Friday the 13th was a hard-earned nite for McKenna, in her first UCI C2 racing at T-Town this year.
At the Friday Nite Festival of Speed (UCI C2), M took the previous two weeks of T-Town motor-pace training, and turned it into a very close Elite Women's Keirin win over rival and former national team member Mandy Marquardt!
BREINIGSVILLE, PA — A thrilling night of international track cycling unfolded at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center as the Festival of Speed brought together elite sprinters and endurance specialists from across North America and beyond. The event delivered world-class racing under the lights, with highlight wins in the Keirin, Elimination, Flying Mile, and Rider of the Year events.
In the Men’s Keirin Final, Geneway Tang (Torrance, CA) surged ahead of the pack with a 200m time of 10.853 seconds (66.3 km/h) to take the win over Dylan Day (Star Track / Leamington, UK) and William Munday (Great Britain / Star Track).
The Women’s Keirin Final saw McKenna McKee (Tessacrat / Vancouver, WA), the reigning U.S. National Champion, reaffirm her title with a commanding performance, ahead ofMandy Marquardt (Edge Cycling / Allentown, PA) and Olivia Ray (Star Track / Auckland, NY).
McKenna is racing in the Velo Sport Summer Slam series all month at the LA Velo Center in Carson CA.
It’s been a great start to the Summer of ’25 for M! Traveling from Vancouver, WA, to Trexlertown, PA, McKenna found all the ingredients needed to excel at a world-class level
Check out McKenna’s profile on the Valley Preferred Cycling Center Velodrome website!