There was one more racing weekend to decide everything! North Carolina Grand Prix was the last race in the USAC PRO CX series.
Watch USA Cycling’s trailer for the race.
The race has been held in diverse weather conditions over the years, but sun kept the rain and snow racers faced in the past far away.
Elite Women
Anna Megale was victorious for day 1. Lizzy Gunsalus finished second and Erica Zaveta came in third.
2021 North Carolina Grand Prix Day 1: Elite Women
| Rank | Rider | Age | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEGALE Anna | 30 | 47:03:00 |
| 2 | GUNSALUS Lizzy | 18 | 0:18 |
| 3 | ZAVETA Erica | 32 | 0:34 |
| 4 | KUYK-WHITE Taylor | 34 | 0:42 |
| 5 | WERNER Emily | 28 | 0:45 |
| 6 | RUNNELS Samantha | 30 | 1:20 |
| 7 | MALIK Jennifer | 30 | 1:31 |
| 8 | SHEA Amelia | 31 | 1:49 |
| 9 | VISNACK Natasha | 17 | 2:14 |
| 10 | KILLIPS Austin | 26 | 2:15 |
| 11 | WILLIAMS Carla | 34 | 2:18 |
| 12 | SCOTT Samantha | 16 | 2:40 |
| 13 | CURLEY Emily | 27 | 2:46 |
| 14 | ANTHONY Crystal | 41 | 3:01 |
| 15 | ASELTINE Mia | 17 | 3:05 |
| 16 | RUBINO Rachel | 37 | 3:07 |
| 17 | MASON Britt | 35 | 3:28 |
| 18 | ARENSMAN Hannah | 23 | 4:30 |
| 19 | LYMAN Brooke | 25 | 4:52 |
| 20 | WARFEL Alison | 40 | 5:02 |
| 21 | AUDRAIN Ivy | 33 | 5:32 |
| 22 | LOHRY Molly | 34 | 6:42 |
| 23 | DICKSON Hannah | 21 | ' |
| 24 | MCLAUGHLIN Kelly | 43 | 6:49 |
| 25 | ALAGNA Laura | 35 | 7:12 |
| 26 | EDWARDS Evie | 45 | 9:26 |
| 27 | RAINS Sara | 42 | 9:27 |
| 28 | BUBP Rebecca | 44 |
Elite Men
Gage Hecht was in control on the first day. Kerry Werner was the runner-up and Cody Cupp podiumed.
2021 North Carolina Grand Prix Day 1: Elite Men
| Rank | Rider | Age | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HECHT Gage | 23 | 57:00:00 |
| 2 | WERNER Kerry | 30 | 0:22 |
| 3 | CUPP Cody | 27 | 0:48 |
| 4 | ORSCHEL Tyler | 23 | 1:04 |
| 5 | MCGILL Scott | 23 | 1:11 |
| 6 | FIX Brannan | 24 | 1:16 |
| 7 | VAN KEMPEN Jules | 19 | 1:22 |
| 8 | THOMPSON Eric | 32 | 1:43 |
| 9 | CLARK Tyler | 21 | 2:24 |
| 10 | DILLMAN Andrew | 27 | 2:37 |
| 11 | MCDONALD Ian | 19 | 2:42 |
| 12 | MCNEILL Dillon | 20 | ' |
| 13 | JOHNSON Kyle | 18 | 2:55 |
| 14 | ZAKRAJSEK Dylan | 18 | 3:09 |
| 15 | GORRY Richard Cypress | 27 | 3:19 |
| 16 | CLARK Owen | 18 | 3:29 |
| 17 | LIVERMON Travis | 33 | 3:38 |
| 18 | MCDONALD Brody | 19 | 3:44 |
| 19 | CLOUTIER Tyler | 32 | 3:58 |
| 20 | GINIAT Andrew | 30 | 4:01 |
| 21 | GREEN Alex | 18 | 4:03 |
| 22 | RYAN Alex | 33 | 4:14 |
| 23 | BARTON Malcolm | 23 | 4:27 |
| 24 | JACK Rory | 30 | 4:41 |
| 25 | JEDLICKA Ethan | 21 | 4:51 |
| 26 | STIERWALT Lucas | 19 | 4:59 |
| 27 | SWINAND Peter | 18 | 5:11 |
| 28 | MORSE Nathaniel | 26 | ' |
| 29 | PERLEY Bradford | 32 | 5:40 |
| 30 | JUNGE Frederick | 25 | 5:54 |
| 31 | GALLEGO Ivan | 18 | 6:02 |
| 32 | ARENS Luke | 19 | 6:13 |
| 33 | BRYANT Isaac | 21 | 6:40 |
| 34 | OLANDER Jacob | 18 | 6:43 |
| 35 | SANDERS Michael | 30 | 7:02 |
| 36 | JOHNSON Elijah | 19 | 7:14 |
| 37 | AMALONG John Paul | 19 | 7:43 |
| 38 | UETRECHT Ryder | 19 | |
| 39 | RAGLAND Christopher | 40 | |
| 40 | SEITZ William | 20 | |
| DNF | KNOWLES Nathan | 20 | |
| DNF | CAMERON Molly | 45 | |
| DNF | STROHMEYER Andrew | 19 | |
| DNF | ANDRADE Tayne | 22 |
Junior Women
The winner of Day 1 was Ava Holmgren. Isabella Holmgren took home second and Lydia Elbert placed third.
2021 North Carolina Grand Prix Day 1: Junior Women
| Rank | Rider | Age | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLMGREN Ava | 16 | 39:28:00 |
| 2 | HOLMGREN Isabella | 16 | 0:25 |
| 3 | ELBERT Lydia | 16 | 1:34 |
| 4 | BRENNEMAN Ella | 16 | 1:51 |
| 5 | MCKEITHAN Alison | 16 | 7:15 |
Junior Men
Marcis Shelton won first place. Second place went to Daniel English, while third place went to Ian Ackert.
2021 North Carolina Grand Prix Day 1: Junior Men
| Rank | Rider | Age | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHELTON Marcis | 17 | 41:10:00 |
| 2 | ENGLISH Daniel | 16 | 0:13 |
| 3 | ACKERT Ian | 16 | 1:18 |
| 4 | KING Carden | 16 | 2:26 |
| 5 | DE GROOTE Theo | 17 | 2:34 |
| 6 | HINKLE Calvin | 17 | 3:33 |
| 7 | WALKER Gus | 17 | 4:17 |
| 8 | MYERS William | 17 | 4:22 |
| 9 | MILLER Carmine | 16 | 6:50 |
| 10 | CERVATI Jensen | 16 | 7:13 |
| 11 | CHILDS Trevor | 17 |
Day 2 results from the 2021 North Carolina Grand Prix are here.
If you happen to miss out on the Really Rad Festival of CX, the previous weekend in the ProCX calendar, here are the results for Day 1 and Day 2.
If you missed out on the 2021 Northampton International Cyclocross, you can check out Day 1 results here and Day 2 reports here.
