets". Velo. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Staff, R. B. A. (2022-08-24). "BREAKING (BAD) NEWS: LUX JUNIOR CYCLING CALLS IT QUITS". Road Bike Action. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Jackie Tyson (2022-08-27). "US development team LUX/CTS to shut down at season's end". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "American Quinn Simmons Is the Junior Road Race World Champion". Bicycling. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Quinn Simmons | Road Cyclist". USA Cycling. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Cycling News (2016-10-11). "UCI Road World Championships 2016: Junior Men - Individual Time Trial Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Brandon McNulty". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "LUX Cycling 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.