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

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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

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2022 Roster[12][1][3]
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Dreier, Fred (2019-06-27). "How Lux Cycling came to dominate U.S. junior road racing". Velo. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ^ a b "LUX Cycling | U19 Development Team". LUX Cycling. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  4. ^ a b Greg, Casals (2021-09-22). "LUX Cycling". Pro Cyclist Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  5. ^ Hildenbrand, Bruce (2023-01-28). "Roy Knickman Has No Regrets". Velo. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  6. ^ Staff, R. B. A. (2022-08-24). "BREAKING (BAD) NEWS: LUX JUNIOR CYCLING CALLS IT QUITS". Road Bike Action. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. ^ Jackie Tyson (2022-08-27). "US development team LUX/CTS to shut down at season's end". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  8. ^ "American Quinn Simmons Is the Junior Road Race World Champion". Bicycling. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  9. ^ "Quinn Simmons | Road Cyclist". USA Cycling. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  10. ^ Cycling News (2016-10-11). "UCI Road World Championships 2016: Junior Men - Individual Time Trial Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  11. ^ "Brandon McNulty". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  12. ^ "LUX Cycling 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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