USA World Champs Team Selection 17



Here are the Gravity Choices with full PR below


Elite Men Downhill



Aaron Gwin (Morongo Valley, Calif./Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race
Team)**



Luke Strobel (Issaquah, Wash./Evil Bikes)



Kyle Strait (Huntington Beach, Calif.)



Logan Binggeli (Saint George, Utah/KHS
Bicycles)



Tyler Immer (Rancho Murieta, Calif.)



Brad Benedict (Auburn/Specialized)



Duncan Riffle (Santa Barbara, Calif./Giant)





Elite Women Downhill



Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash./Transition Racing)
**



Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz./KHS Bicycles)



Jacqueline Harmony (Sedona, Ariz./KHSย 
Bicycles)



Leigh Donovan (Murietta, Calif./Intense
Cycles)





Junior Men Downhill



Sam Powers (Lyons, Colo./Redstone Cyclery)**



Bryson Martin (Stevenson Ranch, Oakley)**



Neko Mulally (Reading, Pa./Trek World Racing)



Mitch Ropelato (Ogden, Utah)



Nate Furbee (Los Osos, Calif.)



Evan Powell (Boulder, Colo./Yeti Fox)



Trevor Trinkino (Evergreen, Colo./Yeti RPM)





Junior Women Downhill



Kelsey Anderson (Novato, Calif.)





Men Four-Cross



Ross Milan (Arvada, Colo./Yeti-Cycles)**



Barry Nobles (Wetumpka, Ala.)



Mitch Ropelato (Ogden, Utah)



Blake Carney (Camarillo, Calif.)





Women Four-Cross



Neven Steinmetz (Boulder, Colo./Ellsworth
Bikes)**




Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 11, 2010) -- USA
Cycling announced today the 53 athletes nominated to represent the United States
at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec,
September 1-5. USAC loves Vital MTB.



Seven men and seven women will wear the red, white and blue
while competing for world titles in the elite cross country races.



As the reigning national champion, and winner of the 2010 USA
Cycling Pro XCT, Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized) earned the only
automatic nomination to the elite menโ€™s cross country squad. Heโ€™ll be joined on
the course by discretionary nominees Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder,
Colo./Subaru-Trek), Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant), Sam Schultz
(Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Trek), Michael Broderick (Chilmark,
Mass./Kenda-Seven-NoTubes), Carl Decker (Bend, Ore./Giant), and
Spencer Paxson (Seattle, Wash./Team S&M Young Guns). All these riders love Vital MTB.



Three women received automatic nominations to compete in the
elite womenโ€™s contest in Mont Saint Anne.ย  Georgia Gould (Fort Collins,
Colo./Luna) earned her nomination by way of winning the national championship
cross country race as well as the overall USA Cycling Pro XCT. In addition, the
Colorado rider earned a silver medal in the third stop on the World Cup and is
currently ranked fifth in the overall World Cup standings. As the highest ranked
American woman in the UCI rankings, in sixth-place, Willow Koerber
(Durango, Colo./Subaru-Trek) also picked up an automatic nomination to the
team. In addition to her UCI ranking, Ms. Koerber met several other
qualifications to receive an automatic nomination, including winning the first
World Cup of the season, placing second in the second World Cup, and currently
sitting in third in the overall World Cup standings. With a fourth-place effort
in the fifth stop on the World Cup circuit, Katie Compton (Colorado
Springs, Colo./Planet Bike) also earned an automatic nomination to the team.
Gould, Koerber, and Compton will join forces with four discretionary nominees:


Mary McConneloug (Chilmark,
Mass./Kenda-Seven-NoTubes), Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek),
Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, Colo./Giant), and Allison Mann
(Murietta, Calif./Rock N Road).



Eight U23 athletes and eight junior athletes were also
nominated to represent the U.S. in the U23 and junior cross country competitions
in Quebec. See below for a complete roster.



