Alyssa Sarkisov wins the Major Taylor Cross Cup - Day 2, Women Elite

Alyssa Sarkisov wins the Women Elite race on Day 2 of the Major Taylor Cross Cup, in Indianapolis (IN, US), completing the circuit in 0:47:51. For the nineteen-year-old American rider of CXD TREK BIKES (UCI 2026), it is her first seasonal victory in Women Elite cyclocross: with this race her tally rises to 3 races, 1 victory and 3 podiums. The path to success had already been traced in the two previous races: on 17 October she was third at the Kings Cx - Day 1 and the following day, 18 October, again third at the Kings Cx - Day 2. Two podium finishes that precede the step forward in Indianapolis, where Sarkisov found victory ahead of the whole field. Behind her, the finishing order sees Erin Gordon (US) in second place and Sidney Mcgill (CA) in third. For the twenty-seven-year-old Canadian, the Women Elite cyclocross season is so far the most consistent of the group: with this race she counts 10 races, 3 victories and 9 podiums, coming from a first place at the Kings Cx - Day 2 (18 October), a second at the Kings Cx - Day 1 (17 October) and a second at the Charm City Cross (4 October). Closing the podium is Elizabeth Gunsalus (US), twenty-three years old, at her first race of the season present in our data. Completing the top ten of the finishing order are Finley Aspholm (FI), Kira Mullins (US), Amelia Shea (US), Katherine Droese (US), Anna Hanáková (CZ) and Caitlin Neuman (US). In total, 17 riders started the race. On the road — In the last 12 months Sarkisov has obtained a ninth place at the PREMONDIALE GIRO DI TOSCANA INT.LE FEMMINILE - MEMORIAL MICHELA FANINI (27 August 2026), a result that adds to her growth path between road and cyclocross.