Trebon resigns spot on U.S. 'cross-world's team

(By: VeloNews Interactive) :: Ryan Trebon (Kona) has resigned his position on the U.S. team bound for the UCI cyclo-cross world championships January 28-29 in Zeddam, the Netherlands, according to USA Cycling."He informed us yesterday that his grandfather passed away, and that he decided to resign his spot on the team," said USA Cycling's Andy Lee on Thursday. "Unfortunately, that's all the info I have at the moment."

Contacted via e-mail, Trebon said: "I wasn't going to be able to make it back to Belgium until Wednesday or Thursday next week. My head wasn't gonna be right to race anyway. So I thought it was best if I stayed home and let someone else that was motivated and prepared go over and race.

"I was pretty bummed to miss world's this year, but sometimes things have to take precedence over the old bike-racing gig."

Jonathan Baker of Boulder, Colorado, will take Trebon's spot on the team. Baker finished 10th at the Liberty Mutual U.S. Cyclo-cross National Championships December 10 in Providence, Rhode Island. He subsequently attended Geoff Proctor's European 'cross camp, finishing 14th at the Centrumcross Surhuisterveen Cyclo Cross January 4 in Surhuisterveen, the Netherlands, and planned to cross the pond once again for the January 22 World Cup in Hoogerhide, the Netherlands, according to thePrimus Mootry website.