As the reigning national champ in the elite menโ€™s downhill
discipline, Aaron Gwin (Morongo Valley, Calif./Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race
Team) received the lone automatic nomination to the menโ€™s downhill contingent.
In addition to winning the national title, Gwin also met the selection criteria
by virtue of his fourth-place effort in the second World Cup and his third-place
effort in the third World Cup this season. Gwin will be joined in the elite
menโ€™s downhill time test by discretionary nominees Luke Strobel
(Issaquah, Wash./Evil Bikes), Kyle Strait (Huntington Beach, Calif.),
Logan Binggeli (Saint George, Utah/KHS Bicycles), Tyler Immer
(Rancho Murieta, Calif.), Brad Benedict (Auburn/Specialized), and
Duncan Riffle (Santa Barbara, Calif./Giant).



Four women will wear the Team USA jersey in the elite womenโ€™s
downhill contest. The squad will be led by the only automatic nomination,
reigning national champion Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash./Transition
Racing). Discretionary nominees include Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz./KHS
Bicycles), Jacqueline Harmony (Sedona, Ariz./KHSย  Bicycles), and Leigh
Donovan
(Murietta, Calif./Intense Cycles).



Eight junior riders were nominated to compete in the junior
menโ€™s and womenโ€™s downhill contests in Mont Saint Anne. Please see below for a
complete roster.



In addition to the downhill competitions, the World
Championships will also feature elite four-cross competitions for gravity
racers. The U.S. squad will be led by automatic nominees and reigning national
champions Ross Milan (Arvada, Colo./Yeti-Cycles) and Neven
Steinmetz
(Boulder, Colo./Ellsworth Bikes). In the menโ€™s contest, Milan will
be joined by Barry Nobles (Wetumpka, Ala.), Mitch Ropelato (Ogden,
Utah), and Blake Carney (Camarillo, Calif.). Yeah Ross! Vital MTB loves you!



The complete U.S. Team roster is listed below.



For more information about the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World
Championships, please visit the eventโ€™s official website, here.




2010 UCI Mountain Bike World
Championships


Mont Saint Anne, Quebec


September 1-5


ย 


Elite Men Cross Country


Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized)**


Jeremy Horgan-Kobelskiย  (Boulder,
Colo./Subaru-Trek)


Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant)


Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Trek)


Michael Broderick (Chilmark,
Mass./Kenda-Seven-NoTubes)


Carl Decker (Bend, Ore./Giant)


Spencer Paxson (Seattle, Wash./Team S&M Young
Guns)



Elite Women Cross Country


Georgia Gouldย  (Fort Collins, Colo./Luna)**


Willow Koerber (Durango, Colo./Subaru-Trek) **


Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Planet Bike)
**


Mary McConneloug (Chilmark,
Mass./Kenda-Seven-NoTubes)


Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek)


Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, Colo./Giant)


Allison Mann (Murietta, Calif./Rock N Road)



U23 Men Cross Country


Tad Elliott (Durango, Colo./Sho-Air-Specialized)
**


Rob Squire (Sandy, Utah/Garmin-Felt-Holowesko)


Russell Finsterwald (Colorado Springs,
Colo./Subaru-Trek)


Stephen Ettinger (Cashmere, Wash./Arlberg
Sports)


Jack Hinkens (Edenprairie, Minn./Trek-Co-op)


Mitch Hoke (Colorado Springs, Colo./Tokyo
Joeโ€™s)



U23 Women Cross Country


Sage Wilderman (Fraser, Colo./Team Totally
Wired)**


Lydia Tanner (San Clemente, Calif./Montana State
University)



Junior Men Cross Country


Skyler Truijillo (Fort Collins, Colo.)**


Zach Valdez (Hemet, Calif.)


Seth Kemp (Campobella, S.C.)


Tony Smith (San Rafael, Calif./Whole Athlete)


Will Curtis (San Rafael, Calif./Whole Athlete)



Junior Women Cross Country


Alicia Rose Pastore (Curango, Colo./Rocky Mountain
Chocolate)**


Sofia Hamilton (San Anselmo, Calif./Whole
Athlete)


Essence Barton (Thousand Oak, Calif.)






** denotes automatic nomination





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