{"id":95860,"date":"2021-06-10T20:03:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T00:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/?p=95860"},"modified":"2021-06-10T20:03:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T00:03:17","slug":"usa-cycling-announces-final-rosters-for-2021-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/2021\/06\/10\/usa-cycling-announces-final-rosters-for-2021-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Cycling announces final rosters for 2021 Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USA Cycling announced the final members of its 2021 Olympic Games team on Thursday, setting a roster that could earn medals in all four disciplines at one Games for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Olympic BMX race champion <strong>Connor Fields<\/strong>, <strong>Chlo\u00e9 Dygert<\/strong>, a world champion on the road and the track, and 2018 World mountain bike champion <strong>Kate Courtney <\/strong>all previously qualified based on results in international competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Dygert, coming back from leg surgery after crashing over a guard rail in the 2020 World Road Cycling Championships time trial, is set to become the first U.S. cyclist to compete in multiple disciplines at an Olympics since <strong>Jeanne Golay<\/strong> in 1996.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-da\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE\">In the new BMX freestyle event, 19-year-old <strong>Hannah Roberts <\/strong>won her third world title on Monday. <strong>Perris Benegas<\/strong>, the 2018 World champion, <strong>Justin Dowell<\/strong>, the 2018 World men\u2019s champion, and <strong>Nick Bruce<\/strong>, the 2019 World bronze medalist, also qualified before Thursday\u2019s announcement based on international results.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new team members announced Thursday included discretionary selections on the road and the track.<\/p>\n<p>Top U.S. male road cyclists at recent Tours de France, <strong>Sepp Kuss <\/strong>and <strong>Tejay van Garderen<\/strong>, are not on the team. Kuss announced last month he would skip the Tokyo Games. Van Garderen also withdrew from Rio Olympic consideration due to Zika virus concerns when his wife was pregnant with their second child.<\/p>\n<p>The full U.S. Olympic cycling roster:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Road<br \/>\n<\/strong>Brandon McNulty<br \/>\nLawson Craddock<br \/>\nChlo\u00e9 Dygert<br \/>\nAmber Neben<br \/>\nCoryn Rivera<br \/>\nLeah Thomas<br \/>\nRuth Winder<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track<br \/>\n<\/strong>Adrian Hegyvary<br \/>\nGavin Hoover<br \/>\nChlo\u00e9 Dygert<br \/>\nMaddie Godby<br \/>\nMegan Jastrab<br \/>\nJennifer Valente<br \/>\nEmma White<br \/>\nLily Williams<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mountain<br \/>\n<\/strong>Chris Blevins<br \/>\nHaley Batten<br \/>\nKate Courtney<br \/>\nChloe Woodruff<\/p>\n<p><strong>BMX<br \/>\n<\/strong>Nick Bruce<br \/>\nJustin Dowell<br \/>\nConnor Fields<br \/>\nCorben Sharrah<br \/>\nPerris Benegas<br \/>\nAlise Willoughby<br \/>\nPayton Ridenour<br \/>\nHannah Roberts<br \/>\nFelicia 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