{"id":120649,"date":"2026-05-15T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/us-riders-keep-winning-in-europe-riley-sheehan-is-the-latest\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:59:02","slug":"us-riders-keep-winning-in-europe-riley-sheehan-is-the-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/us-riders-keep-winning-in-europe-riley-sheehan-is-the-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"US Riders Keep Winning in Europe \u2014 Riley Sheehan Is The Latest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>A new generation of Americans is winning big in Europe, and there&#8217;s more to come in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-border-light border-t py-base-tight\">\n<div class=\"flex h-4 justify-between\">\n<div 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sm:inline\">Listen<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">Sheehan celebrates victory at the Circuit de Wallonie.<!-- --> (Photo: Arnaud Guillaume\/Special to Velo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Published May 15, 2026 04:59AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/riley-sheehan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley Sheehan<\/a> is the latest in a new generation of American riders hitting the top step of the podium in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehan sprinted to victory Thursday at the Circuit de Wallonie for his first win since his <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/boulder-born-riley-sheehan-wins-big-at-paris-tours-this-could-be-a-big-start-for-me\/\" rel=\"noopener\">breakout triumph at Paris-Tours in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old powered uphill from a reduced group in Charleroi to finally end a two-year drought since his stunning neo-pro win at the French classic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the final, I just had to follow the wheels and, in the final corner, I just had to press on the pedals as hard as I could. It was a perfect job by the team to set me up, so at the finish, I could just do what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The win is the eighth by an American in Europe this season, and the biggest races are still to come.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Sheehan was backed throughout the rolling 196.1km Belgian one-day race by six <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/nsn-cycling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NSN Devo Team<\/a> riders who controlled the race with calm authority and delivered him to selective finale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a hard final, with Q36.5 doing crazy attacks, full gas, but my team stayed so calm, and the guys rode so well,\u201d Sheehan said. \u201cThere was full gas support for me today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He admitted the ghost of last year\u2019s Deutschland Tour \u2014 where a premature celebration in stage 2 cost him the win\u2014 was <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/riley-sheehan-trials-and-tribulations-classics-challenger\/\" rel=\"noopener\">still in his head at the line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt pretty confident once I knew I was coming out of the corner [in first],\u201d he said on the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/nsncyclingteam.com\/riley-sheehan-takes-first-win-of-2026-at-circuit-de-wallonie\/\" rel=\"noopener\">team website<\/a>. \u201cBut you never know, though, because you always feel like there\u2019s somebody coming up who is going to come around you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think since the Deutschland Tour last year, when I posted up too early, I\u2019m paranoid. I just had to give everything I could there. Thankfully, this time, it was all worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>New generation of US riders is winning in Europe<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_985902\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img alt=\"Lamperti \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-985902\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Z8A_9728-720x480.jpg?width=750&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x, https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Z8A_9728-720x480.jpg?width=1920&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Z8A_9728-720x480.jpg?width=1920&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Lamperti, shown here at a pre-season training camp, won big at Paris-Nice.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sheehan\u2019s victory at the Circuit de Wallonie adds his name to a growing list of a new generation of American men winning races in Europe in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The win is the latest in what\u2019s quietly become a strong season for breakout results across Europe, with victories ranging from WorldTour stages to overall stage-race titles.<\/p>\n<p>Despite strong results, including a historical fifth at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/megan-jastrab\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Jastrab<\/a>, no American women have won yet on European roads in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Teen talent <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/andrew-august\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew August<\/a> opened the American account in February by winning stage 3 of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana before backing it up with another breakthrough victory in April at the Itzulia Basque Country.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/matthew-riccitello\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Riccitello<\/a> has been among the most successful Americans so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Hot off his top 5 at the 2025 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, the Arizona climber won a stage and the overall title at the Tour de la Provence in February before adding another victory at the Jura Classic in April.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/luke-lamperti\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Lamperti<\/a> delivered one of the biggest U.S. wins of the season by taking stage 1 of Paris-Nice in March, while 18-year-old rising prospect <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/ashlin-barry\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashlin Barry<\/a> won stage 4 of the Olympia\u2019s Tour later that month.<\/p>\n<p>With Sheehan now joining the list, a generation of fresh American riders continue to impress across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>With four U.S. riders in the Giro d\u2019Italia this month, including proven stage-hunter <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/sepp-kuss\" rel=\"noopener\">Sepp Kuss<\/a>, the list could keep growing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/riley-sheehan-circuit-de-wallonie-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new generation of Americans is winning big in Europe, and there&#8217;s more to come in 2026. 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