Last week two groups of LUX riders represented the United States on two continents—Europe and Asia. Grand Prix Rüebliland In Europe, Team USA (Quinn Simmons, Matthew Riccitello, Michael Garrison, Luke Lamperti, Gianni Lamperti and Magnus Sheffield (Hot Tubes)) competed in the Grand Prix Rüebliland, a four-stage UCI 2.1 stage race in Lenzburg, Switzerland. Stage 1 … Continued
Colorado Classic This past week the Women’s Program took center stage with the team’s participation in the Colorado Classic (Steamboat Springs, CO). With nearly 100 of the world’s best female racers competing, the women of LUX-Flexential showed why they deserved to be a part of this UCI 2.1 event–the largest women’s professional race in the United States. … Continued
New World Champions This weekend was an epic win for LUX/Sideshow p/b Specialized. Attending the Junior World Track Cycling World Championships in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, Zoe Ta-Perez and Megan Jastrab (Rally/UHC) rode away with the gold at the Madison World Championship! Ronde des Vallées UCI Stage Race Win In France, the team again saw success at Ronde … Continued
European Update This weekend part of LUX/Sideshow p/b Specialized continued their European racing campaign at Aubel-Thimister-Stavelot, a 3 day, 4 stage 2.1 UCI stage race in Belgium. The guys continued with the high standard the team has come to represent, taking 2nd place in the Team Time Trial by less than one second behind AG2R’s junior team and positioning … Continued
Tour de L’Abitibi Last week Lux/Sideshow members raced as part of the National team at the Tour de L’Abitibi, a UCI Nations Cup event, in Canada. As a result of countless hours of training and exceptional teamwork, five of the six riders representing the U.S. at L’Abitibi were Lux/Sideshow riders—a clear statement of the strength of … Continued
U.S. Track Nationals It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the riders of LUX / Sideshow p/b Specialized. At the U.S. Track Nationals held in Carson, California, Kayla Hankins and Zoe Ta-Perez were the top of the 17-18 women leaderboard with Zoe winning the Individual Pursuit as well as setting a new National Record … Continued
U.S. National Road Championships LUX/Sideshow p/b Specialized had a hugely successful week at this years U.S. National Road Championships held in Hagerstown, Maryland. Our men dominated all events opening with a sweep of the podium in the 17-18 Time Trial with Quinn Simmons 1st, Matthew Riccitello 2nd, Michael Garrison 3rd, Jared Scott 6th, Seth Callahan 7th, … Continued
U.S. National Team results For the last 3 weeks riders from LUX / Sideshow p/b Specialized have been in Europe racing at a number of events representing the U.S. National Team. The opening events were held in Limburg, Holland where Jared Scott earned 1st place with Luke Lamperti in 2nd and Quinn Simmons in 4th. The next race was the … Continued
Our Women’s Initiative This year LUX expanded their junior development program to include an elite junior woman’s team with the goal of offering the same stage race based development program that the junior men of LUX have. Thus far the women of LUX raced Valley of the Sun in Arizona, Tour of the Southern Highlands in Georgia, Redlands Cycling Classic and San Dimas … Continued
This past week the LUX organization had men and women racing at the Tour of the Gila, a five day stage race based out of Silver City, New Mexico. This is a highly regarded race in its 32nd year. Our junior men did the Cat 1-2 race while our women’s team has a number of guest … Continued