Marcolini to DNA, USCX series returns with $15,000 purse - North American roundup

Emily Marcolini (3T/Q+M) won the Redlands Yucaipa stage in 2022
Emily Marcolini (3T/Q+M) stands on top step of podium after winning Redlands Yucaipa stage, alongside DNA Pro Cycling duo Colombian road champion Diana Peñuela and Erica Clevenger. (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)

Emily Marcolini will step up the second half of the 2022 season to the US-based Continental programme of DNA Pro Cycling. The 26-year-old Canadian began the year with 3T/Q+M, a US domestic elite team, where she won mountain stages at Redlands Cycling Classic and Tour of the Gila

“I am thankful to the 3T/Q+M team for giving me the opportunity to succeed this season,and I am thrilled to jump back to the UCI level with the DNA Pro Cycling team, which is such a well-run organization with awesome riders,” said Marcolini in a team statement. She previously races at the Continental level in 2019 with Team TIBCO-SVB.

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).