United States National Road Race Championships
The United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey. Since the championship in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2006, all riders have had to be American.


Before 1985, only the amateur champions were named. From 1921 to 1964, the Amateur Bicycle League of America (ABLA) National Championships were held as an omnium of track-style events for Men, Women, and Juniors, rather than as a road race. In 1964 the American Cycling Newsletter (later Bicycling) reported the results of a Flemington, NJ race as the national road racing championships, but these results do not appear in the USA Cycling list of winners.
Men
Amateur
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1964[1] | Bob Parsons | Bill Ennis | Harry Morton |
1965[2] | Michael Hiltner | Stuart Baillie | John Allis |
1966 | Bob Tetzlaff | ||
1967 | Bob Parsons | Daniel Butler | John Aschen |
1968 | John Howard | Jim Van Boven | |
1969[3] | Alan DeFever | Bill Kund | Dennis Deppe |
1970[4] | Mike Carnahan | Mike Levonas | Doug Dale |
1971[5] | Steve Dayton | Alan Scholz | Bob Tetzlaff |
1972 | John Howard | Wayne Stetina | Bob Schneider |
1973 | John Howard | Bob Schneider | Rick Ball |
1974 | John Allis | Thomas Officer | Dave Chauner |
1975 | John Howard | Thomas Officer | Marc Thompson |
1976[6] | Wayne Stetina | Dave Boll | Tom Schuler |
1977[7] | Wayne Stetina | Mark Pringle | David Ware |
1978[8] | Dale Stetina | Thomas Prehn | Rudolph Sroka |
1979[9] | Steve Wood | Tom Doughty | Dave Ware |
1980[10] | Dale Stetina | Wayne Stetina | Jeff Bradley |
1981[11] | Tom Broznowski | Larry Shields | Jeff Bradley |
1982 | Greg Demgen | Larry Shields | Tom Schuler |
1983[12] | Ron Keifel | Alexi Grewal | Doug Shapiro |
1984 | Matt Eaton | Thomas Prehn | Tom Broznowski |
1985 | Wayne Stetina | Gerry Fornes | |
1986 | Doug Smith | Dan Vogt | Gordon Holterman[13] |
Professional
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1985 | Eric Heiden | Tom Broznowski | Tom Schuler |
1986 | Thomas Prehn | Douglas Shapiro | Thurlow Thomas Rogers |
1987 | Tom Schuler | Roy Knickman | Gary Fornes |
1988 | Ron Kiefel | Douglas Shapiro | Karl Maxon |
1989 | Greg Oravetz | Michael Engleman | Alexi Grewal |
1990 | Kurt Stockton | Andy Bishop | Greg Oravetz |
1991 | Davis Phinney | Kurt Stockton | Michael Engleman |
1992 | Bart Bowen | Andy Bishop | Taylor Centauri |
1993 | Lance Armstrong | Scott McKinley | Jamie Paolinetti |
1994 | Steve Hegg | Scott Fortner | Jamie Paolinetti |
1995 | Norman Alvis | Clark Sheehan | Lance Armstrong |
1996 | Eddy Gragus | Fred Rodriguez | Chris Horner |
1997 | Bart Bowen | Frank McCormack | Jonathan Vaughters |
1998 | George Hincapie | Frank McCormack | Mark McCormack |
1999 | Marty Jemison | Fred Rodriguez | ![]() |
2000 | Fred Rodriguez | George Hincapie | John Lieswyn |
2001 | Fred Rodriguez | Trent Klasna | George Hincapie |
2002 | Chann McRae | Danny Pate | George Hincapie |
2003 | Mark McCormack | Kevin Monahan | David Clinger |
2004 | Fred Rodriguez | Kirk O'Bee | Russell Hamby |
2005 | Chris Wherry | Danny Pate | Chris Horner |
2006 | George Hincapie | Levi Leipheimer | Danny Pate |
2007 | Levi Leipheimer | George Hincapie | Neil Shirley |
