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Info off usacycling.com
USA Cycling, or the organization that runs Norba for the mountain bike set, announced today the 61 athletes that have been nominated to represent the United States at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Fort William, Scotland, September 3-9.
With only one year remaining until the Olympic Games in Beijing, American cross-country athletes will square off against fellow 2008 hopefuls from across the globe in the only Olympic discipline of off-road cycling. Seven men and eight women have been nominated to the elite cross-country squad.
Adam Craig (Bend, OR/Giant) received the only automatic nomination to the men's team after winning the 2007 U.S. Mountain Bike National Championships last month. He is joined by Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, CO/Subaru-Gary Fisher), Todd Wells (Durango, CO./GT-Hyundai) and Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, VA./Trek-VW), who were nominated via coaches' selection.
Michael Broderick (Chilmark, MA/Kenda-Seven), Barry Wicks (Corvallis, OR/Kona) and Carl Decker (Bend, OR/Giant), who received discretionary nominations.
On the women's side, Willow Koerber (Ashville, NC/Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, MA./Kenda-Seven) were automatically nominated--Koerber by virtue of her two podium performances at World Cup events this year in Switzerland and Canada and McConneloug as the U.S. Cross-Country National Champion. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, CO/Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Georgia Gould (Ketchum, ID/Luna Chix) were coaches' selections. Sue Haywood (Davis, WV/Trek-VW), Lea Davison (Jericho, VT/Trek-VW) and Shonny Vanlandingham (Durango, CO/Luna Chix) received discretionary nominations.
Vanlandingham and Haywood both declined their nominations and will be replaced by Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, CO/Giant).
In the U23 men's division, five athletes--Sam Jurekovic (Colorado Springs, CO/U.S. National), Sam Schultz (Missoula, MT/Subaru-Gary Fisher), Colin Cares (Boulder, CO/U.S. National), Tad Elliott (Durango, CO/U.S. National) and Mitchell Peterson (Sandy, UT/Devo)--received nominations. As the U23 National Champion, Jurekovic was the lone automatic nomination, while Schultz and Cares received coaches' nominations and Elliott and Peterson were discretionary picks.
U23 Women's National Champion Chloe Forsman (Boulder, CO/Luna Chix) was an automatic nomination to the U23 women's cross-country squad and will be joined by discretionary selection Caitlyn Tuel (Boulder, CO/Trek-VW) on the two woman team.
In the junior cross-country categories, Ethan Gilmour (Ludlow, VT/Devo-Okemo), Gregory Carpenter (Canton, CT/Giant-Devo), Stephen Ettinger (Cashmere, WA/Arlberg), Chris Peterson (Sandy, UT/Devo) and Tristan Cowie (Dawsonville, GA/Cycle Youth) will represent the men's contingent. Stephanie White (Bedford, NH/Velo Bella) and Amy Cox (Scottsdale, AZ/Strada) comprise the women's team. Gilmour and White were automatic nominations as national champions while the balance of the junior cross-country squad was nominated as discretionary picks.
U.S. GRAVITY TEAM
In the gravity events, Cole Bangert (Twin Lakes, CO/Morewood), Duncan Riffle (Santa Barbara, CA/Honda-Iron Horse), Luke Strobel (Renton, WA/Maxxis), Gerritt Beytagh (Fletcher, NC/Morewood), TJ Sharp (Boulder, CO/Yeti-Fox), Chris Van Dine (Salt Lake City, UT/Cannondale The Cut) and Christopher Herndon (Etowah, NC/Specialized-Cane Creek) received nominations to the elite men's downhill team. Kathy Pruitt (Lake Almanor, CA/Jamis), Melissa Buhl (Chandler, AZ/KHS), Lisa Myklak (Boulder, CO/Leelikesbikes.com), Amelia Colosurdo (Seattle, WA/Bear Naked-Cannondale) and Darian Harvey (Durango, CO/Durango Roughriders) all received nominations to the elite women's downhill squad.
Representing the United States in 4-Cross competition will be Buhl, Jill Kintner (Seattle, WA/GT), Jessica Vogt (Boulder, CO/Dianese-Gamut-Fox), Tara Llanes (Los Alamitos, CA/Giant) and Neven Steinmetz (Durango, CO/TM Totally Wired) for the women. Brian Lopes (San Clemente, CA/GT), Ross Milan (Golden, CO/Yeti-Fox), Eric Carter (Winchester, CA/Mongoose), Tommy Tokarczyk (Durango, CO/Jamis) and Jeremiah Work (Austin, TX/Bicycle Sport Shop) will represent the men's 4-Cross contingent.
Rich Houseman (Temecula, CA/Yeti-Fox) received a discretionary selection to the World's 4-Cross team, but declined his nomination.
In the junior downhill categories, one woman--Chrissie Pinney (Concord, CA/Ride SFO)--and five men--JD Swanguen (San Diego, CA/Cove Bikes), Logan Binggeli (St. George, UT), Brad Oien (Fountain Valley, CA/ODI), Tim Price (Great Falls, VA/Specialized) and Tyler McCaul (Aptos, CA/Trek-Fox)--made the cut.
U.S. TRIALS TEAM
Four athletes will also represent the U.S. in the observed trials competition: Cameron Kowall (Gates Mills, OH/Meta Bikes), Neil Wiley (Tucson, AZ), Brian Yezierski (Middleton, CT/Maxxis-661) and Dave Campbell (Lilburn, Ga.).
COMPLETE U.S. WORLD'S TEAM
CROSS-COUNTRY
1. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski
2. Todd Wells
3. Jeremiah Bishop
4. Michael Broderick
5. Barry Wicks
6. Adam Craig
7. Carl Decker
WOMEN
1. Willow Koerber
2. Heather Irmiger
3. Mary McConneloug
4. Georgia Gould
5. Lea Davison
6. Kelli Emmett
U23
1. Sam Schultz
2. Colin Cares
3. Tad Elliott
4. Mitchell Peterson
5. Sam Jurekovic
U23 WOMEN
1. Chloe Forsman
2. Caitlyn Tuel
JUNIOR
1. Ethan Gilmour
2. Gregory Carpenter
3. Stephen Ettinger
4. Chris Peterson
5. Tristan Cowie
JUNIOR WOMEN
1. Stephanie White
2. Amy Cox
DOWNHILL
1. Cole Bangert
2. Duncan Riffle
3. Luke Strobel
4. Gerritt Beytagh
5. TJ Sharp
6. Chris Van Dine
7. Christopher Herndon
WOMEN
1. Kathy Pruitt
2. Melissa Buhl
3. Lisa Myklak
4. Amelia Colosurdo
5. Darian Harvey
JUNIOR
1. JD Swanguen
2. Logan Binggeli
3. Brad Oien
4. Tim Price
5. Tyler McCaul
JUNIOR WOMEN
1. Chrissie Pinney
4-CROSS
1. Brian Lopes
2. Ross Milan
3. Eric Carter
4. Tommy Tokarczyk
5. Jeremiah Work
WOMEN
1. Jill Kintner
2. Melissa Buhl
3. Jessica Vogt
4. Tara Llanes
5. Neven Steinmetz
OBSERVED TRIALS
1. Cameron Kowall
2. Neil Wiley
3. Brian Yezierski
4. Dave Campbell
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