USA Cycling announced today the four athletes that will represent the United States at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships taking place on September 21-22, 2019 in Grachen, Switzerland.
“We are fielding a strong team for the Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships,” said Marc Gullickson, Performance Director of USA Cycling’s Mountain Bike Program, “We are proud to be able to put forth four very capable riders and are looking forward to seeing how they perform.”
The Team USA roster is as follows:
Elite Women:
Kaysee Armstrong (Knoxville, Tenn.; Liv Racing)
Elite Men:
Stephan Davoust (Durango, Colo.; Giant Factory Off-Road)
Alex Wild (Los Gatos, Calif.)
Bryson Perry (Draper, Utah; Rouleur Devo p/b DNA Cycling)
To cheer for Team USA at the 2019 Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships, please follow @USACycling on across all platforms. For more about the 2019 UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships, please visit the event website at https://www.bike-graechen.ch/
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