Age: 27
female
Alycia Pascual-Peña is a New York native and Spanish bilingual who began her entertainment career at the young age of three years old. After performing in SHINE's acting, dancing, modeling, and singing showcases, Alycia instantly became a successful quadruple threat. She began modeling for brands such as Neiman Marcus, JC Penny, Belks, and became the face of Hearts for Hearts Dolls. After much success in the modeling industry, Alycia began commercial work for Telemundo, Univision, and later experienced her television debut in NBC's "Chase" and Gregory Allen Howard's "The Plug". Alycia's passion for the arts is matched by her drive for positivity, as she spends her time being involved in a plethora of community building organizations. Alycia is destined to become one of the nation's top performers.
She is the fastest amateur cyclist in America. When she started winning races on the professional circuit that the sport's governing body said she shouldn't be entering, someone started trying to make her stop. Lena Vasquez, 27, is a self-trained amateur cyclist who began competing in professional open-category road races two years ago and has been winning them at a rate that the professional cycling world finds both extraordinary and inconvenient. She has no team, no sponsor, no governing body registration — she simply shows up in the burnt-orange kit and finishes first. When the International Cycling Federation begins a formal investigation into her participation eligibility, Lena quickly discovers that the investigation is not procedural but targeted — someone with significant power inside the professional cycling world wants her specifically removed from the sport before she can compete in its most significant events. Three seasons track her legal fight, her continued racing, and her investigation into who is behind the campaign to exclude her and what they are protecting. S1E1 — The Finish Line Lena winning her fourteenth open-category race. The ICF letter arriving the following morning. Her face reading it, still in the burnt-orange kit. S2E5 — The Files Lena and Elena discovering the specific mechanism of who is directing the investigation. The sponsor network behind the ICF's campaign. S3E8 — The Race Series finale: The open-category race that the ICF has been trying to prevent Lena from entering. The legal status cleared at midnight. The race at dawn. The burnt-orange kit crossing the line.
