Charleston hosted six days of elite-level cycling with 450 unique athletes participating in the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. This week of cycling is broken up into three races for men and women: the Criterium, Time Trial and Road Race. Women and men in these races are placed into gendered classes by age: juniors, under 23 and the elite. Assessing the road course and how Charleston put on the event are: William Smith and Tim Brady. Under-23 cyclist Kayla Davis of Los Angeles, California is a member of Team Serious Cycling. Davis rode in last year s USA Cycling Pro Road Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee as well as this week s road race in Charleston. She finished third Sunday in the U23 women s road race. Elite men s cyclist Ricky Arnopol of Denver, Colorado is a member of Team Project Echelon. He also rode in last year s Knoxville championships as well as this past week s criterium and road race in Charleston. Arnopol and Davis talk about this year s race.
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