USA Cycling announced today the 14 athletes that will represent the United States at the 2018 UCI Track World Championships set for Feb. 28 – March 4 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
“We are very excited about this amazing team and our prospects for the UCI World Championships”, said Scott Schnitzspahn, USA Cycling’s VP of Elite Athletics. “Our defending Women’s Team Pursuit world champions are coming into excellent form under the leadership of Head Coach Gary Sutton and we have talent and depth across all of the events. We look forward to testing ourselves against the best in the World.”
The Team USA roster is as follows:
| ATHLETE | EVENT(S) | ||
| CHRISTINA | BIRCH | Los Angeles, Calif. | Scratch |
| KELLY | CATLIN | Arden Hills, Minn./Rally Cycling | Pursuit, Team Pursuit |
| CHLOÉ | DYGERT-OWEN | Port Orchard, Wash./Team TWENTY20 | Pursuit, Team Pursuit |
| KIM | GEIST | Emmaus, Pa. | Madison, Team Pursuit |
| MADDIE | GODBY | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Sprint, Team Sprint |
| ADRIAN | HEGYVARY | Asheville, N.C./UnitedHealthcare ProCycling | Team Pursuit |
| DANIEL | HOLLOWAY | Boulder, Colo./Texas Roadhouse Cycling | Madison, Omnium, Team Pursuit |
| GAVIN | HOOVER | Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elevate-KHS | Madison, Team Pursuit |
| ASHTON | LAMBIE | Lawrence, Kan./Creative Landscaping | Pursuit, Team Pursuit |
| MANDY | MARQUARDT | Allentown, Pa./Team Novo Nordisk | Sprint, Team Sprint |
| DANIEL | SUMMERHILL | Centennial Colo./Texas Roadhouse Cycling | Team Pursuit |
| JENN | VALENTE | San Diego, Calif./Team TWENTY20 | Omnium, Points, Team Pursuit |
| ERIC | YOUNG | Boulder, Colo./Rally Cycling | Points, Team Pursuit |
| KIM | ZUBRIS | Alburtis, Pa. | Madison |
The USA Cycling 2018 Track World Championships selection criteria are available here.
The athletes will be supported in the Netherlands by the following USA Cycling staff:
| STAFF | ROLE | |
| Brian | Abers | SPRINT COACH |
| Felice | Beitzel | LEAD THERAPIST |
| Zane | Godby | MECHANIC |
| Lindsay | Golich | SPORTS PHYSIOLOGIST |
| Greg | Henderson | ENDURANCE COACH MEN |
| Melissa | McKeveny | SPORTS TECHNOLOGIST |
| Thais | Mollet | THERAPIST |
| Mirek | Rataczyck | LEAD MECHANIC |
| Patryck | Rataczyck | THERAPIST |
| Scott | Schnitzspahn | VP ELITE ATHLETICS |
| Jamie | Staff | TRACK SPRINT DIRECTOR |
| Gary | Sutton | ENDURANCE COACH WOMEN |
| Ken | Whelpdale | TEAM LEADER |
To cheer for Team USA at the 2018 UCI Track World Championships, please follow @UCI_Track and @USACyclingLIVE on Twitter. The Olympic Channel will provide broadcast and webcast coverage. Please check the schedule at olympicchannel.com and your local listings. For more about the 2018 UCI Track World Championships, please visit the event website at wkbaanapeldoorn.nl/en/.
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