2008 | Tyler Hamilton | Blake Caldwell | Danny Pate |
2009 | George Hincapie | Andrew Bajadali | Jeff Louder |
2010 | Ben King | Alex Candelario | Kiel Reijnen |
2011 | Matthew Busche | George Hincapie | Ted King |
2012 | Timmy Duggan | Frank Pipp | Kiel Reijnen |
2013 | Fred Rodriguez | Brent Bookwalter | Kiel Reijnen |
2014 | Eric Marcotte | Travis McCabe | Alex Howes |
2015 | Matthew Busche | Joe Dombrowski | Kiel Reijnen |
2016 | Gregory Daniel | Alex Howes | Travis McCabe |
2017 | Larry Warbasse | Neilson Powless | Alexey Vermeulen |
2018 | Jonathan Brown | Robin Carpenter | Jacob Rathe |
2019 | Alex Howes | Stephen Bassett | Neilson Powless |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Joey Rosskopf | Brent Bookwalter | Kyle Murphy |
2022 | Kyle Murphy | Tyler Stites | Magnus Sheffield |
2023 | Quinn Simmons | Tyler Williams | Tyler Stites |
U23
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2003 | Jonathan Erdelyi | Darby Thomas | Michael Voigt |
2004 | Ian MacGregor | Blake Caldwell | Timmy Duggan |
2005 | Ian MacGregor | Tyler Farrar | Michael Lange |
2006 | Craig Lewis | Brent Bookwalter | |
2007 | Max Jenkins | Todd Nordblom | |
2008 | Kirk Carlsen | Peter Stetina | Tom Peterson |
2009 | Alex Howes | Scott Stewart | Ben King |
2010 | Ben King | Alex Howes | Andrew Dahlheim |
2011 | Rob Squire | Jacob Rathe | Evan Huffman |
2012 | Robert Bush | Tanner Putt | Gavin Mannion |
2013 | Tanner Putt | Nathan Brown | Tyler Magner |
2014 | Tanner Putt | Keegan Swirbul | Taylor Eisenhart |
2015 | Jonathon Tebbe | Gregory Daniel | Colin Joyce |
2016 | Geoffrey Curran | Neilson Powless | Tyler Williams |
2017 | Neilson Powless | Gage Hecht | Brendan Rhim |
2018 | Alex Hoehn | Noah Granigan | Zeke Mostov |
2019 | Lance Haidet | Cooper Willsey | Cameron Beard |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Sean McElroy | Lucas Bourgoyne | Ethan Overson |
2022 | Cooper Johnson | Lucas Boe | Liam Flanagan |
2023 | Owen Cole | Colby Simmons | Tobias Klein |
Junior
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1967 | Jim Van Boven | ||
1968 | Tracy Wakefield | ||
1969 | Don Westfall | Tracy Wakefield[14] | |
1970 | Henry Whitney | ||
1971 | Ralph Therrio | ||
1972 | Ted Waterbury | Dave Spohn | Keith Vierra |
1973 | Pat Nielsen | Scott Damuth | Dale Stetina |
1974 | David Mayer-Oakes | Pat Nielsen | Tom Schuler |
1975 | Larry Shields | John Chamberlain | Tom Dineen |
1976 | Larry Shields | ||
1978 | Jeff Bradley | Greg LeMond | Steve Wood |
1979 | Greg LeMond | Robert Comeau | Mark Frise |
1980 | Sterling McBride | Peter Hanson | Shawn Storm |
1981 | Mike Jensen | Jeff Slack | Marshall Hirsch |
1982 | Roy Knickman | Albert Ranieri | Gordon Holterman |
1983 | Roy Knickman | Lowell Kellogg | Dan Fox |
1984 | Freddy Booz | Dan Vogt | Frankie Andreu |
1986 | Mike McCarthy | Taylor Centauri | Hugh McCann |
1987 | Chann McRae | Tim Johnson | Lance Armstrong |
1988 | Jonas Carney | ||
1989 | Jonas Carney | ||
1990 | Eric Harris | ||
1991 | Fred Rodriguez | ||
1992 | Matthew Johnson | ||
1993 | Sean Nealy | ||
1994 | Jonathan Page | ||
1995 | Roberto Dapice | ||
1996 | Andrew Crater | ||
1998 | Will Frischkorn | ||
1999 | Brad Buccanbuso | ||
2000 | Rahsaan Bahati | ||
2001 | Dane Jankowiak | ||
2002 | Josh Kerkoff | ||
2003 | Zak Grabowski | ||
