USA Cycling Announces 2026 Cyclocross World Championships Team
23 athletes will compete in the UCI Cyclocross World Championships on January 30 – February 1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – January 15, 2025 – USA Cycling announced today the roster for the 2026 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, taking place in Hulst, Netherlands, from January 30 to February 1, 2026.
Strohmeyer showed his new National Champion-themed helmet on his way to 10th. Team USA. 2020 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, Dübendorf, Switzerland. © D. Steinle / Cyclocross Magazine
The cyclocross season once again delivered a full slate of high-level racing, beginning with Continental and National Championships in the United States before shifting to an intense European racing block over the holidays. It will culminate with the World Championships in Hulst.
Lizzy Gunsalas took the holeshot and put everyone else on the defensive. 2020 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, Dübendorf, Switzerland. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
In November, the Pan American Cyclocross Championships were held in Washington, D.C., where Americans claimed top honors in their respective categories. Andrew Strohmeyer (Mount Airy, Md.; CXD / Trek Bikes), Lizzy Gunsalus (Dudley, Mass.; CCB Racing p/b Levine Law Group), Henry Coote (Manchester, Mass.; Comp Edge Racing), Mia Aseltine (Littleton, Colo.; Comp Edge Racing), Noah Scholnick (Williamsport, Pa.; FinKraft Junior Cycling Team), and Aida Linton (Missoula, Mont.; Bear National CX) all rode to Pan American titles.
Gunsalus and Coote carried that momentum into December, backing up their Pan American victories with wins at the USA Cycling National Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Ethan Brown (Fishers, Ind.; Midwest NXT) and Kira Mullins (Littleton, Colo.; Bear National CX) also earned national titles in the junior categories, proudly racing in the Stars and Stripes throughout their European campaigns.
Vida Lopez de San Roman (Sebastopol, Calif.; Trinity Racing) has focused her season on European racing where she’s delivered career-best performances, highlighted by a 13th-place finish at the World Cup in Gavere, where she was also the fourth U23 rider across the line.
Vida Lopez de San Roman (Bear CX National Team) is the youngest ever to win the Elite title at the 2024 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships bicycle race at Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Saturday, December 14, 2024. Photo: Jason Whitman/Whitfoto.com
The team is ready to give it their all in Hulst at the end of the month.
The Team USA roster is as follows:
Elite Men
Andrew Strohmeyer (Mount Airy, Md.; CXD / Trek Bikes)
Elite Women
Lizzy Gunsalus (Dudley, Mass.; CCB Racing p/b Levine Law Group)
Anna Megale (Boise, Idaho; Comp Edge Racing)
U23 Men
Calvin Conaway (Zionsville, Ind.; Midwest NXT)
Henry Coote (Manchester, Mass.; Comp Edge Racing)
Ryan Drummond (Moore, Okla.; Comp Edge Racing)
U23 Women
Mia Aseltine (Littleton, Colo.; Comp Edge Racing)
Lidia Cusack (Chevy Chase, Md.; CXD / Trek Bikes)
Vida Lopez de San Roman (Sebastopol, Calif.; Trinity Racing)
Kaya Musgrave (Littleton, Colo.; Pure Energy Drink / Haro Bikes by Corego)
Alyssa Sarkisov (North Potomac, Md.; CXD / Trek Bikes)
Katherine Sarkisov (North Potomac, Md.; CXD / Trek Bikes)
Lyllie Sonnemann (Madison, Wisc.; CXD / Trek Bikes)
Junior Men
Ethan Brown (Fishers, Ind.; Midwest NXT)
Matthew Crabbe (Buford, Ga.; FinKraft Junior Cycling Team)
Jacob Hines (Catonsville, Md.; FinKraft Junior Cycling Team)
Porter Melvin (Missoula, Mont.; Forward Endurance)
Noah Scholnick (Williamsport, Penn.; FinKraft Junior Cycling Team)
Junior Women
Tessa Beebe (Boise, Idaho; Byrds Cycling)
Graden Daume (Missoula, Mont.; Team Stampede/Five Valley Velo)
Aida Linton (Missoula, Mont.; Bear National CX)
Kira Mullins (Littleton, Colo.; Bear National CX)
Ada Watson (Carrboro, N.C.; CXD / Trek Bikes)
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