EVERY RIDER WHOS REPRESENTING THE U.S.AUG 5
EVERY RIDER WHOS REPRESENTING THE U.S.AUG 5
Seven U.S. women will be racing in each discipline at Worlds. They include elite cross-country (under 23 XC), junior XC, elite DH, and junior XC. Six men and six women will be selected for the new XC Marathon race.
NORBA employs both discretionary and automatic qualification processes to choose the best riders to represent the United States at the Worlds. A rider must have placed in the top three of the 2002 Worlds, be in the top 20 World Cup standings, and have been in the top ten in a 2003 World Cup or a top ten in the NORBA National Series to automatically qualify.
NORBA will provide financial assistance to athletes who are automatically eligible for the elite men or women XC and espoir XC. The financial aid includes transportation, lodging, meals, and support from the two-day prior to competition to the following day.
The NORBAs coaches will select the remaining athletes at their discretion. If an athlete is not eligible for funding support, or falls outside of the eligibility criteria, they will have to pay their own ticket.
One elite man, one elite woman, one espoir, and one junior man make up the team XC relay. The NORBA coach will select the team at the event.
Mountain Bike Worlds take place in Lugano (Switzerland) from August 30 through September 7. Here’s the team:
CROSS COUNTRY
Jeremy Horgan-KobelskiRLX-Ralph Lauren (automatic)
Todd WellsMongoose-Hyundai (automatic)
Jeremiah BishopTrek-Volkswagen Regional (automatic)
Carl DeckerGiant-Pearl Izumi
Jimi MortensonSpecialized
Carl SwensonRLX Ralph Lauren
Women:
Susan HaywoodTrek-Volkswagen (automatic)
Willow KoerberRLX-Ralph Lauren (automatic)
Mary McConnelougSeven cycles (automatic).
Alison DunlapLuna Chix
Shonny VanlandinghamLuna Chix
Gretchen ReevesRocky Mountain Cycles-Crystal Decisions
Dara MarksSoBe – Cannondale
Under 23 (espoir):
Walker FergusonSubaru–Gary Fisher (automatic).
Adam CraigGiant-Pearl Izumi (automatic)
Barry WicksKonaClarks (automatic).
Ryan TrebonKrystal WCCA (automatic).
Nick WaiteTeam West Virginia
Alan ObyeDevo Balance Bar
Junior:
John DevineTrek – VW-JBL (automatic).
Michael McClureDevo Balance Bar (automatic).
Perry PaoliniDevo – Balance Bar
Sam SchultzBig Sky Cyclery
Bryan FawleyTeam West Virginia
Junior women
Sabra DavisonDevo-Balance Bar (automatic)
Caitlin TuelSoBe-Cannondale (automatic)
Grace KoerberDevo-Balance Bar
DOWNHILL
Gary HousemanITS Santa Cruz (automatic).
Eric CarterMongoose-Hyundai (automatic)
Colin BaileyMaxxis
Rich HousemanITS-Santa Cruz
Kirt VoreisTeam Allride
David KlassenvanoorschotIntense-Spy
Women:
Marla StrebLuna Chix (automatic)
Kathy PruittLuna Chix (automatic)
Melissa BuhlKHS
Holly KuhnZoo York – Voo Doo
April LawyerMaxxis
Dawn BourqueDried Plums
Gale DahlagerAstrix-Poison Spider
Junior:
Kyle StraitRed Bull-Oakley (automatic)
Henry ODonnellITS Santa Cruz (automatic).
Cody WarrenHaro-Lee Dungarees (automatic)
Cory GustafsonFoes – Azonic
Cameron ZinkOakley-Superheroes
Duncan RiffleChumba Wumba
Garrick Anderson123 Bikes.com
Junior women
Jenny CornelisonKarpeil-WT (automatic)
Leanna GerrardSoBe-Cannondale (automatic)
Katie HoldenSpeed Metal Racing
FOUR-CROSS
Eric CarterMongoose-Hyundai (automatic)
Mike KingHaro-Lee Dungarees (automatic)
Brian SchmithMongoose-Hyundai (automatic)
Brian LopesHyundai GT
Chris PowellProfile Racing
Rich HousemanITS-Santa Cruz
Colin BaileyMaxxis
Gary HousemanITS Santa Cruz
Women:
Jamie LillyKHS (automatic).
Jill KintnerStaats-Fox (automatic)
Tara LlanesGiant-Pearl Izumi (automatic)
Marla StrebLuna Chix
Melissa BuhlKHS
Kathy PruittLuna Chix
April LawyerMaxxis
