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May 23, 2012

CyclingDirt announces the Men and Women who will make the team for the 2012 Olympic Games. The spring World Cup season is a wrap and it's time to set our sights on London. Mountain Bike racing hits the island August 11-12 and CyclingDirt will be on the scene! All CyclingDirt selections are officially unofficial. Officially.

Speakers: Colt McElwaine, Emily Batty, Georgia Gould, Sam Schultz, Geoff Kabush, Heather Irmiger, Max Plaxton, Adam Craig, Catherine Pendrel, Todd Wells, Jeremiah Bishop, Lea Davison, Mary McConneloug, Stephen Ettinger

Categories: the dirt, Preview, olympians

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13 comments

11 months ago

If picking the Olympic Team were an Olympic sport I'd win 8 Gold medals. (Official Announcement: http://www.cyclingdirt.org/article/12984-USA-Cycling-announces-2012-London-Olympic-Team)

It's Not April, Fool 12 months ago

Judging from the "likes" to views ratio, it looks like you haven't fooled Dirt watchers with this "news" piece better suited for an April 1st release. In the future, keep it real.

Girl 12 months ago

Sorry but I don't think Ettinger has the experience needed. I worry he will crash and burn, figuratively. Todd Wells' fitness is always better the second half of the year. JB is also a good choice. He is hungry and ready for it. Send our very best and most experienced racers. There's plenty of time for the young ones in the coming years.

Anonymous Coward 12 months ago

The women are riding reasonable well. The men? I wouldn't send any of them. None have even come close to meeting the criteria, so why should we waste the time and money for them to show up and finish in the 20's. Choosing the guys based on their rankings when the rankings are in the 40's ? Are you kidding me, maybe in 4yrs they will take it more seriously and prepare for the races.

Dave McElwaine F 12 months ago

I think you nailed it. Stephen's time will come. Well's serious injury in Africa is now in the past. When healthy he is unquestionably the fastest American. Georgia has a serious shot at a medal in London. Sorry to see the end of Mary McConneloug's run but age catches up with us all.It will be interesting to see at the end of this season which riders will join JB in the endurance/epic stage race world where top end speed is not essential.

Kevin Maldonado 12 months ago

USAC should wait until after the Windham World Cup to make the announcement. Having the top Americans throw down in Upstate NY for the two spots. Wells and JB mano a mano. In addition to providing a true proving ground on who should get the honor, it will add some excitement to the World Cup on U.S. soil.

Anonymous Coward 12 months ago

@MTBlove, I'd also love to see JB go, but citing one good result from six years ago sounds like the definition of a fluke. Remember, you could make just as strong an argument for Ettinger as you could Jeremiah. Either way, it's in USAC's hands now. There's no wrong choice.

Oatmeal 12 months ago

JB and Schultz should be the ones going. Bishop had some bad luck in some of the races, but finishing 27th after a 95th starting position is no joke. 4th place last year at the olympic test event shows that the course is for him. Send Sam for his best American result and to develop him.

3rd Time's Not the Charm 12 months ago

The US has sent Todd to the Olympics twice already with underwhelming results. That, on top of a mediocre at best 2012 World Cup season should take Todd right out of the discussion. Mountain bike racing in the US has been hanging on the coattails of a bunch of old folks for way too long. It is time for fresh blood. Ettinger came out of nowhere last year and showed he can compete with the World's best. He is young and his meteoric rise is only going to continue. Schultz and Ettinger to the Olympics. The future is now.

MTB GIRL 12 months ago

PDS, there is no "how they said" the team will be selected. It's very clear all the way through the automatic selection procedures. The only way to automatically qualify for the team ("how they said") based on WC series standings was to be the TOP us rider PROVIDED that rider is ranked in the top-15 of the WC series standing. No one made that clear distinction.

Full procedures to make the team are here:
usacycling.org/forms/selection/2012-OLY-MTB-M-Selection_SIGNED.pdf

MTBlove 12 months ago

JB is proven at World level for specific events that he has peaked for. 8th place at worlds in 2006 was no fluke and I believe he got 4th in the oly test event last year too. JB is the man

PDS 12 months ago

Final stagings for US Men in the World Cup after 4 rounds. (Which is how the US said they would pick the team) Ettinger is obviously second American but he needed 4 races to be ranked 49th where as Todd made it to 50th overall with only 3 results. JB is right there is well but I think like Colt says Todd has the slightest edge. We'll see!

31 Samuel Schultz (USA) 162
49 Stephen Ettinger (USA) 90
50 Todd Wells (USA) 83
59 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) 52
65 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) 40
71 Adam Craig (USA) 29

Cory 12 months ago

Good picks Colt, But you said it yourself, this isn't 2011 and JB is faster than Todd right now. Plus you forgot to mention when JB earned 27th place his started in the 90"s places on the start line, passing Todd and all others to get there. JB and Sam 2012.