LUX Junior Cycling

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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]

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LUX ceased all operations at the end of the 2022 racing season due to financial reasons. [6] [7]

National and World Champions

[1] [8] [9] [10] [11]
2015
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
2016
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
Jersey rainbow.svg UCI Junior Men Time Trial, Brandon McNulty
2018
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Time Trial, Quinn Simmons
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Road Race, Quinn Simmons
2019
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Women Time Trial, Zoe Ta-Perez
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Time Trial, Quinn Simmons
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Road Race, Gianni Lamperti
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Criterium, Quinn Simmons
MaillotUSA.PNG 15-16 Men Criterium, Colby Simmons
MaillotUSA.PNG 13-14 Women Criterium, Lily Mcleod
Jersey rainbow.svg UCI Junior Men Road Race, Quinn Simmons
2021
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Women Time Trial, Olivia Cummins
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Women Road Race, Makayla Macpherson
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Women Criterium, Kaia Schmid
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Time Trial, Cole Kessler
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Road Race, Colby Simmons
2022
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Women Time Trial, Katherine Sarkisov
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Women Road Race, Katherine Sarkisov
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Time Trial, Alex Gustin
MaillotUSA.PNG Junior Men Road Race, Viggo Moore

Roster

2022 Roster [12] [1] [3]
RidersAge
CJ Burford17
Nolan Church16
Caitlin Conyers32
Olivia Cummins 19
Mack Dorf18
Aubrey Drummond20
Luke Fetzer17
Alex Gustin18
Kayla Hankins19
Cassidy Hickey19
Jack Makahon17
Jesse Marris18
Viggo Moore18
Jade Rohde16
Katherine Sarkisov18
Zoe Ta-Perez20
Claire Windsor22

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