Nineteen athletes are headed to Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, for the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships, USA Cycling announced on Tuesday. The event will be held July 23-25.
Ten elite men, five elite women, three juniors men and one juniors woman will make up the Team USA roster at the three-day championships. Four men and three women earned automatic bids via 2014 UCI rankings, while five riders earned Team USA automatic bids based on USA Cycling selection criteria.
Team USA roster:
Elite Men
Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif./Bombshell Parts-Avent Cycles-Nama-Vee Tire Co.)
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase-Monster)*
Sean Gaian (Santee, Calif.)
Jared Garcia (Victorville, Calif./BOX Components)*
David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Free Agent Bikes)*
Nic Long (Haro Bikes/Lakeside, Calif.)^
Barry Nobles (Sun City, Calif./DK Bicycles)
Justin Posey (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.)*
Tommy Zula (New Carlisle, Ohio/DK Bicycles)
Elite Women
Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif.)*
Dani George (Riverside, Calif.)
Alise Post (Chula Vista, Calif.)*
Shealen Reno (Plano, Texas)
Felicia Stancil (Chula Vista, Calif./GT Bicycles)*
Juniors Men
Walker Finch (Fort Collins, Colo.)^
Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo.)^
Ryan Pettigrew (Watsonville, Calif.)^
Juniors Women
Kelsey van Ogle (Auburn, Wash.)^
* UCI automatic bid—top 16 men and top eight women in 2014 UCI standings; men automatically placed in 1/8 final, women automatically placed in 1/4 final.
^ Automatic bid – athletes automatically selected based on USA Cycling selection criteria.
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