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RSS FeedsHall headlines USA Cycling long list for Colorado Classic team
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26 june 2019 02:43:13

 
Hall headlines USA Cycling long list for Colorado Classic team
(Cyclingnews.com)
 


Defending champion Katie Hall could return to the Colorado Classic in August despite her Boels Dolmans team not being on the start list for the the August 22-25 UCI 2.1 race. Hall, who won the race last year with UnitedHealthcare and then signed with Boels Dolmans in the off season, was one of eight riders USA Cycling named to the long list for the `Collegiate All-Star Team` that will compete alongside 15 other squads at this year`s race. Hall is joined on the list by Charlotte Backus, Madeline Bemis, Anna Christian, Clio Dinan, Emma Edwards, Cara O´Neil and Samantha Runnels.  `We are happy to have another opportunity to showcase the talent of our up-and-coming American riders like we did earlier this year at the Amgen Tour of California,` said Jeff Pierce, USA Cycling director of Elite Athletics. `USA Cycling´s Collegiate program is a great avenue for young riders to develop and has produced great champions in the sport. We are pleased to give these athletes the opportunity to race against a talented international field in a top UCI race.`ADVERTISEMENT Hall raced at UC Berkley and is a USA Cycling Collegiate All-Star Alumnus, while O´Neill (University of Arizona) is the 2019 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Champion in the Club division and Runnels (Lindenwood University) is the 2018 Collegiate Cyclocross National Champion and Road bronze medalist. `I´m so excited to be selected to race the Colorado Classic with the national team,` said Runnels, who represented USA Cycling at the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. `Being able to represent my country in a UCI race is such a special opportunity. When I first started riding bikes I had no idea I´d ever make it to this level. I´m thankful to all my friends and supporters that have helped me along the way.` The six riders who make the team will face a starting line-up that includes eight UCI teams from the US, Italy, Germany, Russia and Mexico. The expected field will include riders from those countr ...


 
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