L39ION of Los Angeles has confirmed the registration of 11 riders for next season's UCI Continental men's team and seven for the women's team, which will return in 2023 as the U.S. national elite team.

2021 Mexican road race champion Yareli Salazar is the new face of the women's team and will return to racing in 2023 after undergoing surgery in mid-2022 for iliac artery endomysial fibrosis.

"Joining L39ON in the new year is going to be an exciting new change for me, and I look forward to being part of the positive impact L39LION will have and inspiring future generations of racers," Salazar said. Salazar has spent the past five seasons at the UCI Continental level and will join Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling in 2022.

The team also returns Alexis Ryan and Kendall Ryan and a pair of all-star sisters, Skylar Schneider and Samantha Schneider. Skylar Schneider and Kendall Ryan both won three American Criterium Cup races this year, with Kendall winning the US Pro Criterium title for the second year in a row. Julin Aguilar and Amber Joseph will also return this year, while Shayna Powles will move to DNA Pro Cycling.

US Pro Road champion Kyle Murphy and escape artist Robin Carpenter will join the men's team from Human Powered Health, it was announced in October. They join a powerhouse criterium team led by former US Pro Criterium champion Ty Magner. He has won four of the nine American Criterium Cup races this year.

From the Jo Martin stage race (one of two UCI stage races held in the US this season), the team includes Edel Freire, who finished second in stage 2, stage 3 time trial winner Sam Boardman, and stage 4 runner-up Tyler Williams, The team's top riders returned.

Of note is American all-rounder Ian Garrison, who moved to L39LION from the WorldTour's Quick Step last season. Also not included are Sean McElroy, Freddy Aubette, and Sam Hunter Snipe Grove.

Brothers and team founders Cory and Justin Williams return to the team. Justin was away from racing for most of the second half of the 2022 season, but will be back on the team in 2023 after his five-month suspension ends. Inaugurated in 2019, L39ON will consist of North American riders from Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Barbados, and will enter its fifth season in 2023.