Bluegrass Nationals

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days you’ve heard of the spongy track conditions at the 2019 Bluegrass Nationals.

While the track conditions were less than optimal, the racing was as good as ever. We witnessed some hardcore pedaling, amazing berm warfare and countless passes.

In the Pro Open class, we saw a couple of new faces and a couple of seasoned ones. Marian University’s Justin Richmond, Zach Reed, and Samantha Taylor all made the leap into the pro ranks in preparation for the USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships in April.

Also turning up was Lindsey Wilson’s Anthony Lucchesi. When race time came around everyone was chasing Texan Alec Bob. The 2017 Rookie of the year looked like he was on rails all weekend and found victory all three days.

National number one on Saturday brought 254 motos of heated racing. There were four racers claiming double-doubles (winners of two classes per national day) on the weekend. Three of those four were young ladies. Cruiser National Age Group champ Alexandra Hill had some great battles with Rift’s Deserae Romero on the big bike and with Michiganders Abbey Salisbury and Mila Kelly. She did her new sponsor, Alpha Bicycles, a solid.

Next up on the doubles list is Powerlite’s young spitfire, Lola Jon jevic. She ruled mixed open with an iron fist and handled her Expert Girls class like a seasoned pro. We will keep an eye on the Show-Me State champ to see if she can continue her winning ways in Tulsa in a few weeks.