USA Cycling names elite men's team for 'cross world's
By VeloNews Interactive :: Kona riders from Oregon fill three of the five slots on the elite men's team bound for the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships January 28-29 in Zeddam, The Netherlands.USA Cycling announced its elite men's picks on Friday, filling out its 20-rider roster for the world's.
The team includes Kona riders Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks and Erik Tonkin, all of Oregon. Trebon was an automatic selection based on his top-50 slot in the UCI rankings; Wicks won automatic selection as top American in the 2005 Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series; and Tonkin was a discretionary pick.
Three-time national champion Jonathan Page (Cervelo) also earned an automatic nomination based on his UCI ranking, while Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) was a discretionary pick.
Both reigning U.S. elite national champions - Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai) and Katie Compton (Cody Racing) - declined their nominations to the world's team, as did Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld-Louis Garneau), who won bronze in the U-23 race at the 1999 world's.
Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol) fills Compton's slot on the women's team.
U.S. team for the 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Elite men
Ryan Trebon (Kona), Corvallis, Oregon
Jonathan Page (Cervelo), Northfield, New Hampshire
Barry Wicks (Kona), Corvallis
Erik Tonkin (Kona), Portland, Oregon
Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly), Niantic, Connecticut
Elite women
Barbara Howe (Velo Bella), Larkspur, California
Ann Knapp (Kona), Des Moines, Washington
Maureen Bruno-Roy (Independent Fabrication), Arlington, Massachusetts
Rhonda Mazza (Vanilla Bicycle-Sellwood Cycle), Portland, Oregon
Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol), Mill Valley, California
U23 men
Troy Wells (TIAA-CREF), Durango, Colorado
Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar), Beverly, Massachusetts
Adam McGrath (Redline), Portland, Oregon
Brady Kappius (TIAA-CREF), Littleton, Colorado
Dan Neyens (Broadmark), Seattle, Washington
Junior men
Daniel Summerhill (TIAA-CREF), Centennial, Colorado
Alex Howes (TIAA-CREF), Golden, Colorado
Bjorn Selander (Alan Factory), Hudson, Wisconsin
Chance Noble (Scary Fast), Camarillo, California
Patrick Ethan Gilmour (Coyote), Ludlow, Vermont
The team includes Kona riders Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks and Erik Tonkin, all of Oregon. Trebon was an automatic selection based on his top-50 slot in the UCI rankings; Wicks won automatic selection as top American in the 2005 Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series; and Tonkin was a discretionary pick.
Three-time national champion Jonathan Page (Cervelo) also earned an automatic nomination based on his UCI ranking, while Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) was a discretionary pick.
Both reigning U.S. elite national champions - Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai) and Katie Compton (Cody Racing) - declined their nominations to the world's team, as did Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld-Louis Garneau), who won bronze in the U-23 race at the 1999 world's.
Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol) fills Compton's slot on the women's team.
U.S. team for the 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Elite men
Ryan Trebon (Kona), Corvallis, Oregon
Jonathan Page (Cervelo), Northfield, New Hampshire
Barry Wicks (Kona), Corvallis
Erik Tonkin (Kona), Portland, Oregon
Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly), Niantic, Connecticut
Elite women
Barbara Howe (Velo Bella), Larkspur, California
Ann Knapp (Kona), Des Moines, Washington
Maureen Bruno-Roy (Independent Fabrication), Arlington, Massachusetts
Rhonda Mazza (Vanilla Bicycle-Sellwood Cycle), Portland, Oregon
Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol), Mill Valley, California
U23 men
Troy Wells (TIAA-CREF), Durango, Colorado
Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar), Beverly, Massachusetts
Adam McGrath (Redline), Portland, Oregon
Brady Kappius (TIAA-CREF), Littleton, Colorado
Dan Neyens (Broadmark), Seattle, Washington
Junior men
Daniel Summerhill (TIAA-CREF), Centennial, Colorado
Alex Howes (TIAA-CREF), Golden, Colorado
Bjorn Selander (Alan Factory), Hudson, Wisconsin
Chance Noble (Scary Fast), Camarillo, California
Patrick Ethan Gilmour (Coyote), Ludlow, Vermont
posted by Ryan Amirault at Friday, January 13, 2006
