L39ION Los Angeles CO-founder Corey Williams and team rider Lori Sharp won the elite category at the Caribbean Race Championship in Georgetown, Guyana last week. It was the first time the South American country hosted a road championship. 

The 24-year-old Sharp, from Jamaica, won solo in the 53-mile Elite Women's event, 7 seconds ahead of Flor Espiritusanto (Dominican Republic) and Daymelin Perez (Cuba), respectively, in 2nd and 3rd place. 

"I don't think it completely sunk in that I actually won all honesty. Nevertheless, I am really pleased to have been able to win for myself, my team and my country.

"It was really special to be able to take that top step and share that moment with my mom and my adopted Belizean family. I look forward to some WELL-DESERVED DOWNTIME and then start preparing for the L39ION 2025 season.

Her Belizean family included both Cory Williams, co-founder of her trade team, and her brother Justin Williams. His brother Corey used the signature kick to lead a group of 94 riders across the line for victory after the 10-mile race. His brother Justin Williams finished 14 minutes later in the main field. 

This year's Belize dual ITT and road race champion Corey Williams also competed in the time trial event, winning bronze behind a pair of Bermuda riders, Connor White winning ITT and Kayden Hopkins winning silver.

The two brothers were part of Williams Racing Development and ran three teams: the L39ION in Los Angeles, the Austin Outlaw and the Miami Blazers. Corey Williams moved to the Miami Blazers this season and White was part of the Outlaw Squad.

Canadian mountain bike expert Noah Ramsay (Bateman's bike shop) and Leadville MTB100 champion Melisa Rollins (Blue Ridge TWENTY24, Virginia) of Utah will compete in the 2024 Bell's Iceman Comet Challenge in the men's and women's professional/Cat1 category. He won.

Rollins took top honors with her first appearance in the Point-to-point, 30-mile mountain bike race. Before the race, she said on social media that she was "excited to see what the hype is" for the popular event, known for its sharp climbs and thunderous crowds lining the forested course in northern Michigan.

She moved away from the small lead group at Mile 10, won solo at 1:49:21, and was just 2 minutes faster than Ruby Ryan in 2nd place at the finish. Then Crystal Anthony won the 4-seater sprint and took 3rd place. 

The win capped the 28-year-old's breakout season, added a second-place finish in the Big Sugar Gravel and took him second overall in the Lifetime Grand Prix series. Rollins said the Iceman's victory showed she was "more than just a Leadville girl."

Ramsay came back for a third attempt for an elite men's victory, which ended fifth last year. At the time, the 21-year-old rider attacked several times on the course to distance Ontario rider Tyler Ouchel. 2nd-time champion Alexei Vermuren finished in 4th place, riding between US cyclocross single speed champion Kelly Werner and professional mountain biker Jorden Wakeley. 

More than 5,000 riders descended on Traverse City for this year's race. In the first edition of 1990, there were 35 competitors. The winner receives the 1 Ice Man Trophy, which is one of the most unique awards in the sport because it is formed from ice blocks and lasts long enough to post-race celebrations and photos

The show will take place on 11 May 23-24 at the North Carolina Grand Prix (NCGP), the last weekend of 11 events in the United States. Car Cycling Cyclocross National Cycling

A long-standing Cyclocross weekend at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Hendersonville, North Carolina, was in jeopardy when the course's venue, Jackson Park, was flooded by the wreckage of Hurricane Helene in late May 9. 

"North Carolina Cyclocross (NCCX) is excited to welcome racers to Jackson Park for the NCGP this year. We thank the Henderson County staff for their work to safely reopen Jackson Park following the damage from tropical Storm Helene," Tim Hopkins, founder and Promoter of NCGP, said in a press release. 

"Although historic flood levels have been reached in the park, the course features and infrastructure are unaffected and the NCGP course remains a test of racer fitness and skills."

Registrations are currently open in the UCI Category 2 Elite Race 2 days, and in the Open, Junior and College categories events. The event is free for spectators and is encouraged by the support of local vendors and sponsors, including Flat Rock Village Bakery and Hunter Subaru. Hopkins said the best entrance to Jackson Park for the event is from Glover Street, off the Spartanburg Highway. Michelle Owens, Director of the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority, said: "We are pleased to announce that the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority has launched a new initiative to promote tourism in the area."After Hurricane Helene, a massive special event has returned to our community and we are grateful to see the huge amount of cleanup work that follows. "This event will be funded by our tda Board of Directors to provide grants for visitors who participate in our accommodation and businesses to participate in outdoor recreation"

The storm system dumped torrential rain in western North Carolina and South Carolina and caused the movement of USA Cycling University Mountain Bike Nationals. The happening Zirconia is 8 miles south of Hendersonville.

The weekend before the NCGP is a set of 11 UCI C16 races to be held at Nash Dash in Hampton, Georgia, on 17-2. Both NCGP and Nash Dash will provide final UCI points in the United States for Cyclocross racers who want to improve their junior and elite rankings leading to the 2024 U.S. Cyclocross National Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, from 12-12-15.

The National Association of Professional Race Directors will hold its fifth annual conference in Fayetteville, Arkansas on May 7-8, with organizers from 25 U.S. states, Canada and the District of Columbia directly participating, effectively including representatives from the U.S. Dairyland, Redlands Cycling Classic, Manhattan Beach Grand Prix and Tour of the Gila. 

Representatives of several elite teams participated in the program and the US Pro-Criteria Champion and 11-year Pro Colin Lavecki (EF Education-Oatly-Cannondale) and 12-year Pro Davy Dawson (Auto-ABUS Racing) participated in the program for a workshop on course safety. Among the virtual participants participated. 

"Our collaboration with USA Cycling was critical to bringing together all stakeholders in terms of course safety and management. We have set guidelines and suggestions for events to be considered and conducted where possible, joining riders, teams, race directors and national governing bodies," newly elected Naprd president Bruce Dunn told Cyclingnews. 

"The most beneficial part of this collaboration is the open dialogue between all groups to make our sport better and reduce risk as much as possible."

The conference, which was made possible by experience Fayetteville and support from the race roster, included discussions on the activation of sponsors, state and local tourism assistance, social media support and more.

Dan was the owner of all sports productions that managed the Highland Gravel Classic and other sporting events in Arkansas and received the organization's governance from Rob Laybourn, who helped launch NAPRD 10 years ago.

"NAPRD is pivoting to be more than a race director promoting only road cycling races at national and international levels. We are expanding our membership to race Promoters of all levels driving cycling road racing in the United States and have received the designation of 501(c)(6), the first step towards becoming a trade association," Dunn confirmed. 

"Our goal is to provide more value to our members and work closely with our stakeholders to make the sport stronger and more financially viable for everyone involved."