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USA Pan Am Championships team announced

Pepper Brooks

Pepper Brooks

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From USA cycling:

“I expect our gravity team to be one of, if not the, strongest team at the event,” Gullickson said.

Damn right, America!

Pan American Mountain Bike Championships
Bogota, Colombia
April 1-3, 2011

ELITE MEN CROSS COUNTRY
Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.)
Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-TREK)
Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-TREK)
Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant)
Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven-NoTubes)
Jeremiah Bishop(Harrisonburg, Va./Cannondale Factory Racing)
Troy Wells (Durango, Colo.)

ELITE WOMEN CROSS COUNTRY
Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass./Seven-Kenda-NoTubes)
Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-TREK)
Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Planet Bike-Stevens Bikes)

U23 MEN CROSS COUNTRY
Russell Finsterwald (Boulder, Colo./Univ. of Colo./Subaru-TREK)
Stephen Ettinger (Cashmere, Wash/BMC MTB Development Team)
Jack Hinkens (Eden Prairie, Minn./BMC Mountain Bike Development Team)
Kerry Werner (Banner Elk, NC/Lees-McRae/BMC Mountain Bike Development Team)

U23 WOMEN CROSS COUNTRY
Erica Zaveta (Erwinna, Pa./Lees-McRae/BMC Mountain Bike Development Team)

ELITE MEN DOWNHILL
Chris Van Dine (Jim Thorpe, Pa.)
Ethan Quehl (Grayson, Ga.)
Luciano Worl (Woodinville, Wa.)
Michael Buell (Nederland, Colo.)
Heikki Hall (Durango, Colo.)
Mitch Ropelato (Ogden, Utah/SPS North America)
Kyle Thomas (Issaquah, Wash.)
JD Swanguen (San Diego, Calif.)
Dante Harmony (Sedona, Ariz.)

ELITE WOMEN DOWNHILL
Katie Holden (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Jacqueline Harmony (Sedona, Ariz.)
 
big-ted

big-ted

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I know nothing of the logistics/procedures for selection/qualifying, but I have to ask the obvious. Why no Gwin?
 
AlmostHeaven

AlmostHeaven

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Mullaly? Rude? Riffle? etc. etc. etc.

there are many questions to ask and like always we will probably end up with zero answers.
 
thom9719

thom9719

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big-ted said:
I know nothing of the logistics/procedures for selection/qualifying, but I have to ask the obvious. Why no Gwin?
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This event has always been looked at as a way to get UCI points to compete in world cups. Most of the big names (Gwin, Strobel, Riffle, Neko, etc) are on UCI trade teams and don't need the points.

The rest of us have to accumulate 20 UCI points to race world cup events on our own, or petition USAC to race for USA at every event.

Continental Championships provides the second highest UCI points for any race (the first is world champs) and it usually isn't attended by most of the big world cup pros. ie, it's an "easy" way to get the UCI points.

-KT
 
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slyfink

slyfink

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still, the rest of the course looks pretty rad. Seems like some pretty big gaps in there, and some tight take offs that could be tough to negotiate at race speeds. Should make for some good footage...
 
jnooth

jnooth

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just got finished watching the live feed for DH! a colombian killed it 3:12! I think mitch Ropelato was in 3rd with a 3:21. For better results wait for the official results to come out. This is just what got out of listening to the spanish announcer.

sorry for the inaccuracy :thumb:
 
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