2004 | Thomas Peterson | ||
2005 | Peter Stetina | ||
2006 | Chris Barton | ||
2007 | Ben King | ||
2008 | Evan Huffman | Taylor Kuphaldt | Marshall Opel |
2009 | Max Durtschi | Nathaniel Wilson | Steven Black |
2010 | Lawson Craddock | Tanner Putt | Daniel Farinha |
2011 | Alexey Vermeulen | Colin Joyce | Gregory Daniel |
2012 | Miguel Bryon | Logan Owen | Ansel Dickey |
2013 | Logan Owen | Stephen Bassett | Curtis White |
2014 | Jonathan Brown | Noah Granigan | David Lombardo |
2015 | Jonathan Brown | Gage Hecht | Willem Kaiser |
2016 | Gage Hecht | Brandon McNulty | Kevin Goguen |
2017 | Cole Davis | Kevin Verkmaerke | Charles Velez |
2018 | Quinn Simmons | Lane Maher | Sean Quinn |
2019 | Gianni Lamperti | Seth Callahan | Logan McLain |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Colby Simmons | Ethan Villaneda | Artem Schmidt |
Women
Elite
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1966 | Audrey McElmury | Nancy Burghart | Jeanne Omelenchuk |
1967 | Nancy Burghart | Jeanette Hawley | Kathy Fitzpatrick |
1968 | Nancy Burghart | ||
1969 | Donna Tobias (cyclist) | Jeanne Omelenchuk[15] | Judith Hess |
1970[16] | Audrey McElmury | Donna Tobias (cyclist) | Kathy Ecroth |
1971 | Mary Jane Reoch | ||
1972 | Debbie Bradley | Jeanne Omelenchuk | Eileen Brennan |
1973 | Eileen Brennan | Carole Brennan | Linda Stein |
1974 | Jane Robinson | Margy Saunders | Kim Mumford |
1975 | Linda Stein | Mary Jane Reoch | Carole Brennan |
1976 | Connie Carpenter | Mary Jane Reoch | Susan Gurney |
1977 | Connie Carpenter | Jane Buyny | Barbara Hintzen |
1978[17] | Barbara Hintzen | Betsy Davis | Connie Carpenter |
1979 | Connie Carpenter | Beth Heiden | Mary Jane Reoch |
1980 | Beth Heiden | Heidi Hopkins | Mary Jane Reoch |
1981[18] | Connie Carpenter | Cindy Olavarri | Madelyn Roese |
1982 | Sue Novara | Jacque Bradley | Rebecca Twigg |
1983 | Rebecca Twigg | Janelle Parks | Cindy Olavarri |
1984 | Rebecca Daughton | ||
1985 | Rebecca Daughton | ||
1986 | Katrin Tobin | ||
1987 | Janelle Parks | ||
1988 | Inga Thompson | ||
1989 | Juli Furtado | ||
1990 | Ruthie Matthes | Marion Clignet | Karen Livingston-Bliss |
1991 | Inga Thompson | Maureen Manley | Ruthie Matthes |
1992 | Jeanne Golay | Inga Thompson | Linda Brenneman |
1993 | Inga Thompson | Karen Kurreck | Alison Dunlap |
1994 | Jeanne Golay | Deirdre Demet-Barry | Carmen Richardson |
1995 | Jeanne Golay | Laura Charameda | Julie Young |
1996 | Deirdre Demet-Barry | Heather Albert-Hall | Alison Dunlap |
1997 | Louisa Jenkins | Mari Holden | Deirdre Demet-Barry |
1998 | Pamela Schuster | Kendra Wenzel | Deirdre Demet-Barry |
1999 | Mari Holden | Julie Young | Kendra Wenzel |
2000 | Nicole Freedman | Pamela Schuster | Mina Pizzini |
2001 | Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin | Amber Neben | Suzanne Sonye |
2002 | Jessica Phillips | Amber Neben | Tina Pic |
2004 | Kristin Armstrong | Christine Thorburn | Tina Pic |
2005 | Katheryn Curi Mattis | Lynn Gaggioli | Tina Pic |
2006 | Kristin Armstrong | Christine Thorburn | Amber Neben |
2007 | Mara Abbott | Kristin Armstrong | Amber Neben |
2008 | Brooke Miller | Tina Pic | Katharine Carroll |
2009 | Meredith Miller | Chrissy Ruiter | Kristin LaSasso |
2010 | Mara Abbott | Shelley Evans | Carmen Small |
2011 | Robin Farina | Andrea Dvorak | Amanda Miller |
2012 | Megan Guarnier | Lauren Hall | Carmen Small |
2013 | Jade Wilcoxson | Lauren Hall | Alison Powers |
2014 | Alison Powers | Megan Guarnier | Evelyn Stevens |
2015 | Megan Guarnier | Coryn Rivera | Tayler Wiles |
2016[19] | Megan Guarnier | Coryn Rivera | Mandy Heintz |
2017[20] | Amber Neben | Coryn Rivera | Ruth Winder |
2018[21] | Coryn Rivera | Megan Guarnier | Emma White |
2019[22] | Ruth Winder | Coryn Rivera | Emma White |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Lauren Stephens | Coryn Labecki | Veronica Ewers |
2022 | Emma Langley | Lauren De Crescenzo | Lauren Stephens |
2023 | Chloe Dygert | Coryn Labecki | Sklyar Schneider |
See also
- United States National Criterium Championships
- United States National Time Trial Championships
- United States National Road Race Championships (historical) 1921-1964
Notes
- "National 100 kilometer Road Championships". American Cycling Newsletter. 3 (8): 29. Oct 1964.
- "Hiltner wins road: Tops nation's best after 10,000 feet of climbing". American Cycling. Oakland, Ca: American Cycling Press. October 1965. pp. 30–34.
- "Defever captures cycle road race". The New York Times. 4 Aug 1969. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- "Rochester Research Chemist Wins Bike Racing Title Here". The New York Times. 22 Aug 1970. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- "National Bicycle Races Dayton, Blum in Wins". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. 22 Aug 1971.
- Sanders, William (October 1976). "The 1976 National Championships". Bike World. 5 (10): 12–19.
- Ten Years of Championship Bicycle Racing 1972-1981. Brattleboro, Vt: Velo-news. 1983. ISBN 0-941950-03-4.
- Ball, Steve (1978-08-25). "Dale wanted it and he got it-barely". Velo-news. 7 (13): 1.
- "Carpenter escapes to women's title". Velo-news. 8 (14): 4. 1979-09-14.
- Stiles, Ed (1980-09-12). "It was a family affair for the Stetina brothers". Velo-news. 9 (14): 6.
- Blumenthal, Tim (1981-08-28). "Broznowski one of many surprises". Velo-news. 10 (13): 1.
- "U.S.C.F National Road Cycling Championships". Velo-news: 5. 1983-08-26.
- https://s3.amazonaws.com/USACWeb/forms/natchamps/1986-2000NatChamps.pdf
- "Defever captures cycle road race". The New York Times. 4 Aug 1969. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- "Defever captures cycle road race". The New York Times. 4 Aug 1969. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- "Mrs. McElmury Takes Crown In Bicycle Championship Here". The New York Times. 21 Aug 1970. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- Ball, Steve (1978-08-25). "Senior Women: Barb quick as cat". Velo-news. 7 (13): 5.
- Blumenthal, Tim (1981-08-28). "Senior Women: Carpenter (again)". Velo-news. 10 (13): 11.
- "2016 USA CYCLING PRO ROAD RACE & TT NATIONALS". USA Cycling. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "NEBEN, WARBASSE CROWNED ROAD RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS". USA Cycling. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Rivera wins stars-and-stripes jersey at US Pro Road Championships". USA Cycling. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "USA Cycling Pro Road Championships 2019: Elite Women Road Race Results".